Valentino Rockstud heels for less

Valentino Rockstud heels go for about $945...I found these lookalikes from Lulus.com for $36!!!

I have been in love with the Rockstud Valentino heels since I first laid my eyes on them.  I'm a college student, so of course, I cannot afford them...well I can, but I should not spend money on them since I'm planning on moving out soon.  Regardless, it dawned on me the other day to search for a similar pair and to my disappointment it seemed that I had missed the boat on all of the Valentino dupes.  So many fashion bloggers had found their similar pairs and I was searching to no avail.  I closed my computer and woke up this morning to try one more time and entered "studded t-strap heels" into Google and low and behold, I found em!

Can't wait to grab a pair of these and maybe save for a colored pair of the Valentino beauties :) 

Wedding wear

I love love love, LOVE weddings.  Watching two people so in love make that commitment to each other just gets me every time.  This summer Tim's sister is getting married and then roughly three weeks later, my uncle is getting married as well!  So, while my mind is of course is on the lovely couples and their impending nuptials, I can't help but obsess over what to wear!

I'm that type of girl that dresses for comfort.  If I don't feel comfortable in it, it will show.  I will tug and pull and grab at the dress the entire night and I'll be asking Tim a million times, "are you sure I look good in this?!" Even though I think I dress for comfort, realistically I typically don't.  So, this time around, the goal is to find something that I feel comfortable in.  Something I can eat in and dance in and overall, just enjoy the love in.

When shopping for weddings, what do you all typically buy?  Help a girl out!!

Here are some options I am thinking of!

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Buyers remorse

Have you ever bought something for yourself and then totally felt guilty about it for, like, ever?  I have been in shoppers grief for pretty much the last week and a half and I totally can't shake it!  I am not one to buy things for myself on a daily basis since I like to think that I am a pretty practical saver.  Every once in a while I indulge and when I do it's because I really, really, REALLY want what I'm buying and I have the money saved.  This time around, not so much.  I started obsessing over this J.Crew necklace online and it was out of stock and I kept saying "well you deserve it!" and "you just found it on Ebay for only $60!" and "you never buy yourself anything, so shut up and buy it already."  So I did, I bid on it and won it for like $60 and I immediately felt guilty about it.  When I told Tim I had won it he kinda looked at me like "really babe? You just spent how much on a necklace?"  I think that most of the time my purchases are a little more practical, but even so!  Tim is the king on indulgence when he can afford it and so I thought he'd be behind me 100%! I guess I was wrong.  Thennnnn I got home and was like "mom!  I bought a gorgeous necklace for only $60 which is a bargain!" She judged me, like pretty bad guys and so since this incident I have felt guilty about the very pretty necklace hanging on my hook in my room.  I kinda want to just return it (but have taken the tags off.)  To make matters worse, I tried to wear it the other day and it kinda drove me nuts.  Granted Tim was over and I was in a cuddly mood as usual and it was just getting in the way, but still, I hated the purchase even more.

I want to love this thing, I really do.  Does anyone else feel this way after they indulge in themselves?

A few of my favorite moments from the past week

 

 So as much as I'd love to explain all these photos right under the pictures themselves, Blogger is giving me a hard time today and won't let me.  So I'll start from the top!

See those fancy dressed up photos?  Don't we clean up well? Tim and I went with friends to an anniversary dinner for where we work and it was really nice.  I'm obsessed with the necklace I am wearing because I got it on super sale from the Gap that morning and it just happened to match my shoes perfectly.  It's so exciting when that happens.

The blue striped shoes are new as well and they were also a lucky find at the Gap.  I got them 50% off and any time that happens, you better know it was a good day.  Tim and I had gone shopping that day and because I am a child and we both love Disney, he bought me a George Sanderson from Monsters Inc. and I couldn't be more excited.  Pooh bear and the peas were the first things Tim ever bought me (for Valentine's Day.)

After those pictures was last Sunday right after Church.  It was beautiful out and it was just one of those days where you hardly wear makeup, wear a maxi dress, and hang outside with your man.  Tim has been wanting to play catch lately (only boy in the family syndrome) and so because I love him, I suck it up, put a glove on and throw my hardest.

That Sunday we also headed to Walmart so I could buy that awesome mason jar tumblr and obviously pause to take a picture with Mario (Tim's best guy friend is named Mario so we thought we were being funny).

Lastly, I had an awful day on Tuesday.  On top of putting up with crap from my University I had awful anxiety.  Tim surprised me and took me out to a great little Italian place for food and out for ice cream afterwards.  He is so amazing to me and I'm not too sure how I lucked out.

So sorry that was so much at once.  Life is busy over on my end and I can hardly keep up with myself, let alone the blog!  But I'm trying because I adore you all so much.

In other news, I am at work today and I am finding it hard to believe that it's only 11:30ish and that I haven't been here longer than an hour and a half.  I'm eager to go home even though I have an event tonight.  Womp.

I'm hoping to get the pictures up from my confirmation soon and talk a little about all of that and in the coming weeks I will be reviewing Daphne Oz's new book Relish and Joy Cho's book Blog, Inc.

Stay tuned and as always, thanks for reading :) 

A little update!

It's been a while since I've checked in and I sincerely apologize if I've kept some of you coming back with nothing new to read.  It's been so busy on my end and I am really excited to fill you all in with some separate blog posts.  For now, I just stopped by to check in and say hello.  The spring weather has been beautiful and I am currently sitting outside doing some school work.

Last weekend Tim gave me these adorable rings (top left) that I have been asking for and I was so excited to get them.  It was such a sweet gesture.  

Also, my dad just made this Mickey and Minnie sign for my room!  It's burned into wood, he's so talented!

Welcome Spring!

While most people are complaining that the first day of spring didn't bring warmer weather (it generally doesn't) I am excited nonetheless.  Just the idea of spring officially being here has me so excited. While I don't think I can pick a favorite season, I do enjoy being able to be outside comfortably, rather than freezing my ass off.

A couple of weeks ago I did a post on spring fashion and I thought today, in honor of the first day of spring, that it might be a nice time to revisit that and tell you all what my spring wishlist is!

1. I don't think I've ever owned a pair of cute wedges before and I would really like to buy a pair these season!  The ones above are from Target!  So cheap, so cute.
2. As much as I love a pretty spring dress, sometimes a skirt works just as best.  While Spring is generally about color I think a nice neutral from Old Navy would work just as well.
3. I have pretty sensitive skin, but I love a good face mask.  I am looking to add this one from Bath and Body Works to the collection.
4. I have owned this perfume from the Body Shop before and everyone loves it!  It's so light and beautiful, I can't wait to buy it again.
5. Lastly, a good trench coat.  We're back to Target for that!