Summer Whites

It's finally not raining!  This is exciting since I feel like it's rained a lot since I moved.  I was able to go over to the outdoor mall without carrying my umbrella.  I wasn't planning on doing much actual shopping, but I did pick up a few items at Francesca's Collection.  One of those is this watch (no, I hadn't set the time yet when I put it on).  I've wanted a sparkly white watch all summer, so although fall will be here soon, I finally bought one.  This is one of the dresses I purchased from Banana Republic as well.  I took this photos just outside of my apartment.

    

Tax Holiday!

So my first weekend living in Charlotte is their tax holiday for back-to-school shopping.  This means that all clothing is tax-free.  Since I have birthday month coupons, I decided that I should spend my first weekend exploring the area, starting with the shopping!  I happen to live walking distance from an amazing outdoor mall, Blakeney.  On Friday night I drove over (due to a thunderstorm) and hit up Bath & Body Works, Victoria's Secret, and Banana Republic.  I did SO well at Banana Republic!  They had two deals going on, 25% off all sale and $25 coupons for ever $50 spent.  In addition, I had a $10 reward card.  So, I bought two dresses, a pair of pants, and a cardigan for only $100, plus I got two $25 (off of a $50 purchase) coupons!  I still have a $15 birthday reward, so I hope to go back later this month to pick out a few more items to use those coupons.

This dress only cost me $18!

Today I drove over to the mall.  It's very nice, but all on one floor, so it involves a ton of walking to get around it.  It's definitely a high-end mall - the anchors include Neiman Marcus, Belk, and Nordstrom.  My goals were Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters, and American Eagle.  I saw they also have LuluLemon, Sur La Table, Tiffany's, Godiva, Sephora, Apple, and several other stores I look forward to having nearby.  I used my birthday discount at Anthropologie to pick up a dress, cardigan (in bright blue), tank, and belt.

   

Moving & Pinterest

You know, sometimes life gets busy.  Very busy.  It turns out that accepting a job on the other side of the country will do that to you.  My life has been pretty crazy for the last few weeks.  I've had a lot of fun, taken lots of pictures, and I have a lot I want to share with you.  Unfortunately, it all must wait until after the move.  The moving company is coming tomorrow, and I'm flying to Charlotte on Friday.  After that, life will be adjusting to my new home, new job, and house-hunting (I'm going to buy a condo!).  Hopefully sometime in there I'll get some blog posts written.  In the meantime, I invite you to follow me on Pinterest and Twitter.  Pinterest is perfect for organizing new home decorating inspirations!  Plus, I put random thoughts about life on Twitter.

I ain't here for a long time, I'm here for a good time

I had an AMAZING weekend.  One of those weekends that I absolutely did not want to end.  It included farmers market, wine tasting, being silly with friends, a good run, sushi with SWE friends, and a pool party.

And here's the song my title is based on...

How I spent my 4th of July.

Hi!  How was your holiday weekend?  Mine was pretty good.  I went outlet shopping, farmer's market shopping, had lunch on the beach, drove thru the mountains, brunched with friends from college, bought new sunglasses, went to a bbq, and watched fireworks with friends.

Made in America

I hope you're having a great holiday weekend!  Today I heard this song on the radio on the way to the farmer's market, and I realized I had on an outfit that was made in America.

Top & shorts: American Apparel

Shoes: Target

Tags: 2011 CMT Music Awards - Made in America, Toby Keith, Toby Keith Videos

Big News!

I have big news.  I won't be living in LA for very much longer.  I accepted a new job in North Carolina!  In my last few weeks in California, I'm trying to do as much as I can to enjoy the city.  Today, I went to the outlet mall, so I could shop at the American Apparel Outlet since there aren't any outside of southern California.  I picked a couple of great items to help me handle the heat and humidity in NC.

A chiffon maxi dress (imagine it belted and worn with a slip):

And two cropped tops: