Fast Forward

I am engaged!

Well, since May but yes I will be getting married next year!
Getting married is honestly just once in a lifetime event and I'm going to try my best to log about the entire process. It's interesting, exciting and nerve wracking but it's something that I want to be able to look back to and just laugh at myself.

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Rewind back to May of 2016. My then-boyfriend and I decided to head to Hawaii. Well, he's been talking about it for the longest time and I've decided that we'll go. It was a last minute decision so everything seemed kind of rushed. He always told me how good the food was there and the weather is gorgeous, that it's a great place to retire in. And so to shut him up about the non-stop food talk, I told him, let's just go to Hawaii. So, that's exactly what we did.

We chose to stay in the North Shore for 3 days and 4 days in Oahu. The days in the North Shore were beautiful and peaceful. We only had 2 full mornings in the North Shore since the 3rd morning was when we had to check out, so watching the sunrise was limited. We stayed at a small cottage place with a backyard that opened up to the ocean.

The boyfriend told me that we should watch the sunrise one of those mornings and I reluctantly agreed. The morning of, I felt so sluggish and asked why can't we just watch it from bed since our bed literally faces the water. He didn't nag on me much, which then made me feel guilty. I gave up and agreed to head out onto the lawn chairs. Good thing I didn't pass out while staring off into the sky. It was quiet and all you hear is the ocean water and random birds flying around. Finally, the sun was peaking out. Sitting there, I thought to myself, it would be great if he propose to me right now, it would be so darn perfect. And then, BAM...the next thing I knew, he was on his knees next to me and whipped out the RING! In my head, I was like omg omg omg it's happeningggggg!!! He was telling me that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me and that we should take the next step in our journey and I'm there just nodding away and holding back tears! Oiy...

Needless to say, my mind was read. It was a perfectly simple proposal and I couldn't ask for anything better. I was just floating on cloud 9 that day. Hawaii was just perfect.

Moving Again

I feel a sort of disconnection with my blog.
I feel like I only blog whenever there's a big event in my life happening.
I feel awkward writing now.

But I shouldn't.

Life has been wild. Wildly boring. I'm mainly busy 3/4 of the year due to work, being an accountant is not easy but it's quite decent. That's why maintaining and blogging is such a struggle sometimes. Maybe that can change. One can only hope so.

The boyfriend and I are moving again. We moved last year to a nice cozy place in Sunset Park. It was near a lot of food and a big cultural concentrate of Chinese, Jews and Mexicans. After a year of living there, we found that the commute to work just wasn't working out. We both agreed to move to Jersey City. Never had I thought that I would one day be a Jersey resident. It's extremely close to New York but for some odd reason, I thought I would be a Connecticut resident before Jersey. Anyways, I'm pretty excited about this change of event. But, I do dread moving and packing. I have to say, I'm the worse at it. J is a lot better at packing things and using his tetris skills.

We only have a few days left. Hoping all goes well.

The view from our new window.

Fitting Room - Ann Taylor 0702

I always enjoy reading posts from bloggers that takes you into the fitting room, it just feels more real.

And because I enjoy it so much, I decided to share my experience.

Ann Taylor had a sweet deal before the July 4th weekend started, all their dresses were $59.50. Seeing that a lot of their dresses goes for over $100 at original price, this was a deal I couldn't pass up on.

Embroidered Shift Dress, size 2P

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This dress made me look so boxy. Very unflattering so I passed, didn't even want to try the next size down to see how it might've fitted. My boyfriend called it the Pocahontas dress.

Jacquard Sheath Dress, size 4P

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Lace Hem Sheath Dress, size 4P

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Both of these sheath dresses fitted well and was very flattering. It curved at all the right places and hit right above the knee for me. The neckline is definitely a bit more conservative and would probably be a huge mistake to wear on a hot and humid day, but still a good investment piece.

Sleeveless Shirtdress, size 4P

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This was one of the cutest dress I've seen from Ann Taylor. Very flowy and feminine, perfect for a summer day. I liked the collar and the pockets, who can say no to pockets?

Love,
LN