early summer weekends

A few shots from a recent trip to Adamstown, a.k.a. the Antiques Capitol of the USA (and my heaven).

bed & breakfast

Last weekend I escaped to the country with my mountain man for a bit of relaxing at the beautiful Bridgeton House in New Hope. We had a charming room overlooking the Delaware river and we promptly filled it with junk food, trashy movies, and dirty jokes. In between long stretches of lazy lounging we poked around the local antique stores and bought decadent desserts that we didn't even eat. A lovely weekend that I won't soon forget.

welcome to the thirties

The Wythe Hotel, March 15th, 2014

This lucky girl was treated to the most perfect 30th birthday weekend of all time. I must say, it feels good to be another year older. I've been living in Philadelphia for nearly two years now, working for my dream company doing what I love, having fun with the sweetest man I know, and I don't take a single second of it for granted. Here's to another decade of adventures, vintage hunting, and silliness!

hello, san francisco

My new Orla Kiely purse bursting with randomness, including a bear shaped tape measure and a plastic gem wine stopper purchased at Daiso.

My makeshift closet for the week.

The adorable Hana Haley during our photo shoot in Pacific Heights.

Sandwiched between the beautiful Annalise and Rachel.

Bardot dream hair becoming a reality thanks to Shana.

These are just a few snaps from my recent trip home to San Francisco. I was lucky enough to crash for the week in a friend's beautiful victorian home, complete with beaded lamps and taxidermy, as well as shoot with two of my favorite SF photographers (Joshua Cobos and Hana Haley). I had my hair magically transformed into my Bardot dream 'do by Shana Astrachan of Fox and Doll, ran around wine country with my family, sang a million karaoke songs, found my ultimate dream dress at Wasteland, took purikura photos with a few of my favorite girls, and generally just felt myself bursting with a whole lotta love for the city I used to call home. It was a lovely time spent with lovely people and I can't wait for the next trip back around the holidays.

scavenge scavenge scavenge

I took a zillion photos of pretty things when I was in Adamstown but I managed to narrow it down for you, whew! I spent most of the day being completely overwhelmed by the sheer amount of things to look at, and the other part of the day was taken over by squeals of delight. During such a squealing session a cute girl happened to recognize me and it turns out to be lovely Amy who owns one of my favorite online vintage shops, Wildfell Hall (um, THIS DRESS). She definitely saw me drooling like a crazy person over the funny purse above (which I now own) but she hid it well and was incredibly sweet. My dad teased me about being recognized in that tiny town the rest of the day and will most likely tease me about it for the rest of my life. Easily amused!

And of course I have to include a few Instagram moments from that day, including one of my favorite Donut shots ever...