Well, hello again. I took a day off. We had another snow day and I enjoyed the day with my sweet hubby. But this is what I wore:

(sweater: forever 21 - shirt: gap - jeans: target - boots: target - scarf: gift)

The snow boots aren't in my 30. But it was so so so so so so cold. Like crazy cold. And I just couldn't bring myself to put on cute heals and traipse through the snow/ice. I'm counting them as an accessory. That's my rationale. There you have it.

And THIS is today:

(jacket: wish (new orleans) - shirt: old navy - scarf: wish (new orleans) - skirt: old navy - tights: target - boots: target)

Today was record breaking cold in Texas. It was insane. We did have to go to work/class today, which was nice, but walking around outside was painful. My fingers were crazy cold even through gloves. Anyway, let me tell you something: I love this jacket. I rarely wear it because I never know what to wear it with. I put it in my 30 to force myself to remix it. I'm so glad I let the girl at WISH talk me into buying it. It's my new favorite piece of clothing that I own.

I love Diane's color combination today. Blue and gold is one of my favorites. I think we decided that we liked this outfit better with the belt underneath the sweater. We both wore our denim and boots today. Great minds think alike, as you know!

That is all for today. I'm tired and I'm going to bed. Good night.

Day 4 of 30 for 30 and Day 4 of Snow Days!

Well, friends, today was fun.

I got out of the house and went into the office for a little while. Of course this means that I did not wear pajamas so I got to take part in my 30 for 30 challenge finally. While this is NOT my favorite outfit, it was certainly warm. Diane came into work too and she's doing the challenge with me. We took our picture at work on my phone which is why it is not great. For the record, Diane's hat and scarf were both made by her mom. How cute are they!?

(my outfit: gray sweater: Gap - black turtleneck: Old Navy - wide leg jeans: Gap - black wedges: Target - belt: Express circa 2000 - hat and scarf: handmade by my Mimi)

To get to work, Ethan and I had to walk. Well, we didn't HAVE to but we decided to. We were supposed to get a dusting of snow overnight, but by 7 am we had already gotten 6 inches and it was still falling. Seriously, it was the most peaceful thing! Here's a few from our walk:

The sun finally came out later! When we got home, this was our view:

And we had this waiting outside our door, thanks to our sweet neighbors:

Overall, fabulous day! We even got to play Apples to Apples with some friends in the student center. Now, we're watching a movie and doing absolutely nothing *cough cough* I mean, working on some school work. Looking forward to a lazy, but productive day tomorrow: getting out to the store, finishing up a paper, playing games with aforementioned neighbors, and reading. What a blessing this break has been!!

Snowpocolypse

Really more like ice-pocolypse.

So we are on ice day #3. And we just found out that we get ice day #4 tomorrow.

So what did we do today? Clean!

Well, more like I cleaned and Ethan worked hard on his Hebrew.

So, as you know by now, I have not been doing the 30x30 because I have not worn anything other than pajamas and sweats in multiple layers because it is so so cold and these clothes do not count in my 30. BUT I did decide after going through my list that I can actually do 30 full days. (Well, not a full 30 because of the snow days) I had only been planning on doing the work days, but I've revamped my list and I'm going to do the whole thing. So, since we are iced in, while watching TV I decided to take pictures of all my picks. Here they are:

4 Skirts

2 Dresses

6 Sweaters

8 Shirts

2 Jackets

3 Pants

5 Shoes

And that equals 30!

As for now, I'm going to finish cooking dinner. Too bad my favorite sushi place doesn't deliver.

Snow Day #2 plus Day 2 of 30 for 30

February 2.

Day 2 of the snow/ice days. It looks exactly the same as yesterday, just more tire tracks in the street. However, that does not mean they are any more drivable than yesterday. We have seen so many cars slip and spin out just in front of our building. We did notice this today:

Can't really see it, but that's ice right above the towel.

Ice up the window frame about 4 inches.

Yep, that would be ICE on the inside of our window in our living room. Our building is really old so we put those towels down around our door and window to help the cold air stay out. We couldn't move them if we wanted to today because they are strongly secured to the glass with ice.

The whole state of Texas is in a power emergency and are doing rolling blackouts to help conserve. We have not experienced this yet and hoping we don't. We are, however, very thankful for the heat we do have in our apartment. Several people we know have already lost power for a little while today and from all reports, it gets really cold really quickly inside.

ALSO, it is day 2 of 30 for 30 and I have no intentions of making it out of my pajamas today so it looks like I'm delayed on this journey another day. I am getting to cheat a little bit and get inspiration from some of the other people who are doing the challenge and have already begun.

Well, Ethan is reading in the other room and I should probably make sure he hasn't turned into a popsicle. I need to write that paper anyway...

Happy snow day, everyone!

Snow in Texas

Hello, February.

Last year you brought snow. This year you brought snow, sleet, and ice on your first day.

This is what Ethan and I woke up to at 6 am this morning:


The roads were crazy icy so school and work was canceled. Ethan and I have been studying all day in our pajamas and enjoying some rest. Ethan made some more Pioneer Woman salsa and our laundry is almost done.

In other news, 30 for 30 started today. However, pajamas do not count in your 30 pieces, so my outfit today will not count or be photographed, for your benefit.

Right now it feels like 2 degrees outside, which is better than the -3 it felt like earlier this morning. I think I will curl back up with my cup of coffee and write that paper I've been dreading. So thankful for today.