Bad Things Happen When You Wear Sweatpants In Public

If you guys know one thing about me, you know that I think wearing sweatpants in public is a sin. I don't care if you're not wearing makeup, your hair is looking a hot mess or there is a stain on your shirt, but if you are wearing sweats in public (or GOD FORBID pajama pants) I will be secretly judging you. I have come to terms with the ideas of wanting to be comfortable and that sometimes jeans are just a tough decision to make, I get it, I wear leggings in public which I realize makes some people judge me. So while I understand why you would wear them in public, I cannot bring myself to do so.

You can blame Stacy and Clinton. Or the strict dress code that Ellwood City school district established during my freshman year of high school. But honestly the last time I remember wearing sweats in public was on the way to the WPIAL Fastpitch Softball Championship in my sophomore year, and we lost. See, bad things happen. So I should have thought of all these things on Monday.

Monday morning, my brother needed me to follow him to the mechanic to get his car fixed so he would have a ride home and not have to wait there while they worked on it. No big deal, and since it was early when we had to leave the house, I thought to myself, "It's okay just wear the sweatpants because no one is going to see you and we're coming right back home after dropping his car off, you can just get ready for the day when you get home." However, Eric and I decided to go through the drive-thru of McDonald's on our way home for breakfast. Still thinking, no big deal, it's a drive-thru, the only person seeing me in sweatpants is my brother and I wear these around the house, no problem.

Problem...bad things happen when you wear sweatpants in public. If you're around Erie during this time of the year, you know that no one cares about plowing the roads until there's some "serious snow" on them, meaning apparently at least eight inches. Well, on our way to McDonald's I started to break early for a red light, knowing that the roads were getting snowy, but got caught on some ice and hit the car in front of me which was already stopped at the light. Don't be worried, everyone is fine, the accident was more of a love tap between our cars. I happened to be driving a Suburban though so there was less damage on my end, considering Suburbans are ridiculously large vehicles, made for inclement weather. Way to suck in this incident though, Chevy.

Anyway, if you've ever been in any kind of minor traffic incident you (should) know that you have to get out of your vehicle, make sure the other car's passengers are okay, take pictures of the cars and area, get local police to report it and swap insurance info. The woman I hit kept saying she didn't know what to do because she was never in an accident before, yet, I have never been in an accident either and still knew what to do. Isn't this part of driver's ed? Anyway, multiple people saw the pants of shame. I guess this is karma for spreading hate for public displays of sweatpants for the past ten years, but let this be a lesson to you all. Wearing sweatpants in public leads to bad things, even if they're the "nice" sweatpants you got from your graduate school.

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Chels Wears: Puppies In The Snow!

Chambray, tights, scarf & tee: WalMart | Skirt: Target | Wedges: Kmart

I took a break this past week because...I moved! If it looks like there is a lot of snow in these pictures, you just wait until my next outfit post. I'm now near Erie and I cannot even talk about how much snow is on the ground and how cold it is outside. I hate winter. Don't ask why I decided to move north in January, it still isn't making sense yet to me either.

This outfit is possibly one of my all-time favorites. When I bought this skirt, I thought I might where it a few times, but I probably wear it at least three times a month, I am in love with it and it's surprising versatility. And when I bought these tights I could have sworn they were grey, but I think I like them better in this blue shade, at least for this outfit! I also think my favorite trend right now is wearing dresses and skirts in winter, even though that sounds dumb, there are so many cute ways to dress them up and still be warm. Hopefully it won't be too cold and I can keep up with this cute look.

Also, because I cannot help but make a PSA for the ASPCA with a post title like this one, please don't leave your pets outside if you are in a severely cold (or hot) area. Just because they have a fur coat, does not mean they are safe outside for any longer than you'd like to be! Bring those puppies inside!

Birthday Weekend Recap

As you guys know, Wednesday was my birthday! Thanks so much for all your birthday wishes through email, comments, Facebook, text, calls, snail mail, etc. I am blessed to have such great people in my life! Here's a little recap of my weekend!

Last minute get-together to Dave & Buster's in the Waterfront with some of my favorites!
Front Row Left to Right: Jodi, Me & Heather | Back Row Left to Right: Liz, MJ & Erin

Me & Heather in the game room of Dave & Buster's

Family & I went to see Despicable Me 2, which you should go see, like today.

My brother was appointed to Pastor four small churches in Corry, Pa - Sunday was his first official day!
The four churches planned a service all together at the park to welcome him.
He gave a great message and we enjoyed meeting some church people at a picnic after the service.

What did you all do for the weekend? Hope it was something fun!

twenty-four

Happy Birthday to me!

Today I'm turning twenty-four and feeling good about it.

My mama got me these balloons and my dad took these pictures. 

Like they have anything to do with my birthday. (Just kidding!)

Later tonight I will be heading out with some friends and MJ to go to the Waterfront 

and this weekend my family will be celebrating at my brother's new house up in Corry, Pa
and we're going to see Despicable Me 2...because I am a child and that's all I want.

I think I've been pretty successful thus far, but am really excited for what this next year should bring!

Hope you all have a great day! I know I will :)