WIW-Mother's Day at the in-laws

Since yesterday was spent with my family, we spent today with my in-laws.

Pic 1 is what I wore to church. I am slightly ambivalent about the actual outfit in terms of look and style, except that I love the shoes and the color green. I have a more flattering and loved green dress that I have shown before, but I just really wanted to be comfy today. Setting the bar high, I know. Truth be told, my outfits today are more about the jewelry.

The bracelet in pic 1 was given to me by my mother-in-law. She grew up playing with this bracelet in her aunt's jewelry box. And she gave it to me a couple of years ago.

Pic 2 is what I wore to my inlaws for lunch. My husband, father-in-law, and brother in law made lunch for the ladies, and again, comfort was highest on my list. I didn't realize until I was in the car how well the purse matched! That crazy purse matches E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G. Again, this outfit was only about the necklace. It used to be a belt buckle that belonged to my mother-in-law's father, who died when she was a teenager. My MIL made it into a necklace for me a few Christmases ago. What is so incredible about this is that she has a daughter that she could give all of this to. She has given my SIL something things as well, but she pays particular attention to my style and gives me things she knows that I will love and wear, as well as cherish for sentimental reasons. This means more to me than I can even express.

Pic 3. Is my beloved MIL. I mentioned in yesterday's post how much blingy jewelry my mom loves. Well, my MIL is the exact opposite. She loves very tiny, delicate jewelry and only wears a few pieces at a time. Her signature is not as much about what is fashionable and trendy, but it is more about being impeccably groomed. Everything is perfectly pressed and cleaned. There is no spot, wrinkle or speck of lint to be found and she pays attention to every single detail. All the time. And she loves high quality fabrications, but will only buy things at great deals.

Pics 4/5 are the reasons I am a mother. As much as I miss my sweet Ellie girl, my son has more than restored joy upon joy. [I thought you would enjoy seeing that before I was SarahTheWhite, I was Sarah the dishwater blonde with heavy highlights. :-)]

Pic 6 - my gift from Ethan that he made in school. He painted the tree and glued buttons to it. What touched me most was the careful attention to color in his button choices. This is EXACTLY the color scheme of my house, and it was no accident.

Happy Mother's Day to you all - in your own particular joys and it heartaches... Whatever your situation may be. (JenandEd is particularly on my heart this day!)

ETA: Random delightful thing I came across on Facebook today... One of my friends not only honored her mother, but the woman who married her ex husband, saying "God did a beautiful thing when He brought her into my kids' lives. They have two mamas who love them to the moon and back." That was one of the most gracious things I have ever heard someone say.

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11 years ago

dustt

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lovely shots of a beautiful Mom!! - but the tree.. that made me smile and brought tears to my eyes - enjoy!!

LACeleste

Enjoyed this post Sarah! The pics are wonderful. I'm partial to 5. You're both beautiful/handsome!

That button tree is GREAT!! So thoughtful of Ethan to use your color scheme!

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

I love the colour palette that weaves through the entire set of photos, Sarah - from "crazy purse", and the patterns in your top and stones in your jewellery, right though to the buttons on Ethan's gorgeous work of art. Both outfits are killer. Precious Elly is smiling at her precious Mama from her fluffy cloud in the sky. Lots of love to you on Mother's Day. xo

Deborah

Must stop reading your posts at work.... I have tears running down my face lol.
Well first up I really like your church outfit. It does look comfortable but it also has that lovely fluid look that I like a lot. The gree is wonderful against your fair skin and hair.

The second outfit is lovely. Again the colours are beautiful on you. Love the pinks and nudes together and that bag would go with everything:)

Ethan's picture is awesome! Please tell him he is quite the artist. I must show my Master 11, he is arty and wil probably want to try this:) I can see from the photos how much you adore him and he is a blessed little boy. Sarah I get the impression you know where your beloved Ellie is and even though she is not here with you now, she is still 'with you' and you will always be her mum.

And finally, your hair looked pretty before but I so love the Sarah The White!!.
Lots of love to you for Mothers Day.

Joyce B

You look great in your outfits and so does your beautiful MIL and your handsome Ethan. I am sure that you will save that precious tree for many years.
You are lucky to have such a wonderful MIL, she probably feels that way about you, too. That bracelet is very beautiful and very special.
What a happy Mother's Day that you had, thanks for sharing!

SarahTheWhite

Awwwww, you guys always know just what it say to melt my heart! I love this site partly because everyone seems it get that fashion can also be so personal... Thank you so much for sharing in the personal.

Angie: I love that you discovered the colors. I am always finding patterns after the fact in my home and in my wardrobe that seem to rise to the surface. Sometimes it is purposeful, but today was just one of those days when it just happened.

Deborah: your thoughts on Ellie are exactly right, and she is woven though our lives just like the colors Angie described. <3

Dustt, LACeleste, and Joyce: I'm so glad you loved the button tree. I'm thinking of taking it to work and putting it in my office. His teacher told me that he was one of the few who took her instructions seriously about picking buttons in colors their moms would like.

Parsley

Sarah, first of all you look so beautiful in that shade of green, and that bracelet is perfect with it and has so much meaning, coming from your dear MIL.

I moved by your comments about your wonderful son, and of course by how much you will always think of your sweet Ellie on Mother's Day.

Zibbets

Lovely outfits, but your tender heart is the most beautiful part. Thanks for sharing all of it.
Happy Mother's Day!

Jaime

Happy Mother's Day! The shots with you and your son and the one with your MIL are so full of love I feel like the images might burst. And of course you look fab!

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