hey girl.

happy halloween! 

may your day be filled with treats. maybe a few tricks. like the funny kind. not the kind that work the street corners. unless the tricks you encounter on the corner are passing out mini butterfingers. in that case snatch those right up. 

the best part of this costume is i had every single item in my closet. all i had to do is spray paint the mirror. 

{oh. p.s. if you haven't figured out who i am dressed as, i'm jess from new girl. ok. that was awkward}

frame // ikea spray painted gold

glasses // warby parker

cardigan // kids section of target

belt // h&m

dress // urban outfitters

flats // urban outfitters

nineties

i kinda felt like cher when wearing this. and by cher i mean horowitz, not the other one. that cher i don't even know her last name. all i know about her is that she's always singing about turning back time. speaking of turning back time, lately i feel like an old, grouchy ninety-year-old man. "rey, why are there so many kids running around screaming outside and cutting through the yard? can we eat dinner yet, i'm starving and my back hurts." he just casually rolls his eyes and reminds me it's only 3:30 p.m., not even ninety-year-olds eat dinner at 3:30 p.m." 

Not sure when he became such a connoisseur of the elderly.

hat // h&m

dress // forever 21

boots // target

seventies

you guys. the high for today in central florida is 78º. that's seventy plus eight degrees! that's a temp beginning with the number seven. ok, you get my point. when i checked my weather channel app last night i began picking out my outfit. i was all "maybe i can actually layer and wear tights and not sweat and not have to crank the ac to avoid sweating because i insisted on wearing layers even though it was going to be 86º. oh! and maybe landon can wear jeans!" that's a lot of numbers and a lot of weather. i hope you were able to keep up.

hat // urban outfitters

sunglasses // free people

belt // vintage
dress // target

boots // target

confusion

i woke up today thinking it was thursday. never a good sign. in case you haven't checked your calendar it is in fact tuesday. also, while you are checking your calendar notice that halloween is next week. i bought my halloween candy yesterday, good thing i brought my life savings with me for that purchase. since when are butterfingers and some kitkats about the same price as a pair of shoes? and by shoes i mean target shoes. nothing but the fanciest for my feet. 

on me

beanie // h&m

sunglasses // free people

jacket // forever 21

tank // h&m

shorts // vintage levi's

tights // target

boots // target

on landon

tee // old navy

denim // old navy

shoes // toms

bobbed

i've been debating chopping my hair into a long bob. debating it so much that i even have dreams about it. one day i'm all for it. the next i decide against it because i'm worried my face will look like a big jack-o'-lantern head. i guess that could be my halloween costume? 

sweater // forever 21

flannel // forever 21

denim // urban outfitters

boots // target

About Time

A few weeks ago I had the privilege of viewing About Time - A film from Richard Curtis, the creator of Love Actually, Notting Hill, and Four Weddings and a Funeral. I really enjoy a film that I can relate to and this one hit home in many ways. Being a mom of a two-year-old I now cry at the drop of a hat whenever I see a commercial, tv show, or movie that shows a child being born. Just like in About Time when Mary and Tim welcome the birth of their first child.  Scenes like that always take me back to the birth of my son. I couldn't help but be transported back to that time as I was watching the film. I relive the moment I first saw him. First held him. First smelled him. All those feelings and emotions come rushing back and you feel like you are in that moment all over again.  

For more than three decades, filmmaker Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Notting Hill, Four Weddings 

and a Funeral) has crafted his signature voice in the world of movies and television, giving audiences 

unforgettable characters who have alternately allowed us to laugh at our ever-so-human foibles and to 

shed a tear at the extraordinary journeys that accompany our ordinary lives. 

Now, with About Time, Curtis gives us his most personal film to date.

At the age of 21, Tim Lake (Domhnall Gleeson) discovers he can travel in time… 

The night after another unsatisfactory New Year party, Tim’s father (Bill Nighy) tells his son that the 

men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. Tim can’t change history, but he 

can change what happens and has happened in his own life—so he decides to make his world a better 

place...by getting a girlfriend. Sadly, that turns out not to be as easy as you might think.

Moving from the Cornwall coast to London to train as a lawyer, Tim finally meets the beautiful but 

insecure Mary (Rachel McAdams). They fall in love, then an unfortunate time-travel incident means he’s never met her at all. So they meet for the first time again—and again—but finally, after a lot of cunning time traveling, he wins her heart. 

Tim then uses his power to create the perfect romantic proposal, to save his wedding from the worst 

best-man speeches and to save his best friend from professional disaster. But as his unusual life 

progresses, Tim finds out that his unique gift can’t save him from the sorrows and ups and downs that 

affect all families, everywhere. There are great limits to what time travel can achieve, and it can be 

dangerous, too. 

About Time is a comedy about love and time travel, which discovers that, in the end, making the most of life may not need time travel at all.

Being a mom of a toddler I rarely get the opportunity to see an adult movie. About Time was the perfect film to break that streak. This film has the perfect blend of comedy and love story. Even my husband thought it was one of the best movies he has seen in quite some time. Of course, having to watch Rachel McAdams never hurts. There were parts that made me laugh out loud followed by shedding a tear in the same moment. The end message leaves you fulfilled and thankful for the ones you hold closest to you. 

This November, get ready to fall in love all over again -- with About Time in theaters November 8, 2013.

Make sure you check out the film trailer here and the About Time website here.

Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Universal Pictures through their partnership with POPSUGAR. While I was compensated to write a post about About Time, all opinions are my own.

abandoned remains

i'm considering a move to north carolina just for their awesome backdrops for family photos, outfit photos, and whatever other random photos i might need. rey tried to convince me to crawl into this abandoned crack house, i mean, fire station. "come on just do it." kinda how a crack head would talk to a non crack head. anyways, i didn't end up in the said crack house slash abandoned fire station. i sent landon instead. he's always up for an adventure. 

what landon wore

beanie // h&m

flannel // old navy

denim // old navy

boots // old navy

what i wore

beanie // h&m

denim jacket // forever 21

tee // forever 21

leggings // target

boots // target

north carolina // 2013

we are back from our north carolina adventure. i miss the weather. i miss the layers. i miss not sweating because i chose to layer and it's projected to be 87°. we had a great trip with my family. spent quality time together. ate too much food and took a photo anytime we spotted a leaf. i'm already planning my outfits for our trip next year. kidding. kinda. 

traveler

we are leaving for north carolina tomorrow. i have hoarded enough layering pieces over the past month to clothe a small army of females and toddlers. when i originally checked the weather it was going to be in the 60's now it has slowly creeped into the 70's. which then creates a whole other round of issues. like what tee to wear under your flannel when you have to remove it because it's too warm. yes, these are the dilemmas that keep me up at night. well, that, and are jess and nick really going to make it as a couple? 

hat // urban outfitters

sunglasses // free people

dress // forever 21

boots // sam & libby for target 

approval rate

when i wore this outfit people my age or younger approved and gave me compliments all day long. the older crowd however, not as approving. as i walked by i heard one elderly man whisper to his wife, girlfriend, baby mama, what have you "i feel like i'm in another country when i see how some of these people are dressed." " hi, sir? yes. i can hear you. thanks. i'm glad i make you feel european while you are sitting in your chair sipping your mimosa in lake mary, florida. you're welcome. chao!"

hat // h&m

overalls // forever 21

tank // h&m

boots // sam & libby for target

bug bites // free due to the florida weather 

dreaming

we are leaving on our yearly north carolina trip a week from today. to say i am ecstatic is an understatement. i have been stockpiling layers and will probably change forty-six times throughout the day just to get through them all. i can't wait for real fall weather. apple cider. leaves and pumpkin flavored beer. 

hat // h&m

sunglasses // free people

blouse // forever 21

denim // vintage levi's

boots // sam & libby for target