Oh, A Camping We Will Go...

Hey Guys!

As promised, here are some pictures from my weekend camping trip with my family! So, my mom swore she would never go camping, but my sister is super sneaky and lured her in with tickets to a weekend jazz festival and wine tasting! Little did my mom know, but the venue was two hours away and so we would be camping over night in my sister's cabin in the woods, lol! Poor mom! She packed more items on this trip than I've seen her pack for a week-long vacation to Florida, LOL! Including two cots!! Haha, way to rough it mom... I was going to tweet a picture of all of her luggage, but I decided not to... don't want to hurt mom's feelings! Love you mom! You're too cute!

Here's the campfire Filipe built with my sister, my dad, and my sister's husband! It was actually a pretty good fire, they've got skills! (You know, like nunchuck skills, bow hunting skills...)

Of course, we had to make s'mores... no campfire experience is complete unless your burning the hair off your arm, reaching into a fire-pit to melt a marshmallow...

Even though it was a little warm, you definitely have to make sure you're fully covered in the woods... tick bites are no-joke! This ensemble definitely belongs on Chictopia.com... 50 Chic Points, thank you!!

For my hair, I just kept it in the bantu knot twists, underneath the hat, and pulled out two in the front... I had a satin scarf underneath the hat to protect my hair and just slept in the scarf for the night.

In the morning, we had to get ready for the jazz festival, so I took out the bantu knots, and my twists were super curly! I just put them all up into a ponytail with two curlies in the front! Unfortunately, this is not the best view due to the focus lens, but you get the point... it was super shiny and had lots of moisturize!

... and here's a better view of the back!

I had to include this adorable picture of my nephew! Filipe took this one!! <3

Hope you enjoyed the pictures guys! And I hope you're enjoying your weekend! I'll talk to you all soon!

XoXo Whit

Hazy Day Beauty

Hey Guys!

What's up!? This weekend Filipe and I managed to head out to the beach, although, it wasn't for your conventional sun-in-the-fun, sand castle-building, type of day. It was raining, and I wanted to catch some images of the haze over the ocean.

The ocean is so peaceful, beautiful, and atmospheric when it's raining and I didn't want to miss this photo-opt! I'm going to try and convert these images into beautiful framed panels for my new apartment! I love a good crafts project and working with my hands; nothing like one-of-a-kind, homemade art for your walls! I might record the process if you guys are interested... anyway, for now, enjoy the pics!

 

The different shades of gray and blue are so beautiful and subtle.

Filipe is my official "Beach Tour Guide." He loves climbing the rocks, diving into the waves, and catching crabs. Lol, he reverts back to "Filipelito" (Little Filipe), and I think it reminds him of his childhood.

"Filipelito" about to lift a rock in hopes of finding a family of crabs...

Haha! He found a bunch of crabs! Here's one that just couldn't crawl away fast enough... Filipe holds.. I snap the photo. Those crabs creep me out! They look like gigantic spiders, yuuck!... Aww, but cute spiders...

So every time we go to the beach, I have to force myself not to take home rocks... needless to say, I have many beach rocks at home, and there's just no room for more.

But I absolutely LOVE beach rocks! Look at that color (in person it's so much more vibrant!) But the color palettes you find in nature are so beautiful! Mother Nature, you are a GENIUS with those Pantone Swatches girl!

I wanted to take home the large green and tan marbled rock above, but it was too heavy to lift... lucky rock. I'll be back for you with my forklift next week.. sleep with one eye open.

Seriously, these photos do the actual color palette no justice. Just imagine everything, richer and brighter.

And of course, I have to show you what the humidity and rain did to my hair, lol! I was wearing a stretched wash and go without product, and the humidity just plumped everything up! Hey, at least my hair was nice and moisturized... no complaints here!