Hi Loves! How was your weekend? Mine was fabulous, I had so much fun! One of my highlights was meeting up with a reader who was up in Seattle visiting family and was kind of enough to make some time to hang out with me too! We met up at my favorite coffee shop and chatted for about 3 hours and it felt like we were old friends π (Hi Belle! So nice to meet you, can’t wait to hang out again!) I adore meeting you guys and have a few more dates set to meet some of you lovely ladies who have reached out to me. I’m super excited to have so many of you coming to Seattle this summer! If you are in the area and want to meet up, just shoot me an email, I love meeting new people!
It feels like so long ago that we were in Jamaica but it was only just over a month ago! I have been gone for so long and so busy that it seems like it’s been so much longer. We went to Negril, Jamaica again (our 4th trip since we got married there almost 3 years ago!) but this time stayed at a different resort (we actually got our own private villa) which I will have photos of tomorrow! It was hot there but also rained a few days so we had some super hot days and some days just hiding from the torrential down pour! The weather didn’t affect us though, hubs and I had a great time relaxing and just being with each other and not thinking about work at all! Right after this trip we went to Taiwan and China which had us going like crazy every day, full of activities and events that my dad set up so I was glad to have had this relaxing vacation right before the crazy one! I’m usually one for vacations in which we do a lot of stuff as I love sightseeing and exploring and going out to different places to take pictures, but as I’ve gotten older, I appreciate the beauty of the “do nothing but lay by the beach and enjoy the scenery” kind of vacations. I still love to be active but sometimes, you just gotta take a break!
Tropical vacations require the no fuss look so I always just throw on a pair of shorts and a tank or a cute dress. I rarely do my hair while in a tropical climate as it’s pretty much useless and unnecessary. I just braided my bangs and the front of my hair back to keep it off my face and of course, always keep a hairband on my wrist for the convenience of a ponytail at any time! We were off to the beach after we took these photos so this outfit worked as a great swimsuit cover up.
I don’t like sandals that don’t have the back strap for lots of walking so I always search for ones like this. They are much cuter on than in the picture and I highly recommend them. I like the little shell embellishment, just enough bling! The footbed is really comfy and cushy so I can walk in them for long periods of time. I took them to Taiwan with me and walked full days in them and my feet didn’t hurt. If you like them as flip flops, without the back strap, they have them with a starfish embellishment which is really cute too. I’ve never tried Juicy shoes until now but I really like them and they’ve held up well so far. I didn’t end up getting these but I thought these jelly sandals were cute too! Love that blue.
Schnelle Couture
July 5, 2011 at 12:35 pmcute outfit- love the top!
Thakitty
July 5, 2011 at 1:03 pmSo beautifull. I like it!
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A Fine Balance
July 5, 2011 at 1:45 pmI love the top you can remix it so many ways!
Neris
July 5, 2011 at 3:11 pmYou look super cute! I'm so glad you and your hubby had so much fun in Jamica π
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CessOviedo
July 5, 2011 at 3:15 pmI can barely believe that top is F21 looks adorable and high end, but that is probably cause you are wearing it so perfectly! Jamaica is so on my list!
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lesouefsbrouilles
July 5, 2011 at 4:27 pmyour hair is so cute!
Michelle
July 5, 2011 at 4:31 pmJcrew makes my fave shorts too – I think for us shorties the 3" inseam is perfect. I love this look and have flagged it for my own tropical vacay in a few weeks. Also love the jewelry – jewelmint bracelet? I ask b/c I think I have the same one! π
Meisha.Style
July 5, 2011 at 5:14 pmcute top! you look lovely!
mad for fashion
July 5, 2011 at 5:16 pmI hope you guys have a lovely time which I am sure you both did. Love the top!
JustPatience
July 5, 2011 at 5:32 pmTiff, the braided look goes so well with the outfit you are wearing. Wish I could visit Jamaica also, sigh.
Beautygirl24
July 5, 2011 at 5:34 pmI love that girly top on you! I agree that Forever 21 has the cutest floral tops to just throw on over anything. I recently just got one that I adore, and it was really inexpensive.
xxayeexx
July 5, 2011 at 6:27 pmCute outfit!! love the floral top and shorts super cute!
sharonlei
July 5, 2011 at 8:46 pmLove, you have the gift of making F21 pieces look more luxurious than they are. Teach me your ways! π
I hope we get to meet in person one day! Come visit me in Hawaii. Tee hee! I wish Pooma and Savvy could meet up too.
xx Love & Aloha
tiffyama
July 5, 2011 at 9:15 pmLove this outfit! Super cute and colorful for the summer. π I agree. Traveling to tropical places allows for more comfortable, casual clothing (which I love!). :]
Kwisto
July 6, 2011 at 1:19 amSo Gorg! Love your bracelet/bangle! Where is it from?
kileen
July 6, 2011 at 2:13 amwhat a fun outfit and i love the matching bracelets!
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Anonymous
July 6, 2011 at 5:05 pmLove your outfit — so cute and really great for summer (in my humble opinion).
And thanks for the shout-out! I had so much fun meeting with you! It really did feel as if we've known each other for a long time! Can't wait to meet up with you again (and maybe go shopping)!
girl in the poodle shoes
July 11, 2011 at 3:11 pmCute! I have those j.crew purple shorts and LOVE them! They're also perfect for creating monochroming and color-blocking trendy looks.
Great post!! So happy I stumbled upon your blog,
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Lisa
July 13, 2011 at 5:52 pmdamn gurl how do you still manage to look so cute even on vacation?? hahaha.
looooovee your ruffled top love it even more paired with those bright shorts!
i miss you too!! SA sucks.. it's over 100 degrees everyday and it's like total strip mall hell but.. i'm counting down the days to europe!!!