Leopard Loungin'

is it Monday already??

not only did the weekend fly by, but where did February go??

i am more than happy to greet march with open arms (and hopefully bare ones!!)

seat in the sun for 1 please!!

yesterday was a full day with early service, a quick swing by an estate sale (snatched me a goodie or 2 ;), saving them for CFW!!), and then guess what season has finally started up again????

baseball YAY!!!  (sense my full on sarcasm?!)

it was a sunny beautiful day, and it had warmed up to tank top weather by the time the game started, so i actually gained a hint of a tan line!!

the boys of course love anything outdoors and watching daddy play ball is top on their list!

but i digress, on to the good stuff . . . . 

let's talk about this leopard silky comfy goodness, shall we?!!

since my discovery of the "pajama pant" i have been on a mission to find some more fun styles, and for the most part they're all black, gray or navy, but this girl needs some color in her life!  

and as you know, leopard is my favorite color!!!

for church, i dressed them up with this perfect peplum and slung on some leather to add an edge

but they looked just as cute dressed down with gladiator sandals and a knit tank for game time

(excuse the rain as it was not so sunny and warm at the time of shooting, and i'm not so great at faking "warm")

"go confidently in the direction of your dreams!  live the life you have imagined."

ALL IMAGES MARIE RODRIGUEZ

black peplum styleXchange, oxblood faux leather Forever 21 similar here, leopard trouser Forever 21, "lola" pump Shoemint, lucite bowler bag Shoemint, watch Michael Kors similar here, bangles Alex and Ani

i heart greenville

took a family road trip this weekend for Christmas take 3!

we gathered up all my available siblings (there's 6 of us, so its a rare occasion for us all to be together at the same time), their significant others and our parents to celebrate the holidays, one last time!

having never been to Greenville, we played tourist for an afternoon

  

 

despite its painfully frigid temperatures (mind you, I think 50 degrees is cold) it is a charming town
fortunately, my hubs had pre-warned me of the wind chill so I was packed accordingly!

 I don't know what it is about my mother,

but she makes me want to channel my inner prepster and keep my look a bit more polished than usual, 

so I carefully chose this layered look with her in mind. 

 my only rule in layering is to stick with a color palette. 

I think you can add as many prints and patterns as you please as long as they all fall in the same spectrum of the color wheel.

 

threw in some pops of oxblood (it is the hot color of the season, afterall!)

and kept my accessories neutral

 stay bundled and fabulous!!

xoxo,

Tara Belle

 plaid button down Forever 21, heart sweater LC Lauren Conrad similar here, jeans Hudson, parka Old Navy(old) similar here, booties Betsey Johnson, bowler bag TJMaxx, knotted cupchain Stella & Dot similar here, sunnies Forever 21(in store), leather gloves TJMaxx similar here