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// West Seattle
PINK FEDORA: River Island via ASOS
HEART PRINT SWEATER: LOFT
DIY DENIM SKIRT (Similar Here): GAP
METALLIC LACE-UP HEELS: ASOS
VINTAGE BAG: Buffalo Exchange
RHINESTONE EARRINGS: c/o Charlotte Russe
BELT: Goodwill
WATCH: Nordstrom Rack
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Hi LOVEs!
Happy Hump day! Hope your day is going well so far!
I mentioned a few posts back that my parents and grandpa came to visit Seattle last month for the first time ever, and the days I spent with them were incredibly amazing and fun! I was especially happy to see my 79 year old grandpa, who remains so healthy and active, and I was very impressed that he is super adventurous, and a big eater!!!! No wonder he is still full of vitality! I wished they could have stayed longer or that I could have gone back to Japan with them...
My mom and I are very alike. I love giving people a surprise, and I think I inherited that personality trait from my mom.
During my parents' stay we were strolling around downtown Seattle and I saw a very lovely window display at
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While I looked at the display I was muttering, "Omg! These heart print tops are so cute!" My mom heard what I said and asked me, "Which ones, which ones? :)" I pointed at the display and added "I can't buy them anyway, so let's go!" We walked away at the time. A few days later, while we were on the way back to their hotel, which was located in DT Settle, my mom told me, "I kinda want to look around the shops, so go ahead to the hotel first..." She refused when I asked to shop together. I wondered why she suddenly wanted to go shopping but rejected me going with her. After 30 mins or so, she came back to the hotel empty handed! It was very weird that even after she said she wanted to shop she ended up not getting anything at all!
However, she totally tricked me, because she wanted to surprise me at the airpot. As I was seeing them off, my mom handed me a cute bag!! Yes!!!!! It was a gift of those heart printed tops I saw in the display window the other day!! She also included a Starbucks gift card! I opened the bag when I got home, and needless to say I burst into tears and was full of appreciation and love! I was hugging the clothes with happy tears for a long time.
So that's the sweet story behind this outfit, as I am wearing one of those
that she gifted me. Not to mention, I LOVE THIS SWEATER SO MUCH! Not only because it's a gift from my mom, but because it's also super soft and warm yet effortlessly chic. The heart design is amazingly playful and the sweater's color is my favorite color for fall -- navy. Everything about it is just superb! If I don't have time in the morning but still want to be so stylish, this top is the perfect solution! I throw it on with a skinny and heels, and I am good to go!
I kept it in the same color family by wearing a denim skirt that I DIYed to create a distressed skirt, but I spiced things up with
and
. These ones are my current obsessions right now! The cuteness of the sweater naturally prompted me to do a side fish-braided hair to give extra appealing to the look, and these real stone rings that are also gifts from my mom don't overpower the look, yet they dazzle on my hands!
I will share a look with the other heart print top with you guys soon! Stay tuned!
What's your surprise gifts from your mom that you love at the most?
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Thank you for reading!!!!
XOXO
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