This cheerful, mustard cardigan has been with me for as long as I can remember. It's definitely seen its fair share of sunlight. You can't really see it, but it's piling and getting that all-too-familiar fuzziness indicative of wear (I really hate that!). One of my life goals at the moment is to knit a similar cardigan for myself to replace it. Still, I'll keep it in my closet for years to come. It's just so comforting to me. It's like a ray of sunshine blasting away those dreary days and instantly lifting my mood. I recall eyeing it on the Urban Outfitters website for months, but never could justify paying full price for it. I'd close the window and force myself to forget about it for a while. Every so often, I'd come back and check just to see if it'd ever go on sale. And eventually it did and in my cart it went! It's meant to be an oversize fit, which you can see here that it's quite loose. One of my favorite ways to wear it is over a simple T-shirt and jeans for those lazy rainy days where you just want to curl up in the corner of a chair with a novel in hand and a hot cup of tea steeping nearby. But of course, I'm sure no one is interested in seeing that so I threw it on over this dress for some adventure time in the park!

 Many things didn't work out this weekend. I was to wear this outfit to a nice dinner in honor of our 8 years together, but I didn't expect to get so violently ill. I had woken up early and ran off into the park to snap these photos all by myself. John was still asleep. I wanted to surprise him by getting all dolled up in this sweet dress and lovely coat, which I completely abandoned right after this shoot because the weather was exceedingly hot. So, dinner didn't happen. We were also supposed to get brunch on Sunday with our friends but had to cancel that too. Sad days.

I’ve jumped on the bandwagon! I gave into the allure of these perfect summer sandals. I had one years ago and wore it to death. Not sure why I didn’t buy another. I liked them so much! These ankle wrap espadrilles from ASOS are a recent addition to my wardrobe. I think they pair so well with jeans (as shown in this photo set). I certainly can’t wait to wear them with summer dresses. By the way, I’ve also been seeing this hue pop up everywhere I go. I’m normally not very fond of pink, but I’m okay with this. Such a cute peachy pink!

 

Please excuse me for the lack of posts lately. I've been working on creating a different look for my photos. I'm not 100% sure about the way it turned out in this photo set as I'm still experimenting. So far, I'm pretty satisfied. I'll probably tweaking things here and there as time goes on. Anyway, it's been warm enough recently that I can done this "spring" attire without any need for a coat or jacket. Winter in So Cal doesn't get too crazy and doesn't seem to stay very long. It's been an average of 65-70 degrees. I want that bone-chilling kind of coldness where I can see my breath in the air as I exhale, where I have to be bundled up in millions of layers and a giant scarf wrapped around my neck. I can't complain though. The weather has been rather mild and pleasant.