Hey Gang – we went to Spain to pick Raines up from his month of study abroad (highly recommend Sevilla Abroad – they’re fantastic!!) and made it back home just in time to head out again for my sister’s wedding. 🙂 I am currently typing this from a balcony overlooking the ocean, so, uh, no complaints here.
Honestly, I’ve been basking in my kids’ attention these last couple of weeks. There’s no friends around to distract them and I LOVE IT. This trip they’ve felt more like adults than ever before and it’s so wildly bittersweet.
I hope you guys are getting a little bit of downtime, too.
It’s the last weekend of the NSale….and my top pick is this pair of sneakers (wore them all over Spain).
Which also means it’s time to pick up the boring stuff: more Stance running socks, daily underwear and the underwear I wear under short dresses.
A cute early-fall outfit: this French-girl floral top (100% cotton, soooo charming, and under $80), with these cool jeans (thanks, Abby!) and these stunning clogs.
Oooo…a hidden gem in Sak’s sale section: this varsity-striped linen sweater from Reiss, 30% off.
The most inspiring thing I’ve seen this week: these jeans.
Actual running shoes, but with a fashion-girl color combo: these Brooks. Anthro only has size 6 remaining in stock, so I went on a quest that involved an almost-sold-out Nordstrom and various other dead-ends only to emerge, like a hero, at Scheels. Fully stocked, baby.
Too much tomato? Never. My tomato skirt (that I wore in Spain and styled up here) has given me some sort of tomato tunnel vision and now I find myself searching out allllll the tahmatoe print I can find. Like this ridiculously cute (and affordable) Topshop set. Gahhhh.
The best eyeshadow I’ve ever used: this set in ‘Les Jours’. It’s foolproof to use (with fingers OR a brush), blends, layers, and stays put (but I always use this primer first). The result is subtle (but can be layered for more impact) and gorgeous. The packaging is also perfection (some magnetic action so they stick together). Love, love, love this product.
I’m bored with my glasses (and the dog keeps eating them anyway). I’m thinking…this shape? That black + gold is so good.
Splurge V Save: Guest in Residence cashmere polo (now 50% off, very irreverent cool-girl) vs Wayf polo sweater (somehow still in stock at NSale).
If you’re sick of that Lululemon belt bag…this is one heck of a fanny pack upgrade. Wow.
If it’s not too early to indulge in ski bunny fantasies (says me): This cute fairisle cardigan from Guest In Residence at 50% off. Also Perfect Moment (at a whopping 60% off!!).
A fun read: Romantic Friction. Smart and funny (with a suuuuper timely topic).
An easier Shrimp Boil? I L-O-V-E doing those shrimp boils every summer -the ones that require a HUGE pot and the result is eaten on a picnic table covered in newspaper – but they can be kind of a pain to pull off. I’m wildly intrigued by this crockpot version that would make these feasible on a weekly basis, instead of once per summer (our usual mode).
Enjoy!
xo,
S
