Mix and Match

I went to Pei Wei to visit their new Freestyle machine with my friend Minhthy. I told her about the project I was working on and she was excited to join me and help take photos. I was able to convince her to try the machine out as well. Since she is a soda drinker it worked out perfectly. She can give you the inside scoop about the soda portion of the machine.

She tried out Coke Zero and did a combination of flavors, cherry and vanilla. That's the beauty of the machine, you can mix your own sodas together to create your own unique flavor. She doesn't normally order a drink with her meals, but she said she'd be more likely to order one if there were this many options. Especially since she can mix her own flavors together and control the amount of each flavor option.

Check out her photos below!

Touring London

Two of the days in London we did the typical double decker sightseeing tour bus. I was a little skeptical because I didn't want to scream out to everyone, "Look at me, I'm a tourist!" But it was such a great idea. I got views of landmarks I wouldn't normally have been able to see and we were able to hit every major sightseeing location. We took mental note of places we wanted to stop off and see, like the Tower of London, and on our second day took the bus to these locations.

I think the Tower of London was up there on my list of amazing places to see, partly because the crown jewels are there. Unfortunately we couldn't take any pictures, but trust me when I say the whole exhibit was absolutely amazing. Seeing all the jewels, even ones that were from the 1800s, that were still intact was an incredible sight. I swear, the history from London is just mind blowing. It makes me realize how young of a country the US is.

Outfit
Top: J.Crew
Jeans: Rock & Republic (old)
Scarf: Burberry (thanks Uncle M!)
Jacket: Native Fox
Shoes: Vince Camuto
Jewelry: Tiffany Bead earrings, Marc Jacobs ring, vintage class ring
Purse: Louis Vuitton
 

Freestyle

When I was asked to partner with Coca-Cola Freestyle I almost turned it down. Truth is, I'm not a soda drinker. I gave it up for Lent a few years back and never picked the habit back up. Great decision. I decided to check out the website nonetheless and see what it was all about. Couldn't hurt, right? To my surprise there wasn't just soda. There were Powerade, Dasani, Hi-C, and Minute Maid options. You can also just get plain water if that's what you're feeling. I decided to be adventurous and try the Dasani sensations, which I didn't even know existed. It's Dasani water, but sparkling, genius! I got the Dasani Sensations lemon flavor and it reminded me of when I used to mix Minute Maid lemonade with a splash of sprite to give it a little fizz. Brings me back to my childhood days...

The new Freestyle machine is more than I had expected it to be. Get ready to spend some time playing around with all of your options and mixing your own flavors. Check out the website here to see where the nearest location is. Special thanks to the people at Pei Wei Asian Diner for letting us take pictures in their restaurant.

 

Outfit: 

Top: Forever 21 spaghetti, Thrift store dog tee

Jeans: Rock & Republic (old)

Shoes: Aldo

Belt: J.Crew

Jewelry: J.Crew Elephant bracelet, J.Crew classic pave link bracelet, BCBG "my bad" bracelet, bracelet from Greece, vintage name necklace, BCBG ring

Note: This is a sponsored post. All reviews and opinions are my own

London Day 2

Day 2 of London. This was spent getting up early to see the changing of the guards and walking around the streets of London shopping. Not too shabby for our first full day in London, huh? The changing of the guards was crazy! There were so many people there to see the whole event and my camera was just not getting great shots. I finally decided to put away my camera and just enjoy the moment. I may not have many great pictures of it, but I have great memories, and aren't those better anyway?

After the changing of the guard we went off in search of Regent street for some shopping. And man, did we do some damage! We shopped at all the major stores, mostly for Baby E, but I got a few things too. I'll do a goodies post of all my amazing souvenirs soon. Hope you enjoy the photos from our second day!

I was seriously obsessed with getting a photo of the guards I wasn't going to miss this chance!

Puts truth into the phrase, "shop til you drop"

Outfit

Top: J.Crew boy shirt, J.Crew Tippi sweater

Jeans: Rock & Republic (old)

Shoes: Sam Edelman Felicia flats

Jewelry: Christine Bowden necklace, Stella & Dot bracelet, BCBG ring

Purse: Louis Vuitton speedy

Coca-Cola

I'm excited to announce my collaboration with Coca-Cola Freestyle! The Freestyle machine allows you to choose from over 100 different beverages from Coke to Sprite to Dasani. Not only that, it allows you to choose your flavor by blending concentrated ingredients with water and sweetener at the point where the beverage is dispensed. Check out their website here and their Facebook page here.

Stay tuned for my full review and interviews!

**This is a sponsored post. All reviews and opinions are my own.

London Day 1

Our first day in London was our travel day, using it to catch up on sleep and jet lag. Well I'm not one to waste a day sleeping so I powered through. I mean I can sleep in the states right? So I grabbed Baby E, who had the same idea as me. She was not ready for a nap either so I asked the hotel where the best place for a walk was. They suggested St. James park which was across the street from Buckingham Palace. Oh, did I forget to mention that I was a 5 minute walk from the Queen's house? Ya, no big.

Later that night my brother and I went out to a typical English pub. Oh did I also forget to mention that I'm the most amazing big sister who brought my brother along on our trip? Ya, I guess I'm pretty awesome. Here are some photos I made him suffer through taking. Thanks for putting up with me constantly asking you to take blog photos!

Outfit

Top: American Apparel

Jeans: Rock & Republic (old)

Jacket: bought from The Native Fox (thanks for the best winter jacket for my trip!)

Boots: Steve Madden (similar here)

Jewelry: Rose ring from Cuffs, Marc Jacobs ring, Tiffany bead earrings

Purse: Louis Vuitton Speedy

Preview

A blogger's nightmare happens when your iPhone breaks before a vacation and your computer dies halfway through. Hence why there have been no pictures from  my vacation to London and Paris. Now, as I sit here sifting through the 1,500 pictures we took my eyes are glazing over and they're all looking the same. I'm taking a break and coming back to this tomorrow. However, here's a little tease as to what we did while away.