Thrift Style Thursday - Pastel-y

The theme this week for Thrift Style Thursday was chosen by Kristi of Delightfully Kristi - Pastels.  I have no problem with pastels, but I have found lately I don't actually own a lot of them.  I go for more bold and bright colors these days it seems.  I'm also very fair skinned, so I tend to avoid super light shades so I don't look too washed out.  Anyway, here is what I came up with, it's probably borderline pastel, but I did my best!

It's funny, while we were enjoying our anniversary dinner last night I mentioned to Nate that the theme for today was pastels and I wasn't sure what I was going to wear yet.  I kind of had this skirt in the back of my head though, because while it isn't super pale, the fabric reminds me of something pastel because of how light and linen like it is.  Nate said to me "how about something salmon?"  To which I said "well, that's not really pastel" but I still thought it was funny because I was totally thinking about this skirt!

Shirt - Xhilaration (Thrifted), Skirt - Banana Republic (ThredUp)

Sandals - Target, Necklace - Lia Sophia 

I was pretty excited about how well this cute top matches this skirt too.  I just found it at the thrift store the other day and didn't even have this skirt in mind to wear it with.  I actually thought I'd end up mostly wearing it with jeans or something, so this was a pleasant surprise!  I thought the lighter color blue also kind of felt pastel like too.

So there you have it!  I feel light and springy and I think that is what pastels are all about!  Be sure to check out the other Thrift Style Thursday ladies at their blogs below to see what they came up with for pastels this week!

Thrift Style Thursday - Gingham Style

For this week's edition of Thrift Style Thursday, Carissa from Carissa Knits suggested "Oppum Gingham Style" (did we forget about the song Gangam Style yet?  did I get it stuck in your head? You're welcome!).  I love gingham, it's one of my favorite patterns because it's so close to plaid.  I do not have that many thrifted gingham things however.  I picked the one shirt I have that is thrifted - and of course it didn't photograph well, but I promise it's gingham!

I thought it would be fun to tie it over this maxi dress I snatched up at the Blogger Garage sale last weekend.  I'm starting to really like the combination of gray and yellow, it seems to work well together.  I feel like some bright yellow is needed today.  Another gray, rainy day here in Minnesota!

Gingham shirt - Old Navy (thrifted), Dress - Old Navy (garage sale)

Sandals - Target, Necklace - Charming Charlie 

For fun, I pulled up another picture in a Throwback Thursday move - I have another thrifted gingham shirt I love, but it wouldn't be warm enough to wear it today, so I found an old blog post with it instead and pulled the picture up here.  This cute shirt is perfect in the summer, I got it at a vintage pop up sale a couple of years ago.  I am looking forward to warm days to wear this shirt soon!

What do you think of the gingham trend?  And be sure to check out how the other Thrift Style Thursday gals are rocking their gingham at their blogs listed below!

Currently in May

Time for one of my favorite monthly link ups - Currently with Anne of In Residence and Jenna of Gold and Bloom (formerly Dearest Love).  My answers to this month's prompts are not the most exciting ever, but it's still a fun check in on things, so here we go!
--Currently I Am--
Designing - I was originally going to have nothing to answer for this one, but thanks to a blogger event I am going to be attending on Monday, I might be quickly trying to design a blog business card to print at home real quick!  I've been talking about making some forever, so I guess this might be the kick in the pants I needed!
Enjoying - Spring.  Duh.  Next question.  Ok, I'm kidding.  But I really am enjoying spring so far, which if you've been reading along you pretty much already know.  I was actually telling the gal who was doing my pedicure last night that I never used to like spring or even summer all that much when I was younger, but as an adult, even pre-Ollie, I have really come to appreciate it!  And of course given that my child loves the outdoors I love it even more.  Another thing I enjoy about spring and being able to eat outside?  So much easier to clean up after my kid.  Leave the mess for the birds and squirrels!  I'm also enjoying seeing all the beautiful flowers popping up lately - found these lovelies at the park the other night. 

Ordering - I haven't really been ordering much of anything.  I have hit the thrifts here and there and I went to Target and finally bit the bullet on a pair of white jeans.  Nate has been ordering a bunch of stuff for his new car so we can easily take it on our vacation, so we've been getting boxes of things for luggage and such.  I'm thinking about ordering this shirt from Old Navy for Ollie though:

Elmo and selfies?  This shirt was made for my kid!  As for me, I could use a new pair of tennis shoes but I don't think I'll be ordering those, I'll have to go to the store in person for that!

Tasting - It's iced coffee season again baby!  I made my first batch of the year over the weekend and got myself a fun new cup to take it on the go!  My first batch turned out just a hair on the weak side though, so I'll have to get a darker roast for next time.  I also splurged and got myself a beverage dispenser to keep it in.  It looks kind of like this: 

Celebrating - Coming up this weekend is Mother's Day, so we'll be celebrating that.  I'm hoping to do it up kind of like we did last year, a nice brunch out with my favorite boys and then visits to our respective moms as well.  And then at the end of the month we have our nine year wedding anniversary, so you can bet we'll be going out for dinner to celebrate that too!
So there you have it!  That's the news from here for now!  Be sure to check out Anne and Jenna's blogs for other Currently posts or to link up your own!