The Longest Week

I used to not like the whole instagram post thing, but I think I'm starting to like it. We'll see if this sticks, ha. This week feels like it's been never ending! That said, I've been loving the weather lately — super gloomy and overcast with a bit of rain. I'll take it.

• Amazing bookstore which happens to be next to my favorite bookstore. Rereading one of my favorite classics, The Great Gatsby. Had my first proper ramen and now I think I'm addicted! Yum!
• Richard taking a photo of me with his snazzy new phone. White wine for me, coffee for him and a desert to share while I blog and he works. I've fallen in love with wearing his shirts with my disco pants; the most effortless but cute outfit ever!
• Gorgeous skies and turning leaves. Peppermint tea love affair. My Gryffindor outfit (though I'm 100% Slytherin).
• Reading a bit of What Shall I Wear Today? by Fifi Lapin. Had sandwiches at Stanford (Ike's I ♥ you). Discovered the super crazy counters at the Nordstrom close to my house aka bad news for the wallet.

Super excited for this week. Awaiting a loooot of packages, working on a super secret project with Richard, and lots of other fun things happening! Hope everyone had a lovely weekend!

PS. You can find me on instagram here: @chels

Monthly Recap: L I F E

I haven't done one of these in a while and I thought it'd be fun to give a little update on what I've been doing outside of my blog. That said, I've been so busy lately between blogging and work, I barely have time to do anything else!

Richard and I did a ton of shopping last month which resulted in new shoes for the both of us as well as leather jackets. I don't even know if it'll get cold enough here to wear it a lot, but I have worn it a few times and it'll definitely be perfect for nights in SF. Other than that, I bought some collartips, worked from the comfort of my bed, ate some beans on toast <3, and got a haircut! Yay life.

The next few months are going to be packed solid full of trips to see family for holidays and I'm interested to see how long it takes before I get seriously stressed, ha. Aside from that, I need to get a new passport which I've been putting off for a while (procrastination at it's finest). I'll be applying to LCC this year which means the possibility of me moving to London which I'm both excited and scared about (which is also something I've been putting off, oops!). Weeeeee'll see what happens!

What has everyone else been up to this past month? Any fun trips planned?

Week(end) Recap: Vacation

Back from vacation and wishing that we had just a few more days on the East Coast. Lots of firsts happened: First vacation alone since we got married, first time flying Virgin America (♥), first time seeing Marina & the Diamonds live, etc etc etc.

The hotel we stayed at in NYC, Yotel, was amazing. Definitely recommend it — they have a gorgeous rooftop terrace with lots of yummy cocktails and food. Plus it's owned by the company that owns Yo! Sushi, eeeeep. Marina was absolutely incredible live (yes I did cry, just for the record) and I already want to see her again. Went shopping at Topshop finally and found so many clothes that I don't think I'll ever shop anywhere else.

Our time in New Jersey was wonderful as usual. I'll always love it and I loved seeing my family even if it was only for a short time. My mom made an amazing dinner one night: Frogmore Stew (crab legs, shrimp, clams, potatos, etc), Beer Bread, and corn! I ombréd my little sisters hair with the Kevin Murphy Color Bug that I got her for Christmas. We got to go tubing out on the lake our last night there which was a perfect ending to the trip. We basically had the lake to ourselves and it was just a lot of fun :)

I ended up buying a tripod and a remote which means OUTFIT POSTS soon! I can't wait to show what I already own and what I bought on my trip! Hope everyone had as good of a week as I did. x