May the odds be ever in your favor

Hunger Games/Katniss Everdeen Halloween preview thanks to my school's Literacy Night. The Academic Dean even brought me a bow!


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Location:Austin, Tx

Stretching summer

It's only 80 degrees; fall has arrived in Austin! Seriously though, the weather today was absolute perfection. We had the windows open and no a/c for the first time in months.

MONTHS.

I love me some warm and even hothothot weather, but this was a welcome change. Knowing it will cool down soon though, I took this as the last opportunity of the season to wear this watermelon-ee dress to a friend's party.

Chelsea picked it out for me while Erin and I were visiting her in Point Loma and I love it. I hadn't seen the brand since living in Venice. When we found it a day or two before I was to be reunited with my Italy ladies, I took it as a good sign. It's pretty tight, but makes me feel early to mid nineties--in a good way--if there is such a thing!



Sisley dress, Nine West wedge booties (Buffalo Exchange)

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Location:Austin, Tejas

The Arcade Fire

It finally rained today in Austin! The weather was just perfect tonight. And to top it all off, our friend had extra tickets to the Austin City Limits taping of The Arcade Fire show!! It was my first time at an ACL taping and the sound was great at the new location/stage inside the W Hotel, downtown. EK and had Moscow mules, our new to us favorite drink, at the W before hand. It was wonderful to see live music--it had been so long since we'd been to a show! The band had loads of energy and I didn't know there were so many members. Oh goodness, good musics make my heart swell. Thanks so much to our friend Jack who thought of us for the tickets!



















J Crew headband, Madewell dress (Buffalo Exchange), Coach bag, thrifted belt, Nine West platform wedges.

It was extra nice to get a little dressed up and have a change from either being at work til late or watching Mad Men in pjs at home!

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Location:Austin, Tejas

Sandy Eggo summer love

Needing to catch up on this epic EK in my hometown post! A day or 2 after Erin returned back to the bay, Eric arrived in SD from hothot Austin. It was so wonderful to share all things San Diego and show him around!! As soon as I picked him up from the airport, we had lunch at El Zarape--our favorite; we probably are there close to 10 times in the week he was there! Of course, we gorged ourselves on
California burritos as much as we could handle.

The weather was so PERFECT. We lounged on the beach, went to the San Diego Zoo, Disneyland, Torrey Pine State Reserve, Balboa Park, visited dear friends and their families, and met up w my family (Eric met my moms and bro for the first time)!

































































































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Location:San Diego, CA

San Diego summer

After a few days in the bay area, Erin and I headed to our hometown. We stayed with an old friend and his beautiful family. His daughter shared her bedroom with us and she was the most darling little roommate. I already miss them.



Beautiful Chelsea and Nixie at
the bay in Point Loma



Patio at Peoples food co-op in
Ocean Beach



Sissies: Lou and Nixie



I love Lou's longjohns!!



Me by Eri



La Jolla



Amazing, straw visor purchased
at Peoples that instantly
transforms one into elderly,
Asian lady :)



Chelsea, Lou, and hott, new,
pink Vans

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Potato rolled tacos summer

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Bay Area summer

I've been on an epic California vacation and here are some pics from the first leg of the trip in my beloved bay area. I stayed with my BFF and her gentleman friend in Oakland. From there, we adventured into Berkeley, the city, and a 10-mike hike in Pt. Reyes. It's been so wonderful seeing friends and visiting places so dear to me!









































































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Location:Oakland, Pt. Reyes, San Francisco