Summer Outfit Collaboration + A double giveaway !

Today I have teamed up with Kristal from Sincerely Arizona. I cant even tell you all how excited I am to be collaborating with her ! I have read Kristal's adorable blog for quite sometime now and when she came to me with the idea of collaborating on a summer outfit post naturally I jumped at the chance! 

We both share a love for Maxi's and the many ways you can style them, so today we are sharing two different ways to style a Maxi plus a fun little giveaway ! 

Since we both have blogs, we wanted to intruduce our readers to eachother, I hope if you are reading this you also head on over to Kristal's blog to say hello or if you are here from her blog, I am so happy to have you! 

One more thing, we are giving away some ad space on our blogs! There will be 2 winners one for each blog and it's a large size ad! Kristal will be drawing the 2 winners next Wednesday so you have a week to enter! 

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Now for our love of Maxi's...

Top: Target

Skirt: TJ Maxx (Similair HERE)

Shoes: Steve Madden (Similiar HERE)

Watch: Nixon

Earrings: Francesca's (Similiar HERE)

Necklace: Francesca's (Similiar HERE)

Purse: Forever 21 (Similiar HERE)

Dress: Pink Zone ( Similar HERE )

Red Shirt: Urban Outfitters

Purse: American Eagle

Shoes: Target

Earrings and ring: H&M

Bracelets: Saint Eve Jewelry Brandy Melville

Headband: Free People (in store )

Outside

Ive been working on sprucing up the yard a little bit, we use to have a beautiful garden and we grew herbs and vegetables out back but we are just to busy this summer to keep up with it ! So we currently have a lot of plants that don't require much attention right now haha . Ive created a little space for kyler to play and splash around and a little space where I can get some work done ! I'm looking forward to spending time out here this summer !

Fourth of July

This year has been one of the best fourth of july's in a long time! I feel like the past few years we haven't really made plans or gone to see the fireworks so this year i definitely wanted to !
We drove inland to see some dear friends of mine and spent the day around the pool, BBQing in the back yard and playing some frisbee! Than we headed on over to see some fireworks!
Aside from a few crazy events that happened that day it was overall a really great day !

Side note - how adorable is my friend's house ?! I just love how she decorated it !













I phone photos




Hope you all had a wonderful fourth of july !

xo!
Alycia

Dream Catcher Necklace

This week my necklaces are on sale on  Brickyard Buffalo ! So I thought I would share with you all two different ways to style them ! The first one is a little more boho and the second a little more dressed up.

Boho Style





Maxi Dress : Forever 21
Shirt : Forever 21 (store only)
Shoes : Target
Purse : American Eagle (on sale)
Dream Catcher Necklace : Etsy
or on sale this week : Brickyard Buffalo

Dressy Style




Maxi Dress : Nordstrom
Vest : Nordstrom
Dream Catcher Necklace : Etsy
or on sale this week : Brickyard Buffalo
Shoes : Target (on sale)
Purse : Steve Madden

Summer Pasta Salad

Summer Pasta Salad (gluten free)

Serving size : 2 large salads 

Ingredients:

• 3oz baby spinach 
• 1/2 box of gluten free pasta
• 1/3 cup sun dried tomatoes
• 4 tsps white balsamic vinegar (baker and olive is my favorite!)
• 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• Pepper to taste
• Grilled Chicken
• Parmigian Cheese

Directions:

Season Chicken with salt and pepper and Grill. Boil pasta in water according to package directions. When done, drain and rinse under cold water.
In a large bowl, combine the pasta, spinach, sun dried tomatoes, olive oil, balsamic vinegar and pepper. Toss well then just before serving top with Parmigian and Grilled Chicken.