must haves when packing for europe//

Remember when I went to Europe in May and had the adventure of a lifetime with Marcus? The adventure in which we took literally thousands of pictures and somehow none have ended up here? Well, that's because I just finally got done narrowing down just the photos we took while in Denmark (only one of the 4 countries we stopped in) and it was still 532 photos--ugh...this is taking forever!
But I've had people emailing me telling me they're making plans to head over the pond and they want to know what to pack--I hope to get a whole packing tips post up sometime, but until then I just wanted to do a quick post of my very, very favorite items I brought with me:

1. A classic and timeless trench coat. 

I got mine here from sheinside, which I would totally recommend--it's lightweight, so I never felt stuffy or too hot. It isn't heavy, so it wasn't a pain to lug around when I needed to take it off--plus, i steamed it before I left and it stayed wrinkle-free the whole trip. (buy similar here)

2. A pretty scarf. 

You've probably heard that everyone in Europe wears scarfs--but if you didn't believe it, let me tell you, it's true--EVERYONE, at least every woman. And since I basically wore this trench coat everyday, that like I said, I love it, but it's just...khaki, so it was fun to have a scarf that popped. Mine is an old one from j.crew, but there's a similar one here ($9), here ($19), or here ($26).

3. A dark pair of jeans or pants.

I got mine right here ($45) and wore them probably 15 of the 21 days we were there. They were so comfortable, went with everything, they kept my legs warm (and allowed me to not waste time shaving my legs every morning), plus they were a really dark wash, so i felt comfortable going into fancy places like castles and cathedrals. They're also quite thin, so the didn't take up any space in my bag and they miraculously never stretched out.

4. Remix Vintage walking shoes.

I can not tell you how much I love these shoes. CAN NOT! I think I wore them everyday, but two and those two days were the only two days I had sore feet. They are so incredibly comfortable and because they're a (low) platform, I could use them as a dressy shoe for Sunday. Plus, I got complimented by a few europeans, so that was fun :). They weren't cheap, but they were the best purchase I made in preparation for Europe in my opinion--thanks to the awesome recommendation from the lovely ladies at Frances Vintage here in Phoenix.

Crickets.

So as you may have noticed, it's been an empty wall over here for a while. We spent the last three weeks in Europe as some of you have seen on instagram. It was so much fun and here's where i feel like i should say, "and i can't wait to share it all with you."

But to be perfectly truthful, I can wait--at least for now. I'm just so happy (and somewhat overwhelmed) to be home and back to normal life, that I need to take some time to get everything back in order at the homefront--then I promise I will share some fun pictures, a few stories, and even some travel and packing tips.

we were inspired by all the gorgeous window boxes in italy, so we came home and built our own!

Until then, you can find me on instagram :)