A Story

... there was a girl. She and her husband wanted to spend some quality time together, so they decided to go see a movie. 

They had dinner at home (yum!), then headed out to the theater.

Only to learn that the flick they were going to see was SOLD OUT! 

Defeated, they left the theater and stood outside for a while wondering what they were going to do now.

The girl's husband suggested they go sit on a patio and enjoy a cocktail. A great suggestion but she really had her heart set on insanely large portions of Sour Patch Kids and a soda. 

Hmmmm. How dissappointing! Hmmmm. What a dilema!

Finally, they settled on stopping by the store to buy their favorite movie snacks (of normal portion sizes). And renting a movie to watch at home.

Sweater: Rhys Dwfen

Romper: AKA New York

Shoes: Steve Madden

Bag: Hobo

Thunk Thunk Thunk

Dress: Graham and Spencer
Vest: True Grit
Shoes: Oh wait I am not wearing shoes yet (note to self)

It is not even noon yet and today has already put my poor noggin on overload. Sometimes there are just way too many things swimming around up there and I have a hard time compartmentalizing and then dutifully processing. Hmmm. Oh well.

On a positive note, I am armed with the most hilarious story about my oldest niece that I absolutely plan to tell anyone I encounter AND I am listening to a great song that I think you should download and be obsessed with right along with me(if you haven't already of course), As the Rush Comes by Motorcycle, AND I plan to head into the second half of this day with my head up and a smile plastered. Work place here I come!

More good news ... tomorrow is Friday! I don't care who you are, everyone loves Fridays :)

Trendy Tuesday: Dusters

Chanel

Christian Dior

Emporio Armani

Jean Paul Gaultier

L.A.M.B.

Missoni

*photos from www.elle.com*

I Want to Move!

Just a warning ... this is probably going to be my longest post to date and really has nothing to do with fashion. As a matter of fact it might also be my least fashionable post to date. But the scenery is absolute perfection and I can't weed out any more of it. Thought it would be nice to let you know before you got started (ha!). Enjoy! 

No offense to my beloved TX but being in Crested Butte for the last week makes me want to move so bad! Seriously! Hiking, biking, rafting, fishing, loving life all day every day in the summer and skiing, snow shoeing, snowboarding, sledding, loving life all day every day in the winter!!! It really is too bad we can't move somewhere new for a few years ... oh well ... we will just have to visit as much as possible.

As soon as we got into town we dropped our bags, changed our clothes, and met my parents on a hike.

View of Crested Butte from up above

Hiking!

I told you before ... this was not a fashionable vacay (ha!)

This teepee was just sitting in someone's back yard. So cool!

Early morning hike!

Meet my mom and dad :)

And Connie too. She is a great friend of my mom's who still lives in CB and she was such a fun and knowledgeable tour guide on many of our hikes

I repeat ... I want to move!

Look there is still snow at the top of a lot of the mountains

Pretty spectacular mushroom that was worthy of Alice in Wonderland

Random collection of rocks all stacked together with basically no purpose ... but it looked cool

Check out how this tree fell over and is resting above the ground on it's spindally limbs (not that "spindally" is a word)

Their flowers get so tall!

I have an older brother and an older sister and they have blessed me with 6 nieces and nephews. These are just the oldest 3. There are 3 more boys younger than them. I never knew I could love children as much as I love these sweet little angels

Riding the high speed quad up to the top of the ski mountain

CB looks sooo tiny!

My dad and his brothers. So fun to vacation with family!

Hiking!

At the top of some of the runs that we ski all the time when we visit during the winter

It takes about 15 minutes to ride the lift up and ski all the way to the base but on foot it took us about 3 hours. They have a trail called "The Yellow Brick Road" that winds back and forth all along the front of the mountain. It was really neat to be on this mountain without the snow. I didn't have any memories of seeing it in the summer until now.

Have a great week everyone!

Roadtrippin'

And we're off! I am officially off work for the next week and Ryan and I are headed to my favorite place on earth! I know I have already told you guys but we are going to spend some time with family in Colorado for the next several days and I am super excited! The road-trip is long (15 hours!) but I grew up making this drive and honestly I love it. Ryan isn't as much of a road-trip lover as I am but he is a good sport none the less. So, with the big dog at the kennel (sniff! tear! sniff!) and the little dog staying with my sweet in-laws (thank you so much!), we embark on our vacation. 

I was on the phone with my mom last night and we were laughing because I really don't have the appropriate attire for this adventure vacation. We are going to be "roughin' it" as my dad put it. Hiking, biking, fishing and all that fun stuff during the day and hanging out around the campfire at night. The daytime attire I have covered. I love outdoor exercise and I have plenty of clothes to wear for that but it is the sitting around the campfire at night that I'm ill prepared for. I am sure this sounds silly but seriously what shoes am I going to need? Anyway there is not doubt I have too much stuff packed but I wasn't sure what exactly I am going to need. 

I will be updating with pictures once we are home. Rest assured this won't be my most fashionable week but I know we are going to have a blast and I can't wait to get there. 

Everyone have a great week!

Trendy Tuesday: Mod

It is only fitting to follow yesterday's post about Twiggy, the 60s most influential model, by a very retro inspired Trendy Tuesday. Enjoy!

Prada

Moschino Cheap & Chic

Marni

House of Holland

Bottega Veneta

Chloe

Fendi

Hermes

*photos from www.elle.com*

Twiggy

Every now and then I like to recognize people who have been influential in the fashion world. No doubt Twiggy qualifies. She was hugely famous as a model by the time she was sixteen years old and is thought of as the first ever supermodel. She has also done some acting and designing but is still best known by her photographic and runway modeling. It is close to impossible to forget her face. Her eyes are completely captivating and the way she has always played them up with dramatic eyeliner and lashes only makes them pop even more. Don't you just love her?!