sunsets in tweed

Moon and Lola Stanford acrylic monogram earrings // HMD Harris tweed coat from Mom // HMD sweater from Granny // J. Crew corduroys // Clarks wallabee

plaid, denim, and summer suede

Ray Ban aviators // J. Crew Factory shirt (similar) // my own necklace // Michael Kors small Layton watch // hand me down belt from mom // Levi's shorts (similar) // J. Crew shoes // hand me down Dooney & Bourke bag from mom

packing for summer trips

It's time for summer beach and lake trips as Memorial Day is approaching this weekend.  To get started, I would pack:

bathing suits!   I love bathing suits.  Time for Lilly suits and white suits if you're not too pale.
comfortable dresses to wear as cover ups or out and about.
tinted moisturizer with sunscreen.  No need for full make up, but sunscreen is important.  My favorite is this Mary Kay tinted moisturizer SPF 20.
a monogrammed beach towel.  No one can steal your towel if it has your name on it.
running shorts, tank tops, etc. for working out. Running on the flat land at the beach is a nice break from the hills around my house!
books.  This is how I relax.
my Bible and notebook.  Vacation means more time to pray and study the Bible.  Get away from the stress and meditate on God's word.

What are your summer trip essentials?

On another note, I got together with Lauren Winstead this week to shoot some outfits.  They will be coming to the blog soon!

turquoise orange rainbow

Maybe casual Friday means that jeans are okay, but my mom didn't raise me to dress too casual.  This tweed jacket is one of my favorite hand me downs ever, and it gets the most wear of all my HMDs in the fall and winter.  My mom also got me interested in making jewelry and taught me most of the techniques I know.  She picked out these turquoise colored rocks and graciously let me use them to make this necklace a few years ago.  

coat - Harris tweed, hand me down from Mom

shirt - Ralph Lauren, hand me down from B

necklace - made by me

belt - old purchase from Palm Avenue

jeans - Joe's jeans, gift from B

shoes - Tory Burch Revas