Social Decay

Okay, is it just me or is this year already flying by?

I can't believe that we're already a week into February – the unusual warm weather here in Colorado certainly doesn't have me convinced. The past few days have been pushing 70 degrees, how crazy is that?! There was snow on the ground less than a week ago, and today I ran errands in a tank top and shorts... insane! I never thought I would be sweating this time of year, at least not in Colorado. It almost felt like being back in Phoenix, again...

So, rewinding back to a few weeks ago, I was contacted over Instagram by a clothing brand called Social Decay. After a few emails back and forth, they so generously offered to send me my very first bit of blogger mail! Scrolling through their site, I found a whole bunch of cute graphic tees/tanks that were absolutely my taste. I was beyond excited to get my hands on this top. The package arrived just a day or two after my birthday... happy belated to me!

These are some of my Instagram posts from today's excursion. Alex and I, true to form, started our Saturday at my favorite coffee shop in Denver. I got my usual, an iced soy hazelnut latte with a cinnamon sprinkle. They always serve their coffee in different, mismatched mugs but today my drink was served in a mason jar... how cute, right? I also had an exceptionally yummy cucumber, dill and cream cheese panini. I swear this place can do no wrong.

So after our coffee/panini run, we drove around a bit before continuing our day of errands. We came across this really awesome mural on the backside of a building and had to stop for some pictures. Denver has really surprised me with its vast amount of street art, and honestly I've seen some of the most incredible and detailed murals since I've been living out here. After snapping a few shots, we hopped back in the car and headed back over to Santa Fe Dr. 

 We revisited one of the many antique shops where I decided to put on a pretty face... cute, right? Our real goal was to pick up my poor laptop from the repair shop. I'm happy to report that my baby is up and running again! It feels so good to have it back. Right next to the repair shop was this absolutely dope mural, and upon further examination, I noticed an infamous quote by YSL that I had previously overlooked last time we passed by this wall. This time, I made sure to snap a full pic.

After picking up my baby, we grabbed some Chipotle for lunch and went home to relax for a bit and to hang out with my pup before we went to enjoy the weather in Downtown Golden. The leather seats in Alex's car seriously had me feeling a bit sweaty and gross, so I also ended up changing while we stopped at home... and well... I ended up liking that outfit, too. I decided to document it – I mean, Social Decay was nice enough to send me a shirt so the least I could do is wear the shit out of it, right?! It's good to know that such a simple, fun tank will have endless outfit opportunities.

GET THE LOOK(S)

Hat: H&M

Top: Social Decay

Shorts (denim): Minkpink x Nasty Gal

Shorts (burgundy/tassel): Gypsy Warrior

Belt (black leather): H&M

Belt (concho): Forever 21

Socks: Forever 21

Booties: H&M

A big thank you to Social Decay for not only this tank top, but for their interest in my blog.

Be sure to check them out, guys, you won't be disappointed!

Website: www.socialdecaybk.com

Tumblr: socialdecaybk.tumblr.com

Twitter: @socialdecaybk

Instagram: @socialdecaybrand

Until next time...
XOXO

XXIII

Happy Superbowl Sunday to all you football fans! 

I, myself, couldn't really care less about football or sports in general, but today is a good excuse to sit on my butt and eat junk food so I suppose it's not so bad. I'll be posted up all afternoon with my dog and my boyfriend... makes for a super cozy afternoon.

Yesterday was my 23rd birthday – not really an exciting age, but I'm one year older (and hopefully wiser?) and it's still something to celebrate, right? This is the first birthday I've gotten to spend with Alex, so that alone made it a happy day. He made us breakfast burritos and mimosas, and he got me one of my favorite albums on vinyl. Later in the day, we took a trip to Morrison where we shot this outfit and grabbed some dinner. Of course we stopped in a few shops while we were there – we had time to kill and we can't really ever pass up antiquing... it's sort of become our thing. Our night ended watching Alice in Wonderland (my favorite) and eating tiramisu (also my favorite).

This birthday was a quiet one, but it was special nonetheless.

Here's to another year of living...

GET THE LOOK

Dress: H&M

Belt: Forever 21

Hat: H&M

Boots: Gypsy Warrior

Felt very Stevie Nicks in this funeral-esque attire. I scooped this beautiful chiffon maxi dress up during my lunch break at work when I saw it was the last one in my size. It turned out to be on sale for half the price, too! Sometimes wardrobe dreams really do come true.

Until next time...

XOXO

Cropped 'n Cozy

Annnnd I'm back!

So the past few days have been a bit of a whirlwind as Alex and I have experienced a few mishaps. My laptop was dropped and is currently in a repair shop for a few days, but in the meantime, Alex has graciously offered to let me use his so that I could do this post.

Over the past weekend, Alex and I decided to take a trip back to our favorite part of Denver: Santa Fe Drive. This is the art district and the street is lined with art gallery after art gallery after art gallery. There's also a bunch of dope antique shops and thrift stores, most of which we've already explored. I found a few furniture pieces that I'll probably go back for, they were too beautiful to pass up. 

Of course before any adventure begins, there must be caffeine. We stumbled into this doorway that opened up to this absolutely darling little courtyard with colored walls and murals. The courtyard was like a one-stop shop for all things wonderful: an adorable little café, an art gallery, and this absolutely precious bookstore that had a miniature "free library" where people could borrow/donate books. I thought that was such a cool idea! I grabbed myself a dirty chai and we continued to bop around all of Santa Fe Dr. until we got too chilly and decided to hop in the car for an afternoon drive.

So after we hopped into Alex's car and drove away, we decided to take a nice scenic drive (something we do very often). This has become one of my favorite things to do with Alex, recently. He just tells me to play my favorite songs and we drive through beautiful mountain passes. It's not much, I suppose, but those are the times I feel the least lonesome even if we aren't talking and I'm just singing off-key to the birds and the mountains.

One of the nicest things about where we live is that we're about 15 minutes away from mountains or the city in either direction (and Hannah Montana thought she had the best of both worlds! Psssshhtt... please). We drove down through a curvy road and only pulled over when we saw how beautiful the ice and snow was on the creek alongside the road. I'm beyond blessed to live somewhere so effortlessly beautiful... I mean how many people can say the side of the highway looks like this?

GET THE LOOK

Top: H&M

Jeans: American Apparel

Boots: Tobi

Ring: thrifted

Working retail has its perks... I scored this cozy cropped turtleneck for $3 after sale markdowns and the added employee discount. Definitely worth it. 

Hope to be blogging to you all again, soon!

Until next time... 

XOXO