Quick snap...

...before my day of appointments and errands begins! 

I've been absent for a few weeks, but I'll be blogging on the regularly again soon. 

Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget deep breaths as you navigate the busy holiday season!

Polyvore Outfit: Featuring Azaya Blue Lulu Necklace

This would be perfect for a day out with the boys to the museums and lunch!  I have plenty of striped tops, and with the floral-ish motif of the Lulu necklace, it's (almost) like pattern mixing.  With some dark skinny jeans and comfy slip-on boots, any mom (or non-mom) would feel comfortable and casually refined in this outfit.  At least I think so.

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AB Lulu with B&W Striped Top by tima922 featuring slip on boots
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"I have always
thought of

accessories as the 

exclamation point

of a woman's 

outfit."

-Michael Kors

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Life lately...

...has been a bit hectic, but so goes the mommy life sometimes. Fevers, coughs, earaches...I didn't know becoming a mom would make me a nurse in practice, but it's all good. Anything for my family!

Between it all, I was able to take Little Brother to the park on our street and get a breath of fresh air.  Which was one small reminder that despite it all, life is so good!

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One of our favorite places to spend the day as a family is the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.  When we moved here, it only made sense to us to get a membership for the San Diego Zoo, and to our surprise, the Safari Park was part of the deal!  We don't get there as much as the zoo, as it's about a half hour away.  But when we do, we spend hours, and always observe something new.  Here are some photos from our visit this weekend.  If you're ever in the San Diego area, the Safari Park is a must do!

Welcomed by a lion

Pretty walkway to the Tiger Trail

Blurry shot through the glass, but look at that fang and the size of those paws!

Slinking by on the other side of the fence, beautiful stripes!

The view from Condor Ridge

Perching birdie

Ducks in a row

Lovely pink flower in the aviary

Pelicans stretching out as the sun starts to go down

There are many more animals that we didn't visit this time, like elephants, lemurs and cheetahs.  But I hope you enjoyed these, and thanks for visiting!

It's kinda, almost scarf weather...

I know living in Southern California makes it so that I'm a bit spoiled when it comes to the weather.  I'll have you know, I grew up in what most would call "real" weather...the Great Pacific Northwest (U.P./Tacoma & Seattle to be specific)!  And if that wasn't enough, I spent 4 years of my mid-20's living in Chicago, talking the "El", bus, cabs, biking and walking all over the city, in various degrees of extremes of "real" weather.  But now, I digress. 

Despite all of that, it didn't take long for me to acclimate to SoCal.  And with the temps having been in low 70's over the weekend, I found myself needing to wear a scarf on our trip to the Safari Park over the weekend.  I decided to pair my plain old black henley with my grey Azaya Blue Aria scarf.  It was a nice contrast, and kept my temperature just right, especially when we were in shady spots.  I actually hope that the temps stay down a bit, as one of things I do actually miss about "real" weather is accessorizing with scarves!

 

 sunglasses: Tahari, earrings: Azaya Blue Lyon, Scarf: Azaya Blue Aria, top: J.Crew, jeans: DKNY, purse: Polo

 

 

 Aria scarf chain tassel and beads

Word!

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Up a notch

Some days, a mama just has to step it up a notch.  

Yesterday, for shopping and lunch, I went with my typical jeans and a tee.  

However, to feel a bit more "put together", I also wore my Azaya Blue Baylee necklace. 

I felt amazing wearing it, and noticed a few pairs of eyes glance towards my neck as well!

top: Gap, necklace: Azaya Blue Baylee, belt: gap, jeans: WESC

Afternoon jaunt

I took a quick snap on a little shopping and lunch outing yesterday. 

 I'm so happy and fortunate to live in Southern California!

 

 

November nights

I think tonight is the night that I finally get to crack into these glossy beauties!  Most of my magazine reading is done in the evenings after the boys are asleep, and the house is quiet.  I'll take it :)