When I was looking for a dress to wear for our family pictures last year, I knew I wanted it to be coral-colored and comfortable to wear to the beach (where our pictures were going to be taken).  I came across this pretty, floral maxi while checking out a little boutique, Hazel and Olive’s, online […]

This entry begins a series I’m calling “Adventures in Philadelphia”.  As we explore the “City of Brotherly Love”, I’ll be sharing our adventures (and mis-adventures) along with tips and tricks we’ve learned along the way.  First up?  The famous Reading Terminal Market. This historic former railroad terminal houses dozens of food, produce and specialty vendors. […]

I’m ending my Target dress series on a sweet note!  I love wrap dresses, and in this soft pink color, this one is just so cute! This dress is technically a “faux” wrap since it zips on the side. It fits pretty true to size, however for my busty girls out there, be aware this […]

After taking a break for the holiday weekend, I’m back!  I hope everyone had a wonderful (and safe!) 4th of July. Dress number 4 in my Target dress series is one of my favorites.  I love seersucker, so when I saw this dress I knew I had to include it. This classic shirtdress style is […]

The off-the-shoulder trend is still going strong friends!  Today’s dress shows off this sweet and sexy trend to the fullest. I love the stripes as well as the longer length, although it has crossed my mind to have it hemmed to above the knee, because it would be super cute as a short dress too. […]

Thanks for joining me for day two of my Target series!  I’d like to start with a few reasons why I decided to do a series featuring dresses from this retailer (and no, I’m not being paid or sponsored in any way).  The first, is the low price point.  I feel like it’s important to […]

My love of Target dresses is no secret.  I love the variety of styles, the wide range of sizes and especially the low price point (most don’t go over $30).  A few blog posts back, I teased a Target dress series I was working on.  Well, here it is!  I picked out five of my […]

I decided to start a life and style website/blog as something to do for me.  My older son is in school full time and before I know it, my toddler will be too (I don’t want to think about it!).  I love to travel and to style people & spaces, so going in this direction […]

We love the beach. We were thrilled when we found out we were going to be stationed in New Jersey, in part because of all of the cool travel opportunities near by, but also because we were finally going to be close to a coast.  As a Puerto Rican girl whose military family retired in […]

I’m not really the type to wear my gym shoes out and about with non-gym type outfits (not that there’s anything wrong with it).  I think after almost six years of living in Europe in my teens, and my parents encouraging us to not wear gym shoes off-base (at the time, it would have been […]