otherside

top - secondhand

shorts - secondhand, redone

This is my farewell post to summer and my warm welcome to the best time of year. Oh autumn, how I've missed your sweater weather mornings, camping weather nights, and changing leaves.

I got that baggy old men's button up from an estate sale and figured they went perfectly with my thrifted old lady floral capris turned into shorts (which my boyfriend calls my potholder shorts...I don't think he's fond of them). Why is it that I find the wardrobe of senior citizens so appealing?

My dear friend Noah took these photos when we realized how beautiful dusk looked as we sat on my porch. He's a sucker for the golden hour...for real, it's a disgusting obsession. This Noah kid is one helluva humble photographer with a beautifully distinct style. You'll be lucky if his presence graces this blob of a blog again. Check more of his shtuff out here.

norleans jazz

everything in this look - secondhand

This was what I threw on just in time to see Safety Not Guaranteed--which was fantastic--with my friend Steven (who is the lovely photographer behind almost all of the photos on my blog). It was after a very busy day and all I wanted was to be comfy, so I accessorized the shit out of myself to balance it all out. I have an unapologetic obsession with jewelry and didn't have the brain cells this day to decide what to wear, so I wore it all. I thought it was a great choice.

wade in the water

lace slip - secondhand

underneath slip - Victoria's Secret

all jewelry - secondhand

I can't imagine living anywhere other than the city, but the occasional escape riverside always provides a nice balance to it all, right? How can you appreciate one without the other?

I found this lace slip while thrifting a while ago and decided that two slips is equivalent to one dress. I think it makes perfect sense and I'll continue to stick by that rule. Plus, slips are so light and airy, they're perfect for this hot, muggy summertime weather. I'm down for that.

ketchup

 slot canyons in Utah

 Kanarra Falls

 Red Rocks near Vegas

 photo by Kayla Trameri

photo by Samantha Abernathy


I swear I haven't died or moved on to better things even though my four month hiatus may suggest that.

I still love shamelessly posting photos of my clothes and my life on the internet for the world to see...my life just got in the way of the posting part of it all. I gradumated from cawlege, traveled out west with the family for some camping and backpacking in places like Zion National Park, Red Rocks, Escalante, Kanarra Falls in Utah, and everything in between, then I moved into the coolest house in Atlanta and started working working working on any set I could push myself onto.

I think the adjustment into the real world from college has begun to settle in, so I'm back, baby! And I ain't goin' anywhere this time.

New post to come soon...like a matter of days instead of months. Believe it.

behind the kissing cabin

dress - secondhand, redone by your's truly

boots - Jeffrey Campbell

Well shit...where has time gone? Classes started back up after spring break a couple weeks ago and they are just relentless. I'm still adjusting to my school schedule, so this poor blog has been collecting dust since my last post.

Anyway, you can't tell me that this dress isn't just awesome, right? I found it while thrifting with my mom over the break, and with my trusty scissors, this was the final result. It's all too appropriate for the 80 degree weather we've been having around here while everything starts to wake back up from winter. I looooove these days, where I can actually enjoy walking around campus and don't have to lug around a jacket all day. Love it.

a functioning cog in some great machinery

hat - Scala

sunnies - vintage

black top - Forever 21

If it isn't obvious in this mess of photos, I managed to have my fun throughout this week of relaxation (aka: not an ounce of productivity in my body). I kicked off my spring break by joining up with one of my dearest friends Stevie and getting my first ever tattoo--four circles on the back of my neck. I couldn't be happier with it. What do you think of it?

There was also lots of excitement found during the week through nights out with my roommate, entering film competitions for fun, afternoons with my adorable dogs (you can't tell me your heart didn't melt when you saw the photo of my puppy laying near her ball), celebrating my wonderful father's birthday, and finally some camping and climbing with friends--in which I walked away with a (not so) badass battle wound on my palm.

And of course I found myself at the Salvation Army with my mom where I got the lovely hat and sunnies, along with lots of dresses you'll see later. The combination of the two pieces was too wonderfully 1970s that I couldn't resist posting the look. I've been waiting for a floppy hat like this for so long. I'm in love with it.

still so far away

heels - Candie's

dress - vintage

Let me just say how much I love this dress. First off, teal is my all time favorite color....ever. And on top of that, it's like walking around in one of those pretty curtains you see hanging in old ladies' windows, you know? Not quite lace, but just as dainty. Weird comparison, but that's what immediately comes to mind.

Spring break is upon us and I've spent the whole week just straight relaxing, but quite unhappily, I must admit. I've recently come to terms with my need to work and stay busy and this break just isn't conducive to that---at all. Don't get me wrong, I'd take a week of sleeping late, drinking wine, and watching movies over all the research papers and exams I just finished for painfully uninteresting classes, but I'm much happier to fill ALL hours of my day with things like making videos with friends, shopping, Ginsberg (duh), and exploring the good ol' outdoors. But not to worry (because I'm sure you're so concerned), I'm making sure all those preferred activities happen at least once this break. Yay for goals.

Whew, enough of my blabbing about my #firstworldproblems, am I right? How exhausting.

sun(set)flower

dress (worn as skirt) - secondhand

shirt - Target

tights - Nordstrom

It'd be an understatement to say that it was just an all out girly day. Plenty of pink, floral prints, cameos, and curls. The unusually warm weather has just brought it out of me and now all I want are sundresses and green leaves on the trees again. It's only a matter of time, right?

Classes are starting to pile on work faster than I can get it done, but I suppose that's not saying much since I'm blogging instead of doing said work. Spring break is next week. It's here before spring even arrives! That's some bullshit if I've ever seen it. How can someone properly recover from classes with cold, dreary weather when we're all supposed to be at the beach? But I'll happily take what I can get, and if that's staying at my parents' house all week, catching up on some leisurely reading and sleeping into the afternoon, I'm a-okay with that.