Wears | 03

Jacqueline O.

Ah, spring is finally here and so are all the wildflowers! One of my very favorite things is the desert in bloom. I'm also super into all the 70s vibes going on with spring fashion. While I love the look, I'm still testing the waters while adding in a few elements with these adorable brown mules. 

Wears | 01

I'm so excited to be bringing you guys my first outfit post in a year and a half! I have to admit, I almost didn't want to do outfit posts at all and just focus solely on the lifestyle aspect of the blog. I just wasn't really feeling it anymore. After getting in front of the camera a couple of times and shooting with Sky, I began to feel a little of that old spark come back, and I realized how much I missed it.

Little Green, Have a Happy Ending

Dress: Dillards Bag, Belt & Shoes: Thrifted Earrings: F21

This has been my favorite little spring/summer dress for the past two years, but it's somehow never made it on the blog. I love how comfortable and versatile it is. As a bonus, it has the most adorable little dandelion print embroidered on it. I have a pretty fun weekend ahead of me. Nick and I are going to a 20s party on Saturday night. I'm pretty excited about turning this mop into a faux bob, layering on the heavy eye make-up and living the Gatsby lifestyle for a night. What are you doing this weekend?

linking up here and here

Simple.

top: h&m jeans: f21 bag: thrifted shoes: chinese laundry sunglasses: thrifted 

Note to self: don't lean up against a dirty fence and not expect to get dirt all over your clothes. I didn't notice the smudge till I was editing these photos. Just awesome :) It's been kind of a bummer of a week around here. It's been hotter than ever with excessive heat warnings. We spent a total of about five minutes snapping these before running back to the car for relief!

Here's a few of my favorite blog posts from the week. Enjoy!

I seriously need Maggie's adorable tank top in my life!

Carolyn's sweatshirt dress is such a beautiful basic you can style so many ways. Love how she did a throw back to the 90s

Blair just making me love the LWD even more

I think I may be trying this trick Lauren shared on her blog this weekend 

Have a happy Friday!

linking up with Rhea

We Didn't Notice Any Time Pass

dress: ann taylor (option) top: nordstrom (similar) bag: f21 shoes: target (similar) earrings: kate spade

tomorrow is officially the first day of summer! i have a pretty fun weekend ahead of me. today, i get to spend my monthly friday with my bestie. these days always include hunting for amazing estate sales, a cocktail by the pool and plenty of girl talk. it's one of the days each month that i look forward to the most! i'm so thankful that i get to spend as much time with her as i do. she used to live about and hour and a half away in prescott. she and her husband moved down to phoenix a couple of years ago. we got to go from seeing each other a handful of times a year, to having a standing play date once a month! i'm so thankful to have her so close now. hooray for best friends!

p.s. you can follow along with our day on instagram @thesunshinedistrict
linking up here, here and here

Ladylike Sunday

dress: dillards (similar) (similar) shoes: thrifted (similar) bag: vintage coach (similar) belt: thrifted (similar) bracelet: kate spade earrings: f21 (similar)

this week was chalk full of lots of work commitments that kept me busy late into the evening, coupled with several days of not feeling good. i was so happy to finally have a full weekend of rest to look forward to. my husband and i were both a little under the weather, and have pretty much slept out entire weekend away. i think a little r&r is exactly what you need to reset and recharge, don't you think? how was your weekend?

Ladylike Sunday

dress: yard sale (option) shoes: steve madden (option) (option) bag: thrifted (similar) necklace: f21 (similar) (similar)

i bought this beauty at a yard sale a couple months ago. yup, you heard me right, yard sale. i usually don't even bother looking at clothing at yard sales because i never expect to find anything worthwhile. i'm usually just interested in finding treasures for my home. but then i found this. i love it, because it's vintage and flowy and of course because of the pockets. my immediate thought was to pair it with some bright red shoes, but them i remembered this orange pair i've had for years which i hardly wear. they're not the most comfortable shoes i own, but i think they go perfectly with the dress. what about you? have you ever found clothing at a yard sale you can't live without?

Throwback Thursday

i know #tbt is all the rage on instagram, but can you do a throwback thursday blog post? i was going through my computer the other night, deleting some photos, and i came across these. they were taken exactly a year ago. i spent the day at the desert botanical gardens with my in-laws, and somehow they never made it onto the blog. since i didn't have any new outfit photos to share, i thought, why not? if you ever make it to arizona in the spring, i highly recommend visiting the botanical gardens. they have so many different varieties of cactus and agave and other beautiful plants native to arizona. do you have any places in your hometown that are a must see?

No Need For Talking, I Already Know

 

 

sweater: thrifted (recommended) (recommended) top: thrifted (recommended) bag: thrifted (similar) jeans: f21 shoes: gift (similar)

we don't get too many cloudy days in these parts. so when we do, it can be really exciting. it usually makes me want to spend the whole day outside and just soak it in. plus, i think it give off the most beautiful light for pictures. i don't know about you, but i'm so ready for the weekend! we had plans to head up to prescott on saturday, but we're expecting a storm that may end up keeping us in town. so, i may end up staying inside baking and watching movies. what fun do you have planned for the weekend?