We're Engaged!!!!

Hi All.... wanted to share the big news!!!!  

Brad asked me to be his wife during an amazing weekend away. It was... a fairy tale. We are SO SO happy! Last weekend we jetted off to Chicago to see my family and this weekend we are headed to Baltimore to see my bestie Steph and her beautiful family.  Proposal story post to come as soon as we get back... !

Nautical Inspiration

Well if you have to work on a Saturday, it should at least look like this....

Working at our one of our annual fundraisers, a memorial regatta in Redondo beach to benefit cancer research (message me to learn more and/or how to donate!), only furthered my obsession with nautical inspired style.


Last trip to H&M, I seriously only had eyes for red, blue and stripes. I was drawn to some fabulous pieces with a running mind of endless possibilities and pairings. It was a sad, sad day for my budget that's for sure. Outfit posts to come (but only after I purchase this baby....

Canon t3i

I can't get enough - the look is classic and so so easy to wear..... quick, fresh summer outfits - yes, please!

Some of my favorite nautical inspired pieces

1. Dress - River Island 2. Striped Flats - Ruche 3. Clutch - Tory Burch  4. Bangle - Nordstrom 5. Tank - Forever 21. 

6. Dress - Mango 7. Sandals - Splendid 8. Wedge - Jessica Simpson 9. Shorts - Piperlime 10. Scarf - Piperlime 

I wish every weekend could be Carmageddon!

If you don't live in LA,  I'm sure you've still heard all about the closure of the 405 freeway on CNN.  With the media deeming the closure of the 'moving parking lot' as Carmageddon, Angelenos were sent into a frenzy. But with hype and drama, also came amazing deals!

Retail therapy for your traffic blues...
Double-Shaka, a boutique in Santa Monica, offered all suits regularly priced at $50 for $40.50

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Platino, a jewelry and handbag boutique on trendy Montana Ave in Santa Monica, offered 15% off all regularly priced items. SO BUMMED I worked all day Saturday and missed out on this sale. It's a hidden gem I tell ya!

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Many restaurants and bars, like Gladstones in the Pacific Palisades, offered drink specials and select menu items for $4.05. 

On the west side? Inland? Car-mageddon.com was created to help Angelenos find deals all over the city. 

In honor of the closure, Jetblue offered flights from Burbank ---> Long Beach for $4 each way!!

Some may ask why???  What is the point?! Because it is awesome that's why!! 

A co-worker of mine took this 20 minute flight and said the experience was well worth it! Once on board, each passenger received a JetBlue gift bag.  The flight attendants even offered 20,000 miles to two passengers whose birthdays were closest to April 5th (4-05..get it?!) At the Long Beach airport, all passengers were welcomed to a Carmageddon buffet including a '405' decorated cake.  The aircraft flew directly over the '405' - so passengers could look out the window and see that the dreaded freeway was actually all clear. I'm not sure if the hysteria scared residents to not leave their homes or if this was just blown way out of proportion, but this is what the '405' looked like on Carmageddon....

 All I can say is if traffic looked like this on the weekends, I would be heading to the beach a lot more often!