Today we are off from school to celebrate Mid Autumn Festival. (Yesterday you might have noticed Google’s special image during this day–or maybe Google has just catered to me here in HK.) Lanterns are strewn everywhere, and the place to be on this holiday is the beach. Last night we barbecued with the Passamontes andContinue reading Happy Mid Autumn Festival!
So far the best thing about following #stylechallenges is the connections being made. I’m (virtually) meeting a lot of new like-minded women out there who share the same fashion passions as myself. It’s been really neat! This week I recommend following @emptyneststyle, @mgibbens, @haleyp717, @heygirlitspearl, @mrsanniem, @queenofmycloset, @headedoutthedoor, maria_neonamber, and @jenniejosefiak. Also, this week findContinue reading Week 2 of #SeptemberFormulaDressing + New Friends
Almost everyone (except for some college students and of course Australian students) has now started school! School is in session!! This year when HKIS started school, I realized I have a ritual of wearing an LBD (little black dress) to the first day of school. There’s more: I always accent the LBD with gold. IContinue reading LBD Rituals
I’ve always been curious about the no white rule after Labor Day. I finally took the time and looked it up. Basically, back in the 1800-1900s, wearing white was a way of telling apart the elite from the working class. Those who could afford to vacation during the summer, wore white. It was the richContinue reading Really!?! No White After Labor Day?!
Last year at this time, I posted some inspiration boards if I would have been so luck to be out at Coeur d’Alene. Of course, again this year I’d love to be out at CdA, so I put four boards together detailing what I’d like to be wearing and sharing at the Pavillion, on theContinue reading Labor Day at CdA {If} Round 2
During the month of August, I followed the #trendyruffleprepstyle style challenge on Instagram that helped create my #ootds (outfit of the day). Three ladies, @trendyteacher, @pennsylvania_prep_girl, and @ruffletuesday ran it. Each week they included five days worth of outfit ideas. Wow! Did it ever help me revitalize my closet. I couldn’t believe how inspirational itContinue reading Getting Dressed with a #StyleChallenge
Well, the ole Surbuban from 1989 still ran this summer–but barely! This truck, which we do love dearly, is on it’s last wheels–literally! It did start up mommentarily this summer, but then there was a flat, and it wouldn’t restart. We had the infestation of 1000s of ants as well. That was interesting. Also, everyContinue reading Still Kickin’ (But Barely!)
Driving across Washington state displays an array of beauty: you’ve got the desert Gorge, the magnificent Rockies, sometimes a glimpse of Mt. Rainer, and then tons and tons of wheat fields. One weekend when we left cold rainy Seattle, I knew to wear my mom’s cowboy boots as they’d provide the perfect warmth. Once theContinue reading Washington Wheat Fields
As seen from our summer highlights, the kids really enjoyed learning how to water ski and wakeboard this summer. While there are many great things about Spirit Lake, one of them is the ultimate glassy water we have at almost any time of the day. Spirit Lake is truly a water skier’s dream! It’s gotContinue reading Morning Wake
I have many more posts from our month of July out at the cabin, but I did want to include a little bit of the gloriousness that we are experiencing in Hong Kong. While it is really tough to always return when the folks back in the States have one more month of summer holiday,Continue reading Sunday Summer Sundresses
The moment we turn left off of Highway 41 on to Main Street, Spirit Lake, we all have a gush of excitement that gives us a butterfly rush! We’re almost there! As we pass through the block of Main Street the building facades are all old town; there are about a dozen businesses (half ofContinue reading Main Street, Spirit Lake
Waking up out at Spirit Lake is just bliss! Every morning that the sun shines we see these sparkly diamonds glistening on the lake. Because Kevin and I sleep out on the porch, we are awoken by this view with accompanied birds every morning. Sometimes I like to take my coffee down to the dockContinue reading Coffee with Diamonds and on the Lake