camping

somewhat belated, but i spent 4th of july camping.  the campground was in the los padres national forest, which was about 20 mins outside of ojai.  normally i camp around some kind of body of water (ocean, lake, river...) but this campground wasn't near any water.  actually there is a reservoir near by, but we didn't find out until the end of the day before we were leaving.  oops!  anyway, camping fashion, its like... just dirty.  dirty hair, dirty shoes, dirt covered everything.  so naturally we just decided to have a photoshoot, cause why not?  its not like my hair is dirty or anything...

ray-ban aviators, lululemon bra (similar), vintage overalls (similar)

actually, it was a pretty fun camping trip - minus the lack of running water and the things that were supposed to be a bathroom (GROSS).  next time i need a beach within walking distance!

got my spots!

if you saw my fall wish list, i'm sure you noticed that a polka dot blouse was on there. and now i got one! okay, so its not the exact one i wanted cause that one sold out (wahhhhh), but its good enough... i mean the price was right. only thing that i don't like is that its polyester, not my fave fabric. it looks pretty cute though! 

london fog coat, missoni for target scarf, timing blouse (i also like this one), j brand skinnies, frye wedges (old, similar), ray-ban sunglasses, j.w. hulme bag

sooo one item crossed of my fall list! btw - has any one noticed all the "treat yourself" stuff going on? yesterday i opened my email and the subject line of gilt's email "treat yourself". obviously this popped into my head:

can we all just take a moment and appreciate how utterly amazing tom haverford's jacket is?? and please tell me i am not the only one who has noticed the leopard loafers he has been wearing this season!  

then today i see this article.  obviously i HAD to treat myself!  and so i'm crossing another item off my wishlist!

happy friday all!!! 

missoni and spots

ugh.  its been in the 90's all week. gross.  all i wanna do is wear fall stuff, is that so much to ask?!?!  the weather is making me grouchy, and i don't have much to say about this look except that the cardigan didn't stay on for long.  i just really wanted to wear my missoni for target with polka dots!

missoni for target cardigan, cotton candy dress, boutique 9 oxfords, rayban sunglasses

annnnnd the weekend is just about here!  yay!

fooled into fall

the other day i woke up and i swear it was fall, the fog outside my house was so thick.  it was like a white grey blanket covering the street and just some palm trees were sticking out.  it was cool outside too!  i had just received my missoni for target scarf in the mail the night before, obviously the weather was telling me to wear it. 

topshop leather jacket, madewell top (on sale now!), paige denim, bed stu loafers, carlos!

howeverrrrr, it was just a trick!  by the time i got to work the jacket and scarf came off and i was wishing i had worn shorts.  i did get to rock the scarf for like an hour.  also - what exactly is going on with my hair?!?!  so gross.  i think its time for a trim.

happy friday!!!

crostini & missioni

i haven't posted all week, sorry followers! i was recovering from my trip still. no matter how relaxing my vacation is i still feel like i have to take like a week to get back to my regular routine. anywaysssss, saturday night the boyfriend had a show and i wasn't going. i took this opportunity to make some food that i know he won't eat, and i invited anjelica over for dinner.

probably my most favorite food blog ever is the kitchy kitchen (hiii have you seen the dolly cakes? OMG), and when i saw the summer crostini post i became obsessed with them! i decided that i was gonna make the fava bean & roasted cherry tomato crostini with burrata & basil. but then i was lazy and switched out the fava beans for peas. and i made it really easy by using frozen peas that i thawed.

this basil smelled so amazing!

i also made some sauteed chicken with a sage brown butter sauce and a peach, tomato & avocado salad that i had seen on cupcakes and cashmere, which i also became obsessed with.

everything was sooo good!  i mean amazing good. 

cutting board/serving board from appalachian joinery

the flavors on the crostini went together so perfectly.  and burrata?  OMG so creamy and delicious.

who knew peaches could be so good in a salad.  i also used herloom tomatoes for some added color.

i like my fancy water with an extra fancy label

i hadn't planned on a dessert but somehow we ended up making chocolate chip cookies, which were yummy and delish.  i still wanna make the rest of the summer crostinis! 

missoni for havaianas

i found out about this waaaay too late & everything is out of stock.  i would love a pair of the missoni slim havaianas.  soooo sad.

all images from havaianias