First Night Going Out!

Pre Thursday :)

New haircut, off the shoulder shirt here we go

Platforms are out tonight

MAC's Up the Amp - my signature lipstick in an amazing purple shade

Cali Day 1 & 2

Just arrived to San Jose and explored through the area & Palto Alto. I'm loving it already.

First views of The Valley

Iced Bucks as usual

Sandy, my palm plant I bought at Ikea- we have a long summer ahead

Palto Alto Theatre

Amazing Palto Alto restaurants

Phenomenal salad at Pluto's

Stanford cruisin'

Stanford Circling it up

My friend Brian's apartment pools ... are you kidding me

Getting crispy

California, you win.

Toronto Instagrams

Here's a few pictures from my recent trip to Toronto last weekend! My friend and I couch surfed for the first time and met a lot of awesome Torontonians who took us around the city. I was so inspired by the artsy presence all around town, especially their logos and typography (which I'll add more pictures of later). First we hit up the AGO museum to see the Picasso exhibit which was incredible. Then the next few days we explored the city by foot, tried the Canadian speciality poutine (fries covered with gravy & cheese curds), and enjoyed the hospitality of our host family.

One of the only city shots I took 

Picasso finger puppets

Exhibit by Iain Baxter& (he added the ampersand)

Iain again

Our host's backyard patio covered in grape vines

Homemade brunch

Their dogs, Sergeant and Fred

Smokie's Poutinerie (the best place in town for Poutine)

Poutine with mushrooms and beef- I sware it tastes much better than it looks

Lakeview Restaurant- amazing brunch

Obsessed with their logo

... and their $3 Mimosas

Chilly Day

So it's June 1st and it was in the 50s/60s today so I decided I wanted to be comfy and break out my favorite sweater and uggs. Not embarrassed because I live in Michigan. Anyway, here's some random pictures & a OOTD.

I call it my "Rustic Bear Sweatshirt." I got it at an estate store in Naples on Sale for $5. 

Apparently they never wear sweaters. It's my absolute favorite.

Casual OOTD picture.. nothing fancy

Close-up of my Marc Jacobs Tote- it's reversible and I LOVE the neon style 

Found this in Barnes & Noble and I love it.

Finally hung this sign up in our house. Got it for $2 at Salvo. So true.

Finally, a random picture of the sweet potato I made earlier. I'm so proud of it woo wahoo

I'm trying to eat better and cook at home.. it worked today so :)

Audio Obsessions

Some songs I'm obsessing over currently - mainly from my Toronto road trip. They're all perfect for a summer playlist.

Gotye- Easy Way Out

Great 1960s feeling to it

CHAPPO- Come Home

I love everything, love everything about this song.

The Raveonettes- Into the Night

So dreamy- I cannot wait to listen to this at night off a balcony in California

Washed Out- Feel It All Around

Theme song of Portlandia and just oozing with cool. 

Black + White

Currently obsessing over the classiness of the black and white combo.

Even the shoes are working both

I love the belt skirt combo and I die for these shoes

Can't wait to try the look out.

Tangerine Touches

Today's Inspiration for all things tangerine colored:

Speaking of tangerine, I decided to buy an item to celebrate my new blog so I stopped at Somerset and bought these sandals at Aldo:

"Sprouls" Sandal

They're just the first step to expanding my current tangerine collection:

Scarf from a Chinese store in NYC

Tassel necklace from H&M in Chicago

Victoria's Secret Bathing Suit 

Forever21 Dress - can't wait to wear in California

I'll keep posting more tangerine finds.

-A