Birthday clothes and a surprising message

My husband took me shopping at H&M yesterday for clothes. Since I almost always buy used, this was a very big treat for me. And my sweet husband was such a trooper and didn't complain once while I looked at everything in the store.

I am always on the lookout for more modest clothing options, and to my dismay, many of the clothes were sheer! Is that the fashion these days?

Here are 2 of the shirts I got (the third one is a yellow button-up and is already in the wash). The orange shirt is sheer on the top but will be perfect when layered with another modest tee.

 I also am always on the lookout for shoes that will work well with skirts. It can actually be a little difficult to get shoes that don't look too clunky that are not ballerina flats. I saw these shoes on Pinterest several weeks ago and have been on the lookout ever since for a simple pair of shoes that tie but are not too clunky for skirts. (These particular shoes are no longer available for purchase)

I found these shoes at H&M and although they are not the same as the ones above (sigh), I think they will go just as nicely with my skirts this spring. And I love the feminine lace!

I was also on the lookout for pretty feminine accessories, particularly hair accessories. I ended up going to Forever 21 to find these pretty feminine headbands. If you have never noticed, the bottom of Forever 21's bag have a surprising little message on them

That's right, who would guess their bags would have John 3:16 printed on the bottom! For that reason alone I like to stop in there now and again. I am very excited about my pearl headband from there in particular.

So that was my birthday and I am one happy and blessed lady!