ciao!

So...I leave from Rome, Italy tomorrow night and I'm not going to lie I'm jumping up and down inside! This is just a random shot that I took of the things that I was packing before I shoved them in my suitcase. Among them are my new suede moccassins that I picked up at Saver's the other day. These will be my walking shoes for the majority of my trip. I will be traveling with Cammy in tow so I will be sure to have a lot of stuff to upload when I get back. I'm no good with goodbyes so I will leave you with this, cyberworld, CIAO BELLA!

lift your head to the air

Its been a few months since I've photographed Mikaela so when she and her Mom came over on Friday I decided to sneak in some candids. This was taken yesterday morning; I hadn't even gotten out of bed yet. She was just poking around in my room while I was snapping away. I know my posts have been pretty sporadic lately, but things have been pretty busy. I did make a trip to Saver's today and got some...interesting stuff so I'll try to make some time to document that before I leave for Rome on Friday!

throwing hail marys

(Free People lace slip, thrifted lace strip)

Its been forever since I last posted! Well actually its only been about a week, but I've been a busy girl for the past seven days! I always look forward to seeing Free People's catalogs every month. What gets me really excited about them thought is that they always have a video that they use for advertisment and its always so amazing how they do it! It always makes me want to get back into filmmaking. I got a camcorder and everything for Christmas. Its just the coloring outside isn't exactly ideal. It's all white and...white and I am dying for some color!

"flow"

I've always liked D&G, but never like this; I am completely in love with the "flow" of Dolce and Gabbana s/s 2011. I must have watched the show ten times in the last day! I just love to watch the floral maxis flow. I haven't felt this way about a collection since Chanel last spring; oh how I adored those platform clogs.The floral prints make me want spring to get here faster! Of course, yesterday was Groundhog Day and I guess the groundhog saw his shadow so that means an early spring? I think...I don't know much about the day but anyway! I am obsessed with this collection and I am planning on adding some floral print to my closet soon...I"ll just have to find more affordable options for myself.

the cold has killed us

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(Free People lace dress, Forever 21 wool floppy hat, vintage belt, and Kelsi Dagger wedges)

(Small sign of life outside today, standing in a massive snow storm yesterday, and my Kelsi Dagger wedges post-snow storm)

I was sitting in my room today, stretching, wondering what I should do for my 365 today when I looked out the window to watch the snow fall. That's when I saw this, a few orange leaves still attached to the big maple tree outside my bedroom window. I thought it was odd that with all the snow storms we've had ...in Boston, these few colored leaves had managed to stay on the branch. I had been thinking of uploading another photo of the snow storm, but I decided that I was sick of all the white. I've been anxiously waiting for spring to bring some color into this snowy landscape and today it did.
 Yesterday was a pretty good day; my Mom dismissed me from school at 9:30 due to a massive snow storm and I spent the rest of the day running around in the snow with Cammy in tow. You may be wondering what you're looking at in the second picture; well the answer is me standing in the middle of the storm (black suede wedges and all.) My Daggers were covered in snow by the time I came inside, I had to put them by the fire so that all the snow would melt. I kind of wish I'd gotten a shot of the Daggers right after I took them off, but whatever, chances are that I will get one eventually the way I run out during storms.

my gems

 From Left: Black stone ring (and green) from Forever 21; orange flower ring gifted; owl face ring from Forever 21, silver swirl vintage ring, black studded ring from Forever 21; silver studd ring from 344; turquoise ring and rhineston ring both from Forever 21; earth stone ring and light blue both from Forever 21; silver and turquoise ring by Lucky Brand.

From Left: sea glass necklace from Forever 21; peace sign and feather by Lucky Brand; vintage serpent bolo tie; dagger from King Richard's Faire; Talisman from Forever 21; and Lucky Brand pendant.

As you may have noticed there is a lot of Forever 21 in my jewlery box; especially when it comes to buying rings. I think the most expensive piece of jewlery are probably the three pieces from Lucky Brand which I got at TJ Maxx for under $20. That just goes to show you how much I'm willing to spend on jewlery...well as much as my Mom will allow me to spend on it at least. I love jewlery I think it completes and adds character to an outfit. I like Forever 21's jewlery because you can get a lot of it at once because it's so affordable - and the way I wear it I need a lot. I PILE it all on! That's pretty much my entire philosophy for dressing in general...whatever it seems to be working out pretty well for me!