New Uniform And Two Festive Outfits

In case some of you were wondering where I have been, I had one of those weeks. For starters I caught a very bad cold and it was the worst week ever to be sick because I was unusually busy with volunteering at my daughter's book fair and various festive events including my best friend's birthday party. But worst, my daughter broke a finger while she was in school last Thursday and obviously this had me worried and running from doctors to hospitals for a couple of days. Thanks God she was not in pain, she only has to keep a slint for three weeks but this mean no more ice-skating for her that she was enjoying so much. Incidentally the day when it happened she was starting piano as an after-scool activity and I just received an enormous keyboard that my husband insisted we buy in a hurry (to have a keyboard at home to practice was a course requirement but I wanted to wait a little bit to see if she would enjoy taking piano). So maybe I am going to play the piano, the thing is just ridiculous sitting in our family room.

So moving on I have a few outfits to show you. As I said the week was full of events and I managed to attend all of them against the adversities.

First, my "uniform" got a bit updated now that we are into winter. I have replaced my leggings with a pair of, well, jeggings and I am wearing a turtleneck on top with a blazer (in the outfit below the turtleneck is the JCrew cashmere one in heather dusk). The jeggings are the Loft super skinny and for the price you cannot find a better pair out there IMO:

This uniform kept me cozy and decent looking during the book fair where I was working at the library donations table. I just switched the cashmere tneck with a navy one.
The big event that I had to attend this past Saturday was my best friend birthday party. The venue this year was fantastic, a greenhouse downtown with an amazing NYC view and decor and a live orchestra. Very NYC! My husband couldn't come as he was travelling so I didn't feel like wearing my strapless dress (it is a bit seeeexy). Instead I wore a Joe Fresh dress that is incredibly pretty and unexpected for the price ($39). It is poly but hey, it looks like silk and it could be much more expensive. It isn't something that I usually wear as it has a pretty full skirt and usually I don't do well with this kind of silhouette but this one works for some reason:

I just threw my Boden cropped cardigan over this and I was ready to go. The day after I took my daughter to a matinee of the Nutcracker at NYC Ballet where we met a few other girls in her class. I LOOOOOOVE the Nutcracker, this is my third consecutive year and my second with my daughter. I always cry when the Xmas tree grows on the scene, it is so magnificent. The whole thing feels so Xmas-y that it deserves some dressing up even if this year I preferred to be on the understated side because I didn't know if the other moms would show up in jeans or what. The day before I stopped at the Loft after my appointment with the hairdresser and I bought a sequined tee for the occasion (I needed a pick me up, after my week). The tee wouldn't pass the thoughest sequins test but the color is TDF and so Xmas-y (it is called emerald green but it reads more like a pine green):

I also liked this coral but it felt a little bit more vacation-y than Xmas-y (however, it would be perfect if you spend Xmas on a beach vacation):

And this is how I wore it to the Nutcracker, with the velvet toothpick and my old bling cardigan in pine green (shoes are TB Revas in navy suede):

I am finding a lot that I like at the Loft this season and in fact I also bought something else that I will show you in a future OOTD. Plus, they are always having some sort of promo, which always helps (in fact they were having 40% off everything when I bought the tee)!
This week went pretty smoothly (fingers crossed) and tomorrow night I have another big occasion, a Gala at the Metropolitan Club. I have to chose between two outfits and I will probably ask for your help, stay tuned!
So, how have you been?