i want this night to live forever!

 oh man, i am still deaf from last night. that's a good sign right? oh and my feet hurt but you know, it was all worth it! we had a blast, marina was soooo amazing! truly truly amazing! i love music so much but her music just speaks to me. i feel like all her songs were written for me. they aren't just regular pop songs, at least to me they aren't.

 i wanted to dress up a bit for the occasion, this is what i wore.

details: 

jacket: thrifted

dress: uo

belt:f21

earrings: gift

shoes: uo

we met a few ladies there, emily, megan & julie and or course kelly-anne. it was so much fun meeting new friends! i am not gonna a lie, totally nervous, but everyone was so sweet and awesome.

so sweaty but so so much fun!

 i want re-live this night over and over, it was just way more then i expected. she played every song i was hoping she would, even from her last album. i have never been so sweaty at a concert, but it was the best kinda sweaty, i can tell you that much!

waiting in line to meet marina!

not to mention that we kinda got to meet her after the show. props to the boys who stayed late waiting for us! it was awesome! she is just so amazing and i will remember this night forever!

xo,
cb

what i wore: pleats

the weather here has been pretty awesome but as soon as my weekend comes around it turns cold, what gives weather god? work with me here! hehe

i am a huge fan of pleats. not so much on pants but on skirts and dresses, yes pleaDse! it may stem from my many years in uniform at school but i just love them and i think i could use more in my life.

 details:

jacket: thrifted

black top: target

skirt: f21

shoes:thrifted

necklace: gifted by kelly-anne

can we talk about this amazing bush i am standing in front of? it is pretty amazing, right? i mean the colors are so brilliant! i have been wanting to take pictures of it before it started to fade and so glad i finally did. i just loving seeing such a huge pop of color. aaah i love color so much.

xo,
cb

what i wore: thrifting

i love a very basic outfit and adding a splash of color and a shade of funky orange lipstick. when i can wear my orange lipstick, i'm pretty happy. this is the outfit i wore thrifting last weekend. the weather was nice and warm. it was a perfect day to wear my favorite shorts and to adorn my new favorite clutch i bought thrifting a few weekends ago.

 i love this bag and i am not one to always go for clutches because they aren't as versatile as shoulder bags and i can't wear it while riding. but the moment i saw this bag, i just had to have it. it is so cute and it has a woven diamond pattern on it to boot! sweeeet!

details:

 turquoise earrings:  gift from my co-worker

top: f21

shorts: h&m

shoes: thrifted

bag: thrifted

xo,

cb

what i wore: the first day of spring!

yay, its finally spring and the days are getting longer. during the winter nights i yearn for the days when the nights take forever to appear. i love the daylight and love the sun shining on my skin giving me sweet sweet kisses. with spring brings my birthday which always makes me smile. when my birthday is over it brings my favorite season of all...summer! perfect for camping, warm night bike rides and cooking outdoors.

 for now i will relish the soft sun spring brings, the sweet small flowers and the bright pink sunsets. its time to shake the dust out of our blankets and take picnic dates to the park and evening strolls around the neighborhood searching for the perfect front yard holding hands. to wear florals and perhaps be brave enough to not wear tights and let my legs finally breath.....a change is a comin'

 details: 

cardigan: target

dress: thrifted

tights: bought them so long ago, i can't remember, hehe

boots: vintage/thrifted

xo,
cb

what i wore: solo photo shoot

hello lovelies! all this sunshine here is making my heart oh so happy and with that comes a fun bright bike outfit for you all today!

tom's schedule has changed a bit at work for the better, so now he is home when i get home (yay) and i love coming home to a warm and happy house. now i am greeted by little rosie and my man. best ever! so now that i don't have a camera assistant i will be shooting on my own. a bit scary but i can handle it which just means i have to wake up a little earlier which is sooo hard since it is so cold in the morning and warm & toasty in my bed.

some of you who have been following me for a while have seen this skirt before. it was my second skirt i made myself and it is one of my favorites. the print is perfect and so happy and bright. recently, i acquired this shirt from f21 and couldn't be more happy. the color is perfect and i am a huge sucker for scoop back anything. if you know of any good scoop back shirts, let a girl know! you can't  have too many ;D

please excuse the sight of my lovely bra by the way, isn't it sexy? hehe

so it was actually fun doing my own photo shoot, hard because i never know where to set up but this is my first time so i will get better at it, i just wish i had a remote to make it a little easier and i don't have to run into place. does anyone know if you can get a generic one that can be used with any camera?

 details: 

shirt: f21

skirt: home made

boots: thrifted

tights: target

earrings: deuce fashion

bracelets: thrifted

xo,

cb

what i wore: penny farthing

  hi peaches! hope everyone's week is grand! i can't complain it has been a good week.

 this last weekend tom and i went up to see my best friend who was in town and then stopped by kelly anne's house on friday. when i go there i was greeted with gifts!!! i mean who doesn't love that!! we had a really great night which you can see here.

above the gifts that i was given. a penny farthing red pleated skirt, WITH pockets and an owl purse! i feel so so loved! so cute right? both are from target. the shirt i bought a while back from h&m and then hand stamped it which you can see here. i am not crazy about the black cardigan i decided to throw on the last minute but this weather is really throwing me off, i mean it is BANANAS! no rain or snow where there is usually snow. mother nature what is up? don't get me wrong totally loving it but the times are a changin' and not sure if for the better....

anywho, when i was up with kelly-anne, we started dip dying my hair which you can see in the first picture. it was in for an hour and barely got it to where i wanted it and bleaching scares me so we took it out. eventually, i would like to have lavender tips but i am totally digging the bronzy color. it is fun and different and every body needs a little change once in a while.

xo,
cb

a little lace and a pop of color

well hello and happy frisnesday AND dia de los muertos day!!

i fell like i haven't done a bike chic outfit in some time. the weather here has been really awesome. our indian summer is really giving the fall season a run for its money. cold mornings but by 11 it is nice and warm out. since my tattoo is still healing and tights clothes around my arms isn't an option, tank tops and shirts have been working out really nicely.

the top i am wearing is one of the tops i was telling you about. here is its original state:

i am not a fan of puffy shoulders, i just don't feel me in them so i seam ripped the sleeves off and hemmed up the sides and i am very very happy with my new shirt! the lace collar is just way too cute that i couldn't pass it up and i am glad i didn't.

this skirt is one of my favorites. it may not be the best skirt to ride in but i figured it out. good thing it is long cause hiking it up was very necessary but with tights on underneath it didn't really matter. great thing about fall is tight season and getting away with wearing shorting dresses and skirts while biking!

**check out the giveaway i am hosting on the near sighted owl, it's rachele's birthday today and she is having a birthday bash blog party!! go and wish her the best birthday ever! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET PEA!!

hope you all have a fantastic day!!
xo,
cb

the sun must set

 *sigh* the sun is setting earlier, having to use my lights now on my way home and getting ready for the rainy season to set in. i am a california girl born and raised and already i am missing the sun kissed rides in nothing but a sun dress. days that take forever to end and that humbling feeling that tomorrow the sun will be right back where i like it to be, warm and bright and on my skin.

don't get me wrong, i love fall, the smell of the wet earth, the warm orange lighting, pumpkin pie and not to mention my all time favorite holiday, thanksgiving, but i often dream of a land where summer is eternal and rain is far and few.

where dreams come true, everything is possible and fantasy is my reality. what i have always loved about myself is my imagination. it takes me to some incredible places. i grew up a book worm, falling asleep while reading about far away lands and always wanting to be older so that i could explore those fantasies.

now that i am older i have realized that adventuring has taken on a different form not the fantasy i dreamed of and exploring has become internal. realizing that i can make my fantasies come true if i let them but in different ways then what i thought when i was little. i feel as adults we are told to live in the reality, what is real and true but i never want to grow out of this imagination that was given to me at such a young age. we live only once and i want to live it like a child with eyes wide open.

xo,
cb