Christmas in 3 cities

Its been a lovely 2 weeks of adventure and as typical I have been failing to keep up with my blog

Christmas party!

Dress by Jill Stuart

Went to New York to do an editors preview...sat next to a man who fell asleep the second the engines started and never said a word to me which made getting up 3 times to go to the bathroom substantially awkward.

The team stopped into The Ace Hotel get lunch at The Breslin

Outfit: Hat by Target; Scarf by H&M; Sweater by Zara; Tights by Target; leggings by Target; Rainboots by Kamuks

Nothing like being reunited with my best friend! I am so thankful for this woman who has taught me so me so much about what it means to be a friend and women of God. I am the silliest version of myself with her. We got into our PJ's and watched Christmas movies while eating warm cookies and milk and braiding our hair into a single braid.

Pajamas by Target

Spent the day in DC seeing the sights. Starbucks, museums and my best friend...could there be a better day?!

I have absolutely no idea what happened to the national monument in this picture...its just...gone

I just love this woman...once again sporting my fab Jill Stuart dress (different party, different coast)

I finished off the trip with a trip to the very popular and very delicious DC cupcakes...serious YUM!

Drip Drip Drop November Shower

Drip Drip Drop little november shower! 

So thrilled to have been able to wear my wellies today!

Outfit : Boots; Kamiks Tights; Target : Skirt; Thrifted Similar here ; Sweater: Zara : Scarf H&M old similar here 

Sometimes when it is Halloween you have to throw on a gown, put on your mickey mouse ears and put liquid eyeliner everywhere but your eyes. Happy Halloween and my last day of being 25!

Dinner for Six

Tonight was just great. I am really active in my church and one of the ways my church does church is through smaller home churches called community group. Our community group is actually fairly large so every few months we do this fabulous thing called dinner for six where we split into groups of six for dinner to get to know each on a more personal and intimate level outside of our normal meetings. Tonight, my group headed down to the South Pasadena Farmers Market which I happen to think is a magical land. I had delicious tacos from HomeGirl and then capped out the night with Butter Pecan Ice Cream from the one and only Carmella's! Seriously, Carmella's in heaven in my mouth!

Ugly face contest! We are such a pretty group!

My Outfit : Top Gap; Leggings: Target; Shoes Steve Madden

Darling Magazine Launch

One of my very favorite things about the life I get to lead is the people I get to meet and the projects it turns into. About a year ago, I found out about Darling Magazine and instantly fell in love with the hearts of the women behind this project. The magazine is so empowering and beautiful. It leaves you feeling beautiful and inspired and excited!

You can imagine my excitement when it opportunity arose for me to use my own talents and work towards getting some press for this fab magazine. The launch party was a little over a week ago and it left me feeling excited, empowered and inspired. Check out some of the pics from the very talented photographer (and my dear friend) Sarah Shreves.

It was a pleasure to host the fabulous blogger and my new friend, Hallie from the fab blog Hallie Daily

The gorgeous editor in chief, Sarah Dubbeldam

My outfit: Green Top: Old Madewell; Necklace: Old J.Crewhttp://www.jcrew.com; Leather skirt: Thrifted similar from asos

MUCH OF THIS

So here's the thing...I am a part of my life where everything is scary and everything is exciting. In the past 12 months I feel like I feel to the bottom of death valley and climbed mt. whitney. The highs have been really high but the lows have been really low. I am exhausted.

My faith is changing and that is very much something I am feeling. My relationship with Jesus is different now then it was a year ago. I can't quite put my finger upon what is different but its different. I go to an incredible church and really trust our teaching pastor. More and more though I realize that I don't know that the Jesus I know is the same Jesus that so many of my brothers and sister in Christ know. Its so sad to me that people would so strongly judge an author so strongly before even reading his book. I haven't read it either so I can't say how I feel one way or the other but I can say that it sounds a lot like hypocrisy when someone is claiming a book as heresy without ever even reading it. My feelings about women and the church are also getting "thicker". I say thicker because I don't know that they are changing but more that I care more. I can't get behind a pastor who so adamantly denies the role of women in the church and the world. The early Christian church was founded by Lydia, a woman. I hate to say this but I lose some respect for people who I see them posting articles written by certain Christian leaders. Like really? That is who you choose to put on a soap box? Seriously? I find myself feeling personally attacked which is stupid because it has nothing to do with me.

I am starting wondering if I am ever going to finish college. If I am ever going to fall in love. If I am ever going to make it past being an intern. Seriously I am 24 years old and haven't ever been on a truly honest to God date. I have interned for some INCREDIBLE companies and worked with some of the biggest celebrities in the world and yet I have no real job. Seriously, little one in New York who is answering the phone at a certain un named PR agency, stop telling me to email and actually have some RELATIONS with a person. I put my networking skills into overdrive last week and had a producer from a popular nationally televised program email the owner of a large PR agency letting them know I am awesome and they should hire me and they said to give them a call. So I gave them a call and they said I should send them an email. So I sent them an email. I still haven't had any sort of response. If I wanted to just send an email with no response I could have done that on my own. I had their email addresses already, I am not an idiot. I have done my homework. No, I had a producer make a personal phone call on my behalf and because I started at the top and not at the bottom, the people at the bottom don't realize that I am someone who they have been given the okay to correspond with and not a total waste of time. SOMEONE HIRE ME!