HAPPY LABOR DAY!

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happy labor day folks! i hope you are all kicking back & barbecuing with your peeps. Iiiiiiiiiii am nursing a killer hangover gifted to me by my FABULOUS girlfriends at my bachelorette party this weekend!!! man, i love those gals! what a great time! so, have a wonderful day off and make sure to tune in Wednesday for a little bachelorette party recap! 

((now i need to go make some macaroni n' cheese...

& spend some quality time with my couch.))

my big BACHELORETTE {weekend}.

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that's right folks... this weekend is my bachelorette party weekend! so my favorite gals & i are heading to Santa Barbra for a weekend full of wine tasting, night clubbing, and hopefully showing off our inappropriate & slightly embarrassing dance moves! my girlfriends have kept this weekend under wraps pretty well... so all i know is to bring tons of white & a one country wine tasting outfit! ((with all this wedding planning, it's so nice to just sit back and go with the flow!)) i can't wait to party with my gals & show Santa Barbra what these ole babes are made out of!
... i'll be packing my advil & yellow gatorade, for sure.


have a great weekend!

country wine tasting: 

white dress  //  fringe bag  //  green earrings  //  boots

gals night out:

white dress  //  gold clutch  //  hair clip  //  blue pumps

check out what to pack for a Bachelorette Party here!

RUSTIC BITES... yum.

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when the fireman and i went to one of our favorite dinner spots ((Tin Roof in Manhattan Beach)) we got to chatting about some of our other #1 spots... and what we love most about each of them. it turns out that we dig the rustic bites! one who's menu is based on seasonal produce, some type of grass fed meat, and cocktails that contain some type of herb... like a basil martini or anything with rosemary! YUM YUM! we are due for another adventurous date night here soon... so hopefully we'll find a new cool new spot to check out. any ideas?

*check out more food spots here or here!

breakfast: 

Vanilla, Fig, & Pistachio Parfait recipe via

lunch:  

Walnut, Grape, & Gorgonzola Salad recipe via

snacks:

Fig, Gorgonzola & Honey Tartines recipe via

dessert:

Key Lime Pie Ice Cream recipe via

not too shabby right??!

yummmm yum!

BACK-to-SCHOOL.

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one thing i used to love about going back to school was all the new fresh n' cool school supplies i would collect before our first big day back. it's like a couple brand new perfectly sharpened pencils could help me feel a little better that the freedom of summer was coming to an end. but now that the good old first day of school is a thing of the past... i now miss all the fun back to school shopping that came along with it. so here are a few things i found on Etsy that could be perfect in our office... and still give me that fresh new start feeling.

princess bride pencil via

geometric notebooks via

vintage chalkboard via

colorful washi tape via

green canvas backpack via

how awesome are those pencils? 

pretty cute right?!

COZY PRINTS.

first things first, happy friday!

this weekend we have some fun plans lined up... a day with my family at the Del Mar horse races ((aka: 1st annual "Surf Meets the Turf" yes, it's actually called that)) and then a cozy day in on sunday... which i am personally {super} excited for. sometimes you just need to make a day to be home and enjoy your home! so what ever your plans are... i hope you find some time to kick your feet up and relax!

these could really round out my cozy sunday in.

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hot weather HAIR DO's.

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for the past week or so the weather in LA has been extra hot & super sunny! it's been warm at 7:00 am when i roll out of bed and warm enough to sleep with all the windows open at night. so to stay cool ((and try to look kinda cool too)) i've been playing around with a couple new do's! anything that keeps my hair off my neck & looks cute too during these long summer days. i've been wearing the perfect knot and the messy bun most days... but want to try the three twisted buns & pretzel braid this week. 

*here are a couple killer do's from Cup of Jo's hair gal...

three twisted buns tutorial via

the perfect knot tutorial via

pretzel braid tutorial via

braided crown tutorial via

perfect {french} messy bun tutorial via

 what's you new summer do?