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Junior League of San Jose celebrates 50 years of service

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Wearing: MAC lipstick / metallic holiday cocktail dress / Kendra Scott ring / Dior Cosmic nail polish / Valentino Rockstud Nior mini handbag / Prada pumps

On Saturday, November 5, 2017, the Junior League of San Jose celebrated 50 years of community service to the San Jose community. Over the past half-century, the Junior League of San Jose, or JLSJ for short, has contributed over a quarter of a million volunteer hours to the local community, as well as presented numerous grants to local community projects and non-profits. It is amazing to see how much a group of talented, hard-working, and dedicated women can achieve when the common goal is for the good of the community.

As a sustainer of the Junior League of San Jose, I am so proud of all the accomplishments the league has made throughout the years. It is truly amazing, and humbling, to see the fabulous community service projects JLSJ has developed over the years such as the Georgia Travis Center, InnVision, The Wonder Cabinet, and more; much, much, more! All of this hard work and dedication throughout the years was celebrated over the weekend at Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose.

The event included a speech and an award from the Major of San Jose, as well as a video depicting all of the accomplishment JLSJ has made over the past fifty years. Loved it!

It was fun to see a recap of all of the community service projects JLSJ has contributed to over the years, as well as catch up with old friends.

The dinner was  beautiful, complete with show-stopping floral arrangements. Dinner was followed by a yummy dessert buffet, and of course, dancing! It is entirely possible I danced in my 4″ heels for roughly 40 minutes. Yes, my feet hurt the next day, but it was so worth it!

If you would like to learn more about the Junior League of San Jose, and all of the wonderful community work we do throughout Silicon Valley, please visit jlsj.org.

Here’s to 50 more years of service in the San Jose area!

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Tied together neutrals for fall

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Wearing: Kendra Scott earrings / MAC Lipstick / lace up top c/o Romwe / Fendi DotCom / military green pantsgold sculptured ring /Dior Cosmic nail polish / block heel metallic booties

Lace up shirts are such a hot trend this season! I love this lace-up shirt from Romwe. It is soft, comfortable, and perfect to wear with pants, jeans, or a denim skirt. I am finding myself reaching for it anytime I want to be casual and comfortable. Love that!

The earthy, pale color of this Romwe lace-up top inspires me to mix neutrals together. I love how it looks with my favorite fall neutral hues. Romwe has a lot of really cute tops for fall, you can see their entire collection online here.

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Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO

Cathy


Cozy sweater dress

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Wearing: Kendra Scott earrings (new for winter-love them!) / MAC Lipstick / Kenzo sweater dress / coat (old, also love this one under $300) / nail polish c/o Essie Party on a Platform / JW Anderson bag / gold sculptured ring / booties (old, also love this pair under $200)

Cool, fall weather is finally here! To sweeten the fall-weather pot, we actually had rain over the weekend! Yes! Rain! We need it soooooo bad! In order to stay cozy, yet still look dressed up enough for church during this cold, rainy weather, I wore this Kenzo striped sweater dress on Sunday.

When I first spotted this sweater dress last August, I knew I had to have it. It cost a little bit more then I normally like to spend on clothing, but I am so glad I splurged. This sweater dress is soft, cozy, and comfortable. The comfort level is out of this world! With the addition of my favorite coat from last year, I was ready for anything the sky tossed at me. Or should I say dumped? It was raining cats and dogs on Sunday!

After church, we stopped in at Rosie McCann’s on Santana Row for brunch. It was so yummy! My daughters enjoyed a chicken sandwich, which they LOVED, and my son ate chocolate chip pancakes from the kids menu. He said they were “amazing!” My husband I ate omelettes, which were delicious! If you are local to the San Francisco Bay Area, definitely check out Rosie McCann’s in San Jose, at Santana Row.

I am looking forward to wearing this cozy sweater dress over, and over again this fall season; as well as the upcoming winter season! Have you splurged recently on an item, and found it was worth every penny? If so, please share in the comments below!

Thanks for stopping by,

XOXO

Cathy