#frandoesbubbletea and other adventures

Kimmie, Fran, Bri, Katrina, Lindsay

After shopping Sunday afternoon, Bri and I headed out to the international district to have dinner at Tamarind Tree with a few Seattle bloggers - Kimmie of course from Blue Paper Lanterns, Katrina from The Demure Muse, and Lindsay from Lindsay Living. I've been following all of their blogs for some time now, and meeting them was one of my biggest hopes when I started planning my trip. Dinner was delicious - we all had some sort of noodle dish (mine was a beef noodle) which all came in huge bowls and were so good. I had a great time getting to know the girls - we discussed our lives, blogs, jobs, and just had a great time bonding over the strangeness that is blogging. 

Afterwards, once everyone discovered that bubble tea was a foreign thing to me, we hunted down the nearest location. I was honestly a bit nervous about the whole experience - what flavor do I get? why are there balls in my drink? how do I get my straw in there? how do I not choke on the sticky balls? Bri made sure to document the whole experience here, and Katrina started a fun little hashtag #frandoesubbletea as a play on my current #frandoesunemployement. Turns out...I really like bubble tea.

I really did have such a wonderful time with these ladies. Kimmie and I have been internet friends for quite some time so I was so happy to spend real time with her. She's one of those girls that you just want to have them like you, ya know? She's just so dang pretty in real life, and so sweet. Katrina is exactly how she is on her blog - tall, thin, GORGEOUS, flawless skin, and brilliant in real life. Seriously, this girl is stunning and smart - if she wasn't so nice, it would be super intimidating. Lindsay has the teacher charm - she's very reassuring and comforting, and so easy to talk to. Plus her hair is amazing and I wish I knew how to get such volume. I really wish that I lived here just so I could see everyone more often.

After dinner and #bubbletea, Bri drove us quickly up to Kerry Park to catch the last of the light. What a view from up there. Can you imagine having this be your view from your front window every day? 

Shirt: Banana Republic Outlet [similar and cuter]

Jeans: Madewell [exact]

Necklace: Vera Moda Germany

Shoes: Tory Burch [exact]

Lipstick: Too Faced So Berry Sexy [exact]

I'm the Space Needle!

^^ this girl has been the best thing that ever happened to this trip. see her amazing outfit here.

P.S. Remember how last month I won $100 from the Chippmunk contest? Well they are having another one so make sure you sign up, and if you are feeling generous, vote for me here :) Let me know if you do participate so I can send lots of clicks your way!

Linking up with the pleated poppy!

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I accidentally matched my glasses today.

This morning I wasn't really feeling getting dressed, and as I longingly stared at my new shorts, I reached for the most comfortable pair of jeans I own (which is why you see them all the time...) and this simple top. I bought this shirt at the Banana Republic Factory store a few months ago, but have only worn it once since then because it had this weird bell sleeve going on which I knew I could fix myself. I borrowed my mom's sewing machine a few weeks ago and cut those suckers off to make normal sleeves. And because I can't help but combine black, white, and red (see below), I figured this would be as good of a time as any to wear my new prescription glasses from GlassesUSA.com.

Although I could wear contacts, I mostly choose not to. I think I look better in glasses as they balance out my chubby cheeks and my smaller eyes, and I honestly just feel a bit naked without them....I even go to push them up when I'm not wearing glasses. I have a really great pair of glasses that my aunt, an optometrist in Germany, made for me last November, but it's always nice to have a bit of variation. I was excited when GlassesUSA offered to send me a pair to test out. It took me a while to decide which eyeglasses to get (see some choices here) because they have quite the selection, but the try on view with your own picture made it a bit easier. I like that the pair I chose are black from the front, but then have red sides. I used to wear all red glasses, so this was kind of a throwback for me. I think they frame my face nicely, and were fairly inexpensive. If I could change one thing, it would have been to upgrade the lenses to the anti-reflective kind. If you are interested in mixing up your glasses routine, you can use the virtual mirror below to buy glasses and use the code BLOG10 to get 10% off your order.

Shirt: Banana Republic Factory [similar]

Jeans: American Eagle [exact]

Glasses: c/o GlassesUSA [exact]

Shoes: Old Navy [cute save | WANT]

Watch: Fossil [similar]

Belt: The Limited

Black and White and Red all over:

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P.S. Virtual hugs for everyone who clicks on the little heart :)

lines & edges

 

I've been slightly obsessed with finding a geometric top after seeing this pin (Kendi's original here). The print is not something I really gravitate towards usually but for some reason I couldn't let it go. I always kept an eye out for something similar whenever I was shopping so I was really excited when I finally found this shirt at the Banana Republic Factory store this weekend. I know it will get a lot of wear now and once school starts because it is so so soft and can be worn a whole number of different ways.

And speaking of shirts that would get a lot of wear....have you been looking for the perfect striped long sleeved tee? Banana Republic currently has theirs on sale for $21.99, and with their 30% promotion that ends today, it's down to $15.40. Thank you to Professionally Petite for introducing it on her March Budget post!

Blouse: Banana Republic Factory [save | extreme splurge]

Cardigan: Thrifted [similar]

Jeans: American Eagle [exact]

Necklace: gift from my sister [similar]

Shoes: Tory Burch [exact]

Watch: Target

P.S. I promise my hair doesn't stand up on its own like that. That wind is brisk!