hello! i’m back from my long birthday weekend! but before i go on and on about what i’ve been up to for the past four days, i want to take a moment to thank you all so so so much for your lovely birthday wishes. it made me feel extra special, and i really appreciate it!
anyway, as promised, we took lots of pictures of our weekend adventures. this set is from our first day in mendocino. we drove for about three hours through beautiful country roads on a particularly pleasant and sunny day. when we arrived in mendocino, we checked in to our cabin (complete with our own private hot tub), but since there were still some daylight left, we headed out to some cliffs overlooking the ocean to snap some pictures and catch the sunset.
i opted to wear an easy outfit consisting of this adorable dear creatures shift dress that i had wanted last spring when it came out, but failed to pick up when it was still available. lucky for me, my pal lindsay just so happened to have said dress, and gladly passed it on to me! it makes me feel a bit like a girl scout, which seemed like the appropriate attire for a day spent outdoors. and for the perfect coincidence of the day, i happened to receive this beautiful tote bag from kate spade in the mail right on my birthday! just the thing for a weekend away.
dress: dear creatures, gift from lindsay
coat: post grad coat from modcloth
tights: tabio 150 denier ribbed tights
shoes: vintage salvatore ferragamo bow flats
sunglasses: karen walker
tote: kate spade daycation bon shopper
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i love the colour of those tights and that dress is great
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Love darling dresses that still allow you to trek around and get dirty in! Very Troop Beverly Hills. Lovely!
It's looks so beautiful there, and your outfit looks spectacular as usual, hope you had a lovely birthday
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agreed! the color of those tights is gorgeous! and *sigh* as if my intense missing of NorCal weren't already enough! Gorgeous pictures! I look forward to the rest of you Mendocino posts.
I love your Dress and the Jacket! It looks so great!
those shades are rockin! where did are these shots taken? the scenery is beautiful!
good lord that is one stunning sunset! sounds like a fabulous birthday weekend was had!
That Dear Creatures dress is perfect. You look like your should be strolling down Carnaby Street in 1965!
Such a fabulous outfit. Love the sixties vibe x
Are you seriously jumping on the edge of a ledge?! Stylish but crazy, lol! Beautiful sunset and landscape.
Gorgeous dress! I am continually in awe of you and your style, seriously. I wish I could make you teach me your secrets!
holy cow these photos look like stills from a reallly pretty movie. i love the whole look. happy belated birthday!
wow so beautiful! i really need to see the west coast! sounds like a great birthday weekend. i may get the chance this spring to spend some time in a cabin with close friends in rhode island! cant wait to see the rest of the weekend.
The coastline looks absolutely stunning – love your dress, so super cute!
i watched that pot documentary about mendocino county! it looks like a very interesting (and beautiful as judging by your pictures!) place to visit!
That dress is so freaking adorable!
All the detail is so great and so you!
I cant wait to see the rest of your pics.
xo
What a darling way to spend your birthday. It looks like a beautiful area to spend time running around in. Your dress is darling and it looks spectacular on you! I hope you had a lovely weekend, Happy Birthday!
Such beautiful beautiful photo's! :) Just came across your blog, it's lovely!
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xoxo
the colour of those tights it's probably one of the best shades of green ever.
happy birthday erin!
excellent dress! excellent everything actually. looks like a fun time! i need to get out of the city myself..
Oh that is such a beautiful bag! And a lovely bow on the dress.
Love where you took these pictures…. stunning! Great outfit!
Carissa
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i literally might have to stop reading your blog soon – your photos are so beautiful they break my heart!! xx
I love the look of this outfit! So stylish and retro!
LOVE that dress! Such pretty photos too! :)
beautiful photos!!!!
A very happy belated birthday to you Erin ! Love your outfit !
Gorgeous pictures! I love the whole girl scout look and the colour mix with those tights make my brain tingle!(heh…I posted a 'brownie' style dress the other day!)
happy belated birthday!
Happy birthday lady love the getup!
What stunning photos! Looks like your trip was gorgeous. What a lovely Kate Spade bag indeed! I also adore those sunnies.
absolutely gorgeous. i need to make the trip one day.
absolutely gorgeous. i need to make the trip one day.
happy belated birthday! i love the dress.. i feel like dear creatures designs everything with you in mind! their dresses suit your style so well :)
absolutely beautiful photos. love the outfit as well. happy birthday.
I love the colour of your tights. I REALLY need to invest in some brown/gold/yellow/beige ones STAT!
Shy
Those are some super gorgeous pics! Wow! What fantastic scenery!!! Not to mention your adorable dress.
These pictures are lovely + breathtaking!!! :D
xo Kat
wow! such beautiful photos! and i LOVE your outfit! super chic :)
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That dress is so darling!
xoxo,
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wow, all these pics are wonderful, love the light! Great job dear! <3
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That is the CUTEST dress I've seen in a long time!
The dress is just darling on you and what a beautiful place too! Your own private hot tub – that does sound like one relaxing weekend :D
not a lot of people can rock colored tights and look fabulous! you are one of the few exceptions ;)
xx
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That dress is absolutely perfect on you. Love!
this is such a well-polished way to wander about – lovely :)
I love that dress. Such wonderful pictures!
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Love the outfit, but these pictures really catch my eyes. It's gorgeous there. Now I want to live there.
This location is just so very amazing. I am really in awe of it. so cool.
Northern California( mainly coastal, winery and woodsy areas) is just a lovely place to live. <3
Your dress is the best.
oh what a pretty view and a lovely dress
oxox
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