Insta[gram] Huntington Beach

I spent the weekend in Huntington Beach, CA to run the Surf City (half) Marathon.  It was such a blast, the weather was gorgeous and I set a personal record on my race!  I only ran a 2:16 but that is 3 minutes faster than my last race so I think it counts for something.  Oh and the fact that it was ridiculously hot also didn't help (at mile 11 I wanted to absolutely die).  You see, I'm used to running in 20/30/40 degree weather right now and 65 + humidity + no marine layer = brutally hot.  If you follow me on Instagram you probably saw a lot of these pictures already, but the weekend mostly consisted of strolls and sunsets along the beach, eating on Main Street, meeting up with my friend Rachel to do some shopping (scored a really cute mint swiss dot blouse from Zara for Refinery 29's fashion week party this Thursday), and of course race day.  Check it out!


Hope you had a great weekend!!

In Less Than a Week...

I'll be enjoying some sunny southern California weather and activities!  So excited!  I think I would be even more excited if it were blizzarding here.  But oh well, what more can a girl ask for?  Four-day [girls] weekend away in Huntington Beach, staying at the amazing Huntington Beach Hyatt, running the ocean-front Surf City Half Marathon and getting to see one of the chicest girls I know, Rachel... I can't think of much else!

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I met up with some girlfriends on Friday night for drinks (Rachel of My Life in Silver Trinkets was in town visiting from Orange County) and two of them had these amazingly cute and practical Michael Kors wristlets that I fell head over heels for.

This thing is beautiful and can hold your phone and cards/money all at the same time.  I'm getting a new phone next week (mine is having issues at the moment) and I'm thinking this is the perfect accessory to go with it!

Which accessories do you love that are totally practical?