do you believe in love at first sight? i didn’t until i spotted this dress (sorry husband!). i mean, the pattern, the colors, the back, the pockets! HOT DAMN MARA HOFFMAN YOU KILLED IT WITH THIS ONE!!!
SHOP THIS OUTFIT: dress: mara hoffman (this print also comes in shorts and this dress!) // shoes: boutique 9 // bracelet: tori burch // ring: kelly wearstler
hi everyone! hope you had a great weekend! as i mentioned before, lou and i celebrated our five year dating anniversary friday. do you do that? it’s so fun to re-live the day we first started our love affair, i can’t give it up just because we have a more official wedding anniversary! we usually start talking about it a couple days before (we go over all the little details- our first kiss, what we did that day, how we both felt- it’s kind of disgustingly cute). to celebrate on friday we went out to brunch, to knott’s soak city (i do not recommend), watched movies in bed, had dinner at one of our palm springs favorites (workshop), and exchanged sentimental cards that made me cry. it was perfect!
so i guess i jumped the gun a little when i wrote that we’re halfway through the year, it’s not really half way through the year until july 1st. i get excited for fresh starts, what can i say?! mondays, new months, new years, halfway points, they all give me a little thrill. so i suppose i probably carry on pretending that we’re halfway through until it hits july, then start over!
thanks so much to all of you who responded to my little survey (and it’s still open if you want to chime in here)! your answers are helpful, encouraging, kind and so great to read. they’ve also inspired me! the overwhelming consensus was MORE of EVERYTHING! i get it and i agree, more is always more! so, i’m going to add in a few things to the weekly rotation…and try to increase the amount of posting i do. here’s what i’ve got planned…. {more after the jump}
one thing that i’d like to add into my friday links is a “reader of the week” to share your sites with each other! so, if you will, please leave your blog / website in the comments on the friday links posts if you’d like to be included and i’ll choose a favorite to share the following week! i hope that will help build even more of a community around here.
per a few requests i’m also going to try to include more budget friendly options in my style/ask sarah series (starting after today’s style post that is very not wallet friendly). here’s my disclaimer though- i always think it’s best to buy the highest quality that you can afford, and invest in clothing that will last. i’d rather have a smaller selection of high quality items than a million things from Forever 21 and H&M. i think H&M and Forever 21 are great, but I shop there on VERY limited occasions because the quality isn’t there and i’ve found that my purchases rarely last more than 6 months in my closet. and i can’t stand that kind of waste! so in the past when i’ve been on a more restrictive budget i’ve scoured sales racks like a maniac (nordstrom rack, off 5th and tj maxx!) to buy high quality pieces at a huge discount. that being said, we all gotta do what we gotta do to get dressed every morning! i’ll try to find some less expensive, high quality items to include more often, pinky swear.
i’m also going to start a series that’s just general musings on life. don’t worry, i don’t think i’m a guru or even close to having HALF of it figured out, but i have learned some things in my years adventuring around and would love to have more discussions about how to live a better, happier life! i so look forward to that (and know that i read ALL of your comments, and am always amazed and inspired by your words on these kinds of posts!)
have a great monday everyone! i’ll be posting a style post that might be my favorite so far in just a couple hours to kick off this “fresh start”! xx- sarah
* more photos 0f ruca bean yates mora here
hi everyone! can you believe that we’re halfway through the year? i love thinking of june 1st a little bit like january 1st- a chance to look at what’s ahead, shake things up a bit, re-visit goals and just generally start fresh. so tomorrow that’s what i’ll be doing, followed by a day of re-charging on sunday. cannot wait! what do you have planned for the weekend? hopefully the links below will inspire you at some point… have a great one! xx- sarah {more after the jump}
lou and i are celebrating our 5 year dating anniversary today! (in my imagination, we’re here)
i added a new page to the blog for a permanent spot to share the things i’m coveting most!
a very helpful reminder… the choice is yours.
i can’t imagine i’d love this dress any less than a first born child.
so much sweetness here, what a beautiful life!
i’m going to give these a go, don’t they look so delicious?!
and also this, because grilled pineapple is ALWAYS a good idea.
have i mentioned before how much i love this tumblr? so much.
lou’s birthday is in 14 days. he asked for a party and this. he will be forever young.
in case you missed it here, i think i’ve decided on a wallpaper for the guest bedroom/my office (found here).
someone recently emailed asking where i get my fonts…this is my favorite spot to find new ones!
j crew is doing something really fun with shorts this year! loving these, these and these.
are you a wine drinker? this could be handy!
on my summer reading list: this classic, a sure to be hilarious book, and this- for obvious reason.
and last but most definitely not least… since i’m treating june 1st like new years i’m thinking about how i can make a house in the hills an even better place for us to hang out. i created a little survey that i’d love if you’d take just a couple minutes to respond to… it’s only a few questions to guage whether ya’ll might like if i mixed things up a bit. {and to find out where you live because i am always so fascinated by that!} so, if you will…. here’s the survey. thanks so much in advance! have a fantastic weekend friends! xx- sarah
photo of georgia may jagger via
hot diggity summer has arrived here in the desert! it’s supposed to hit 109 degrees on saturday. which means i’ll be in the pool every chance i get cooling off and soaking up the sunshine! it also means that if i’m not in the pool i’ll be wearing short shorts and neon while eating popsicles. that is my life until october. oh palm springs! anyone up for a house swap? xx- sarah
SHOP THIS OUTFIT: shorts: lovers and friends, tank: bobi, shoes: boutique 9, bag: clare vivier, watch: marc jacobs, ring: kelly wearstler, glasses: free people
as promised, another recipe to make use of those preserved lemons! i whipped up this cauliflower couscous with chickpeas, preserved lemons and parsley- easy, healthy, delicious. i would prefer it as a side dish, although we ate it as a meal (with tobasco, because in our house it isn’t a meal if there’s not hot sauce involved). lou said it “tastes like fish” which is a little confusing because a fish has been no where near this dish. and though i love seafood, i don’t want non-seafood dishes to taste fishy! he later backtracked and said this dish would be “so good served with fish”. thatta husband, way to recover. anyway, i think it was the lemon and parsley that tricked his taste association button. or he’s fucking with me. it’s hard to say definitively. thoughts my friends? xx- sarah {more after the jump}
i’m just LOVING this cropped top, high waisted skirt pair from topshop. it’s going to get a lot of wear this summer, as easily worn with sandals running errands as it is dressed up just a bit with these wedges. and the slits in the front, the way it blows in the breeze….just perfect. and i can’t wait to pair both with other pieces in my closet. well done topshop, well done! xx- sarah
skirt and top: topshop, shoes: dolce vita, sunnies: free people, bag: clare vivier, bracelet: tory burch, skinny rings: catbird via free people lips: dior blazing red
