August 20, 2013

First day of Fall classes and my first impression ensemble gets a B- for being blah.

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New magenta sandals by Jeffrey Campbell from Anthropologie
Flower brooch from an artisan faire
Tiny diamond posts gift from hubster 25+ years ago
New gold knot bracelet by KateSpade gift from hubster last week
Little gold & diamond ring gift from long long ago boyfriend

7 Days and Nights

Twenty-four hours after summer school ended Hubster and I hit the highway...
destination Oregon.

Santa Rosa, CA

Drove up the beautiful, bountiful Hwy 101

Eureka, CA 

and saw lots of pretty coastline and cute little towns

Crescent City ( ? ) Lighthouse

some interesting man-made sights

Redwood Hwy, CA

 and much more impressive natural sights.

with frequent al fresco dining.

Finally made it to Oregon!

just trying out a new look for the camera; LOL

Lots of wildlife

amazing natural beauty 

and mile after mile after mile after mile after mile after mile after mile of trees

Oregon was beautiful, breathtaking, and boring ( sorry Oregonians )

So we made a U turn and landed in our favorite city by the bay...

San Francisco!!

And then we shopped

E&O Trading Company

and ate

and shopped

Ruth Chris Steakhouse

and ate

  and shopped

Britex Fabrics; amazing fabric emporium

Gaylords Indian Restaurant 

and ate

and then it was time to say good-bye to San Francisco and our darling girlies

 and after seven days and nights we finally headed home. 

I love LA!

August 8, 2013

Yesterday at Urban Outfitters I found an acid green t-shirt to match my new acid green wrap.

A fashion miracle!

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New knit acid green wrap from Sawdust Festival, Laguna Beach
Brown leather sandals from Nordstrom Rack
Gold circle bracelet from Whistles Boutique, London, UK
Gold hoop earrings gift from girlies
Velvet flower brooch from Sawdust Festival years ago ( gift from girlies )

My afternoon accessory of brie cheese, pita chips, watermelon and a refreshing glass of Pinot Griegio.

I survived Summer school!

August 7, 2013

Work first, play later.

Literally; after work I went to the play 'Sister Act'.

ps. I am APPALLED by how horrible people dress to attend plays at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. It was mortifying; I actually saw numerous people in athletic type clothing more appropriate for the gym!

August 6, 2013

Forgot to take my picture all fresh and perky in the morning so here is my wilted self late on a sunny afternoon after working all day.

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Faux red patent leather ballet flats with tassels from Paris, France
Multi color metal bangles from Bowers Museum
Silver ring with red stone from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Vintage sunflower brooch with ladybug
Cat eye sunglasses from I don't remember

August 2013

What Karl Lagerfeld wore!

The German is the head designer for Chanel, Fendi and his own label. 

He's 5'10 and 79 years old. 

Love how he has created the super high collar stand that completely hides an old neck.

August 5, 2013

Today is the first day of the last week of summer school.

Four more days and then I will actually have time to relax. 

Of course I will also be broke :(

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Favorite leather sandals by Fossil
Turquoise ring from Borraga Springs
Silver bangle from Nordstrom