You betcha.

I bet you were just sitting around and thinking "Hmmm, I wonder what Aubrey has been up to lately?".

I know, right??? It's freaky how in tune my telepathy skills are. (c;

And I also betcha that if you are an Insta lover (like me, @allthingsbright3), that you already know what's goin' down in my part of china town:

Decorating for Thanksgiving with my newest Target score, I adore my $12 mirror...werk it, girl!

Apparently I'm a little Target obsessed as of late, because I also found these cuties there...*NEED* those polka dots for Christmas Eve, PRONTO.

Trying to perfect the art of outfit self portraiting (that can't be a real word...or a sane pastime...)

And I'm just gonna say that I'm obsessed, *OBSESSED* I say, with the burgundy/pink combo as of late...and my new Loft Polka dot pants (c:

And finding some more outfit inspiration on Pinterest:

Copying immediately.

And running this *awesome sauce* giveaway for $100 to KOKOON clothing boutique...

And I know you're just super thankful for the update, right?

You betcha (c;

Blast from the Past

I was just messing around on the internet this last weekend...

(*GASP*! I surf the net? And so do you? Weird.)

...and I found this little piece of all around amazingness:

So I did some digging...it's J. Crew. "Yay!" I thought. Then I found out it's from 2009. "BOO! Thumbs down!" I thought.
(after I wrote this little diddy I jumped on my trusty Ebay and found one of these lovelies...and scored it for twenty bones. Aw yeah. Chalk one up for the Aubster. Yep. I just gave myself a college fratboy nickname. YIKES.)

And while I was doing all this deep thinking, I decided to see if I could find any more vintage J. Crew fun...did you know there's a whole blog called The J. Crew Archives??? Yup.

And as you might have deduced from the name, it archives the past several years of J. Crew catalogs and you know I just couldn't pass up the chance to reminisce with an old pal!

Aug 2007...Oh yeah, we totally did this vibe before Tommy Hilfiger.

Gorgeous imagery...duh.

Look at us and our bad selves doing pattern mixing way back in 2007...

Um yeah, we totally already knew red and pink together was the BOMB in 2008.

2009

We totally invented the arm party.

2009
And we loved mint and gray before you.

Oh and that necklace that everyone is completely gaga for? Yeah, we invented that, too...like, before 2009.

After going through all this stuff, I guess that there really isn't anything new anymore...especially if you're J. Crew (c;

Feeling Clever

Hello, Monday!

(but seriously, I'm not feeling *half* as chipper as that sounds...ha!)

A little motivation for this lovely first day of the week is in order...

I've been pretty obsessed with quinoa lately...and I just really like saying that name (c:

BBQ Chicken Quinoa Salad

Trying to keep the boredom out of summer is *REALLY* tough when it's 118 degrees outside...LITERALLY.

A favorite combo from this weekend...

Trying very hard to take life as it comes...

Is anyone else addicted to this show??? I've watched the whole first season in...well, let's just say it was quick (c; 

Any anybody else out there Team Damon?  I guess I'm the sociopathic, violent, crazy vampire type...

So what's on your mind this Monday? It *HAS* to be more entertaining than what's on my mind!!!

I'm a Blockhead and a Movie review of Brave!

I'm definitely not a person that you would characterize as "color shy"...I'm positive that I'm just the opposite...a color extrovert??? 

Regardless, I've been in absolute lust convulsions over this Tibi dress since I spied it on the fabulous Bee:

And bonus, these were my wedding colors...so I'm pretty sure I've liked this combo for *awhile* now (c:

Dress, Studs, Heels, Clutch, Necklace, Bracelet, Necklace, Bracelet, Ring

Do you think Santa starts taking requests in June???

And by the way, I got to go take the little kiddos to see Disney/Pixar's new movie, Brave:

Have you heard anything about this movie yet? 'Cause when I went to go see it, I thought it was going to be like the G-rated-and-animated-with-girl-lead version of Braveheart.

Wrong-o.

It's a story about a Scottish princess who is pretty much a normal teenager: she doesn't get along with her mum and wants to make all her own decisions (even if they're silly ones). Then she makes a deal with a witch and turns said mum into a bear (yup) who she has to then save to save the whole kingdom. And her mum.

I just like calling her "mum". (c:

Seeing as it's a Disney movie, I thought it would be fine to take the short people to (they're 5 and 3).

Wrong-o, AGAIN.

The villain in this movie happens to be an uber scary and creepy grizzly bear (including a missing *dead eye*, ew)...my 5 year-old son had to keep taking his 3D glasses off every time it came on because it was too scary. )c:

HOWEVER...The princess' triplet baby brothers are DARN FUNNY and leaving the movie, my little ones were already *begging* me to buy it when it comes out on DVD and to take them to see it another time in the theater. (c:

Overall, it was pretty entertaining (though not my favorite Disney movie by a long shot), Billy Connolly is freakin' hilarious as King Fergus and I will always and forever be smitten with *anything* Emma Thompson touches (she's the Queen in this one), she's always BRILLIANT.

TAKE AWAY POINTS: 
(cause I know you're totally skimming all this!)



It's a good movie, entertaining for the kiddos (as long as they aren't too young!), but you definitely can skip the 3D unless you're just really into it because I don't think it really adds much in this case!

Happy color-blockin' weekend, people...

Linkin' it up to Friday's Fancies!

Scenes from a summer wedding...

Things are slowly getting back to normal around here and I'm finally feeling sane again (c:

Hallelujah!

And I also have picture from the cutest lil' summer wedding you ever did see.

Needless to say, it was adorable...as was the couple (c:

I matched (unintentionally) the bridesmaids...oops, I think that's a wedding faux pas...

My brand new yellow skirt from NY and Co, Downeast basics blouse (old), J Crew necklace via ebay, and Guess bronze heels (old)

In other news that made me ecstatic...

The rehearsal dinner we were in charge of went off without a hitch and looked lovely...

Thank you, Trader Joe's for your lovely selection of gorgeous flowers (c;

And I passed by the new Vera Bradley store at my local mall and had to take a pic of this hellaciously great wallpaper going on:

Um, hi??? Vera??? Can I take up residency in one of your retail stores??? That would be great. Thanks! (c:

Well, that's all I got for now, but I should be making the rounds as we speak, catching up on all the juicy goodness that is blogtown. (c:

See you soon!

In a Bubble...

I'm pretty sure y'all are no strangers to this gorgeous piece of loveliness:

I just love the look of this necklace and the styling options are *literally* endless...

Just look at their models work that thing!

(not the J Crew model, but you get the point...)

And just look at all the real women stylin' it up like *pros*...

(and just for the record, I don't really consider BEE or Jessica  to really be "REAL" women, they are pretty much styling royalty in my book)

The only thing holding me back was the $150 (!!!!) price tag...a little steep for me.

HELLO EBAY!

I got mine for $14 on ebay...yeah, they say it's authentic J crew (I'm pretty sure it's not since it was shipped directly from China...), but like I care! It looks great and for $14, right??? 

Outfit #1: shirt, jeans, flats...Outfit #2: Dress is Steve Madden, heels Aldo (both from *a while ago*)

Sooooooo...what's the verdict??? You're totally heading to Ebay right now, aren't you? (c: 

Happy Monday, you fashion lovers!