Rose Bowl Football Game

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Today I will be cheering on my Alma Mater as they play the Badgers in the Rose Bowl.  I'm baking these pretzel bites, and having a couple friends over.  And then tonight I'll be indulging in a guilty pleasure by watching The Bachelor.  Happy Monday and Go Ducks!

Columbia River

On a detour from looking at apartments last weekend, my boyfriend and I enjoyed a nice walk on the Vancouver side of the beautiful Columbia River.  Although the weather went from dry to rainy fairly quickly, I was able to snap some fun pictures along the way.

1. I5 bridge from Oregon to Washington

2. Old ship tie off area

3. Beaches Restaurant use to have a "boat thru" area where you could 

call the restaurant and they would bring your food out

4. My BF and I

30 for 30

It's that time again, the next 30 for 30 challenge starts Monday! Initially I was worried that a warmer weather challenge, would well be, more challenging than cold weather.  I feel like there are so many different possibilities in the summer, and also living in the Pacific Northwest the weather is highly unpredictable.  You might notice the number of cardigans, long sleeve shirts, and button-up shirts because June weather is wacky! Check back on Monday to see my first outfit!

Sunny Saturday

{Top: Can't Remember, Skirt: Forever 21, Fedora: JCPenney, Sandals: Ross}

The weather was amazing last Saturday, and it happened to be the warmest day we've had so far this year.  I took the opportunity to stay outside for a good portion of the day, visiting the farmers market, grabbing happy hour outside, and walking around as much as I could.  It made me realize why I live in Oregon, for such beautiful days like that!

Weekend Plans

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You can find me this weekend:

Baking these scones

Visiting with friends from Klamath Falls, OR

Drinking coffee from Stumptown Coffee

Taking photos at Ace Hotel

Eating at Noble Rot

[Hopefully] browsing at Noun

Happy weekend!

70s Spring

{Sweater: Forever 21, Belt: Forever 21, Jeans: Bitten by SJP, Heels: Can't Remember}

Happy first full day of spring! I wish that Oregon weather had looked at the calendar and provided us with blooming flowers and abundant sunshine, never the less it'll be here fairly shortly.  Can you tell I'm super tired of the gray weather?

Today I decided to do my take on the 70s trend that is coming back for spring.  Because I am short, I think I will steer clear from super flared jeans, so today I busted out my bootcut/flare jeans.  These jeans are actually from the short lived Bitten by Sarah Jessica Parker line that was sold at Steve and Barry's.  Do you think that you'll experiment with the 70s comeback?

Two More to Go

 {Cardigan: Old Navy, Button-Up: Old Navy, Jeans: Gap, Boots: Steve Madden}

Can you believe that today is March 1st?  It's definitely still Winter in Oregon, and my apartment is far too drafty to wear a short sleeve shirt, let alone a skirt without tights, but I am very excited that spring is just around the corner!  I am starting to worry about what to wear when the challenge is over since I'll have full access to my closet again.  Have you started thinking about what you'll wear first after the challenge? For me it'll probably be my sweaters and different pairs of boots.  I want to wear my cozy sweaters one last time before spring and summer.

Paperbag Skirt

 {Button-Up: Forever 21, Skirt: Can't Remember, Tights: JCPenney, Oxfords: Nine West}

I wanted to be sure that I wore a skirt this week before the "snowpocalypse" in Portland forced me into jeans, boots, and most likely a comfy sweatshirt.  It's forecasted that the hills of Portland receive up to 7 inches of snow, and that to me is practically the equivalent of 5 feet of snow.  Also this weekend I went grocery shopping and forgot an entire bag of groceries at the check stand after paying.  After looking for my avocados and tomatoes (who am I kidding I was looking for the popcorn) I realized I had forgotten them ... I felt like such a dork!

So basically I'm a fearful and forgetful 24 year old.  It sure is a darn good thing I have a sweet boyfriend, great friends, and wonderful family who can appreciate my quirks.

Outfit Crush

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Silly blogger didn't post my post yesterday! 

Today's outfit crush comes from a local Portland blog - Lisa from Urban Weeds Street Style, peruses the streets of Portland for street style.  I chose today's inspiration in honor of National Breton Stripes day which happened to be yesterday.  Also, I just bought a new gray blazer to include in my 30 for 30 challenge, and I can't wait to style it in a similar way!

Stylish Blogger Award

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I am so flattered to be nominated for the Stylish Blogger Award by my newest blog friend at Biscuits McGhee.  Because I am new to the blogging world, this award came as such a wonderful surprise!  The award came with a few instructions that you'll see now.

Stylish Blogger Award Winners:

• Thank and link back to the person who awarded you this award.
• Share 7 things about yourself.
• Award 15 recently discovered great bloggers.
• Contact these bloggers and tell them about the award! 

Random Facts about Me:

1.  My car has had approximately three new back bumpers in eight years from being rear ended or backing into other cars.

2.  My hand and fingers are so flexible that I can bend them back forming an "L" shape.

3.  I prefer food to be extremely warm when eating it, borderline scalding hot.

4.  My boyfriend and I met when we were put together for a marketing group project in college.  However, I was almost kicked out of the group because I missed the first few meetings because I was in Vegas.  Oops!

5.  I have an Oregon Duck Snuggie.

6.  It pains me to pay sales tax.  Oregon is one of the only states that doesn't have a sales tax, so whenever I go to Washington it drives me crazy to have to pay more money for stuff!


7.  I have the same car that I had when I turned 16, and before it was mine my parents owned it.

Time for the nominations! 

1.  in HER shoes

2.  Alien's Labyrinth

3.  Olive and Bleu

4.  Lizzy Punch

5.  The Closet Files

6.  Life at 1521

7.  A Simple Life

8.  Anthrobakery

9.  Style by Santina

10.  6 Petals

11.  The Daily Fashionista

12.  The Auspicious Life

13.  Yours, Mine, and Ours

14.  Blue Paper Lanterns

15.  Mille Baisers

Happy blog reading!

Dining in Portland

Portland has hundreds, probably even thousands, of restaurants.  Unfortunately, since I've moved to Portland I haven't been able to try as many restaurants as I've wanted to, that is until Friday when I went to three new (to me) restaurants. 

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For lunch I went to Little Big Burger, and had a burger and very delicious French fries.  The menu is limited, but I think that adds to the diner appeal of the restaurant.  The burgers are about the size of a slider, and have the perfect amount of seasoning.  Personally, the fries took the cake in deliciousness though, they are cooked in a truffle oil, and then sprinkled with sea salt.  Amazing. 

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After work, I met up with a friend at 23rd and Hoyt for a drink.  I think that this restaurant is more about the food versus the drinks since their cocktail menu was limited, but the drink I had was delicious.  

Lastly, a few of my friends and I went to Nostrana, which my friend recommended because of itsdelicious pizza.  Not only did the pizza not disappoint, but the atmosphere at this restaurant was very fun.  When we got there the place had such a fun feeling to it, and the decor helped with that feeling as well.  Also they had something that I had never seen before, they gave us a pair of scissors to cut our own slices of pizza!

It was a food filled Friday, but a delicious one at that.  Hope that everyone has had a wonderful weekend!

Portland Skyline

I have lived in Oregon all my life, and it's no secret how much I love my current city of Portland.  So when my boyfriend surprised me with a triptych painting of the Portland skyline for Christmas I couldn't have more excited.  It arrived today, and I couldn't wait to share it with you!

Oregon Love

{Cardigan: Target, Shirt: Forever 21, Necklace: Target, Skirt: Banana Republic, Tights: Can't Remember, Oxfords: Nine West}

I was reading Real Simple magazine yesterday and they featured these awesome cutting boards in the shape of any state you want, and the cutest part (in my opinion) is that they will put a heart or star over any city you'd like.  Here is the Oregon cutting board, and I am strongly considering buying it or adding it to my wish list.

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Oregon V. Stanford

Today my boyfriend and I are going to the Oregon Ducks football game. I bought him the tickets for his birthday, and it's sure to be a great time seeing our Ducks play live again! I'll leave you with a couple pictures from football games when we went to UO.