iPhone Photos: Up North

iPhone Photos: Up North

We had two truly magical weeks at the cottage. Time spent hiking through the woods, watching herds of deer graze outside our windows, visiting the stormy shores of Lake Michigan, reading by the fire and finding pretty snowflake crystals...

iPhone photos- CameraBag app

...New giveaway tomorrow!!

Yours,

Woodland Wishes

Woodland Wishes

This is one of my first attempts at wearing more neutral clothes for the post-holiday/pre-spring season. I'm definitely taking a leap out of my comfort zone with this pale peach dress. I feel a bit like a big fleshy blob. Ha. Since I'm still up north at my parents' cottage, I had my order from F21 shipped up here. It arrived yesterday, just in time for a pre-twilight shoot. I was lucky enough to snap up this lace dress before it sold out and I decided to order another pair of heeled desert boots but this time in black. I have to say they are incredibly comfortable and even have some tread to stop me from slipping! Major bonus with all the ice and snow.

Photos by Cole. Thanks, darling!

Dress and boots: F21
Tights: Target
Hat: asos...Yours,

Snow, snow, snow

Snow, snow, snow

Well, this outfit isn't much to look at, but this is how I dress when I'm at the cottage- old hiking boots, jeans, flannel shirt and parka! Plus, I wanted to show you how pretty all the fresh snow looks and of course, how beautiful Torch Lake is in the winter! Oh, and I forgot to mention I bought these jeans during UO $29 sale!

Photos by Cole. Thanks, darling!

Parka: F21
Old beret and new jeans: Urban Outfitters...So sorry for the delay- chosen by random.org, the winner of the LaRoux's Closet giveaway is Anthea, of Embracing Style. A big Thank You to my lovely sponsor Heather and thanks to everyone that entered!Yours,

iPhone Photos: Petoskey, MI

iPhone Photos: Petoskey, MI

Plus a few extra up north photos...

Photos by me with Camera Bag app.

...Did you all have a great weekend?

New photo shoot tomorrow!

Yours,

Up North

Up North

Photos by me using iPhone Camera Bag app.

...I must say that Cole, Wellie, Pip and I had a wonderful time on our vacation at my parents' cottage. The first few days were so cool and crisp and gorgeous that we drank hot toddies by the fire and cuddled up with blankets. Then came a huge and horrible heat wave with the temps rising into the high nineties with 95% humidity. Since there is no air conditioning at the cottage, all we could do was lay around sweating and drinking cold beer. After suffering through the heat for a few days, we were saved by some wonderful thunderstorms that cooled the night down and made it enjoyable to sleep again. The final few days felt like the first and made me as happy as a caramel apple on a cool Autumn day.

Vacationing up north is truly so wonderful, but it doesn't come without its downfalls. I had a horrid internet connection and pretty much drove everyday to Traverse City or Petoskey to find a free wifi hot spot. This made the vacation a little less relaxing and a bit more stressful. I'm really thankful that I planned ahead of time and scheduled such amazing guest bloggers. I seriously don't know what I would have done without them. A hugely massive Thank You to Beatrice, Claire, Annie, Starr and Rosie!! Not only are you girls total life savers but you are also extremely inspiring. Every day was such a wonderful surprise, clicking on my blog and reading your guest posts. I am so very thankful to call each of you my blogging friends!!

Another big Thank You to all my amazing readers for sticking with me during my vacation and for treating my guests with love and kindness! You are all truly the best readers a girl could ask for.

Cole starts the second (final) year of graduate business school today! Wish him luck. Urg, I have the first-day-of-school-jitters by proxy.

Yours,

Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan

There is nothing more perfect to me then a crisp day spent by a lake. We took these photos last week at our favorite secret Lake Michigan access spot.

Photos by me & Cole using iPhone Camera Bag app.

...Happy Labor Day!

I'm heading home today, it will be nice being back and having reliable internet. Sorry for the lack of tumblr outfit, I was unable to access the site with my spotty signal. I will try to post it tonight. ;)

Yours,