Outfit in the City

Last Monday I announced to my husband that I would be taking a day off.  A day off from being a mom, you might ask?  Well, kinda.  As you might expect, living abroad away from your family and friends, with a language barrier, and two kids at home doesn't really leave a lot of time for yourself.  My husband is really great at giving me time when I need it, I just need to ask for it.  Let's just say he's not very intuitive.  ***Gasp*** a husband of a blogger who isn't perfect???  Yep, mine's not.  But I'll love him anyway.

So I woke up late, after Lavar had already gotten the boys up and ready, fed and Tae off to school.  He headed to practice and I hung out with the E-man a bit.  Then after hubs came home I was off!  I walked down our massive hill into town and caught the tram into centre ville (the town center).

I wanted to share with you some beautiful pictures of my city, St Etienne, France.  It is an industrial place, not very touristy.  I think it is gorgeous because of how the city sits in the middle of the mountains.  I will have to show you a picture of the view we have from our house sometime, it is incredible.

Isn't H&M in a very pretty building?  It's a big one, too, that I didn't know about before this little adventure!  It was on this trip where I purchased my iffy poncho (that I decided against, by the way) and a pair of RED jeans that I can't wait to show you.  I love them.

Here is what I wore on my little shopping trip.

Sweater - Old Navy (and it is actually really old); Skirt: H&M; Tights: Target; Boots: Carlos Santana from Famous Footwear; Cowl: The Sunshine Stitch

Earrings: c/o Avery's Loft // Necklace: c/o Lisa Leonard Designs (it has my boys' names on it!)

Happy Wednesday everyone!  I have some big things coming up next week, stay tuned!

I am linking this to WIWW over at The Pleated Poppy & Momma Go Round.