Different stripes (very different stripes)

Outfit Info

Tank - Target (kinda sorta similar here), Cardigan - Target, Skirt - Madewell

Belt - J Crew, Flip flops - Old Navy, Watch - Target 

Let's pretend that this outfit is wholly original and not at all similar to the one I posted yesterday.  We're all good with that, right?

I mean, really, they are different.  Yesterday's top was short sleeve, today's is a tank.  Yesterday's skirt was cotton, today's is chiffon.  Yesterday was all about the blue, today is all about the neutrals.  

See, HUGE differences. 

Blue stripe streak

Outfit Info

Shirt - Old Navy (maternity), Cardigan - Gap, Skirt - Thrifted, 

Shoes - Target, Belt - J Crew, Necklace - Tiffany 

Highlights from this weekend

• Movies at the Hill Country Film Festival (Local and Searching for Sonny were my favs)
• Shopping at Red and getting a couple fun things for the house and lusting after much more
• Breaking in some of my new comfy maternity clothes (sorry, no pics; but I know I'll be wearing them all a ton so you'll see them soon)
• Finally getting two new pairs of shoes that I desperately needed from Root (they'll also be making appearances soon)
• A much-needed return to brunch at Congo

Lowlights from this weekend: 

• Sadly, my pregnancy cravings don't currently include German food and that's the prime offering in Fredericksburg
• Sitting in the same row as a couple teenagers who were clearly doing things that shouldn't be done in the movie theater, especially if there are other people in your row (especially if one of those people is giving you looks that say "stop that right now")
• The cats didn't clean the house while we were out of town (but Magnum P.I. did put in a solid 4+ hours of snuggle with me yesterday when we got home)

Comfort blocking

Outfit info

Dress - Anthropologie, Cardigan - Old Navy

Try not to be too impressed with my styling abilities today.  Instead, be impressed with my catchy post title.  

I had a ton of running around to do today between meetings at the office and appointments around town so I decided to wear the work equivalent of PJs - a beyond comfy jersey dress, cardigan and some flats.  If it was ever so slightly warmer and my leopard flip flops weren't missing (seriously, is anybody checking into this?), I would've stepped it up even more and gone flip flops.

PATCHES!

Outfit Info

Sweater - Old Navy, Blazer - H&M, Cords, Heels, Bracelet (now on sale), Necklace - J Crew (similar heels here)

In case you couldn't tell, I'm more than a little proud that we remembered to take pics of the lovely elbow patches on this comfy H&M blazer.  

Unfortunately those patches seem to have an ill effect on me because I've been feeling a little under the weather since I wore them on Wednesday (thus the reason this post is delayed).

But, Texas Style Council starts tonight (woohoo!) so I'm hoping that a day of rest today will get me energized for an activity and fun-filled weekend with other bloggers like the awesome Alta from Vallaint Style who I got to meet up with on Sunday. 

Ok, judging by that last overly long sentence, I need a little more rest before interacting with other people.  In between resting today, I'll also be picking out my second item for the Swap.com and LuLu's clothing swap tonight (the first item is an amazing Anthro dress that I'm finally admitting I'll never fit into again), polishing my nails a bright color to combat the rainy weather, and probably buying an umbrella.  Oh yeah, and I should probably figure out what I'm wearing...

Flamingo shadows

Outfit info

Sweater and blouse - Old Navy, Skirt - Anthropologie, Heels - Michael Kors

Necklace - J Crew Outlet 

Doesn't that sound like the name of the latest hipster band?  I should probably copyright/trademark/something that real quick before it's appropriated.  

In case you're wondering, no, I'm not wearing white tights; those are just my bare, sexy, pasty legs.  That lack of light is really not doing those babies any favors.  I'm not a bigger tanner person (is that the right term?  Is it better to say Snooki is not my idol?), but maybe I need to get a little color.  Or at least never let Christian take photos in that kind of light with my legs bare again.  

I should probably say something about that adorable skirt I'm wearing I'm still cracking myself up with the hipster band name and trying to research the best fake tanner so I'll take my leave now.  

Peepers

Outfit Info

Sweater - Madewell, Shirt - Old Navy, Skirt - Thrifted from hunt.gather.style

Watch - Target

While we were taking pictures today there were these adorable girls peeking at us from a nearby stairway.  Normally, we just get folks walking their dogs giving as weird looks as they go by so it was a nice change to have some friendly onlookers.

In other fun news, my favorite (and basically only) place to thrift - hunt.gather.style - is having another pop up shop at Etcetera (super cute store!) during Texas Style Council.  I was already excited about all the events during TxSC but now it's even better since I can't wait to get some more goodies like all the great skirts I picked up back in October at hunt.gather.style.  

Also, I think I forgot to mention that they did a sweet profile of me on their blog a few weeks back.  So cool!  Even though I wrote my interview a little too fast - whoops! 

Reliable

Outfit Info

Sweater - Jason Wu for Target, Dress - Anthropologie, Heels - Michael Kors, Belt - Old Navy

Christian got me this dress last year for Christmas and I've about worn it out.  Not quite, but you can see that it's definitely not brand sparkling new anymore.  

It's just so comfortable and cheery.  

Plus, all I have to do it throw it on, put on a pair of heels and grab a cardigan in case it's cool at the office and I'm ready to go.  

It also works well for non-work things like baby showers, dinner, lounging in bed with the cats. 

I always get compliments.  I always feel put together.  

I probably should've bought more than one...

Color!

Outfit Info

Blouse - Jason Wu for Target, Cardigan - Gap, Skirt - Thrifted from hunt.gather.style

Belt - Old Navy, Heels - Stella Says Go

Oftentimes, when I get a new piece like this adorable Jason Wu top I end up just pairing it with something safe - jeans, a black skirt, etc.  So I'm a little proud (OK, a lot proud) of myself for pairing it with brightly colored pieces and a printed belt.  Score 1 for Julie and a vibrant Monday outfit.

Also, let me apologize in advance for my sporadic posting over the next couple weeks.  We're moving (yay!) plus things are super busy for both Christian and me work-wise so I'm not sure how much time we'll have to get outfit shots.