5 More Minutes

I don’t know about you, but I FOR SURE needed 5 more minutes when I woke up this morning. You’d think I’d get used to it after YEARS of needing to wake up early after a long weekend but NOPE. In fact, I feel like it gets worse. (See: 10 Ways to Beat the Winter Blues)

Everyone’s been posting about being ready for a new year with all their lofty goals and I’m just over here like barely motivated to look presentable for work today. The struggle has never been more real.

While I get my motivation up and at ‘em, here are a few highlights from the past couple weeks (to prove I wasn’t a lazy sloth the ENTIRE week ;))

Grabbed brunch with some friends at Le Diplomate (wearing Sophie Blake cuff)

Took my sister to our favorite winery, Stone Tower in Leesburg

Celebrated a pleasantly warm Christmas in the country (shop my dress and scarf here)

Visited the future site of my Aunt-in-Law’s B&B

Made (and subsequently ate) all the ricotta pancakes

Watched the sunset on skyline drive

Chopped off some more hair (thanks to the great Nadine Matar at PR @ Partners on K Street)

Tried a new coffee shop (King Street Coffee in Leesburg)

Fell in love with Darling Magazine (and tried green nail polish - LOVE)

Finally visited JRINK Juicery! (YUM)

Got my first shipment of goodies from From the Farmer! Can't wait to share more about them!

Vacation Snaps

Last week was really our first vacation of the year. We flew down to Florida, where my Papou has a condo and relaxed ALL WEEK. I had all these grand plans of doing tons of outfits posts (I only shot one, my bad guys) and getting tons of photos edited, but ended up spending all week swimming in the ocean, outlet shopping, reading my kindle (currently 75% of the way through The Goldfinch - so good) and eating tons of awesome food. I loved every moment of it. Below are a few snaps from our trip! Enjoy!

Weekend Snaps

This past weekend, we were invited to hang out with my bro-and-sis-in-law at their parents' lake house on Smith Mountain Lake. To be honest, I'm not a lake girl - I'm a beach girl. But this past weekend might have changed my outlook a bit. You know how you don't realize you need a break until you actually get one? I really needed it. 

We spent our days on the boat, lounging, snacking and wake boarding (literally could not get up to save my life, but I only cried a little haha! No shame in the game.) P.S. that's my hubby down there nailing a huge jump on the water - he's most definitely a lake guy. Big thanks to our family for letting us stay with them - if only more weekends could be just like this...