What I Wore Wednesday - USF Edition

I posted earlier this week about the USF game my family and I went to this past Saturday. I thought it fitting to include it as this week's link up with The Pleated Poppy for What I Wore Wednesday post. I actually made my dress especially for the game, following this tutorial. This is the third dress I've made using this tutorial, and it gets easier and faster each time. The dress is comfortable and super cute (in my opinion). The earrings were a Christmas gift from my mom and dad last Christmas. This was the first opportunity I've gotten to wear them and I was so excited to do so!

USF Game

My alma mater is the University of South Florida, from which I graduated a little over three years ago. Each football season my family and I have made it a point to attend at least one game. This past Saturday's game was USF vs. Florida Atlantic University at our home stadium and we had tickets! My parents, my aunt and uncle, and Mike's parents were all supposed to meet at our apartment and then head over to the stadium to tailgate a little before the game. Well, the day did not go as planned! First, my dad calls me and says my mom is sick and won't be able to make it. My dad wasn't sure if he should stay home with my mom or still come. He had the grill and everything for tailgating, so it was going to be a little challenging to make a new tailgating plan without my parents. Thankfully, my mom was feeling well enough that my dad could still come. Everyone met at our apartment before the game as planned. However, as soon as we loaded up in the car and started driving to the stadium, it starts raining! I just kept praying it would stop soon and we could enjoy tailgating. Well, it didn't stop. It rained the whole time we were "tailgating". Our tailgating ended up being all the girls sitting in the car the entire time talking, while the boys stood in the rain to grill out hot dogs and then join us in the car to eat. While it was not how I imagined our day going, it ended up being a lot of fun! Honestly, any time I get to spend with my family is always a blast (just wish my mom could have been there too). The rain cleared up just in time to head into the stadium before the game started. We didn't win, but we enjoyed each others company and the atmosphere of the game. GO BULLS!!!

The group before the game...rain and all

Game time

My dad and me 

Half time show

BrideBlu Necklace

It was love at first site when I came across this necklace on BrideBlu's shop on Etsy. I have been a strictly silver jewelry wearer for a long time. However, lately I've been drawn to more gold pieces. So I've been trying to incorporate more gold into my everyday wear. When I found the necklace on BrideBlu's shop I knew it had to be mine. I love that the locket is tiny and comes on a delicate chain. Plus, that little surprise on the inside is just sooo cute!! Of course, I got mine done with the letter M for my husband Mike.

The information I've gathered from reading other blogs like LaurenConrad.com, is that it's okay to mix silver and gold nowadays. I've always thought that was a no-no. However, this is good news to me because I have a few silver pieces that I wear everyday (my wedding ring is silver, as well as a bracelet that I wear everyday). Now I can mix in gold without having to change up what I normally wear on a daily basis. Do you mix silver and gold jewelry together? What are some of your styling suggestions?

Happy Harvest

This weekend Mike and I did a little Fall cleaning (just like Spring cleaning, but in the Fall). It felt so good to get reorganized and get rid of things we don't need or use any more. I have been wanting to do this for a while, but this was the first weekend we had free to do it. We have a nice pile for Good Will and also had a trash bag of things for the dumpster. I would say the biggest difference is in our bathroom. I had way too much make-up and hair products that I hardly used anymore. Everything is neat and tidy now, which makes my heart happy.
Once we got done with that I got out all of our Fall decorations! I believe after September 1st it's perfectly acceptable to put out Fall decor. I can never wait until it's the actual first day of Fall, I love it too much! So I decided to share a few pictures of our Autumn decorations.

Once it gets to be October I have few more Halloween things to set out. So maybe I'll do another update then. Well our house is all clean and ready for Autumn, now we just need the weather to cooperate! Happy Monday everyone!

High Five for Friday

TGIF everyone!! I'm ready for the weekend! This week seemed sooo long, even though it was a short one thanks to Labor Day on Monday. I don't have any pictures for the post today...fail (I know). So let's get this party started...

1. Mike and I got to spend a little time with his grandparents this week. We all went out to dinner and it was lovely. Family time is always so special.

2. Mike and I also got to spend a little time with his dad! We went to a great hamburger joint named Full Bellies and had an great dinner. We shared an order of awesomeness called The Belly Buster. It has a tater tot base, with mac n cheese on top of that, then sour cream, and finally bacon bits and chives. Yummy!!

3. Tonight Mike and I plan to run a few errands and maybe catch a movie. I love impromptu date nights :)

4. After tonight, I don't really plan on leaving home the rest of weekend. I have so much I want to do around the house that I'm not sure I'll even get to it all. I really want to go through a bunch of our things and reorganize and maybe simplify a bit. It's something that's been on my mind a lot lately.

5. It's time to put out FALL DECORATIONS!!! I love decorating for Fall! I can't wait to put out little pumpkins and light Fall smelling candles...my favorite!!

Hope you have an amazing weekend!! I'm linking up with the Lauren Elizabeth blog.

Book Review - Entwined in You

Below is my opinion of the book Entwined with You  by Sylvia Day. You can check out other books I've reviewed in the Book section of this blog.

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This is the third book in the Crossfire Series (I have also reviewed the first two books, which you can find under the Book section). This book continues where the second one left off and is much the same as the others before it. I started this book in July, but didn’t actually finish it until the end of August because I went long periods of time without reading. The book just didn’t capture my attention all that much. Again, the plot line is interesting; we continue to learn more about the main characters' troubled pasts and how it affects their relationship presently. Of course there's a lot going on in the romance department, which again, I could do with less of. However, I realize that’s the nature of the novel. I caught myself skimming a lot through this book. I don’t usually do that, but like I said before, it was a lot of the same stuff. It seems every time, just when Eva and Gideon are finely going to be happily ever after some new problem/situation arises. Then, the book just ends abruptly. There’s going to be a fourth book in the series, but I honestly probably won’t read it. I don’t want to seem like these books are bad, because they aren’t. However, they aren’t a page turner either.

Stay tuned...the next book I'm reading is called The Paris Wife by Paula McLain.

Labor Day

Happy Labor Day! Mike and I have had a wonderful weekend camping with our friends. We will be on our way home today. To me, Labor Day signifies the end of Summer and the beginning of Fall. This Summer has been a great one, but I'm ready to see what the Fall brings!

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