| a love affair: the many doors of europe |

i fell in love with the architecture in europe, specifically, the doors.  who knew?  the brown and emerald colors were what really caught my eye: they were all unique and beautiful.  i have so many photos of doors from throughout our travels: paris, rome, venice and all around umbria.  here are a few i wanted to share..xx

| voyages, paris: |

holy moly paris, i love you.  I was sad to leave paris yesterday but we packed up our things, jumped on the euro star train and away we went to the UK.  Wednesday we played the total tourist roll: we got on the metro,  (a large task in itself.  i kept saying to my dad "I feel like I'm on amazing race") saw all the wonderful sites: notre damn cathedral, the louve and the eiffel tower---to name just a few.  We ate macaroons, crepes, caprese baguettes, enjoyed latte's and eventually had an amazing proper french dinner.  I will work on a travel guide when I return home from our travels but in the meantime here is a glimpse into our day:  

{ shop my look: } tee, calvin klein // denim shorts, levi // jacket, bar III similar 1,2 // sandals, vince // sunnies, ray-ban

| Paris, je t'aime: |

bonjour from Paris!  we got here yesterday later than planned after some weather delays in London but are so happy to be here!  other than being tired and pretty foggy paris really is one of a kind and i'm so in love with it.  it's a beautiful crazy city where i am having so much fun trying to understand the french and make sure we don't get too lost!  today we spent a few hours wondering the streets and just keeping it pretty mellow.  one thing we did do that i loved was went into a french market where we bought wine, salami, olives, cheese and a fresh baguette.  i'll make sure to jot down my favorite spots along the way share xo

{shop the look: forever 21 tank, jbrand denim jacket, printed pants no longer available // similar , michael kors crossbody, dolce vita sandals }

i chose this look for day 1 after traveling because it's so comfy yet still looks a bit chic.  A lot of french girls are wearing a printed comfy pant.  Of course wearing my beloved denim jacket never fails.  It's a great layering pieces when the sun hides behinds the clouds.

*travel tip!*  wear comfy shoes.  we walked a lot yesterday and these sandals were great for me.  Also, carry a small handbag: this MK bag fits the main necessities- my passport, credit card, chap stick and small rick steves' french dictionary.

| random snaps: |

every saturday i find myself deleting random snaps off my phone of photos i took throughout the week.  as i am trying to streamline and add a bit of structure to my bloggy i thought it would be fun to share a few random snaps on saturdays before i delete the photos off my phone & cloud. hope you enjoy xo.

{ i sent my fav madewell satchel off to get monogrammed: i just got it back and am absolutely obsessed with it...how cute is the gold foil? }

{ my euro trip is creeping up faster than ever // finding this recipe book at anthro heightens my excitement. }

{ total steal: h&m sale leopard espadrille, $6 }

{my life cc: nordstrom rack // lolo bags }

{ mama's birthday dinner. recipe found here}

( btw, if you have any suggestions for my upcoming trip email me at erin@netaloves.com  - we're going to london, paris and italy ) xo