Thred Up Goody Box Review

 I decided to try a Thred Up Goody Box.  It was a $10 deposit for a box of 8-10 things.  Per the instructions in the email I got I started favoriting a lot of clothing in their app. This helps them figure out what to send you.

So excited to open and see my goodies!!!

 The paper inside that shows how much everything is.  It also lets you know how to return.  If you keep $75 they give you $10 off your next order.  I'm posting the retail price with the price Thred Up has it listed for.  I haven't gone and done ANY research to see if the retail price is correct.

 Already loved what I saw when I opened the box, and it was just the top!!

 First thing already had a price tag on it!  It was brand spanking new!!!

 First up this Lily Pulitzer sweater!!  I really wanted to keep this.  It was a thin sweater and very soft - but it was $28.99 (retails for $143) and what little spring we get is right around the corner and then we are thrown into summer!

I also have on this GREAT navy skirt.  It is Crown and Ivy brand (I've seen this at Belk and I'm not sure if it's a Belk Store brand or not but I've never seen it any where else.  It's like a working girls Lily Pulitzer.  I can have the Lily look without the price tag!)  I have several Crown and Ivy pieces! 

 It was a sateen fabric with a great ribbed detail, WITH POCKETS!!!  I totally kept this (and wore it to work Monday!) $9.99 (retails $36)

  

I kept the sweater on the try on these Crown and Ivy shorts.  I love the pattern and they fit great.  Kept: $11.99 (retail $36)

 Another Crown and Ivy item is this sweater (also with original price tag).  I put it on and fell in love!  Kept this!  $6.99 (retails $13 - which it was marked as clearance on the tag for $13.99 I believe FULL retail price was around $30-40)

 This is why favoriting items is important.  I favorited all the Lily P stuff I had my eyes on.  I have a bunch of shorts "hearted" in the app.  These white eyelet with scallop edge was one of them (see picture above for entire short picture).  Tried them on and they fit PERFECT!  Kept these: $18.99 (retail $71) (I usually spend $22-$25 for LP shorts at Clothes Mentor so these were a great price for me!

 I was on the fence about this dress.  I LOVED it and it fit, but the straps aren't adjustable.  I tried to untie and re-tie but they are sewn at the knot.  BUT the straps can come off completely.  I ended up keeping this NEW WITH TAGS dress by Market and Spruce (Stitch Fix sends this brand A LOT!) $20.99 (retail $71)

 Great embroidery down the sleeves.

 This dress was just ok.   The fabric was soft and sturdy (wouldn't blow around in the wind), but it was too short to wear to work.  It nailed me on the scallop trim again! The brand of this dress was "Crescent"  Sent this back: $18.99 (retail $71)

 I don't usually like Maxi dresses OR strapless ones.  It was WAY too long for me.  I sent this "Unbranded" dress back: $27.99 (retail $115)

 You guys know I love Lularoe - the Kimono was NEVER my favorite piece they have.  The style isn't me AT ALL, sent back: $19.99 (retail $40)

 These shorts fit great but I have a pair similar to them! "Boden" brand.  Sent back: $18.99 (retail $49)

 I didn't get this dress with my Goody Box - but it is a Thred Up purchased dress that arrived the same day as my box.  It's another Crown and Ivy dress - $14.99 (retail $48)

Here is a close up of what was sent to me.  I ended up keeping the C&I skirt, shorts and cardigan, and the LP shorts.  They take off my $10 shipping deposit from that total.  I will DEFINITELY be doing this again.  I might stop my Nadine West for a bit because they haven't nailed me in the last few boxes.

Another Stitch Fix Box

I received another Stitch Fix box.  I loved all but one thing but sending that one thing back would have caused the box to be more money.  I kept all 5 items for $157 with the discount.

 

I love this sweater, it's a great color.  It's a medium but I have room to layer it.  I feel like if they sent me a small I would have a hard time lifting my arms in it.

 I'm a sucker for scarves.  Normally these blanket scarves are stiff and scratchy, this one is so soft and not stiff at all!!

 Normally I do not like cinch around the waist jackets.  But this one I was cool with once I let out the strings a bit.  It's a really soft material and it stretches with me, so I don't feel like I'm going to bust a seam in the back when I move my arms.

  They also sent me this great black shirt.  I don't know why they sent me mediums in all the shirts they sent, because I changed my profile to reflect I should be getting smalls.  I probably should have sent this back to get a small but I liked that I could wear leggings with it and it covered my tookus.

 

Hard to tell that the fabric on the shoulders is a little different than the rest.

The main fabric isn't a typical cotton it's more of a knit and the edging and back of the shoulders is more of a chiffon. 

Thanksgiving Weekend 2018

We had a great weekend celebrating Thanksgiving and the start of the Christmas season!!  We didn't get to celebrate in person with daddy - but he was with army family in Colorado with one of the other dads of our Ohana.  Somehow that made it easier to get through a holiday without him because I knew he was with family.  Though in the grand scheme of things he has been with us ALOT of holidays lately, and in most army families sometimes it's not a big deal to miss a holiday every once in a while - we are fortunate to get our soldiers for ANY holiday.

 My ladies!  Incase anyone was wondering I'm the "Rose" of the group! :P

 Our Ohana minus two of the daddies, but we facetimed with them during our dinner while they were at their dinner in Colorado!  There is two extra families.  20 kids total!  They out number us!

 After dinner it was time to go home and break out the Christmas clothes for Black Friday shopping!  I got this hat last year on clearance and he was so excited to try it on!

 I got to break out my Christmas lularoes!!!  I LOVE THESE ONES!!

 The tradition in our family is that you have to be middle school to be able to go Black Friday shopping, AND you must wear your Christmas finest!  I had enough LLR leggings for all 5 of us, I'm not even ashamed!  I never got a full picture of our group!

 Cousins!  This is where Kennedie says "are we done after this store!?"

 The moms went back out at 6am Friday morning and the kids slept in.  We came home around 10 after hitting a couple stores and made breakfast tacos.  After a quick nap and the "Christmas Chronicles" movie on Netflix I started the Christmas cookies.  We let them cut out two cookies a piece and then I got the rest done, and in the oven.  Once they were cooled Dusty and her daughter made the royal icing.

 I know our 6 kids well, they will fight over what cookies they are decorating and it ruins the fun!  So I didn't let them choose we mostly had 5 of each so it was pretty easy and they didn't complain when they realized I picked for them.  I put the sprinkles in bowls and we let them go to town!

 

 There was two extra cookies so Dusty and myself got to decorate one.  Royal icing is no joke, I normally work with buttercream so I used a little too much - oops!

 Everyone hard at work!

 Kennedie's cookies.

 Cale's plus my candy cane cookie.

 Saturday morning we laid around until about 11 when we packed up to run some errands and then went to see the Grinch.  On our way to the movies this guy facetimed us! (yes I'm in a parking lot talking not on the road!)

 I got to wear my new LLR shirt to the movies!  I got it from a going out of business sale for less than $10!!!  I love it!  We are at the Grinch waiting for the movie to start!

Also on Friday afternoon my new Christmas Tom's came in!  I wore them Saturday!  They are even glow in the dark!!  Today we are getting all the Christmas Decorations out of the shed and hopefully getting our tree up!  The star at the top will have to wait for daddy to come home.  Him and Kennedie always put it at the top!  (I have a picture of it every year!)