Dinner with friends and outfit...

A few weeks ago I went out to dinner with friends; We were celebrating a birthday for our good friend. This specific friend (let's just call her E) could be my mother. At one point, she was my boss. Which proves that friendships have no age limits. She gives great advice and always has wonderful stories to share.

My son & friends. E on the right.

Nutella calzone

Affogato to end the night.

On to my outfit... I recently found these amazing overall jeans at Marshalls for $10!!! Yes! Ten dollars! Have I mentioned I love frugal shopping?!?!
I wore my overall jeans with this h&m mock neck top and ankle strap sandals. It was a bit chilly so I added my striped navy blazer.

Featuring my new haircut...

Shop these similar overalls here.

Shop this blazer here on eBay! Support small businesses. (It's J Crew, go buy it before it's gone!)

These are a similar style to the shoes I wore. (I apologize for not getting a full outfit shot)

Shop these shoes here.

I also want to share these gifts I made for my sweet friends, since I love giving gifts! Just a small token of appreciation. These boxes are from Target. I scored these during Christmas clearance years ago! I have a clearance addiction, but we'll leave that for another post. I added the paper shreds to give them a boutique feel. The cute candles are from dollar tree. Who would've thought...amirite... Cadbury chocolate bars and a soap wrapped up in kraft paper. The soaps came in sets; I found them at Ross and they were clearance as well! A little pampering gift to show them my love.

Thank you for reading my thoughts.
Xoxo,
Carla

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