I’ve only been back from my family beach vacation for 3 days, but it already seems like it ended so long ago! [insert the crying emoji here] My life is so tragic. I’ve already forgotten how to relax. Maybe a fun little recap of our time in the Outer Banks will do the trick. Or maybe it will make everything worse and life will no longer be worth living. Who knows. Let’s give it a try just for funsies…
Essie gel polish in “Pinned Up”
Before we left, I realized I would be staring at my bare feet for a week so I figured I should make my toenails look pretty.
My Shoes (c/o Shopbop)
Here’s me and the wife, being basic bitches with our skinny jeans and Starbucks while waiting to board the plane to North Carolina!
Bikini Top // Bottom (both on sale) // similar Hat (on sale)
Aaaand now for something a little less modest. (I’ve been eating my veggies and working out so just let me show off for one second, k?) I rarely get new bathing suits because I so rarely wear them, but I decided to spring for 2 new bikinis before this trip to the Outer Banks. There’s one, and here’s the other:
Bikini Top // Bottom (both on sale in other colors)
I was glad I had this high-waisted brief later in the week after I’d been eating and drinking with abandon! #foodbaby
Speaking of food, there were 11 humans and 2 dogs, so dinners were pretty epic. We took turns cooking, and for our turn we put together a pretty fantastic taco bar.
I used this mid-September beach trip as an excuse to wear some of my favorite summery clothes (like this maxi skirt) one last time. And wouldn’t you know it…now Loft is making this same style skirt in solid navy for my fall enjoyment!
You guys, I read a book. A whole book. For the first time in…I don’t even know. I didn’t even know I could still read, so it was a nice surprise. I highly recommend The Only Street in Paris to my fellow francophiles. I felt like I was on two different vacations the whole week!
similar Dress // Shoes (c/o Shopbop) // Watch
This was one of my more presentable outfits (we went out to dinner the last night), and in true living-from-a-suitcase fashion, every single item had already been worn once that week.
Top (on sale) // similar Jeans // similar Shoes // similar Bag (on sale)
After getting sunburned on Thursday, I had to cover up and head to CVS for a bottle of aloe. And triple sec, but that’s not so much related to the sunburn as it is related to margaritas.
This is my favorite photo I took on vacation, and it was just about an hour before we left. I love it a little because Kristin’s wearing a shirt that says “Tipsy Mermaid Saloon,” but I love it a lot because we look so happy. 🙂
