THE BLONDE LATTE: June 2013

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Its my birthday I can twirl if I want to ;)

Hey y'all sorry for such a belated post, and for being a little MIA as of late. As most of you know I lost a family member.. and it was really hard on all of my family and hard to watch, then my brother went off to FSU... so far away I miss him everyday! But I know I will see him soon.. summer classes don't last that long! Then he comes home.. then back to university! I should know how it works by now as I am myself a university student.. but it is just different because he has always been at home as my "baby brother. Lets just say.. I am NOT one for change, I despise change... even though I know change is always ever coming, and never ending so I should just except it.. but I am very stubborn.. but one day I will let things just come and leave as they may. ONE DAY... no promises of to when that day will be! Anyways I just started summer school so that's another reason I was MIA, and I have been working super hard to save up for my mac book pro! That I got today with the help of my lovely grandparents! (they helped with the last few hundred.. I fully tend to pay back in full though!) But I am a major shopaholic so for me to save close to 900 dollars... was nearly impossible.. but sooo worth it! My mac is my baby! I cannot wait until I know it like the back of my hand.. I am just scared of the change over I guess! But I heard once you go mac, you don't look back! HA.. always makes me laugh! Also last Thursday was my 21st Birthday! I am obsessed with this gem of a dress, and these darling wedges! Also don't forget to look closely at the charming jewelry I styled with it! Thanks for everyone's birthday wishes! I love all y'all so much! I hope you follow along via bloglovin if GFC really does go away tomorrow!
xx,
Erin Nicole

and a little black and white to mix it up!

Dress: PEACALOO BOUTIQUE : exact dress found here!

Wedges: Tj-max

Jewelry: Hbunnie Creations website found here: click!

Bracelet: similar: here and Here! and the sweet matching necklace!

Necklace: CityGlam full site here: Click here!

exact necklace: Click Here!

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Fab Finds From Germany & keratin perfect video link!

Hey guys this is a short post today because it is my brothers 18th birthday today and he leaves for FSU in two days! It is insane how time flies! Anyways most of my accessories in this post are from Germany! Of course I had to do some shopping while on vacation!(shopaholic problems..). And I am obsessed with this scarf (my fav color) and this adorable bag I bought! Hope y'all like it. Also I made a KeratinPerfect tutorial discussing what I use to keep my hair so straight and what I use after the salon treatment! You can find it on my video page or click here and it is the first video: right here!
xx,
Erin Nicole

Scarf & bag: Germany at a market

Earrings: gift

maxi skirt: tj-max

tank: Kohl's (as you can see I am obsessed with these tanks during summer)

Flats: Target

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Urban Cowgirl

Hey y'all! So finally getting grounded again, and back on task with all my blogging duties (which I love!!) I just couldn't think of another word to call what I do on blogger other than duties! It really is a blessing to have such an amazing blogger community, and have met such amazing people all through blogging, instagram, and twitter! Its amazing how you can form such strong friendships without even meeting the other person yet! I am so blessed to have all y'all, you support me, inspire me and I hope I do the same for you! So my papa come home tomorrow just in time for my brothers big 18th Birthday.. bittersweet! Because he is going to college the next day! So proud of him I know he will do amazing.. but I know my mama, I and my papa will surely be missing him like crazy! Okay so today I decided to go out of my comfort zone and mix-match and get swanky with it! Ha.. one of my new favorite words I learned from "PRETTY WICKED MOMS" and I must admit.. it is certainly giving the regular "REALHOUSEWIVES" on Bravo..a run for its money in my honest opinion! I am so in love with watching this show its insane! Emily and Nicole certainly have some amazing style and some hilarious words! (& Nicole follows me on twitter!!! I am such a typical "fan girl" It literally made me so ecstatic!!!). If you haven't watched you should def tune in next Tuesday! But really if you are anything like me and love the south and south-isms... and fashion and just being cute and blonde.. it's a must watch show! Anyways... today's post is full of many different things .. and I happen to love them all! Thank you to all the sponsors in this post.. and thank you to my readers!! LOVE YOU ALL!!! (on a side not sponsors.. if your stuff is not in this post it will be up this week if I have to do two-a-days blog post style!)
xx,
Erin Nicole

Outfit details:

Cowboy Boots: Nashville, Tennessee some store on the strip!

Leggings: Tally Weijl (from Germany!!!)

Tank Top: Kohl's

Fedora: Montreal, Canada

Bracelets: Jewelry by Pateel, all listed below:

Her full site link: Click Here!

turquoise with hematite metals!

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turquoise-cross-bracelet-with-metallic

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handmade-bracelet-with-turquoise-cross

handmade-bracelet-with-turquoise-cross ( but mine is in green!)

Necklace: Kyra's Collection click here !!

Ring: Full Site Here

Exact ring here: Click!

Thanks for reading sweets!

Monday, June 17, 2013

Estonia "The Century is yours..."

So yes.. this is a way overdue post.. but you must excuse me.. It has been one heck of a week for my family and I. We lost one of our family members.. and my heart just aches for my aunt and everyone in general. So right now it is a really difficult sad time for everyone. I had to come on and make a post since it has been so long.. but right now this isn't where my heart or head is. Losing someone is hard to describe, and ripples through the whole family like a rain drop in a still pool of water. I am different in the fact that even if I am so consumed with being sad.. I don't cry right away. It takes a while for things to really set in and for me to accept the reality that someone we truly loved and such a special person is now gone at the young age of 26. It makes you appreciate everyone who you love and loves you a heck of a lot more. You come into this state of realizing.. things don't just happen to "other people", "things" can happen to anyone, anywhere, anytime... even your "own people". Its honestly surreal. I know he is now an angel looking down with his father along with my grandparents, and everyone else up there.

Thank you sponsors & followers for your gracious patience.. I am so sorry everything in my life happens at once.. therefore I have been slacking on my posts... when it rains it pours.. but what goes down must come up... and we can only go up from here:)!

SO here is Estonia it was absolutely stunning in every way possible, this day we took a tour on a "hop on hop off" bus and then we decided after going around the whole city what part we were going to get off at and walk around. We then ended up walking down the cutest cobblestone streets, into an old church and through beautiful parks all the way back to our ship. It was so quaint and I could have stayed forever!