Cruise Wear II

so i'm officially over cruise shopping. i've decided to just wear my swimsuit for all 3 days! :)

defintely, in the days to come there will be plenty of pix so stay tuned.

but until then, here are some pix from my last vacay to destin, fla.

enjoy!

Cruise Wear 2008

So in my previous post I stated that I am going on my first cruise to the Bahamas this week. While I am uber excited, I am also confused as to what to wear! My everyday warbdrobe greatly lacks summer essentials such as halters, shorts skirts, and breezy dresses so I'm basically starting from scratch! And with the trip being on Friday can you believe that I have next to nothing purchased?! So I have been scouring the 'net to get ideas for what I want, here's what I've found thus far.

So, for dinners we need 2 casual outfits and 1 formal outfit:





I'm thinking of doing an all white outfit for the first casual night (yes, yes, reminiscent of the celebrity white parties); and these white trousers from Express (Editor pant)seem so appropriate. Also, this tank from Bebe makes this outfit simple but sexy....the perfect shoes would be some gold accented sandals like these from Old Navy!



For the second casual night I was thinking of this super sexy dress from New York and Company



For a formal outfit I thought of this Catherine Maladrino dress that I posted sometime last year



....yeah, I'm dreaming!

But as an alternative, I found this Floral One Shoulder Dress from Express



Or this other Dress from Express



Whew! Just writing about all the outfits I have to get for this trip is stressing me out; and I don't even have any casual/ downtime outfits or swimsuits.I'm gonna go shopping and I will conclude this post on tomorrow!

Happy Memorial Day!

Guess Who's Back (Part II)

I have absoultely no excuse as to why I have been gone for almost 6 months...simply unacceptable! But obviously, so much has happened in my life, so let's get to it:

Work

Currently, I am seeking a new job. Well, even before I was MIA I wanted a new job, but now my search is active. Problem is: I don't know what the Hell I want to do. Lately, I have been looking into event planning/ public relations type gigs, but I'm not even sure if that's something I am interested in....it simply seems glamourous to me. Ironically, what pushed me into making my job search active was a conference I attended for my current job! Last month, I went to Little Rock for a conference for admissions counselors and everyone there seemed so passionate about their jobs and their calling...well, everyone except me! Coming back from that conference has made my job that more annoying and frustrating because I feel nothing for this line of work. Life should be lived passionately and I deserve that!

But anyway, I'm not here to cry a river about my lack of options, let me share with you all the things I have been interested in lately.

Rachel Bilson

I never watched the O.C. (ok, I've seen a few episodes, but only because my sister made me), so I've never known that Rachel Bilson is practically a style genius! Ummmmm, when did she become so fly?!












It's going to take me awhile to get to her style level, but I think I'm going to start with this chic cropped leather jacket.



Next up is hair! I have been trying to find a easy, breezy, colorful summer hair look and for some reason Rihanna's hair is on my mind (not the super cute pixie)!





Hmmmmmm, I think that would be super cute on me!

Another thing I am obsessing over is my weight!



I've been wanting to finally lose weight and get into a healthy weight range for awhile now; and as motivation I planned a cruise with a friend. So, I am so proud to say that I have lost 19 pounds! I fell short of my goal of being bikini fabulous (well, I could wear a bikini, but I don't want to scare any of the other beachgoers!), but I will be leaving on Thursday for my cruise feeling a little more fabulous! Now, my next task is finding great cruise-wear.....I guess I will save that for next time!