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#TMEStyleCHallenge “Wear Something Colorful” ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Pictures originally taken 2/6/2021 (playing catch up!)

Words written on Instagram on that day…

“Wear Something Colorful”
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Not going to lie…I wasn’t feeling this one. I am really not a “colorful” person…
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BUT, I gave it a shot with these super fun pants (that I had NO idea were this unflattering with this sweater 😳 I destroyed most of the evidence-you’re welcome) and this pop of color with my bag.
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Who remembers using PURSES?? It’s been soooo long!
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Maya doesn’t have much color in her wardrobe either, but this jacket was super fun and so cuddly!
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Truth be told, this shoot was a bit of a bust… My remote trigger stopped working, so we took all these with a 10 second timer. For those of you that have seen Maya on video…she doesn’t like to stand still. 😏 SO…there were a lot of outtakes. I had to include some at the end, because if I can’t laugh at us…
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Oh well. As I always say…We only need ONE!!
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Blog Free People Crop Sweater Amanda Uprichard Colorful Pants Rachel Comey Studded Clogs Be D Blue Suede Purse-1

Blog Free People Crop Sweater Amanda Uprichard Colorful Pants Rachel Comey Studded Clogs Be D Blue Suede Purse-2

Blog Free People Crop Sweater Amanda Uprichard Colorful Pants Rachel Comey Studded Clogs Be D Blue Suede Purse-3

Blog Free People Crop Sweater Amanda Uprichard Colorful Pants Rachel Comey Studded Clogs Be D Blue Suede Purse-4

I do LOVE this bag…sadly, it hasn’t seen the light of day.

Blog Free People Crop Sweater Amanda Uprichard Colorful Pants Rachel Comey Studded Clogs Be D Blue Suede Purse-5

Blog Free People Crop Sweater Amanda Uprichard Colorful Pants Rachel Comey Studded Clogs Be D Blue Suede Purse-6

Gah! LOVE this one! LOVE HER!

Blog Free People Crop Sweater Amanda Uprichard Colorful Pants Rachel Comey Studded Clogs Be D Blue Suede Purse-7

Blog Free People Crop Sweater Amanda Uprichard Colorful Pants Rachel Comey Studded Clogs Be D Blue Suede Purse-8

So her…

Blog Free People Crop Sweater Amanda Uprichard Colorful Pants Rachel Comey Studded Clogs Be D Blue Suede Purse-10

On me…

Sweater- Free People (ebay)

Pants- Amanda Uprichard (ebay)

Purse- BE&D (ebay)

Clogs- Rachel Comey (ebay)

On Maya…

Jacket- Patagonia (thrifted)

Top- Gap Kids (thrifted)

Jeans- Hudson Kids (thrifted)

Boots- (thrifted)

Keeping it Real…

Clearly…she LOVES the phone and wants to make videos.

(all pictures taken with a shutter release and tripod, except ones of Maya :))

Boho Dress + Denim Jacket + Birkenstocks

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Pictures originally taken 8/15/2020 (playing catch up!)

Words written on Instagram on that day…

I have to admit…I’ve lost my love of photography the last few weeks.

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I put out the announcement to my clients and friends that I wouldn’t be doing shoots this fall-my busiest months!! That decision was due to Covid and distance learning/no childcare, but it’s kind of taken the wind out of my sails…

And…I’ve taken on a lot of projects at our rental property, which is both mentally and physically exhausting.

My creative juices have been lacking…for here.

But, the fall/winter is upon us in the PNW and rain is coming. Sooooo, it made me nostalgic.

I do love me some #sunflare ✨💫

AND….this was for our 11th Anniversary!! Not that we went anywhere, but..

LOOOOOVE these next ones!!!!

I posted these separately on Instagram a few days later….this is what I wrote-

US…
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The reason for this blog
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(that I haven’t blogged in FOREVER!!)
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I’m hoping to fix that soon!!
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But…Until then.

US.

And including one of Maya that I used to “focus on before we took pics”
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STOPPPPP!!! Are you 8 or 18?!?!
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And, as I said in our stories…you’d never expect that we got these! (behind the scenes video here.) but…

😬🙄🤷🏼‍♀️#lkkeepingitreal #DitElleBehindTheScenesVideo
I can’t even with the sunflare!! It can be SO difficult to manage, but when you do….MAGIC!!!

On me…

Dress-Free People “Petra” Maxi Dress (Ebay)

Jean Jacket- 3×1 thrifted for $10!!! (similar here retails for $300!!)

Bag- thrifted

Shoes- Birkenstock “Mayari”

On Maya…

Dress- Vintage Nightgown (thrifted)

Jean Shorts- Levi’s DIY cut off by me (thrifted)

Keeping it Real…

I always post behind the scene videos on Instagram, and at some point…I’ll maybe add them here too, but…if you want to see them- here you go!

(all pictures taken with a shutter release and tripod, except ones of Maya :))

Leather Jacket + Stripes + High Waisted Raw Hem Flares + Leopard Booties | Date Night!

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I took these last November really quickly before we went out on a date night. I’ll just pretend it’s what I wore last night when we had a quick happy hour dinner while Maya had soccer practice.

We often walk to one of our neighborhood restaurants, so comfy shoes are usually needed. I feel like leopard adds an instant element of fun though, so…perfect for date night!

I also love mixing stripes and leopard! They are both such classic prints that go with everything!

On me…

Leather Jacket- Bod & Christensen “Rebecca” (eBay similar here, and faux leather here)

Sweater- Club Monaco (thrifted)

Belt- Thrifted, similar here.

Jeans- 3×1 (ebay)

Shoes- Vans (thrifted, similar here)

Keeping it Real…

When I take pics of just me, there are rarely outtakes. I just get it done in like 5 minutes.

OMG, I just looked back at the time stamp, and it was only 1 minute 40 seconds ha!

(all pictures taken with a self timer/shutter release and tripod)

LBD and Booties for our TEN year anniversary!

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Wow…I’m SO behind on blogging, it’s ridiculous.

And…this is my busiest week to date, having photographed 15 families, and two more this weekend, oh…and Maya’s bday tomorrow, but…for F’s sake. I need to finish this post!!!

Edited to add that, I’m now at 25+ families, and Maya’s birthday was 2 weeks ago, BUT I had a complete rain out this weekend, so, I’m going to be posting ALL THE THINGS! Ok, I probably won’t, but I’m posting this post that I had 90% done ha!

Our official anniversary was on 8/8 (those pics here), but we went out on the Saturday night after to celebrate.

Good food, amazing wine, and the best company…

Happy Anniversary to us!

Love is me saying “Can we go take pics??” 5 minutes before he orders the Uber, and he said YES!

Oh, and while I have the tripod set up….can you take a few of me, since the remote still isn’t working?

SNAP, SNAP, SNAP!

Again…my love language haha.
My face is like “You’re ok still snapping, right??”
And big thanks to my parents for taking Maya for the night!

I took this right before they took her out to dinner!

In, or course her favorite outfit that they brought her back from Vietnam!
We started off the night going to the Goldfinch Tavern in the Four Seasons downtown Seattle.

It’s a BEAUTIFUL hotel and bar in downtown Seattle. Not sponsored in any way, but I’ve been the bar a number of times, yet haven’t stayed in the hotel. It looks amazing though.

The bar has a great happy hour, at times live music, always a great ambiance, and if you can secure it…a great view of the water! We got there late for that, but didn’t care 😉

Oh, and the food…

SO GOOD!
Next, we went to the Purple Cafe & Wine Bar

Honestly, we rarely leave our neighborhood, BUT the great thing about Seattle and honestly Costco, is that you can get gift cards for 20% off to a bunch of amazing restaurants! We’ve been to so many, but one memory that we had of an early date night was going to Purple and having stuffed dates with a red wine flight that blew our minds!

SO, we decided to go back and maximize our money!

I would recommend asking to go upstairs if you go. It’s a much more intimate experience than down below. Almost as if you are in a small bistro,

We forgot to do that this time, but…we had better light for iphone photos haha.On me…

Dress- Misa Los Angeles “Zelda” (eBay for $30!!)

Leather Jacket- Vintage (thrifted for $6!!)

Cross Body Bag- DVF (eBay, similar here and less expensive here)

Booties- Paul Green “Kimberlie” (eBay)

Keeping it Real…

One of my fav pics of the Huz, and so accurate of how he feels about pics, but…he’s a trooper!!

I didn’t want to mess with the focusing stand, so…the Huz was my focusing stand.

So…

(all pictures taken with a shutter release and tripod, except ones of Maya :))

Leather Jacket + Cami + High Waisted Crops + Pointy Toe High Boots

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This look originally came about from The Mom Edit’s latest Style Challenge.

The first style challenge was “Layer a Cami over something Warmer”, and I posted my take on it here.

If I’m being honest…it was fun to think outside of the box, but I’m not sure I’d have felt comfortable wearing that out for date night… So, I removed the button down, and this is definitely more “me”.

And CLEARLY before “SNOWMAGEDON!”

BUT….date night thoughts for those not huddled in their houses tomorrow by the fire… The high waisted crop flare is absolutely my fav jean right now, but it’s harder to wear in the winter. I put a pair of high and tight booties on, and suddenly…no more cold ankles!

And totally date night worthy!
I have gotten sooooo much mileage out of this vintage belt!! On of the many reasons I love to thrift!

On me…

Cami- Foley (old, similar here and less expensive here)

Belt- Vintage (thrifted)

Leather Jacket- Remake Remodel (eBay for $16!! similar here and cute faux option here)

Jeans- Rebecca Taylor La Vie “Ines Kick Boot” (eBay NWT $16!!)

Heels- Nine West (old, similar here and here)

Keeping it Real…

I showed a video of it being garbage day when I was taking these, but I didn’t capture the construction that was going on at the end of the block… Yes, I was surrounded, and…yes, I did outfit changes hahaha. No shame in my game at this point!!

And…I had thoughts of taking pics without my jacket, but….it was 40-something degrees. Didn’t happen. Ok, it did, but it’s not worth posting haha.

(all pictures taken with a shutter release and tripod)

Leather Bomber + Silk Tank Dress + Wrap Sandals | All Black for Date Night!

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The Huz and I were long overdue for a date night! We had gotten a gift certificate from his boss for….CHRISTMAS, but just hadn’t gotten the chance to use it until now!

Ok….these were taken about 3 weeks ago now…as per usual!

BUT…

We went to the Pink Door downtown, and I decided to sass it up a little bit more than my usual around the neighborhood date night. This dress is SO comfy, and I love that it can be dressed up or down. I’m all about small cross body bags when I go out. Easy to wear and not at all cumbersome! AND…I even managed to coerce the Huz out for a few!! Maya was not as happy about it. She was a little bummed that we were leaving her behind… I knew it would get chilly in the evening, so I brought along this leather bomber.I think it’s such a fun alternative to the classic biker leather jacket! And these sandals are SO comfy! I accidentally wrapped them oppositely, but I kind of like it!Dying over this vintage Hanna Andersson dress!!

SO CUTE!! Even if she’s giving total attitude…

On me…

Leather Jacket- Remake Remodel (eBay for $16!! similar here and cute faux option here)

Dress- Feel the Piece “Ray Tank Dress” (ebay $14- retail $290! similar here less expensive here)

Cross Body Bag- DVF (eBay, similar here and less expensive here)

Sandals- Koolaburra “Alexa” (eBay)

On Maya…

Dress- Vintage Hanna Andersson (thrifted)

Leggings- Tea (thrifted)

Shoes- Converse (thrifted)

Keeping it Real…

Her face in these…

Kind of classic these days. I’ll TAKE pictures, but I’m going to be a grumpy face about it….

(all pictures taken with a shutter release and tripod, except ones of Maya :))

Boho Tops…come in handy when you go out :)

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It was my friend’s birthday the other night, so we went to someplace special. He’s a total foodie, so we let him pick the spot. When I looked at the menu, I knew I needed a top that had “room to grow” haha. That is one of the things I love so much about “boho” tops. They are loose and flow so you can’t see the “after food and wine belly” 🙂

I love stacking jewelry. Even before it was the thing to do. Mainly because I’m too lazy to take anything off and rotate, so I just keep everything on haha. This time I mixed $4 bangles from H&M with…a not $4 bracelet 🙂 And because it was a “going out” night, I didn’t get mixed pics of me and Maya, but I took these a few weeks ago and never blogged them. I have a small obsession with Osh Kosh overalls. Call it a generational thing 🙂 On me…

Top- Winter Kate (old, but similar here)

Jeans- DL1961 Coated Emma

Shoes- Report (similar)

On Maya…

Overalls- Osh Kosh (thrifted/vintage?) skirt version in red here.

Leg Warmers- Baby Legs (similar)

Shoes- Jack and Lily

Super Mom Tip

These tops are great for so many occasions/times in your life. Wear them in the first trimester when you are trying to “hide the bump”. Then wear them after the baby comes to…well, “hide the bump” :{ Then, wear them when you have a two year old to hide the food baby 🙂 That said. It’s best to wear loose flowing tops with tighter bottoms to even things out. 🙂

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