Every girl needs a pair of flower sandals

I love these sandals, they are so girly it's almost too much. Maybe it is too much for some girls, but hey I love them so they work for me. I've learned to stop asking myself "Can I pull this off?".... the answer should always be YES.

Top: Express Tank: Forever 21 Jeans: Hudson

Lovely earrings from Esty

Flower sandals: DSW

Lexi

Chili mac

 So one of the most comforting things I make is this chili mac, it's spicy and cheesy and oh so filling. This recipe makes enough to feed Jim and I at dinner, and has plenty of leftovers.

Ingredients: Lean ground turkey, elbow noodles, canned beans, canned diced tomatoes, onions, celery, a hot chili seasoning packet, a little bit of salsa, and some shredded cheese.

Step 1: Add a little olive oil to a large pot and add the onions, celery and ground turkey. Note: I only use half the package of turkey in this recipe, and save the other half for tacos or something else.

Step 2: Once the veggies are soft and the meat it cooked, add the seasoning packet, and the canned tomatoes (not drained). Drain and rinse the beans before adding them, and put a few scoops of salsa in there too.

Step 3: Add a few cups of water until it starts to look like chili. While the chili is simmering, cook the elbow noodles according to the bag instructions.

Step 4: Once the noodles are done, drain them. Put a layer of noddles in your bowl, followed by some chili, and then add a bunch of cheese on top.

Enjoy!

Lexi

New do

I got my hair cut and colored yesterday by my lovely friend Priscilla. Every time I see her she has a new style or color, and I wanted to try something different too so I got some side bangs. 

Top: Forever 21 Pants: Target Shoes: Sole Society

My shoes are from Sole Society, which is an awesome shoe website where all the shoes are $49 and new styles are added daily. I was able to use a coupon code thanks to another blog I follow, and the shipping is free!

I have been loving the colored jeans trend going on right now, and these mint jeans from Target were a great buy. Have I mentioned that I love Target???

Lexi

Uniform

This is just a quick outfit post. I feel like my uniform for the summer has been skirt+top+belt= simple outfit. 

Top: Forever 21 Skirt: Forever 21 Belt: Target

What is your summer uniform?

Lexi

Awkward and Awesome Thursday

Just a random pic from our Vegas trip that my friend Ty took.

Awkward:

• Forgetting to do this post last Thursday, oops.
• Getting super into Game of Thrones now...just a little late. It's not all my fault though, I don't have cable so I rented the first season on Netflix, the only problem is now I want to watch the second season but it's not out yet! Arg.
• The little neighbor girl that walks up to me everyday when I get home from work and asks me if I want to buy something from her (flowers, drawings, whatever)...no.
• Answering the phone because you think it's someone important, but it's actually the gym salesman trying to get you to buy a gym membership. No, I don't want to pay to go to your gym, I just wanted to get the free 7 day pass ok?!!?!?

Awesome:

• Working out in a gym for free for a week.
• When I thought I bought all the ingredients to make tacos and realize I forgot to buy the shells after I start cooking the taco meat, and Jim runs to the store to get them for me.
• Having a clean house! It doesn't happen often, but when it does it's awesome.
• Getting drunk in the California Pizza Kitchen at the mall, just because you really need to be drunk to deal with mall madness.

 How are you awkward and awesome?

Lexi

Let's not be a hoochie

So in this post I told you about how I have a hard time getting rid of old clothing. This post is just another example of that. I bought this dress online when I was in college, and I've never worn it for 2 reasons:

1. It's pretty sheer and I couldn't figure out how to keep my undies from showing through it.
2. It's way too short to actually be a dress. Whoever made this forgot how to measure.

I, of course, was too lazy to return it for a refund so it has sat in my closet for years because it was about 6 inches too short. The other weekend I was looking for some fresh inspiration in my closet and BOOM it came to me!

Put leggings under the dress!

I was introduced to leggings this past winter and I love them! I thought I wasn't going to like them  because they are so tight and I didn't want it to look like I'm wearing panty hose with a shirt. I didn't ever have that problem, when I wore them with boots last winter they looked just like dark jeans. I can only wear my 3/4 length leggings this summer since it's so hot, and when I do that I just wear a loose shirt to balance it out.

Do you have a hoochie dress that you can put leggings under?

Lexi

Creatures in the garden

So I was out watering my potted plants in the front yard the other day and I saw something move..so I took a closer look.

I couldn't believe it, the tiniest frog I have ever seen in my life! I looked under the plant a little more and saw a ton of them living in this plant! I suppose it does make sense, the plan they live in is called 'Frog Moss'. A frog must have laid eggs in the moss, and since I water it often the eggs survived. 

for size reference

Now I'm obsessed with them, I check on them everyday. 

Here are some other creatures living in my garden right now.

The caterpillar thing in the last picture was eating this Silver Pony Foot, not good for my garden. Needless to say, I relocated him to my neighbor's yard. 

What creatures are in your garden?

Lexi