Happy Friday

Happy Friday!  If you didn’t already know, it is Free Slurpee Day at 7-Eleven!  My boyfriend, and I made sure we took advantage, because we always seem to forget every year.  I had a lemonade and coke slurpee, YUM.  No I’m not too old to mix my flavors, and neither are you.  This year, they are doing a whole week of FREE stuff, how cool is that?

We stopped by 7-Eleven on our way back from the local Fedex because I needed to pick up my latest Stitch Fix package.  For those of you who don’t know what Stitch Fix is, I wrote a post about it a few weeks ago when I received my first one.  Basically, it is a personal styling service that sends you five clothing items and/or accessories in the mail based on your style profile that you fill out when you sign up.  They also allow you to link a Pinterest board and send a note to your stylist about what you would like to see in your “Fix.”  Once you receive the items, you try them on at home with other pieces in your wardrobe, keep the items you like, and send back the ones you do not within three days.

For Fix #2, my stylist was Meagan.  She did a great job looking at my Stitch Fix board on Pinterest and reading my personal note about what I was looking for.  I wanted white jeans, something with stripes, a maxi dress, and a summer scarf.  I got a pair of white jeans, a striped maxi dress, a scarf, a necklace, and a cotton henley shirt.  Pretty spot on Meagan, thanks!

The gray shirt above is the Pomelo Cherise Cotton Tab Sleeve Henley Shirt.  I tried it with a skirt as suggested and leggings.  I liked it, but didn’t like it enough to spend $48 on it.  I loved the soft material and the feminine neckline, but didn’t like the length for a shirt to wear in the summer.  It looks great with jeans and leggings, but not very good with shorts, or tucked in due to the scoop at the bottom.

I really wanted a layered pendant necklace, but my stylist Meagan said that they didn’t have any in stock at this time and to keep putting it in my notes that I would like one.  I thought this Shayla Bead Cluster Pendant Necklace was pretty, but I don’t have a lot of green in my wardrobe and at $54, I couldn’t justify it.  I passed on this item as well, and will hopefully get a layered pendant necklace in my next Fix.

I  I absolutely loved this Connor Racerback Mixed Striped Maxi Dress by Under Skies on the left, but I was super disappointed to see that the seams were starting to split.  The fit was a little long, but was very flattering on me.  Stitch Fix has an email based customer service contact system instead of a phone based system and it said that it may take 48 hours to respond to your email.  I only have three days to return the items I do not want to keep, and didn’t want to wait for a response because I am going out of town on Sunday morning.  I did let them know that was why I was not keeping the dress, and will probably request that they send me an undamaged one for my next fix, because I liked it so much!  It is hard to see, but I have a picture of the seams splitting.

I also received the Liah Lightweight Geo Stripe Scarf.  It was pretty and I loved the geometric patterns, but it felt a little bulky for a summer scarf.  I would love to see this for Fall, but I didn’t want to spend $38 on a scarf that will sit in my closet unused for the next few months.  The jeans in the photo below were my only keeper this time.  They are the Duboce Straight Leg Jean by Margaret M.  I love them!  I was so happy to see white skinny jeans in my Fix this time, I feel like the stylists really try to give you items that you want.  The note from Meagan said, “although these are a bit higher that your price range, I thought they would fit your style perfectly.”  Thanks Meagan, they do! #StitchFixFriday

American Happy

O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave!

I’m proud to be an American, but sometimes with all of the political drama that unfolds in DC, it’s hard to remember.  This week I chose to remember why I am proud to be an American, and I had lots of fun doing it.

First off all FREEDOM.  We live in the Land of the Free.  I am lucky this week that I had the freedom to be off work, go out to Baltimore to watch the US Men’s World Cup game against Belgium, and then immediately head to Camden Yards for the O’s game!  The World Cup game was incredible and I think Belgium is lucky that they didn’t have to face Tim Howard in penalty kicks.  What a beast!  Someone posted a funny message from an Englishman to the American soccer team about how well they did this World Cup.  I hope Americans stay interested in soccer like this man suggests!  Lupey even got into the World Cup with my old soccer ball that he found at my parents house.

My boyfriend’s Dad was able to get his company seats for the same day as the US World Cup game, so we jumped at the chance to sit 4th Row, right behind the visitor’s dugout!  My boyfriend and I were able to go with his brother and his girlfriend and had so much fun.  Here is a picture of us in the seats that we sent his Dad as a thank you.
Fun Fact– the National Anthem is from a poem written in BALTIMORE during the War of 1812 by Francis Scott Key.  If you are a Baltimore Orioles fan, you yell “O” loudly at the “O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave” part of the song.  The Star Spangled Banner also reminds us that America is the home of the BRAVE!  Next week, I am working on being brave and doing something to make me happy, but more on that later- if it works out.  I am lucky to be an American and live in this beautiful country.  I am going to try to remember this more during other times of the year, because our Freedom rocks and I was happy to reclaim that feeling this week.