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Whatever, Heat Makes Me Wacky
Alright, so this is what I've been wearing for most of this week. Sort of a Parody Of A Tourist On Vacation, what with the ridiculous (by which I mean amazing, of course) hat, completely beach-inappropriate (yet also amazing, of course) jewelry, comfortable t-shirts (but with a touch of pizazz), and denim shorts (I love the print on these).
From the neck down it's 100% me, and then from the neck up it's sort of like me if I were the kind of extremely wealthy that makes you dress weird, and maybe forty or fifty years older.
I think it's fantastic. And it hides my hair, which is in a sort of in-between bang stage thanks to the fact that I haven't had any time to make it to the salon for a trim, and has decided to transform into an Angry Humidity Creature unless I pull it into this twisty updo thing (I'll show you later on; it's actually a pretty handy trick for those of you who might be growing out your bangs in the summertime).
Daily InstaGlam
I took @vonhottie seriously when she said to go do the lavender essential oil thing to fix my sunburn. (At @loccitane spa.)
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More Shots From The Travels
Remember how I said this resort was an excellent, excellent choice for a vacation (especially with a toddler)? A few more examples, just because:
Hello, cutie pie. And sunburn. (DIY sunburn relief remedies here.)
Gorgeous Polish, Great Cause
Presenting: Ann Taylor's beautiful new polish palette, created to support the fight against breast cancer.
Although I think you can't lose with that pale shade on the left, my personal favorite is Ribbon Pink (in the center).
It's what I chose for this week's beachy travels; I felt like it was summery but still classic (you can see Kendrick photobombing his approval in the background).
What To Wear: 21st Birthday
Q. Hi, Jordan!
My 21st birthday is coming up in June (so excited!) and I'm having trouble deciding what to wear. My birthday plan involves a long night of bar-hopping...but I'm extremely clumsy [even] when I'm sober; I don't want to be that girl who ends up tripping down the stairs and flashing the entire crowd.
Maybe dressy shorts if there is such a thing? It will be a long night so being able to move around and be comfortable would be nice. Thanks so much!
- Abbey
Objects Of Affection: Seaside Edition
{ My all-week-long earrings: oversize pink tourmaline and gold ... }
{ ... A cover-up that exactly matches the ocean (and the pool and the sky) ... }
Daily InstaGlam
Happy mama, slightly nervous baby (still working on figuring out this whole "swimming" thing).
The filter on this photo only partially disguises the fact that the shade I'm rocking at the moment is a lovely half-oyster/half-lobster combo. Have moved on to SPF One Million.
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The D.R., So Far…
This week has been pretty stellar.
We're at a Club Med in the Dominican Republic, and yes: as advertised, Club Med (and this one in particular) is an excellent, excellent choice for a vacation with a toddler. The only con, to me, is the food: it's all sorta buffet-style, and totally fine, but not great. If, however, you're a family with kids that wants to have tons of options, have them available all the time, and be able to get in and get immediately back out to the Object Of Obsession (the pool the pool the pool), it's fantastic...and we're firmly in that category, so this place is perfect for us.
This Club Med is also very specifically set up for families: pretty much everyone is here with kids, and it's more or less a child paradise. There's even a "Baby Club" where you can drop off your child in the playground to end all playgrounds (it's enormous, with on-land structures and water-type structures, and incredibly nice staffers, and an indoor, air-conditioned area for naps) while you do adult stuff (I have a trapeze session scheduled for later on today).
Let's back it up to Saturday.
Quick Fix: Don’t Lose Those Drumsticks
My son loves drums.
This is great; encouraging musicality, general adorableness, et cetera et cetera. It'll probably be less great when he's sixteen, but for the time being it's extremely cute.
What is not great is the fact that drums - and drum-related things like xylophones - come with components called "drumsticks", which we might as well just toss out the car window on the way home from the toy store, that's how easy they are to lose. Don't even get me started on my dogs and these things. You please try explaining to Lucy and Virgil that my son's toys are not made of beef jerky and ambrosia; I don't want to deal with it.
Anyway, I came up with a solution, so I thought I'd share.
