Start the Fire

I've been trying to wear more prints lately - slowly but surely. But because of Fall and Winter, I've gravitated towards plaid, houndstooth and other graphic prints, versus floral and softer prints. I have to admit, it makes an outfit much more interesting and is easier to pair with a lot of my solid tops. Easiest outfits ever!

It was my good friend's (and groomsmen) birthday, so we went to Sayers in Hollywood, where we proceeded to run into Jamie Foxx. Did I talk to him? Nope, I'm too chicken! But I do say I've partied with him now...SO LA.

f21 plaid pants, fruit of the loom men's wifebeater, max azria jacket, charles by charles david booties

And randomly, KEN JEONG was in the place. He overhead me saying, "Hey I want a picture with him," and graciously took a photo:

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Gobble Dat Up

Sorry these will all be personal pictures...at least you know what I wear for family events and when I go out right?

This Thanksgiving was a lot of fun (and exhausting)! The Sunday before Thanksgiving, my sister came into town and I bought my wedding dress with friends, then Monday and Tuesday my sister took Ryan's and my engagement photos complete with props and Dallas! (Those photos to come later).

We had Thanksgiving at Ryan's family's house, which was nice. It was good to see my close friends (who also happen to be Ryan's cousins). You'll see some familiar faces.

banana republic dress, hue tights, nine west heels

Big Distraction

I've been bad, guys. I have all these cute outfits (I mean, KYOOT) and I haven't posted any photos because I've been bad about taking photos. I also kind of blame Ryan. I don't know what he did, but I blame him.

Another big distraction? My families have been in town - first my sister, then Ryan's sister, then my sister again, and my bestie, Sarah, moved from Chicago to LA! She's still staying with me until her stuff arrives to LA tomorrow...so you know, having a hostel can be very time-consuming.

But, those pictures to come!

Until then, I've been REALLY on the ball about the wedding planning, so hop over to the Wedding Page to read the latest entry! Gawd, has it been 8 months since my last entry? Well now that I'm actually less than 12 months away from my wedding, I'll be able to write more. Also the latest post is a good one - I found my wedding dress, guys!

Until tomorrow, here's a picture of Dallas and me at Mandeville Canyon Park. My favorite go-to hiking spot.

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Famiry Time

You might have noticed I've been gone. And you would be right. I've been sick for the past 10 days (WTF) and on top of that, Ryan's eldest sissy, Jenny, got married last weekend! I was lucky enough to be a bridesmaid, but with that comes a lot of responsibility/running errands, etc. I just basically did whatever Jenny wanted me to do. Luckily she was far from a Bridezilla, as she had everything under control.

Here are some pictures leading up to the wedding!

First up: a family get together at Ryan's parents' house:

yvette (ryan's sister/matron of honor), monty (yvette's infamous pug who flew in from NY), jason (yvette's husband), jenny (ryan's sister/bride), gilles (groom), me (wearing william rast shirt, seven for all mankind jeans), ryan

groom, bride, groom's sister, groom's sister's bf

jason, yvette, monty. a good family picture of you ask me. look how heppy monty looks.

i'm the bride's to-be-sister-in-law, she's the groom's sister...does that make us sisters-in-law too?

YOUGUYS. chinese-style lobster with pancit. DROOOOL

Your Eyes Are Like Mine

I recently was able to spend some quality time with my beautiful family - my older sister Nina, her husband Drew, and their two adorables, Ripley and Ryder. You might remember Ripley from a few posts a couple of years back when we visited DC and they came to visit us in CA.

Nina is my older sister (technically half-sister, but we've dropped the "half" formality a long time ago) and I'm always so excited when they come into town. Ryan and I only visited them once in DC, and with the impending wedding coming up, it looks like we might not be able to until after it (just so we can save up).  Being 1 and 3, I was surprised when Ryder and Ripley remembered us - or at least, wasn't afraid of us. Nina mentioned that it was partially due to the fact that I made Ripley a picture book of our trip to DC and since then, she knows our faces and names. I'm telling you - it was the best present, especially when you're an auntie who doesn't live locally. It's great for them to recognize you and there is no "warm up" period. Couldn't recommend it more for gifts!

Ryan and I took some family portraits for them...and unless you have a 1 and 3 year old, you really have no idea how complicated and difficult it is to get two faces looking at the same camera at the same time (without crying that is). We tried as hard as we could...wasn't that successful but we got a few!

Hands-down, one of my favorite moments was when I was sitting with Ripley and she looked in the mirror and said, "Hey! Your eyes are like my eyes!" I melted. We bonded.

Needless to say, I cannot wait for these two to be walking down the aisle in front of me as flower girls and having my older sissy as a Matron of Honor. Gonna be a good time.

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Love/Hate Thing

This literally describes my sister's and my lives right now:

But then...

Hearts You

LA has been beat down with a heat wave lately, and the unfortunate part is that working full-time does not allow me to enjoy the last few weeks of Summer! Admittedly I'm kind of over this hot weather (averaging high 80s everyday) and am looking forward to Fall fashion with scarves, boots, and leggings!

On a casual Friday, I wore these shorts and I think they run that line of SLIGHTLY inappropriate for work, haha. Oops. I can't help it, it's SO hot here!

I rarely wear pastels (I prefer bold and basic colors), but this baby pink tank was so cute and can be dressed up (imagine it with a pencil skirt) or worn with my denim shorts as seen here.

zara tank, f21 shorts, f21 belt, f21 socks, coach oxfords

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