Weekend Snapshots

This weekend I…

1. Went blueberry picking at Homestead Farm in Maryland. I absolutely love going to the farm to pick fresh fruits when they're in season (peaches are next!) and it makes me weirdly giddy. By the end of the picking I ended up with 5 lbs of fresh, plump, sweet blueberries.

2. Watched the fireworks in Washington, DC with an amazing view of the monument and the capital. It was the perfect backdrop and location (rooftop of a friend's work building), away from the crowds.

3. Upgraded my passport case to a new one. I've been on the eye for a simple and classic style that isn't trendy and this Chanel case is it. Love.

4. Dined at The Red Hen. I attended The RAMMYs a couple of weeks ago (basically the Oscars for DC restaurants) and The Red Hen won for best new restaurant of the year and their chef won rising culinary star of the year so naturally we had to check it out. Highly recommend ordering the burrata  and the made in house fennel sausage ragu. I'm still thinking about both dishes...

5. Hosted dinner and made a baked tilapia with herb butter, couscous, and a new vegetable dish that's been on constant rotation the past couple of weeks. Considering I'm not the biggest fan of vegetables (slowly changing), I came across a recipe that uses raw summer squash and zucchini for a salad. Umm it is so dang good. I used a vegetable peeler to make ribbons from the vegetables so it looks like pasta and dressed it with a home made green goddess dressing and chopped walnuts. It was basically the highlight of the night for everyone. Woot woot.


How was your weekend?

Laid Back Summer

Photos courtesy of Sung Shin

Sleeveless chambray shirt-Express (similar style here)

Shorts-American Eagle

Purse-Proenza Schouler

Cuff-Hermes

Sunglasses-Gap

Sandals-7FAM (old)

Summer so far has been fun, busy, yet relaxing which explains the less frequent blog posting (sorry!) I've been trying to take advantage of the warm weather with outdoor activities such as hiking, trying to get back into golfing, bike shopping (more on that later) and dining al fresco at several new to me restaurants in the DMV area with my nearest and dearest. Although I'm positive the wanting to dine al fresco will promptly change to just wanting to be inside a full on AC blasting restaurant with the recent humidity we've been experiencing around here. Not cute. Anyway, I promise to be better about updating more starting with a new "Weekend Snapshots" post on Monday:)

Hope you're having a great week. Xo.

Navy Stripes

Photos courtesy of Sung Shin

Shirt-Gap

Skirt-H&M

Bag-Proenza Schouler

Sunglasses-Karen Walker

Pendant-Alexis Bittar (old but similar style here)

Happy Wednesday everyone! A quick post to say hello and share with you my favorite pattern to wear during the summer--stripes. I love the nautical look when worn during the summer and it's just an easy and simple look to accomplish. But I've come to realize my closet has accumulated quite the collection of striped clothing and now have to consciously tell myself to put an article of clothing back on the rack if it has stripes on it. I can't be the only one with this problem….right?

Have a great week. Xo.

Blank Canvas

Photos courtesy of Sung Shin

Dress-Generation Love (this years version here)

Clutch-Saint Laurent

Sunglasses-Celine

Necklace-J.Crew (old)

Bracelet-Kenneth Jay Lane

Shoes-Stuart Weitzman

Now that summer is right around the corner, I am gravitating towards monochromatic all-white looks, especially a summery white dress. Wearing it with a tanned skin (need to work on mine), and gold accessories is the ultimate fresh look I absolutely love.

Have a great weekend. Xo.

Double Double

Photos courtesy of Sung Shin

Blazer-Ann Taylor (old, similar version HERE)

Shorts-Zara

Chambray top-Express 

Shoes-KORS Michael Kors

Purse-Proenza Schouler

Sunglasses-Karen Walker

Hi everyone! Sorry for the lack of posts lately--it's been a mixture of busyness as well as laziness contributing to the radio silence. Since it's been awhile since I've posted an outfit post, I thought I'd start off with one of my favorite go to looks that's always reliable: double denim. I wear my chambray shirt frequently during the fall/winter season so I've been on the hunt for a sleeveless version for summer and finally found one randomly hidden in the sales rack at Express last week. The store only had one left in stock so I took that as a sign;) (Still available online). 

I also love wearing white blazers during the summer because it looks fresh, crisp, and simply chic. Next time you find yourself reaching for your classic black blazer, try swapping it for a white one. 

Wishing you a wonderful rest of the week. Xo.