Lake Life

I've fallen behind again at blogging again...big surprise! I've had this post in a draft, but I just never pushed that publish button. It's taken a surgery to remove my appendix, a new job back in the psychology field, and a new laptop to finally sit down and organize some thoughts and photos to reflect on. More on this later! I promise!

Back in June,  Z's sister graduated from UCSF Dental school and their family decided to celebrate by packing up and heading up to the Northern / Nevada side of Lake Tahoe for a bit of a vacation. Below are are snaps from my time there. Lake Tahoe is one of my favorite places to visit because it is always incredibly beautiful to visit; it does not matter what time of the year it is. From the lush green trees to the sparkling blue lake and its endless activities, Tahoe is definitely going to be a great time for all. When the time comes and I've saved fifty billion dollars instead of blowing it on dresses, shoes, and things for my spoiled pug--maybe I can buy a vacation home up here to escape from the busyness of the city every once and a while. Hope you all had a great weekend!

Congrats Sister!

I know this post is so late, but I just wanted to congratulate my beautiful sister on graduating from her Medical Assisting program, which makes her just one step closer to becoming the best nurse ever! She is such an inspiration to me and always manages to kick some major butt where ever she is and with what ever she sets her mind out to complete. These photos were taken outside of the graduation auditorium before heading out to the celebratory dinner. The lady at Walgreens (where I usually end up taking my film to be developed for lack of time) managed to do the most terrific job at cropping my photos where faces are cut off and hands are growing out of no where. I tried to fix the photos when I could, but alas...this batch was beyond saving. I posted what I was able to salvage, but looking at them still make me laugh a bit.

Outfit Details:
Black Lace Dress // H&M (from 2 years ago)
Tights // Walgreens
Rachel Comey Boots
70's Knit Sweater Cape // Cobra Cult Vintage

I am in love with this 70's knit sweater cape that I received from  Cobra Cult Vintage. It's the perfect cover-up that provides just enough warmth for when I'm out and about in Southern California where it doesn't get too cold. The cape's print has floral patterns, hearts, and checkers running through out and the buttons feature a windmill, tree, and farmhouse. There's just so much detail that I will have to photograph and share with you all later.

Congrats Sister! I love you and I'm so proud of what you've accomplished so far!

Con-GRAD-uations

I feel like I've spent the past couple of weeks running from one graduation to another. Z has three younger sisters and two of them happened to graduate in the same weekend. Z's mom decided to split up their graduation parties and we held them one weekend after the other. The first graduation was held in San Diego where Sister #1 graduated from Z and I's alma mater: University of California, San Diego. Z and I haven't been back to San Diego for 2 years, so it was nice re-visiting all our past hang-outs. Z and I want to go back again and spend more time since we were only there for a couple of days.

The next graduation party was in Fremont  for Sister #2. Z and I helped with the set up, decoration, and food preparation. His sisters and I made Lemon cupcakes (with lemon curd inside topped with lemon cream cheese frosting and candied lemon zest) and Strawberry cupcakes with strawberries inside and a Crème fraîche strawberry frosting.

The cupcakes were a hit and we did not have many left over. There was so much good food at the party that I am pretty amazed at his family's catering-like skills. Here is what I wore to Sister #2's graduation party:

Outfit Details:
Plaid Songbird Dress // Madewell
Cream Knit Cardigan // Forever 21
Green Stripped Market Bag // Etsy
Sky High Peep Toe Sandals in Cognac // Swedish Hasbeens

Please excuse the expression on my face. I think Z was taking too long to take the photo I was about to make a snide remark when he snapped the photo.