HOT TEA & SIMPLICITY

Thursday, March 1, 2012

my heart belongs to joburg

hello again!

i'm finally posting the rest of the pictures from south africa!

it was an amazing trip, full of wonderful memories that will stay with me forever!!!

with my grandmother a few days before surgery. as you can see my bangs decided to rebel against the hair dryer...

joburg's version of whole foods

cutest little cafe/bakery ever! they had a bunch of different, eclectic chairs and tables everywhere!!

shirt: mr. price
skirt: mr. price
sweater: forever21
flats: lucky

this made me chuckle!

at the jewish cemetery. really beautiful views up there!

all of the walls/fences have electric wires on them.

the house my dad grew up in!

i went all creeper and held the camera over the wall to see the backyard...and surprise! there was someone back there!!

with my grandmother in front of a statue of nelson mandela at the Sandton mall

Sandton mall

stayed here for a bit

the most beautiful flowers ever sent to me by my aunt! star gazer lilies are my favorite flower!! and the arrangement is in a ginormous teacup!!!!

lunch

from my adorable little cousins!!!

love them!! they are too sweet!!

the most thoughtful gift ever! candy that i don't have to chew and lipgloss!

top: don't know
jeans: mr. price
sandals: bakers

one more mirror picture for good measure

where we ate almost every meal! the weather is so perfect there that you can actually sit outside! and there aren't any bugs!!!

my great uncle took this picture to send to all my family back in the states (basically an update)...my face is still pretty swollen (not nearly as bad as it was though!) and my neck is all bruised and green! blehhh

on the way to the Joburg theatre to see a fake ABBA concert!

my aunt's dance studio that she just opened

that is a pool cover up cleverly disguised as a dress!

with the family! my little cousins, kk and tannah!

best. show. ever! advertisement for it in the sky magazine

leaving Joburg :/

PARIS!! the pilot woke us up when we were flying over paris!! :]]

London around 4am...we landed about 30 minutes later

well, that's all for the south africa pictures!
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

LEAPIN' LEMURS!

hello all!

HAPPY LEAP DAY! i don't know why, but the fact that we have a "leap day" really makes me happy! it just seems a bit too ridiculous to be a part of our calendar, and yet, here it is!! every 4 years!! (ok, honesty time, i just looked up more information about leap year on wikipedia, and apparently it really does make sense for our calendar...but then again, how accurate is wikipedia?) i'm just going to stick with my original statement and enjoy how funny i think it is! huzzah!

anywhom, (*chuckle*), the other day (february 20th, the day after my birthday, to be exact), my mother and i went to lunch at my favorite tea room (the wonderful world of cooking), where i had entirely too much tea (didn't know it was possible!!), and then after lunch, we popped into a super awesome antique mall where i found all sorts of wonderful treasures, my favorite being a vintage hat!!!

what i wore:

dress: express

black ribbon belt: forever21

tights: forever21

wedges: bakers

hat: vintage

purse: betsey johnson

loving the background. i think it adds a nice ambiance...

and now.......a few too many photos of me posing with different expressions in my new favorite hat!! #leapyearmademedoit

"it's windy, hope my hat doesn't fly away!!" (take no notice that i am in fact indoors...)

"i don't know about that....."

AND NOW: LION FACE!!!!

sometimes i hold a section of my hair away from my head and make this face....just for fun!

classic.

the back of my fabulous hat!!!! i love it soo much!!!

sheila jr., my mini hippo pillowpet (who, coincidentally is sitting atop sheila, my normal sized pillowpet), really makes this picture! she always adds that extra umph!!

HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS LEAPING TODAY!!

Sunday, February 19, 2012

just for good measure

HELLO AGAIN!!!

ok, i realize this might be getting a tad out of hand, but i promise, i can stop anytime i want. really! #noneedforinterventions

so, for my 3rd post today, i've decided to really get crazy and post the pictures from valentines day!! we are all out of order now!

side note: the cookies arrived on valentines day, but my birthday is the 19th...i was confusing myself, so i figured i'd explain....

what i wore:

dress: forever21

tights: forever21

wedges: wild pair (bakers)

necklace: john hardy

decided to be cliche and wear red
fun fact: that is the only red dress i currently own!

good ol' mirror picture

if you look closely, you can see my dog taking over my bed. my messy, unmade bed

BIRTHDAY SURPRISE FROM MY FRIEND, TIFFANY!! she consistently sends me some sort of food on my birthday, and i love it!! #truefriendssendfood

there are few things i love more than coming home and finding food literally on my doorstep from a friend who lives in a different state!!! and to make it even better, COOKIES!

AN OUTFIT POST!

hello again!
doesn't the exclamation mark at the end of the blog post title make this seem much more exciting?! me thinks it does!

anywho, you can't get rid of me! i've got too much catching up to do! #mwahahaha

so, this is basically just an outfit post...from a few days ago...that i was too lazy to post sooner. and by lazy, i mean i've been watching Burn Notice like it's my job. #sorryimnotsorry #wishiwasaspy

anywho, here's what i wore:

top: forever21

skirt: forever21

blazer: parker school uniform - that's right! this lovely piece was once a required school blazer!

tights: forever21

wedges: wild pair (bakers)

watch: michele

star brooch: gift

feel free to ignore the weird expression on my face...i truly don't know what was going through my mind...and i don't care to ever know/repeat that look... it's like a weird, messed up smirk #whatintheworld