Springtime Fashion!

Alright Readers, y'all have asked for it! Here is my springtime fashion post about different ways to combine Crocs and daily outfits. Crocs are a good transition shoe. They can go from house slippers to black tie events (maybe a little wash would help! Look back at the second post for ideas on how to wash your Crocs).

Let's get some Don'ts out of the way.

DON'T

 Obvi I'm new to the photoshop world- but you get the point (I made a first draft of this on Snapchat and couldn't figure out how to send to myself :)) 

Those shoes are so cute, but fashionable? No. Comfortable? Definitely not. Let's go through a typical day in my life and you can see how Crocs play an important part of my comfort, fashion sense, and overall amazingness. 

Morning Time: 

Rise and Shine! I usually pop out of bed wearing this nightgown, and slip on my Crocs to go make breakfast. I know many readers are asking "DOGS??? DOGSSSSSS? WHY does she have a nightgown of dogs??" Let me answer that. I'm a lover of all animals, but just have a particular affinity for Cats. This dog nightgown was actually gifted to me (as a joke) from my dear aunt. Joke's on her, I wear it all the time. 

Lightweight, playful, and just the right amount of color to get the day going! 

Lunchtime:

Let's say you have a lunchtime date with friends or just plan on running some errands around town. This outfit is purrrrfect for those casual times that you're floating around. I love the patchwork on the elbows and how it ties in with the holes Crocs smartly put on the top of their shoes. I'm going to NYC in about a week- you'll be sure to see me rockin' this outfit! 

slip em on and out the door! Cute and casual

Drinks with your friends:

This is more of a darrrringgg look! It's meant for "going out for happy hour with friends….OOPS it's 2:00 am." I love the soft yellow with the forest green. Very In. Two of my dear friends (mother and daughter duo!) sent me this shirt and I  can say that I've worn it about once a week. My siblings keep trying to steal it so I usually hide it under a couple of shirts. Cropping the top allows you to see how the gold buttons go with the gleam in the cat's eyes. So. Good. 

 Sorry I didn't iron my pants! However, you get the idea. 

Beach Party? No Problem! 

We all love Spring and Summer. I also love attending cocktail parties and going to the beach to spend time with friends and family. This outfit is perfect whether you're out on the beach, attending a spring/summer wedding, or just trying to look nice for those tomcats! 

Ooops- you caught my toes! That color is called Catturday….or at least it should be!

Black Tie

Here's a great black tie outfit to pair with Crocs. I wore this about….five years ago? I love the dress and that pink sash looks so good with the green!! I honestly can't find one outfit that I can't pair with my Crocs. A side question y'all may be wondering- "why does she have forest green Crocs? Why not a basic color of black or white?" Well, to answer that- I wouldn't be able to wear the white ones past Labor day or before Easter (like obviously from the south) and I NEED my Crocs! Black Crocs? I don't know…I haven't thought about that. I chose the green color because it is the color of a Croc…odile! It's just so great that they go with everything. 

Okay back to black tie affairs-- 

Chic, Simple, Classic. 

I hope this helped y'all with your springtime and summertime fashion ideas! It's a great season to be a Croc lover.

Crocs Out.

Opening Day

Readers, the opening day of my blog being known to all my friends and family has gone so well!! I've gotten some great feedback, and am so glad everyone loves CatsandsCrocs as much as I do!! I was twiddling my thumbs around the house and realized my outfit was the purrrrrrrrrrrfect outfit for today. Here's a quick and adorable photo of my house cat (my sister's term for when she is just lazing around the house) outfit.

CatsandCrocs at its finesssstttt! 

Paws and Crocs out! 

Easter Bunnies

Some could accuse my parents of letting the Easter Bunny fantasy carry on for a little too long…Some could. Those people are called spoilsports. Our family ranges from 28-19 and every Easter we get a visit from the bunny with personalized candy (I'm a gummy lover) and a little present or two. Now we have all heard or read the story The Polar Express, you hear the bell, you still believe……..Have you ever heard of The Easter Meow? Great tradition.

Each Easter we know the Bunny has dropped off his presents when we hear one of our cats meow continuously at the window. You may be thinking "That's just a coincidence." or "Cats don't like windows." or even "Why do you own a cat?" If you ask the last one, you deserve to spend the rest of your life on a deserted island with snakes. So back to our family tradition. Once we hear the cat(s) meow, we all run like the wind downstairs to see what he has left! This year….oh man. this year.

This year I was extra quick, quicker than normal, and CAUGHT HIM.

Those are two of the cutest faces in the South!!

I just couldn't believe my luck. 

LOL, JK. This is our cat Buster whom y'all have met in earlier posts. He was most happy to be included in the Easter post. My sis took about 40 other photos where he was just hamming it upppppp. He loves the spotlight.

haha! Blooper!! and you thought rolls were just for the dinner table!

One of my best memories of Buster happened on Easter. We came back from out of town, and he had accidentally been left outside all weekend (obvi I was not in charge of him then).  Well, he came to greet us on Sunday. Easter Sunday. Easter Sunday. with a present. He had brought a baby bunny to show us. As you can see from the photos, you think his girth would inhibit any sort of catching animals, but I prefer to think Buster lures them in with some good stories and then pounces. He's friendly and cunning. 

Anyway, we chased Buster around the yard trying to get this poor baby bunny, and he finally dropped it. The thing was LONG gone, but we were convinced if it rested in a box (with the top on) all night, in our house it would be fine. He/She wasn't and we buried it the next day. Poor Buster, we not only left him outside for a weekend, we took away his weekend snack. 

Here's Grits on his first Easter with the family. He is ,interestingly enough, the only animal we have that got an Easter present. My sister's present this year was wrapped with a ribbon and he loves ribbons! He tolerated the bunny ears better than Buster and ran off with them. 

Grits and his momma

Well Readers, I hope y'all had a wonderful Easter and enjoyed this post. You've also met my sister and me! 

Paws Out

The Dreaded TBT

I'm not a big fan of the #TBT. Correction: I'm not a big fan of the #TBT movement on Instagram. Let me rephrase- I'm not a big fan of #TBT on Instagram UNLESS they are dealing with that adorably cuddly animal we all love so much. I haven't seen a #TBT with crocs…ever, but that's probably because they are never out of style or need reintroduction. They're timeless.

Since I'm not on social media for Lent (Easter can't come soon enough), I'll tell a little story about Buster and Grits. Remember Fans, Buster is our family cat of 14 years and Grits is my little sister's cat and he is only 2 years old. When you envision their relationship- think about the relationship of the old man and young boy in Up! Except more hostile and there won't be a happy ending.

Buster has been an only cat for all his life. I recently read in this month's Readers Digest (side note: it's a GREAT article about 50 secrets your animal will never tell you!! FIFTY!!!) that older cats who have been only cats ,especially males, will NOT interact well with new cats/kittens whom come into their territory. That's putting it mildly. Here is one of their first nights together as Uncle and Nephew….

So yeah, we don't have high hopes of them ever getting along. However, we knew they had to be at the very least, cordial to each other. So when Grits went back to school with my sister for their last semester, we set up a little call so they could talk things out. It seemed to go well there were some sarcastic moments but after about 45 minutes all was semi- amicable.

Here they are towards the beginning of the conversation….Both looking pretty riled up and sassy.

Unfortunately, we have now created a bit of a monster in Grits. He is a TEXT and CALL-aholic! I mean, does anyone else have problems with this in their home? He is driving up the phone bill. Here he is after we caught him making phone calls…he still won't tell us who he was calling. Probably ASPCA- "HELP MY MOM WON'T STOP TAKING PHOTOS OF ME" or "HELP MY UNCLE KEEPS EATING ALL MY FOOD AND I'M STARVING." I would guess one or the other. 

Honestly, does Nokia need a cellphone model?

Paws Out. 

Enlightening the Youth

Sometimes, I get called upon to Enlighten the Youth. It's an honor (for them) and a privilege (for them) to be able to go into homes for hours on end, and have those children spend one on one time with my Crocs. It's amazing how many children in my city are ignorant of these shoes - maybe there should be a curriculum shakeup at the local schools. What are we even teaching them these days? I mean, SC is pretty low on the national educational rankings. Maybe if we taught them about crocsandcats and their amazingness we would be getting somewhere. JUST a thought.

Gah, off on a soapbox!! I apologize readers. This is not a political blog (although the first candidate to wear crocs while holding a cat/kitten, will get my vote)!

So, many call this job Babysitting. If we were in an Amelia Bedelia day and age, she would absolutely have an apoplectic fit! I like to call it catandcroc cids in-training. I used to babysit to eat all the snacks. Not anymore, I'm into preaching The Word. The Word is CatandCrocs. I recently babysat this adorable girl, whom when her parents left was not pleased to be in my company. I'm no good in awkward situations, and what more of an awkward situation than a child screaming because she doesn't want to be in your company? I threw a Croc at her. JK, I was running away from the screaming so fast one fell off my foot and she found it. JK again, we were both eating some brownies and I had kicked off my shoes and she was mesmerized. like check it out!!! I have never caught a phenomenon so great as a child discovering Crocs for the first time.

"O.M.G. THESE EXIST?" (What I imagine she was thinking)

Children and I have a strange relationship. We aren't very fond of each other. We both need to be the center of attention and usually the child wins. I've had a child start walking because I was telling a HILARIOUS story, and she had to steal the attention to put it back on her. Who can top that? It was the rudest thing I have ever witnessed.  HOWEVER, a sure fire way to get me to hold or exclaim "That is the CUTEST baby I have ever seen" is to put baby crocs on them. Honestly, can't get any better than that. It's also practical. Crocs last FOREVER (mine are coming up on NINE YEARS) and you don't have to deal with tying shoes or shoes unvelcroing. 

Crocs are the future just like the youth of today. Outfit yours today.

Crocs Out

I Can't EVEN!

I Can't EVEN!

So after my Croc's got a good ole scrubbing, I set them out to dry. Actually, I  forgot them in the shower for a day and had to run back into the bathroom to make sure they were still there (some sticky fingers around these parts). They were, thankfully, and no, I don't think I'll be a good mom. 

 I digress. 

As those cute, lovable crocs were outside drying, I took some time to wander around the yard. I  checked the mailbox (mailman hadn't come yet), threw two balls for Bunc (Buster's brother and Grits' Uncle), and when I came back to my crocs- This scene awaited me. 

I CAN'T EVEN!!!!!!!!!! HOW cute. 

This is our family cat Buster who is fourteen years strong. He was just coming to greet his favorite sister and happened to bump into my pals (the crocs). **he does have a thyroid problem so please do not leave hurtful or hateful comments, I will call 911 to report you** JK I can't say no to that cute face and feed him like 40 times a day, again, I will not be a good mother. 

Buster, being up in the years does NOT like to be told what to do. I tried to get him to pose with the crocs and got a semi-good photo and some scratches on my hand. Worth it? Yes. 

He gets that side eye from his other sister (Grit's Mom). 

It was such a good day, one of my favorite days of the decade. I hope everyone can experience the ferocious love that I feel for both my cats and my crocs. 

Paws Out. 

Clean

 I hate cleaning. I'm not good at it, don't enjoy it, and frown like grumpy cat every time i think about it. However, there is ONE thing I am good at cleaning.

My Crocs.

I have had these crocs since eleventh grade. I noticed everyone wearing them at the USC soccer camp I attended for one week. It was a miserable week where I ran more than I have in my life, BUT it introduced me to Crocs. I bought my first and only (way to last forever!!!!) pair a week after. I wear them frequently so they accumulate some dust/dirt and overall stickiness. I usually just wear them in them in the shower with me, but today I decided to super clean them.
Here are my supplies:

I'm not quite sure what is in the pine cleaner bottle, my dad likes to mix and match chemicals, so either they're going to be really clean or I'm  going to be super mad that my crocs have disintegrated. 

My beautiful Crocs Before:

They're amazing, sensual, and the most comfortable things I've ever put on my feet. Here's an after picture.

That bug to the left-- I'm thinking it came out of my shoes, which is gross, but good thing I cleaned them!!! Don't they look like a pair of scrumptious cupcakes?? So shiny and ready to own this town. 

Remembering:

Remembering important dates is tough. Everyday, it seems like something important and mind blowing is going on. However, the world stops today and celebrates one of our family's cats- Grits. It's his second birthday in our family. His first year came and went while he was living with his mom at college with no family around. His second birthday needed to be something he could remember and reflect on years to come. 

He has spent his birthday batting his dog uncle around the house making him sing Happy Birthday, sleeping in the sun, and chasing his cat uncle out of his warm spots. His favorite people aunt made him this 

The wording is made out of baby shrimp from Chicken of the Sea (Remember Jessica Simpson, LOL) and the rays from the sun are from Target Tuna. Hope everyone is okay with calories!!! His party was attended by his dog uncles 

Photogenic they are not, but it was a great time had by all.