A Little Lace

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2013-05-11 19.43.41Sorry I have been a little MIA this week.  I hosted book club at my house on Tuesday, so I was busy prepping and cooking for 10 girls earlier this week!  Recipes of the grilled veggie lasagna and “adult” chocolate pudding coming soon!  We read the book Dark Places by Gillian Flynn.  It was quite a page turner!

Last weekend Nick and I went to dinner with a few friends to the new Betelenut. The warm weather never really sticks around for the evenings in San Francisco, so I settled on tights and a sweater over a dress.  I love adding a shirt or sweater over a dress, it makes me feel like I have a whole new outfit!  See here for when I wore this dress as a dress, looks like a whole different outfit, huh?

I hope everyone has a great weekend!!  See ya back here next week!

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Orange Stripe

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IMG_0712I rarely ever wear shorts… especially in San Francisco. I wore this to the park one warm Saturday. Although I typically prefer a dress over shorts this outfit allows for maximum comfort will picnicking (day drinking) in the park. No need to worry if you are flashing anyone. I also love a good chance to wear a hat, it is an essential if you are going to be out in the sun all day. I love this one from J.Crew, it is perfect for the city and also the beach!

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IMG_0689Jean shorts (old, similar here)~~ RD style sweater (on sale for $34.99!)~~Urban Outfitters sandals (old, similar here)~~J.Crew hat (also seen here)~~Rebecca Minkoff handbag (brown version here)~~Jewelry: Stella and Dot, Bauble Bar, Hermes, Madewell, Michael Kors watch

Cowboy Cookies

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Cowboy Cookies ImageNick asked me the other night if I could make him some cookies.  I dug through my new cookbook Baked Explorations and found this recipe for Cowboy Cookies.  Luckily I had everything it called for on hand.  Unfortunately, I didn’t read the recipe through before I started so I didn’t see that I needed to refrigerate for 4 hours.  So we ended up having these cookies the next day instead. Oh well, they were worth the wait!

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Cowboy Cookies

Lavender Chambray

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2013-04-29 14.41.56Another Working Girl Wednesday coming your way!  That means we are half way through the week and now you have another work outfit idea!  I know I have been raving about how nice it has been here but I rarely feel like I get to wear skirts or dresses without tights. Especially in the summer here it is freezing!  But this was one of those glorious days I could go sans tights with my skirt.  I love when I come up with ideas to wear my chambray to work.  I usually feel like it looks to casual.  But paired with a black pencil skirt and a light sweater it works for the office!

2013-04-29 14.42.57Not sure if you noticed but I recently got my haired dyed darker!  At first I wasn’t sure but my fabulous hairstylist Julie at Le Reve encouraged me to do to it… and I love it!  It is a nice change because I am pretty sure for the past 7 years I always tell her to do the same thing!  Thank you Julie!!

2013-04-29 14.42.09 2013-04-29 14.43.10Armani Exchange skirt (old, similar here)~~J.Crew chambray~~Banana Republic sweater (old, similar here)~~Vince Camuto shoes~~Gucci handbag (old, similar here)~~Jewelry: Burberry watch,David Yurman necklace, Hermes, J.Crew

Sunny Sunday

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2013-04-21 14.06.42A couple of weekends ago I went to brunch with a few girlfriends.  On the weekends I really like to dress comfy so this oversized sweater and these cargo pants were the perfect choice!  I added these Shoemint wedges to dress up the outfit a bit… I mean I was brunching with the ladies!  The weather has been so amazing here in San Francisco.  I think it is the sunniest year since I moved to SF 7 years ago!

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2013-04-21 14.07.00J Brand pants (old, really cute gray pair here)~~J.Crew sweater (in orange and navy here)~~Shoemint shoes (old, loving these ones for only $59)~~Marc Jacobs handbag (old, similar here)~~Jewelry: Burberry watch, Hermes, Stella and Dot, Kate Spade

 

WGW… Pink Goes With Everything, Right!?

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Working Girl Wednesday…2013-03-26 17.56.13Happy Wednesday!  It has been so nice here in San Francisco the past few days!  I couldn’t resist this pink button down not only because it is pink but also because it is super soft!  I paired it with this royal blue skirt to off set all of the other pastel colors I was wearing.  Without tights I feel like this skirt would look a little too short, so I added these adorable polka dot tights that I got as a gift from my friend Amy at work.

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Wine Country Birthday Party

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IMG_3087A few weekends ago I went to wine country on a party bus for my friends Shannon’s birthday.  It was one of those days that makes you feel like you are back in college.  We got on the bus at 10am and immediately started drinking mimosas.  Luckily Shannon is probably the best hostess EVER.  She brought breakfast pastries and a full blown picnic meal for lunch.  I’m talking 4 different kinds of sandwiches, 4 different sides and Ad Hoc fried chicken!!  I mean what birthday girl makes all of that for her own party?? She is the best!!

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I chose to wear these mint jeans with a flowy top since it wasn’t going to be super hot that day.  And it is easier to ride on a bus (swing around the stripper pole, ha) in pants rather than a dress.  I opted for wedges since they are comfortable but look a tiny bit more dressed up.  All in all it was one awesome day!IMG_3094Gap jeans (only $29.99)~~Gap top (old, similar here and here)~~Sam Edelman wedges (old, I like these)~~Rebecca Minkoff handbag (last seen here)~~Jewelry: David Yurman, Hermes, Kate Spade

100

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IMG_0664I have been blogging for about 6 months now and made it to my 100th post!! I thought there was no better way to celebrate than a fun fancy outfit! Also, with wedding season just around the corner it is a good idea to start assessing which dresses in your closet you can wear again or which events you need to buy a new one for. Re-wearing an outfit becomes a little more difficult than “who was at the last event you wore it to”, thanks a lot facebook! But I do pretty much stick to that as my rule of thumb. Otherwise I would have more dress then could fit in my closet and I would be broke!IMG_0653These were my wedding shoes given to me as a gift from my Mother in Law. I am so glad to get them out again for the summer!

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