Well that was one crazy long weekend! Forgive me for being very short today (aka last night when I was writing this) but I am so tired from my trip. Here's a photo diary of my camping trip in Vermont with my best friends!!  I was also planning on making a video but didn't have time yet, check back later today to see if I add one!

The weekend was perfect: smores, grilling, campfires, tents, christimas shops, swimming and hiking! I love when I can just be outside all the time, it's a nice break from being attached to my computer.

"Cheap" gas! (30 cents cheaper than at home)

In case you were wondering, my shirt says "Real bear hugs are often fatal"

S'more!

Fire!

Morning sun

Trying to look cool, and failing

Pretty view off the bridge

The bridge

Hello Mr Snake

Freezing water...

Acorn and leaves!

One of my favorite stores!

tons of candy...

One of my favorite places! :)

George the chipmunk

Decided to be a little funny with photoshop

Today I am off to Jamaica, Vermont to go camping with my two best friends!  I used to go every year with my extended family starting when I was 7 or so and all the way until my teens, but then we stopped going for a while and I went one more time with my aunt. Last year I decided to go by myself with my friends thinking it would be a one time thing. Turns out they enjoyed it too so we might make it an annual thing!

I obviously won't be as fashionable as Keira in this shoot, but I'll try to take some photos for you. I have always been a fan of this shoot because 1. I love Keira and 2. The elephant is adorable!



Source - Vogue US June 2007

Yesterday I got my daily email from J.Crew and it had a feature on the looks they love. They are their "latest must-copy outfits for fall, courtesy of superstylist, Gayle."  The feature contains menswear inspired looks, textures and one of my favorite colors: maroon!  See and shop them at J.Crew!  My favorites are below.

I would happily wear any of these, especially the two on the far left!

Photos via J.Crew

One of the upcoming Fall trends that I've been excited about is geek glasses! I have a slight obsession with them, perhaps because I've been a Harry Potter fan for half my life.  The runways were filled with big, adorable spectacles from Marc by Marc Jacobs to Anna Sui.  A few months ago I won a gift card to Sunglasses Hut and picked up these in anticipation of the trend!  I wore them once before and decided to wear them again with a more form fitting look to offset the geeky-ness. I also pulled my T by Alexander Wang skirt a little lower than I've worn it in the past to make it more modest.

Skirt: T by Alexander Wang, Top: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Marshalls) $25, Heels: Simply Vera Wang (Kohl's) $20, Clutch made by Christine, Watch: Michael Kors, Necklace: Vanessa Mooney giveaway, Bracelet: Diamer Jewelry c/o The Missing Piece, Glasses: Sunglass Warehouse giveaway


Here are some glasses on the runway. Don't forget that Marilyn Monroe was also famous for wearing cute glasses, mostly cat eyes. Will you be rocking this trend in the next few months, or is it too weird for you?

Anna Sui, L.A.M.B. and Marc by Marc Jacobs

As I mentioned yesterday, I went on a blogger date with Lydia and Amber on Saturday night in West Hartford! We headed to the Elbow Room, a fun restaurant with a rooftop bar, for dinner. Lydia and I arrived just in time for our reservation (there was traffic) but we ended up having another half hour wait to get a spot on the roof.

That happened to be just enough time for us to take some outfit photos across the street. We laughed, tried to walk while using the camera timer and had people stare at us like we were crazy. All in all, quite a good time. It's so much more fun taking outfit pictures with other people.

At the restaurant I had some mini burgers and a coke while the other girls were normal and got something alcoholic. After we had dinner we decided we wanted dessert so we went on a mission to find Barcelona, a tapas restaurant, and it turns out it was gone. We ended up at Restaurant Bricco where I had really delicious gelato! Totally worth the crazy $6 price...

Without further ado, the results of our picture taking adventure. For more photos of Amber and Lydia, see their blogs!

Dress: Oasis (ASOS), Heels: Lanvin (Roundabout) $82, Belt from Jason Wu for Target dress, Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs (net-a-porter) gift card, Bracelets c/o 31 Bits, Watch: Michael Kors
I couldn't choose my favorite group shots, so there are lots, sorry! :p

Photos by Lydia