Life Force

Regular old day, I think I just went walking around town.  I wanted to explore my town, I didn't get to see as much as I would have liked to, but it was still nice to be out and about.  Doing a bit of color blocking, these colors just make me think of life. Green: Plants, Yellow: Sun and Blue: Water.

Top & Flats: Old Navy; Shorts: F21

T Shirt kind of Day

Hi hi hi!
I went to watch a local soccer match last Friday (Aug 27th), and I just threw on some denim shorts and a t shirt, which if you have been following my blog for even a week, you would notice that is not a norm for me.  I've been really hot (which is to be expected in Haiti) and I wasn't going far, so my extra casual outfit would have to suffice.

OOTD at Aquarium

Hi all,
This is just a quick post to highlight my outfit from my aquariam date.  Alhtough I love this dress, it's fun, bright, airy, thus perfect for the muggy heat in Boston; I didn't like the way I wore it last Sunday.  I've usually belted it, but that day I decied to just let if flow.  Let's agree that I should never let things flow when it comes to my wardrobe.  Ok?  Ok, great!  Take a gander at what I wore.

Boo took this pic, not too bad for a 6yo hunh?

Day at the MFA

Hi ladies and gents!
This post is a continuation from the Chihuly post.  I didn't want to inundate the post with so many pictures, so I decided to split the two.  After the Chihuly exhibit, my friend Kim and I decided to explore the rest of the museum even though we were pretty familiar with the exhibits already.  Check out the pics!

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Caramel Plum

Hi (waving ecstatically), hope you all had a great weekend.  I had a fun but slightly expensive weekend.  I will definitely be laying low this coming weekend.  As you probably assumed, these pics were taken in a library.  No, I don't just go take pics in the library lol.  Whenever I need to get things done, or serious thinking, I like to go someplace quiet.  I can not work/think in noise, AT ALL.  Ever since I was a child, the library has always been my refuge.  Books are my escape and they've allowed me to expand my horizons in more ways than I could have ever imagined.  I am so fortune to have had teachers and mentors who encouraged and supported my love of reading and thirst for knowledge.  I still have a bunch of books from my childhood, that I can't wait to share with my future children.

Money to Blow

Hello hello!
Quick back story. I was at Savers (thrift store chain) on Monday exchanging a purse. As I'm leaving, a crisp $100 bill on the floor behind an empty register catches my eye. For all of two seconds, I considered discreetly picking it up. Then the moral side of my brain kicked in and suggested that I alert the manager. I figured that it probably fell from someone's register, and once the drawer was counted at the end of the shift; said person's drawer would be short, and they would probably be fired for a careless mistake on their part and thievery on mine. I did the right thing and told the manager. You guys don't know how much it hurt, but I sucked it up and went home, as poor as I had left. Fast forward to Sunday. I went to a Haitian club (what a surprise) and as I'm walking to the bathroom, I make out in this dark club, money folded up on the floor. I wasted no time in bending down to pick it up. I sped to the bathroom and lo and behold it was two $20s and a $10. Woohoo! It pays to do the right thing I guess. On to what y'all came for :); fashion!

One and Only

I've been having a tawdry love affair with the color coral, so in my attempt to share the love with the other colors in my closet; I'm branching out.  It does count even though these jeans aren't that far off from coral right?  I mean, am I expected to just quit cold turkey?  It was pouring chickens and ducks on Wednesday, and I made a dead run for the door.  I am not a runner so this was a very comedic sight lol.

Dinner With A View

Excuse the face, idk what was goin on.

I went to dinner with an ex today.  It was a casual unplanned dinner, so I didn't feel the need to dress up.  We went down to the Marina Bay in Quincy.  There were several restaurants with a great view of the water to choose from.  The only downside is that we weren't able to see the sunset during dinner, as it was too late.  Oh, dinner was delish by the way.  Food is definitely a favorite pastime!

Beetle Juice Bettle Juice

I had a date today :), nothing serious on my part; I went for the food and conversation.  We went to Elephant Walk in Brookline.  It's a Cambodian French restaurant.  If you live in Boston, you should definitely check them out.  They, like a lot of other restaurants have a prix fixe menu.  However Elephant Walk has a variety of choices for the prix fixe option.  Conversation was great, but there's no love connection.

I want it all

I went to my friend's friend's birthday party on Saturday night.  It was nice and chill.  I had a couple of Patron margaritas.  Margaritas and I are bff's.  However, Joe the bartender made them a little too sour for my liking. Although this was another Haitian event, it was very different from the numerous events that I regularly frequent.  The men weren't desperate and thirsty.  So that was nice for a change, different but nice.

Ritas and Fajitas

On Saturday I met up with some friends to celebrate a birthday.  It was a really nice day in the Bean, and I thought neon blue jeans summed up my love for the sun completely.  I wish I could find similar jeans like this in yellow, green, red, and pink.  They're so comfortable.  The color doesn't bleed or fade.  In case you were wondering, these are called cigarette pants.  I'm not wearing high waters and trying to play it off.

Striped Pink

I went to my friend's house for dinner tonight.  It was really nice getting together and hanging out with her. We lost touch for a while, so we have been doing a lot of catching up.  After dinner, I went to this club in downtown... wait for it... by myself!  I don't know what came over me, ok fine I do but I'm too ashamed of myself to admit it.  But suffice it to say that I wasted over $50 that night and I didn't have any fun.  Am I the only one that hates when I waste an outfit?

Brown Eyed Girl

I've been wearing a lot of animal print lately, and I am loving it.  A couple of weeks ago, I talked about wanting to find more leopard print tops so that you would not be forced to witness me wearing the same top over and over again.

Would You Like Fries with That?

Today was deliciously hot!!  I loved it.  I am a summer girl all the way.  I love barbecues, laying on the beach and strolling in the park with a cone of ginger ice cream.

These shorts are really cute, and the pics do not do them justice.  They are a linenesque material, and it is such a nice mustard yellow.  I'm such a frugal shopper, but when I saw them I barely thought twice before splurging lol.

I'm Done

I am officially done with my undergraduate career.  Hip hip hooray!  I purchased this H&M dress a week before the ceremony with plans of wearing it to the graduation.  However the night before my graduation, I was undecided on what to wear.  I felt like the dress was too dressy, and I ransacked my closet trying to find an alternative.

The morning of the ceremony I decided to stick with my first choice.

Do Y'all Shop at the Same Store

It is hot (loving it) and muggy (not loving it) on my side of the globe.  I am from the islands and I love the heat, however I don't enjoy sweating but I do prefer the sun to snow or a cold fall day.  I went out to lunch with a friend yesterday and did someone's hair.  Excuse the sweatiness that is my face.  It was super humid, rain, lightning and thunder and then there was a tornado warning (WTH).  That's New England weather for you.

The Party Just Don't Stop

Hi ladies and gents!
This will be a quick post.  I just wanted to show you some of my night time looks.  I don't go to the club as often as I used to, but when I do go I make it worth my while.  I generally only go to Caribbean Haitian events lol; but here and there you might find me at a regular r&b/hip hop night.

4/9/11 I love this burnt orange and blue together.  Reading fashion blogs and keeping my own is definitely allowing me to try things I wouldn't normally try.  I am so happy I purchased this striped body con skirt.  

Top: Urban Outfitters; Belt: H&M; Skirt & Clutch: F21; Shoes: Charlotte Russe

Bonne Fete Drapeau!

Happy Haitian Flag Day everyone!

Pause, yes Haitian Flag Day is really May 18th, but it is being celebrated today May 15th because Boston hosts an annual parade for the occasion on that Saturday.  Local school children march and carry banners and a HUGE Haitian flag.  It's a beautiful sight to behold.  Very family friendly and the whole community comes out to show their support.  The down part about Haitian Flag Day, is that it rains every year.  All day!

Happy Hour

I went out with my friend Z for Happy Hour.  In Boston, Happy Hour is illegal so they usually serve discounted meals in addition to discounted drinks.  We went to this fun restaurant McCormick & Schmicks.  Definitely check out one of their two locations if you're in Boston.

Aviator

I was on the hunt for a leather jacket for a very long time.  Not just any leather jacket though.  She had to be soft, supple, cognac colored and inexpensive.  Is that too much to ask for?  Yeah, I didn't think so either. Well ladies and gentleman I found her.  She's everything I asked for and more!