Summer Evening Outfit and July-stagrams

Head to Toe: Blouse, Thrifted; Skirt, H&M; Sandals, Charlotte Russe.

Wore this outfit last weekend to dinner with girlfriends to celebrate my friend Monika's birthday. I felt like getting a little dressy, and was excited to wear this awesome silk top I nabbed thrifting for $5 at Saver's.

Has July really come and gone already? Though I can't believe how fast it's flying, this has been one of my favorite summers. I've come to learn that in the big girl world, summer means something entirely different than when you're a kid. Even though I enjoyed my college summers, I was always working and taking classes, and my friends' schedules and mine were always all over the place. This is my second summer working full time, and I've come to savor the time I spend outside and plan weekend trips when  I can. Looking back on my favorite July memories (biking on Fourth of July, going to see Jay Z, lighthouse visiting), I really feel like I have been getting the most out of the season. And there is more than a month left! Yesterday my friends and I took a trip to Rhode Island to go to the beach and had a great time sunning and swimming. More adventures are to be had; what's left on your summer to-do list?

 Photos by Mom