Well, these are the last of the photos that I took when I was in California in December. Sometimes I think, “Why did I ever leave California, where it’s a sunny 50 degrees in the middle of winter?”
As much as I wanted to hibernate this weekend, I did leave the house on Saturday to attend Lulu’s NYFW Style Studio. As always, it was a fun event and I picked up a couple of pretty pieces that will be making their way to the blog at some point. Thanks to Lulu’s for a fun evening!
On Sunday I was glued to the TV, soaking up all of the Olympics coverage. And when I say glued to the TV, I mean I watched the coverage from 2-6pm and then from 7-11pm. Yep, that’s serious couch potato status right there.
Outfit Details: Top- Target // Jeans- old // Jacket c/o TJ Maxx (when I won a trip to go shopping with Keiko Lynn) // Purse- Dana Buchman at Kohl’s (old) // Shoes- BP ‘Trolley’ Ankle Boot from Nordstrom // Necklace c/o Gorjana-Griffin // Nails- Essie Turquoise & Caicos // Lips- Revlon ColorBurst Matte Balm in Standout // photos- my sister
![It's a very belated book haul! These are the four books I picked up on my trip to Australia back in May. Of course I had to check out some bookstores on my first trip to Sydney and I think I ended up visiting 9 in total (check out my stories to see the mini bookstore vlog I made)!
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It was so fun book shopping over there since majority of the covers are different from our US covers. I couldn't resist this pretty edition of PACHINKO, which I've already read. And when I picked up this copy of PEOPLE PERSON, I was so excited to see it because it wasn't out yet in the US at that time. I also bought two books that I hadn't heard of before I discovered them in the bookstore: IDOL and LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES.
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Do you tend to prefer US or UK book covers?
[P.S. This is an old photo that includes a HarperCollins UK title, but please note that I support the HarperCollins Union.]
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[ID: A stack of the following books sits on top of white bedding in front of a white wall (from top to bottom): PACHINKO, IDOL, LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES, PEOPLE PERSON.]
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you are rocking this leather jacket and your cheetah top looks nice with it. love your smile!
Katrina Sophia Blog
Thanks so much! :)
your look is amazing!
Thank you Jane!
So chic! If only you could’ve brought back some of the lovely weather with you :)
Rowena @ rolala loves
Thank you Rowena! If only I could figure out how to bottle up some of that sunshine and warmth! :)
Love that first photo! Look at that smile ;)
Can’t wait to see what you picked up from LuLus!
stylethroughhereyes.com
Thank you Jenmarie :)
Great outfit!! So feisty and fun!
~Sara
Sincerely, Sara
Thank you Sara!
Leopard = awesome. Love it!
Thanks lady! :D
that is such a sleek jacket, and looks amazing with the leopard. Everyone needs a nice couch potato weekend now and again, so I hope you savored every moment!
Thanks Lydia- it was a good find at our little TJ Maxx shopping trip :) Oh yes, I definitely enjoyed my couch potato status!
California sounds so awesome right now as I look at the snow out my window…Love your leopard print and leather jacket.
Thank you Shenneth! :)
lol I’ve been bad about the Olympics since I usually have class at night but I do see the live tweets so I kind of already know whats happening :p
I’m definitely hibernating this weekend. Bummed I missed ya at the Lulu’s event, the NYFW cold took me out
Yeah, I’ve been keeping up through twitter too, so I usually know what’s happened before primetime, but I still find it fun to watch :) Sad I missed you at Lulu’s too- this cold weather really needs to stop!
this outfit is too cute! Before I read the post and just saw the pictures I was like wait, where is she??? Nyc is covered in snow!
Thanks so much! Haha, yeah, these were taken like two months ago when I was in a much more pleasant climate!