Cardigan: Nordstrom. Top: Topshop via Nordstrom. Jeans: J. Crew Factory (similar). Shoes: Steve Madden (similar). Purse: Kate Spade. 

I wore this outfit to work the other day and received several compliments on my outfit, much to my surprise. People like casual I guess :) so I snapped a few quick photos to share with you today! They're not the best quality, but you get the point. This sweater is not only great with dresses, but works well dressed down with jeans too.

This week has been flying by, thankfully! Mark and I have a fun weekend planned so I'm anxiously counting down the days. I'm also being extra social this week, which is unlike me. #introvert So I'll be ready for the long weekend!

Thank you for stopping by!

xo Catherine

Top: J. Crew Factory. Jeans: Gap. Shoes: M. Gemi. Purse: Tory Burch (similar). Necklace: J. Crew Factory (very similar). 

This top was on backorder for over a month and finally came in the mail last week! Love it when that happens. The unfortunate part is that it sold out over the weekend :( so I linked a ton of cute layered 2 in 1 sweaters below because they're the best. Seriously, it looks like you put way more effort into your outfit than you actually did, and who doesn't love that? I had a similar one a few years ago that I loved for that exact reason, but it shrunk in the wash. Womp womp. So needless to say I was psyched when I stumbled across this one at J. Crew Factory. 

The highlight of our weekend was the Minnesota volleyball game at Stanford yesterday. Unfortunately they lost, but it felt like a little slice of home here in the Bay Area <3 other than that we lounged pretty hard all weekend. My favorite!

Hope your week gets off to an amazing start!

xo Catherine

Today's post is a good one! I love Grace's blog and was very intrigued when she posted a frosé recipe last week. I've been on such a rosé kick lately (because summer, #duh) and knew I had to give this recipe a try, although I did a little adapting. 

-1 bottle of rosé - I used a bottle that was mostly full that I didn't really like because it was too sweet. I thought it would be perfect for a mixed drink though!

-1 cup of raspberries - Grace made hers with strawberries, but I'm allergic, so I made a swap. I also used frozen berries to speed up the freezing process

-A spoonful of sugar (really depends on however sweet you want to make it)

-2 oz. vermouth, optional - Grace used 3 oz, but I knew I didn't want it that strong. Honestly next time I'd either skip it or use something like St. Germain 

-1 oz water

-1 gallon ziplock bag

-A bowl or container to set the bag in inside the freezer

Literally I just blended everything together, put it into the ziplock in the bowl in the freezer, waited an hour and served! Simple as that and you have a delicious end of summer treat!

Hope you can enjoy this or something else that's fabulous this weekend!

xo Catherine