Last weekend, we went up to our annual mini family reunion in St. Johns, AZ to visit my Great Grandma and celebrate the 24th of July. We normally spend the weekend playing cards, watching the parade, and eating until we feel sick. So instead of gaining 5 lbs like normal, we rolled ourselves off the couch to run a 5K! We also took some pretty pictures during our down time... Enjoy!
My Great Grandma is the bomb. She is 86 years old and still walks 2 miles almost every day! I love the way she talks about my Great Grandpa, who has been in heaven for over 20 years now, and their sweet marriage.
Birkenstocks are the new "It" shoe! **happy dance** for comfort and style! At first, I was hesitant because I have only seen them on wanna-be hippies at BYU and old people that wear them with socks... but after seeing that JCrew and Urban Outfitters were selling them and that they were in every fashion magazine I've read this month (InStyle, ELLE, Vogue) I had to try on a pair. They are SOOO comfy and not nearly as clunky as I thought they would be, so I bought the Arizona style in taupe! I'm completely obsessed now and wish that I wasn't a poor college student so I could buy them in every color and wear them every day. If you aren't sure if you want to buy a pair, just promise me that you will try them on before they are SOLD OUT (you heard me right, they are so popular right now that the black pair are on back order for 3 months) or bump up in price because of the high demand. Even my super stylish, stiletto wearing momma ordered a pair of shiny silver ones because mine were so comfy.
On a side note, Bridgett is my built-in hair stylist (and I'm her make-up artist) so we decided to try a new hairstyle on Saturday and then take pretty pictures. It is a dutch side braid! Sisters are the best.
If you need more Birkenstock inspiration, go check out my Birks Pinterest Board!
What we wore...
My lace shirt: Target
Bridgett's neon shirt: Target
My shorts: American Eagle
My shoes: Birkenstock
http://www.uglymag.com/ugly-fashion/2014/4/9/the-brilliance-of-birkenstocks
ReplyDeleteI wrote for a fashion magazine/blog about Birkenstocks too! I bought the black pair that are a stretchy top material instead of leather. They are so comfy and cute. Great taste cousins!