Beat the Heat

Shirt Dress: Gap

Jacket: not sure. It's from high school

Scarf: vintage

Sunglasses: Fred Flare

Bag: BrokenHipVintage on Etsy

Tights: UO

Boots: Rack Room Shoes

pictures by Meagan (my photographer roomie)

I did not consider the weather when I got dressed this morning, and believe me this is NOT the time of year to do that. One day it's breezy in the 70s and the next it's blazing sun at 95. Today was definitely one of the later...and I was miserable all day.  It's always cold in my office though, so I guess it worked out.

I bought these boots at Rack Room last year (ok, my mom bought them for me) and they have them again this year! As much as I hate having the same boots that every other girl in my town has, I will wear these plumb out. They're crazy comfy, and my good friend Abby totally hit it when she rolled hers down like this. YES I am a copy cat! But hey, I gave credit, so it's all good.

This is the Oscar de la Renta scarf that I got and blogged about here. I wore it in my hair the first time, but I think I like it much better around my neck. Once again, NOT the best choice for the weather today. I was sweating all day, and I pulled thing off the second I got home...along with my jacket and tights. Relief! I think reading everyone else's blogs and seeing their cute Autumn outfits has made me jump the gun. Ah the plight of us Southern girls. <3

Now the whole purpose for this post! I got this bag from the lovely Broken Hip Vintage on Etsy, and I love love love it! It's a good size so that I don't end up stuffing everything I own it it, but it's big enough to fit my necessities. I've also loved gold for a few years now, so this was just a perfect fit. I was impressed with the quality of this bag, and I would definitely recommend Broken Hip.

I'm about to pick a winner for this giveaway, so if you haven't entered, hurry hurry!!!

Thanks for reading, everyone. Have a wonderful week!

County Fair

Looking at other bloggers' posts about going to the fair, I realize that our fairs are much different than most. At the fairs in my area, which is rural West Tennessee, the main attraction is mainly just food and rides. In Orange County (CA), I remember there being rides, but we never went to that part of the fair. As much as I like the rides, they do make me nervous, and I'd rather look at cute little animals! Unfortunately, I saw no animals at our fair ... and by "our fair," I mean the fair that's 30 minutes away from the town I live in. The fair in my town is filthy, so I went to the next town over.

Ok enough rambling.

The last time I went to this fair was my freshman year in high school. That was almost 7 years ago (that makes me want to cry). I still remember most of the rides, but they all look so much scarier now. I guess I don't have the same sense of adventure that I used to.

My favorite ride was 1001 Nachts (German for 1001 Nights...i think). I didn't get a picture of it, but it was so much fun! When you're at the top, you can see the entire fair. I thought I would hate it because it looks like you would have a "free fall" feeling on the way down, which I'm terrified of, but it didn't feel that way at all. That is officially my favorite fair ride!

As much as I wanted to eat everything at the fair, I settled on a corn dog and later a frozen banana. I had to set a budget, you know. The lemonade in this little lemon stand was seriously calling my name, but I had to stop myself. See, I didn't want to drink anything because I absolutely WILL NOT use the bathrooms at the fair. Does anyone else have this phobia of fair bathrooms?

Anyway, it was a fantastic time, and a nice way to spend a Saturday. Paige went with me, so it was nice to spend time with her, too. Sadly, she didn't want to ride the Freak Out...(and secretly, I didn't want to either!) I think I will try to make it to the fair again next year, but definitely get all my riding done before it gets dark. The fair fills up fast once the sun goes down!

I hope you all had a great weekend!

Uncle Bubba's

This place was so fun! There's SO MUCH STUFF, but it's all neat to look through. Going through it made me feel like the guys in American Pickers, which is becoming one of my favorite shows. The owner is, of course, Uncle Bubba. When we walked in he asked how we were and where we were from. Paige and I talked to him for a little bit, and he was just incredibly nice. He's one of those people who doesn't appear approachable, but once you talk to him, you can see how nice he is. This shop is only about 30 minutes away, so I'll be back for sure! I've driven by it all my life, and never stopped. It's not necessarily full of my type of home decor, but I came across several things that appealed to me.

There are tons of odds and ends hanging from the ceiling. I saw several things up there that would be so great hanging in the kitchen!

I would love a huge window with a shelf full of jars like this! How gorgeous does that look?! Paige ended up buying one of the jars. She has a bit of a collection, and the one she bought is now in our kitchen and full of candy.

There were tons of little posters, most of them Budweiser ads (I think). They were a little pricey in my opinion, but I don't know anything about that kind of stuff.

Before I left I decided to ask Uncle Bubba if he had any cameras (besides some way over priced ones in a basket I found). He said he just bought one from a guy the other day, and he offered it to me for a price I couldn't refuse. I LOVE it! It's another Polaroid Land camera, but a little different from the one I already have. I've starting finding unique ways to display my collection all over the house, so I was excited to add this. It has a cover, so that's what is hanging down in the picture.

Now I'm off to the county fair! Happy Saturday!

Typical Day

...in the life of Gabrielle and Kristi

I have some ostrich feathers in a vase on my kitchen table, and we decided they might make good hair pieces. We were wrong, but we had some giggles. (That's Gabrielle in the kick-butt Rugby shirt.)

Don't forget about the giveaway!

Monumental Occasion

(make sure you get to the bottom of this post for a special giveaway)

There's nothing better than unpacking boxes! Well, only if they hold things that haven't seen the light in quite a few years. Since my Grandma lived in my house before she downgraded, we still store some of her stuff. We (Paige- that's her in the grey, Mom and I) decided to go through some of it and see if any could go in our upcoming yardsale. We didn't get much yardsale material but we found some AMAZING games.

I didn't know Sorry! was an older game. For some reason I thought that all the games I used to play weren't invented until I was a child. I am DEFINITELY narcissistic. My mom got very excited about Spudsie. I think she actually jumped up and down a little!

Animal Twister?! Yes please! And I can't even tell you how many hours I spent playing Hide N Seek. It was so much fun, even though I always played it alone. Mom said that she and my uncle would play it all the time when they were kiddos. It makes me smile to think that Mom and I played the same game (same board, same pieces) as kids.

Clue was the only game I kept at my house. Mom took the rest to display at her house. I haven't put Clue out yet, but I was thinking I might display it on my built in bookshelves.

Anyone have some good suggestions for what I could do with it?

Now we get to the monumental occasion (as indicated in the title): 

I reached 100 followers!

Reaching those triple digits makes me so happy. Knowing that real, live people are reading my words and looking at my photos is just amazing. I hope you all enjoy the things I post about!

To celebrate this very happy occasion, I'm going to give away something that Mom and I found in our boxes! These are two vintage Coca-Cola bell shaped glasses, both in excellent condition and valued at around $15 (correct me if I'm wrong). I imagine these being used for some Coke floats! You could share one with your sweetie <3 or enjoy a nice cold soda with a friend. I love these glasses, so I want them to go to a good home.

I'm going to make this simple. To enter:

1. leave a comment telling me the best thing you ever found in storage! If you don't have one, just leave a comment to say hi.  Make sure to let me know how to contact you if you win. 

2. tweet about this giveaway (make sure to tag @kristimcmurry2) and comment to let me know. 

Each of these will be a separate entry (and separate comment), so you have two chances to win!

I'll be drawing the winner on Sept 20 (my little sis's birthday!) 

Thanks so much to all my followers. You are all so wonderful! Each comment you leave, makes me so happy... The little *bing* that lets me know I have mail always makes my little heart jump.