Sunday Mixed Prints

I love mixing fun prints together and so I couldn't resist putting my favorite top with this cute snakeskin printed dress. The key to mixing prints is paying attention to the size of the prints and color. So say you want to mix floral; a large floral print mixed with a small floral print would work. Focus on the color story as well; do you want to keep things tonal like how I did above? or do you want a more colorful color story? From my experience, anything with stripes do well together, but make sure you focus on the sizing of the stripes. Share with me your mix print outfits! GOOD LUCK! 

The Koffee Addict X Lola Daisy Photography Pt. 2 : My Perfect Summer Dress

I'm a sucker for V-necks, but if there is a V-neck AND a V-back?!....I'm obsessed. I saw this dress and immediately fell in love with the pattern, fit, and how one sleeve is ruffled and the other is a spaghetti strap. Once again, thank you to my talented friend Stephanie Lopez for the beautiful photos!

Click here to visit Lola Daisy Photography if you are interested on having Steph as your photographer for your wedding, engagement photos, birthday, and any other occasion. She's so talented at what she does and is such a sweetheart!

The Hisser

Hello Koffee Addicts! This past weekend I did a mini collab with my fellow blogger and beautiful friend, Allison Lambert, in the city of Brotherly Love. Please check her out! Her blog is adorable!

Click here for Allison's blog.

Dress: Urban Outfitters from a couple seasons ago.

Shoes: Zara

Photo Credit: Allison Lambert (Thank you!)

M-I-C-K-E-Y-M-O-U-S-E

 Thanks to my brother for handing me down this super cute tee because it shrunk in the wash! It's the perfect fit! 

Love Day

Happy Late Valentines Day! My February 14th was a pretty mellow one. I was blessed with the day off so I spent it at home with my boyfriend on Skype. We cooked dinner together and I taught him how to make a quick and simple stir fry since the poor guy doesn't know how to cook that much. Everything turned out to be a success! 

While shooting, this cute little guy came running over and started playing with us! His name is Rigsby! My heart could not deal with his cuteness.

What I'm wearing:

This is one of my favorite outfits to grab and go. You can never go wrong with a white V-neck and a leather jacket paired with your favorite pair of denim. Add a beanie and you're set to go. I'm wearing Frame Denim in "Le Skinny de Jeanne" which I love because they don't stretch out and are great quality. To give the outfit a little twist and pop I put on my hot pink Nike Free Runs perfect for Valentine's Day. This is a great way to dress up your running shoes.

To learn more about Frame Denim click here !

To purchase Frame Denim click here !

He surprised me with flowers! 

Coffee Shop Junkie

Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE to venture out to coffee shops as much as I can. If I could live in a coffee shop I would. Something about the clinking of coffee cups, the sound of the expresso maker, that coffee shop vibe music, and at the same time, the stillness of it all, makes me so relaxed. My favorite coffee drink? Vanilla Soy Latte extra shot please. 

Happy Late Love Day

Happy Late Love Day to everyone. My Valentine's Day was super normal, but sweet at the same time. It consisted of me waking up at 6 AM for class at 9 (I commute and hour and 20 min), and going to work from 3 until close. Right before I started working my beautiful boyfriend surprised me with roses he sent to the store and it just so happened that I was on the phone with him at the same time when I received them which made it even more special. Later on that night I treated myself to champagne truffles due to chocolate covered strawberries being sold out everywhere on Earth. 

Floral and Fur

Please kindly excuse my lack of posts. I've been working profusely working on inspiration boards and fashion illustrations for class that I have had no time to stop and blog. The outfit above I wore last night for my Grandpas birthday dinner. I mixed a Kirna Zabete floral top with an H&M fur vest with faux leather leggings paired with my favorite Micheal Kors boots all topped off with my Rebecca Minkoff bag. It was a really great time spending time with the family, laughing, and eating endless amounts of sushi, edamame, and miso soup. Food coma was the result.

First Snow

Hello snowfall. It didn't snow hard enough to cancel classes, but oh well. At least I got to whip out my ankle boots that I bought from H&M. They are so comfy to walk in all day. I also threw on a basic brown and black tunic with my leather detailed at the knee legging, leopard scarf, mustard knit beanie and a parka to keep me super warm. Added dark lips for the winter mood; I'm wearing MAC's satin finish in "Media." Such a brilliant color. It brightens up my skin instantly. I can't wait for more snowy days to come! Although driving in it isn't very pleasant. 

Thanksgiving Eve Fun

So it's been awhile since my last post and I apologize. It's been a crazy week full of school and work. Being a full time student and employee can make one go insane and forget what day of the week it is. I am so grateful for today because it's a day where I have work AND school off. It's my first time in a long time with nothing to do and a chance for me to go out and catch up with my loves. I went to eat Pho with my so called twin (it's the cheeks and nose)  this afternoon. The weather was perfect; wore a baggy white v-neck and threw on a chambray with leggings and added leopard wedges. Side note....if you don't know what "Pho" is. look it up and try it. You'll thank me later. Seriously. After lunch we took a quick stop at the mall and I picked up and new pair of ankle boots. They. Are. Brilliant. I'll post them in the days to come. Then we went back to her house to hang out and be girls and that's where I took my meditating/indianstyle/buddha/asian pose. 

Came back home and 30 minutes later received a phone call from my best friend asking if I wanted to go to dinner with her, mind you, this was at 4:30 and I just got done eating. Of course I wanted to go with her because I haven't seen her in 3824 years (yea i know...i like to exaggerate). We went to a classy lounge and I had a crabcake sandwich, side salad, and White Moscato from California. You can bet your bottom dollar I ate the whole thing. I now am getting food coma from all of the eating, but there's more eating to come tomorrow. Goodnight! 

Right in Front of Me

People go in search for inspiration everyday whether it be the sun, trees, music, clothing, or even people. The list goes on. I have many inspirations that I come across every day that makes me feel up lifted and ready to live life out loud, but recently I've been asking myself, "Who or what inspires me the most? Who or what summarizes everything that I believe in, hope for, and dream for? What makes my heart passionate for life?

As I stumbled across this question throughout the days just waiting for an answer, I received the picture above from my boyfriend; and then it finally dawned on me. It was him. He inspires me the most. He summarizes everything that I believe in, hope for and dream for, and he makes my heart passionate for life. This picture shows the life that he brings into my world. Ever since I've met him, I know its cliche to say, but he has shown me life in a whole new way.  His passion for the things that he loves to do makes me want to be passionate for the tiniest things that I do everyday and makes me not want to take things for granted. He inspires me to LOVE; Not just the people around me, but love for myself. Ever since I've met him, I have learned about the actual True Love. True love in a relationship, for your friends, family, and Christ. I never knew what a beautiful and kind heart looked like until I met him. Him and I are opposites, I'm more reserved and he's a guy full of energy, not to mention his infectious smile. He brings the energy that I need to get through my schedule Monday through Friday and teaches me that everything doesn't have to be set to a schedule. His Faith goes beyond measure. He leads me with a strong hand and we hold each other together through Christ.

 This picture just says it all. Love, Joy, Energy, Life, Faith; that's him, everything that I'm looking for. I just want to tell him, Thank You for being my beautiful inspiration.

There Will Be A Day...

This past weekend my Uncle lost his battle with Colon Cancer. 

He fought the good fight and the Lord called him Home. He has two daughters both younger than the age of 5. It's been a crazy week for everyone and myself. I have a huge Bio exam this week plus the three day funeral starting on Thursday. Lots of cooking, studying, cleaning, and talking to people coming in from out of state. I definitely won't be getting much sleep this week. Please pray for my family during this time.

"There will be a day with no more tears, no more pain, no more fears. 

There will be a day when the troubles of this place will be no more, 

we'll see Jesus face to face." 

-Jeremy Camp-

"Even if the healing doesn't come,

and life falls apart,

and dreams are still undone.

You are God, You are good,

Forever faithful one,

Even if the healing doesn't come."

-Kutless-

Frankenstorm'd In

Storm'sa comin'. Well if you haven't heard the northeast is being hit with a whale of a storm. As for me, I live in the northeast... so you can guarantee it's effecting me and my friendly neighborhood. Classes were cancelled today so I have the whole day to myself. I actually really do need this day to just relax, catch up on some reading, and it's a great feeling knowing that I don't have to put on makeup today so I can just let my skin breathe for once. Took the time to make myself and I some french toast and scrambled eggs today. It. Was. Awesome. Time to cuddle up in bed and watch Netflix and wishing the boyfriend was next to me. 

Escape Pt. 1

Say Bonjour to my humble abode. We recently renovated my house and after 22 years I finally received my own room. My interior decorating side immediately took over me and I knew that I wanted a cozy room, a place where I could escape, my home in my home. I painted my walls a light warm yellow. I'm so glad that I chose this color because even on the rainiest day, it makes my room even more welcoming. I also purchased this beautiful quilt from Urban Outfitters which adds a great contrast to the yellow and a super funky curtain panel also courtesy of Urban. I did buy rugs before I bought my bedding and the color scheme of the rug is pretty much the same of my quilt so I have to find new rugs because I feel as if it's just an explosion of color. Any suggestions on what type of rug? If there's one thing that I love about my new room it would have to be my own closet space and also the lights I have hanging. I used to have lights hanging in my old room but I felt as if they were just there; now these lights finally fit in somewhere. There's also furniture in the other corner of my room that is not pictured. That's for Part 2, so stay tuned!

Walk With Me.

As I go about my days of being a full time student and a full time employee at the lovely Nordstrom, it's hard for me to put all of my racing thoughts about fashion, life, inspirations, and random thoughts together; which is why I am here and you are reading this. I figured having this blog will keep me somewhat sane with the busy schedule that I have. Picture above? A beautiful memory that I will never forget.