100 Valentine Dresses (With Sleeves) Under $100

I had a reader email me this week asking for help finding a dress with sleeves for her Sweetheart Dance next month, so I figured I'd share my collection with you all in case you, too, are on the lookout for something special. Be sure to click over to see all the pretty options on the second pages of each of the collages, and as always, click on the pictures to shop the looks :)

PINKS + BLUSH

CORALS + REDS

OXBLOOD

lovers week ❤

Tis the week of love! I mentioned that Valentine's Day was coming up a few weeks ago and Marcus let out an annoyed sigh--luckily, I'm sort of right there with him. We love a good reason to celebrate, but we choose to celebrate Arizona's Birthday on February 14th. Obviously, neither of us are anti-love, but there's something about fuzzy red handcuffs greeting me when I walk into Target that really turns me off to the idea of a commercialized day dedicated to the emotion (said the girl in the sequined lip sweater, posing in a cage...).

Don't get me wrong, I've seen Valentines Day Decor done right and I'm all for that--I'm sure once we have kids, I'll be more interested in celebrating this holiday, but until then, it's our day to pay homage to the state in which we were both born--and I'm happy with that!

Do you have any February 14th traditions? Do share!

<<what i wore>>

sunnies//c.o. oasap

sequin lip sweater//c.o. persunmall (buy here)

red coat//c.o. persunmall (buy here)

bullhead black skinny jeans//pacsun (buy here on PROMO!)

colbalt heels//c.o. persunmall (buy here)

choosing my galentine.

Last weekend, I had the lovely pleasure of rubbing shoulders with the beautiful Brooke White--she was wearing this dress and I was gushing with envy, sure that it was a magical vintage 1970s thrift store score. She was pleased with my keenness toward 1970s duds, and called me her soul sister, but informed me that she had actually got it from Lulu*s! Within minutes, it was in my cart and a week later, on my back porch. It is heaven, and paired with these gorgeous Seychelles from my favorite gals at PB&J, I was feeling groovy, and just myself. I love how there are just some outfits that feel like you, this was one of those. 

So, what I'm saying is that I'm going to ask all the fine ladies mentioned above to be my Galentine this February, because they treat me so right, and I love them so!

Any Fun Valentine's Traditions You'd Care to Share?

<<what i wore>>
beach curl//tutorial here
earrings//frances 
dome hat//c.o. oasap (similar here)
sunnies//? (buy similar here)
tooled leather clutch//vintage (buy similar here)
turquoise tear drop necklace//c.o. powder & jade
sweet peonies maxi dress//lulu*s here (similar here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here)
bracelets//threads
rings//etsy
nail color//essie (here)
seychelles third degree heels//c.o. pb&j shop 

Day One//Valentines at the Market

I've realized that when I go on big trips where i take way too many pictures, I get completely overwhelmed with trying to write out all the things that happened and I end up never posting any of it on the blog (like our 1 year anniversary to Disneyland or our two year anniversary to Laguna Beach) so rather than try and sum up our adventure in Hawaii, I'm just going to get the pictures up here.

I mean, really, what is there to say about spending a week in your bathing suit, make-up-less in the sand eating as much Ted's Bakery pie as you can morally reason? 
Oops, guess I just summed it up.

Sorry in advance for the Hawaii overload this week--but i'm not really sorry at all.

 Valentine's dinner at the Waimea Falls Farmer's Market

 i'm sorry to say that my waffles are better, but they gave it a valiant effort.

 100+year old tree--it was mind-blowing.

the grumpiest pair i know.

 also the best hosts ever.

It was glorious.
Amen.