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LIFE LATELY

October 7, 2014

Filed Under : MY LIFE

life lately

Olive trees. That was my only request in finding a wedding venue. It must have olive trees. I just love them so much – the texture. the jade green, two-toned leaves. the spindly trunks and branches. the way it reflects light in photos, so serenely and pure. Olive trees, I tell ya. Making all my wedding dreams come true since 2014. Now, everywhere we go, I insist on taking pics of all the olive trees within a 20 mile radius. But we need more pics, I always say. Just to see how they look in the 4pm light. And then the 4:30pm light, then the 5pm light. Always in search of that golden glow. Even in our swimsuits and beach coverups, no shame here.

Anyway, what’s been going on? Aside from my daily hunt for olive trees, I’m going to take a page out of my friend Ann-Marie’s handbook with a little update about what’s been keeping me busy as of late:

Reading: Lena Dunham’s Not That Kind of Girl and The California Sunday Magazine. Loving both so far. On the topic of Lena, watching these videos made me so happy.

Watching: The new TV series, Transparent, on Amazon. I highly recommend binge-watching the whole season in one night (or two). Here’s the trailer.

Planning: Well…I’m trying to plan the wedding, but the key word here is trying. That shit’s been hard. Luckily I have a good idea of what I want visually, I just need to execute it. But that’s the hard part, am I right?

Wanting: Everlane loafers, long cardigans, the new Glossier products, and some cooler fall weather please.

Feeling: Like I want to chop my hair off again. Who needs all that hair anyway?

Craving: A date shake. We bought fancy Medjool dates at the Ojai Valley farmer’s market and I can’t wait to blend those babies up. Dates + bananas + almond milk + cinnamon.

Loving: Everything by Small Spells (especially the moon cups), this eye print in Kristen’s house, and my new Olio e Sasso lip balm (also here).

Missing: Our weekend trip to Ojai. Talk about a magical couple of days. Hot as hell, yes, but that place is so beautiful, I can’t handle it.

BACK AT IT

September 15, 2014

Filed Under : MY LIFE - STYLE

TORONTO / THE STYLE EATER

Welp, September kind of creeped up on us out of nowhere, right? I’ve been in Toronto for work and gosh darn it, what a beautiful city. So clean and friendly and stylish. I was there for the Toronto International Film Festival and aside from the super long hours, nonstop activity, and ruined feet from wearing too many heels, it was an exhilarating experience. You can see all of our hard work here, here, and here. So proud of my team!

Anyway, I’m back now and that means I can start planning a wedding. Did I tell you that we have a date? And a venue? Oh, sweet relief! Weddings are hard, y’all. So much respect for all you married people. Teach me your ways? I need a photographer, florist, DJ/band, caterer, alcohol, rentals, lighting, decor, a dress, coordinator/planner, and misc (my friend Jaymee said to always leave room for “misc”). Also, I don’t know what “my colors” are. Why do we live and die by the color scheme? I want no color scheme. Shoot I gotta start saying “our.” OUR COLOR SCHEME.

Also, Los Angeles: why ya gotta be 90 degrees the rest of this week?

More on all of these topics coming soon. Happy mid-September!

Wearing:
Zara cami (old, similar here)
Zara pants
Topshop sandals (similar here)

A LITTLE FACELIFT

August 3, 2014

Filed Under : MY LIFE - STYLE

ojai valley inn / the style eater

This weekend, I did some major sprucing up around this here blog. How does she look? It’s been a few years since my last redesign so I figured now was as good a time as any to make some changes. First up, the logo. I hired my friend, Eva Black, to hand letter The Style Eater in her famous watercolor cursive and it turned out exactly how I envisioned. I mean, HOW COOL, RIGHT? I love it. Thanks, Eva!

As for the design, it’s a Blogzilla Studio theme (the mignon!) and let me tell you, they know a thing or two about making good-looking blogs. Their designs are so chic and minimal. I’ve been searching high and low for a reasonably priced, yet super cool design for SO LONG, I can’t even tell you.

Anyway, take a looksie around. There are a few new details, like a rotating list of my current favorite things (at the top!), some fun sharing tools in the posts, and an easier way to subscribe via feedly, bloglovin, and rss.

Other things I did this weekend:
-almond-macadamia milk lattes from go get em tiger
venice in the rain
-looked at all the wedding venues

Wearing:
Free People dress
Birkenstocks (mine are Amalfi’s)
Baggu Bag

THE SHOT

June 30, 2014

Filed Under : MY LIFE

proposal shot

This photo isn’t a particularly great one, nor does it come close to capturing the beauty of a New York City skyline at night. The exposure is a bit off, the colors aren’t all there, and the graininess is a little too visible for my liking. But for me, this photo doesn’t capture an image. It captures a precise moment in my life, timestamped at 1:01 AM on May 28, 2014, on the rooftop of The Nolitan Hotel in NYC, when my boyfriend of 8 years (is it 9, now?) proposed to me. At the exact moment I took this photo, he got down on one knee and I’ll be honest with you, I was one sappy mess.

It was perfect, just the two of us on that roof, and although I have no photos of us from when it happened, I’ll forever have the moment captured. You see, the sneaky guy suggested we go up to the roof to take night photos of the skyline. Well, gosh darn, that made perfect sense to me because OF COURSE I need photos of that exact thing for the blog, ya know? I’m always looking for that perfect photo op. Well, he had other plans, which, in retrospect, seem really obvious – who wants to go up to a roof at 1AM? But at the time, it just wasn’t on my mind. That’s not to say that it wasn’t on my mind during other parts of the trip – you know, the sweet stroll through Central Park, the talks of going to the top of the Empire State building, the romantic dinners. During those times, I was like YUP I think I might get proposed to. Aaaaaand it never happened, so I guess you could say I had given up by the time he actually did ask me – HIS PLAN ALL ALONG. After 8 years together, it’s hard to surprise me because I know all his moves, but he somehow managed to do it. And I said yes, of course.

More NYC photos coming soon.

BUT FIRST, THE WEEKEND

June 9, 2014

Filed Under : AROUND LA - MY LIFE

PASADENA / THE STYLE EATER

Got lots to share on this here blog, but right now, let’s just talk about the weekend. How was yours? Mine was extra jam packed, just how I like it. I don’t know about you, but I like a weekend to be filled to the brim with activities. You know the kind, where its nonstop fun and food and shopping. Yes, all those things. Throw in a hike or a mini road trip for good measure. Sure, I like a good midday nap or a few back-to-back Netflix screenings, but really, give me a full weekend itinerary and I’ll be happy forever.

Like Saturday, for example. We started at the Modernica Factory sale at 9:30am, trolled the warehouse for a few hours, bought this planter (on sale) because you know I needed another planter, and tried this new thing called “cactus water” (water trends, only in LA). Then we made a quick pitstop at Proof Bakery in Atwater Village for fuel before making our way to the Clare Vivier sample sale. Sure, we waited in line for like 45 minutes, but prices were UNREAL and I practically bought one of everything, ughhhh bye money. Then, we skipped over to Pasadena for the Make Music festival to see Moses Sumney, Sylvan Esso, and Tennis. Holy crap, for a free concert, Make Music is incredible. After lots of dance moves and some unexpected sunburns (why are you always so hot, Pasadena?), we ended up back at our apartment after 8pm. <–That everyday, please.

Also, fresh nails and a hair cut. A terribly good weekend, indeed.

Also x2, wearing baggy men’s Levi’s 501s everyday, forever.

PROOF BAKERY / THE STYLE EATER

HAIR / THE STYLE EATER

WEEKEND GEAR / THE STYLE EATER