Halloween is tomorrow, but a lot of festivities took place this past weekend and I hope ya’ll had a fun one! Halloween is my absolute favorite to celebrate! I made the long drive to Dallas for the short weekend and even though I’m always tired by the end of it all, I never regret it. I came into the weekend ready to have a good time with friends and prepared to stay out late, BUT the weather happened. It was 36 degrees one morning (that just doesn’t fly with me!) so I decided to keep the festivities to a minimum and end the night early after a few hours at a friends house. If the weather were a little better, I had all sorts of ideas to celebrate! A couple years back me and Prashi made it to Dark Hour Haunted House at their Plano location and boy was I terrified!!! Yep. Terrified totally deserves to be in bold because I swear ya’ll, it was that scary! I’m a grown adult and I walked out of there with so much adrenaline, ready to kill anything even half scary looking that looked at me wrong! It’s a little pricey, but I highly recommend this haunted house if you’re looking for some frights.
I dressed as Luigi for the night, but I’d wear this casual look if I’d made it out to the haunted house. Even though, lets be real, how am I supposed to run away from monsters in heeled booties?! I’ve had this pretty fall floral scarf for some time now and it’s not in this color anymore, but there’s a really pretty black one with bits of blush and grey that’s calling my name! Even better is when your handbag matches your scarf and they look like they were meant for each other. This Kate Spade handbag is so good for everyday use and comes in 8 colors! The deep plum color of my handbag is perfect for cooler weather and gives all my neutral outfits a nice pop of color. What’s your favorite pop of color for fall?
As always, thanks for stopping by! I appreciate you taking the time to scroll through my little corner of the internet. See ya soon!
XO, Vivian
I’m just going to come out here and say it. I hate jeans!!! Almost everyday I show up to class in leggings and I see my classmates wearing jeans and I’m amazed every time. They’re my heroes! But really, I’m exhausted from wiggling and squeezing into jeans. I always have to ask myself if the occasion merits real pants, which unfortunately for me, it usually does. The good news is that not all denim is created equally, and if I’m even half trying to look like a decent human, these dark wash jeans do it for me! They feel like butter when I wear them, but more importantly, we all need a good pair of dark wash jeans for cooler weather. These jeans come in petite sizes too and they’re the perfect length (coming from someone who gets nearly all pants tailored)! No matter leg length, you’ll love these jeans! Happy Wednesday, ya’ll!
Champion leggings from Target are my favorite! I wear leggings ALL the time and even though I have a lot, they wear down over time from the constant use. I never feel guilty getting so much use out of Champion leggings because they’re SO affordable. We’ve all had a top/jeans/shoes that we really like but never wear because it’s too “nice” and then it just sits there in your closet barely even touched. I don’t want to experience that with leggings, and luckily with Champion, I don’t have to.
What I really wanted to name this post was, “Leaves?!” Haha I’m clearly excited! I’m not a fan of cooler weather at all, but watching the trees change color and walking out to leaves on the ground each fall makes the outdoors a little more inviting.
It’s been a year since I got my grad school acceptance phone call! Thinking about that day puts a smile on my face, but it doesn’t change the fact that it’s been a tough few weeks in the life of a grad student. Lately I’ve been eating, sleeping, and breathing flashcards and textbooks (and I know I’m working hard when dog snuggles reserved for bed time only). I’m feeling guilty these days because for a very long time I prayed, and hoped and crossed my fingers as hard as I could for acceptance into a master’s program, and I finally got in. I cried so much that day because I was so happy! That day, in that moment, I promise you you couldn’t find one person in the universe who was happier to go back to school than I was. I got what I so badly wanted, and I’ll be grateful to the school acceptance gods forever, but it’s so hard to maintain motivation. For weeks now, I’ve been telling myself, “next week will be better.” This time, I genuinely believe next week will be better!
Hey there, friends! My last trip into Forever 21, I saw this off the shoulder top and tried it on in all 3 colors in store (maroon, black, blush). Well, I just checked online and it’s now in stock in white and it’s sooo pretty! Totally would’ve snagged it in white, but at the time, this blush was my favorite and the most flattering for my skin color. Then, I got home and I had to figure out how to wear it. Does that happen to you? Where you buy something because you really like it, but then you don’t know what to do with it? That’s how I end up with so many clothes with tags still attached, but not this time! I really did swoon over this top and eventually decided to pretend I was on my way to a rock concert [insert rock band name]. It looks like blush pieces are no longer restricted to the summertime, so I’ll have to stock up on some other items of the same color! How is October treating ya’ll?
Black brings out the edgy side of me, I think. I naturally gravitate towards lighter and brighter colors, but as the season begins to change, I know I can’t be wearing neon colors. Black and white is SO classic. It seems like everything comes in black and white, therefore making it so easy to put together something to wear in these contrasting colors.
Happy October, guys! I wore this look out to Mercy Wine Bar in Addison with Prashi (the boyfriend) on a Friday night and I felt so girly. This ribbed racerback tank is kind of long, so I created a side tie for the illusion of a crop top. The bottoms I’m wearing are actually size M pajama bottoms. My big sis was getting ready to toss them out and I knew they’d look SO cute high waisted and whad’ya know? They turned out to be the perfect length with some black chunky heels!
