The Denim Desert

Happy Friday!

      No seriously, I am SO HAPPY its Friday!  And next week is the fourth, which means a day off smack dab in the middle of the week, which should be wonderful! I don't have any really exciting weekend plans but I do plan to hide at R's for most of the weekend so I can be in the air conditioning so I can spend quality time with him!  No seriously he has been pretty amazing this week, he helped me design all new business cards and other goodies for my vintage shop, which I will share with you guys soon!  They are so pretty and professional looking, and now I won't have to hand-make all the packaging supplies when I ship out an order like I have been doing for the past year!

 

 

 

 

Outfit Details:

Dress: thrifted/ H&M

Head Scarf: thrifted/ vintage

Heels: thrifted/ Bandolinos

Bracelets: vintage

Purse: My mom's from the 70s

     So, I now know the wonders of the "magic hour" for photography.  These were shot a little after 7pm and the lighting was so perfect.  I usually have to edit the lighting and contrast in my photos to make them look better, and these are pretty much as is!  I have been living in simple dresses almost every day because it's too hot for much of anything else and this simple H&M denim one I thrifted recently has been a favorite.

    Oh how could I forget, I forgot to ramble on about the weather in the beginning of the post! Wouldn't want to disappoint any of my readers so I will tell you about it now.  Actually though, the weather in Colorado has been insane! It is so hot and dry that we have been getting lightning in the evenings, which has been causing terrible wildfires all over the state.  For example, yesterday started with dry heat in the mid 90s, then turned into a torrential  downpour, shortly followed by a hail storm which ended with more lightning and more fires.  It has been pretty scary!  Are any of you having crazy weather where you are?

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

xo Hannah

Tropics

     Though this post looks so bright and cheery, I am feeling slightly sadistic about it.  Maybe sadistic is uhm, a little too strong in degree, but it is really quite hard being back in Colorado when it is about to snow for the next three days, and posting pictures of me in sundresses! {Sigh}

       These pictures are from my second to last night in Hawai'i before and during dinner and happy hour.  We went to an adorable little restaurant called Huggos on the Rocks, where there is no floor in the restaurant just sand.  We three dollar cocktails including the Hawaiian Rainbows and Mai Tais you see below!  It turned out to be a beautiful sunset too.

 

 

Outfit Details:

Cutout Dress: Roxy

Sandals: Borrowed from Aunt

Necklace: Forever21

Purse: Vintage

     I am not looking forward to trudging through the snow to work tomorrow.  It is amazing how you can be perfectly content with where you are, until you go somewhere else and then come back!  Hopefully once I get back into the swing of things I will overcome these post-island blues!  And I do have to admit, I am excited to do nothing but eat good food, watch movies, and snuggle under a bunch of blankets this weekend!
xo Hannah

Bougainvillea & Bow Ties

Hello!

     What a week it has been!  I have been traveling with my boyfriend and family all over the big island of Hawaii and have not had phone or internet for most of it.  It was nice to take a little break from all of the usual technology that fills my every day life.  I will be sharing some pictures of my adventures here in the following week.  We leave tomorrow, and I am completely dreading it.  Not even a small part of me is excited to return to Colorado in the middle of winter!

      These pictures were taken right outside of our apartment in Kailua-Kona.  I am in love with all of the Bougainvillea (umm, hardest word to spell EVER) bushes with brightly colored flowers in bloom all over which inspired this outfit.  To get the hairstyle, I put my hair in a high pony tail, then braided it and wrapped it around, pinning it in place with bobby pins.  Super easy but keeps the hair off my neck in this hot weather.  As for the bow tie, it is a vintage scarf I folded over and tied in a bow under the collar of my blouse.  Yes, I understand that I resemble a clown with my bright colors, polka dots, and bow tie, but who cares! I am on vacation.  

  

 Outfit Details:

Shoes: thrifted

Blouse: vintage/ thrifted

Shorts: Sears

Pin: vintage/ gift

Scarf (tied in bow tie): vintage/ thrifted

     I am off to make the most of my last full day here! Anyone know of any environmental jobs in Hawai'i where I could start tomorrow? I may even be willing to sling burgers for the rest of my life if it meant staying in paradise, and thats coming from a vegetarian!

Happy Friday!

xo Hannah

Kona Botanical Gardens

Aloha!

     Sorry I have been MIA for a few days, we left friday morning and didn't get back until last night.  We spent the day exploring the northern part of the island and then heading to Hapuna Beach to stay overnight at a hotel there.  Hapuna beach is absolutely gorgeous, I highly recommend it if you are ever on the big island of Hawai'i!  

     These pictures were taken on the day my mom and I went on a mini thrift store adventure.  One of the thrift stores was part of a cool little botanical garden that we had all to ourselves.  I am really loving a really light turquoise or mint with red right now, and some of the palms and greens ands reds too!  It was super hot this day and I think the heat was making me slightly delirious, hence the third picture down.  Classy, as usual!

  

  

Outfit Details:

Skirt: thrifted

Hat: target

Top: target (I think!)

Shoes: borrowed from mom

Necklace: vintage

Purse: vintage

          Tomorrow morning we leave early and start off on our adventure around the island.  We will be staying on the Hilo side two nights in a house we rented, and we have about a billion things on our list to see, including healing hot springs, black sand beaches, the volcano, and lava tree state park!  Even though I have experienced these things on past adventures here, R has not, and I am so excited for him to see all of the unbelievably beautiful and unique sights!  

     Not sure if I will have my computer with me, but should be back on Wednesday either way! Off to make some Pupus, have a glass of wine, and play some games!  Hope everyone had a lovely weekend.

xo Hannah

The Black and White Jungle

Greetings from Hawaii,

     I am again posting from paradise! I am currently laying in bed slathered in aloe and drinking a Blueberry Lemonade Smirnoff waiting for my dad to finish grilling dinner.  Who even drinks Smirnoff anymore, I am not sure, but man does it taste refreshing after such a ridiculously hot day! My mom and I went to some Kona thrift shops today and it had to be in at least the mid 80s.  It was a lot of fun, but driving around in a car with no air conditioning was not!  

   

 Outfit Details:

Shorts: thrifted

Tank: Forever21

Necklace: Forever21

Shoes: borrowed from my aunt

Hat: sears

These pictures were taken in a lush area that I discovered the other day right near our apartment here along the bay.  There was a really cool old canoe covered in debris and palm fronds and LOTS of spider webs.  It is so nice to have so many awesome areas to take pictures in so close at hand.  I did not bring my tripod with me though and feel slightly bad about having to ask others to take most of these for me.  My mom has been a very willing participant though because we are outside anyway and this encourages us to explore more. (Thanks mom!)  

Alight, I am off for now but have some really pretty beach pictures I would love to share tomorrow!

xo Hannah