How to Wear & Other Stories Two Ways

I know I’m not alone with feeling like last week was like two weeks in one. We’re on limited brain power over here, after enjoying basically a week of birthday celebrations. In case you missed this post, my family compiled a list of 30 things about me – I’m pretty easy to define by certain things, hint hint popcorn.

Our birthday celebrations started Wednesday night, we met up at a local Tiki bar and had everyone wear their “party shirts” aka Hawaiian shirts. They had a music bingo game so we joined in on that and then ordered a fun treasure chest drink to share with everyone. Thursday morning we got up and hit the gym to start off our birthday and Thanksgiving right. Caitlin and I have been really focusing on incorporating more stretching into our gym routine, so we’ve been following some YouTube videos that take you through a full body stretch.

We had an amazing Thanksgiving dinner over at our parents house. Hope you all had some great family time as well! Our aunt made Nick and I this incredible homemade yin yang ice cream birthday cake. It feels great to be 30 and I’m grateful for all the birthday love that has been shared!

Friday some of us had to work – cough cough me. But I ended off the day with getting to see my best friend Katie’s twins and then her husband took the babies and we had a girls night out at a local German Christmas market. It reminded me more of Munich’s Oktoberfest, with a large beer tent and polka dancing. It was a great girls night!

Saturday morning I was awoken up bright and early and had the BEST rest of the weekend. Stay tuned for our post Wednesday. I was incredibly spoiled by Caitlin and my Mom’s surprise birthday celebration. You might have caught pieces of it if you saw our stories on Saturday and Sunday.

We did some shopping this weekend and today for Cyber Monday, and hope y’all got a jump on your Christmas shopping as well. There are some great discounts out there for whatever you’re shopping for, and we hope you found our gift guides to be helpful. Any feedback on what you’re looking for, we want to hear it. We’ve got a couple more coming yet – so stayed tuned!

This sweater is such a great mainline find. I mentioned it back in this post from New York! The store isn’t a tall store, but I would call it tall friendly. As you can see from the sleeves, they are very generous. It feels super luxe and keeps me warm for winter. The color is a gorgeous pinkish peach.

I wanted to style it two ways because we’re always about clothing maximization. I try to buy pieces I can see myself wearing for both work and play. This sweater definitely fit the bill. For the casual look, I paired it with my new Express ankle jeans that have a distressed hem. I still maintain that Express could make an additional inseam length, especially for their non-skinny jeans.

Now that the first snow has fallen, I probably won’t be wearing these with loafers again. Some of you southern tall sisters probably still have weather that will allow for that look. Thankfully the ankle booties are in right now! The length is conducive to wearing them without having to roll the hem. I usually buy between a 10/12 for jeans and these are 10. They’re definitely snug, but way comfortable.

For the work friendly look, I grabbed a pair of Harper’s I got from Old Navy for less than $5, a couple of years ago. The Harper style has improved even more since then. If you have the patience to search in store, bless your heart. Our local Old Navy is a mess, but it always feels SO GOOD when you walk out with a deal like that. I have been wearing these loafers nonstop since I found them in New York. Y’all know I love me a pointy toe shoe. We just found them again in Chicago at Nordstrom Rack and they are also linked them below.