Monogram Monday

Now y'all know you need this cute "But First Let Me Take a Selfie" tee from Marley Lilly!  It's free with any $30 order you place during February!  Use #MarleyLillySelfie in your Instagram post of your selfie tee for a chance to win a monogrammed gift every weekday during the month of March.

Marley Lilly has all kinds of cute loot on her site...here a few of my favorites.  This monogrammed quilted vest is adorable (and on sale for $44.99) and I do love checks!

LOVE these monogrammed ballet flats and they are on sale for $19.99!

This cute monogrammed bangle is also on sale for $22.49.  Love the color and the monogram!

Check out Marley Lilly's goodies and get yourself a free cute tee!  Don't forget to post your selfie and hashtag it #MarleyLillySelfie!

Gameday Outfits and Accessories

Gameday is huge in the South and dressing up for the tailgate or the big game is a tradition.  We are going down to Tallahassee for the the FSU game on Saturday and my husband told me that I should wear shorts and tennis shoes..."Because we have a lot of walking to do and it's going to be hot!"  I looked at him and said "Are you crazy?  Do you honestly think I would show up on Gameday wearing shorts and tennis shoes?  I think you have lost your ever loving mind."

Well, I'll probably burn up and my feet will kill me on Sunday, but I plan on wearing a dress with my Revas {my OOTD is at the end of this post}.  Fashion before comfort y'all!

Here are a few of my favorites for the season...

This "Party like it's Saturday, Dress Like It's Sunday" tee from Jadelynn Brooke is adorable to wear the morning of the game or relaxing at an after-the-game party.

Shop Memento has the matching koozie!  Need this, of course!

Or you could wear this cute tee from Southern Doe.

Tailgates and Touchdowns...Traditions in the South.  A cute tee also available from Jadelynn Brooke!

The Laughing Giraffe on Etsy offers this style dress in several colors.  I think it's an adorable Gameday dress.

Lilly Bee has the cutest ballet flats available in many collegiate colors, with or without the bow shoe clips.  I need to get these!

Of course, Marley Lilly has all kinds of cute Gameday loot.  LOVE the monogrammed vest!

This cute monogrammed clutch from Twelve Saturdays is also on my list.

This is my Gameday OOTD for the Florida State vs Citadel game in Tallahassee from Twelve Saturdays.

I'll be wearing these uncomfortable flats all day...Lord help me!

Of course I have a monogrammed coordinating koozie from Monogram Art.

It's football season y'all.  Enjoy!

Marley Lilly's Belly Button Rings

Lord. Have. Mercy.  All the preps on Twitter are in a tizzy!  Marley Lilly is offering Monogrammed. Belly. Button. Rings. on their site!

I have featured many products on my blog from Marley Lilly and adore all her preppy loot!  {I always keep an ever-growing wish list}. When I heard about the the belly rings this morning, I knew I had to share them with y'all.

Marley Lilly is the go-to site for all the pink and green preps to buy all things monogrammed...from monogrammed floppy hats, monogrammed hair bows, beautiful monogrammed clutches, and now to...

The Monogrammed Belly Button Ring!
The belly rings are made of stainless steel and the monogram charm is made of sterling silver.  Of course, you will need to polish the sterling charm just as you would your grandmother's silver!  The belly button rings are priced at $29.99 and you have a choice of the pink crystal, blue crystal, or clear crystal.

Close. Up. Shot... Miss Janice is clutching her pearls!

I don't have any tattoos on my body and the only body part I have pierced is a single pierce on both of my earlobes...and my daddy liketa killed mama for letting me do that!  Well, y'all know my fashion rules are very old fashioned.  I mean, I agree with Coco Chanel that wearing black to a wedding is still in bad taste; perhaps it's like wearing white after Labor Day, a tradition left over from the era when ladies wore white gloves.

So to me, it's all kinda like the ankle bracelet...I've never worn one and never will.  But, that doesn't mean they aren't cute.  Brighton has adorable ankle bracelets, but they are just not my style.  I have numerous friends who have tattoos and some friends have belly rings *clutching my pearls real hard now*.

I did find this article by Lisa Birnbach, author of True Prep and she addresses the "Principles of Preppy Styles," and 'belly-button piercing'.

What say y'all?  Are you giddy to wear the Monogrammed Belly Button Ring or are you "Clutching your pearls?"  Remember your manners, no need to be rude!

Cute Loot from Marley Lilly

Y'all know I love cute loot and it makes my day when the Postman delivers packages for moi! Recently, Kelly at Marley Lilly asked if I would like to do a review of some of her cute loot.  Naturally, I said "Of course!"

Marley Lilly is an online store out of South Carolina...a one-stop shop for must-have monogrammed gifts.  Kelly operates a Facebook site which y'all simply must like and she's very active on Twitter...I LOVE her tweets!
Look at the preppy bag Kelly sent!  I absolutely adore the precious little green seersucker cosmetic bag, monogrammed in pink...in my favorite font--interlocking script!  This bag is the perfect preppy container for your cosmetics or jewelry.

It's 6" x 9" and is lined with a water-resistant vinyl.

I decided to store my ponytail bands inside for now, but definitely will used this bag to hold my jewelry/cosmetics on my next road trip.

At a price of $15.99, this would make a great gift for Bridesmaids, your weekend host, or just a "happy" for your BF!

Thank you Miss Kelly...I just love getting cute loot in the mail!!!

I THOUGHT YOGA WAS FOR HIPPIES!

I've heard about people going to Yoga classes and always thought it was something...well, a little strange! Like they sit on the floor with their legs crossed in positions that I could never get into, twist their bodies in crazy poses, and meditate.

When I saw the cute little Yoga mats on Marley Lilly's site, I thought hmmm, that might be something I could do! Before I even looked into the whole thing, I ordered my personalized pink and green Yoga mat. I thought the worst that could happen is that I would end up using it for floor exercises at home. How cute is it y'all?!
After I received the cute mat, I headed to the bookstore for this must-have Yoga book for dummies like myself!

Of course, my OCD kicked in and now I'm reading everything I can get my hands on about this practice that has been around for over a hundred years! Lord have mercy y'all, more than 15 million Americans practice Yoga. Now I'm learning all the Yoga lingo. I'm learning how it will help with my flexibility, help to control my weight {I've gained 10 lbs. since Halloween}, keep up my energy level, and help with spiritual discipline. OMMMM, I like that!

Of course, I'll be following Yoga Etiquette as outlined in the Dummies book.

Y'all know I have to have some cute Yoga outfits. I missed out on this cute Lilly outfit from awhile back...That's okay, 'cuz it wouldn't match my Yoga mat anyway! I can't have that, right?
So, I'll just paint my toenails pink, wear a pink ribbon on my ponytail and match up some pink, green, and white tees with these pink pants.

I'm off to create my "personal sanctuary" and look for some more cute Yoga outfits. Tonight is my very first Yoga class. Ready. Set. Yoga!

HOTTY TODDIES AND TOASTY MITTENS

Seems like it's cold everywhere today! Even South Florida is on it...they say it might freeze tonight. Lord have mercy. The flowers are all covered up around the town square and everybody was out and about town today dressed like a blizzard was coming to town!

Well, thank goodness for hot tea...whatever would I do without it? All of us Southerners have sipped Hot Toddies before...on a chilly gameday or just to soothe a sore throat and maybe ease the aches of the flu! I decided to prepare my "Hot But Not Toddy" today. This is a non-alcoholic toddy to warm you up. Here I am...ready to hit the road for some shopping and sippin' my roadie {but not} toddy. I'm ready for the chill...wearing my new Lilly mittens.


"HERE'S WHAT I WORE" I wore my Ralph Lauren 'fat day jeans' and the cable pullover and white turtleneck are also by Ralph Lauren. The grass green 'Roped In' ballet flats are by Lilly. The hotty pink 'The Gangs All Here' toasty mittens are by Lilly. The pink and green monogrammed iPhone case is from Marley Lilly. My ponytail is adorned with a little Lilly-fied flower scrunchie!

Recipe for my "Hotty but not Toddy":

14 oz. hot tea {I used Harney Hot Cinnamon Spice tea}
1 tsp honey

1 tsp lemon juice

Pour the honey into the bottom of your beverage container. Glass mugs are my fave, but today I used my cute little monogrammed stadium cup--for the road! Add the hot tea and lemon juice and stir. Fabulous on a cold winter day!!!

Y'all stay warm and look cute doing it!

What I'm Loving Right Now

Pin All Day...Pin All Night! I'm still loving Pinterest!

Thought y'all might like to see a few of things I'm loving this week:

Up first...I LOVE this look...the boots, the pocketbook, the leggings, the sweater, the scarf, and the sunglasses! Perfect!

This pewter cuff bracelet with the monogram...LOVE! This is from Marley Lilly.

This darling pocketbook...monogrammed of course, is on my shopping list! It's available in several colors, but I LOVE the pink. This must-have is available at The Pink Monogram.
I guess I'll never have a Birkin {unless my husband hits the lottery}...but one can dream right? LOVE it!!!!
Again, I love this look. Of course, she's absolutely gorgeous!
Although I love the look of the scarf with the brooch, I tried it and it was total failure on me. {Too much going on} It's still very cute!!!
This little jacket or the vest version would be cute for me to wear during the winter months on 5k race mornings. {I'm thinking pink with black monogram!} These are available at Marley Lilly.
LOVE this look. You can bet I'm going through my jewelry box looking for possible bracelets and watches to "stack." I love the cowl neck sweater also. Glad to see that these are back in style.
Is this dress not precious?! I LOVE it! It's on my list y'all and available in different colors on Etsy here.
That's just a little of "What I'm Loving" this week! There's so much cute stuff out there y'all!

Marley Lilly Scarves

Just in time for the Fall season, Marley Lilly has the cutest monogrammed pashmina scarves!

Look at all the colors...again, I'm loving that houndstooth pattern, and the purple one, and the brown one, and the red one.
The camel and zebra print are both catching my eye also!!!
And monogrammed, to make them extra special and preppy!

So, you can be sure when you wear one of these precious scarves, people are gonna ask you "Where did you get that?" When you receive your order, these darling little pink & green cards are enclosed to hand out to those who "Need to know."

You can go HERE to see the chart on some basic pashmina folds...

I wore the orange scarf {monogrammed in lime green} today folded in the #1 Loop-n-Through Fold...with a black long sleeve tee, J Crew jeans, and orange Revas.

Please excuse the underline...ugh! won't go away:(

The accessories:
Earrings: Givenchy
Wedding Band: 'Eternity' by Cartier
Lipstick: 'Talisman' by Chanel
Cologne: Burberry
iPhone cover: Black with white monogram
Ballet Flats: Revas by Tory Burch
Watch: 'Oyster Perpetual by Rolex
Barrette and Wrist Cuff: J Crew

The earrings: Givenchy

The pocketbook: Louis Vuitton

You can go here to pin any of the Marley Lilly items onto Pinterest..."Pin All Day, Pin All Night!"