Thousands have lived without love, not one without water

Greetings from New Hampshire! I'm up at my Uncle's lake house with my family until Sunday. I didn't pack too much, since I expect to be either in a bathing suit or sweatpants for most of the weekend (did I just break some fashion blogger code by admitting that?), but I did bring a nice-ish outfit in case we went out to dinner one night. That night ended up being tonight:

H&M dress via Goodwill; F21 vest (also worn here, here and here); LOFT scarf and shoes; Topshop purse

Now, let me go put on my sweatpants and you can tell me all about your holiday weekend plans!

Grad Party

Today I went to my Aunt and Uncle's house in Sudbury. A few months ago they offered to throw a graduation party for yours truly, and this weekend was the most convenient for most of my relatives. It was pretty low-key, so I chose to wear a pretty but simple dress I found at Goodwill this past week and some black pumps, which I ended up taking off pretty soon after these pictures were taken.

Zara dress; H&M pumps; Brighton Collectibles bracelet

All in all, it was a great party with great people, not to mention that I scored a TON of leftovers to bring back to Boston. Seriously one full ton and I can't eat it all. Dinner party at my place tomorrow!

The tall and short of the matter

So, a miraculous event happened yesterday when I was in the dressing room of Buffalo Exchange.  After a year-long search I finally found a romper that doesn't give me a raging, angry camel toe.

Target romper via Buffalo Exchange; Vintage belt borrowed from this dress; Brighton watch; Antique ring; So Good necklace; Target sandals

At 5'7" I get that I'm taller than most women, but not by that much. Why has finding rompers, one-piece bathing suits, etc. that are tall enough for my torso always been a problem? Does anyone else have this issue? I'm always curious about how tall or short other bloggers are because it's so hard for me to tell based only on pictures. How tall are you, and if you could change your height would you like to be taller/shorter?

Sunkissed

If I have a sexy orange glow in any of the following photos it's because I am a naturally golden-skinned beach goddess and definitely not because I recently underwent a troubling self-tanner mishap. Ok, fine, it was Jergens' fault and I feel my story must be shared. Yesterday I smeared on a generous helping of tanning creme, taking special care to spread an even layer over my skin to avoid looking like a hot streaky mess. Fast forward to 9:30 this morning when I stumbled into my bathroom and froze in horror when I saw my reflection. Not to be unoriginal, but I looked just like any one of those neon buffoons from Jersey Shore after a marathon sesh of T (no G or L for me, thanks). I was able to to scrub most of it off in the shower, but a thin layer remains. It'll be gone by tomorrow so yuk it up while you can.

Thrifted purse; thrifted skirt (remixed here and here); Madewell shoes (remixed here); F21 belt and jewelry; top from a random boutique in LA (remixed here)

After I calmed down from the morning's trauma, I managed to visit to the frozen yogurt place down the street from my apartment building.

And I was accompanied by these lovely ladies:

Please tell me your day was less stressful than mine.

Photos by Teo

The City's Summer

Quick post today. Spent the day at the gym/wandering around Allston with Monique. Wore a dress I bought on sale during my trip back to Virginia. What did you do today?

Delia's dress; family heirloom necklace; F21 bangles; H&M sunglasses; Charlotte Russe ring; Blowfish shoes; thrifted purse

Photos by Monique:

Chameleon

Graffiti-covered walls and elaborate murals are part of the reason why I love living in an urban area. Fortunately for me, the greater Boston area is full of both of these types of street art. While out for lunch in Brookline, my friend Casey and I came across a wall that nicely matched my outfit.

Urban Outfitters skirt and necklace; F21 vest (remixed here and here); thrifted H&M top, H&M bag and sunglasses

Photos by Casey

Allston Wallpaper

I actually have no idea who NAS is or why his name is all over this wall I found across the street from my apartment building. If this is some kind of gang symbol I am in no way affiliated. I just liked how the spray paint matched my lipstick.

Silence and Noise top via Buffalo Exchange; American Apparel leggings; American Apparel skirt (remixed here, here and here); Target boots; H&M purse (remixed here)

Photos by Monique

Pop of color

No matter how early I get up for my 9:30 class I never have time to do my hair, which wouldn't be a problem if my natural hair texture wasn't Seth Rogen ("it's called 'jew'"-Knocked Up). This (in addition to hiding my blond roots) is why I can't get enough of the hot pink hat Liz gave me for Chrismukkah. Presentable hair with no flat iron required.

Thrifted Ann Taylor top; Express skirt; F21 belt; Hue tights; Target boots; H&M hat; Charlotte Russe ring

Ok and one sans hat, but cropped before the roots to save you the trauma.

Photos by Teo

Feeling blue

No, I'm not depressed, I'm just really feeling the color blue today! Blue top, blue flowers on my skirt, blue wall, blue eyes. Everything is blue and I love it!

Thrifted Goodwill skirt (remixed); H&M top; F21 bag and belt; random boots; vintage ring (not visible)

What color are you feeling today?

Photos by Cailee