Look of the Day: Roots

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Abril

I’m excited because today I fiiiinally get to start sharing my photos of Mexico with you! I say start because I took a gazillion photos so it’ll take many posts to be able to share all of my favorites.

If you follow me on Instagram/Twitter/Facebook, you may have an idea of the places I visited, which were a few. To sum it up, I traveled to Mexico City for almost 4 weeks, stationed myself there and then traveled during weekends to towns and cities around on a 5 hour radius.

I had such a fantastic time, exploring some of the culturally richest places in Mexico, reconnecting with my roots and with important people in my life. One of those people is my childhood friend Artemisa, who was so kind to snap these Look of the Day photos for me. I spent 5 days at her parents’ house in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, and they were the warmest hosts you could ever imagine. Of course I’ll also share some photos of this lovely little town, but that will be next time as this post is just about this Look of the Day.

And speaking of, how cool is this faux leather jacket I’m wearing? It was a gift from my cousin Luzma (who you might remember I visited a couple of months ago in Seattle), and I love it!! The weather in Mexico was cooler and occasionally rainy so I wore it non-stop, and I plan to continue to do so as soon as the weather permits here in Arizona. I had been wanting a biker leather jacket for ages, and if you don’t have one yet, you better get on it because it is such a must-have.

Well, my dears, I’m off for today but I hope you are having a great week.

Photos by Artemisa Salinas

Dress: H&M – Jacket: a gift

Shoes: Crocs – Backpack: Aldo

Travel: Concrete Jungle

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Abril

Finally, after 12 weeks on the road, I arrived home last night feeling like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz: there’s no place like home!! Unfortunately, it turns out that 12 weeks of not sleeping in your own bed means you have to get used to it again. In other words, I didn’t get great sleep last night, but I’m still very happy to be home. Granted, I’m also a tad overwhelmed with my long to-do list, so it’ll take a few days before I’m actually comfortably settled in again. However, I can get started on that to-do list right now.

“Post my NYC photos on the blog”, checked! Since this is what this post is really about. It was merely 5 weeks ago that I was in New York City enjoying everything the concrete jungle has to offer. This was my third consecutive year to visit NY during Labor Day weekend, and though I love the idea of making it a tradition to visit the big apple at least once a year, I may need to pick a different holiday to do so. Early September is still pretty hot over there; in fact, this year, it was the hottest I’ve ever witnessed, and being a woman of the desert, this humid heat is definitely not for me.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I think I might go take a nap while you scroll down to see the photos. Have a lovely weekend darlings!

Look of the Day: The Last Goodbye

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Abril

Today I bring you a look of the day shot on my last day in Vancouver. Right before heading to downtown Vancouver for a farewell dinner with friends, my dear Norma and I stopped by the Waterfront Park to try to get some photos with the Vancouver skyline as a backdrop.

The whole evening was the perfect way to say goodbye to this beautiful city, my wonderful friends, and this lovely time in my life. The sun was setting, the weather was gorgeous, location was perfect. Right after the photo-shoot, I rode the seabus into downtown for the last time, enjoyed a delicious dinner with my summer Charming Gardeners, and wrapped the night at my favorite jazz bar.

Even though I left Vancouver 4 weeks ago, with this last post and photos from my time there, it kind of feels like the last goodbye. I know I’ll go back there sometime, but for now…goodbye to Vancouver and to a time in my life that will never come back.