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SUMMER SERIES: WHAT TO WEAR "IN-BETWEEN"

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Hello sweet-n-stlyish people!! I'm Andrea Nine

from Living On Cloud Nine.
Oh friends I had high hopes for my turn in our Summer Series. You know some enlightening sunshiny story, some never done before bucket list, some summer vacay trip ideas but truth be told, this self proclaimed sand in my toes summer girl is over it this year!!

The kids have settled back into school and college and we've already been in the stands cheering on our son's football team. Summer in our neck of the woods took forever to get here, was stormy and after only a couple decent weeks, the heat and humidity rolled in with a fever!! I am definitely grateful for the beautiful days we did have and come January, I'll be dreaming of Summer 2017. However, I am now in transitioning mode. Ya know, the one where you stand in your closet thinking you have nothing to wear. While many bloggers are showcasing chunky sweaters and boots and they're so cute, but I still am not quite there; give me a few days, lol. Where I am is what I can wear now til Fall Fantastic arrives. I know one thing I love and you'll see a lot of is jean capris. They look so cute with generally any shoe from casual to comfy and can be dressed up or down.

I was in love with the print of this Old Navy Cami from the minute I saw it and had the perfect cardigan to go with. Camis and Cardis are a wardrobe transition staple.

Other Favs of mine for Summer to Fall wardrobe transitions are crisp whites! I'm a rule breaker and wear them right into September. A cute cut white blazer and easy white button ups are my favorites.

Here are some more outfits I'll use to Fashion into Fall

Denim of Course

A good Denim vest and jacket are musts for any season transitioning.

And OH the Versatile Chambray

Love this soft button up from American Eagle, I wear this all the time.

Love this lightweight Chambray Jacket from Old Navy

This is my fav...a stripped racer back summer knit maxi with an easy Chambray top thrown over and knotted in the front.

xoxo

There you go. Tween Season ideas and pieces to love to get me through until the boot boxes get drug up from a bedroom in the basement and into mamas closet. Happy Monday and soak up those last few weeks of Summer! Time to go organize my scarves!!

Andrea is a regular contributor to the Blended Blog and shares her fashion, recipes, family and motivation over at Living On Cloud Nine. With the last name of "Nine", she tries to make each day as blissfully happy as possible. Much of that happiness comes from her loving husband and 3 amazing teenage sons.

August 22, 2016
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What's In My Make-Up Bag

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August 02, 2016
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Create28 Week 2

"Andrea Nine," "christy," "Create 28," "Deena," "Katie," "Leslie," "sheila," "style challenge," "summer"

June 14, 2016
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Style Perspectives: Styling A Summer Dress & LINK-UP

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June 01, 2016
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SPRING HOPE

"Andrea Nine," "Dads," "Living on Cloud Nine," "Losing a pet," "Spring Fever Series," "Spring hope," "The Blended Blog"

Spring is a time of Hope.

Hope for warmer days, a vacation or two, a winning baseball season, new chapters for graduating High School seniors. The green sweeps over the land, color pops and hands get dirty planting pretty posies. Hi sweet friends. I'm Andrea Nine from Living On Cloud Nine. When I first thought of a Spring Inspired Spring Fever post, I thought Spring Fashion, cocktail recipes, or outdoor exercise; but I kept remembering this sweet story I wrote that was considered for a Guideposts publication a couple years ago. It signifies the love that Hope brings…..and that miracles can happen.

My father lives alone on the outskirts of a small town in southern Indiana. At times, loneliness plagues him and he suffers from heart problems. Since I am 250 miles away from him, not to mention, his only child, my worries and prayers for him are plentiful. Therefore, it was to my delight many years ago, when he adopted a five-week old Border collie puppy, which he named Lady.

That precious and smart pup soon became his best friend. No longer did he feel alone, but I too had some peace in regards to the distance between us. I loved when he would call me with tales of his “Lady-Bug”, as he called her. My favorite story was the time a tornado touched down close by. He scooped up Lady and headed to the 100-year-old basement of his brick home. In the dark he heard a crunching noise and shined his flashlight to reveal Lady eating a snail off the concrete wall. It was then he began telling everyone she must have expensive tastes as she liked eating escargot.

Dad, Lady and our oldest son 1999

Dad and Lady 2000

Lady was there for every up and down. She licked his face to wake him up when he had a fainting spell and she laid by the front door for ten days while he was in the hospital recovering from heart surgery. Yet, as all dogs do, around the age of fourteen, she became ill and he had to face her death while saying goodbye at the vet’s office.

My father was distraught. He would not eat or sleep and by no means wanted to hear talk of getting a new dog. I prayed for his strength daily. I asked for him to remember Psalm 147:3 “He heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds.” Yet, nothing seemed to make him feel better and I often asked for a sign that life would get better for him.

Imagine my delight that beautiful May day when he called me a few weeks after Lady’s passing with a renewed spark in his voice. His closest neighbor, up the hill, had called him, and told him there was something in his back yard but he wasn’t sure what it was, just that it was moving. Dad figured it was a skunk or coon but looking out the kitchen window, my father could not believe his eyes. There, in his back yard, which is fenced in, mind you, sat, you guessed it, a Border Collie puppy, he would later go on to name Duke, that looked just like his “Lady-Bug!”

Dad and Duke today..Two Peas in a Pod

We never did find out how that sweet pup appeared on his lawn that Spring Day. I'd like to think that hope and miracles go and in hand.

xoxo

May 09, 2016
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Featured Friday: Andrea from Living on Cloud Nine

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Hi all, Shaunacey here. It's Feature Friday and I'm so so so excited to introduce you to Andrea from Living on Cloud Nine.

I don't remember how I found Andrea and her blog but I did and I'm so grateful. She's one of the sweetest bloggers I've 'met' and she can rock any Pinterest outfit you can imagine (seriously, this woman looks great in EVERYthing). She also posts some AH-mazing drink and food recipes. Give her a follow (a link to her twitter HERE), you will NOT regret with.

Without further adieu, meet Andrea:

Do you have any children? What parenting advice would you give to a someone having a new baby?

We have three wonderful teenage sons. While I miss the baby days, I won't lie, your life does become easier the older they get. However, the worries do grow. Yet, with your life becoming more manageable, I think it's a super great trade off. Just the fact that they become more self-sufficient is an exhilarating feeling. Knowing that, you get through the worries with grace and optimism.

What is your greatest unfulfilled ambition?  

I wish I would have continued on with graduate schooling. My unfulfilled ambition was to be a college Professor of Sociology. I'm a lifelong learner and even incorporate knowledge tests into the goals of the team that works for me. Yet, my job is not fulfilling and my degree is not being utilized. If I had to do it all over again, I'd finish that graduate schooling and teach the minds of college students.

How would you describe yourself in 3 words?  

Compassionate, Giving, Motivator

What hobbies do you have other than blogging?  

Working out, Cooking, Baking, Scrapbooking, snowshoeing, reading and helping others.

What inspired you to start blogging?
I actually wrote a whole post on this last year called How Blogging Saved My Life. http://livingoncloudandreanine.blogspot.com/2015/04/how-blogging-saved-my-life.html

Something was missing. As happy as my life was, there was an ache in my heart. While pondering this ache, I would start to think about all the blogs I was a fan of and how their fun spin on life, love and style made a difference in my life. That's it...I wanted to make a difference, make someone smile, feel better or laugh and with the last name of Nine it only made sense to call the Blog "Living On Cloud Nine." Fellow bloggers have now become like family. Supporting and encouraging one another and understanding that if you're taking the time to write a blog post, then your heart is truly special!

What is your style “uniform”?

This varies from season to season but in the Winter, leggings and boots are a staple. If you don't already know, I am a HUGE fan of ponchos and wraps and the ease of throwing one over a simple canvas is comfortable yet classy at the same time. I've featured many of them on the Blog and always say I'm not buying anymore so how another one ended up in my closet is beyond me, lol. Warmer weather means little dresses and sandals with a jean jacket or cardi in the cool evenings. And of course I adore scarves all year long. Here is a post of one of my favorite outfits including the popular "blanket scarf." http://livingoncloudandreanine.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-scarf-of-season.html

What is your ideal date night?

It's actually a date day that carries over into the night. We love to take a whole day, especially in the Summer. We start with a trip to a local winery or brewery, listen to music there and grab some beverages and lunch, then head to a local festival of some sort, then a roof top dinner topped off with catching a glorious sunset on a bench on the beach. Then we hold hands on the drive home, singing to the music with the windows rolled down. Gee, now I wish it was Summer again. Here I blogged about one if our day dates called The Perfect Day http://livingoncloudandreanine.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-perfect-day.html

February 19, 2016
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