Shirt: Old Navy  ||  Jeans: American Eagle (mom jeans)  ||  Sandals: Old Navy (Blush) — Shirt: Old Navy || Jeans: American Eagle (mom jeans) || Sandals: Old Navy (Blush)

I love Memorial Day Weekend! Maybe it's because that's the weekend my husband and I got married. But I love wearing patriotic attire, hanging out with friends and family, eating BBQ and celebrating the start of summer! And of course our deepest gratitude for all the men and women who have fought for our freedom.

Gingham has always been very American (and very in right now!) so I thought what better way to represent our country than a gingham shirt tied up with my favorite pair of mom jeans. I've really been into collared shirts this spring and this gingham top has definitely become my go-to casual look. It's very effortless and still feels put together. I am also completely obsessed with these bow sandals. Aren't they so cute?! I just love how feminine they are. They look just like the Madewell bow sandals but for a fraction of the price! Huge win in my book! In fact, I love them so much that I also bought them in gingham! Haha. (hey, it was buy one get one half off....I was practically losing money by not getting a 2nd pair!) And now I see that they have them in blue and white stripes online! I really need to restrain myself. I might have a stripe addiction. Haha. But seriously, these slides are super comfy and I know I'm going to wear them all summer. Blush is also the new neutral and I have found myself wearing this color more because it just goes with everything. Also with a toddler on my hands, I'm a fan of anything that saves me time so it's nice to just slip these on and not have to worry about buckles. Moms out there....ya feel me?! We actually just moved down to Georgia for a few months for my husband to shoot a film and he laughs at all the shoes I brought with me when all I've really worn are these two pairs of sandals on rotation. Whoops! :)

Styling Tip: I like to wear these collared shirts (I have a few similar styles in solid white and two different stripe patterns (told you I had a stripe addiction) from Old Navy, Target and American Eagle...so all super affordable) either knotted up or I do a front tuck and pair with high-waisted mom jeans, skinny jeans or high-waisted wide leg cropped jeans. And sometimes for fun, I'll throw on a bandana scarf around my neck, in my hair or tie one around my purse.

Happy Memorial Day everyone! All of these items are on sale so hurry before the holiday weekend sales end!

P.S. Thank you to everyone who has been so supportive of me over the past few months. I know it's been awhile since my last post and to be completely honest, it was hard for me to get motivated with everything going on with my mom's health. But this brings me joy so I don't want to stop just because life gets hard and really sad sometimes. So I want to encourage anyone out there who has stopped doing something they love because of a difficult season, kids or just overall busyness, and make time to do things that bring you joy and bring you life. xx