ANALYZE this.

    First AND foremost, how tricky of me to leave you all in suspense of the news I have to share?! I am seriously excited about a new (additional) blog gig that will begin (wait for it) this week. Each Tuesday I will be writing a fashion/style post for one of my FAVORITE blogs: the OVERANALYST. For those who did not view this past season of the Bachelor (are you living in a hole?!), let me introduce you to the lovely Jenna Burke. While she unfortunately did not remain on the show for more than a few episodes, she made a pretty big impact on viewers in the time that she was televised. She's ADORABLE, trendy, and has a killer personality, so why would they not feature her?! .... oh, and the editing they did to portray her as the "dramatic" gal that she is not, helped too I suppose..... After talking with her lately, I can assure you, she is chill as can be.... bravo editing, Bachelor. Moving on, she created the crazy-cool blog the Over-Analyst which will now be covering every element of life that you would care to read about on a blog: fashion, beauty, relationships, celebrity "gossip"....all bundled into ONE PHENOMENAL SITE. Jenna's Midwest roots (Nati' love) combined with her current big-city lifestyle (NYC) .... and her most recent public-status, makes for a very cool perspetive.... and her idea to gather contributers to add to her blog was pure genius. Look for my posts every Tuesday and be sure to add the Over-Analyst to your daily reads. Now,  I'll kindly leave you all with some outfit snapshots....Happy Monday (and happy Spring Break to me)... will be posting from the Sunshine State the rest of the week! xxo-A-

***Click to check out the Over-Analyst!

dress: Cooperative
bracelets: bijouterie, David Yurman
shades: Ray-ban
{worn to a an afternoon baby shower}

dress: Soft Joie
necklace: K Amato
bracelets: dannijo, asos
{out & about}

new fav jacket: Zara

top: Zara
skirt: Mink Pink
sandals: Sam Edelman
necklace: Elyse Vieni
{Sunday brunch}

newest addiction: Marc by Marc Jacobs aviators

Greenery

I absolutely L-O-V-E all the green (totally necessary) that is sprouting earlier than usual due to this amaze weather. It is in the 80's today in Cincy... Seriously?! It's kind of throwing me all out of sorts as I keep thinking that it's June ...but nope, it's still March... I'm pretty sure I can get over that though. Speaking of green, there was a whole lot of that (and some) around on Saturday for good ol' St. Patrick's Day. As my sis-in-law was in town, and we are not exactly "beer drinkers," we decided to take a non-traditional approach to celebrating the "holiday" by sipping on champagne and wine all.night.long.  I am totally cool with the color-of-the-day on St. Patty's as green is hmm...probably in my top three fav colors. So, Steph & I dressed in green and hit the local OTR bars....and of course had gobs of fun (per usual). Check out the rando-collection of green-filled pics from the weekend. Happy humpity-hump day. Oh, and I have some awesome news to share at the end of the week that I am insanely excited about... I suggest checkin' in on Friday.  xx-A-

ps.. if my hair looks longer, that's because it is. Craziest thing- I woke up one morning and it had grown ten inches....

(me) tank & bandeau bra: American Apparel / jeans: AG /  bracelets: bijouterie, dannijo, asos  /
boots: Chinese Laundry / fringe bag: Cut 'n Paste / shades: ray-ban
(Steph) top: LA Made / purse: Louis Vuitton / boots: Miz Mooz

The green nail stands alone..

mid-celebrating purchase from Sloane (ring by DLC)

little bro, decked out in green #toocutenottopost

rock & rollin'

Hopefully this post meets you with a great big beauuutiful grin- as that's how I am usually feeling on Thursdays. Just one.more.day....until Friday, whew! Somehow these short weeks end up feeling longer than normal weeks, and I am not quite sure why. Anywho, as promised, I have two more posts to share from my trip to Nashville last weekend (sigh, wish I was there...although, I am looking quite forward to a weekend in OTR). Two new  super hot spots to check out and that makes me just as excited as visiting a different city, for reals. Instead of rambling and jambling along (as I could honestly do for quite some time), I am going to share my mini collages displaying my outfits-of-the-day(well, night) while in Nash. Hope y'all enjoy!!! (I just had to do that) xxxox-A-

ps. how hard did Mere's post rock yesterday? Wait till you see her outfit from Sat night....bam.

top & tights: (from) /Urban Outfitters/;  mini skirt and bandeau: /American Apparel/

 wrist full o' rowdiness: /dannijo/, /bijouterie/, /yurman/, /wanderlust+co/

A   dress:/American Apparel/; circle scarf: /American Apparel/; tights: /Urban Outfitters/, shoes: /Vince Camuto/;

       mini white purse: /Two Old Hippies/;  headband (ADORE) /Two Old Hippies/

** headband was sold as a wrap bracelet- totally worked as boho-chic headband- I advice giving this a try!

 M   jacket: /Winter Kate/; tank: /Helmut Lang/; faux leather leggings: /American Apparel/;

       shoes: /Christian  Louboutin; clutch: /Foley and Corinna/, necklace: /Two Old Hippies/