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Aaaannnd i'm back from a relaxing, eventful, sunny Memorial day long weekend. Well, yes, I do realize that it's now Wednesday so I should've been back yesterday but my days have just been so jammed packed that I did not have a minute to post.  We spent most of Monday lazing around at the beach, enjoying the hot sunny weather that has finally arrived and seems to be staying {just jinxed it...} . After that, I quickly got home, washed away all of the sand and remnants from the beach and made myself look somewhat presentable for the Time Square crowd, since that's where I was meeting my ladies for a screening of Bridesmaids {which was hilarious, mostly due to Melissa McCarthy} . So all in all, t'was a very good weekend here in Brooklyn. I love love love the lighting in these pictures as they were taken at my favorite time of day right before the sunset. I met up with a friend at the in between point of both our places that just so happens to be this park. If you follow...

Ok, still no vacation pictures but you get to see my brand new...tan! I think this is the first time in a very long time that I actually have a tan... that did not come from a bottle . I did play it safe by slathering an SPF 50 from morning until late afternoon but the sun was so strong that I still managed to get some color on these pasty legs of mine. So in lieu of this fabulous healthy glow {ok, i'm just bragging now} I decided to forgo the tights for today. I could've gone with so many colors in order to play up this black & white dress but instead used my trusty red cardigan for a mod look. Outfit: dress}Karta, via Delightful Dozen swap cardigan}Zara Shoes} Arturo Chiang, thrifted via Beacon's

Yesterday we had the chance to check out the farmer's market held at McCarren Park. This market goes on all year round and offers anything that is in season and locally produced. It's a great place to stock up of greens and fresh fruits, right now, apples of all kinds are being offered. Even though I started to feel a little sick on Friday ngiht, I pulled myself together on Saturday to come up with a decent outfit post. This skirt is from a swap I did with Emily of Nudgenick . I usually don't wear plaid so I was happy to see that she had included it in the items she sent me. The nice thing about swapping is that you get to try things that you usually wouldn't think of buying for yourself. It's actually a really great, easy skirt that I think I'm going to miss. The hair was pull up into Heidi braids since there was no time to wash it and make it to the market in time. Here are a few more random shots from the market: This little one was too cute! her little denim...

{Friday in the Sun} Friday turned out to be a really great day. You know how much I've been busy these past few weeks? Well, I was finally able to take this past Friday off. Turns out mother nature was on my side and decided to give NY temperatures around the mid 60's. I know we should've spent the day unpacking and getting stuff set up but we just couldn't resist. Here are a few pictures from our day. We took our bikes out for the first time this year and rode around Williamsburg, first stopping at the park to enjoy the sun. We then headed to this cute little sandwich place called The General Store where you can build your own sandwich. After we were plenty full, we ducked around the corner to take some quick outfit pictures. Afterwards, we hit up this bar called Miller's and had some drinks, since it was happy hour and still plenty sunny. Today we're finally getting stuff up on the walls and I'm almost done putting away all of my clothes! Yay for progress!...

When I wore this outfit to work the other day my boss said to me halfway thorugh the day: "When you got dressed this morning, were you thinking about the clouds? or the angels? the virgin Mary?". I tried to not get too defensive and wanted to hear what else he thought about my outfit before pleading my case. Well, turns out I didn't have to. He knew exactly what I was going for. I wanted to tone down the airy, chiffon girlyness of the dress by pairing it with black tights and my Seychelles booties. He got it. He loved it. Pheww. I still have a job. (Haha, just kidding. The fashion industry isn't THAT harsh.) This dress is from my swap with Emily . This is the second light blue item she swapped with me and I'm begining to think that I've been missing out. I don't think I own any baby blue-ish color in my wardrobe. Just another reason why I love swaps so much. It gets you thinking out of your comfort zone and gets you to wear things that you wouldn't hav...

{Some news} Why hello there! I've been trying to get this post up for a few days now but have been non-stop busy until now. I wore this on Tuesday as I felt like I needed to finally get out of my rut and put a little effort in my dress. I do have some good news though, I'm moving in two weeks! Yup, no more backyard shenanigans for me. Huge, right? I'm not sure where I'll be able to take my outfit pictures in the new place but I'm sure I'll find a way. Oh and to add to this news, I'm moving in with my boyfriend....blowing your mind yet? I know I don't talk about personal stuff so much over here but we're really stoked! Part of the reason why I've been so busy has been all the commuting back and forth to each others places. We both live in Brooklyn but the trains just take forever. Well, as of March 1st I'm hoping that my schedule opens up a little and I'll have way more time to get back to blogging. It'll be a crazy next tweo weeks as...

At the beginning of the month when I announced to the (internet) world that I would not buy any new clothing in 2011 I had also mentioned that I'd be down for clothing swaps as to keep my wardrobe fresh and exciting. Well, the lovely Emily from The Daily Fashionista heard my cry for help and offered up some items to exchange temporarily. I boxed up a few items, including some special requests that she had seen me previously wear, and she did the same. When I received my loot I couldn't believe how accurate she got my style. This polka dot blouse is in fact, one of her items. I've been looking for ascot blouses in every Value Village I thrift at and always come out empty handed (with blouses that is). And I realized that I don't have a lot of polka dot anything in my wardrobe*. I put together this secretary-ish outfit on a whim one morning this week since my original outfit didn't exactly pan out, but I was more than happy with the results! My posting will be a litt...

{Fishtail braid} I'm finally back on the Delightful Dozen train. It seems to go in waves as we're all very busy bloggers and well, styling things up is sometimes hard work! This is me modeling Annie's romper. Yes, it's a romper ! Cute right? I didn't take a back shot, because well, I want you to come back so i'll save you the behind the scenes shots. Just take my word for it that this cute little number is in fact a romper. I knew exactly how I wanted to style it up the second I got it (yesterday). Now if only all of my clothes would be this easy. Oh and this is my first attempt at a fishtail braid. I know it kind of looks like a regular braid, I realized that the key to getting a nice "fishtail" look is to grab smaller pieces. All I did was bring up "fishtail tutorial" on you tube and followed the first one. It's pretty darn easy so I think you might be seeing it again  alot. There's a sweet little interview with my over on Chelsea...

I don't have very much time to write out this post but I wanted to share with you some pictures from Nickie and I's swap on Saturday. it was a beautiful day to be out on the rooftop with drinks, snacks and some very fashionable ladies! Thank you all that made it. Hope you found some fabulous new garmetns! I know I did, in fact, i'm wearing one of them today! Ashley , trying on some new office wear . Sarah contemplating a skirt. Grace, picking out a few items. Nikka , sporting her newly acquired Sherlock cape. Me! Maresa, and Nickie, checking out fit issues. Nickie (both top and bottom)