Autumn is here!

Hey Blog Friends (I've been watching too many Jim Chapman YouTube vlogs):

Autumn is here! Okay, so it's in the low 80° and gets to the low 70°  at nights here in Phoenix, Ariz., but we Phoenicians consider this lovely weather perfect to pull out our tights and light long sleeves (we live in a desert people, with scorching heat for months and months and months). 

The following outfit I call my "Bonnie" outfit. Anyone who's a fan of Vampire Diaries might think so too. I got the dress slash shirt at Charming Charlie in downtown Phoenix, which is about 10 minutes away from my school. It's a two-story store with all the accessories any girl can ever dream of. I got this shirt/dress sometime last winter and it was on sale for 10 bucks reduced from a price of, I think, $30. It's also sort of a rosy brown color. 

The tights are from Target for $6. 

And I got my midnight blue oxfords at Cathy's at AZ Mills Shopping Center. All shoes at the store were buy one get another 50% off...so Gabee and I tried to cheat the system. We both got ourselves a pair of midnight blue oxfords and rather than one paying $20 and the other paying $10, we each paid $15, saving ourselves $4 (each, so $8 in total)! 

                

Post-Summer Festivites

Despite it being Fall, it still feels like Summer in Arizona. 

So wearing skirts and cropped shirts is what I resort to on most days. 

Today, I went on a Chili Challenge adventure for an article for the university magazine that I work for and found myself wanting to wear something with a striking color and something that reminded me of summer. 

It came down to my orange skirt from Target for $12, as I mentioned before -- the skirt has become a favorite in my wardrobe -- and the cropped shirt with knitted flowers on its shoulder line on the backside that trickles down into a V shape. The shirt is Energie brand, which I'm almost certain I got from Marshall's for no more than $10. The sandals are from Target for $15; however, with the season change, I'm certain they've gone on sale by now. The nail polish is from Julep; check out the previous post from this one.

Looking at the outfit now, the colors and the flowers remind me of November and Fall...Perfect, no?