I'm Back!

Asymmetrical Dress: Finders Keepers (similar here)

Velvet Bralette: Free People

Shoes: Dolce Vita 'Elka' Heeled Sandals (on sale from $170 to $118 here)

Leather Backpack: Stela 9 ($224 at Revolve Clothing here)
Necklace: Chan Luu (other styles here)

I'm finally bouncing back from the laziness that had taken over my life! Eating and drinking whatever the heck I wanted and not working out at all while on vacation in Portland last month had finally caught up to me, which explains why there haven't been any posts for awhile. I've been feeling a lot like a lazy slob lately so my boyfriend and I are making it a point to get fit together. We've been swimming, working out, and taking our dog on walks together after work instead of our usual (baking cookies & cinnamon rolls to eat while binge watching shows on Netflix until we pass out on the couch). I'm sadly admitting to this so you'd understand why I've neglected my blog for so long. I know...I suck...but I'm working on getting back into the swing of things! Hopefully that means at least 2 posts a week. Thanks again for following along, everyone! 

On the Grid

Although I had a blast with my family and friends, I was still alittle sad because my Eddie was stuck working for the entirety of my birthday weekend and missed out on all of my birthday brunches, dinners, and drinks. But it's ok because he made it up to me earlier last week with a semi-surprise dinner at one of our favorite places...Roy's Restaurant!

Not only was I excited about eating at Roy's with my man, but I finally had the opportunity to wear this amazing dress that I bought online months ago lol! It's a gorgeous white dress with caged paneling on the front and back of the dress. It's detailed with puffed capped sleeves, contrast black trimming, and two front slits.

I kept the styling simple for this black and white dress because there was already so much going on. I paired the amazing dress with a pair of simple black suede Jeffrey Campbell heels, a Luv AJ cuff, and a Valentino clutch. 

Dress: Finders Keepers 'By the Way Dress' (here)

Clutch: Valentino

Cuff: Luv AJ (here)

Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell 'Hough' (here)

Chevron Ring: TomTom Jewelry (here)

Cold Shoulders

My boyfriend decided to surprise me with a really nice 'dinner and a movie' type of date. Without telling me what we were doing or where we were going, I put together this outfit. I figured since the weather in LA has been in the 100s lately, I'd throw on something that I wouldn't overheat in.

I'm really not a fan of surprises but this was such a fun date! It's rare that I get to go on nice dates with my boyfriend because of our conflicting work schedules but this worked out perfectly for us. He took me to this luxurious movie theater about 45 minutes from where we live. You may wonder what's so luxurious about it that we'd drive so far.  So let me just start with RECLINING LEATHER SEATS! Yeah...you read that right! He planned ahead and reserved our seats online earlier. Once we got there and were seated, a waitress came and took our order for dinner. Honestly, this was the fanciest movie theater I have ever been to with gourmet food AND cocktails! All I had to do if I wanted to order more food or get a refill was push a button on my seat and our waitress came to us in a matter of seconds! To top off the amazingness of this place, I was able to put the armrest between us up and snuggle comfortably with my man.

Because I wasn't expecting to go to the movies, I wasn't prepared for the cold air conditioning. But that was fine because my boyfriend just simply pressed the button and ordered a blanket for me to keep my 'cold shoulders' and legs warm.

Overall, I give my boyfriend an A+ for this date. Perfect movie (Monsters University...since I'm a total sucker for any and all animated/family movies), perfect atmosphere, perfect dinner, and perfect boyfriend. Can't really complain about any of that. 

'Cold Shoulders' Blouse: Finders Keepers

Silk Patterned Shorts: Greylin (Nordstrom)

Shoes: Dolce Vita 'Elka' Sandals (here in black/silver)

Purse: Miu Miu (here)

Necklace: Chan Luu (similar here in grey Swarovski crystals and black leather)

Rings: TomTom Jewelry (here and here)
Cross Bracelets: Vanessa Mooney