Black Friday Outfits and Cyber Monday

Hello Lovelies,

Sorry for not updating more frequently but I've been busy working non-stop this weekend.  I usually love working in retail but every year around Black Friday I start to dread this job.   This year many stores opened at 8pm on Thanksgiving night.  I think that is absolutely ridiculous that crazy people can't wait a few more hours to get a few dollars off something.  I think what many people forget is the fact that those workers who are working at 8pm actually have to come in at 6pm on Thanksgiving to prepare for the madness that will ensue.  I personally refuse to work Thursday night into Friday because I don't think it's fair to ruin people's time with their families.  I honestly think those people who have to be there at 8pm should be ashamed of themselves because of their selfish ways they took valuable time away from the workers families.  I will state this now, I have never and will never shop on Black Friday. Honestly, I love to shop but no deal is worth spending all night with crazy people trampling you.  I hate crowds and waiting on lines so Black Friday shopping is not for me.

Anyway, I digress.  Now onto the outfits I wore to work this week.

Friday my dress code consisted of a chambray shirt.  I paired that shirt with a black cardigan and one of my new favorite jewelry pieces, a white and gold bubble necklace from J.Crew.  I thought my outfit was a little dark so I added some chestnut boots to break up the darkness.

 Now Saturday my dress code consisted of plaid.  I wanted to take a girly take on the typical "flannel" look.  This lovely shirt dress is from the Gap and I love it.  It's a gorgeous green, navy, and red plaid flannel dress.  I paired this shirt dress with my same chestnut boots and J.Crew necklace.  Being that it's cold here in NJ I did wear navy tights under this dress.  I think the next time I wear this I'm going to forgo the matching belt and pair it with a fun belt that I already own.

 Now for Sunday.  After having have to be told what I could wear, I was lacking some creative ideas when it came to clothes.  I decided to pair a Gap Boyfriend fit ruffled dress shirt with a classic crewneck navy sweater.  I liked the contrast of the navy with the red shirt.  For a girly feel I decided to wear the bubble necklace again.

Here's the ruffle shirt available now at Gap

 Now, onto a good deal I got yesterday morning.  It seems many retailers are expanding Cyber Monday to start on Sunday.  I got a email from Kate Spade stating that their sale was 75% off.  I quickly jumped on the website and found this gorgeous bag.  It's the cobble hill small Kori and I look forward to opening it up on Christmas morning.  Thanks Kate Spade for this great deal on this bag!!!!

My pandora bracelet

I figured I'd post something about my pandora bracelet because it's almost completely full.  Here's an overview of the bracelet.  As you can see I can probably fit one or two more charms on this bracelet but thanks to Pandora's most recent promotion I have another bracelet waiting in the wings once this one is finished.  

 Ok, so each one of these charms means something to me.  As with most charm bracelets they tell a story.  So the first bead is a chevron pink bead that I believe you can see better in another picture.  The second one on the left is a clasp that I got with the bracelet.  The third charm is a turtle.  The reason I got a turtle charm is because my grandmother, who passed away 2 years ago loved turtles.  She lived on the water and every year turtles would come up on her beach and lay their eggs.  Once they laid their eggs, she would mark where the eggs were laid and we would patiently wait for them to hatch.  Once they hatched she would make sure they would make it to the water but sometimes the turtles would get a little turned around and would wind up in her garden.  If that was the case she would keep it in a bucket and give me a call and I would come over and play with the turtle then eventually release them back into the water.  I have 2 heart spacers that fill the empty space, no great story there.  I have a V pendant for my first initial and last initial.  The next bead is from their most recent collection.  It a white bead with pink ribbons around it.  It's their newest breast cancer charm, which I got in honor of my grandmother, who conquered breast cancer twice before she passed.  The next charm is an owl, which is the only kind of bird I like.  I named the charm Earle, after the owl that lives in my neighbors tree.  The last charm you see in this picture is a cat with a little heart pendant.  Needless to say this charm represent my little tinks, who I love dearly.

I was having a little difficult photographing the bracelet in it's entirety so here are the charms broken up a little.  The dice charm I got in Atlantic City in Harrah's casino with my other grandmother, who loves to gamble.  After I bought this charm I won $50 on a slot machine.  The next charm is a sleeping cat which I got because of Tinks because she always sleeps on a pillow.  My mom bought me my next charm which is a present.  She wanted to buy me a charm that represented my christmas birthday so this was the one we chose because she said I was her best christmas present ever! The last charm is a baseball.  I absolutely love baseball, in particular the Yankees, so this is my charm for them!

The charm you can't really see is a stack of books with an owl in a graduation cap on the top of it.  I got this charm when I graduated college.  The third charm is a seashell with a starfish on it.  I got this because I consider myself a beach kid because I've lived right down the street my whole life.  The last charm here is my cupcake charm and I got it because i love cupcakes!!!

The theme of this bracelet was silver and pink.  I'm thinking my next bracelet will be black and white!!!