Outfits of the Day #ootd
I love to put together outfits. I find something calming and exciting in the process. And if I think I look good, I tend to feel great! Hopefully, you can find some inspiration here for feeling amazing in your own body.
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The Sunday Afternoon Quarterback #12: Sometimes the Other Team is Just Better
#8 Penn State Nittany Lions 17 – #2 Ohio State Buckeyes 28 Penn State versus Ohio State. It’s the football game that every Nittany Lion fan looks forward to every year. A game that is tied for most played opponent for White Out games. I’m fairly certain this matchup will lead White Out opponents when next years opponent is decided. A game that for the last four years has determined the winner of the Big Ten East Conference and the right to play for the conference championship. In order to be king in the east, Penn State must first dethrone the sitting one. However, this task has proven difficult for the Nittany Lions. After dropping two heartbreaking losses the last two…
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Inspired by SpyGirl: All the Prints
This was by far my most challenging inspired outfit ever. That sounds kind of weird, doesn’t it? I mean, if it is an inspired outfit, it shouldn’t be a challenge, for the inspiration was already there. So let me explain. My very dear friend, Anne M. Bray of SpyGirl and other blogs, has been an inspiration to me in countless ways over the past few years. She is one of the funniest women I have ever met. In life. Ever. In my 45 years on earth. We get bantering on and on in blog comments, Facebook comments, and emails and I am always in stitches by the end of the…
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Unexpected Gifts & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #149
There are so many ways to spread kindness in the world. It could be something as simple as offering an unsolicited compliment to a stranger, holding the door open for the person behind you, offering words of encouragement or a helping hand to a mom struggling with a screaming toddler in the grocery store. You can spread kindness by buying the coffee for the person behind you in the Dunkin’ Donuts line, bringing dinner to a sick friend, or sending a card to someone just to let them know that you have been thinking about them. Kindness comes in a million different varieties. It can cost you lots of money…
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The Sunday Afternoon Quarterback #11: Getting Back on the Horse
#9 Penn State Nittany Lions 34 – Indiana Hoosiers 27 We have all heard the saying before: “You gotta get up and back on the horse.” Meaning you must resume an activity at which you have previously failed. In this case, Penn State needed to get back to their winning ways this week. The last two seasons have seen the Nittany Lions lose their first game of the year to Ohio State both times, followed by a consecutive loss to Michigan State, effectively ending their shot at a Big Ten Championship game appearance. Following the loss last week at Minnesota, a win was needed to get them back on track…
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Thanksgiving Looks & Your Own Twist Link Up #14
Your Own Twist is a monthly series hosted by Monica of Jersey Girl, Texan Heart and myself where we showcase our own interpretations of a chosen style theme. We share the theme with you ahead of time in case you are interested in joining us. You can see the upcoming themes below if you would like to create your own post around the theme and share it with us in the link party at the end of the post. With Thanksgiving rushing in on us with unstoppable force, this is the perfect time to share some ideas for what to wear for your Thanksgiving gathering. There are tons of style…
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The Sunday Afternoon Quarterback #10: No Loss November Ends Early for the Nittany Lions
#4 Penn State Nittany Lions 26 – #17 Minnesota Golden Gophers 31 Since joining the Big Ten in 1993, Penn State has headed into the month of November undefeated six times. Only once have they escaped the month still undefeated. Kerry Collins’s 1994 team, which finished the season 12-0 and defeated Oregon in the Rose Bowl, was the only PSU team to leave November with a perfect record. Twenty years and three days ago, an undefeated Minnesota team came to Beaver Stadium to play the #2 Nittany Lions and would upset them 24-23 on a field goal as time expired. I remember the heartbreak on a 4th and forever pass…
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Inspired by Pinterest & Carson: Colorful Tights
Carson might kill me for putting his name right there in the title of my post. All big and bold and glaring you in the face. Or maybe he won’t. I guess I’ll find out when he reads it. But I had to do it. Because he really did inspire this outfit. In case you are asking, “Who the heck is Carson?”, you can just go to the search bar here on my blog and type his name. It will bring you directly to every post where he has been mentioned. You can even see his face in some of the posts. So now, how did my friend inspire this…
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More Music That Moves Me: The Jakobs Ferry Stragglers & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #147
Remember back in July, I introduced you to this amazingly talented and beautiful fiddling gal, Libby, whom I met at the Busy Bird Bluegrass Festival? Well, that post was about My Bluegrass Summer in general and it is high time that I dedicate an entire post to Libby and her captivating band, The Jakobs Ferry Stragglers. Upon our first meeting which was quite magical, I had no idea that we would become fast friends. Libby, myself, and the rest of her band. This festival world really is something else. I have made so many wonderful friends just this past summer making my way around the Bluegrass circuit. I feel so…
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The Sunday Afternoon Quarterback #9: No Such Thing as Beginner’s Luck in Fantasy Football
Penn State is off this week so I am giving Jeff the week off from writing. But I wanted to give a brief update on my history with football as well as my rookie season in Fantasy Football. My friend Carson asked me if I would join his Fantasy Football League this year because they needed more people to get it going. I was hesitant at first because not only do I not understand how these fantasy leagues and their rules and scoring systems work, I don’t even understand how football works! However, this summer I decided to make it my mission to try new things. So when the opportunity…
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Happy Halloween & Link Up On the Edge #169
Halloween for me is a case of “If you can’t beat them, join them.” I was never one to embrace the dressing up and celebrating this “kids’ holiday.” Until I had kids. I could fight no longer and so here we are…I find myself getting festive for every event from themed blog posts to Halloween dances to holiday parties to the day itself. And now the day has arrived and I figured I would be a witchy woman. So I grabbed my purple velvet dress and dolled it up for the occasion. This morning, the kids had a Halloween parade at school, then I headed off to my ladies’ coffee…
