How Do You Wear It?: Shorts Edition

The third edition of "How Do You Wear It?" features how we style shorts for the summer.  I'm not a huge shorts-wearer...I prefer wearing skirts in our Texas heat. I am, however, a resourceful momma, and therefore take any chance to salvage a piece of clothing that might otherwise be donated.

Okay, that's actually a lie.  I'm not.  I donate perfectly good, salvageable pieces.

But on this day, the day I wore these jean shorts, I was quite resourceful.  And when I say resourceful, I mean I like to cut things....

Such as hair (most times a bad idea), in line (only sometimes a bad idea), and denim (almost always a fab idea).  Having some nice jeans that were just a tad too short coupled with not being able to find anything suitable to wear to my family reunion, produced a quick snip-snip job and viola!

Check out how these other lovely ladies wear their shorts:

Jamie of Stylin' Mommies, Chelsea of Haute Child in the City, Ashley of Dancing With Ashley
How do YOU wear shorts???

9 For Nine

Even though our anniversary was over a week ago, I thought I'd just brag on my husband a little bit and let you in on what he did for me... I was completely blown away!!!
Since this was our 9th anniversary, he did a 9 day count down of gifts for me.  Some of them were little, some more meaningful, and some just things I've been wanting for a while.

And the last one was sort of not planned.  I really think he didn't know what he was going to do for the actual "day of" anniversary gift besides going on a date, but the situation kinda fell in our lap and was too good to pass up.

  And I ain't complaining!
We had been talking about "someday" getting a burb just because the space in the back of our Yukon was so tiny...and with our family of 6, we acutely felt that lack of space on a daily basis.  I really like this new car (and I'm sure it will continue to grow on me), but I get really attached to vehicles, so I'm still mourning the loss of "Blue Steel." ( We were notified she was already sold.)
Two side notes to mention: 1.  Due to my husband's stellar car detailing skills, I think our trade in price was more than what it would have been...and at the time he did it, we weren't even planning on all of this!!!
2.  In case you're feeling a little sorry for my husband right about now, fear not...he got some decent gifts.  I wasn't anywhere as creative as he was, but I tried to make him feel special, too....and I think that's one of the most important things in a marriage, don't you?
He also made it clear that I shouldn't expect this every year....A disclaimer I think he could have waited a couple of weeks to drop.  (Way to take the romance out of it, Honey.)  Part of me wants to be outraged and shout, "You think I take it for granted and would assume you'd do all of this every year???  What kind of spoiled wife do you think I am!?!  Psh!")
And the other part of me wants to ask, "Why not?"
(kidding....)
(not really....)
(okay, I wouldn't be mad if...)
(Nevermind...we've still got a year.)

Father's Day

  I have such great father figures in my life... My wonderful husband, my doting dad, my sweet father-in-law, my granddaddy and late PaPa. Happy Father's Day Daddies!!!

BEST OF Friday Style Link Up #16

Hey Friday Peeps!!!  How are ya?

I took a break last Friday from the BEST OF because....um well, mainly because I just didn't have my stuff together.  End of school, playing hostess, birthday parties, ectetera was too much.  Did anyone read Jen Hatmaker's post that went viral?  Yeah, that pretty much sums up to a "T" how I was last week, then add on all the other craziness we've got going on.  Please don't mistake this for "glorifying our busyness"....far from it, I'm ready for it to sssssllllllooooooowwwwwwww down.

That's what summer is for, right?

This week's BEST OF spotlight features a color that is super on trend right now and flatters every skin tone--->Cobalt Blue.

This shade of blue is bolder than royal blue and gives a more sophisticated look to an outfit.  Personally, it one of my favorites.

From our Cobalt BEST OF picks this week, we see the color can speak for itself worn with floral, denim, stripes, making a BIG statement.  

Check these ladies out: Pigtails & Pearls//The Inspired Rose//Blonde Bedhead

I got these Cobalt heels (below) for $9 at Target about a year ago...one of my best cheap purchases ever...they go with everything!

Here's some great Cobalt options to add to your closet...my favorite are those gorg Kendra Scott earrings...what's yours?

>>>See other BEST OF featured colors: RED, NEON YELLOW, WHITE
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Now it's time for the BEST OF Friday Style Link Up!!!!  Here are the rules:

1. Link up ANY and ALL style-related posts....these can be curated fashion posts, outfit posts, etc.  (They do NOT have to be in line with the BEST OF theme of the week.)

2.  Please be a follower of The Mrs. & The Momma.

3.  Grab a button or link to my blog somewhere in your post.

4.  Link up your post with your blog name, not your post title.

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I Don't Know About You....

But I'm feeling thirty-two.

Nah, just kidding.  I still got a month and a half before I'll start claiming that number...and besides, I'm pretty sure I feel like twenty-seven and a half, to be exact.

(My frame of reference is stuck in my twenties...so any day now, I'm expecting it to catch up with my thirty-one-year-old self.  Does this happen to other people???)

Some one asked me the other day why I never posted a recap of the Taylor Swift concert....and it kinda stumped me, as I really couldn't remember if I did or not.  After looking at my archives (it hardly can be considered "archives" being less than a month ago, but hey, I've slept since then), I realized I kind of wrote one here, but that was a different kind of post.

So, I couldn't figure out why I never did, but then it dawned on me....

(Hi Mommy!  If you're reading this, I stole your new Gap dress....and I'm not sorry about it!)

I had been working on putting together a video of it all, but in the last couple of weeks of craziness, it got neglected.  I finished it up last night....please excuse the dark parts and the switching up of camera angle.  I always forget to turn my phone horizontal for video!

Oh and by the way....you'll see my girl thinks she IS dancing like she's 22.

At least she comes by it naturally.  (wink, wink)

Check out my girl, Dawnelle:

How Do You Wear It? {Summer Hats Edition}

We're back today with the 2nd round of "How Do You Wear It?", this time showing our summer hats.  I've professed my love for hats before, so it's no news that they're one of my summer staples....especially of the straw variety.

My momma always told me that I "can wear hats".  I don't really know why she says this (besides the fact that they do suit me), as I think all people can wear hats (unless you're headless, of course)...but really, who can't?  Even if one doesn't think they look that great sporting a hat, it still serves many other purposes (like as the counterpart to your sunglasses for your incognito grocery store run), so I say, who cares?  Wear it anyway!  I'm willing to bet that in the 1800's, people didn't just not wear hats because of the way they thought they looked!  Gah.

Okay, this post has gone in a different direction than I intended....so, because of my laziness, I'll opt to forego the delete button rather than rewriting the above paragraph, and just pretend you're nodding your head in agreeance, choosing to be totally in sync with my tangent.

Let's move along, shall we?

***Side note: I was so excited to be featured on the CAbi blog wearing this outfit (along with some other CAbi looks) yesterday.  You can check it out here!

Shirt & pants: CAbi, necklace (option in mint): Kendra Scott, bag (option): c/o Francesca's, hat (exact): UO, shoes (option): Blowfish

Check out how the other "How Do You Wear It?" ladies style their summer hats!

Ashley of Dancing With Ashley, Chelsea of Haute Child in the City, Jamie of Stylin' Mommies

The Children's Place Giveaway

Did you know that one of my favorite holidays is less than a month away???!!!  I just love the 4th of July!!!  I love the food, the get-togethers, and especially the patriotism that becomes palpable through everything from flags prominently flapping in the air, to "I'm Proud to be An American" playing on the radio, to communities coming together for small-town parades, and most definitely through the cracking of fireworks!

I've always wanted to get a cute picture of my kids dressed up in patriotic outfits, and luckily this year I found the most darling "U.S.A." tees at The Children's Place....amongst all of their other super cute clothing and shoes I love!

Operation Patriotic Kids Photo--->Success!

Today, I've teamed up with Coupons.com to bring you a giveaway of $50 to The Children's Place!!!  Wouldn't it be great to get your little ones some new summer threads...or maybe have your own little 4th of July photo shoot?  My kids especially love their swimsuits and flip flops we got from there, too!  Yay for Summer!

Good Luck Mommas!!!!

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