Kate Spade Fall Picks

I definitely consider myself as someone who dresses very much in a preppy fashion. Which is one of the reasons the majority of my wardrobe comes from J Crew. When you take the preppy route, in my opinion, you always look polished, appropriate, and put together. Even better, when you mix your preppy wardrobe staples with some of the trendy current looks you can come up with a great Modern outfit.

Kate Spade is another one of my go-to preppy shopping havens. I recently went to the kate Spade store and was able to check out some of the new fall looks that just came in. Here are a couple of my favorites, that are on my preppy shopping wish list!

Kate Spade licorice heel, I am obsessed with the polka dots! 

Kate Spade skinny mini pave bow bangle I tried this one on, it is so cute and dainty.

Kate Spade Parker Dress classic dress with sleeves to keep you warm on chilly evenings.

Kate Spade Lingo heel in Christmas red, paired with a black cocktail dress and you are all set for the holiday party season! 

Italy: Fashion

For our trip to Italy I kept it pretty casual as we were spending our time in sea side resort towns. No need for super fancy just casual resort wear. If you notice in the pictures a constant recurring theme, stripes, what can I say say I like stripes!

J Crew maxi dress, on sale! Many more size options in stores....

Dress: Picked up this little number last year at Express, believe it or not! Only $25!! 

Linen scarf purchased while in Capri

Shopping at LV in Capri. I am one lucky gal, received this LV Palermo Purse as a birthday present!

I am not usually one to mix denim but due to a little unexpected rain I was forced to rock denim on the top and bottom, it always reminds me of Brittney Spears and Justine Timberlake's matching denim ensemble... The shoes are Nike Free tennis shoes, great for travel since they are light weight but also great for working out! 

J Crew silk romper, Ray ban aviators, and a fedora, which fit in very nicely in Italy! 

Italy: Food & Drink

It kind of goes without saying that we ate some incredible food and drank some incredible wine and limoncello while in Italy. Here are some of the shots of the delsih food and drinks we enjoyed!

Italy: Landscape

I am back!! Sorry for the lack of posts but with the engagement, trip to Europe, and some other things going on, September came and went pretty quickly!

For my next few posts I thought I would share some of my pictures from my trip to Italy. The trip was incredible and there are far too many pictures to share but I thought I would break them up into three separate posts; Italy: landscape, Italy: food, and Italy:fashion. So here is the first of three posts sharing some of (what I think are amazing shots) of the places we visited and saw, enjoy!!

Ciao!

Ciao! I am off to Italy!! While I won't be posting  from over seas, I did want to share with you some of the details of our trip!

We will be flying non-stop LAX to Rome, from Rome we will be taking a train to Naples and then a boat ride to the island of Capri! Talk about planes, trains, and automobiles!! I have never been to Capri, and have heard that September is a great time to be there, the tourists are gone, but the weather is still great! We will be staying at the Grand Hotel Quisisana Capri. After Capri we will be heading to a near by Island, the Island of Ischia, there we will be staying at Mezzatorre Resort & Spa.

Below are some images from both resorts. I am very excited to relax, swim, and most importantly enjoy some incredible Italian food, wine, and fashion!! Ciao!!

Corn Salad

Although we are post labor day and football season is finally back! It is still hot in LA so I am holding off cooking up my favorite fall recipes and sticking to summer favorites and grilling. We recently grilled up some burgers, I had some ears of corn in the fridge so I decided to make a corn salad, inspired by this recipe. It is the perfect side dish for any summer BBQ.

Corn Salad

• 2 ears of corn, husked and washed
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• Salt and Pepper
• 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
• 1 small red pepper chopped
• 2 cups packed arugala
• 2-3 scallions chopped
• 1/2 red onion chopped
• 1 avocado, pitted, skins removed, and cubed

Dressing: lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper

Preheat grill pan or BBQ

Rub the corn with the canola oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill the corn until lightly browned. Allow the corn to cool then remove the kernels of corn from the cob by running your knife down the cob of corn.

Prepare and chop all of the veggies and add them to a large mixing bowl, along with the arugala.

Add the corn to the bowl and prepare the dressing. Toss together and your side dish is ready to serve! Easy, delicious, and perfect for these lingering hot summer nights!

Big News!!

I mentioned here that we would be spending our labor day weekend on a sailboat in a private cove on Catalina Island. The weekend was wonderful and memorable for several reasons, the most important of  which was that my boyfriend popped the question!!!! I had absolutely no idea and it was total surprise! A fantastic one at that :)

Without going into too much detail he got down on one knee when no one else was around, surrounded by beautiful crystal blue water. It was the perfect moment and I feel like the luckiest girl in the world!!

Later in the evening after the proposal! Look at my pretty new accessory!!! 

We have been and continue to enjoy lots of bubbly during this exciting time!! CHEERS!!