The Perfect Fall Outfit

As you know by now, I live in Arizona and therefore a sweater and pants is not really

a manageable outfit in the heat but if I could function in a normal

Fall outfit, you can bet I would! This entire outfit is brought to you courtesy of 

J.Crew and the bag is Kate Spade and I'm pretty sure I need those pink pants

in my closet even if it's a silly thing to do. I am a HUGE fan of bright pink

right now. I just bought a pair of high- waisted pink shorts 

so I guess those will have to work instead of the pants...

Oh, and I definitely bought that sweater above... whoops. 

Do you have a favorite Fall outfit you're dreaming about?

Here are the facts:

sweater {J.Crew here} pants {J.Crew here} shoes {here} bag {here}

A Day Away:: Santa Cruz Edition

 {We love each other... clearly}

 {Hiking down to Shark Tooth Beach}

 {My beautiful momma and me}

When my mom decided to surprise us with a little getaway to Santa Cruz,

I was thrilled! A little escape in the middle of the week is really all one needs sometime

to clear the mind. The weather was perfect, the ocean was stunningly blue and 

we had a blast just hanging out with each other. 

Have you been to Santa Cruz?

 If you plan on going there at some point I definitely

recommend visiting Shark Tooth Beach. It's completely secluded and 

the water is stunning. And look at that rock! (Obviously where the beach got

it's name.)

Outfit Post- Playing Preppy

A part of me has always been preppy, I mean, I was on the girls golf team in high school for

goodness sake! How do you beat that for preppiness? Maybe polo?

Anyways, one would say my style veers more towards girly but lately

I'm going more towards a girly prep look. I wore this to Santa Cruz on the beach

and stood out like a sore thumb. Do I regret anything? No.

Also, how fun is the necklace from Jewelmint??

Have a wonderful weekend!
I'm off to Outside Lands music festival tomorrow! 

Here are the facts:

shirt {Ralph Lauren- similar} shorts {Tommy Hilfiger} necklace {Jewelmint} shoes {Steve Madden-similar}

A Little Peek

Last Saturday we had my dad's 50th birthday party at our house and it was a huge

success. Everyone had a good time and I was running around like crazy

doing little errands making sure everything ran smoothly. It was exhausting

but ultimately worth it to see my dad so happy. The pictures above are 

images of the delicious food we had and the flowers were picked up from the 

San Francisco flower mart and arranged ourselves. 

{the look of happiness before he cut his cake}

{white hydrangeas with nuts and a candle on every table}

{he successfully blew out the candles}

So there's a little peek into the party. :) 

I'll be back tomorrow with an outfit post. 

I'll Be Back

I'm heading off on a mini getaway today with these people (minus my cousin Amanda

in the red) and I couldn't be more excited. While I'm away 

there won't be any posting but I'm sure I'll have plenty of photos to share when I'm back.

Ta-ta for now!

{photo from Tahoe}

All Around the Web

 {I love this print I found off Pinterest. I can always use the reminder that 

we can do anything we set our mind to.}

 {This picture calms me every time I look at it. We had my dad's 50th birthday party

this past weekend and placed hydrangeas on every table. It was perfect.}

 {Dreaming about a dinner party that looks like this}

{I found a great essay on excitement and change here.}

{We lost a very dear family friend this weekend and I was comforted by 

Isaiah 49:13.}

I hope your week is started off right with a fabulous Monday. :)

{all photos from my Tumblr}

Friday Inspiration

I don't know if the new New Girl poster counts as inspiration but guys...

I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS SEASON! 

Countdown to September 17th with me??

Also can we please acknowledge how Nick is doing turtle face? Perfection. 

Let's Review:: Stitch Fix

Stitch Fix is a company that specifically picks out clothes for you based

on your style profile online. It's $20 for the styling fee but that fee can be 

applied to any of the clothing you decide to keep as well! If you don't like

anything, you send it back in their pre-packaged bag. :)

So I thought, why not?? 

I was so excited to receive my beautiful curated package and see

all the goodies that they picked out for me! It felt like Christmas!! 

The above is what I received in my package! 4 shirts and 1 pair of pants. 

Here's my review:

 When I first pulled this shirt out I thought I'd LOVE it because I love

stripes and nautical. When I put it on though, it seemed too young for me.

I returned it.

 I'm not a huge fan of these kinds of patterns (unless it's floral) so I already

wasn't too fond of this shirt. When I put it on it also seemed a little young.

I returned it.

 This is a white high-low sheer shirt that seemed too big when I pulled it out

of the box and was correct. It made me look a little frumpy.

I returned it.

 I liked this one when I pulled it out of the box but when I put it on it had

the same problem as the white shirt. It was not very flattering.

I returned it. 

The last item was a pair of jeans and while they fit perfectly, they were boot cut

and I am not a fan of boot cut jeans. Also, I can't wear jeans a lot

living in Arizona. 

I returned it.

As you can see, I returned everything they sent me. The styling service is supposed

to get better each time you request a Fix but I have to say, I was a little disappointed

in this Fix. 3 sheer shirts is a lot of the same and I could have used a skirt

or dress thrown in instead of 4 shirts. 

Overall, it was a good experience but I probably won't request another Fix. 

Have you tried out Stitch Fix?

Outfit Post- Bright and High Waisted

You must think I only own neon colored clothing...

I promise I don't.

I wear high waisted shorts and skirts so much though that anything else feels

wrong at this point in my life. Is that bad? This outfit was perfect

yesterday for shopping and hanging out for my day off. 

Anywho, happy Wednesday!! My sister gets to go to the One Direction

concert tonight and I am incredibly bitter. #1Dfanforlife

Here's the facts:

shirt {was my moms from a while ago} shorts {urban outfitters last year} necklace {vintage from my grandma}