Travel

Experiencing Austin

- Melody

Remember when we went to an adult prom? Good times.

The next morning, four of us trekked out into Austin for some pizza. All the while gandering at the rocks and hills and creeks. Okay, Austin, you’re gorgeous. Pizza

Most of us were feeling great. Can you guess who wasn’t? After tons of pizza, we drove to the City-Wide Garage Sale. It was as great as you can imagine. Booths as far as the eye can see with real vintage and antique and $14 chenille blankets and $3 women’s vintage scarves. I could’ve spent the entire day there. Everything I saw was absolutely gorgeous. Those rugs in the intro image? Yeah. All there.

I actually didn’t take any photos inside the sale. But trust me. If you get a chance, go! They have them all throughout the year and I plan on going back.

After the sale, we drove around Austin. The sun was shining, the sun was setting, it was a beautiful 75 degrees. 

As we drove around, we drank our delicious juices from a very Austiny type juice bar. We parked above the place basically on a cliff, which was insanity.

 

This was the perfect end to a great weekend. I enjoy those trips to Austin, mostly because I spend it with these people. I love this adult life. It’s pretty great. I get to drive wherever I want and spend time with whoever I want in different cities! How cool is that?! Okay, mush over.

 

Happy weekend!

 

xx

Beach Hoppin’

- Melody

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suit top: F21, bottoms: American Eagle, kimono: F21, shades: Buffalo Exchange

#tbt to Passion Island. Standing in the ocean, water surrounded me, sand in my toes… I mean, do you ever feel any prettier? Oh also with a rum punch in your hand. That kinda adds to it. Oh, and a belly full of chips and guacamole. I’m hungry.

 

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Where I Decide To Retire

- Melody

Day Two: Roatan, Honduras. Sigh. This place. Ugh. The beach. The food. The water. The palms. The jungle. If I ever get married this beach or the mountains is where I’ll do it.

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This is the best we’ve ever looked.

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That sunset. Man. Those mountains. Who wants to go in on a vacation home with me? I can offer you chocolate and $13.

 

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Kimonos Are Coverups Too

- Melody

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Did I mention we had a balcony? Did I mention it was the best thing ever sleeping with that door open? Ugh. Staring at that blue water just makes me happy.

Also, is it okay to just wear a bathing suit around the house? I don’t have a pool so I’m thinking this suit won’t see the light of day for a while. Kinda wanna get my money’s worth. Right? Or like, wear it under my clothes or something if I don’t do laundry for a while and run out of underwear.

Don’t judge me.

How cool are those glasses?! I got them the last time I was in Austin at Buffalo Exchange. $8 later and they were mine. They’re all metal so there’s no chance of them snapping in half or anything. I love them. They’re the perfect darkness on sunny days and I also resemble John Lennon, so. #sokewl

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The Beginning

- Melody

Oh haaaaaiiiii! Did you miss me? Don’t say no. It’ll crush me.

So if you follow me on Instagram (why aren’t you following me on Instagram? @melodyrich, k?) you’ve seen all the cruise spam I’ve been spraying. So how about some more of it here? I mean, this blog is me and I went on a cruise. Ergo, my blog went on a cruise.

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I mean, it was freezing the day we boarded. Ya girl decided to wear a gauzy swim cover up and the thinnest denim shirt on the planet.

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Day one we sailed to Cozumel, Mexico. We spent all day lying in the sun getting burned. This is the exact moment I earned the splotchiest sunburn I’ve ever had. I mean, my skin is still marked. It’s bad, y’all. But napping in the sun with a margarita next to your sisters is pretty neat.

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Day two we woke up to the clearest water I’ve ever seen. Well, technically we woke up to the sights and sounds of that Carnival ship off our balcony. But that ship was in the clearest water I’ve ever seen. So, that’s something.

We disembarked and got on a small boat and headed to Isla de Pasion. (Add a tilde over that ‘o’ in Pasion, for me will ya?)  We passed a yacht from Australia, a rusted sunken ship, and came upon this…

 

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This is where they filmed your favorite Corona commercial. And this is where I fell in love with sand. Free margs and rum and guacamole? SIGN.ME.UP.

 

Let’s go back.

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The Mountains Are Calling

- Melody

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military jacket: thrifted, tunic: Dressin’ Gaudy (HOLLER), tights: Dressin’ Gaudy, combat boots: Forever21

WHAT! AN OUTFIT POST!? I am BACK, baby. I wore this on Thanksgiving day in the mountains of Arkansas. My mom’s family rented a house in Mena that backed up to the Ouachita National Forest. *heart eyes emoji* The log house was surrounded by fields and fences and trees and mountains and the sun was prettier up there than down here. (Sorry, Texas.) The crisp cold and the sun setting behind me made for some pretty epic outfit photos. (Thanks sister!) We had so much fun hiking in the forest and playing dice and eating together and just being together. It’s been a while since our whole family has celebrated together and it refreshed me. Shel and I drove up Tuesday night and I stayed until Thursday night, driving back to work Black Friday. It wasn’t actually so bad! I survived, right?

Anyway, back to the mountains. UGH. They were gorgeous. I’ll either get married in the mountains or on the beach. It’s a toss up.

How was your Thanksgiving?

xx