My ever growing shoe wishlist

Hello pretty ladies! I hope your week is going well. I had a deep tissue massage after work tonight, so I'm feeling relaxed, but sore. Every message I have ever had has been the nice, gentle, relaxing kind in a spa setting. After seeing a chiropractor recently for a little pinch in my neck, she suggested an hour-long deep tissue massage. Holy cow, I certainly did not feel like I was at a spa! It was uncomfortable and a bit painful at times. I feel like she worked a lot of tension/stiffness out, so hopefully it will be worth it.

My shoe wishlist is always a mile long. Of course I will never be able to get all of the shoes on my list (unless I will the lottery), but it's nice to dream! Here are a few that I'm loving right now:

Biviel BV3100

Crossover Clogs

Lemon Cooler Sandals

Also available in red and black here.

Image via flicker (I think prints used to be sold on Etsy, but the original listing has been deleted)

Treasure Hunt

Today, Ben and I explored some vintage shops here in Portland. We had a great time strolling through the neighborhoods, searching for old treasures. A few of my favorite shops were Billy Goat Vintage (thanks for the recommendation Kjrsten and Anna!), Xtabay vintage, and AlexSandras Vintage Emporium. I found an adorable black and white polka dot dress, and a yellow and white polka dot silk scarf. Also, Ben bought me the most beautiful vintage bee brooch. I'm sure they will all be making appearances here on the blog sometime very soon.














Top: Anthropologie
Cardigan: J. Crew Jackie
Skirt: Anthropologie
Tights: Hue
Shoes: Indigo by Clarks


Stephanie from Minnesota Maven recently tagged me in a fun handwriting exercise! Here's the task:

Write answers to the following questions.

1. name and blog name
2. blog's URL
3. Write, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
4. Favorite quote
5. Favorite song
6. Favorite band/singers
7. Anything else you'd like to say?
8. Tag bloggers to participate

I left out "blogspot" in my URL, but since you are already here, I guess it doesn't really matter!


I hope you all are having a wonderful Saturday!

OOTD + odds and ends

I am so glad the week is more than half way over:) I had another early morning, a long day at work, and a nice workout at the gym. I'm ready for bed!

I recently purchased this necklace from ohhellofriend and I love it! She has some of the coolest jewelry for sale. I also really appreciate that it came packaged very, very nicely with beautiful tape (yes, tape can be beautiful!), a lovely, personalized name tag, and even a little pocket calender!



Dress: Anthropologie Asters Everywhere Dress
Cardigan: J. Crew
Tights: Hue
Shoes: From a little boutique in Bath, UK
Necklace: Ohhellofriend


I would like to say Thank You to Jess from What Jess Likes! I won a surprise giveaway on her blog and recently received my package in the mail! I love surprises and I couldn't wait to open it! Thanks Jess for the delicious coffee and tea, the beautiful bracelet, and the other goodies!

I also want to extend a big Thank You to Anthropologiesque and Katie from Dress Like a Cute Scientist for awarding me the Versatile blogger award! If you haven't already checked out their wonderful blogs, go there now! Thank you so much ladies! I really appreciate it:) I already revealed 7 things about myself and passed the award on in this post.

I hope you all are having a great week!

Tulip Farm

We took a day trip today to the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in Woodburn, Oregon. It is such a beautiful place! We had a great day - beautiful scenery, great company, happy dogs, and no rain! I learned that tulips come in pretty much every color, except for blue.

I would also like to visit the Skagit Tulip Festival in Washington. It's a 4-hour drive from here, so that may be a little far for a day trip. It's only open during April and their website says that they get hundreds of thousands of visitors, so I imagine it's always crowded. Have any of you ever visited the Skagit festival? Is it worth the long drive?

I love spring ♥










Dress: Anthropologie
Cardigan: Anthropologie Back Porch Blouse
Stockings: Hue
Rain Boots: J. Crew
Necklace: Botanical Bird


Kya's favorite thing at the tulip farm was the mud puddles!

Spring

Although it doesn't quite feel like it yet, it sure is starting to look like spring in Portland!


I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend! My day included candle making with Kaitlyn (my "little sister" through big brothers/big sisters), a delicious food cart lunch , dog walks, dinner with friends, and chocolate cake:)