currently... june!

j crew factory linen lace tee

mossimo straight leg jeans

qupid flats   ·   old navy scarf

{ exact tee / exact jeans / similar flats / similar scarf }

the last time i wore this blouse i didn't want to wear a necklace as i thought it would detract from the lace paneling... and today i covered it up with a scarf!  ha!  this is such a me look though and i loved the lighter pretty colors against the black jeans.  i swear, this scarf goes with anything!

i've been a little short on words lately so today i thought i'd join anne and participate in her "currently..." link-up today!

playing:  my sister and i visited some friends over the weekend and we played through quite a stack of tenzi cards - i've never played the game before but we had so much fun!  i love the idea of playing games like banagrams, farkle, etc but they always end up in a box in the closet and we never drag them out!  my sister and i agreed that we need to put a little basket of games like this on our kitchen table that we play when we eat dinner instead of immediately taking our plates to the couch where we sit and eat in front of the tv (please tell me we're not the only people who do this more days out of the week than not...)

going:  is it festival and fair season where you live yet?!  my sister and i are checking out two art fairs this weekend.  they are always a fun opportunity to rally friends together and check out local artists & designers (i am so excited to get a state-themed shirt from these local guys).

wearing:  my fitbit!  despite it's rubbery, clunky nature i am still remaining loyal to my fitbit and wearing it every minute of the day except when i sleep; i don't have any problems sleeping so i don't feel the need to use it to track my sleep.  in fact, on our way home last night  my sister dropped me off a ways down the road and made (cough, encouraged, cough) me to walk the remaining ten minutes home so i could get in all my steps.  seriously!  but it worked!

sipping: G&Ts.  about two years ago i decided i needed to come up with a mixed drink that i liked so i don't appear so inept when i attend a social function, wedding, or take a rare trip to a bar and need to know what to order.  enter the gin & tonic, a perfectly light and refreshing beverage that i can be assured any bartender can whip up for me but more often than not i make for myself at home at least once a week in the spring/summer.

reading: i've been reading a lot of contemporary romances lately because they're easy, entertaining reads with realistic characters and plot-lines and always follow a great structure with beginning, middle, climax, happy ending.  those are my kind of stories!  i did also recently read at the water's edge, the new book by sara gruen!  i was really fascinated by the setting and time period and the interplay of the plot lines in which certain characters were searching for the loch ness monster and others were searching for love.

thanks for visiting!

repeated cecila & currently...

merona cecila skirt & bella flats

old navy eyelet button down

payless necklace

{ similar skirt / exact skirt via thredup / similar button-down / similar flats / similar necklace }  

today i'm joining anne at in residence and jenna at dearest love to answer this month's "currently..." questions:

wearing > nothing too exciting, just another outfit with this closet staple of a skirt as i had no other grand ideas of what to wear today.  i've worn it with a white top before but only with bare legs so the contrast of the light top and darker skirt and tights seemed a little off.  does that make sense?  not too much does when i'm getting dressed at 6 o'clock in the mornings but that's where my mind went here.  

sipping > i am a coffee drinker through and through every morning but on the weekends i also like to have a cup of tea mid-afternoon.  my favorite is bigelow constant comment and celestial seasonings's sweet coconut thai chai - which is interesting as i do not like coconut.  my sister is a big tea drinker; you should see the plastic tub filled entirely with boxes of tea in our pantry!

wishlisting > i have more water bottles than truly necessary, but very few keep my aforementioned coffee quite warm.  i've heard great things about hydro flasks and have one of those in my amazon.com shopping cart, and i think i also need to add a spiralizer!  thankfully our pantry is big enough to not only hold dozens of varieties of tea but every appliance imaginable!

writing > in my five year diary.  i'm on year three and it's so fun to look back and read the previous year's sentences about what i was up to.  i have this version but there are so many cool ones out there.  i almost can't wait to fill it up so i can choose a new one and keep going!

exploring >  new spots to visit in tulsa, oklahoma next month.  i'm going there to see hanson, in case you're new around here - i mention it just about every other day, haha!  we always stay in the hotel right in downtown that is within walking distance to all of the events and there are a few default eating options, but i'd like to explore a bit more and find some cute, quaint shops or cafes just so i feel like i am experiencing something different this year.  how do you usually find out about such places to visit when you are traveling?