Transitions

My my my it's been quite a while, hasn't it? This wasn't one of those planned blogging breaks. It was one of those breaks where life got crazy and suddenly I had a second to breathe, looked at my blog, and realized I hadn't posted for over two months. Whether you're in school or not, there's just something about summer that feels transitory. I know I'm certainly in a place of transition right now. Even though I finished classes back in December, I'm officially officially a graduate. It's the end of a wonderful mini-era that I wouldn't change for the world. I don't know if I'd relive it in a heartbeat, since I finally feel ready to move on to the next chapter, but I do know that I'll miss every second of it.

One of the strangest parts of this transition is watching friends leave, while things stay relatively the same for me. I'm still at the same great job and will still be in LA for the foreseeable future. However, I can't help but feel somewhat left behind while everything is changing around me. On another note, I'm not quite sure about the future of this little blog of mine either. I've made no promises to myself one way or the other, but right now life is too busy for me to make it a priority. And...I know it'll still be here whenever I do decide to come back.

For now, I'm just going to ride the wave of this summer transition. I'm in between apartments and will be "moving" for the next month (Moving "Day" is a myth—it feels more like Moving Year) so everything is disorganized and up in the air. I don't do well with change, but I'm working on it and trying to do that thing called living in the moment. We'll see how it goes :)

Drinking the Kool-Aid

This past weekend some friends and I ventured to the Hollywood Forever Cemetery for a screening of the 1950's film All About Eve. To my surprise, I really enjoyed the movie (with my short attention span, I have a tendency to lose interest in the middle of long films). But, I didn't initially go for the screening itself. Instead, what drew me in was the promise of a pre-movie picnic, spending time with friends, and the fact that I've been going a little stir crazy having "nothing" to do on my two-week vacation from work.

As we were standing in line waiting for the gates to open, we talked about how "LA" the night was. And as much as I sometimes hate to admit my involvement in a cliché—it really was. The warm summer night complete with Whole Foods, plenty of instagramming, and even a C-list celebrity sighting made it all so stereotypically LA I could cry. And...I loved every second of it. Truth is, I drank that LA Kool-Aid a while back and I'm loving every sugary flavor. It certainly took me a while to fall in love with this glorified suburb, but now that it's happened, I think I might need a few more good years here before I'm ready to leave.

American Girl

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I spent my Fourth of July back home with Andrew and his family. Since I insist on documenting every major holiday (pssst...here's my Fourth of July post from last year), I made him take cheesy patriotic pictures with me before we left for fireworks. Don't let that kiss deceive you...he wasn't too happy :)

Hope you all had a great holiday!

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Outfit Details:

Dress—Anthropologie (similar)

Pilcro Denim Jacket—Anthropologie (shop)

Watch—GUESS (shop)

Sandals—Target (similar)

Backyard BBQ

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On Friday night, my friends and I had a little BBQ in the backyard of our apartment complex. It's a really cute space (unusual for an LA apartment building) and is perfect for hanging out on warm summer nights. I decided to change out of my work wear and put on my comfy lace shorts and tank that I thought were a little more BBQ-appropriate. I've actually worn these lace shorts over five times in the past week and a half, but only just got around to blogging about them. They were kind of a random purchase, but have already proven to be super versatile. I've dressed them up with a blazer and heels for work, and down with a chambray and Sperry's for running errands on the weekends.

The BBQ was a success and it was a great way to start the weekend after my first full week at work. I'm still getting used to working full-time, so it's nice to have real weekends for a change. Being in college, my weekends usually consist of working part time and studying, so its weird (and amazing!) to be able to completely relax starting Friday night.

P.S. Happy Monday! Who else is excited for The Bachelorette tonight...!?

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Outfit Details:

Tank—Forever 21 (similar)

Lace Shorts—Anthropologie "Rose Point Shorts" (shop)

Belt—Nordstrom BP (similar)

Sunglasses—Ray-Ban (shop)

Sandals—Target (similar)