Venture to: Gatsby's Pizza

Kylie and I ventured to Time Market yesterday for some delicious pizza

and even more delicious lemonade. The tables were so cute

with fresh flowers in little vintage bottles and I may have even

applied for a job while I was there. Even better, the pizza

part of the market is called Gatsby's Pizza after The Great Gatsby

a.k.a my favorite novel. It's love, obviously.

I'm feeling thrifty!

Lately, I have had quite the obsession with "thrifting."

I think it all stems back to my Papa's love for finding some

treasure at a thrift store that no one else noticed. (Or you just

snatched it up before them.)

These are some of my finds recently:

Love the cut off sleeves. So 1960's.

Cutest little crop top you ever did see.

Sweater for $3. Now thats a bargain my friends.

J. Crew shirt for $2. Score!

Shirt with a tie. I'm pretty sure I had one of these

when I was younger and would never take it off.

Literally, my mom had to beg me at times.

"No Allie. You can't wear this shirt every day of the week."

My friends did some adjusting to it because it had sleeves

and was a bit too large but now it should be fine!

Have you gone thrifting lately? Found any treasures?

What I'm Dreaming About...

My House Next Year.

I'm living with my friend Monica next year in an adorable

little house. We are constantly thinking of how we are going

to decorate and place our mark on the house.

I. Am. Excited.

Here are some inspiration pieces I've pulled from Pinterest.

Love love LOVE this.

We want to place prints throughout the house.

That couch. Just stop it. And the frame wall? Yes.

We have an obsession with maps right now.

If the house is decorated entirely in maps, I wouldn't

be surprised.

Those are branches and this is stunning.

Doing this. Done.

I wish my room there would look like this. The coral

with the white and and navy is just stunning. And wait, is that a

map rug? If so, this is my dream room.

Have a wonderful Thursday!

A Quote a Day...

“There are no mistakes, no coincidences. All events are blessings given to us to learn from.”

― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Saw this on A Blog About Love this morning and it was just too

beautiful not to share.

Happy Wednesday!

Photo from Olivia's Flickr

Fashion Week

If you didn't notice... it's fashion week in New York.

I definitely spent way too much time looking through

a lot of the collections and I needed to share them somewhere

so it didn't look like I was "wasting" my time.

These are some outfits that caught my eye and make me

wish they were in my closet right this second.

Alice + Olivia

Chanel

J. Crew

J. Crew

Jenny Packman

Chanel

Chloé

Alice + Olivia

Jenny Packman

Jenny Packman

J.Crew's yellow obsession right now is wonderful!

Those pants? Those shorts? Yes please!

I also kind of have a thing for Jenny Packman right now.

I love the more muted colors.

Have you seen any of the collections thus far?

Also, I can't believe I could have the chance to go to

Milan Fashion Week this time next year.

Some one pinch me.

Sedona Getaway

My parent's came down to Phoenix for the weekend

and we decided to leave Phoenix behind and head to Sedona.

I had never been and was very excited.

Let me tell you, Sedona is stunning. If someone didn't

believe in God before, I believe it only takes one visit to

Sedona to change one's mind. God was present everywhere

in Sedona. I feel so blessed that my parents came to visit me

and we decided to visit this beautiful place.

Name Change and Other Happenings...

Good Morning!

This weekend I am off to Phoenix! (Or more accurately, today

I am leaving for Phoenix.) I'm giving myself a 3 day weekend. :)

My parents are coming to visit at the most perfect time. A

breakdown is bound to occur at any moment with all the work

I've got on my plate and therefore, I am SO happy they are here.

In other world news, my name is now Ellie. Didn't know that?

Neither did I.

Awkward...

Starbucks got my name wrong... again. Big surprise. haha.

At least it wasn't Holly like the other day. I can't even

explain where that one came from. Maybe they were feeling

creative?

Either way, have a wonderful weekend!

Some Thoughts

the other day I saw the question: "if you could go back and change something,

what would you change?" written on the back of a wall. at first i thought about it

and then i was a little frustrated. not really with the question, myself, or the world

necessarily but just in general.

why should we think about going back and changing something?

each and every move that we make, every day, affects our future

and helps us to grow. i don't personally regret anything that i've

done because they have all gotten me to where i am now.

isn't that the point though? to pick up the pieces and move on

from the past instead of dwelling in it? maybe i was just looking

into the question too much but i thought maybe some other people

could have some feedback. :)

A Quote A Day...

Thoughts for your Monday...

Have a good one!!!