Outfit Idea: {Bonfire}

Beach Bonfire

Anchor top / Long sleeve sweater / White racerback tank top / Striped racerback tank / LC Lauren Conrad bootcut jeans / LC Lauren Conrad skinny jeans / LC Lauren Conrad low rise jeans / LC Lauren Conrad boot cut jeans / Flojos oxford shoes / Blue beaded jewelry / Charm necklace, $32 / Nordstrom black hat / Passigatti beanie hat, $41

Tonight, I'm going to my first beach bonfire since moving to Santa Cruz last summer! I can't believe I haven't had a bonfire yet but I'm hoping tonight's goes well! It's going to be a pretty small group but I'm still very excited! I'm about to curl my hair (it holds! Even with wind! Amazing!) and then pick out a cute but (hopefully) warm outfit for tonight! 

Then it's time for firewood and s'mores!

xoxo

Summer {Bucket List}

1. Bonfire!

2. Make 2 new recipes from Pinterest!

3. Throw the most kick-butt bridal shower

4. Go to a concert!

5. Midnight movie premiere

6. Watch the sunrise

7. California State Fair

8. Lose 20 more pounds (I'm down 20 already!)

9. Have a picnic

10. Meet someone new!

Some of these came from my 101 things in 1,001 days challenge, and others are random, but I hope to be able to accomplish these all by September!

What's on your summer bucket list?

xoxo

June is here!

Hello, everyone! 

June is here, and with it comes summer! For most places, that means warm, summer weather, but here it fluctuates between foggy and grey, and hot and sunny. I love that we get such variety all year long. 

I love the feeling in the beginning of summer: hope and joy and readiness for the feel of the sun on our backs.

It's like anything can happen during summer. 

This summer, I have so many plans and it is certain to fly by! I just hope that I can slow down and enjoy it for a moment or two. I'll post a summer bucket list (many of which will come from my 101 things in 1,001 days challenge) soon!

Enjoy your summer!
What are your plans for this season?

xoxo

May Day!

Happy May Day! 

It's been so hot this week - it was already 90 degrees yesterday! We've been trying to stay cool by going to the beach or to the park and lying in the shade, but the only time we get relief is at night. 

I have been up to so many things: I'm taking three classes, working a lot, and trying to have a social life, so unfortunately, this blog has kind of fallen by the wayside. I hope to be able to post much more during summer. It's already feeling like summer, and I am so happy! 

I hope you all are having a wonderful start to May! 

xoxo

Healthy Recipe: {Pineapple Protein Smoothie}

Recipe:

1 medium-size banana

1 1/2 cups frozen pineapple

1 scoop vanilla protein powder 

(I used Designer Whey)

vanilla almond milk, unsweetened

(fill to max line) 

Blend and enjoy! 

I use a NutriBullet - my mother gifted one to me and I am in love. I have lost about 8 pounds so far and have been feeling happier and healthier. I highly suggest getting yourself a really nice blender if you can! 

Happy Wednesday! 

xoxo

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! 

Whether you are Irish or not, St. Patty's Day is a fun day of celebration and a bit of trickery. 

I hope that you remembered to wear green so you do not get a bunch of pinches!

Today the plan is to:

-wear green

-pinch people who aren't wearing green (nicely!)

-search for a four-leaf clover

-eat potatoes

-pretend to be a leprechaun searching for treasure under the rainbow

-ENJOY THE DAY!

The weather has been beautiful and I am so glad for it, but it's hard to search for treasure under a rainbow when there are no rainbows to be seen! 

Do you celebrate today?

If so, what are your plans for Saint Patrick's Day?

xoxo

Quote of the Week {March 10, 2014}

"She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails." 

-Elizabeth Edwards

Happy March, everybody!

Sorry I've been missing-in-action: with work and school, along with workouts and my attempts to have some semblance of a social life, I have been too busy to post! 

Life has been handing me a lot of things to do, to consider, to work on, and I will accept the challenges life is handing me and try my best to work past it all. 

I will do my best to update more, but I can't promise too much with all of these challenges I'm facing at the moment! I hope that you are all having a wonderful month so far & learn to adjust your sails, too, when the wind does not blow your way.

xoxo