shorts season is in full swing

It's official: it's hot. And to top things off, my car has no A/C.
Which can mean only one thing...time to bust out the shorts. I tried to go somewhere in jeans yesterday and the second I got in my car I had only one thought: "Nope." It took all of about 30 seconds before I hopped back out and went inside to change into shorts.
I'm excited for a weather change simply because it means I get to go shopping for warm-weather clothes! Lots of shorts and sundresses and pretty summer patterns. What are you guys shopping for this spring/summer?

• Denim jacket- Calvin Klein (thrifted)
• Tank- thrifted
• Short- Forever21
• Bag- Kohls
• Booties- Urban OG

xo Susie

on the ranch

photos by Mary Gibson

I'm back from a nice few days in Oklahoma! It was a nice little break from reality, but unfortunately, school starts up again tomorrow. Spring break was nice while it lasted!
The place we stayed at was really neat- we had our own little cabin/ranch house which backed up to a huge field of cows and watering holes (where the cows drank from and we fished from) and there was a nice little hot tub out back on the deck for the evenings. The sunsets were beautiful, and there were two sweet kittens who sat on the back porch waiting patiently for us to come out and visit with them all day! It was so quiet and peaceful up there, I'll miss it!

How was everyone else's Spring Break? Anything exciting? :')

• Scalloped leather shorts- c/o nowistyle.jp
• Denim shirt- Miley Cyrus/Max Azria
• Watch- Target

xo Susie

dalmatian // shopping // homemade latte

OOTD Yesterday
Sweater- Thrifted
Scarf- Forever21
Pants- H&M
Booties- Bamboo
Bag- Thrifted (but the tag says Old navy)

Found the cuuutest pair of metallic black crochet shorts yesterday but I didn't get them because they were pricey and it's practically winter :(
I regret it already...coulda saved 'em for next summer ughhh

FIRST HOMEMADE LATTE AW YEAH!
I bought a stovetop espresso maker yesterday at Marshall's for $6 and some ground espresso for $5 and decided to give it a try this morning. The espresso came out SO GOOD and I poured in a bit of vanilla coffee syrup and used my cheap little $2 milk frother on some heated milk and VOILA! A homemade latte.
The money saving begins here.

where is the november weather

It's November (where has the year gone?!) and it's back up to 85 degrees.
I shouldn't be surprised...this happens every year in Texas...but it still irritates me to death. I'm ready for cold weather!!

In other news, I took the SAT today. That was ridiculous. I better have gotten a good score because there's no way in heck I'm doing that again.

Shorts- thrifted w/ DIY lace trim
Shirt- Mossimo (given to me from a friend) and tied with a knot in the front
Necklace- forever21

xx

just little things

Everything in this photo is under $10! I'm such a thrifty, frugal girl. Phone case- amazon, wedges- Target, fur vest- thrifted, DIY lace trim shorts- thrifted (then I added the trim!), sunglasses- Target, ring- thrifted.

detailzzzzzz

DIY lace trim shorts! I'm not entirely finished with them (have to sew up the edges- they look messy). Just use fabric glue and then sew them on!

DIY lace trim part 2- back side.

Was feeling healthy yesterday, as you can see (a rare occurance for me). I already ate all the blueberries...oops.

Salad w/ avocado! Yum yum yum.

Spent the morning out thrifting with my sister and found so many great things (those lavender shorts being one of them) and the rest you'll probably see soon! I'm such a sucker for buying sweaters in the summer because I miss autumn/winter so much....I bought like 5 and I almost regret it but not really because it's better to get them now when they're cheaper!
I also DIY'd some shorts when I got home because I had like 6 cups of coffee and was starting to go insane from a caffeine overdose and needed something to do.
I still need to touch them up a bit, but overall I'm happy with the outcome!
I'm also a huge salad nut (favorite food!) and have been trying to step outside of my caesar-salad-only routine and add new things, so yesterday I tried avocado! Tasted even better than I expected :')
We're also having an unexpected thunderstorm here right now (which is a huge blessing in Texas) so today has been a good day!