vintage wedding feature

Check out my vintage wedding dress featured at "Bride on a Budget" from the Hudson Valley wedding blog!

Bride on a Budget: Vintage Looks That Won't Break the Bank

outfitted: camel & hound

Outfit Details:

Camelhair Vintage coat: thrifted

Houndstooth scarf: thrifted

Leggings: Target

Boots: Extremly old leather boots from Kmart

Mustard knit hat: thrifted

I am trying yet again whether or not to sell this fabulous Camelhair vintage coat.  I wore it out to dinner this week just to get it out of my system.. I am working so hard to simplify my wardrobe but in my line of work, this proves to be difficult when I am constantly finding little gems like this one..

In other news, I have decided to bite the bullet & do a bit of advertising  for the holiday season. So this week I became a sponsor of two awesome style bloggers, Selective Potential & Orchid Grey.  Hop on over to check these ladies out and peek at my little ad in the sidebar!

etsy holiday love.

It's getting to be about that time...

I can hardly wait for Thanksgiving dinner, don't get me wrong..but I also look forward to Thanksgiving because the week after, it's time to go cut down our tree!! 

Aren't these kitchy little decorations sweet from the etsy shop shavingkitsupplies? 

this is hilarious.

this is hilarious. 

watch it, have a good laugh and a great weekend!!

backpacking Part II

Day 2 of the trip was much more leisurely..There are about 7 lakes within the park so we packed our lunch and took a hike to the closest one for a little picnic. Afterwards we came back to camp and spent the late afternoon reading and playing games.

That evening we had a smoke-free fire and feasted on our remaining food and hot chocolate. I went to bed that night warm and happy to be hiking out the next morning :) I survived and I came home much more appreciatve of the little things..like a toilet, running water, and a bed..

backpacking Part I

 So I cannot pretend that I went along on this 2 night adventure willingly.. 

I am not exactly "outdoorsy" in the sense that I long for the mountains, climbing steep rocky hills, cooking over a campfire, using the woods as "facilities" and sleeping in a mummy bag on the cold ground.

 But, I had to do it for this guy...

So we grabbed our packs, sleeping mats, tents and canned food, loaded up the subaru, and headed to upstate New York to Harriman's State Park with our close friends Taylor and Alison.  

Taylor was in charge of the map since he and Alison had taken this trip before. 

 We had to filter water from a stream before we could drink it...so Bear Grylls...

The first night was absolutely freeeezing! We watched a beautiful sunset from our campsite at the top of the mountain with a view of the Manhatten skyline. Then we quickly built a fire to huddle around and cook dinner.

Friends, I am  not going to pretend for one second that I did not have a  major melt down that night and beg to go home the next day.... but the trip got better on day 2..

Part II tomorrow...

back packing trip!

Hello friends!

I have been un-plugged for the past few days and off in the mountains of New York on my very first back packing trip. I am busy playing catch up, responding to emails and filling orders. 

More photos and details on the trip tomorrow!