No bun in my oven

This is a maternity dress, but I'm not pregnant. There's no real distinct line separating normal clothes from maternity clothes at Target, so one day I wandered into the maternity section, picked up this dress because it was cute, and didn't realize until I was wearing it in the fitting room that it was maternity. I don't mind too much. The stretchy panel at the waist is nice for those days when I eat just a bit too much :)

And because it was too ridiculous not to share, here is what happened right before we took the first photo in this post...

Dress: Target

Turtleneck: Old Navy

Tights: American Apparel

Boots: Steve Madden from Zappos

Coat: purchased in China

Hat: gift from my aunt

Bracelet: In Pink

A non-Christmasy dress

I wore this to a Christmas brunch at my cousin's house a week ago (and then re-wore it for 10 minutes on Saturday to get photos). I know it's not really a Christmas-y dress, but it's so pretty and it makes me happy, so I wore it anyway.

Dress: Zara

Cardigan: Old Navy

Belt: Gap

Tights: Target

Boots: Steve Madden from Zappos

Earrings: B. Lee Designs

Red dress

I felt like this outfit was very simple, being comprised of only five elements; but it also felt like there was a lot going on, with the bright dress, unusual boots, and leopard print hat. I got a lot of attention from this outfit at church and Costco on Sunday. I have to admit, I'm a bit of an attention whore when it comes to my clothes. Sometimes I wear things just because I know people will "ooh" and "ahh" over them. Like these boots - they're fun and interesting, but I'd never wear them if I were to spend the whole day at home alone. Shoes like that need to be seen by other people.

Red dress: BB Dakota from Lulu's

Blue boots: Steve Madden (Carnaby heels) from Zappos

Leopard print hat: Albertus Swanepoel for Target

Gold necklace: Dress Barn

Gold bracelet: gift from my mom, from Yosemite

Normally I avoid posting unflattering photos of myself on here, but Josh took this self-portrait of us that's just hilarious, and I had to share it. We have fun together :)

Stairway to heaven

This is hands down my new favorite outfit photo location. The only downside is that this stairway is right next to a very busy road, so I felt like everyone driving by was watching me. I'm used to a few people walking past whenever we take outfit photos near our apartment, but it felt awkward knowing that probably a hundred people saw us taking these on Saturday.

I wore this outfit for a lunch date to Five Guys, and a stop at Powell's Books and Target. It probably would have been more sensible to wear flats for all those errands, because after two hours of standing and walking, my feet were killing me in these heels. But I have rarely been known to be sensible when it comes to shoes. (Case in point.)

Today I'm linking this post up to Monday Mingle at Mom Trends, Visible Monday at Not Dead Yet Style, and at Watch out for the Woestmans.

Purple sweater: Target

Striped skirt: Urban Outfitters

Red trench coat: Calvin Klein from Costco

Blue boots: Steve Madden (Carnaby heels) from Zappos

Sunglasses: Oscar de la Renta from TJ Maxx

Gold necklace: Dress Barn

Belt: Scandinavian Midsummer Festival in Astoria