All black

This outfit is from a couple weeks ago, but I've been a bad blogger lately and haven't been posting. There's so much going on in this outfit, I'm not sure what to call it. Spiky floral goth-splosion? I can't say I'm crazy about the way it looks in photos, but I had fun wearing it, and it was super comfy.

Sweater: Target

Floral blouse: thrifted

Skirt: H&M

Tights: Forever 21

Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell Lita heels from Solestruck

Spider necklace: Bauble Bar

Date night

This was my outfit from a date night with Josh a few days ago. We went to the sushi restaurant where we had our first date. Whenever we do that we always get nostalgic and lovey-dovey, and reminisce about that night where we sat in the sushi restaurant for about three hours, talking and laughing and drinking green tea and trying new and weird foods (like fish eggs - blech). A few days earlier he had called and left me a message, saying he wanted to ask me something important and that I should call him back. So I did, and when he said, "I was wondering if you'd like to go on a date with me," I literally shouted, "Yes!" I've never been one to hide my enthusiasm.

And then four weeks later we were engaged. But I'll save that story for another time :)

Floral shirt: Georgia tee from StyleMint

Black and white shorts: Loft

Black espadrilles: Loft

Spider necklace: Bauble Bar

Pink bracelet: H&M

Relaxed weekend

The heat this past weekend was ridiculous. Portland finally broke not only 90 degrees, but 100 degrees as well. Thankfully my parents have a pool, so we headed over there on Saturday with Onyx to have a BBQ and go swimming. (There are some photos of that at the bottom of this post.) We also got to watch Portlander Galen Rupp win the silver medal in the men's 10,000 meter race, which was very exciting! We don't have a TV, so the only chances we've had to watch the Olympics are at other people's houses, or while in the fitness center of our building.

This outfit was actually from Sunday, but it was still crazy hot then, too. The jacket was purely for air-conditioned buildings; I only wore it for about a minute for these photos.

Floral shirt: Marshall's

Pink shorts: Loft

Jean jacket: thrifted from Rerun

Gold sandals: Asos

Sunglasses: Oscar de la Renta from TJ Maxx

Blue earrings and bracelet: B. Lee Designs, gift from my aunt

Gold necklace: Evidence Jewelry, won in a giveaway

Here was my church outfit from Sunday. Our pictures were turning out horribly (that's what you get when you try to take photos at noon on a sunny day, and are forced to take them in the underbrush just so you get some shade), so we gave up, but I salvaged one halfway decent photo to show you guys:

Here are a few fun photos from our Saturday! Onyx had a blast jumping in the pool about a hundred times, eating blueberries off the bush, and harassing my parents' dog Lucy (fourth photo down):

Rain boots in the summer

Even though Oregon is The Rainy State (our unofficial title), I rarely have an opportunity to wear shorts and rain boots together, since it's also The State That Doesn't Get Warmer Than 70 Degrees Until July. But the other evening when Josh and I went out to dinner, it was muggy and pouring, so I finally had a legitimate excuse to wear shorts and rain boots.

I love the moody sky in these photos. Normally I like my outfit photos to be bright and cheerful-looking, but there's something appealing about the miserable weather in these pictures.

Floral shirt: thrifted from House of Vintage

Pink shorts: Loft

Hunter rain boots: Nordstrom

Pink earrings: Simply Jo Designs

Black necklace: Urban Outfitters

Déjà vu

I feel like I've worn this outfit before. I looked through my archives and didn't find it, but maybe it's in a post I forgot to label. This shirt and these pants are such a natural fit that it feels like I must have worn them together before. I added the leopard print hat for a touch of quirkiness, and also because I start to get uncomfortable when my outfits match too much.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: these pants were some of the best $60 I've ever spent. They're a beautiful color, a beautiful fit, and way more comfortable than any of my jeans. They're definitely a pair of pants that I will wear until they fall apart.

[Side note: Today I'm doing a guest post over at Danica's blog goodheart! She's doing a week of guest posts celebrating her first anniversary of living in Portland, and I did a post about the beautiful Rose Garden - check it out here!]

Floral shirt: Georgia tee from StyleMint

Red corduroy pants: Anthropologie

Faux leather jacket: Forever 21, from Jen Loves Kev's closet sale

Black purse: thrifted from Salvation Army

Leopard print hat: Albertus Swanepoel for Target

Spider necklace: Bauble Bar

Brown belt: thrifted

Bracelet: In Pink

Sneaky

My birthday was yesterday, and I wore this outfit over to my parents' house for dessert. Josh had told me a few days earlier that his birthday present for me wouldn't arrive for a few weeks, which amused me more than annoyed me because he's notoriously bad about doing things on time. But then we went to my birthday dessert, and I found out he was sneaky and only pretended there was a present on the way for me, when really he had conspired with my family to buy me a PIANO! It's by far the best birthday present I've ever received :) I won't get the chance to use it before we leave on our vacation (tomorrow), but I can't wait to get out my old piano books once we get home!

Floral shirt: Marshall's

Gray cardigan: Gap

Jeans: Levi's from Urban Outfitters

Brown sandals: Nordstrom Rack

Sunglasses: Oscar de la Renta from TJ Maxx

Blue earrings: B. Lee Designs, gift from my aunt

Turquoise bracelet: Charlotte Russe

Salt & Straw

I think choosing outfits would be a lot easier if I didn't have this blog. Instead of just throwing on whatever is comfortable for an evening stroll with Josh, I spend twenty minutes agonizing over my outfit, trying to find something that is Totally Innovative and Never Seen Before By My Blog Readers. The other evening, though, I got so tired of trying to be creative that I just threw on what I really wanted to wear, which was this.

And on our walk we stopped at a new ice cream shop that opened in our area called Salt & Straw. Oh. My. Goodness. I've never had better ice cream in my life. It was so good I wanted to cry. If you're ever in the Portland area, you really should try it. We shared the sea salt ice cream with caramel ribbons - the salt was, surprisingly, the perfect touch. If I could, I'd eat that flavor every day for the rest of my life.

Floral shirt: Marshall's

Jean shorts: free from a family member

Red wedges: Jeffrey Campbell from Lulu's

Gold necklace: Evidence Jewelry, won in a giveaway

Gold cuff bracelet: In Pink

"S" pin: vintage, gift from my mom

I took this photo on our walk; lately I've been obsessed with photographing flowers with the evening light shining through them...