amidst the flowers, a jug of wine.

good morning all! today we have another post about gorgeous sonoma, ca. I adore staying at my parent's house because it feels like a perpetual vacation. it is amazing to me how lucky they are to just hop out of bed and have all of wine country at their finger tips. people travel from all over the world to be able to share what they experience every weekend. it is not uncommon for us to be out running errands and to bump into not just people visiting from other states, but from other countries as well. it always makes for an interesting day. of course, one of the first things we did while I was there was head out to go wine tasting. my mom had to pick up her wine club shipments for the summer and we made an afternoon of it.

scarf- 7 for all man kind

dress- forever21

long sleeved black tee- h&m

sunnies- ray ban

new summer time mac eyeliner!

these shots were taken in our garden before we left. isn't it unbelievable? I wish I had inherited my mother's green thumb. sadly, no.

while we made it to a few wineries that day, I kept my camera out for B.R. Cohn. this is always an interesting place to make a stop. it is widely known as the "rock and roll" winery. and by widely known, I mean that is what my friends, family, and I have deemed it. but for good measure. it is owned by a music manager who works with bands such as the doobie brothers. the entire place has an incredibly laid back vibe to it. the walls are plastered with funky, original artwork, with record plaques, with autographed guittars, and old band photos. beyond groovy. every year the winery still makes a "doobie brothers signature bottle". very classic.













it was a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. ah, bliss. as for this week, I am busy getting ready to head out of town again. at this rate I will never get this house unpacked and painted. I'm not feeling too guilty because that isn't what summers are for anyways. perhaps, this fall? cheers to living out of boxes and suitcases for the next three months!

on and ending note... who likes the blog's summer revamp? was feeling it needed a little makeover for the season. :) know you all know how I spent my weekend.

peace and love to you today :)

a moment in the sun.

happy tuesday bloggerland!
I hope today finds you all happy and still smiling from the post alice awesomeness.
was I the only one who noticed that almost every fashion blogger in the world rocked an "alice ensemble post" yesterday?
there were some really fantabulous and fantastic outfits, that were completely worthy of an adventure in wonderland. I love leaving a blog feeling creative and inspired.
anyways, allow me to share some more of the past weekend's escapades with you. we had a super full day on saturday that was beyond glorious. the hubs, aka logan, usually never has a weekend day off like the rest of the world. so in honor of that, we took a hiatus day from packing up our place and ventured out into the arizona sunshine.
saturday was a gorgeous day and it was lovely being out with my man, exploring tucson. (however, dont even get me started on the downpour that was sunday and the fact that my windshield wiper totally broke in the middle of said downpour)

lots & lots & lots of photos of this outfit because I loved it so much. of all the styles that I enjoy wearing, I really feel most at home in my bohemian look. beautiful, flowy tunics and bright patterns have always appealed to me so boho is pretty much my go-to.

I was also able to wear yet another of my busy bee headbands. did I mention that I accidentally ordered another one last night? I'm pretty much addicted to them at this point. I just can't get over how unique they are, and they are handmade which is auh-mazing. you can see that so much thought and love goes into each one of them.

what does every boho chic look need? a peace sign thrown in somewhere.
my two wooden bracelets were found off a little street vendor in berkeley, ca.
one has a peace sign
(because if you follow my blog, you know I'm a huge animal saving, earth loving, tree hugging, yoga practicing, granola eating, tie dye wearing hippie)
and the other has my astrological sign: virgo
my friend, jen, also bought a few so that we match.
they are our adult versions of friendship bracelets. holla.

yup. more headband.

oh hai again nifty peace sign bracelet.

as far as the adventures that day, we decided to go to the big tucson swap meet that happens every weekend. SO much fun and a must do if you live in the area. so many neat vendors and things to find there. these old license plates made me smile since so many of them were from the midwest. you know, where I hail from.
sweet home chicago.

they also had tons of fresh food and produce to buy. my hubby got a bag of these fried contraptions. my diet and I weren't big fans, but he grubbed on them like no other. he said they tasted like spicy chips.

I was dying over all the cowboy boots! so cool... but made from real leather and thus I have to pass. and how funny is this dream catcher? we just about died. and then logan offered to buy it. and then I died some more.
(in case you are wondering, our last name is wolf so we find anything wolf related to be hilarity)

and then we died all over again when we found a table of hunters.
umm hi? what?
we weren't sure what to make of them. except that they are super hilarious and super sexay.
ha.

on the way out, we saw this adorable little tent and had to stop over. this older couple were the nicest people and their homemade salsa was out of this world! they had over ten different flavors and they were all super amazing. all of the salsa is fresh and all natural, which I love. please believe we bought three jars of the stuff.
one jalapeno, one mango, and one super hot pepper flavored.
we have almost used one whole jar and it hasn't even been a week!
I do have to say that is a perk about living in the southwest that I am enjoying. all access to the spiciest foods ever.

after we thrifted at the swap meet, we decided to grab some dinner. now, we had already had de-lish wraps that I had made for lunch, but we have been hearing awesome things about this place: wrappers.
since we are fans of the wrap we decided to give it a go.
it was pretty yummy, but nothing I couldn't whip up at home.
I would for sure go again, and I'm thinking about trying one of the smoothies next time around.

to end the day, we ventured over to the chocolate iguana, which is a neat cafe and candy store. my diet and I hung back and watched my husband let out his "inner fat child".
literally like a kid in a candy store.
they have that expression for a reason, you know.

sigh. and that was our day. we then went home, cuddled up with our dog-a-loos and watched some movies. a perfect day.
whats your idea of a perfect day? who would you spend it with?

much love to all of you ladies. :)

xoxo