I've been dying to share pics from our trip and you, know blog in general, but when things get busy for Nickel & Suede or for my family, the internet has to be the thing that gives. Thankfully I have a lot of great help that I rely on constantly. So just a few updates...

We're back! It's hard to believe it, but in the last week Soren and I crossed the ocean and came back again. It was definitely a life changing trip in so many ways. I flew across the Atlantic, and I got my passport stamped for the first time!

The majority of what I packed is black or goes with black. Because nothing says Europe like all black right? So this outfit is something that I will likely be wearing on our trip, minus the fur coat and instead wearing a black moto jacket.

Valentine's Day may be over, but I still think of February as the month of love. And I don't think it's just about being in love or having a valentine. A huge part of love is loving yourself. Loving yourself for who you are and who you know you can be is critical in being able to show love to others—and to receive it!

Lately I've really been gravitating toward muted neutral pastels. I described them the other day as any pastel color with gray added to it. Tone down pink to blush, green to a pastel olive, and purple to a grayed out lavender.

I hope you have had a great week so far! I'm excited it's Friday although it feels like there is a lot to do before I'm ready for Sunday. Soren and I are leaving for Italy on Sunday and even as I type it it doesn't seem real.

I think you guys know me well enough that you can appreciate when I share embarrassing things, right? I swear when I was younger, embarrassing things happened to me all of the time. Thankfully as I've gotten older, they seem to have become a little fewer and farther between.

Happy Friday! It's been a busy week, but I wanted to share an Everyday Style post before the week ends. These are outfits that I share on IG but other than in a round-up like this, they don't make it over here on the blog.

I've had the same heavy thoughts weighing on me over the last few weeks. It's one of those demons I haven't had to deal with in a long time—maybe since college or even high school. I'm pretty sure we all struggle with this one from time to time, even though I thought I'd have grown out of it by now.