Joanna ~ My Slice of Life
Wednesday 19 October 2022
Ageless Style: Corn Maze Outfit
Sunday 16 October 2022
Halloween 2022 and a Look Back!
Yikes! Halloween is just around the corner and I am not sure what I am going to dress up as this year. We really wanted to do a group costume at work but it proved to be pretty expensive and not everyone really wanted to invest, which is totally fine and makes sense. Yesterday I was helping a friend find a formal outfit for an event out of my closet and I ran across a black dress with pearls and thought I just might try to pull together a Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's Costume idea. Stay tuned and watch my IG for whatever I come up with. Below is my inspiration by The Literary Lifestyle.
I love dressing up and although we don't ever end up going to any Halloween parties or anything, I am thankful that each year that I am expected to dress up for school. The bad news is I don't often take pictures but below are some of Haloweens past. My very favorite costume of all time is 2017 when Anya and I went as a duo of Maleficent and Mal from the Descendants movies. In hindsight I really wish we had done more family themed costumes when the girls were young but at the same time, we always let them choose what they wanted to be. Another favorite costume that I've had is dressing up as Bell last year, all the PreK kids absolutely loved it and it was fun to add to the magic of the day. I lent it out to my sister for this Halloween. Anyway, you will find me having a full on Halloween day at my school with my littles, and then handing out candy and maybe hosting some of the kids friends as they come and go from trick or treating.
Crazy Cat Lady! |
Girls don't need saving! They are superhero's all by themselves1 |
Do you dress up? If so, what are you planning to dress up as this year? What does Halloween look like for you?
Monday 10 October 2022
Giving Thanks 2022
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Boots (old; similar at Nordstrom or these Cowboy boots)
H & B Jewlery: Necklace (similar); Earrings; Bracelet (similar; matches necklace)
Sunday 2 October 2022
Fall Wedding Season
Love! I love being witness to two people committing to each other for life. Mid-Septembers we were lucky to be invited to a family friends beautiful wedding. It was a charming ceremony in which they gave each other the promise to love, respect and fight for one another for the reminder of their lives. I don't cry or anything at weddings, but watching two individuals choose each other is beyond beautiful to me. Maybe it's because I still feel like I would stand up there and look at Logan like that and do the promise all over again after 19 years. Anyway, I didn't take a lot of pictures to be honest, because I was just in the moment, but I did snap a few here and there. Anyway, we enjoyed reconnecting not with the groom, his bride, and his family, but also with good friends. Once again, this was a first for many of us to gather since before COVID and many of us are busy with our own families, work, lives, but when we gather together it's like no time has passed at all. I love lifelong friends more than I can say.
Since it was an absolutely gorgeous day, I wore my dress that I purchased in Italy for my 40th birthday and I have to tell you, I feel like the most beautiful woman when I wear it. It gives me confidence in myself, where I am in life and in recently turning 40. What more can a woman want out of a dress? Obviously, it's not the dress, it's the growth I've done over the past 25+ years, but I do love it oh so much. And, not only did I score on the dress, but I also splurged and got these studded, high heeled sandals that I adore. I used to wear high heels all the time and you know what, I am so glad I didn't get another pair of "sensible" shoes or pumps, although I'll tell you these babies were relatively comfortable. I was in them from 1 p.m., through the ceremony, mingling, dinner and then I danced until the early hours of the morning. Not a problem. I did have a light shawl to throw over during dinner, and if I was to go in the later part of fall, I would pair it up either with a leather jacket for an edgy look or a sleek trench coat. My jewelry was Hillberg and Berk in their merlot color that I get a ton of wear out of, so it's totally worth the splurge for me.
I am so happy we had a chance to attend this wedding, as we are past the time of weddings these days, but it was wonderful to get a night out to celebrate a couple we truly believe in.
Do you have many weddings in this season of life?
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Guess Dress (wearing an xs; sale alert)
H&B Merlot Large Hoop Earrings & Merlot Pendant Necklace
Heels (from Italy; similar from Shein)