I’ve mentioned many times my search for the perfect leather pants. I think we all know there is NO WAY IN &%$$ that I’m forking over $900-$1500, so of course my search has been limited to eBay, thrift stores, and Nordstrom Rack.
I’ve settled for really cool coated jeans (these are my favorite thus far!!!). I’ve even tried faux leather, but nothing has fit just right.
Until now…
I talked about the perfect pair of marbled copper ones I scored over the holidays on eBay for $50 that I wore here. Yes, $50!!!! Granted nothing will compare to that deal…
Then…I came across a listing for one of my favorite denim brands on one of my favorite sellers site. The going price was $49 up until a few hours of them ending. I was hopeful!! And then, I got into “must.win.these.pants.” mode. I think all serious eBayers will know what I mean here. hahaha It really is sad how the adrenaline and competitiveness kicks in. But…it does. And I set an alarm in my calendar. :}
I know how perfectly this brand fits, and I read the reviews online of this particular pair-I wanted them! And then the countdown began. I may or may not have put off dinner “things are still cooking!!!” while I ran downstairs and hovered over my “confirm bid” to be able to hit it in the last 5 seconds, because my phone sometimes delays. Sad??? ABSOLUTELY!! But…I ended up getting these GORGEOUS leather pants that were regularly $995 for…$89!!! New with tags!! I’m not going to lie. My bid was A LOT higher than this, because I wanted them so bad!! When it ended, I had to do a double take. Then I practically skipped upstairs to make dinner!!! 🙂
Oh, and I’ve mentioned before that they are the perfect mom pants. Maya’s boots were so muddy, but a little wipe with a wet wipe, and my pants were good as new! Then there’s the fact that they suck you in (WIN!!!).
She kept twirling on her own, and then getting dizzy. I totally remember doing that all the time as a kid…
Then she kept getting into my purse. First for Tic Tacs, and then she found a protein bar. I told her she couldn’t have it, but for some reason she thought it was hilarious to balance it on her head 🙂
A lot of times the bright sun can be your worst enemy for pictures. And then…it’s your best friend.
On me…
Jacket-Levi’s (thrifted, similar
here)
Shoes- Superga (thrifted)
On Maya…
Denim Vest- Gap DIY fron a jacket 🙂 (thrifted, but
similar here)
Keeping it Real…
90% of the time we really do have as much fun as it looks like we are having. Then there’s the other 10%. When Maya is just full of sass, running away from me, not listening, etc. I walked to the car at the end of this adventure SO ready to put her down for a nap. On the way home, she was all slumped over in her car seat, and I asked
“Were you being difficult because you were tired?”
One word. “Yes.”
And then I laughed. And she laughed, and all the crankiness was forgotten.
(all pictures taken with a self timer and tripod, except ones of Maya :))
Little photography lesson-for those that are wondering. The image above is a little hazy, because I had my camera farther back and the sun was hitting the lens. Closer up, below, both myself and the camera were fully in the shade, so no sun flare. I kind of like the hazy look sometimes, but for details, it’s nice to get the crisp image. 
I had a shoot scheduled for this day, and my parents were all set to pick Maya up from preschool. Well, the baby got sick, so my shoot got rescheduled. Maya was so excited to go over to Meme and BOPO’s house that we decided to still have her go over there. I got to get some work done, so it was an all around win.
She was in a total kisser bug moon (see proof of this in the video at the end :)) 
It wasn’t even 50 degrees, so I wasn’t sure how Maya would do in her Fairy Princess outfit outside. Well, she just ran around non stop, so no problem staying warm 🙂
On me…
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