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i can't believe that it's almost november! 

i have to say that i am sooo excited.

i am waiting so impatiently for the day after thanksgiving so that i can start listening to christmas music and watching christmas movies.

i won't even let mysef pin anything that relates to christmas yet! 

i am dying.

but anyways.

this weekend was our very last bit of warm weather.

i'm not so sure it's going to get above the 50's around here anymore.

so i definitely took the opportunity to wear my short sleeve shirt and sleeveless vest to enjoy the last little bit of warm sun on my arms. 

and check out the fall colors in these pictures.

i mean, i miss california and all- but nothing beats these colors.

they make my heart so, so happy. 

and seeing leaves in the streets just washes away all my troubles.

i love fall...

top: downeast basics

vest: h&m

leggings: h&m

shoes: jessica simpson via dillards

turban: monroe & harlow (check out all of her headbands and accessories here!)

necklace: heavenly couture 

bracelet: t.j. maxx

(this is what happens when you wear heels in a field filled with leaves!)

a must-have for spring/summer

  

top: iris basic (ross)

sweater: down east basics outlet (favorite store in st. george!)

shorts: klique b (bohme)

shoes: bcbgeneration (marshalls)

sunglasses: steve madden (dillards)

watch: michael kors (recent b-day gift from my boyfriend)

some days, i wish i was a little taller.

barely reaching 5'2" is an outward quality that i seem to have a love/hate relationship with.

i love being little, and i love being able to wear heels and still be smaller than my boyfriend.

but sometimes, i just wish these legs were a little longer. 

especially when shorts weather comes along.

cause let's face it, it's hard to pull off heels with a pair of shorts.

there's a dangerous line there that we don't want to cross.

i wanted to find a way to wear shorts and heels at the same time without crossing into risque territory.

(a more harmless option would probably be to buy a pair of longer shorts, but hey, i'm a short-shorts type of girl.)

so as soon as the warm weather started appearing, i was on a mission to find a pair of classy wedges that would keep me on the safe side of the line. 

wedges are perfect, because for one- they are much more comfortable than a pair of stilettos, and two- they have a much more subtle look.

i also had my eye out for a pair in nude; cause it really is nice to have a pair of shoes that matches with nearly every outfit in your closet.

i searched high and low in nearly every shoe section of every store.

it wasn't until i stopped into marshalls that i found this beautiful little pair.

and of course, on a great sale!

 they are the perfect girly addition to a warm weather outfit.

my new love...

i am finally back to the blogging world after three weeks!

what's crazy is that it feels like it hasn't even been a whole week since i was last on here.

i hate that time goes by so fast.

during times like these when things are so chaotic, you look back and it seems like you missed the whole thing.

and people tell me that it's only going to get worse as i get older.

and i hate that...

definitely cause i'm a year older now.

yep, i turned 22 on the twelfth and it still just shocks me to say the number "twenty" in my age. 

there's just a part of me that wants to stay a little girl forever.

it's probably because i'm so spoiled by the people that love me and i just don't ever want that to go away!

(so if you're one of those people that love me and you're reading this, don't ever let that go away...you know who you are.)

hopefully within the next week or so i can get on here and share some special things from my birthday.

but for now, i have another outfit post- featuring my birthday present...to myself.

ahh these vince camuto boots.

i don't think i've ever loved a pair of shoes so much.

i was so excited when i found them on clearance at dillards.

one pair left, just my size.

it's one of the most exciting feelings in the world.

but that feeling was soon ripped from me when they couldn't find the matching boot in the back.

i was left standing there with one left boot, trying to decide if i should just buy it anyways.

but i decided to track them down online instead of awkwardly walking out of the store with one boot and not much of a plan of what i would do with the boot after that. 

so i found them on the designer's website.

not as much of a markdown but i didn't even care.

i was desperate at this point.

so now i have them and i'm never, ever going to let them go.

 

 top: downeast basics

shrug and bracelet: maurices

skirt: rue21

belt: calvin klein (marshalls)

boots: vince camuto

a piece of my past...

 

if you knew me, you would know that i hate change.

i become attached so easily and there are just some things that i wish so badly could last forever.

growing up, my grandparents owned a farm.

it was such a magical and happy place.

it was such a huge part of my family, and it was hard on each and every one of us when they sold it five years ago.

it was one of the things in my life that i thought i would have forever...

we drove out to the farm this weekend to take some pictures. 

several times throughout the years i've driven by, but i've never stopped to get out.

the current owners weren't home, so we took the opportunity to snoop around and look through windows of the house.

creepy?

nah.

as far as i'm concerned, it was mine first! 

the inside had been completely redone and it was hard to believe that it was the same place that i spent so much of my childhood.

however, as we walked around the farm, there were such familiar places; ones that made me feel as if time hadn't even even passed. 

it was very bittersweet.

probably more bitter than sweet though...

ok, definitely more bitter.

but even though it doesn't belong to us anymore, it will always be a part of me.

nothing can ever take away my memories that i have of this place... 

i felt that this song was appropriate.

and onto the fun stuff...

long sleeve top: rubbish (bought at norstrom rack)

(so excited that we are getting one in boise!!!!)

short sleeve top: downeast basics

jeans: l.a. idol (bought at bohme)

boots: ellie (bought online (for a rascal flatts concert!))

scarves: american eagle outfitters and unknown

 

and my favorite girl and greatest photographer...

what do you wish could last forever?

take me back...

with spring on the way, i couldn't help but blog about an outfit involving shorts!

i went to forever21 a few weekends ago and bought myself a romper.

i've never had one before, but i found this one for less than 7 dollars in one of their clearance bins.

they were practically giving it to me.

it always shocks me how you can't go into any popular stores now without being bombarded with eighties styles.

i remember my sophomore year of high school, we had eighties day for homecoming week.

i went to the mall and searched every single store.

i couldn't find a single peice of clothing that looked like it was from the eighties.

But today, eighties day would just look like any other day.

this honestly is the only item i own though that fits into the eighties category.

i just can't seem to find my groove with the trend right now.

but so far, i'm liking this.

maybe i'll go back for more... 

romper: forever21

top: downeast basics

shoes: miss bisou (i think i got them at macy's, i can't remember!)

belt and sunglasses: rue21

accessories: jessica simpson, aeropostale, and maurices

for the love of stripes

yesterday was my attempt at fashion post #2.

i read somewhere that you're not supposed to do fashion posts if you're not a fashion blog.

but who really makes the rules anyways?

it's too much fun pretending to be a model for an hour or so.

so i'm sure you've noticed that stripes have become very popular lately.

unfortuantely, i own very few striped items.

the one in this outfit was actually adopted from my mom's closet.

oops mom, i'm sorry, i know you hate it when i do that!

but really, what are daughters for?

(i'm pretty sure i pointed it out in the store anyways.)

so really, it's half mine! ;)

sweater: francesca's

shirt: downeast basics

leggings: downeast basics

boots: wild diva (amazon.com)

belt + accessories: forever21

sunglasses: coach

this was also my first attempt at red lipstick.

i think i like...

              something that i've learned from other blogs is to buy skinny belts and tie them around your waist.

to see more, go here.

i hope everyone has a fantastic week!

hopefully i will be able to find some free time to come back and post...