Summer Staples

LEFT: H&M DIVIDED
RIGHT: PRABEL GURUNG FOR TARGET

These two shirts have become staples in my summer wardrobe. They are super versatile and look great with everything from black shorts or maxi skirt to dressed up for a more work-appropriate look.  I especially have loved the collared shirt with bright pink lipstick!

I am a huge fan of the Target designer collaborations, Liberty London, Prabel and now this Next Sunday-Phillip Lim! 

Lace Garden

H&M SWEATER

This Summer has been one of my favorite years weather-wise. It has rained quite a bit, and although it has been record setting heat (still 95 going into September,) I have been able to wear sweaters with shorts!

Photo by Meg

St. George, Utah | Flash Flood Warning

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Iphone/Instagram roundup of my quick trip to the desert last weekend.

Over Labor Day, we drove down to St. George to visit family. We were just going for a night so I didn't bring a normal camera but then we ended up going for a "hike"(I only had flip flops and it was right down the street,) and it was so scenic I spent the whole time taking pictures.

Both days we were there it was threatening to flash flood even though it was 100 degrees, which is because it rains but the ground is so dry that it can't absorb the rain. I was worried we would get stuck there!

Salt Lake City Urban Flea Market | Vintage Finds

The Downtown Salt Lake City Urban Flee Market is new this year. It's located on Main Street and 600 S. Definitely a must-do while the weather is warm! 

It's a shame that they only hold this market once a month (the 2nd Sunday of the month.)  This is actually a flee market like I remember going to when I was younger in Wisconsin and not like the indoor flee markets that are more like yard sales here in Utah. This one is mostly filled with vendors selling vintage/antique/local craft and reconstruction. There are also some of the vendors from the Farmers Market set up.

So far I have bought some peacock and deer figures, they were really cheap and I bargained for them to get them at the price I did. I am planning to fix them up and make them look like new pieces for our apartment, which I will post pictures of.

There are some pretty cool things being sold here-  it's not lacking some really old, creepy and retro items.  

Prague | Places to Go

Prague is one of the places I have wanted to go since I was quite young.  I actually first became aware it existed from Mandy Moore movie.

When Meg and I took our grand tour of Europe Prague, or any Eastern European country, didn't make the cut because it takes a really long time to get there via train. I finally had the chance to go while visiting Rob in London last November, we had decided it would be cheaper to go and stay in a different country rather than spend the whole week in London.

Prague turned out to be more and less than I expected at the same time.  It definitely didn't meet my Mandy Moore movie expectations, but it turned out to be a pretty magical city.

I think I was expecting Prague to resemble Disneyland's "It's a Small World" ride, with cute little Bavarian buildings.  When we got there though, it was slightly more cold than I expected both literally and figuratively.

Let me start at the beginning of this adventure.

3.1 Phillip Lim for Target Lookbook

This week Target announced that the next designer collab will be with 3.1 Phillip Lim! 

I'm a huge fan of the target designer collaborations and this one is perhaps the best news- I love the tailoring on 3.1 Phillip Lim.

Here are some of my favorite looks from the official lookbook (I may have to get some items for Rob.)

The collection has amazing tuxedo pants and bags, I hope that the stores here will stock the blue pants and the yellow bag.  You can't buy many of the collab items online. It's pretty disappointing that the women's shoes shown in the lookbook are not part of the collection.

Check out the full lookbook.

Albert's Wisdom

Quoted: Albert Einstein

Today is a really strange and nostalgic day.  Today is exciting and renewing. Rob will be home and I am about to start an amazing job that makes me feel excited about the future. 

Rob is on a plane home from London today, and it feels really surreal that it has been an entire year since he left.  I can’t help but reflect on how this year has affected me. The year has been both insanely long and gone in a blink at the same time.