Vintage Girl

 

Today Mumzy and I took our umbrellas a few towns over to visit a little shop, Vintage Girl.

 

 

 

They had quite a mix of old and new!

 

 

 

Mom got her FLORAL PRINTS which will be going somewhere that is not my bedroom...

 

 

I got this little gem of a necklace. It's a hologram! I've never seen such a thing, can't really tell what the hologram is, but can't wait to wear it.

 

Cheers! We got these glasses, too.

 

 

What nice earrings you have! We basically got these too.

 

 

I got to bust out my new rainboots! Finally an upgrade from horrendous brown with polka-dots. I like how these are more of a "rainbootie" if you will, because I have tremendous difficulty lugging around a giant thigh high rubber shoe.

 

After working up quite an appetite, we headed to Cecil's Cajun Kitchen. To start: fried pickles!

 

 

Obviously, worried about bikini season, we chased those down with tilapia topped with crab sauce, and a burger with fried jalapenos...

 

 

I think it's time for a nap!

Buns & Donuts

I usually like to exercise at the gym... but I've gotten a bit burnt out. I decided to switch things up and exercise at the park with my friend Lexi. Silly me didn't take into account that the temperature is such that even a cactus would get too hot.

*Please exercise outside when temperatures are pleasant, or else you will have to cut your workout short like we did!

Today we decided to work our buns and thighs. We started with a brisk walk around the park and a few jumping jacks, then we got started with...

1. Squats.

 

I love squats! They really can kick your butt (literally) even if you have no added weight. I make sure to keep my chest up and pretend like I'm going to take a seat.

2. Plié Squats.

 This is a regular squat but with a wider stance, you know, like a ballerina. Great for targeting the inner thighs.

3. Lunges.

Walking lunges are so tough! We like to take it slow so that we can keep our balance and really feel the burn.

4. "Hop-Hop-Touch"

 

This exercise is SO fun! You start in a standing position. Take two giant leaps to the right. Squat and touch the ground. Then repeat on the left!

 

I know, it's tough to be so graceful, right?

 

Let me introduce you to this beauty, my Polar FT4 heart rate monitor.

 

 

 I love it! I wear a chest strap under my clothes which sends signals to my watch. It tells me my current heart rate, if I'm in "the zone", my calories burned, the current time, and how long I've been working out. The super cool part is that it stores all this information in the watch!

After working out so, so hard, it was only fitting that we try out a new little coffee & donut shop: CC's and Glazed.

We got iced coffee - I had an éclair donut and Lexi had simple chocolate. I didn't put my donut down until it was gone... so... it was really amazing.

SpoOoOky Shebang!

Hi!

I have been MIA for a couple of months... School, my new part-time job, and sleep win these days.

However, I am back to tell you about some Halloween fun!

Last year I was a flapper, and that costume was so fun! Well, the makeup was fun. This year I knew I wanted to do something completely awesome. I was going to make the best looking mermaid costume you ever did see! But... not only did I not acquire a 6-pack in time, I also didn't find the time to make the costume, which I wouldn't have worn unless I had a 6-pack, which I didn't have, so I guess it worked out nicely. Instead, I decided to use inspiration from my favorite blogger, Rosie, and wear something similar to what she wore last year.

I put my "little bit too little" black dress on, and channeled Picasso as I attempted to create the creepiest face. I really like to become the character I am trying to be. So, clearly I wasn't interested in looking cute! I needed to look drop DEAD gorgeous. Actually, just dead.

Lexi was a biker girl, and she took us to this fun little spot downtown (dead people can't drive). There was an awesome band that played with a not so awesome opening act, per usual. We had such a great time! We broke a leg on the dance floor for sure. It was so funny trying to make sense of everyone's costumes.

A great night overall! A wonderful way to end October :)

Voilà, Villa!

As everyday commences, I drink coffee and chat with my Momma. She asked me today as she does everyday, "What are you going to do today?" Then I thought to myself... I'll go to the Getty Villa! I had no plans and really wanted to check it out.

First, I cute-ified. I went with the wetsuit shirt (it zips down the back) and a pom pom on my head!

 

Then I hit the road. It was a stressful trip to Los Angeles. I'm not sure when a trip to Los Angeles is not stressful...? Anyone know? No. Okay. So I made it to the Villa after getting lost in a residential area. Oh, and the line to park was a 90 degree angle. It was like riding a meerkat up a wall. Issues.

Okay, but here are photos!

Architectureeeee!

How cool that they wore perfume back in the day!?

Hello, jewelry!

I need one of these for sure...

How ironic that I'm a princess and here is a gold wreath....

I got in trouble for taking pictures of the pieces in this collection. Grr. Although they are from Greek collections, I totally was feeling total Catholic/Vatican/Rome-ness. So beautiful.

 

I went to the garden!

Grapes!?

Such a pretty herb garden.

Poet as Orpheus with Two Sirens.

I loved this place. There was so much art work! I definitely liked the mythological area because I think Greek mythology is immensely interesting. Such beautiful architecture as well! After I browsed around, I checked out Amoeba Records, then had some delicious chicken curry for supper! Who says Monday's have to suck!?