Spring Break

9:00 on Sunday night and I am tucked away in bed, wearing some of my oldest J. Crew pajamas, and eating a Sprinkles cupcake. I don't care what anyone else thinks, I fully believe that I live a perfectly glamourous life. I just finished a weekend filled with laughs, love, too much food, dancing, photo booths, cupcakes, and memories. It's weekends like these that I wish there were just a few more hours tacked on to Saturday and Sunday so I could keep this perfect weekend alive for a little bit longer.

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If you are reading this, that means it is Monday morning. You might be at work, at home on the couch, or enjoying a week off from school during Spring Break. This is the first year that I haven't had the liberty of enjoying a nice, week-long break during the spring but that doesn't mean I can't pretend. I have been spending way too much time browsing the Swimsuit category of my favorite online shops, perusing beach vacation spots on Travel + Leisure, and using the two weekends on either side of Spring Break as my mini vacation days. This week I was able to enjoy time in Dallas and employed my favorite motto while there, "I can eat whatever I want, I'm on vacation". This coming weekend I will be taking a three-day trip to Charleston, SC with my family where my motto will be in full force again!

No matter what you are doing this week, enjoy these links to get you through the dreaded Monday and be sure to check back tomorrow for a very exciting post!

Classic Bikinis, Cool Cuts, Fun Prints

Love this shoe for Spring

The Cronut inventor is at it again -  Milk and Cookies

A great article on bringing vacation home with you

23 Ikea Hacks

ice cream sandwiches with a twist in flavor

The Oh Joy collection for Target just makes me so happy. 

Swooning over the pitcher, ice bucket, and everything else!

Fall in love with less.

This is so beautiful. 

Must test these out

I haven't stopped listening to this song since I first heard it.

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Perfect Spring blogpost coming tomorrow!

Looking Ahead

Suzi Chin for Maggy

Winter has hardly even made an appearance yet and I am already dreaming about this dress for spring and summer. Don't get me wrong, I am still loving being able to wear sweaters, boots, and scarves but this Suzi Chin dress from Nordstrom is promoting all sorts of daydreams of sunny days and cruising around the Caribbean with my best friends in March. 

So for today I will enjoy an oversized sweater and hot coffee, but soon it will be this maxi and a mai tai.

Until next time.

Springtime swooning.

Things I Love

I love Oklahoma in the spring. 

It rivals the love I have for Oklahoma in the fall.

There are certain things that take place in the spring that I look forward to every year, like the Oklahoma City Arts Festival. My mom informed me that we have gone to the arts festival every year that my family has been in existence, so we are talking about 25 years of supporting the arts.

Every April my family all gathers in the city to enjoy the weather, green grass, people watching, tents full of original art, and mostly the numerous food vendors that show up to help us gain 10 pounds.

More than anything, more than the art, photographs, or decorative balloons, I love the food at the arts festival. We're talking indian tacos, burritos, coyote chicken sandwich, prime rib sliders, fish tacos, and about a million more...

And I haven't even mentioned the desserts yet. Strawberries newport, chocolate dipped cheesecake, fried peaches with ice cream, funnel cakes, and all sorts of ice cream sundaes.

Speaking of ice cream sundaes and gaining 10 pounds. 

The Caramel Knowledge Sundae.

Vanilla soft serve, whipped cream, bananas, nuts, caramel sauce, and a yummy cherry on top.

Food makes me swoon.

It took me multiple walk-throughs in the food area to finally decide and it was well worth it. After stuffing our faces, my family and I did some awkward people watching and then escaped before we ate even more. But don't fret, I will be going back tomorrow... and saturday.

Until next time.

Craving more caramel.

California Dreaming

In exactly 7 days I will be boarded on a plane and headed to California. I cannot wait to be back in the small, beach city of 9 million people which is Los Angeles. 

Take me there.

I have been planning this trip in my head since the last time I was in the City of Angels, two years ago. My dream to go back has finally come and now the only stress in my life is deciding what to pack in my suitcase.

Top from Anthropologie perfect for our night trip to Pasadena

Beach bag from Shop Bop that will be accompanying me to Hermosa Beach

Bikini from Anthropologie, did I mention Hermosa Beach?

Dress from Shop Bop for weekend nights with friends

Beach cover up... okay one more time, Hermosa beach.

Front tie top for nights spent at The Grove's farmers market, bartering with salesmen.

Cozy sweater for cooler-weather mornings spent watching football games in the park.

(all from Shop Bop)

Embellished dress from Modcloth 

Wedges and necklace from Shop Bop

Fedora from J. Crew that I have been waiting patiently to wear, but it just seems so much more appropriate in L.A. rather than Norman. 

So today starts the 7 day countdown until I am on the West Coast spending days shopping, lunching at the greatest little place called Aroma, and eating Philly Cheese Steaks on the beach. Does life get more perfect?

Until next time.

California dreaming.