Instagram Diary // Solvang & Ostrich Land Edition

Last weekend I went home to drop off Pig dog at my family's home so that he could stay with them while Z and I go to the east coast for summer vacation.  I spent some good quality time with my sister: took ridiculous photos, laughed about stupid things, and shopped.  On Sunday, we decided to visit Solvang, a small danish tourist trap outside of Buelton, CA.  My sister and I have been to Solvang many times before when we were younger because we grew up on the Airforce base near-by. We always thought it was completely random that such a place existed in Central California, but now I am so happy that it does. We enjoyed bratwurst, sauerkraut, and other danish delights in the area.  After rekindling our love affair with Solvang, we decided to visit Ostrich Land. For $5, visitors gain admittance and are able to feed ostriches and emu's. Here are some photos that my sister and I took over the weekend:

 

 

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Tan & Black, Back 2 Back

While back in San Diego, I thrifted this brown wool blazer. I was immediately drawn to the golden buttons on the front and the nice warm brown color. I have always loved pairing black with brown and I don't really think that cardinal fashion rule about these two color combinations is correct. I think they are absolutely perfect together! It never really gets too warm here in San Francisco, but when the winds are not as cold or the fog has not yet rolled in, I find that this blazer is warm enough to keep me warm and not as heavy to drag around like my winter coat.

Outfit Details:

Brown Wool Blazer // Vintage

Brown Victorian Boots // Ebay

Black Velvet Collar Romper // Urban Outfitters (gift from sister)

Black Satchel // H&M

Black Gem Ring // Forever21

Z's face in this photo kills me. I can never get a decent picture of us together. Sigh.

My lovely sister and I being tourists at Fisherman's Wharf. I love her to death and wished she lived closer to me. Come visit me soon, Sister! I miss you!

Relaxing back at our apartment after a long day visiting MoMa and North Beach with my sister.

In other news, Z and I booked our tickets to visit New York and Maryland this coming August. Z's two younger sisters are going to start college in New York, so the family is having one last hurrah together at their beach house in Ocean City, Maryland before saying good-bye to them in New York. I am pretty excited since I have never actually been to any of these states before so this should definitely be an adventure to look forward to!

Little Velvet Dress

A few of my favorite vintage shops in San Diego are located in Hillcrest. It was there, while satisfying a craving for gyros and fries and checking out Z's favorite record store, that I found this little half cotton half velvet mini dress. It's one of my favorite dresses since it's so soft and comfortable to wear. Since San Francisco basically only has one season, I can wear this dress practically all year round. Yay!

Outfit Details:

Velvet & Cotton Dress // Vintage

Navy Puff Sleeve Cropped Blazer // Vintage

Floral Pin // Vintage

Gold Casio Watch // Gift from Z

Black Wooden Wedges // Borrowed from Sister

Thanks to my lovely sister for taking these photos! She always seems to capture the funniest moments. Love and Miss ya Seester!

See this dress styled differently here.