What I Wore Wednesday {wiww}

Hello friends! Hope you are having a good week so far. It's Wednesday so that means I'm linking up with Lindsey from The Pleated Poppy for this week's What I Wore Wednesday!

Black and white is a big trend right now. This hasn't hit the peeps in my office yet apparently because I kept kept receiving referee jokes all day. I did add cute blue suede pumps instead of ref shoes, doesn't that count for something?

Outfit 1 Details:

Blouse: Forever 21

Pants: New York and Company

Necklace: Ell and Emm

Heels: Vince Camuto

Outfits don't need to be extravagant. This was a simple and comfortable. But I did add this gorgeous necklace I received from my brother as a birthday present. I love the color of it!

Blouse and shrug: Marshall's/TJ Maxx

Pants: Kohl's 

Bracelet: ILY COUTURE 

Arrow Necklace: Bauble Bar

Flats: Forever 21

I have been loving pairing stripes with florals lately. And I love how this blue necklace brings out the blue in my skirt!

Outfit 3 Details:

Shirt: Forever 21

Skirt: Belk

Necklace: Sira Mara 

Boots: Rack Room

Tights: Ann Klein via TJ Maxx

My sweetheart outfit of the week :)

Outfit 4 Details:

Sweater: Old Navy

Skirt: Marshall's

Heels: Target (snagged on clearance for $8!)

Necklace: Ell and Emm

Watch: Michael Kors (gifted)

Bracelets: Stella & Dot

That's all for this week! Join me next week for another edition of wiww! 

Easter Past and Easter Present 2013

I hope everyone had a great Easter. Mine was spent with family and I wouldn't have it any other way. During the holidays I always like looking through previous years' pictures to see how my babies have grown. 

Ava first. This is her fourth Easter. Four years have gone by and she has changed so much since that first Easter. Shall we go back in time?

2010: The hat and bib were bigger than she was, lol! 

2011: She just turned one and was ready for her first Easter egg hunt. 

2012: We were in Orlando for Easter last year.

2013: My big girl! 

Now its Lily's turn. This is her second Easter. 

2012: She wore the same bib her big sister wore. 

2013: What a difference a year makes. She couldn't sit on her own last year and this year she is walking and picking her own eggs on her first egg hunt. 

Time really flies and I just like to take moments to remember each phase. 

Here are more fun pictures from this year. 

 Lily looked so adorable in this Gwen Stafani dress her Auntie Seal picked out for her! 

 With her cousins and friends

 Ava stopped to help her baby sis by placing eggs in her basket. So sweet!

Ava stuffing her mouth with peeps!

It's Friday, I'm in Love!

It's that time again where I share with you what my current obsessions are for the week. I know you've been dying to find out. 

Pretty in Pastel Necklace // Georgia Home T // Myanna Colorblock Dress // Suede Ankle Strap Heels

 I fell in love with this necklace after seeing the lovely Corrine wear it. Check out more photos of her colorful outfit and this beautiful necklace on her blog, The Lookbook. Gorgeous, right?

Another inspiration for my list was from blogger, Caroline, from Caroline in The City. I am obsessed with this shirt. But of course, I would get Georgia. I love the way she styled this shirt with a blazer and jewels!

Go check out her post (here) for more details on this company and T-shirt!

The last two items on my list this week remind me of spring time so much. Something about pastel colors have always drawn me in. 

Well, I hope everyone has a very nice weekend and a nice spring break (I'm jealous!). 

Thanks for reading :)

What I Wore Wednesday {wiww}

Even though the weather here has been chilly and not so spring-like I've been determined to put some spring into my outfits this week. I can't wait to bust out those maxi dresses and cute open toe shoes but for now i'll settle with adding color.

I love these royal colors together, very bright and cheery. You'll notice a theme in this picture and the rest on this post, I have an obsession with statement necklaces.

Outfit 1 Details:

Sweater: Forever 21

Jeans: Marshall's 

Flats: Old Navy

Bracelet: (gifted) from The Loft

Watch: (gifted) Michael Kors

Necklace: Fab Chic Envy ($5.99!)

I am loving vests lately. They are such a great layering piece. I think it made this outfit stand out and I love the pink detail down the zipper. This chevron print "dress" is never worn as a dress for me. I think its a bit short and I am always self-conscious that my backside will show with the slightest bend forward so I always pair it will leggings. 

Outfit 2 Details:

Tunic/Dress: Everly via Shop Sosie

Vest, leggings, and boots: Forever 21

Necklace: Audrey by EllandEmm

I wore this bright outfit for my date night out with hubby and friends on Saturday. I didn't want to be too dressed up so I went with girly colors and boyfriend jeans. Usually on weekends I can be found in flats or tennis shoes so I was excited to finally have a reason to wear heels with my bf jeans. Isn't this necklace beautiful? I love the color and it looks so fancy but didn't break my wallet! It also matches Lily's glitter TOMS peaking out in the corner of this pic!

Outfit 3 Details:

Sweater: Target (on clearance for $7.48!)

Jeans: Target

Heels: Vince Camuto

Necklace: Le Mode Accessories
Bracelet: Alimonada

 This lime colored tunic was the perfect backdrop to my raspberry bubble necklace and flats. I also scored this gold chevron necklace over the weekend to add another layer to my neck candy. Told you I was colorful this week! 

Outfit 4 Details:

Tunic: A Cut Above

Bubble necklace: Fab Chic Envy

Pants: H&M

Chevron Necklace: Forever 21 ($6.80!)

Flats: Make Me Chic

Sometimes I coordinate my outfits with the Coast to Coast Challenge. I follow their feed on Instagram and they posts various challenges and invite their followers to join. I stumbled across it one day and thought it sounded like a fun idea and another way to be inspired. March 26th was Pastels and Brights. 

Outfit 5 Details:

Sweater: Forever 21

Chambray Shirt, Mint Jeans, and Boots: Target

Link bracelet: (gifted) Juicy Couture
mint bracelet: (gifted)

spikey bracelet: Renegade Cluster bracelet by Stella & Dot

That's a wrap for this week. Join me next week and follow along here or on my Instagram feed (username jtcruzan). As usual, linking up with Lindsey from The Pleated Poppy.