Weekend Wears

I finally (temporarily) have my weekends back which means family time and day trips. Jenna, Brenden and I spent our Saturday gallivanting around Bucks County. We're an interesting bunch to be around because our conversations have no logical flow whatsoever and we've been known to erupt into roaring laughter with no warning. It's great for us but probably a little terrifying for those privy to it.

A Moment of Honesty: Sisterhood

In case you couldn't tell, I'm going through I bit of a tender-hearted phase lately and have deviated from the normal content of this blog. I was going through some photos on my external hard drive earlier and I stumbled upon this quick capture of Jenna before a school banquet last summer. As sisters, we were never really particularly close because there's a moderately large age difference between us. (Six years is a lot when you're in your formative years!) Now that she's doing things like driving, it's just so strange. Last weekend we went to the mall and did all of the corny things that sisters in movies do, photo booth included.  We laughed so hard that our abs hurt and I reveled in our newfound kinship.

a day at the art museum

Jenna and I spent the day at the Philadelphia Art Museum, or as the 12-year-old boy inside of me likes to say, the "Phart" Museum. We walked around for hours and then went out to the front of the museum and acted like TOTAL tourists and took Rocky'esque pictures on the infamous steps. Don't regret it at all! Sorry if the pictures are a little crooked and whatnot. There were security guards EVERYWHERE and I was afraid that they'd see my larger-than-life Nikon and confiscate it somehow. (It's happened before.) After a day full of walking around in Swedish clogs and looking at art, it feels good to sit on the sofa. I had one of those "you don't realize how tired you are and how much your feet hurt until you finally rest" moments. Whew. Hope all of you had as fun of a Sunday as I did!

xo, e.m.

style a side fishtail braid

Everybody is going crazy for this look right now, and I can only imagine how much more prevalent it will be come summertime. It looks super intricate and scary but it's really not. Today, my sister Jenna showed me how to make a fishtail braid. If you can make a basic French Braid, you won't have too much difficulty with this stylish 'do! All that you need is a brush, some bobby pins, and a hair tie. (Also, a bow or a ribbon. Completely optional!)

1. Brush all of your hair to one side. Smooth out any bumps the best that you can. (TIP: This works best on hair that doesn't have a lot of layers or has very long layers!)

2. Separate the hair into about 1" sections. Take 2 pieces of hair, grab one small section from one side, bring it to the other, then join them together. (That is how you create a basic fishtail braid.)

3. After you've done that 2 or three times, begin to join in the rest of your hair with the already-made braids, just like a traditional French Braid.

4. Continue to braid in the same way all the way down.

5. When you've almost ran out of hair to braid, braid the remaining small section in a regular braid.

Ta-da! Looks great and it's a stylish alternative to throwing your hair in a messy bun or ponytail on those super hot summer days!

xo, e.m.