Girls weekend in a printed maxi skirt

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wearing: rose gold dangle earrings / Chanel sunglasses / Chanel summer lipstick / black v-neck tee / rose gold cuff / Essie summer nail polish c/o / blue printed wrap maxi skirt (order one size up-runs small) / pink tote / white watch c/o Daniel Wellington (use code BAYAREA15 to save 15% off) / pink wedge espadrilles

This past weekend my husband and my son went off to Cub Scout camp. This meant my two daughters and I had a weekend with just us girls! Can you say-Girls Weekend!!

Friday night we watched a movie and ate dinner at home. On Saturday, we did something the boys don’t like to do-we went shopping! I took the girls to Sino at Santana Row for Dim Sum, and we shopped around Santana Row. The weather was warm and summer-like, so it was a beautiful day to be walking around outside. While we were walking around, my cute little ten-year-old snapped these pictures for me. Isn’t she great!

Saturday evening we did some house-cleaning (so not glamorous), and watched another movie on TV. Super fun! On Sunday we went to church, did a Goodwill run, and ran a few errands. The rest of the day my older daughter had some volunteer work to do, and of course, homework! Ugh, cannot wait for school to be over!

All in all it was a quiet, family weekend with my girls. This easy breezy maxi skirt paired with a comfy tee worked perfectly for the hot weather, and hanging out with my daughters.

Are you getting out and enjoying this summer weather?

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO

Cathy

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Espadrilles for summer 2017

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Espadrilles for summer 2017 are a classic, yet hot trend for warm vacation months. Although espadrilles are a summer season staple, this year they seem to be exploding more then usual. Designers have given us traditional wedges, and classic slip-ons, but they have also put out espadrilles for summer which are slides, platforms, and sneakers. Those three styles are quite trendy!

Personally, I like classic slip-on espadrilles, or wedges, for the summer months. Wedge espadrilles are great because they are comfortable, and breathable in hot weather, yet offer the height we need for dressy occasions; or when we want to emulate a high-heel look.

Slip-on espadrilles are fabulous due to their comfortable, effortless nature. Flat, slip-ons are my go-to for daily activities.

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Espadrilles for summer 2017 are important in fashion this season because they seem to work well with our current fashion trends. Gingham, ruffles, peek-a-boo shoulders, and flowing silhouettes are hot trends in fashion for the summer season. Shoes which offer too much structure just don’t work well with these styles. Espadrilles have a carefree vibe and look to them, so they compliment all of the playful styles we have to choose from this summer.

If you don’t own a pair of espadrilles yet, this is the season to invest in a flat pair, and a pair of wedges! My ivory pair is several years old, and my black pair is from last summer. Although they are both from previous seasons, the styles are still for sale at stores, and they are still relevant and fashionable. These are classic espadrille wedge styles which make great investment pieces for several summer seasons to come!

The pale pink pair I own is new this year. They are so comfortable, I know I will wear them for the next few summers too.

Which espadrille style do you love this season?

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Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO

Cathy

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Playful casual summer look

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wearing: mother of pearl and rose gold earrings / Chanel summer lipstick / Chanel sunglasses / white ruffle top  (under $60!) / rose gold cuff / Essie summer nail polish c/o / black leather strap and rose gold watch / boyfriend jeans / Givenchy Antigona / black espadrille wedges (under $100!!)

It is entirely possible I am obsessed with this season’s ruffle trend. I have stocked up on four tops this year with ruffles! I’m not counting peplum as ruffles; do you count peplum as ruffles? It seems like a lot of pieces from one trend, but when you love something, why not go all in!

You might be tired of seeing me in my boyfriend jeans, after all, I have owned them for a couple of years now, but they really work well with all of the ruffle tops I’ve aquired for 2017; and they create a daytime ruffle look which is comfortable and easy to wear. When paired with skinny jeans, I find ruffle tops take on more of an evening look; at least here in the Bay Area.

I wore this summer ruffle top outfit to meet up with my friend Dawn from FashionShouldBeFun.com. She is one of my best blogging buddies, and she has turned out to be a great friend! If you are not already following her, be sure to follow along!

We met up at Pizza Antica at Santana Row for lunch to catch up on life, and talk about new trends in web design. When you blog, you work alone, so it is nice to have other blogger friends to talk to about things like web design, and other business topics related to blogging. I’m always looking for ways to tweak my site to make it easier for you navigate, if you have any suggestions, likes/dislikes, feel free to leave them in the comments below!

After lunch, I went home and finished planning our summer camp schedule. I am a little frightened at how many camps I signed my kids up for! We have art camp, baseball camp, archery camp, tennis camp, lego camp, and writing classes! Whew! I might need to clone myself to drive my kids to and from all their camps this summer!!

This ruffle top was perfect for my busy day since the fabric was comfortable, and the off-the-shoulder sleeve actually stayed off without constantly popping over-the-shoulder like so many tops do! It can also be worn with both shoulders down, but I like how it looks one up, one down. Although it sustained a few wrinkles, they were not that noticeable, and super easy to iron out when I got home. I cannot believe it was under $60!! I think it will look cute dressed up this summer with a black pencil skirt for more of an evening look, and a small black shoulder bag.

Have you scheduled out your summer yet? Have you ever over-scheduled summer like me? (searching for beach days!!)

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO

Cathy

*photo credit by Dawn/Fashion Should Be Fun

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