HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Halloweeeeeeen

Salt Lake City. Leaves EVERYWHERE. Brisk fall weather. Pumpkins. Decorating Ryan's moms front yard for Halloween. Nerd Costumes. Java Jo's Coffee. Fall Fashion. Favorite Local Spots. Trip to the SLC was amazing. Muffins. I am missing everyone now that I am back in PHX.
Happy Halloween everyone!

New Hair

Remeber that dye job I got a week ago? Here is the before and after shot of my new hair when my lovely friend Ashlyn Buchi, from Ulysses Salon in Salt Lake City, fixed it yesterday. I'm so in love. I've been needing this hair change badly.

Snapshots of SLC

The last few days have been MUCH needed. Ryan and I are home in Salt Lake City enjoying the Halloween season, visiting all our favorite local spots, spending time with friends and family and loving the brisk fall air, mountains and the bright falling leaves. I'm mostly loving wearing all my Fall clothing I can't wear back in AZ! Here are a few snapshots of our trip.

Next Adventure? Knee Highs.

I've been loving this knee high trend but being self conscious about my legs for as long as I can remember strongly deterred me from trying the look. I follow lots of different fashion blogs and these woman are truly inspiring. No matter what tiny little flaws they have they don't run away from them, they don't photoshop it out, they don't cover it up and they certainly don't let it keep them from enjoying life and wearing amazing clothes. These woman have given me so much strength in knowing I am worth feeling absolutely fabulous ALWAYS because my imperfections make me, me. And I wouldn't want it any other way.

Now that i'm stepping out of my comfort zone and really going for the things I want out of life from the big things such as my career, traveling, school, etc... all the way down to the shoes I wear, I feel so uplifted and carefree. Life is too short to have regrets. Even little ones like "Gee, I really wish I would have tried out that knee high trend." Here are a few photo's of me rocking my favorite new sweater and my new knee highs.

{Sweater: Urban Outfitters $54, Shorts: Target $15, Knee Highs: Urban Outfitters $15, Steve Madden Wedges: Nordstrom $90, Tote: London Fog $54, Bracelets: Forever 21 $5, Earrings: Nordstrom $8}

Lookbook.nu

I think its time I start using my Lookbook.nu account. Aaaand, go.

Sunday Stripes and Pancakes

Its not often I have a Sunday off of work to spend with my man so when I do, I make sure we make the BEST pancakes ever followed by a good work out and lounging around together the rest of the day. These pancakes were seriously so good I just have to share them with you.

What You Need...
- 3/4 cup Organic Buckwheat Pancakes Mix
- 1 cup Organic Almond Milk
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 2 tbsp of Raw Honey
- 1 tbsp of Cinnamon
- 2 tsp of Vanilla
- 1 Organic Egg
- 1 Organic Banana
- 1/3 cup Chocolate Chips
Set the pan to a medium heat and slowly cook the pancake on the first side. When the pancakes turns a soft warm brown color on top and doesn't look gooey anymore, its time to flip. You will only need to cook it on the next side for a few minutes.

Top it off with....
- 1/3 cup of Greek Yogurt
- Your desired amount of blueberries
They are SO good!

After our delicious breakfast we took it easy. Ryan watching football and me falling into a pancake comatose while he tickles my arm. Once the food baby finally passed we put on our work out clothes and did awesome work outs during commercial times. Sounds like it wouldn't be much of a work out but you should try it sometime. This girl will be sore. We decided we needed to go do some shopping.. well ok, I decided we needed to go do some shopping. I hopped in the shower, threw on a super classy yet comfortable outfit, threw my hair (sigh... not getting it fixed until friday) into an amazing bun and kept my makeup simple.

Here I am wearing....
-Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer in Nude. I have been wearing this for my foundation all week and I LOVE it. No more full coverage for this girl.
-A Studio Careblend Powder from MAC. Not a ton of it, just very small amounts on the brim of my nose, top of cheeks, forehead and chin because I am a shiny one.
-A pink Bare Escentuals blush called Escape.
-A much lighter color on the brows using Coquette shadow from MAC.
-A nice dark black mascara. False Lashes from MAC. With a Bobbi Brown Black Ink gel liner in the top water line and on the top lid. I then took Teddy eyeliner from MAC and smudged it along the top of the black on the eyelid to create a smoky, sultry effect.
-Last but not least, the lips. I am wearing Magenta lipliner from MAC over the entire lip and a mixture of Naturally Eccentric (a medium bodied nude) and Marquoise D' (a sheer lustre pink) from MAC.

After shopping around the Scottsdale area for a bit we hit my favorite restaurant in Phoenix called Postina Arcadia for their happy hour. We each ordered two glasses of wine and their delicious bruschetta meal. We then went home, snuggled up on the couch to watch Inception and eat a few Twizzlers.

Best Sunday EVER.

Photo Favorites.

I have been wanting to change my hair for a really long time now. I've wanted a really beautiful classic melt with a chocolate tone on top that fades into a warmer caramel color. Possibly with some brassy tones too. I am flying home next week for Halloween and I will be seeing the amazing Ashlyn Buchi at Ulysses Salon in Salt Lake City where she will create hair magic. I'm feeling pretty crappy right now because I had someone here in AZ start the color process for me before I see her because my hair is SO black and I want my hair to be 100% done when I see her. I thought, "one application to get started can't hurt right?" Wrong. So very wrong. He is a good friend of mine so I feel bad but my hair looks awful. I haven't had the heart to tell him how I feel yet. This morning I came across some of my favorite style photo's and couldn't help but be bummed again because I miss my dark long hair. Ashlyn will make hair dreams come true and I can't wait to show all of you my fall do. Sorry for the absence this week. I truly owe you guys and I miss interacting with all of you!

{Glasses: Nordstrom BP, Flannel Shirt: Fresh Boutique SLC UT, Necklace: J Crew, Lipstick: Ruby Woo from MAC}

Gosh I miss my hair so much. {Glasses: Nordstrom BP, Top: Forever 21, Necklace: J Crew, Hair: curled and pulled into a classis side pony}

Changing the hair up and experimenting with fringe. LOVE! {Dress: Forever 21, Purse: Got Beauty boutique SLC UT}

Rocking buns in the summer weather. {Blouse: Koo De Ker Boutique Sugarhouse UT, Glasses: Got Beauty Boutique UT, Rings: Gem Faire and Dancing Crane in SLC UT, Bracelets: Forever 21}

{Green earings: JMR}
New hair soon. Everyone ready for their Halloween parties?? I STILL have no idea what I am being yet.

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Halloween Time = The Best Time

Decorating the apartment

Oh, and life rules.