BACHELORETTE WEEKEND IN HUNTINGTON, CA // SHE ACED IT!

Hey Everyone! Happy Labor Day! I hope your weekend was full of coffee dates, sun bathing, and lots of good food // I know mine was! I wanted to apologize for the lack of posts // I am a procrastinator and perfectionist with total scatter brain // I have trouble finishing things // but truly I have no excuse. So I promise I am going to try to do better and get some good blog content up at least once a week!

And if I can write a blog post in this state than I should be good to write a blog post when I actually feel like a human. Let me explain...From Thursday at 6:00 AM until Sunday at 3:00 PM I had been celebrating one of my girlfriend's soon to be marriages // Yes I was on a Bachelorette filled weekend trip in Huntington, CA. And since my voice is practically undetectable and my body feels like a cold shell of what it once was, I would say it was a success! But really I came out with four new girlfriends, a tattoo and memories to last a lifetime..I mean isn't that what having a bachelorette is all about!?

So for all you girls looking for ideas and tips on planning your bachelorette or if you just want a few laughs this is how the weekend went down. If you want to see even more of this Bachelorette Weekend in Huntington, I'll be putting up a video on my Youtube channel! I'll post something on my Instagram // @thenexthappening // as well as let you guys know on here so stay tuned!!

A FLOWING SET AND A VALLEY VIEW // ULTIMATE TRAVEL OUTFIT

One of my favorite trends that has popped up in recent years is the "matching set" and one of my favorite brands has dedicated an entire section of their site to this super easy and functional fashion statement; Of course I am talking about Free People.

THE LIGHTS FEST // MESQUITE

You know when you see something in a photo and you think, "I just have to be a part of that!". Well I've been saying this to myself ever since I saw photos of a lantern festival. Yes, those huge white lanterns that you take out into the middle of the desert with thousands of people and everyone sends them up into the sky, creating a real live version of The Starry Night. It just feels like something you should do in your lifetime. So when my future sister-in-law told me that she and my brother were going to one in Mesquite, I jumped on it! Of course I dragged Jordan along with me; Sorry babe. But was it everything I imagined? Was a cold night in the middle of a dirt range lighting up the sky as "Van Gogh" as it looked in the pictures...

I will say this...it was magic!

VALENTINE'S DAY..JUST ANOTHER DAY?

Today is VALENTINE'S DAY!

I had put together a post of places to go to dinner and gift ideas for your significant other. But I was driving to work yesterday and listening to 98.5 KLUC // a local Vegas radio station // and they were talking about whether or not you should go on a first date on Valentine's Day. It was funny because they were at polar opposites in what they thought about it; People were either dead set against it or completely "why not" about the idea. Some believing that by going out on this one universal day of love you put too much pressure on yourself and the possible relationship. I just think it's so interesting that this one day can have such power over people. With all the flowers, chocolates, cards, gifts, dinners and so on, Valentine's Day is one of the heavy-weights of holidays. So before I tell you my stance, I kind of wanted to find out where Valentine's Day even started..I mean does anyone know?

DRESSING FOR THE OCCASION+S

I'm guilty...

Ok I think every girl is.. but of what you ask? The "One-Time Wear". Yes, the wonderful and terrible One-Time Wear // O.T.W. // More often than not this beast is born from the invite of a one-time event. For example, a girlfriends wedding or a business holiday party or your big birthday. You know, events that you want to feel special for and to feel special you want to wear something special. So you go out and buy a lavish, navy blue snakeskin dress with kimono sleeves, high leg slit, and a deep cut v-neck and you slay that party.... then only to shove that dress in the back corner of your closet, never to be seen or heard from again; Because lets be honest, who wants to be seen wearing the same outfit over again to another one-time event. It's a vicious cycle.