Pumpkin Patch

A few weeks ago, my roommate and I went to a pumpkin patch to be festive and pick up a few pumpkins for our apartment. The pumpkin patch was at a beautiful Botanical Garden called Cheekwood, and they are known for their display of mums in the fall. Well, turns out the second weekend of September is not only 80+ degrees here in Tennessee, but also pre-mum season. Lesson learned for next year! It was still really pretty, though! 
We took these pictures not noticing the shadows from the gazebo I was standing under, so they aren't the greatest, but they will do! These sleeveless sweaters (Sweater vests? How Chandler Bing of me..) have been really great this fall, where it's definitely still warm but my summer clothes just look ridiculous in October! Plus, I'm all about bringing the white and light neutrals into the fall. 

Outfit Details | Sweater (Banana Republic, similar here and here)  | Pants | Sandals (Target, not online) | Bag (Aldo, not online but love this) | Sunglasses | Watch | Bracelet 

I hope you all have a great week and thanks for stopping by! 

Friday Five

Happy Friday! It's been a pretty boring and uneventful week that consisted of working, running and sleeping. Exciting, I know. 
Kate Spade Home. If you missed my post on Wednesday (check it out here), you'll know that I am obsessed with the new home line from Kate Spade. Pink and polka dot furniture?! I'm in. 

Workout Leggings. I'm running a half marathon next weekend, and got these leggings from Old Navy on sale for next to nothing. These are my new favorite leggings to run in. I get 99% of my workout clothes from Old Navy and the other 1% from T.J. Maxx - Lululemon who? This particular pair is awesome quality and so cute, and they are on sale right now! Get. Them. Now. 

This Article. Speaking of Lululemon, you need to read this post. It's no secret that I am mildly obsessed with Nicole from Pumps & Iron and I was laughing out loud reading this. I have this thing against $100+ see-through pants that I will do nothing but sweat through (weird, I know), so I especially enjoyed it. 
Chicwish Skirt. How perfect is this skirt for the holidays? It's currently sitting in my shopping cart. To pull the trigger or not... 

Listening: Green Mountain State - Trevor Hall 
I hope everyone has a great weekend! Thanks for stopping by! 

Football Ready

In honor of the start of September and UConn's season opener football game tomorrow (humor me and pretend like UConn football is good), I thought it would be fun to put together a game day look. No, I am not a huge football fan, but yes, I love tailgating and live sporting events, even if I have no idea what is going on. I will honestly miss going to UConn tailgates so much this fall. But, I can only assume that football season in the south will not disappoint; I'm actually going to my first Titans game tomorrow night! In reality, I'm lucky I even know what the team is here in Tennessee.... 

Outfit Details: Hat | Shirt | Jeans (old, similar) | Sandals | Bag (old, similar) | Watch (50% off!) | Necklace (similar) | Sunglasses

While I do love sporting a branded t-shirt with the team/school name or logo, I love having the logo on the hat and just wearing a plain loose tee to be comfortable. Luckily UConn's colors are navy blue and white, so that's pretty easy to accommodate for! But it's super easy to recreate for any color combo. And let's be honest, I will definitely trade in these jeans for some jean shorts in the 90+ degree weather. And, full disclosure, the zipper was down on my jeans this entire shoot, haha! :) 

Also, I know I need a haircut more than anything, but I am so afraid to go to a new place and coming out with a mullet (not only because I'm in the south, but because that has actually happened to me before!!) So, if anyone has some good hair stylist suggestions in the Nashville area, let a girl know! 

Are you excited for football/tailgating season?! Thanks for reading! 

Chambray Romper

Excuse my 3 week hiatus, June has been a crazy month! I've had visitors in town since Memorial Day weekend and I've been non-stop! But after much demand, I'm back! And by much demand, I mean text messages from my mom :) 
I actually wore this outfit a few weeks ago to go to a winery and wine tasting at the Belle Meade Plantation down the road from my apartment. It is so pretty and we happened to be there the day of a wedding so we had fun watching the bride take some pre-wedding pictures. 
I got this romper on super sale from Old Navy a couple of  months ago and its so easy to dress up or down! I'm not going to lie, I was torn at first if I liked it or not. I was stuck between looking like a trendy mechanic or just trendy, but I decided to  keep it and I'm glad I did! 
This would also be a great option for 4th of July this weekend - I paired it with red lips to go out to dinner and out later in the night and with a few more red accessories, and not hot pink, it would be the perfect red, white and blue ensemble! I would recommend sizing down though. I am usually a medium in rompers, especially for the length, and I wish I got this in a small because it's so big in the waist. 

| Romper: Old Navy (not online), similar here and here | Shoes: Guess (old), love these and these | Bag: Target | Necklace: Vestique, similar here | Watch: Kate Spade | Bracelets: J.Crew & Rocksbox | Sunglasses: Loft |

Neutrals & Neons

So, I have a few confessions to make before this post goes anywhere. I have an obsession with white on white. I think I'm addicted to Target. And it's up for debate whether or not I have a shopping problem. With that being said, I went to Target last week during lunch to return something (of course) and came out with this clutch and these shoes. In my defense, the shoes were on clearance for $10. TEN DOLLARS. And I had been eyeing similar pairs for a while. 

Needless to say, I spent the remainder of the afternoon at work thinking of how I could work this clutch and these shoes into an outfit for a concert I was going to that night and viola. This was the end result. The night was kicking off Memorial Day weekend so white on white was even more appropriate! Even though I never really stopped wearing white.... I love the lace detailing on this shirt, I've already worn it a few times!

This gorgeous necklace, which I also mentioned here, is one of the Rocksbox gems I received and I have worn it so much. I still can't decide if I should just buy it because it's on the pricier side, but I still can't part with it just yet! Don't forget to use the code colleenbff103 at checkout or use this link for a FREE month of Rocksbox! 

Outfit details | Shirt: Francesca's (similar) | Jeans: Old Navy | Shoes: Target | Clutch: Target | Necklace: Rocksbox | Pink bracelet: Kate Spade (old) | Gold bracelet: J.Crew | Watch: Kate Spade 

Pineapple Shorts

You know sometimes you feel like there should be cameras following you around and you just have to stop and laugh at yourself? I have these moments all too often. Probably because I still firmly stand by the fact I should have a reality TV show. But, let me tell you about my weekend. On Saturday morning, I woke up to severe weather alerts (we're talking tornadoes, hail, the works). So expecting the worst, I planned a day at the DMV. Guess what's not open on Saturdays, Nashville DMVs. Luckily, to everyone's surprise, the day turned out absolutely gorgeous - the kind where you have all your windows rolled down, blaring music, driving downtown and enjoying some live music and good company. All of which I did. Sounds pretty good, right? Right. 
Fast forward to dinner. My roommate and I were bringing her friend downtown to give her a true honky tonk experience. We go to the bar to order a drink where I realize I have two credit cards in my clutch, and no license. After an hour and half worth of Uber rides start to finish, I'm ready to order my drink, only for the bartender to not even card me this time. Now let's fast forward to Sunday morning. Remember that awful weather I mentioned? The rain came that night. Remember how I was soaking up the beautiful weather with my windows down? Yep, never rolled my windows up or closed my sunroof. In torrential rains. On my cloth seats. The look on my face must have been priceless when I walked outside and I immediately noticed my mistake. Because this is one of my worst fears. I seriously lay in bed in the middle of the night worrying I left my sunroof open if I hear it's raining. 
Anyway, the point of this rant is not to give you a laugh, although I hope it resulted in one, but to explain that these pictures came from an impromptu photoshoot right after finding my soaking wet car and waiting an hour for breakfast at the Loveless Cafe. I spent the first 20 minutes repeating "I can't believe I did that" to just laughing at myself. I'm happy to report that my car is fully dried and I can really laugh at myself now. Not that I had much trouble with that before! And to add to my weekend, I walked through a parking lot today that was newly paved and got my heels stuck - needless to say some man who was waiting for his wife to get done shopping got a pretty good laugh this afternoon. 
On to the outfit - I literally threw this on, sans makeup or contacts, completely not expecting to take blog pictures, but I am obsessed with these shorts and the pictures make me laugh so much, I had to share. Plus, I rarely am wearing a full face of makeup, if any, on the weekends, so this is pretty much how you get me on a Saturday or Sunday. These shorts are awesome to be super comfortable but still look really cute and can easily be dressed up with a cute tank and even some wedges. And they have pineapples and pom poms. Are there other things in life? 

And now for the good ones... 

So you're telling me it rained last night? 

Outfit Details | Shorts: Charlotte Russe | Shirt: Old Navy | Shoes: Jack Rogers | Bag: Target |

Sorry for the lengthy post, but I just had to share! As always, thanks for stopping by!