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Beach vacation outfits

December 2, 2019 /

Well, we are back from our vacation at the beach! We had a wonderful time at the beach and I will be sharing a couple of our excursions over the next couple of Wednesdays. Please keep my nephew’s healing in your prayers as we had a little incident near the end of our trip. We ended up adding a day to our trip to be near the hospital and visit him there before returning home.

We divided our time at the beach between playing on the beach and going on a few outings. I had planned for a relaxed wardrobe consisting of mostly light sweatshirts and some layers for early morning and comfortable shoes. I always learn a little more about what to pack or not to pack after each of our trips and this is what I learned from this trip:

  • pack no more than 2 pairs of shoes, my most comfortable ones: I only wore my white leopard striped Walmart sneakers and my grey Nike Tanjun sneakers
  • pack an equal number of short sleeves and long sleeves when going to the beach late fall: I was a little warm a couple of the afternoons.
  • take a picture when trying something when shopping if you are unsure of it: I wore the first sweater once and really did not like how it looked on me: donation it will become.

As you will notice in the pictures, there was not a lot of variety in the outfits as I mostly wore my olive joggers or jeans, a few sweatshirts and my white sneakers most of the time. I enjoyed the comfort and coziness of my outfits and while I think I packed too much, I am glad I had different choices.

This is the sweater that I will be donating. It was my first time wearing it and do not like how high the collar is in the front and the cut of the sweater makes me look wider than I am. I am wearing my favorite Wit and Wisdom Ab-solution jeans though with my $17 Walmart sneaks.

This is how I looked every morning while watching the sunrise! A beanie and my cozy scarf kept me warm!

 

Joggers, leopard earrings, and 2 Walmart finds! First time wearing this Time and Tru sweater from Walmart (couldn’t find the link again) and I like it: cozy, not a tight weave so not the warmest but perfect for visiting Fort Morgan.

 

Wore this outfit twice, hiking and on our traveling day back (just switched the shoes). Interesting how I wasn’t sure about this little sweatershirt when I received it but I do like it quite a lot. Hiking or not, I typically wear a pair of Nickel and Suede earrings!

 

I hope my outfits are not boring you yet! The same joggers and sneakers make their appearnace again as well as my Nickel and Suede leopard earrings. I ended up buying the blue sweatshirt at the estuarium on Dauphin Island. It was warm on the ferry over but got cooler in the afternoon. It was interesting visiting Fort Gaines and comparing in to Fort Morgan accross the bay, more on both in upcoming posts.

Real life Thanksgiving outfit: I opted for comfortable shoes, kept the leopard earrings on instead of the ones matching the cardigan and forgot to bring my silver bracelet on the trip. I cuffed the jeans to show a little ankle and really only wore the cardigan for the pictures because Thanksgiving turned out to be pretty warm! We ate outside on the deck and the children played on in the outdoor play area after eating. The restaurant is family friendly and located right on the bay.

One word: comfy! I like how I still feel put together while wearing athleisure wear and I do not look like I am going to the gym. Wearing earrings just adds a little touch of “I am not wearing my pjs”!

I think I wore my leggings twice with this and another Amazon sweatshirt (not photographed). As we were driving back home and as I was making notes for my goals in December, I decided to put a hold on buying clothes for the month of December (I do have money aside for a light denim jacket from Nordstrom put aside that I will order this week). My closet is well rounded, I have no need for more! I need to finish my Christmas shopping, budget the month out and make plans for saving for next year’s vacations. We will be staying home for the Christmas break and I plan to have fun over the next month crafting with my 5 year old who requested Christmas crafts this year!

A bientôt!

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