Prom Time

Tuesday night was prom night. It was great to see all the kids spiffied up. The prom dresses were beautiful. There were many princess dresses in bright colors. I don't remember the girls dressing up so much at my prom. Some of the dresses were fancier than my wedding dress!

Prom also gives us teachers a chance to dress up. I wore:

Bill Mackie dress found at Winners
Expressions shoes from The Bay
Beaded clutch purse than my grandmother found in when spring cleaning her church! It's a beautiful vintage purse in great condition.

Outfit of the day

Skirt: J Crew
Top: Banana Republic
Shoes: Naturalizer
Belt: thrifted
Bracelet: bought from a vendor in Mexico

Strawberry Fields Forever

Dress: Espirit (thrifted)
Tank: Martin and Osa
Shoes: Naturalizer

I spend my day alone in my classroom cleaning and packing so I dressed for comfort. This dress is super comfy and cool. The print has little strawberries and leaves on it.

What is business attire?

My husband's boss has been nominated for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year so we have an award ceremony to attend this week. The invitation said "business attire". That's easy for the boys. DH has a new Hugo Boss suit that he has been itching to wear. But I am not so sure what to wear.

Help! What does business attire for the ladies mean?

Falling off the wagon

Cardigan: J Crew
Skirt: J Crew
Tee: Old Navy
Shoes: Expressions from the Bay
Jewelry: Necklace found from a beach vendor in Mexico, link bracelet from Joe Fresh, bangle bracelet from Shoppers

The skirt and the cardigan are both new purchases. I stayed away from J crew for a couple of months, after realizing the amount of damage it was doing to my credit card balance. However, in the last week, I have fallen on the wagon and hit the ground hard. Hopefully my husband does not read today's entry. I really need to be good for the next month because in July we are going Outlet shopping. Woot! I need to save my money for that trip.

Spanxing it up

Today's outfit is brought to you by Spanx.

I have finally admitted to myself that I have gained weight; 13 pounds, in fact, since last year. I need to go back to my clean eating ways.

Today's outfit

Dress: Sears
Belt: Reitman's
Shoes: Naturalizer (I do have other shoes, but I really, really like these wedges)
Jewelry: Suzy Shier

Reading is fun!

Cardigan: J Crew
Dress: Reitman's
Shoes: Franco Sarto
Belt: Forever 21
Jewelry: Necklace from Forever 21, bracelet from The Bay

My newest Forever 21 order arrived last night and I couldn't wait to try out some of my new find. I love this brown Fab Wide Elastic Belt. It's my first elastic belt and I love the close fit it achieves. The Flower Cluster Necklace has been featured on many blogs and it is a keeper. I received many compliments on it today.

The shoes were quickly changed this morning. I barely made it across the parking lot into school. The heels are very high and my foot slides down as I walk. There is little room at the front so my toes stick out between the straps in a painful way.

Below is a picture of my surroundings.
I set my camera on my computer desk and stand in the doorway of our computer room. My husband is a dork so we have many computers. The bookcase is my part of the room. The stack of books on the floor is part of my summer reading. I can't wait to spend my days drinking coffee in the sun and reading for fun!