Collection of White Dreses

If you're wondering how many white dresses I own, I want you to know that you don't want the answer. It's too many. It's more than most people feel the need to own, which is probably one at most. I have no idea why I'm always drawn to them, and I certainly tell myself that I don't need another one whenever I get a new one, but there's no going back now. It's a collection, or at least that's what I tell myself to justify the amount of money I've spent altogether. This one, though, is probably my favorite. I picked it up at TJ Maxx in the fall, and it's everything I want out of a dress. It's extremely versatile, has an A-line skirt, it's comfortable, and it has pockets. It's perfect in every way, especially with a red statement necklace and thrifted wedges. 

So far this week has been exhausting since I picked up an extra shift at the restaurant, am working on some side projects/freelance gigs, and finally starting to pack before the move. And by that, I mean that I'm staring at the boxes in my room and pretending like I'm filling them. It'll get done one of these days. Of course, everything gets put on hold on Tuesday nights, since my weekly Parks and Rec night with my friends always takes priority. Yesterday's theme dinner was "all the bacon and eggs we had." We technically already a night honoring Ron Swanson (steak and potatoes) and were planning on doing salads for Chris and Ann, but when we had the idea to do a breakfast night, we couldn't resist. It was delicious and the episodes were near perfect, as this entire season has been. It makes me want to cry every time. 

Back to Classics

And so, just like that, the festivities are over and it's officially time to return to the real world. Fortunately, the "real world" I live in is still pretty laid-back considering I work from home, make my own hours for my internship, and it feels like I'm on summer break. Nonetheless, it's always a little disappointing when a birthday is over and you have to resume paying for yourself when you want food. I know I already talked about my Disneyland in yesterday's post, but I do just want to say again how grateful I am to my friends for always making birthdays so special. Other than Disneyland, they took me out to dinner, took me out for drinks, took me to breakfast, and gave me Amazon gift cards to feed my online shopping addiction. Sometimes it gets a little exhausting being friends with a bunch of dudes who constantly yell at me to make more girl friends and quote Tim & Eric constantly, but then they're really awesome like last week and I remember why I hang out with those losers. Plus, I'm eternally grateful to my best friend Whitney for always doing more for me on my birthday than I ever deserve. Okay, enough gushing about my friends. Don't tell any of them that I said these things, and let's just move on to the outfit.

I would like to give a big warm welcome to my new Swedish Hasbeens, a pair of beautiful shoes that will most likely never leave my feet. I've known all month that my parents were going to give me money for my birthday, so I've had some time to think about what I wanted to put it toward. I contemplated getting multiple things with the money, but I finally decided that I wanted to make one big purchase and get something that I would never buy myself. After much debate, and with the help of my mom, I finally settled on getting a pair of Hasbeens. I've always wanted a pair, and thanks to the Swedish Hasbeens store on Amazon, I was finally able to make these mine. There were more than I few that I wanted, but I decided that the Lacy sandals fit my style the best. but are still different than anything I own. I like that they have a little bit of a heel, and while I went back and forth on color, I figured that I should just stick with black since I'll get the most use out of them. They are by far the most expensive shoes that I own, but they're also by far the best quality and will no doubt be my longest lasting pair. 

The Break to End All Breaks

Whether it's on the blog or in my every day conversation, I talk a lot about my dread when it comes to growing up. Graduation is right around the corner, so I'm (understandably, I hope) slightly freaking out about all of the changes that are about to happen in my life. Amid the freak outs, though, I got to cling to one last shred of childhood last week: my very last spring break, or rather, my very last break ever. So even though I'm still going crazy about the fact that I don't know what the future has in store for me past May (I like to have things planned, yo), I took this as an opportunity to just enjoy my time and embrace my California roots. Well, for the most part. But more on that later.

As I mentioned before, my friend Katie came home with me for the week. She's always wanted to visit California, and I love playing tour guide to my home town, so it was a jam-packed week. We didn't get to go to Disneyland like I had hoped since it's crazy expensive, but we did eat a ton of good California food and whatnot. I took her to a few of my favorite places in Orange County like Balboa, South Coast Plaza, and the Orange Circle, and we made a trip to LA one day for some shopping on Melrose. The best part, though? I finally got to meet Ashley and Erica in person there. Ashley shopped around a bit with us for a while, and Erica met us all for lunch. It was so easy to talk with them since it felt like I had known them forever, and they were just as sweet and funny in person. Want proof? Check out my Instagram or the Flock Together Facebook page. 

Remix: The Little White Dress

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There are few types of items that I own too many off. Cardigans, for starters, probably take the cake, but I also have an unnecessary amount of polka dots and stripes. Two things that I gravitate toward anytime I'm shopping, though, are white dresses and Peter Pan collars. So it's no surprise that one of my most worn items is this little white collared dress that I got at Nordstrom Rack a couple of years ago. It's undeniably flattering, and it's possibly the most flattering thing I own. Here are six of my favorite ways (not in any particularly order) that I've worn it, but don't be surprised if the list keeps growing.