blue monday.

Iit was not a good day. not necessarily bad, but the clopen shift left me exhausted. so I wasted a few hours shopping for my next wardrobe pieces, to match my mood. 

via. 

2 things I can't get over - (electric) blue and 3/4 sleeve sweaters. 

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I might have discovered sleeveless blouses. 

via. 

Every girl must own a crisp polka dot button down to go with her electric blue skinnies. 

via.

I must have those red boyfriend shorts. (and no, I'm not at all still obsessed with colorblocking, reason why I couldn't resist sneaking in some more color.)

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These are jessicalongo shorts, if I ever saw a pair. 

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I have a feeling I will live out this summer in denim shorts. 

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coompleetlely, obsessed, with cotton casual shift dresses like this. + I must own those sandals. 

xo . jess

it's friday pumpkinnn.

and lauren's playin her blanks! go here to play too. 

1. People always tell me I look like...the latest brunette starlet. Honestly, I've heard a lot. I used to get Britney Spears and Katie Holmes. Lately,ever since I took my hair back to its dark dark brown roots again, I've gotten Vanessa Hudgens, and Mila Kunis. When I was a teen I was in loove with Katie so I think she's by far been my favorite look-a-like, but hell-ya-i-love-you for thinking I look like Mila Kunis :P Although I have to secretly admit my current hair inspiration is ms hudgens so that people think I look like her might just mean I'm pulling it off :P

2. Friends don't let friends go. 

3. A sunny day is perfect for driving to the mountains with N. 

4. My favorite accessory is my Nikon.

5. If I could afford it I would go on vacation every 2-3 months. 

6. The cure for boredom is calling my sister Dina. :) Always a fool proof move. 

7. I'm currently "in like" with running this song on repeat on my iTunes. my youTube. my phone. my car. all the same to me ;) 

can't get enough of you.

For the past couple of weeks I've been treating myself to a mani every so often and I've been getting this "chalac" painted on which is this nail polish that lasts for weeks instead of days! It's so cool. You put your hands in these blacklight boxes while they're painting them and the nail polish gets hard and chip proof! 

The first time I did it I just picked this color by random and I've never become so obsessed with a color! #42 Sky blue - I get so many compliments on you!!

Midweek Update:

N and I got to have the day off together today which was amazing! We lounged around the house in the morning, taking our time cooking a delicious breakfast. Sipped on our second cups of coffee while fixing up N's resume and ran errands in the afternoon. Sneaking in a quickie nap before meeting n's ma for happy hour and birthday shopping before heading back to her house for family dinner. 

Sad that I have to go back to work tomorrow which will take me through the weekend closing every, single, day until Monday I think, I'm taking my stuffed self to bed. Please, share with me your weekend plans so I can try and convince myself I won't be running around at work all weekend. I got a little camera happy this afternoon in the car, and who doesn't love classic car pictures?? So yea..I'll share :) despite the sillyness. 

it was so sunny! 

love you co ♥ 

i love me some mr. ray

my little cousin gio. watch out selena gomez and miley!

I hope you have an easy Thursday and if I don't talk to you before hand, a lovely weekend =)

xo . jess

How did I end up back here? Snuggled into my bed turnedhugedeskslashcouch, with the chills and a stuffy nose?? I'm gonna try and not to mention the headache I've been trying to forget about, because nothing else, helps. The worst thing is, is that I don't really get stuffy noses. My ears clog! So it's as if my ears are congested and someone's holding them shut. It's awesome. Let me tell you. But lemme quit bitchin and get back to the vintage finds I owe you still.

Rewind to Friday afternoon, which seems like a week ago, and Que this girl treating herself to the best mani and pedi around with her bff J in tow. I always think we're rude, because from the second we sit down in those chairs next to each other we just start yapping with no end. But whatev..sometimes, everyone gets annoyed with small talk, and we don't see each other and we've got things to catch up on :)
And so J and I talk all throughout our pedis, manis, through our amaaaahhzing sushi dinner, and on to almost three hours of yapping while overloading our cart at the local thrift store. It's okay if you're thinking these girls are crazy. We understand each other :)

Well, one fabulous Friday night later, I'm these 8 beautiful pieces richer.

this first amazing dress, is floor length and this rich rich red with a beautiful paisley/floral design. At first I didn't think it'd be my style, and I have to have it altered (without the belt the waist swallows me) but once I put it on J and I just gave each other that "yup" look. 

J brought almost 6 different blazers in with us! :D But I can't deny, that girl sure knows how to find a beautiful oatmeal colored, light weight, cropped sleeve blazer to add to my collection :) I now have a blazer family of 12. 

A new unexpected of mine is this mustard yellow fitted grandpa cardigan. More pictures to come because I will be wearing this adorable knit this week, for sure :) Watch on my tumblr. for it. 

I already wore this slightly oversized vintage (serious grandma) blouse with delicate detail paired with skinny blue jeans and mary jane heels. 

Again, serious grandma pale pink blouse that I can't wait to wear with tailored shorts and a white tank :)

This might be a new addition to my top 3 favorite thrift finds, it's so cool. But for now this is all I'm showing you, because I think it needs some serious debuting. I'm thinking Easter outfit? :)

What else could a girl want besides a taupe colored skinny waist belt? ♥ 

Then, on our way out, trustworthy J finds this ..

a classic Dooney & Burke in basically perfect condition. 

We couldn't leave her there :)

We are seriously considering quitting our day jobs and becoming full time vintage clothing searchers, buyers and sellers :P Maybe an etsy shop to start?? :P 

I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend. 

Can't wait to read up on your adventures tomorrow. 

xo . jess

bunny colors.

I'm getting sick again and it's been a weird weekend. That's my statement for tonight and I'm sticking to it :) I knew after the craziness with work lately, that if I didn't get myself some vitaminn C..I'd for sure get sick. And voila! All it took was a couple sick people at work and lack of sleep and I have a sore throat and chills. Whoopii.

So that's why I'm getting sick. Legit I think.

Now on to why this weekend is weird. I've had most of it off, but in a weird way..because I had yesterday off and it was a perfect day off, much like any cool weekend day, but I plan on sharing with you more later, so we'll leave the rest of that for your imagination till then :) Let me just say, it included the best thrift store adventures I've had so far (same thing goes for the finds I scored!)

But unfortunately I am feeling like big time kacka tonight, and I'm spending tomorrow shooting my best friend's engagement photos (IIEEK!!) And so, I'm sharing a little snapshot of my brand spankin new beee-awesome nail color!! I got the color at the salon, I'll have to go back to look at the name, but it's the perfect easter yet spring shade! LOVE IT.

xo . jess

70 degrees in march.

this is my car. it has looked like that for weeks now. day after day, i'm always running late for work, hate what i'm wearing (yet still posted it on my tumblr. for all to see), and am snacking on something because i skipped breakfast. harvest cheddar sunchips instead of vanilla yogurt & granola??? I.E.W.

then, on Sunday evening (on my way home from work - I could swear I never leave that place) which was also technically my "friday" if you know what I mean, i thought to myself "oh yeah..I gotta remember to post those pictures I took and love of mine and n's day off .... (when i realize) which was ..foour days agoo????" so..my sense of date and time has just sort of left me lately. 

who the hell wants to read about something from four days ago?? or do they? i swear, college gave me "deadline anxiety" like maad. I was the world's worst (best?) procrastinator in college. 

but that's neither here nor there. 

then yesterday (when I had STILL gotten up at 6:20am to be at a w.o.r.k. meeting at beautiful 8am for two hours ON my day off) i decided that it had to end. chaos, you are gettin the fuck out! i can't take it no more. no uh. 

i hope you can forgive me one more time for no hair.too(s)day today. i know it's been forever. i've had some great ideas (and a new haircolor) in the mean time so look forward to next week! 

I'll make a fresh start tomorrow, but for now..let me share you those pictures from one of my favorite days' off with n in a while :)

(tweeted this) my favorite thrift find & aviators. 

talked the boys into lunch at nick n' willy's 

n of course playing that game i never know how to play. 

he ♥ puzzles

♥ mr. & mrs. 

my new comfort food: honey on pizza. o.m.g. thanks a lot j. 

it was 70 degrees in march. 

a perfect sunday.

It has been crazy weird the past couple of days. My day's direction is completely backwards and upside down and I feel like it has been the looongest weekend ever! Usually, you'd expect that to be a good thing. Which it is in this case too, it's just a weird feeling knowing, that you only had one day actual weekend day off and your weekend really wasn't that long. Don't worry, I think I just confused the heck out of myself too.

Anyway, today was great. Even though I felt like a truck hit me when N woke me at 7:30, but it was really 8:30 and I felt like I was late for something not realizing that it was for my day off (!!) until suave mr.ray kisses me on the forehead and heads to work. Luckily, I had the coolest 2 year old toddler at my house that kept me company drawing in her coloring book next to me on the couch, snuggling with me, playing again, braiding my hair and snuggling again, and so on and so on, while my lazy ass laid around and watched almost 2.5 hours of the Toy Story marathon on the Disney Channel - hollaa!-

At 1:30 I had finally woken up for the day and felt motivated enough to throw on my skinny pants, a white tank and oversized sweater (complete with my white and grey heart patterned keds!) hopped in my car and drove 15 miles to the next town to a consignment store called The Buffalo Exchange. Almost an hour later I earned $110, spent $105, and earned $5 ( minus the $1 for the chocolate frosty on the way home). Not to mention

these fucking fabulous pieces   richer!!!

sorry for the vulgarity. but i love these pieces!

very Zoey Deschanel. ♥ 

To the Max by Max Azria mauve colored dress

backview hard to see but has a framing pink seam. I'm in love. 

simple yet sexy royal blue dress H&M

very flattering sinched shoulders. 

I just hear my sister's "youlookgoodbutyourstyleissoweird" voice

I'm sorry. I just can't help but LOVE it!! (farmer's market, dinner on pearl street, or a day trip to foco..hello??? I'd be crazy not to own this. Of course, with cowboy boots. This is Colorado people)

i'm girly. have ya noticed?

ugh. you're gonna think I'm totally nuts. 

i just could nooot get myself to pass up these aaamazing high waisted shorts. 

I couldn't. (they have black wedges + black tank on a hot Rio margaritas kinda night, written aaall over them)

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I know this is a little random, but I came to one very important and crucial realization tonight: 

I don't like raisins. 

I don't like cookies. 

But give me

Raisins 

+

Cookies

and make

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

and I can devour almost an entire box. 

Like this evening. 

(I told you this was a perfect Sunday)

xo . jess 

Hair Too{s}day.

Volume 9: Milk Maid Braids

Welcome to my official weekly tutorial  of what do to with your hair!! People are always asking me 

"How did you do that to your hair?" 

And so here are my answers, trials, and step by step tutorials of 

"How you can do that to your hair, too!"

I love that my hair is growing out. I really do. I've been in the inbetween phase and constantly asking myself, should I keep going or cut it again!? Sometimes I still go back and forth. But I'm not going to lie..seeing my long curls come back gets me pretty excited :) 

One thing that I always come back to about asking myself if I want long hair back, is the fact that if it was long again, I could do so much more with braiding my hair and there are so many things I'm dieing to do that it makes me so happy it's growing fast lately. 

So the fact that I'm starting to do certain 'do's with more ease I'm excited to share my Sunday's *milk braids* attempt! 

What you need: 

- 2nd day hair. The messier is always better :) Especially when it comes to braids!!

- bobby pins

- clear elastic bands

- hairspray

What you do: 

- if you have crazy bangs you're growing out like me, make sure you reuse your hairdryer to give them a fresh look. The rest of your hair can stay messy. 

- this is a good hair do if you want to spend the day condition it or hiding 3rd day hair even

- I will always spray leave in conditioner for texture and all day conditioning before I braid my hair like this. 

- separate your hair down the middle and make two low pig tails. 

- loosely braid your pig tails "under"

- braid until you can't any more and let it hang. 

- braid your other pigtail and secure with clear hair bands. 

- take one of the pigtails and pull it up and over your head depending on how long hair is. 

- secure at the end with two bobby pins. 

- pull your other braid over head covering the ends of the other braid and tucking the other ends under 

- for a really girly romantic look, make sure to place your braids close to the front of your head

- when you are secured gently tug on pieces around your head for an effortless look. 

Not gonna lie. If my hair keeps growing till summertime, I might be sporting this look a lot all season :) 

Hope I could give you a little inspiration this week! 

xo . jess 

Hi kids,

I'm so going to regret this in the morning, but tonight when I finally hit my couch with laptop in lap and blanky, mr.ray yellin at the Nuggets game next to me, I felt like I finally woke up. Since Monday morning started! I've gotten so used to loving and filling my weekends with lovely things and great adventures, that I recover Monday - Thursday...and wake up again on Friday! So, as cool as tonight has been, not passing out 30 minutes after watching TV or watching sports with the boys (that could by my problem ;P ) and having even the energy to sit up and blog with you guys at night.

Night posts are the best, duh.

So..I have to admit that I've been very committed to my new tumblr. over there, uploading my outfits I like to call stylish for you to judge and pick apart, but I'm sort of loving it. I include fun accessories, details, and of course, hairdoooos in my posts - don't worry, you can still get your HairToo(s)day fix here every Tuesday coming back next week (!!) - so if you enjoy sillythings such as that then I'd recommend you pay me a little visit in my little closet.

Second, (yes, we covered first somewhere up there) I got stuck in traffic today and got picture happy - I know, so terrible at the wheel! I swear I'm a safe driver! Only when I'm at a standstill...and got this great shot of me looking exactly like my mom when she was my age...or..however that would go, but I love it so I had to share with you, only because it's almost like I kinda lost my babyface...a little? and I look just like my mom. This is pretty spectacular for me. I've looked the same since I was 3 years old. Seriously.

Told you. :) 

But..here is the actual photo that I wanted to share with you tonight. The one where I look exactly like my mother? Ya. Focus here kids :) Alright, here it is. 

crazy huh :) (for those of you that know what my mother looked like at that age or even now :) crazy huh! :) ) 

Happy Friday. 

xo . jess

Vintage Decal.

So..if any of you have peaked on over to my little tumblr. lately you know I love to take pictures of my outfits but don't like to make my blog too "fashion amateur" heavy :P because sometimes I can wear some really weird things and I'm no where near as good as other great vintage inspired, unique styles, and accessorizing blogs out there!

But..just because I couldn't get over how adorable this outfit was, I have to share it with you! No..it's not me. :) that sounded pretty selfish :P But this weekend at my cousin's wedding, his sister - also my cousin :) - showed up in the cutest vintage inspired outfit, I didn't have a choice but to corner her, snap a couple quick shots, and share it with you!

So my beautiful red headed cousin tells me that she had nothing to wear to her brother's wedding and called up her dear friend, who turned around found her this adorable, chic and vintage dress from a garage sale. A little TLC and she pulls off this adorable number. 

I was literally drooooooling over these shoes. I was staring at them, aaall night! 

It had the cutest little gold broche in the front, and the ruffle is so flattering and feminine. 

My favorite was without a doubt, the black flower detail delicately placed all over the dress. 

xo . jess