Cocktails 101

 Monday night's outfit to go to a Cocktail class with my best friend…

Inspired by this very old (June 2012) issue of People Style Watch:

 It was one of those outfits that I kept meaning to wear but never did until now…

Can't argue the beauty of a simple white tee with a blazer and a denim mini…

Blazer - Part of a very very old Bebe Suit

Skirt - Vintage

Tee - H&M

Booties - Michael Antonio

Sunglasses - House of Harlow

Purse - DKNY

Necklace - Vintage given as a gift by my friend…

MONDAY NIGHT:
Both my friend and I appreciate a well made craft cocktail so thought buying her this class as a birthday present would be great. Given our crazy scheduled though we could finally go in October for her past birthday in June!
The class was given by part owner professional bartender of a very cool bar called Polite Provisions in a newly became hip part of town.
We started with some appetizers from next door and a happy hour cocktail before the class….

What do you know?

Yesterday's outfit was inspired by this pinterest pos:

I haven't worn this denim mini in AGES!!!! I had to pull it down to make it somewhat appropriate but with flat sneakers it was actually fine.

Shirt - H&M

Skirt - Vintage

Sneakers - Steve Madden

Necklace - J Crew Factory

Purse - DKNY

Watch - Michael Kors

TUESDAY:
Volunteered at school than fit in a bootcamp work out before coming home to catch up on emails and shower. I needed to run to the mall for returns but I just didn't have it in me and didn't go than was bummed I got all dressed up and the only public outing I had was taking kids to swim team practice.
At the practice I ran into my friend and we were talking about our friend's upcoming b-day trip and I was telling her how I made plans to help birthday girl shop for the trip which is when I screamed cause I was supposed to be meeting her that afternoon!!! The good news was I was dressed and ready. The bad news is I had to rush the kids out and rush home to shower feed them and leave when my hubby got home.
We had fun shopping. I so wish I could find the clientele to be a personal shopper/stylist cause I really enjoy it. Once we closed down every possible store, we decided to find a place nearby for a drink. And what do you know there was apparently a dive Irish pub in the same strip mall! And they had an amazing live band inside there. You know right next to Vons between Hallmark and some beauty store!

Splish Splash

 There is going to be a lot of beach and pool days in the coming months and usually I count those days as 'no outfit' day but figured once in a while I should show what I wear.
So here you go this is what I wore to our Monday beach playdate.

I had always wondered where do people wear sweaters over swim suits but realized our chilly in the morning weather was perfect for such pairing. 

My friend got me this gorgeous beach bag a few years ago. It goes so nicely to my new fun colored rash guard…. 

And here is how I looked when the weather warmed. 

I got this rash guard from Nordstrom Online before the season began and it is super cute and perfect coverage when I am with the kids and not really swimming myself. It has the right kind of coverage without looking like a 'mommy top'….

Sweater - Costco 

Rash Guard - Nordstrom's

Baseball Cap - Comic Con

Skirt - DKNY (very very old)

Flip Flops - BCBG

Bag - Marc Jacobs

Sunglasses - Forever 21

MONDAY:
For 3 summers in a row now 4 of my friends rotate hosting Monday Playdates as one of the mother's work and Monday is her only day off during the week.
But, first my son started his Surf & Skate Camp on Monday.
I drop him off at the beach where he will start with a 3 hour surfing lesson then a lunch break followed by a 3 hour skateboard lesson and I pick him up at the skateboard park…
His bag was huge with all the gear Monday morning:

So this was our first one of the summer.
We went over to the friend who lives right by the beach so it was a beach playdate.
We were a bit rusty with our packing and everything but we'll get back in the routine pretty fast I am sure… What a fun day….

Looking at your big brown Eyes

 Today's outfit came out so much cuter than I had thought...

Initially I bought these pieces to put together the inspiration outfit below:

But I had already sold the polka dot scarf featured above so instead I added my fuzzy animal print beret that I bought from F21 months ago. It was perfect!

I love how the vest dyed in this 'cognac' color gives it suede like look:

I searched high and low for cuff boots this season with absolutely no luck. One day while at the outdoor class I saw these from gilt's sale and bought them right away. Exactly what I wanted and such a wearable low heel too. But when they came in the box I thought my legs were going to swim in them but since the widest part hits right at my knees it actually looks OK and makes my legs look thicker which I love.

Vest - 'Angie' in cognac by kikaPaprika 

Top - 'Julia' in black by kikaPaprika

Skirt - 'Simone' in black by kikaPaprika

Hat, necklace - Forever 21

Boots - Pour La Victoria

TODAY:
Went to my first vendor bazaar today at a hotel. It was fun but clothes are very hard to sell at these types of events. People were just not looking at the rack but did sell accessories at least.
While I was working my hubby took the kids to buy their xmas tree with my step dad. Our tradition is kids get to pick a fresh mini tree that they decorate with their ornaments in the family room and we get to have the fancy (fake) tree in the living room.  But this time I guess they picked a full size tree so now it looks a bit pretentious with having two full sized trees in our house. They were so happy though. I self consult myself over and over to not get involved and let them hang their ornaments exactly where they want. WHich is completely grouped together exactly at their eye level.

Then we went to a BBQ at our friend's house!

 The husbands around the fire pit...

Boys playing a video game after dinner...