What Cute Shoes!

I'm usually not a huge fan of Target shoes but this years fall line is super cute! Here are a few of the fun shoes in the new 2011 collection.

Mossimo Supply Co. Karie Flat Zip Boots - Brown ($34.99)

Mossimo Palomita Glitter Flat in Gold and Black ($17.99 each)

Mossimo Supply Co Wanda Wedges - Brown ($24.99)

Merona Melita Heeled Boots in Brown and Black ($39.99 each)

 Mossimo Supply Co. Odell Ballet Flats in Cheetah (and several other fab colors) ($12.99 each)

Merona Kasia Tall Leather Boot ($69.99)

Merona Maribel Peep Toe Wedges in Black and Tan ($29.99 each)

All these boots and flats make me excited for fall this year! Dresses with tights, skinny jeans, long sleeved shirts, scarves, jackets... I can see so many great outfits with these shoes!

Local Finds at M&M

Before I left this weekend to my hometown I logged into Facebook and saw some pictures from Mildred & Mable's showing new items in their store from market. One of them happened to be this super cute navy blue strapless dress. 

I.HAD.TO.HAVE.IT.

So I called the store and had sweet Em hold it for me.

Once I entered the store Em walked my direction and handed me not only this cute dress I saw on Facebook but another suggestion.

(( Wouldn't this dress be cute with a jean jacket in the fall?))



The one on the far left would not have been a choice of mine but Em insisted I try it on because I would love it. She was right.

Not only do I love it but with a cute cardigan (hello fall Lilly) this dress would fit very nicely at the Law Firm I'll be interning at.

So I walked away with two dresses and paid $59 and some change with tax. The stripe dress is a steal at $22 and the cute office dress is $32.

I am so excited about my new finds! Now I just have to keep my eyes out for some matching shoes!

New Running Kicks and an Extra Buy

The past couple of runs that I have attempted left me with hurting feet and shins (a sure sign that your shoes are up for renewal) so I have been reading the running websites to find a new replacement. I ended up making a list of shoes I wanted to try on from Reebok, Nike, New Balance, Asics, and Brooks.

I started at Dick's Sporting Goods because they carried the running shoe Runners Magazine gave top pick to this year. Once I laced up the Brooks Ravenna 2 I was in love and abandoned all the other choices on my list. These shoes were light, comfortable, and didn't slide or flip on my foot.

Now here's where I got a great deal...

I am not a huge fan of our local Dick's because the customer service when you need help is very poor (I had to find my own shoes which took me a few minutes). Although the store is clean and fairly well stocked. Plus they don't have many discounts that extend past their own sign up customer discount program (which I am a part of).

From doing my research and calling around I decided to go back to our Finish Line. The service is superb, the store is clean, and the knowledge/help of the staff extends past your purchase. Even though they didn't have the shoes in stock they were able to order them and ship them to my home. The employees even agreed to cut my inserts to fit my shoes when they arrive.

For savings Finish Line has a great Winners Circle sign up program and our local store offers a 20 % military discount. For the shoes and inserts with tax cost me around $140. Once discounts were applied I paid $108.

I had budgeted $150.

So with my extra money I bought these Nike shorts at Dick's which were 20% off giving me a grand total of $31 with tax.

That's a total of $139... $11 below my budget :)

Which later I didn't realize I would need when I had to re buy my textbooks for fall semester this afternoon but that is a whole other blog post y'all.

What a Steal!

This past weekend I went home to celebrate my birthday with family. Saturday I was able to do some school shopping for C, go out to eat at Macaroni Grill, and pick up a few fun things for myself. Sunday we spent the day shopping at a massive Greatland Target, eating at Cracker Barrel (where I enjoyed a yummy chicken salad sandwich), playing Wii, and swimming at my mothers pool.

I found some really great deals on things like Abercrombie Kids clothes, GAP clothes, some Tommy Hilfiger sheets for my bedroom (perfect for monogramming), couple of new paperback books at Marshalls, but my BEST DEAL yet was for me. I found both of these Sperry's for $26.99 EACH at my favorite shoe store in my hometown. Brand new, this season Sperry's which made my brother pea green with envy when I walked away paying less than $60 total!

I've already worn the ones above twice and I adore them! So much so that I want to shop around for more polo's (that I can monogram) to match my khaki shorts and new Topsiders!