This past weekend I drove out to Belfair, which is near Hood Canal, for my best friend’s baby shower. She’s due in mid-December and I am SO excited! It was so incredible to catch up with close friends, spend the whole day by the water playing with the dogs, drinking beer and oohing and awing over the cutest baby gifts. Click through to see more photos from the weekend! xo
Over The Weekend: A Wedding in Wine Country
This past weekend I flew into LA and drove down to Temecula for a friend’s wedding. The ceremony was at Leoness Cellars and was absolutely gorgeous! A bunch of us stayed at a huge house about five minutes from the property where we cooked yummy food, drank great wine, played giant Jenga and floated for hours between the pool and the hot tub. The wedding itself was on Saturday night and was so heartfelt and lovely with breathtaking views of the vineyards and sprawling hills – it seriously felt like being in Europe.
Here are a couple photos of what I wore over the weekend (and a few of the house we stayed at) if you’d like to see!
My dress is from Parker – from a past season – but still one of my favorites.
Shoes are by Jaggar and earrings are by Shashi.
On Friday, we spent part of the afternoon at Leoness with the bridal party before they headed to their rehearsal dinner and did some wine and cheese tasting. On our way out, the tractor was just begging to be photographed so I hopped in front and snapped a few pics for fun. :)
My hat is by Janessa Leone, dress is from White House | Black Market (many seasons ago) and my slides were a gift from FashionABLE.
Here is the front and back view of our amazing house and our luxurious pool and hot tub. If you ever need a place to stay in Temecula and have a large group of people, I highly recommend staying here!
Outfit photos by Nate. :)
P.S. If you are looking to work out to balance out all the wine tasting, no need to find a gym! The hills surrounding the house provided a quite strenuous sweat session. This street in particular was very deceiving because at first glance, it looks fairly mild but it instead has a slow and steady incline that really starts to get steep right after the curve, which you can’t see in this photo. We walked up once for a quick warm up, then ran up it four times. Hills man, they’re a killer!
It’s back to reality for me, but I hope you all are having a lovely week so far and thanks for stopping by! xo
Blog Birthday: My Style Pill Turns Nine Years Old!
(This photo is from the night I told my best friend Liz that I had started a blog.)
Nine years ago today, I published my very first post on My Style Pill. As I sit here and reminisce, I still can’t believe that it’s been that long. It was in the middle of the recession and people were losing their jobs like crazy. Heck, at that point, I had already lost one editorial job in December 2007, before getting hired at Women’s Day Special Interest Publications in the early spring of 2008. If any of you remember Martha Stewart’s magazine, Blueprint, (now merely a Wikipedia page), I had been working there as a market editor for just three months before it shut down. That was a sad, sad day.
When I started the blog, it was on a whim and basically a creative outlet away from my 9-5 job as a home design magazine editor. I had no clue what I was doing, or where the blog would take me, but I was excited and passionate about creating something that was all mine. At this point, it was late in 2008 and I had just turned 27, with truly no idea what was in front of me career wise. It was a scary time, because little did I know I would only continue to work as market editor for just another 6 months before losing my job a second time. That last layoff would end up being the tipping point that would take me out of the corporate world and lead me into blogging full time, but that is a longer story for another day. :)
I get so nostalgic thinking back to all those memories. Back to when it was just called Style Pill…Get Your Daily Dose, (click here, to see my very first outfit post ever!) and still had wordpress.com attached to the domain. Back to the beginning stages, realizing how unknown the blogging territory was and how steep the learning curve was as well. It really blows my mind when I sit down and truly think about it, but I digress.
Today and going forward, I am working on some pretty exciting changes regarding the blog, which is in the process of getting a facelift and will be so fun to share with you in the next month or so. As the blog moves into its 9th year, I will also be honing in on what type of content you guys want to see so if there is anything specific you want me to cover, please let me know in the comments!
Anyway, sending out a huge thank you to you guys. I know some of you have been following me from the very beginning and for that I am so incredibly grateful. And for those of you that might be brand new to my site, I am so happy to have you here! Thank you for all the continuous support – I couldn’t have done it without you, my amazing readers. Much love. xo
P.S. For your viewing pleasure, click here to see the the archives of September 2008.
Enjoy! ;)
What To Pack: Camping and Hiking in Bryce Canyon!
Happy Monday! I’m officially in Utah with my parents and so excited to be here! I flew in this morning to meet them, then had lunch with family friends before driving out to Bryce Canyon where we will be for the next week or so. We plan to set up our base camp there, explore the surrounding area as well as spend some time in Zion National Park. The hikes look incredible!
Because I always love reading other people’s packing posts, (especially when panicking the night before a trip and have no idea what I am bringing) I thought I would create one for this trip. I wanted to pack on the lighter side since our activities are mainly going to be hiking, swimming, sitting around the campfire and checking out the nearby towns, so I stuck with my favorite basics and pieces that would pair well together.
Here is a run down of what I brought!
Photo by Jason Durtschi, layout by me.
If you have any favorite hikes or suggestions on where we should go in the area, please let me know! xo
Nashville for the weekend!
Outfit Details:
Sunglasses | Jacket | Shirt (old from Rebecca Taylor, but shop more of her tops here) | Jeans | Sneakers | Bag
I am spending the next few days in Nashville for my friend Emily’s Birthday and to see two of my close friends who recently moved here from New Orleans. I’ve only been here once before and that was for my Birthday a couple of years ago, but am planning on doing a travel post about my trip now that the city is becoming more familiar. I’ll share what I packed, where I went and my favorite spots to visit so keep an eye out!
I’m going to sign off and start my weekend a little early, but you can still follow me on Instagram and my stories to see more! Hope you all are having a lovely Friday! xo
P.S. For those of you that have been to, or live in Nashville, I would love to hear your recommendations on where I should go!
72 Hours At The Sundance Film Festival with Visit Seattle
At the end of January, I had the privilege of attending the Sundance Film Festival with my friends at Visit Seattle. I of course jumped at the chance, seeing that my hometown is Seattle and that they would be representing in Park City, I was thrilled to join!
It was a really quick trip, roughly 72 hours, but it was a wonderful experience. I had never been to Park City, and couldn’t wait to see the sights, watch some great movies and meet new people, all of which I did!
Click through to read more about my 72 hours at Sundance with Visit Seattle!
What To Do In New York During Christmastime!
If you guys caught yesterday’s post, you know that my parents were in town during the week of Christmas. It was a ton of fun – we ran around the city trying to fit in as many festive things as possible, so I thought it would be fun to share what we did! Because even though Christmas is over, it’s never too late to start planning your next holiday trip to the Big Apple, right?!
Where to go in New York during Christmastime…
A Cameron Family Christmas!
New York at Christmastime is pretty special, so when my parents said they wanted to come for the holidays this year I was so excited. The last time they came in December was back in 2004 but I had only been in the city for a couple of months, so it was a lot of fun to experience all the festivities and holiday traditions together again 12 years later.
Dinner at The Clam
Getting a little tree for the apartment. :) Isn’t it cute?!
I thought it would be fun to walk you through our Christmas so click below to see more!
