Something Blue

I believe that the craziness that has been going on for the last two weeks has finally came to an end and we can now get back to the norm! I don't know if y'all missed me, but I know my house and fur babies sure did. What a crazy week it's been! I am so glad to be back and I am excited for today's style post! I put a little something together using the color blue. 

In the images below, it will look as though I used a skirt and top. It's actually more than that! I love to get really creative with my wardrobe and I really like a certain style with sundresses. So I took a blue dress, with a blue camisole underneath, and added some contrast with the ivory lace skirt. Another plus, it has quarter length sleeves! 

In the image on the left, I used a silver necklace with blue beads. This necklace is very long, which makes it very versatile. In this particular style, I doubled the necklace so that it would frame itself and elongate the look as well. This necklace is called Heaven Sent! Here's a closer look at the piece itself...

In the middle image, I used a piece called Nod to Mod. This gives it a very simple, geometric and sleek look. The matte finish creates a bold look with out seeming too flashy, yet has that hint of sparkle you need to brighten your day! It is as easy as grab and go for this modern elegance! Take a closer look...

For the last image, I used one of our more popular pieces called Seaside! I love this piece especially for its versatility! For this style, I went basic and sweet. The clasp for this particular necklace is actually a magnet! And to make it even better, the clasp is pretty and sparkly too! It is being worn as a choker for this style. This would look absolutely adorable with the matching bracelet, your hair up in a messy bun, a pair of stud earrings, and a pair of flats. How cute right?!? Take a closer look at this fantabulous necklace...

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Pretty in Purple

Sorry for the delay. Life happened yesterday and we had a family emergency. It will probably continue for a while, but I will post during my down time. Today's post is a style post on purple and v-necks.

 

I love to use fringe necklaces with v-necks. They compliment each other really well. When it comes to the color purple, I prefer to use either hemotite or silver. Gold is pretty too, but for this particular style I came up with these five pieces.

This silver medallion strand actually comes from one of our pieces called Sugar Rush. It has two clasps allowing it to be a style on its own. The medallions have a hammered texture to give it more character. This necklace could even be used as a bracelet by wrapping it around your wrist and attaching the two clasps together.

This sparkly fringe comes from Premier's signature necklace called Girl's Best Friend. It has regular silver chains and some rhinestone links used for the fringe. Fringe is all the rage these days! If you want a complimentary piece with a bit of sparkle, this is your go to!

This hemotite piece is a necklace of its own and it is called On the Fringe! It has a mix of silver and black chains for the fringe and then hemotite beads on the top layer for an easy statement piece you can just grab and go! Keeps you up with the trends and creates a very glossy and sleek look.

If you prefer to be a bit more simple in style but would also like a hint of sparkle, this is the piece for you. It is named Triplet for the three attachments that come with the leather stranded necklace. It creates great contrast with the purple top and is a very fun look!

This is another attachment to the Triplet necklace. These raindrop like incandescent beads hang on silver chains for contrast to create a very bold look! It evens stays with the trend of fringe!

Which style would you rock out most in? Post your answer in the comments. Want to see more? Follow me on twitter at @TheMochaowl11! Thanks for reading and I'll see you tomorrow!

Pokemon Go

Ok, so I will admit, as a child I never really got in to Pokemon all that much. I didn't have a gameboy or a playstation or anything like that growing up so I wasn't exposed to it as much as the other kids. I do not regret any of my childhood, that's not what I am getting at. I am only stating that my knowledge of Pokemon is miniscule. I have a, believed to be, life sized plush Pikachu as my Pokemon inventory. I remember watching some of the episodes a few times at my friend's house a few times but I don't remember much.

Anyways! Pokemon is coming back and I am learning all I can about it now! My fiance keeps telling me that it feels as though his childhood has been reborn. We both have the new Pokemon Go downloaded on our iPhones and we also go on walks every day too. Usually we would get home from work and watch tv while eating dinner and then go to bed. Now we are up and moving even more with this new app! Just this last Saturday, we went downtown and walked for a little over four miles to visit Poke stops and catch all the Pokemon we could find! We discovered areas of the town that we never knew existed before and it was actually a lot of fun! It was also fun running into others with the app and exchange info on where they had been so far and what they had found.

With it being a new app and so huge, it still crashes pretty often. Every once in a while I will come across a Pokemon and think that I have caught it, but then the app would freeze and need a reload. On the bright side, the app will either show that I really did catch it, or it will give me another chance to if I stayed in the area. I love how when you are trying to catch one it makes it look as though it really is in front of you! It makes it feel that much more realistic. It can also be pretty funny where you find them. Below are some images that I found online from other players.

Have you downloaded Pokemon Go? If so what are your thoughts? Tomorrow's post is a style post, so make sure to comeback and check it out! Want to see more? Follow me on twitter at @TheMochaowl11. See you tomorrow!

She was lost but then was found

It's cat post Friday! As you have seen in my past post, I had a cat named Jesse. I am going to tell you a story about her today, and it's a good one! I know because I use it for young authors and got awards for it....in elementary school...yep! It really is good though, I promise.

One summer, my family had just got back from our vacation and the cat sitter was there waiting for us to return keys and catch us up. Everything was great until she mentioned that Jesse was let out as usual, but never came back. Jesse was missing! As a kid I was very upset. I had thought that we had left this person in charge of my cat and she failed! I think I even made her cry... As an adult, I know now that it could have happened to anyone, even myself, especially given that Jesse was both an indoor/outdoor cat. So she could just leave whenever if she really wanted to.
We went looking everywhere for her. We hung posters of her missing and would call out her name. It felt like we did this for hours, day after day and we could not find her anywhere. I would even call for her when we would be driving to the grocery store, or on the way to a friends house. One day, we got a call from someone at the grocery store saying that they thought they saw her out back. Mom and I drove out there to see if she was there, but had no luck.
As the days turned in to weeks, I began to prepare myself for the fact that she might never come back, and we may never find her. I had a girl scout camp coming up for a week and that really helped get my mind off of Jesse. I went to so many camps as a kid that I don't even remember which one it was exactly for this particular year. I just remember coming home to my dad in my face with the video camera, my brother Jack bouncing on the living room couch filled with excitement, and me thinking "why in the world is dad recording my reaction to a clean living room." That's when I saw Jesse sitting atop my dad's recliner! I ran up to her and gave her a great big hug! The moment I remember most, is that when I hugged her, I felt one of her paws wrap around me and hugged me back! I couldn't believe it! I kept asking "Is that my cat? Jesse?!" and "How?!" My mom had said that a few nights ago, as she was about to turn the lights out for the night, she heard picking on the screen window, just like Jesse always did when she was ready to come inside. Mom opened the door, and there she was, like nothing had changed! Jesse was back home! She had lost a bit of weight, but she was home and she was ok.
Jesse had been missing for 66 days and she came back home all on her own. She was an amazing cat and I love her so. After all the excitement of her return, I concluded the video with songs I had learned from camp (annoying ones too in fact). Anyone remember Baby Shark? Lol

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4th of July Bark

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July! I took a vacation down to Oklahoma to celebrate with my fiance's family and decided to take a much needed break all together.  We had a wonderful time and we were so happy to get to visit everyone! 

Well, with it being Wednesday, I am sure you are expecting a cat post. I have moved cat posts to Friday's and now it will be called Anything Can Happen Wednesday! (Any Big Bang Theory fans out there?) So, today's post is on how to make 4th of July Bark! It's a lot of fun to make and really easy, tasty too! Here is what you will need:

- Foil Pan (size depends on how much you want to make and how thick/thin you prefer)

- Tooth Picks

- Microwavable Bowl

- White Almond Bark

- Red & Blue Food Coloring

- Red, White & Blue Sprinkles

- Red, White & Blue Pearl Candies or M&M's

Instructions:

Take the almond bark and melt in a microwavable bowl. You will want to do 30 second intervals to keep it from burning and caramelizing. Once melted, pour into the foil pan. You will want to pick up the pace at this point so that it doesn't turn back into bark just yet. Next you will drop a few drops of red food coloring here and there and same for the blue food coloring. Then you take a toothpick and swirl the colors around! After you have swirled to perfection, you scatter the sprinkles and m&m's/pearl candies. Once you are finished with the decorating, stick the pan in the fridge to set and TADA! You have 4th of July Bark!


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Work in Style

I'm so excited for today's post! We have been looking at a lot of casual styles lately, so today will be more of a work style post. I used a short sleeve, pink button up with a white cami underneath. This would look great with a pair of black slacks or blue jeans, depending on the occasion. Finishing this look is so easy! All you have to do is grab a statement piece and go! Which style would you choose to rock?!

A.      Pink Sparkles

D.       Bold Gold

C.       Classic Pearls

B.      Sleek & Edgy

I love all these styles! Post your favorite in the comments and if you would like a full ensemble with your choice, let me know and I will post images to match that style for you! 

Heidi

       It has been about ten year now since Heidi joined my family. When mom first brought her home she was so small! My mom was at the school cleaning her class room for the summer and as she was walking to the car, she heard a meow in the school. She looked all around and then saw three guys, that were getting ready to wax the floors, cornering the kitten. They didn't know how to handle the situation, so mom went and picked it up. The poor thing was scared to death and very dirty. We suspect that it wasn't long after leaving her mothers side that caused all this.
       My mom brought her home to us that day but didn't want her in the house long with Jesse just yet since she needed to be cleaned and treated first. Mom and dad spent a little time at the church, which was next door, trying to get her cleaned up. When they brought her back, I took charge of feeding her. We then had to decide on a name. We figured that since Woody was Jacob's cat and had ran away, that we should let Jacob choose her name. When we would put her down to let her explore, she would constantly run and hide. So Jacob named her Heidi.
       Jesse and Heidi never really did get along very well. Jesse didn't want to share the food or the territory, but she did put up with her for the most part. They mainly just stayed out of each others way. It was pretty easy to do so when Jesse was outside most of the time, whereas Heidi hates the outdoors. She had given the outside world a chance at the wrong time. We just got back from a grocery run, and as we were bringing in the goods, Heidi had ended up outside. We didn't realize it for a little while that we hadn't seen her since we got back. We looked everywhere and then it dawned on me that she could have gone outside! I was so scared we had lost her, but when dad opened the back door, Heidi bolted back inside. We all were laughing so hard and we're so happy that she was ok and back to us. Ever since then she really hasn't had much interest in going out there again.
Heidi continues to live in Michigan with my mom, dad and brother. I miss that little goofball, but now I have two of my own. Love you Heidi <3