What WE Wore Wednesday

Us girls have had so much fun with what WE wore Wednesday each week.

But the fun may be over.

Since next Wednesday is my first official day back at work.

I am sick about it.

Earrings - Costa Blanca
Sweater - Romeo & Juliet Couture
Pants - Mexx

Shoes - Naughty Monkey

Tunic and Leggings - Juicy Couture
Shoes - Robeez

And that's what we're wearing (sniffle.sob) on Wednesday.

The ABC's of Me

Voiceboks friends...it took a while a long while but here it is.

Everything you never wanted to know about me:

Addicted. To pinterest and my blackberry. Whatever.

Blonde. It's not real.

Croatian. I am.

Daddy's girl. Forever.

Emotional. I cry easily. And often.

Funny. I think. 

Girly. Very.

Healthy. Thank God.

Independent. Fiercely.

Jakovina. My maiden name. 

Klout. I'm there. And I don't get it.

Loud. Very.

Mama to 3.

Nausea. Extreme. With every pregnancy. 

Organized. Sometimes too much so.

Patient. Not enough.

Quiet. Never. 

Resourceful. I can help you find anything. Really.

Sleepy. As in no sleep.

Trustworthy. I won't tell.

Uniform. I wore one all through high school. 

Veiny. Is that a word? Mine are very visible. Hate it.

Wishful. A bit of a dreamer.

Xylophone. I can spell it.

Yellow. Not a good color for me.

ZZZZzzzz's. Wish I could get some.

What I Would Have Worn

My big brother and sis-in-law are renewing their wedding vows today.

At none other than the infamous Little White Chapel in Las Vegas.
Sadly, we are not there. (pout)

Because of a certain little someone. Who we can't bear to leave just yet.

Here is a peek at what they've got planned:
 (read as -- what we're missing)

So in an ode to my brother, and all things Vegas, here is what I might have worn.

For drinks.

One piece jumpsuit by Asos

To dinner.
Perfection in a pair of red, high-waisted, wide-legged trousers. 
Sigh.

Trousers by Alice + Olivia

And for the ceremony.
With black ridiculously high sandals. And red lips. Maybe.

Pleated dress by BCBG

Little miss chose this.
And was all dressed up with nowhere to go.

Except for the backyard.
Since Vegas was nowhere in sight. (cue crying baby)

Congratulations Brian and Dorothy!
Wish we were there. (like, a lot)

What WE Wore Wednesday - A girl and a chair

Grey Wednesday.

Please bring the sun back. Thank you.

Sleeveless blouse - PinkMink
Trouser Jeans - One 5 One
Wedges - Tahari

 Tell me this bracelet doesn't look strikingly similiar to the Hermes version.  
Thank you again Forever XXI. 

Top and pants - BabyGap

Le headband. By le fabulous Christina.

Get your own here.

And that's what we're wearing on Wednesday.

A year in Reverse

Our sweet Ava Grace is 17 months old today.

It feels like it was yesterday that we brought her home.
Those first few weeks were so tough on me. A true testament to who I am as a mommy.

Sensitive. In a word. Hyper-sensitive. In two.

I cried for days about how I was going to get her up the stairs. So not kidding.

Post-partum at it's finest -

And I stared at her. A lot. Almost obsessively.

Perhaps every new mother feels this way? (please tell me I am not crazy)

I still ache when I look at her. I do.

Especially when she is sleeping. At peace. 

I love her with every part of my being.

I often wish I had started this little blog earlier and documented her first year.

But I know in my heart that I would not have managed. There was the whole no sleep at all thing.

So here is a glimpse into her first year - 
our little miss.

Dear Ava,

Friends told us that a new baby would bring so much love and laughter into the house - they were right.
 You are such a joy - always smiling. Always happy.

Each morning begins the same way...with you calling out for mama.
Clutching your Bobo and looking from room to room for your big sister and brother.
Playing "under". And giggling.
You love to be outside. Or to just walk around the house. And talk. A lot.
You give the best hugs and kisses.
And have finally started to sleep. I still get to visit at least once per night but things are much better.
I am so blessed to have been home to spend all of the early months with you.
I couldn't imagine a life without you in it.
xo
mommy

The Dream Closet

So...it's no big secret that I enjoy fashion. And as such, love to shop.

Storage? Yeah, it's a bit of an issue.

We have redone our bedroom's closet twice. Ridiculous I know. And still, it is barely functional. 

I will never understand how whoever built our home thought that two shopaholics people could ever share that space.

My dream closet might look like this:

You see, this arrangement would really work for me.
A place for everything and everything in it's place. 
Lots of good light. Tons of drawer space. And a chair...just in case I get a little tired from perusing my wardrobe. 
This could also be an option:

Cozy wood burning fireplace. A little place for me to write in my journal. If I actually kept a journal.

I imagine Audrey Hepburn in a dressing room just like this one. Sipping champagne even.

And lastly, perhaps a separate closet just to house shoes.
Sigh.

It is nice to dream.
And so I will.


All of the above images sourced via pinterest.

What WE Wore Wednesday - The Last days of Summer

I can already feel the fall in the air.

It's getting cooler. Especially in the evenings.

Here's to enjoying a few more weeks of summer "dress"ing!

Sunglasses - RayBan
Dress - Hype
Sandals - TJ Maxx

Bangle - Coach
Watch - Bulova
Leather bracelet - Pandora

Little miss. With little Bobo -

Sundress - BabyGap

And that's what we're wearing on Wednesday.

Linking up here and here.

Insomniac

Sadly, true.
After all of these months of wishing for sleep -
I now cannot.
Regardless of what I try.
And I have tried everything.

Camomile tea.
Warm milk.
Cooler room. Warmer room.
Completely other room.
Earplugs when I thought it might be my husband's sometime snoring bothering me.
Tylenol PM. (these worked. but then I got addicted.)
Melatonin. For 2 straight weeks like "they" said to do.
Advil. Way too much of it. And sometimes motrin.
Wine. 2 glasses. (no, not with the motrin)

I still did not sleep. 
In spurts, absolutely.
But the awakenings are constant.
And sometimes lengthy.
Hence the late night twitter reads. And subsequent pinterest addiction.

I visited my longtime family doctor.
Who took one look at me and said I needed to sleep. very badly.
She prescribed sleeping pills. I can't recall what kind.
These also worked.
Although her plan of "relearning" didn't.
I slept on the nights I took a pill.
I didn't on nights I did not.

I am spent.

My body just physically can't take it anymore.

Pregnancy. A baby who has yet to sleep through consistently

=  almost two years since I have slept an entire night. Two years.

Before resorting to a sleep clinic, (who knew these even existed?) I decided to try the "natural" route.
I left the health food store with -
L-Tryptophane (2 horse-sized not kidding pills nightly), melatonin (in a larger dose) and some magical herbal relaxing tea.
I am on week two of the regime.
And honestly, it is killing me.
But, I will give this a fair shake.
Not sure what my alternative is.
And wondering if I will ever sleep on my own again.

Muse

Muse: (v.) to think about or ponder something deeply; (n.) the source of inspiration for an artist

For Marc Jacobs, Sofia Coppola.

Some muses stay the same. 

For Alexander Wang, Erin Wasson.

Some change.

For Karl Lagerfeld, for years, there was my all-time favorite, Ines de la Fressange. 

How fabulous was she?

And in later years, the equally fabulous Claudia Schiffer.

I am fortunate enough to have my very own muse.

The one that inspires me every.single.day.

Inspired?

Happy Friday Fashionistas!

What WE Wore Wednesday

The What WE Wore Wednesday that almost wasn't this week.

Between a new retainer for The King, an impromptu shopping trip to Buffalo and a studio portrait session that I would prefer not to talk about ever - it's been quite a week. Sigh.

Ava tried to escape this week's pics altogether -

Denim romper - Apple Bottoms

Le rear view

Earrings - Forever XXI
Cream embroidered blouse - H&M
Gold cuff - gifted
Shorts - Aritzia
Sandals - Tory Burch

And that's what we're wearing on Wednesday.

Pinteresting

Anyone else ADDICTED?

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Apparently, I might be. Since I've started planning my next wedding. Which I'm not really planning. Since I'm married. But whatever.

This in and of itself is the joy of PINTEREST.

It inspires you to think about things that you really never thought you wanted to think about.

Like getting married.

Again.

Or at least what you would wear if you did. (ofcourse to the same person...in case you were wondering) 

Are you pinteresting? 

If not, I highly recommend checking it out. And maybe...

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