come along with me for...

a few weeks ago my mom and i headed to the carnival to take some pictures.

key phrase being "a few weeks ago", when the weather was much cooler, which is why i am in a sweater and long capris. 

just had to inform you on that one- i am not crazy.

it's nearly in the 100's this week and just the thought of wearing a sweater and long capris outside makes me feel nauseous.

so.

while in hollywood earlier this summer, i found the cutest boutique called varga.

it's not very often when you find a boutique that sells things that are affordable.

but this one was.

i'm always so excited when i find these places because then i know that i can buy things that not everyone else has.

you know, that awkward moment when you walk into a class, the store, or a get together and you're wearing the same shirt as someone else.

or even worse- while at a pool in st. george a few months ago, i was so excited to wear my new bikini from victoria's secret, until another girl walked in wearing the same one.

and it was even more awkward since there were only about five of us there.

so sometimes it's much better to play it safe by shopping at not-so-popular stores.

 so if you find yourself in southern california anytime soon, look up the nearest varga, you won't be sorry!

 

cardigan: abound via nordstrom rack

top: h.i.p. via norstrom rack

lace cami: american eagle outfitters

capris: l.a. idol via bohme

shoes: cole haan via nordstrom rack

belt and hat: varga

earrings: cost plus world market 

necklace and bracelets: forever21

sunglasses: kate spade via nordstrom rack

  

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.

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?