Today's post is brought to you by real life. Haha ok, I guess all of my posts are technically real life with a little extra makeup, but usually I post a fashion related post on Wednesdays and this week I'm switching it up a bit. Not really because I meant to but because I was too lazy (and wet from all the rain) this past weekend to actually do a fashion shoot so here we are! And that's what I call real life. Being too lazy (or busy) to tend to my interwebs life so I get to throw something together, which I will say, is completely unlike me since I am a planner and usually incredibly organized. So grab a cup of coffee and join me for some random thoughts.

// Monday was National Tequila Day. You'd think being in the industry I'm in that I would have known that but somehow (I blame Shark Week and my crazy weekend) I completely overlooked it. However, seeing all the Twitter posts about it made me super sad I wasn't sitting at La Cava de Tequila with my girl, Kerri, enjoying a shot of Dobel or Casa Noble. Ker, I think we need to make up for missing it soon ;)

// Speaking of La Cava, I've been seriously missing my Disney passes lately. Despite the fact it's hotter than Hades out right now, I miss being able to walk around, people watch and of course eat and drink all the things. I don't feel bad about having 5 margaritas and 7 tacos when I walked 8 miles in one day. 

// My kombucha and water obsession has been real lately. I keep Snapping the GT's Cayennade and if you like spicy things... it is amazing. I've also recently become a fan of WTRMLN WTR. I wasn't sold at first but it grows on you.


// Despite the fact it's insanely hot out, I can't help but to want to spend as much time outdoors as I can. Call me crazy or a glutton for punishment but I'm happier outside even if it is melt-your-face-off hot. Of course it's always a little easier with a nice cold beer.

// I might be the only blogger in the history of fashion bloggers who did not purchase a single thing during the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale. Not. One. Thing. I was going through some of my pictures from last fall to see if I needed to replace anything and I realized I wear a lot of plaid and leather in the fall. I'm not sorry but just as a warning, it's coming.


// I've been doing a lot of stuff with my work blog lately including migrating to self-hosted Wordpress, designing a new layout, working with the CSS to customize it and even renaming our blog and getting a new logo which has got me both completely unmotivated to do anything with my personal blog as well as motivated to make design changes to mine. It's such a double-edged sword. 

And with that, I'm out! My co-worker just dropped a bomb on me and now I need to go talk to her about her life. Hope everyone has a fantastic rest of the week!

Happy Monday friends! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Mine definitely didn't feel long enough but I guess it never really does. I woke up in the middle of the night Saturday night full of things I wanted to say today and then when I went to write this post I couldn't think of anything to say, does that ever happen to anyone else? Hoping I'm not the only one there! Linking up with Biana for my weekend recap!

Friday was kinda rough for me. We were supposed to be getting audited at work, which anyone who has ever been through an audit knows it's not fun and can be incredibly time-consuming and invasive but after some canceled flights and some discussions we decided to reschedule it for another day. Which should have been a relief but in all reality, I really just wanted to get it done and over with. After a bit of a rough day rose is the only way to end a day.


Saturday started out with a 2.9 mile run and ended with margaritas. Without getting too "personal" on you, I found out that one of my longest family friends was dying and my parents were taking off to go back to Cincinnati to say their goodbyes. If you didn't already know, I've already lost all of my grandparents so basically my parents are all I have left so hearing that a close family friend that is my parents age was dying really hit me hard. It's one of those things that  you really don't expect to hear so it made me realize that I don't have forever with my parents left.

Sunday was a day of errands and chores before heading out with Kerri and the boys for some mimosas and darts. Sadly, while I was out I got the call from my dad that our family friend had passed. Yet another reminder that life is all too short, but I was thankful to be with close friends that love me and were able to lift my spirits. Kerri and I were able to beat the boys in darts before ending the night with lots of German food. My parents and my long time family friends may not live near me but I appreciate my adopted family that I have here and how much they help me through the tough times.


I apologize that things got a little deep here today but that's life. It's not always rainbows and butterflies but I feel that I need to acknowledge my real life and it's not always pretty and fun. But thank you a million times over to Kerri and the boys for always making me have fun even when I don't feel like it. You guys are so amazing!

I hope everyone has an amazing week and just remember, no matter how bad it gets, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel!