Urban Exploring

GAP vest | random boutique dress (last seen here)| American Apparel bandeau | Urban Outfitter sandals (old) | Promod purse (France) | Target bracelets

If you couldn’t tell from my post last week, I’m really into wearing a dress with a vest right now. Not only is it the perfect way to make a flirty summer dress more casual, it’s also really my only option right now. All my clothes are packed in the boxes except for hiking and camping clothes.

Last week Tyler and I went out wandering in Kalamazoo and stumbled upon this is an old campus building (East Hall) which is now completely vacant and rundown. What a shame because the building is so beautiful. We managed to sneak into one room through a window, but couldn’t get anywhere from there. The doors were chained shut from the outside. What a bummer because we were pumped to do some further exploring!

My hubby and I leave tomorrow for a 15 night cross country camping road trip full of more adventures and exploring. Can’t wait to arrive in Seattle and get all settled in. Wish us luck!

xo,

Karrin

Music Monday: The Postal Service… again

I realize I just posted about The Postal Service back in February, but after getting to see them live a couple of weeks ago, I just had to post again. When I first looked up their tour dates this past winter, I was beyond bummed when Houston didn’t make the list. To my surprise, they were scheduled to play at the annual Houston Free Press Summer Festival and just hadn’t included it in their tour dates. WHAT A SHOW. I mean, I knew I was going to to love it no matter what due to my unrelenting obsession with Give Up, but this show turned out to exceed my expectations by quite a bit. In fact, it easily ranks as one my favorite shows ever. I had no idea that Ben Gibbard could/would get down, but he and Jenny were an adorable dancing duo! The show reminded me why I fell so in love with their music in the first place. Here is another one of their new tunes:

I’m hoping that since the band members seem to be focusing so much extra time with this project that a new album could be on the horizon…. perhaps wishful thinking, but you never know!

xo,

haley

Fringe Benefits

Thrifted vest | Langford Market dress | Melissa Button Frye Boots | Clyde’s Rebirth necklace | Promod purse (France)

So I haven’t posted an outfit post in a really long time. My life is moving a million miles a minute. Currently we are in Michigan visiting family… next up a 2,600 mile drive across the country. We have been packing non-stop and fitting in goodbyes and final stops at some of our favorite places we might not see for a long time. Having a horrible chest cold in addition to all the stress of packing has not made this last week easy! I’m now finally on the mend though.

I was happy to be well enough to attend Bell’s Brewery beer garden opener where one of my favorite bands Greensky Bluegrass headlined for 2 nights in a row. This dress was perfect for the 75 degree weather. I’ve been wearing it often, usually dressing it down with my favorite denim vest from GAP, but when I was packing up for our trip I found this thrifted fringe vest I had completely forgot about. I bought it at Vintage Heaven in Chicago for only $10 at one of their big sales. What a steal! It’s in mint condition (only a few spots on the back) and it goes perfectly with the midwestern vibe of my dress. The camera died after only snapping a few pics, but luckily I got just enough good ones to make a post.

Have a fabulous weekend. I’ll be trying to squeeze every amount of adventure out of Michigan as I can before our big move!

xo,
Karrin