A Summer Abroad

Well, hello!

Fancy meeting you here. No, really, you still come around this place? I feel like it is the internet equivalent of an old, dusty corner of an attic where no one goes and has not seen the light of day for more than 20 years. Or maybe that is just me being dramatic

Either way, I have spent my summer far and away, but now am settled back into more or less of a routine. For the chunk of my time spent away, I was in Las Vegas visiting my sister, Nikki (and my adorable new baby niece Charlotte). While is Las Vegas we also went to Arizona, near Phoenix, to visit my other sister, Jaime. And we also took a trip down to San Diego.

My sister's and I. Jaime on the left, Nikki on the right. Charlotte being cute.

 World's Tallest Thermometer in Baker California!

Hiking in Mt. Charleston (yes, this picture may have been the best one lol)

Sunset on the beach in San Diego :)

Me at a nightclub in Las Vegas (it's XS at Wynn...literally the # 1 nightclub in the world!)

I had tons of fun with my sisters! Going to the nightclub was actually really fun. I am usually the sit at home and read a book, or curl up with Netflix and a cup of tea type, but going out was nice for a change! I lot of people started talking to me, and I met some pretty interesting characters to say the least.

You will note a lack of vintage wardrobe in the post. That is because, despite all the lovely travel tips I have gotten from other lovely blogger ladies (including: Traveling Vintage by Janey,  Vacation Wardrobe by Frances, and lots of other lovely posts I cannot...am to lazy to...track down) I just didn't feel up to it this time. Next time I have a trip I might try it (at least with some things) but when I am on vacation mode, I don't feel like doing a whole lot of laundering. 

I did manage to make a vintage top right before I left though :)

It's a vintage swimsuit top that seemed like a perfect summer top! I used a vintage pillow case, some lace, and red buttons. 

I also went to somewhere else this summer....NORWAY!!!!!!!!!!!

More on that in another post though! I will try to do some more vintage outfit/inspiration posts in the meantime. To lure people back in to reading this for what it was originally intended, then bam! Make them read about my fabulous trip to Norway Muaahahahahahah! It's foolproof I tell you. Only now I am a fool because I just told you. Blast! My plot has been foiled. Oh well. I trust at least someone will still be around.

Ta-Ta for now! 

Abbi :)

Greetings from Las Vegas!

So you guys may know from my last post that I was going to Las Vegas...and I'm here! I flew in on Sunday morning. Here are a few pictures.

The outfit pictures were actually taken right before I left Ohio in the morning, about 6 am.As you may notice, I am wearing bright, new tennis shoes. The reason? Well, not only did I need them, as my old gym shoes were getting holes, but my reasoning was that if the plane had to crash land I could run to safety/to get help. Smart, I know.

This is my sister's view!

And the picture above is from the airport.


I am hoping to make a trip to one of the 2 Bettie Page stores here in Vegas. We went last year, but didn't stay very long (in my opinion, long enough would have been until I tried on everything in the store). :)

Happy New Year!

Well, it's officially 2013. The year really did fly by.

Most of the blogs I follow have some sort of "year in review" but being fairly new to the blogging world, I don't have a whole lot.

But here are some things I did do(that have happened) this year. These picture are not from my blog because they are before I started posting very much, but they are my pictures. Either me or my sister, Nikki took them.

Went to the Pacific Ocean for the first time.

Went to Las Vegas to visit my sister

 

Took a trip to the Hoover Dam

Went to the San Diego Zoo.

Dyed and cut my hair for the first time. First I dyed it blonder,then I dyed it red, then I got a haircut.

 

 Made my first apron.

Worked in an office.

Had a wonderful spring :).

Got my first pet, Roxie the Papillon.

Also.

 Had my first full year selling on Etsy. Had a first date (ultimately unsuccessful). Started dressing and hair styling with more of a vintage influence. Got braces. Got a new nephew.

And so many other things!

I didn't really make a New Year's Resolution this year, but I normally don't. Resolution's hold no motivation for me. I need some sort of incentive. So my incentive would probably be to be able to feel very comfortable in a swimming suit this year. And to give my incentives some tangibility, here are some suits that I love.

Technically it's a girl's size, but I love the style. From Etsy

This red polka-dot one from Modcloth

Well, I guess that will be all because I can't really figure the whole linking picture form other sites thing. Anyway, I hope y'all have a safe, happy, and healthy New Year. Here's to 2013. Cheers!