Outfitted In: A Sort-of Christmas Sweater :)

Shirt, Jeans, Bag: All Thrifted; Sandals: Amazon; Necklace: Made by my Sis-in-law

This was my outfit on December 22nd, to see a Christmas play with my in-laws. :) I had thrifted this awesome Christmas-printed blouse a couple of days before for $2 and had to wear it!

I thought that I would be the only one who thought it was cute, but people really liked it. :)

I didn't have time to get an outfit shot before the play, so I did a quick one in the bathroom at Josh's cousins' church afterward. I just had to document my thrifty, weird Christmas sweater-ish blouse. :)

Always,
Amanda

Insta-Thursday: A Florida Christmas :)

 We had such a great Christmas! It's so nice to be here in Florida, close to family. :) My brother Andrew was able to come down from Texas, too, which was awesome! He got me a mustard yellow Cambridge Satchel, which has barely left my side since Christmas day. :)

It was also great having my aunt, uncle, and baby cousin here from Orlando! They are so fun, and having a little baby around on Christmas was really sweet. :)

My Grammy and Grandpa also came down from Pensacola, and it was great spending time with them, too! I love the picture of me and Grammy above, and I got a great picture of Grandpa and Andrew, but I forgot to Instagram it!

I hope everyone had as wonderful of a Christmas as I did. :) I feel so blessed!

Always,
Amanda

My Favorite Finds of 2013 :)

This year, instead of a million photos to scroll through, I made a short video of my favorite Instagrammed finds of 2013. :) There are Ray Ban sunnies I scored for five bucks, CDs that bring me back to my high school and college days, some Jadeite, an Uglydoll and more! I had a pretty great thrifting year. :)

Some of these things I sold at our garage sale in Richmond, so it is kind of nostalgic looking through them again! My favorite things I've found might be the cool unicorns...or the Jadeite!

My year overall was pretty great, too. This year brought a lot of changes, including moving back to my home state, which I've wanted to do since I left it! Although the thrift stores where I am in Florida aren't the best, there are some great ones not too far from here. :) And 2014 will bring new jobs for me and Josh, hopefully a new house, and so much more! Bring on 2014!

Always,
Amanda

Merry Christmas, Everyone!

Well, I'm off to run around like a crazy woman this Christmas season! :) We'll be jumping from place to place to place this year, so I'm going to take a blog-break until after the holidays.

I hope everyone has a fantastic Christmas!

Always,
Amanda (and Josh!)

Insta-Thursday: Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time!

Happy Thursday, folks! It's hard to believe it's getting so close to Christmas already! This month since we've been here in Florida has just flown by in a whirlwind of interviews, volunteer projects, racquetball, kitty time, and hanging out with friends and family!

The two big things we did this week were both Christmas-related. We went to Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at the Magic Kingdom with some of Josh's family last Friday night, and it was a blast! Then, last night, we went to Lowry Park Zoo's Winter Wonderland with our friend Stephanie. :)

In between, we squeezed in an interview, some racquetball, and cleaning. We're so ready for Christmas- especially for seeing family that we don't see often!

Always,
Amanda

#Thriftspotting in Lakeland!

 Here are some of the things we spotted at the Lakeland thrifts last week. :) It was fun to get out and explore some shops we'd never been to before!

The only one we'd visited in the past was the Lakeland Goodwill Outlet, which is sadly not near as awesome as the Richmond one. I might not miss the freezing temps, but the Goodwill Outlet in Richmond I do miss a little!

Probably my favorite thing from this #thriftspotting adventure is the cool furniture book at the top. Looking back, I probably should have gotten that! Oh well!

I hope everyone is having a great week so far!

Always,
Amanda

Outfitted In: Mickey Mouse + Tan :)

Vintage Mickey Shirt, Jeans, Mocs, Bag: All Thrifted!

Sorry I was a bit absent the last few days! We've been pretty busy, with a trip to Disney with the hubby's extended family, a Christmas party, church, and helping with volunteer stuff. :)

As you can probably guess, this was Friday's outfit, for an afternoon at Fort Wilderness and the Magic Kingdom. Disney is a special place for me because I grew up here in Florida and made lots of happy memories there throughout the years. :)

Can you tell I'm pretty psyched to be back in my home state? I just love it here, despite the mosquitoes and the warm December weather. It's just home. :)

Always,
Amanda