checking out the boutiques of bville.

on friday at lunch, tasha and i hit up all the different boutiques in downtown bartlesville.  there's a store that recently opened called chevron chic, and i've really wanted to go in, but i usually don't have time. jen's birthday gave me the perfect excuse. 

i needed a great gift for jenny's birthday and based off their window display, i thought they would have just the thing.  we went in and looked around, but before making a decision i wanted to see the other boutiques downtown.

the next place we stopped was curbside closet. i loved, loved, loved this shop.  i tried on a couple of dresses (to hopefully wear to jen's birthday), but neither fit me well.  i found another dress i really liked for jen, but she would have had to have it hemmed because it was too long even for me.  i wanted to get her something she could immediately use, so we kept looking. 

this is one of the dresses i tried on -- isn't it darling?  i wish the sleeves would have hung better when i had it one. 


sweet p's was our next stop.  it's such a cute gift and home decor shop, but tasha and i didn't see anything that we couldn't live without, so we didn't spend a lot of time there. we only had our lunch hour to find the perfect gift for jenny, and so far i wasn't have the luck i'd expected to have.

i've been seeing billboards for lubella's boutique and i'd been dying to check it out, so we headed further downtown.  it was a really sweet shop, but i didn't find anything there for jen or for me. 

while driving into work i'd noticed the shop right next door to lubella's.  it's called the french nest, and it was fantastic! i texted kate to tell her she and i would definitely be frequenting this store. 

i still hadn't purchased anything to wear or a gift for jen.  we wrapped up at the french hen and headed back toward the office.  we stopped back in to chevron chic where i ended up making a couple of purchases.

i ended up with this darling dress for jen.

 

 

i tried on several dresses, but didn't purchase anything.  it seems when i'm window shopping, the stores have a million cute pieces i would purchase.  but when i'm actually out shopping, i find so much less.  i hate it.  does this happen to anyone else?  no? just me?  excellent. 

i did snag this oversize envelope clutch for myself.  i didn't end up taking it out for jen's birthday, but i still think it's cute.  the guys at work say i have a thing for handbags and shoes.  i suppose there's a little truth to that ...

tasha and i don't often have one-on-one time outside of the office, so i was glad to spend a little time with her when we weren't talking about recruiting processes. 

feeling brand new.

this afternoon i headed off to the salon for a haircut.  it's been a few months, and i was ready for a refresh.  kelsi has wanted to do an ombre with my hair for a while, but i've been a little nervous to try.  i typically stick with my own hair color with a few peek-a-boo highlights to help add dimension to my hair.  just about anything i do has to look like it could naturally occur like that.  this time, though, i decided to go for it.  turns out i really like it! 

travis was out of town, so once i was finished at the salon, i snapped a quick picture in the car before driving home. 

when i got home, i took another to send to him (don't mind oliver's hair on the floor.  it's nearly impossible to keep it all vacuumed right now). 
 

thanks for the new 'do, kels!  and for the freshly waxed brows. 

i want this dress!

i have been daydreaming of this dress for the past week or so ... and then i saw it on another sweet girl's blog, which reminded me of the dress again and made me want it even more.

image courtesy of anthropologie.com

tulsa is getting an anthropologie this month, and i couldn't be more excited! some of their pieces are a little too bohemian-chic for my tastes, but so many of their outfits are classic with a touch of trend. i love it.

new year resolutions.

i'm not usually one to make resolutions at the new year. this year however, i committed to keeping my closet organized. the room i am in right now has the teeny-tiniest of closets and while i have four shelves in the bottom to store my shoes on, last year my shoes ended up in a big jumbled up pile in the floor. i decided that i would keep the closet neat and organized since i hated even opening it last year.

i'm proud to report that it has been six and a half weeks and the closet is still in order! i was tempted to just throw some shoes in and close the door yesterday, but then i remembered that i had planned to write this post, and it made me re-think, and place the shoes on the rack where they belong.

i'm not sure why this has been an issue for me. i love organization, so it's a little surprising that this has been a problem ... but i've also had a hard time keeping my room straightened, too. i think it's indicative of my life. haha. plus since i pretty much only have that one room for al of my things that i don't have in storage, it doesn't take much for it to look cluttered. again, you think that would encourage me to keep everything in it's place. hmm, i'm not sure what has gotten into me.

fourteen days of love. 06.

06. pencil skirts

i'm actually a little surprised at myself. while i enjoy pretty dresses and getting dolled up on occasion, i've never just loved wearing skirts for work ... much to my mother's chagrin. every time i put on a suit, she asks why do i always wear pants; why don't i wear skirts more.

lately, however, i've been in such a mood to wear skirts. especially cute pencil skirts like these, and i don't even have an office to go into! unfortunately, due to my lack of ever wanting to wear skirts in a professional environment ... i own only one. i've worn it several times, but it has lost it's appeal and i'm ready for a new one.

oh! and i also don't usually like to wear nylons {again my mother and i go 'round and 'round on this one} but i've really been leaning toward fishnet stockings {with the tiniest holes; those with larger netting are definitely not appropriate} and herringbone stockings.

what do you think, though? are nylons or stockings a must? stacy london and katie couric don't think so, but i never know.