Monday Fashion- Color Crave

Today I wanted something casual, but sophisticated.
As I rummaged through my closet I found this black top with lace edging the neckline, and a fun, blocky pencil skirt.
I threw on a denim jacket and a yellow belt, and there you have it. :)
Excuse the cheesy "bathroom mirror" pics! Lol.

My sister Sharon gave me the skirt, and it's her jacket too. :P

The top was just $3 at Walmart (it's sleeveless) and the belt came  with another dress that maybe one day I'll wear! Lol.

 Hope ya'll have an awesome week!

Wounded Warrior Project- Thanksgiving for the Soldiers

Hey, ya'll!
This year my family decided to do a project with the wounded warriors on Ft. Bragg. Cook a Thanksgiving meal!

How did we do this? Well, we've been working with the Fisher House on Ft. Bragg for some time now. The Fisher House houses wounded warriors and their families, and helps and comforts them.
They asked us if we would cook a thanksgiving meal for the soldiers and their families since they wouldn't be home during this time. We agreed.

Why did we do this? It wasn't easy, especially for my mom cooking two or three thanksgiving dinners. We did it as an outreach. Something to help these people out in these tough times in their lives.

My brother, dad and I had to leave pretty early to cook everything at the Fisher  house.
When we got there, my dad was immediately and unexpectedly swept away to be interviewed by a reporter, so I got started. It took about 5 hours for everything to get done.
We made mashed potatoes, gravy, a turkey, green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, macaroni and cheese casserole, stuffing, pies, cranberry sauce, rolls, tea, etc. etc.
we decided to do pretty much everything we would have at our own meal.

As my dad told the reporter, "We are so thankful for this opportunity to serve." It's such a blessing to do little things that will do big things to change people's lives.

xo,
Johanna