Liz On Top of the World

Hi guys! How were your weekends? Mine was soooo good! If you follow me on Instagram than you'll already know that my weekend rocked because of General Conference. For those of you who don't know what General Conference is it's a semiannual meeting of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, held every April and October during which we have the chance to hear the words of the living prophets! It really is so inspiring, uplifting, and comforting. I've never finished a session not having questions answered, fears quieted, and hurt feelings assuaged. If you're in need of any of these things as well, I invite you to not hesitate to stop by lds.org to seek the balm of the words from living prophets. I promise you, you will find comfort! The talks that stood out the most to me were Elder Oaks', Elder Klebingat's, Elder Holland's, and Elder Bednard's! Anyway, my spirit has been replenished and strengthened and I feel SO ready for this week! My spirit is pumped! Also, there's something to be said about spending an entire day in one's house completely make-up free, with sweats on, and a messy top knot. It pretty much rocks.

skirt: c/o ChicWish
sweater: h&m
booties: Aldo's
purse: F21
necklace: Fith & Mae
photos: Raquel

Guys, I really hope this doesn't sound cocky or anything, but I'm DYING over these photos! Not because of how I look or anything vain like that, but because of the COLORS, the COMPOSITION, the LIGHTING, my gosh! I got to meet up with the stupendous Raquel after General Conference on Saturday and snap these and I'm seriously blown away by how talented she is! Not to mention how incredibly friendly and fun she is! I love being able to get to know and work with fellow Latinas! It really is incredible how technology can bring people together. This year alone I've been able to meet and befriend so many amazing/talented people just through instagram! Sounds crazy, right?! Anyway, one of my favorite things about Fall is mixing and matching traditionally Summer pieces with Fall pieces like pairing a maxi skirt with a sweater! It is seriously one of my favorite things to do. It lets me lengthen the life of some the pieces in my wardrobe and keeps things feeling like they're new! Another one of my favorite things about Fall is wearing booties! Seriously, they're everything. There are so many different kinds of booties in terms of heel or no heel, color, cut, etc. The possibilities are endless! I picked up these nude ones at Aldo's (they were on clearance for $30!) and I've pretty much been wearing them non-stop. They go with everything and the chunky heel keeps them comfortable and practical! If you're in the market for a nude bootie (which, you should be;) I highly recommend these babies! They are unfortunately sold out, though, but I've linked the Target option below that look almost identical!

Much love!

Matchy Matchy Cabbage Patchy

Spring has arrived my very dearest dudes! Now, quick, somebody go knock on some wood, just in case. I love Spring because it's that fun time of the year when you can wear shorts and chunky sweaters at the same time, holla, holla! Also, it's the season of pastels, and well, I'm a shameless addict. I'm especially addicted to mint. I lurve that color. If you couldn't already tell by my shoes, nails, and choice of backdrop. I'm just matchy matchy cabbage patchy, aren't I? Also, I'm just noticing the bits of random debris strewn all over the ground in these photos, and I must say, it's an interesting array of junk. A bath and body works tube of vanilla lotion, a Sprite bottle cap, a white construction hard hat and just a bunch o' leaves. Preeetty interesting. Kind of makes me wonder how that exact combination of things ended up together. Like, maybe a construction worker was walking down the street sippin' on some Sprite, when all of a sudden, his hands got horrifically dry (because it was fall, ie the leaves, and so the air was crisp and cold), so he decided to whip out his favorite vanilla scented lotion out of the pocket in his tool belt that he carries it in, BUT then, and this is the real clincher here, he realized it was...EMPTY! GASP! Actually, the real clincher here was that run on sentence. ;)

Chunky Knit Sweater: Hollister similar

Boyfriend Shorts: h&m similar

Sneakers: F21 fun option here

Necklace: h&m (borrowed from my sister with excellent taste;) similar

Now, I know, what you're all dying to hear so I'll just get right to it. The winner of the Nikon D3100 bundle of Part One of the Blogging Essentials giveaway is...Paige! Yay Paige! Woot, woot! So excited for you girl! Be on the lookout for an email from me! Now, just so the rest of you who entered don't get too bummed, remember that we still have Part Two going on (a $160 ASOS gift card) and we'll have Part Three (which will be AWESOME) coming up next Wednesday, so stay tuned! Now, excuse me but I'm signing off to enjoy a massive mug of green tea, a snuggle sesh with my freshly bathed pup, and a Desperate Housewives marathon (Currently on season 6. Ask me if I did anything productive today.)

Much love!