20/20: day 20! last day!

for the last day of my 20 pieces for 20 days, i wanted to do something special - like make a skirt into a belted minidress :) unfortunately we waited till dark to take these shots so you can't get a great idea of it, but it was a good one :) 

the outfit: skirt as dress, thrifted; belt, thrifted; cardigan, gift; leggings, ross; boots, thrifted; necklace, handmade 

i bought my first groupon (i know - what took me so long, right?)!! so we went on a date, ice skating at splash! in la mirada (kristi and joey hung out for a little while too :) we weren't too impressed with the tiny synthetic ice rink... but it was a fun night before christmas eve, and we ended up at The Bottle Room in uptown whittier! we've been trying to get there for months, and finally made it! and it was super-fun! great atmosphere & the waiters spoke a different language with all their knowledge about their wines & beers... but my favorite part was the Pink Lady salad i ordered. it had honeycomb on top! HONEYCOMB?? who knew you could even eat that?! i ordered a second helping of it - best extra 75 cents i've spent in my life ;) 

20/20: day 17, a walk in the park

the outfit: undertank: mossimo; yellow "dress" (at what point is it a "top" and not a "dress"? this one's on the verge...): anthro; green top, ross; belt, thrifted; leggings, thrifted; necklace, etsy, gift from a friend; shoes: thrifted.

 apparently this outfit makes me want to twirl... (unlike the last one, where i busted out what some might think could pass as hip-hop moves... stop laughing, jason).

so we went to the park for my daily 20/20 shots on tuesday, the whole family. little did we know, it was a special day at the park! huge lines of kids to sit on santa-on-the-train's lap, a couple of bounce houses, free christmas cookies and hot chocolate with marshmallows... and - here is the best part (i'm curious what people who live in... cooler climates... think of this) - a sledding hill! ha. a big pile of snow in the parking lot because it's still in the 60s in december in southern california :) as you can see, it was warm enough that i was walking around barefoot. as you can also see, this was the best moment of joey's young life. oh, that face! i could kiss it all day!

by the way, you're welcome for only posting twelve pictures today. out of the 166 we shot, i picked 26 as my favorites to edit, uploaded 18, and then cut it down to 12 just for you.

thanksgiving

yes, i do realize it's been six days since then. but i feel totally justified in posting now, since we technically had 

3 different thanksgivings with 3 different turkeys (one brined & deep-fried! mmm) over time... ok it's really not justified ;) what a time to celebrate God's goodness in our lives, though. i love my family(s)! and joey loves puppies that don't bark at him. ;)

 the outfit:

ruffly top: converse, birthday gift from my baby sister; vintage houndstooth skirt, thrifted; wool blazer: vintage; belt, thrifted, boots, nine west, thrifted; earrings: bridesmaid gift from my sister (made in honduras out of coconut!); and fabric flower ring: handmade by my friend, Teri Jo (bought at the Light of Christmas boutique, where i bought more than i sold ;)

the backdrop: *baby sister kimmy's house (where i always want to move in whenever i visit - especially in the fall - she decorates it so lovely, and it's just so welcoming... except for the 10-foot-tall Tim Tebow lifting weights that greets you as you walk into the guest bedroom we slept in  - i'm glad joey wasn't as freaked out about it as i was ;)
*and a tree my brother-in-law directed us to (thanks, eric!) - one of the only ones of its kind here in socal... i didn't know how deprived we were until we made the drive to northern california... then i wanted to move THERE. NOW. so autumny-gorgeous!

 see what i mean about my family? they're the best ;)

have you ever noticed how, if you look at houndstooth long enough, it starts making weird patterns with your eyes? case in point - you've just looked at all these shots of this skirt, and now with this last one, you're seeing things a little psychedelic... it's sort of like when you say a word over and over again, it starts sounding super-weird. i propose to call that the "houndstooth phenomenon" from now on. nope, i just looked it up - it's called "jamais vu" - when something familiar begins to seem unfamiliar. well in "jamie's view", the official layman's term is now called "the houndstooth phenomenon"

 ps. i inherited this wool blazer from my grandpa a couple months ago... isn't it great? i just need to alter it a bit, make it a little more ladyish... the end.

Honduras

wow i love this place! both El Salvador and Honduras are so beautiful and colorful. most of the buildings are brick, but have been painted at some point in their life. which means that they have weathered into amazingness. driving through the cities i can't stop thinking "Oh - there! and there!", seeing places for great shots. this particular wall is just a couple of buildings down from my sister's apartment in tegucigalpa, the capital of honduras -isn't it great?! i'm considering moving here for a few months just to get great outfit shots all over the city ;) 

also, i am so proud of my sister. a) because of hosting us all for a week at her apartment IN BETWEEN her legal wedding and the ceremonial wedding, and more, b) the project she's on staff with down here. The Micah Project is amazing. they help boys get off the streets and off drugs and into a safe house, and school, and even give them vocational training - even as they day-by-day show God's love in a million ways to them and others. 

i'm also proud of my son & how easily he adjusts to crazy schedules, no naps, new places and foods and people... he's awesome.

another anthropologie clearance top i got on my birthday - love love love this sweater! the shape of it just works with my body. and it's one of those indefinable colors - looks kind of camel in these shots, but it's sort of yellowish-greener in real life... my sister, kristi, called it "curry" :)
the outfit: green ruffly top, ross; sweater, anthropologie; jeans, thrifted; shoes, ross, altered; necklace: handmade by the lovely becca nevius (my "competition" at the boutique this last weekend - i still haven't heard from my teammate whether i sold anything or not)

don't you love this wall???!!