the style list.

Hanna and I went to this really fun event last night at The Beverly Center. We sat for a fashion show {totally re-established by goal to go to Fashion Week one day} and Nick Verreos from Project Runway Season 2 hosted, and Rachel Pally, Corey Lynn Calter, Daniella Clarke from Frankie B. Jeans were on the style panel. I absolutley love Rachel Pally's line and it was so cool because afterwards Hanna and I went up to talk to her. She is so sweet and drop dead gorgeous! She looks like she's in her young 20s and has amazing skin. Also Nick Verreos was hilarious!




He looks so serious here but I promise he was all smiles!
After the event we went to Estee Lauder to get our free lipstick {!!} and one of the artists offered to do "touch ups." The touch ups turned into full on makeup applications and took over an hour for the both of us. It was fun but I'm definitely not used to wearing such heavy makeup.



Our makeup artist Robert!

tunic Urban Outfitters {so old}, shiny leggings American Apparel, booties Mary Kyri, belt Atlantis Vintage


The night was SO much fun! I love fashion events and I love hanging out with my bestie Hanna! Isn't she gorgeous? Someone thought we were sisters and that totally made me happy!

I know it may sound a little superficial but I really needed a night like tonight. I felt so much better about things and myself. And I'm still running on a happy high, if you can't tell! This past week I've been feeling so down and I can pinpoint it to SO many things. For one, I've been so busy even though I'm not really working. I don't feel like I have enough time in the day to get everything done. I'm stressed about an application for a teaching credential program. I'm also feeling depressed that I graduated from college almost one year ago! and don't feel like I've accomplished anything. And I've had less time to blog and visit blogs and that's been getting me down too. You all are so wonderful and supportive and I do my best to keep updated with everything you're doing. I promise I'll be better. Tomorrow I'm going to catch up I swear!

Any big plans for the weekend? Lizzie, Hanna and I are having a couple night on Saturday with the boyfriends. Not sure if I told Matthew yet..oopsie!

Love you all!
xox

look book: le carnival

There were two major highlights this past weekend. The first was that it was our church's festival. It's something I look forward to every year! In high school my best friend Lizzie and I worked one of the booths and I remember our parents dropping us off, with a curfew. Pre-driving obviously!

So over the weekend Matthew and I went to have some good, old fashioned fun. It just so happened that the game Lizzie and I used to work, Water Gun Fun, needed an extra player. Everyone convinced Matthew to play and he said, "I'm warning you I'm in it to win it!" And surprise surprise he won! He won me a cute lion and it was very old school and romantic!




I wore this romper that I got the other weekend at Marshalls. I love the floral print and I thought it was perfect to wear to the carnival..especially with my little red peep toes wedges! {I think I was trying to channel my inner Allie from The Notebook}


romper Marshalls, shoes Steve Madden, necklace vintage, bag Forever 21

So, the other major highlight from this weekend was that on Friday night Matthew and I saw Jim Carrey. Yes, celebrity, actor, funny man, idol. So we were leaving our favorite sushi restaurant and waiting at the valet. There was a big black Escalade waiting and then all of a sudden Jim Carrey hopped into the backseat and a woman {probably his publicist} got in the front seat. I was so shocked and excited and Matthew said he had seen him sitting across from us at dinner but didn't want to tell me! Gah what did he think I was going to make a scene?! I wouldn't I swear! So then things got a whole lot better when Jim Carrey rolled down the darkly tinted window and said, "You two should get married. Like immediately." It was the coolest thing ever!! Yes, very random but still amazing! I mean with his approval who cares about mom and dad's?! {just kidding, I do!} This seriously made my night, weekend, probably whole week!

point loma.

The last time Matthew and I were in San Diego he took me to Point Loma..which is this really lovely seaside community. There's a campus there and I'm jealous of all the lucky ducks who can walk down to the beach from their dorms! How awesome would that be?!

It was National Parks Week so we had free access to the Cabrillo Monument and it was so pretty walking around. The views were incredible and I loved seeing the old and new lighthouses. San Diego is such a pretty city. It's full of so many wonderful places and I love being able to explore it with Matthew..especially since he grew up there.







Although it was a little bit cold the water looked beautiful. I can't wait to spend weekends swimming and sailing in San Diego this summer!

diy: t-shirt necklace

The other day I was watching Martha Stewart and I was inspired by her recycled crafting of a T-shirt. She made a t-shirt necklace that was pretty similar to this. I just added some twists to make it a little more fun! This is also perfect for a belated {by a day} Earth Day Project!

T-Shirt Necklace How-To

1. Lay the shirt on a flat surface; cut off the hem and discard. Then cut the body of the shirt horizontally into strips approximately 3/4 of an inch long. (They will actually be loops.)

** Ideally an exacto knife would make clean strips but don't worry about this too much {I did!} because when you stretch them the uneven parts don't show.

2. One at a time, pull the loops open and stretch until the fabric starts to curl. Stack the loops on top of one another so that all the T-shirt side seams are in the same spot.

** I twisted the front strips into spirals. You could always add leather strips, beads, or other necklaces to this!

3. Once you have the thickness you desire, wrap the seams with a scrap piece of fabric (about 6 inches long) from the same shirt. Tuck the end of the scrap under itself.

Next time I'll try some different colored t-shirts. I think it will be a fun necklace to wear in the summertime!

Any fun weekend plans? I'm spending most of mine at my church's annual festival. Rides + Auctions + Cotton Candy + friends & family = so.much.fun!
xox

the happiest place on earth

Yesterday was so much fun! Matthew and I went to Disneyland with his family and had the best time ever. I haven't been since I was a senior in high school and it's always so much fun when you're going with little kids. Their excitement rubs off pretty easily! I was surprised by how crowded it was for a Tuesday when school was in session and the weather forecast wasn't that great. But we still managed to get on rides pretty quickly. And even when it started drizzling in the afternoon we carried on !

I burned myself on a curling iron so that explains the red mark :(

Matthew's nephew Jonathon with his Star Wars blaster {and Mickey hat that says "Luke"..so cute!}




Loved when rides fit all 15 of us!

my boyfriend..the Mad Hatter

pommes frites at Cafe New Orleans

Matthew with his niece Olivia

getting ready for It's a Small World

sigh can I live in that castle please?

Last night it took me forever to fall asleep. When I closed my eyes I felt like I was on Pirates of the Caribbean and "Yo ho yo ho a pirate's life for me" was stuck in my head! I guess that's better than "It's a Small World," though, right?!

umami.

I absolutely LOVE the Food Network channel and one of my new favorite shows is The Best Thing I Ever Ate. It's a show where the Food Network stars and some well-known chefs talk about..you guessed it.. the best things they ever ate and where they're from. Each show has a theme like breakfast foods, salts foods, decadent foods, guilty pleasures etc.

I love when one of the featured foods is from LA because then I can go check it out! Matthew and I went to Umami Burger, which is one of Giada De Laurentiis's "Hometown Favorites." Umami is the fifth taste and there's a good description of it here.




I got the signature Umami burger with a portabello mushroom patty, caramelized onions and a Parmesan crisp. It was really good! {My only complaint was that the bun wasn't crispy enough} Matthew got the Spicy Bird, a special for the day, which was a turkey burger with lots of jalapenos and spicy things! It was perfect with some fries and old fashioned Coca Colas!

yum.. I love food!