Rockefeller Center Looking Egg-stra Special

Yesterday I turned another year older (gulp!) but despite that inevitability I had a great day. The weather was sunny and warm and there were a lot of fun things to see/do around the city (I can always rely on NYC for having lots to explore/something new around every corner). One of the things I did yesterday was check out all the Faberge Big Egg Hunt eggs that have now been gathered in Rockefeller Center. Total mayhem trying to see each and every one of them but well worth the effort. The crowds at Easter are not dissimilar to the throngs of people at Christmas.  I had a pretty wonderful day though even though I spent part of it in a sea of pushy people. But can't go wrong with a day that included some of my favorite things: cacao berry oatmeal, lots of time walking around the city, being outside in the sun (no cardigan needed at one point), stopping by Lincoln Center to pick up tickets to the ballet, a little shopping with a Bday discount in hand, a good documentary, stocking up at the fruit and vegetable market, and a dish of Wink cake batter frozen dessert to cap off the day (seriously, how does pea protein taste so good?)! All of that made getting another year older a little easier to take...or at least distracted me from the reality :)

Outfit Details:
Dress: United Colors of Benetton 
Cardigan: Anthropologie
Leggings: Forever 21
Bag: Kate Spade

Tropical State of Mind

With August coming to a close, I've been trying to get in a few more wears of some of my more summery outfits.  These brushed denim pants are actually pretty warm, perfect for cooler mornings or nights and/or wearing inside air conditioned buildings but too hot to wear on a typical humid summer's day. Their love parrot print, however, says summer to me.  When I bought these pants it was the novelty print that attracted me, not the varied styling opportunities they presented. But I've been pleasantly surprised to find that this pattern plays well with many other patterns and colors.   

A few weeks ago I styled them like this and have paired them with neon t-shirts and a button down gingham shirt. This week I wore them to work with a mint green argyle print sweater I've had for years. I added accents of yellow and turquoise to pick up on the colors in the parrots.  Now if only I could blink three times or something and be transported to Key West, the Caribbean Islands, Hawaii, Brazil...basically any place where the average temperature rarely dips below 80F.  

Outfit Details:

Pants - Dittos Jessica Love Bird Print Denim Leggings, Lord and Taylor (on clearance sale!)

Sweater (old) - United Colors of Benetton

Necklace (old) - American Eagle (similar here)

Belt (old) - Anthropologie (similar here)