Gracefully Sassy

Romper Dreams Under $40

July 27, 2017

ASOS: Romper // Nordstrom-Marc Fisher: Wedges
Photography By: C Wright Photography

Keeping it short and bold in my current favorite that is under $40. I have totally been guilty of wearing this romper twice in one week because it’s down right COMFORTABLE and let’s not forget, too cute! I originally snagged this ASOS romper for the 4th, but quickly it has become my weekend day look go to.

The cinched elastic waist on this babe helps to define my curves in just the right way without any added discomfort. And with the current heat wave we have going on here in Houston anything light weight and breathable comes before style… buuuut yep you guess it, this romper does that all with style! Who doesn’t love a ruffles one shoulder?! I am telling you, there isn’t one thing I don’t love about this romper. If you’re slightly iffy on sizing, I am wearing a size us 2 and I didn’t have a need for any alterations. The material is giving so that may help you when deciding as well.

Now I am off to confirm everything with Kyle’s surgeon for this arm surgery Monday. Next Tuesday’s blog post will fill you in on all these details. Life threw us a curve ball, but it’s nothing we can’t handle.

Happy Friday Eve Loves!

Taco Tuesday- Houston Favorites

July 25, 2017

Francescas: Top // Nordstrom: Shorts // Charming Charlie: Clutch

This Taco Tuesday has me feeling like I need to order a taco from all my favorite taco restaurants in Houston. Before I go into all that, I will go ahead and apologize to anyone who doesn’t agree with my favorites. These restaurants serve what some people call “hipster tacos” , but these tacos happen to be right up my alley and probably yours too! The hubs and I typically eat Tex-Mex or Torchy’s 3x a week.. yeah I know it’s a bit much. But we can’t help our love for queso, margs, and tacos! And if you haven’t seen my latest Instastory Kyle recently helped himself into a cast and what might possibly end up being surgery, so our “out to dinner” budget is being cut down to tacos or pb&j sandwiches. All in all that isn’t a bad thing with the amazing places we have to dine out here in Houston. These are my absolute favorites!

Torchy’s Tacos
This Austin taco icon knows us by name. Seriously though, the staff at our local Torchy’s doesn’t even ask us what we want to drink as we walk in because they’re already know and begin to prepare them as we sit down. Now that is A+ customer service ladies and gents! I would have to say my picks for favorites here are the Fried Avocado and Chicken and Waffle (taco of the month so not a menu item). Kyle has really grown to love the Baja Shrimp and high recommends it.. his words not mine lol. Also if you are in the tequila mode you definitely need to order a Torchy’s Tini to finish those tasty tacos off it. Quite delicious if I do say so myself 🙂

Velvet Taco
Holy smokes y’all! These tacos will knock your socks off, but not before their homemade red velvet cake makes you pass out in love. For me you probably have already guessed it if you’re familiar with their menu, but my favorite here is the Shrimp and Grits. They do a wonderful job and giving me the creole flavors I love all in a tortilla. If you don’t care for seafood, then the Rotisserie Chicken is a MUST try! The chicken is honestly so tender it melts in your mouth. I wish I knew the secret to cooking my dinner at home that well.

Liberty Taco
Haha, I feel like I am so typical on what my absolute favorite is here I should just not say anything. HA! Who am I kidding, of course I am going to say it anyways.. the Cajun Fish! I just might try to convince Kyle we need to make the drive tonight because I am already dreaming about this taco. Beware, this next fav is spicy but fantastic! Definitely try the Cali Club. Kyle gets this one and I snag a couple of bites as the spice makes it too much for me to eat a whole one.

Fusion Taco
I have a love for Persian food but I can honestly say I never have had a Persian inspired taco until Fusion Taco’s Falafel Taco, truly sensational! If you love tasty hummus then you definitely HAVE to try this taco. Okay, now for my allllllll time favorite of Fusion, the Chicken Fried Oyster Taco. Yasssss! This is a must have when I am craving Drago’s oysters and can’t teleport myself to New Orleans. It gives me all the NOLA feels minus the hours drive to get there, haha.

Now that I am pretty much starving and wanting to go snag tacos for lunch, I would love to hear what are some of your favorite Taco restaurants. You might just give Kyle and I a new one to love!

Photography By: C Wright Photography

Be Your Own Kind Of Unicorn

July 18, 2017

Skirt // Lace Top // Heels // Clutch (similar) // (affiliate links)
Photography By: C Wright Photography

What I truly love about being a unicorn is that you do NOT have to have it all together. Let’s face it… most of the time I am the hot mess express running on dry shampoo, pizza… and probably some tequila! HAHA, but for reals though.

To be completely honest.. I was a blonde for MANY, MANY years, but I was always dreaming about the day I would dye my hair purple. Don’t get me wrong I loved being a blonde (and secret: I am still a blonde under all this purple) but I wanted the royalness of my spirited inner princess to show on the outside. I don’t think I have ever grown out of living life in a twirling tea cup wearing the world’s largest tutu adorned with a marvelous tiara. Lol, I just died laughing typing that. Sometimes fairytale daydreams are my vacation in the middle of the work week.

Wellllll in the beginning of this purple adventure I didn’t exactly think about how this lovely color in my hair would affect my fashion choices as a newbie fashion blogger. With no cares, I went for it! I don’t regret it for one stinking second. Quickly I decided that I am not changing my fashion choices to better suit my hair. I wear the things I love and my hair is just that, HAIR! I choose the same colors, styles, and patterns as I would have as a blonde and I can honestly say I have truly grown into my meant to be unicorn self.

You know you’re doing something right when your doctor (male, straight, doesn’t care a lick about fashion) walks into the room to discuss you possibly being anemic and immediately wants the details on your purple hair. Yeah, men definitely pay attention to the color of your hair ladies. He wanted to know how I get it like this, how long does it take/last, what are other people’s reactions when they see me in public. He was truly interested and shocked when I gave him all the details and made sure to tell me that he thinks it looks great and I wear it well! In that moment, it was like God said silently “I made you the perfect little unicorn you’re and people love you for it.”

I say allllllll of this unicorn mumbo jumbo to you because we’re all some sort of unicorn and we should own that part of ourselves. No one person is the same, although I swear there are other blogger babes I am total spirit animals with haha! Don’t be afraid to Go For It. You will be shocked how whatever it is you have dreamed of doing will fit you like a glove. You can change people’s perspectives with going for your own unicorn self! I promise, I am shocked everyday by how much people are awed by my hair and as they say “how you wear it so well!” and they never thought fashion colored hair could be worn so well.

I hope that I am able to help give you that extra nudge to be your true self without worry. It may even take a little while to fall into where it feels like home, but I promise lovely… fall graciously and beautifully into it.

Must Know Details in the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale: Early Access

July 12, 2017

I am sure you’re probably reading this going, “Really Sarah?! Another major sale this week?” But this one is the sale you will cry yourself to sleep over if you don’t take advantage of it while it’s here! The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale debuts items that haven’t been released until the sale starts and the best part is, THEY’RE ON SALE when they hit the store! These are staples for fall, winter, back to school deals, beauty finds, shoe heaven, and even loading up his side of the closet so he isn’t wearing the same jeans three times a week.

Ladies, you know what I mean when I say that most of our other halves typically don’t shop and then complain when they’re wearing the same pair of jeans over and over again. This sale makes it so easy peasy for me to prepare my closet for fall, as well as snagging him quality items and remarkable prices that he desperately needs! This sale can be a bit intimidating if you don’t know all the in’s and out’s of it. So I thought…. Let me help y’all out and make things easier for your sale shopping experience for a few tidbits I have learned.

Important Things to Know about the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

The early access that starts tomorrow and runs for a week until July 20 is STRICTLY for Nordstrom card holders. Sadly, this means you have to possess a Nordstrom credit or debit card. The Nordstrom Rewards card isn’t enough to gain you access to the early shopping festivities. BUT don’t worry, I don’t have a card and I will still be shopping the sale when it goes LIVE to the PUBLIC on July 21, and goes through August 6.
Just because and item is sold out at some point during the Nordstrom Anniversary sale doesn’t mean it won’t be restocked. 95% of the time Nordstrom restocks the item so that many people have the opportunity to score they’re wanted deal! BUT if you love something, GO FOR IT! All of these items will go back to full price for the rest of the year once this sale is over August 6.
Stock up on those sneakers for back to school shopping during the Nordstrom Anniversary sale before having to deal with the rush come the end of August annnnnnd still end up having to pay full price. Not to mention, if you’re a planner like myself.. I am constantly thinking about gifts for Christmas. This anniversary sale makes my Christmas shopping much sweeter because I can snag the perfect gifts early and on sale!

Just SOME of the Brands You Will See in the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
JCrew
Tory Burch
Oribe
Kendra Scott
BP
Sam Edelman
Addidas
T3
Nike
Dry Bar
Yves Saint Laurent
Please let me know if you have any questions about the Nordstrom Anniversary sale, size/fit of an item, or anything random and I will get you the correct and most helpful answer. I will have a collage round-up of my favorites in this sale up here on Friday if scrolling through the site is just too much for you. But until then… May the shopping odds be ever in your favor darlingPhotography By: C Wright Photography

It’s Prime Time – My Favorites in the Amazon Prime Day Deals

July 10, 2017

Photography By: C Wright Photography

Amazon Prime is honestly my life saver. I am a slight procrastinator (mainly because I am just super busy), and/or I am forgetful. Amazon Prime offers my vitamins “prime” to my house in just 2 days of ordering, as well as last minutes gifts, and the perfect outfit for a wedding or event I may have just remembered the week of. There honestly isn’t one particular thing I can think of that Amazon Prime doesn’t help me with.

My husband and I both agree that its yearly fee of $99.00 is worth every stinking penny! We have already used that +more this year in just in the perks received from being a Prime member. Don’t worry, if you’re having any doubts about becoming a member you can try the 30-day trial for FREE! Just click here to get started on your membership or trial and get to shopping this amazing sale.

There are some key items I am looking to purchase in this year’s sale. I try not to blow up our bank account on Amazon Prime Day Deals, but I typically purchase things that are household useful or techy things at great deals. And yes, we need a water hose badly so you can imagine that will be the FIRST thing in my cart! Hahaha, talk about adulating hard core in one of your favorite sales. I am also purchasing a few gifts for an upcoming baby shower for an Amazon Prime Day deals, so to say this sale is worth it across the board is an understatement. It’s TOTALLY worth it! But do notice, that Amazon Prime Day Deals only last for 30 hours so don’t hesitate if you find an item you love.

Hubs already knows he is on his own for dinner tonight since starting at 9pm ET/6pm PT many of these Amazon Prime Day deals are going live and I am getting a head start before tomorrow! I’d love to hear what you were able to score in this year’s Amazon Prime Day, you might just influence me to snag a few more items 😉

Stay Tuned For A HUGE Fashion Sale Coming Later This Week. ** Hint: Full Blog Post on Wednesday About it**

My Amazon Prime Day Deals

Household Items (aka Adulting stuff)

Fashion Finds

Baby Shower Gift Ideas

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