Style Every Day

That’s right! Hopefully as of 5 pm Central Time on Friday I will be done with school forever! Can you even imagine? It feels sort of weird and bizarre but like I’ve been ready for this for awhile all at the same time. I’ve been getting far too little sleep finishing things up but I’m feeling ready. It’s honestly a bit anticlimactic.

I realized that as I’m finishing school, lots of others are going back to school. And you know what that means… Fall clothes!

I’ve been so busy that although I bought the September issues of Vogue and Glamour, I’ve barely opened them. So without having read anything related to Fall fashion, here’s my list of items I would love to add to my wardrobe this Fall:

• Boots! I love Fall because I absolutely love boots! There’s nothing better than boots because they are versatile, comfortable and adorable. If only they were more affordable… Here are a few of my faves:





• Jackets: I have an entire closet dedicated to blazers and jackets, but I really want the perfect jean jacket that looks like it’s been worn for years. This one is pretty great:

• Tights: Although it’s cold enough in my office to get away with tights every day, I can’t wait until the day the cool weather calls for tights under all of my favorite dresses. Both of these are great and could go with nearly anything:

What’s on your Fall shopping lists?

Bill will be the first to tell you that I own a LOT of dresses. I love dresses, not only because they are so versatile, but because dresses are the one item that always seems to flatter my body and fits well!

I bought this dress awhile back and I have worn it so many different ways. Recently, I decided to add a punch of color with the pink cardigan for work.

Cardigan: Ann Taylor Loft

Belt: JC Penney

Dress: Cynthia Rowley from TJ Maxx

Sandals: WalMart

Necklace: NY & Company

Here are a few other times I’ve worn this dress in different ways!

Hi all,

I’ve been slowly working on making some changes to the site in the past few days. Sorry if you tried to access it Saturday and it was down. I’m also working on a new and improved About section!

I hate to have to do this but I recently also added a section about comments in the About section as well. Unfortunately some people make it their goal to go around and hurt people. As the Comment Policy states, I reserve the right to remove anything I deem to be intentionally hurtful and rude, and not adding anything to the site. I hope you all understand. I really don’t want to have to make this a site where each comment needs approval so I hope this will take care of the problems.

<3 Rachael

I finally found the perfect place for the style of necklaces I want: White House | Black Market!

Here are the few I’ve (sort of) narrowed it down to:

I’m really leaning toward the first one… These are the earrings I think I want:

Help me, please?

UPDATE: Thank you everyone for your input! I with with my instinct (and lots of recommendations) and got the first one!

And I’m obsessed with how adorable they are!

Aren’t they cute? How did people plan weddings before Etsy?

After having Bill all to myself for the week, we drove up to visit his parents (and mine!) in Pennsylvania on Friday. After hitting some traffic, we finally made it just in time for a great grilled supper. The next day was pure craziness when 27 women came to the church meeting space for a girls shower. It was a lot of fun but a bit of a long day. At the end of the day we finally just got to relax with our families and really catch up.

This is what I wore to the shower. A while back I was at Target picking up some photos and saw this skirt and just had to have it! The Pucci-inspired design was just amazing and the colors are really great. Well next thing I knew I had grabbed a shirt and a pair of flats to go with it. I love the way everything goes together without being too matchy-matchy.

Top, Skirt and Flats: Target

Well I’ve just realized I need to find some shoes ASAP as I have my last fitting over Labor Day weekend (eeeeek!).

I’m down to these two right now:

I’m leaning toward these.. they are a bit pricy though.

I love the ruffles but I don’t love the heel shape.

Please give me your input so I have heels to wear at my wedding!

Update: I bought the pointy-toed stilettos with the brooch!

In a recent interview with SOBeFiT magazine, Serena Williams was discussing her recent injury that caused her to pull out of the U.S. Open. But instead of being upset about the Open, this is what she had to say:

“When I get injured it’s devastating because I know I won’t be able to wear heels. I’m practically in tears. I’m the complete not-normal athlete, and I often wonder how I got into sports because I hate working out. I hate running. I hate all that stuff. I love doing my nails, reading, going to the movies and wearing high heels—the higher the better actually.”

I recently came across a really cool way to decorate your home with photos, without looking like your grandma’s (read: my grandma’s) table overcrowded with picture frames.

Modern Bird Studios takes an original picture of yours and turns it into wall-worthy art! See this adorable example of someone’s cute kid climbing a tree. Suddenly the photo is transformed into wall art for anywhere in your home!

They are a bit pricy but if you think about how long you’ll be able to use this original art full of memories, it’s really worth it. While I want something similar to this for Bill and I, I think this seems like it would be best to wait until we had kids and then it might be the perfect nursery/kid room artwork!

Maybe I will get this for Lydia’s baby next year for Christmas when she will be close to one!

I’m in PA for the weekend visiting both mine and Bill’s families. One quick note: I just realized that this past Thursday it’s only 30 days until the wedding!!!