Easter at Edgefield

For as long as I can remember, since I was little and participating in the Easter egg hunts, my family has gone to brunch for Easter in Troutdale at the Edgefield McMenamins. It's always so much fun, I feel like there's always something new to discover each year as this particular location is rather large and has a lot of really interesting history that is documented all over the hotel. There are many different small bars, a cute spa, golf course, distillery, and wine cellar, amongst many other interesting places to explore. I love this place, and it is one of my favorite annual traditions that my family partakes in! 

This year my sister and her boyfriend are doing a McMenamins tour, where they get different stamps in a cute little passport at each McMenamins location around Oregon, there are fun riddles to solve and sometimes small prizes depending on the location. We spent our day helping them gather stamps while we explored the hotel and had so much fun doing it! 

This was one of the cute little "sheds" that had a bar inside! They're all over the hotel property!

This particular bar/shed was in the Ruby spa and had some amazing sounding tea infused drinks. Unfortunately this prego couldn't enjoy any of the drinks, my sister got a special ginger vodka drink that sounded amazing! I'll have to go back and try one once I can drink again. 

I really wanted to wear white pants today, but I don't own a maternity option so I squeezed myself into some pre-pregnancy pants and had to leave them unbuttoned throughout the day! I used a hair tie to keep them fastened, but I definitely made sure my shirt was long enough to cover since it looked quite hilarious! What can I say? I was REALLY desperate to wear white jeans! My family thought it was amusing, I was just proud that I found a way to wear what I wanted and still be comfortable haha! Outfit details are linked at the bottom of the post, some of the items are old, but I linked lots of similar items for you all to check out! 

Thanks for reading! I hope everyone had an amazing Easter weekend, I'd love to hear about your favorite Easter traditions, let me know in the comments below!

xo

The Perfect Mother's Day Gift!

If you all haven't noticed, this spring I've been all about a unique timepiece. I think a watch adds an element to your ensemble that you can't create with just jewelry alone. This unique watch makes such a statement without being too loud. I chose the Zebrawood and Maple option because I loved the different colors in the watch band. Although watches may not be used as much for function anymore they definitely make a statement and this Jord watch is no exception! 

If you haven't heard of Jord Watches yet, you HAVE to check them out! They have the most amazing all wood watches for men and women, and they're like no watch you've ever seen, you'll stand out with this one of a kind, unique watch! 

I decided to keep my accessories minimal when styling this look, the watch is the focal point of the outfit and I really wanted it to stand out, the beauty of the wood watch is that is can be worn casually or dressy because it is such a versatile material and looks amazing on it's own already! If you want a watch that tells more than time, check out Jord and let me know if you're as obsessed as I am. Shop women's watches here and men's watches here.

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Even the packaging is impeccable!

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Wooden Wrist Watch

Downtown adventures

I got the chance to meet up with a good friend today. Someone who I rarely get to see due to busy schedules and conflicting availabilities. It was so great to catch up and explore the city with someone who it is easy to start off right where we left off, months ago, last time we saw each other. Today we got to try a new restaurant for lunch in downtown Portland called South of the Border. It was an amazing Mexican restaurant with an authentic feel, they have a simple menu with four choices that are customizable but they make everything by hand and it was definitely delicious!

 We shopped and caught up over cold brew and ice cream,  I found a boutique off of SW 23rd called Sloan, never shopped there before but walking by I couldn't help but peek in and see what they have to offer. It was amazing! Everything I picked up, I loved, and I ended up leaving with some amazing pieces. I'll definitely feature them in a post in the near future! I love exploring my city and finding gems like Sloan. It makes me love my hometown even more! Unfortunately they don't have a website to shop but you can click here for Sloan locations!

Jacket here, shorts here, top similar here, shoes here, sunglasses similar here and here, watch here!

New beginnings

This is the first post on the third blog I've made. I've struggled to get the courage to actually publish an actual blog that I'm prepared for people to view and read. Although it took me some time to realize that I don't care what people think anyway, I'm finally pursuing this adventure just for the pure fact of my interest in writing, photography, and fashion (among many other hobbies). You might find it strange that I even cared to do this for anyone but myself initially, but that's just who I am. No apologies.

...So here it is, first post, and to many future posts!