Sparkle & Shine

Sweater - H&M, Blouse - F21, Shorts - Thrift, Shoes - Urban Outfitters, Bag - Thrift

Keeping it casual. I love layering and I could wear these leather shorts every day! I love wearing blouses under a more casual sweater, it gives it a little more prepster look.

It's Closing Time

Blouse - Vintage, Dress - H&M, Hat - H&M, Boots - Thrift

It's so sad when a local family-run business closes down. I went to visit my childhood favorite ice cream store recently and was super depressed to find it closed for good! The place was called Theno's Dairy and they made their own ice cream from their farm. I used to go there after indoor soccer games because we passed right by this place on the way back, and they gave the biggest scoops and had the most interesting flavors. I've always been a slow eater and there was a 'No eating in the Car' rule and I could never finish my cone fast enough so my team mates would have to help me out!

It's such a bummer when unique, awesome places like this go out of business. I'd rather see a lot more of these kind of places around than poor quality chain restaurants. Seeing this happen definitely makes me want to visit more small, family-run places to help keep them around!

Seattle Adventure

Cardigan - Lush, Pants - Jolt black jeans, Shoes - Nine West

My boyfriend and I had a fun little time in Seattle this weekend! I had to go up there to go to a tattoo appointment (I'll have pics soon, I'm getting it done on the 23rd, eek!) and we decided to make an evening of it. We went to a cute little organic store called Ken's Market and I got a yellow nectarine and I found some hazelnut wafers that I didn't know were sold in the US! They're called 'Manner' wafers and they are from Vienna and they are THE BEST wafers in the world! 

We also went to a cute little burger place called Uneeda Burger and they make some delicious burgers! They were a little pink but still good. They had a medi-terra burger that was $12.50! That's a little steep for one burger if you ask me.

The best thing about Seattle (and cities in general) is all the cool art and architecture. I loved the fish mural and the wall that I'm standing against almost perfectly matched my cardigan!

I'll be updating again soon with pictures and details about my tattoo!