Pinstriped Pants...2 Ways!

Happy Monday you guys!  I hope you had a great weekend.

I didn't get a chance to post last week and I was not happy about it! Life took precedent and you know how it goes...you have to roll with it.  It was all good stuff though...being a mommy, a wife and a supportive friend.  I was happy doing all those things but unhappy that I didn't get a chance to post.  All of you bloggers know what I mean.

One of my new favorite items in my closet is my thrifted white pinstriped pants.  They are so comfy and very versatile.  I wore these pants twice last week and here is how...

Yesterday, the Mr. and I had our monthly get together with our friends and our marriage support group.  As I mentioned before this entails good food, good conversation and boat loads of good laughs!  It is usually a very casual thing so I opted to put on my pinstriped pants and dress them down with my blinged out "Afro Diva" tee also seen here.

I decided to throw on my red canvas pumps for the pics because I may swap out my flats for pumps the next time I wear this outfit.

Saturday was not the first time I wore these pants this week.  I wore them to work on Wednesday and

I wanted to support a friend who had a gig Wednesday evening.  She is a beautiful vocalist and guest appears with a local jazz ensemble.  I wanted to wear something chic to work that I can easily transition from day to evening.  This is what I wore.

This is the evening version of this outfit.  What I did for the day is tie the drawstring tighter so that is did not fall off the shoulder....BAM!  I am such a genius!  (I hope you all read the sarcasm)

I apologize for not capturing the blouse with it tied tighter.



 Of course it wouldn't have been appropriate to be giving shoulder action in the office but it was definitely OK to do it during the night scene.  I am not one to really show to much flesh but I love giving some shoulder...lol

Black and white mixed prints with a  lil pop of color!  My fave! :)

 Pants: Lane Bryant via Thrift Store  Blouse: K-Mart   Shoes: Nine West  Belt: Target

Since I last posted we lost some extraordinary folks to the music world.

Donna Summer and Chuck Brown.

Most of you are probably very familiar with Donna Summer.  She was our Disco Queen.  I am a seventies baby so I clearly recall hearing Disco on a regular in my house.  I even remember having one of my birthday parties at a kiddie disco and winning a dance contest.  I probably danced to a Donna Summer song.  My favorite Donna Summer song was Bad Girl  "toot toot ahh beep beep!"

Now Chuck...if you are not from the DMV (DC, MD, VA area) then your knowledge of Chuck is probably very limited if you have any at all.  Chuck Brown was the Godfather of the percussion driven Go-Go music.  If you are not familiar with Go-Go music let me remind you of Da Butt from Spike Lee's School Daze, Shake Your Thang by Salt N Pepa (which had a go go swing), Nelly's Hot in Herre sampled Chuck's break out single Bustin Loose (which also was used in a national Chips Ahoy commercial) and most recently Jill Scott did a duet with Chuck himself.  The song was called Love and got them a grammy nomination.  I am sure there's more but these were the few than came to mind.  Go-go music is an acquired taste...this is coming from someone who is not a native of the DMV.  I learned to love GoGo and Chuck Brown's way of infusing jazz into his music was one of the biggest reasons why.  Chuck Brown passed at 75 but he was still rocking out the crowds as of recent. To see him in concert was an experience!  My faves of his was his covers of Hoochie Coochie Man and Moody's Mood For Love.  Wind em up Chuck!

May Donna, the Queen of Disco and Chuck, the Godfather of GoGo rest in eternal peace!

Thank you all for visiting.

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Here are the link ups of the day:

Floral & Stripes

Happy Friday Fashion Friends!

Just a quick post today.  I have a few things going on this weekend so hopefully I will be good blogger and wear things worth posting later on.  Today I was supposed to do a print mixing lesson but I did not prepare my lesson. I wanted to use examples from some of my favorite bloggers but I didn't take the time to find the pictures needed.  I will do it soon.  Until then here is an outfit that I rocked to work earlier this week that incorporates the floral and stripes trend.

Have you guys noticed how I am putting good use to my striped tank? 
I am gonna get another one because I love it and it is definitely a staple in my wardrobe.

Linen Jacket: Walmart (had it FOREVER)    Floral A line skirt:  Thrifted    Striped tank: H&M 
Shoes: Michael Antonio 'Taini' via Hautelook   Watch: Tony's Fossil   Random accessories

You can tell when I do after work photo shoots...I don't have but a few pics because I am too tired to be out there too long. lol.

I hope you all have a great weekend!

Thanks for stopping by.

Stay fly and stay tuned!

Operation Relax & Refresh

Happy Hump Day Lovely People!

Today I am sharing my pics from Operation Relax & Refresh...my vacation.  This post is more picture heavy than my usual posts so beware.  Although it is more pics than a usual post, I found that I was too busy relaxing to pull out my camera most of the trip.  So unfortunately, I only have a few pictures from inside the ship and I didn't take real advantage of the camera while at ports.  Also, these pictures are not to focus on outfits per se but to document the trip.  So, I hope you enjoy them anyway.

 

Me looking back at the ship as we tender to shore at the port of Grand Cayman

This place has a special place in our hearts because it is where the Mr. and I tied the knot. 
On our actual anniversary next week, I will share a couple of our wedding pics.



Beach side...staring at these clear waters can never get old.



Vacation toes!  
Sandals: BCBGirls via Off Broadway

The Mr. stood behind the lens begrudgingly because this guy tried to steal me away from him...lol.  You know how them locals do.  He was trying to help me get my groove back even though I never lost it! Heh.



 Linen Pants: Ashley Stewart via thrift store  Aqua tank: Target   Striped tank: H&M 
Purse: Guess (purchased on the ship)






 Just before getting back on the ship...bye Cayman Islands!  Until next time.

After dinner in the comedy club on the ship
Dress: Ashley Stewart      Shoes: Anne Michelle via Barefeet Shoes

 Me and my chocolate Tyger!

 In front of the Rex nightclub on the ship. 
UGH! These pics do no justice for this dress...please trust me, it looks better in person.

Hello Cozumel!

 Maxi dress: Old Navy  Tank: Target
You can't see my footwear but I had on bejeweled Skechers flip flops.  Can I just tell you it is like walking on pillows!

'Him' so silly!  He keeps me laughing :)

After a mid day nap!  Those mid day naps are the bestest!!!

 

One of my favorite things about cruising is coming back to the cabin

and finding these adorable creatures.  I thought I took pics of the others. 

This time an Elephant and a Seal visited us along with this relaxing bunny.

Well...as I mentioned before this was cruise number one of two this year and Tony and I decided this one would be the relaxing cruise because the next one will be the party cruise.  There will be a "boatload" of us going celebrating different milestones. One of those milestones is Tony turning 40!  So we will have no time to rest we will be getting it in!  So this is why we decided on Operation Relax and Refresh.  We literally just threw stuff into the suitcases with very little thought and set out with the task of vegging out as much as possible. 

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed.

I think my next post will be Print Mixing 101
(not that I am an expert)

 Stay fly and stay tuned!

Khaki & Denim Pt. Deux

Heyyyyy y'all...I'm baaaaack!!!

Just back from cruise #1 of 2 for the year.

I am refreshed and revived and missed blogging.

Because I didn't want to rack up a large bill due to international roaming

I shut my phone off and LOVED it!  I did not get online for a week and it wasn't too bad.

I have just a few pics from my trip to share with you all and I will do that later this week.  As for today's featured outfit, I wore this Saturday to my girlfriend's annual "La Petite Soiree".  This an intimate event where the gals get together and we have really good finger foods and even better cocktails.   It makes for good laughs and good times when you get some tipsy cacklin' ladies together.

So, its...Khaki & Denim part deux.  In my previous post I had another version of khaki and denim.  Please check it out if you haven't already.

I am not a big fan of the harem style pants because I don't think they flatter me but I wear them anyway.
Do you all have those things you like but do not like you and you don't care? 
I have several foods in that category too...lol.

Jacket: Target            Harem pants & Wrap Blouse: Ashley Stewart 
Shoes: Extreme by Eddie Marc via Hautelook           Purse: Shoe Dazzle

Thanks for stopping by...

I look forward to stopping by you all's blogs to catch up!

Stay fly and stay tuned!

I'm Mingling!