New York City: Filtered

brunch doodles

means of escape

pricey scarves at double r l

i <3 this wall

la colombe coffee

fun with friends

streetart

just street

like this one

craving

bridge view

the end.

Easter Dress

No, you didn't read that wrong.

The hubs bought me this dress and cardigan for Easter our very first year of marriage. It was the second time he surprised me with a perfectly well thought-out clothing purchase. (The first was when I first arrived in SF after our honeymoon and there was a dress waiting for me. I still wear it, too.)

I don't remember if he bought this outfit for me just because he likes to have some influence on my style (it's cool--he's way stylish) or if he remembered how I always used to go shopping for Easter dresses with my mom (every. single. year.). Either way, it was thoughtful.

The problem: It's white. I don't wear white. Mainly because I don't know how to wear it. But I think this time I pulled of a kind of successful color-blocking look.

How would you wear this white dress? Tips, please!

Banana Republic dress & cardigan, Old Navy scarf (do I ever take this thing off?) & booties

Is anyone else sad that the Olympics are over? Yeah? Me to.

The good news is that now I can catch up on my viewing of "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo." Life is good.

(Seriously. It's a REAL show.)

Ah ha! I have worn this dress before on the blog. Proof.

NYC Goodies

from Aritzia

from Topshop

from Gap (they're selvage!)

I brought a few things back with me from NYC.

Team USA Colors

Gap top, jeggings, scarf and bracelet; Old Navy booties

Who needs Photoshop?

I stumbled upon this article from IFB, all about (free) in-browser photo editing tools. Look at how much awesomer my photos look after using Pixlr's O-matic tool? (I used the "Peter" filter, in case you were interested.)

On to the Olympics! You already know how in love with them I am. Now I just can't seem to stop finding red, white and blue combinations in my wardrobe.

By the way, have you see that P&G Olympics commercial about moms? Yeah, it'll make you cry. (That's not the exact one that's airing frequently, but it's still so sweet.)

The hubs and I are heading to NYC early Friday morning. I'm going to BlogHer '12, and then we're hanging out until Tuesday for some fun with friends. I can't wait to get educated on some awesome blogging skills and consume lots of good food and drinks with friends. Holla!

Go, Team Olympics!

Are you as excited as I am about the Olympics starting tonight? Not only am I sporting some Olympic/Team U.S.A. nails, but I also bought a copule of the Gap special edition vintage Olympic tees.

I don't know what it is about this year. Maybe it's that I was mesmerized by the gymnasts when I was a little girl. Maybe it's that the last Olympics occurred less than a month into my marriage and move to San Francisco (Hey, look! I was blogging back then!), and I remember streaming online archery competitions with my new husband. Maybe it's just the Olympic spirit.

Gap vintage Olympic tee, Levi's high-waisted wide-legged demi-curve jeans (that's a bunch of adjectives!), TKO watch,  Banana Republic leather bracelet, DIY bracelets

Whatever it is, this is how excited I am:

Olympic Prep

Olympic colours from HauteLook. Plus, I'm having an Opening Ceremony party. Wanna come?

Simple, stupid.

Old Navy tank & scarf, gifted jeans, Gap shoes (soooo comfortable!), gifted earrings

Sometimes my favoritest outfits are those that take zero effort to put together. Like this one. Of course, this scarf has made several appearances on the blog, these shoes are my new favs and these jeans are made 100 times cooler because that hole was created during my first (and only) scooter accident. Plus, these awesome new earrings were gifted to me (TODAY) by my awesome friend who just returned from an Asian adventure. I wore this to Chili Pies, which I highly recommend to you SF folks. Get the hard cherry cider float with vanilla ice cream. Amazing.

Life's been crazy this week. We launched our new app at work and hit #9 on the top free apps list within a couple of days. It's kept me busy social media-ing it up to share the app with anyone and everyone. (HAVE YOU DOWNLOADED IT YET???) I published an article on Forbes and Huffington Post. My HuffPo piece was made a featured blog post on the Huffington Post Money section. Busy, awesome week.

P.S. Those first two photos were snapped using my new lens. Loving that new little piece of technology.