Para el Día de Hoy

For those of you who do not know this past Wednesday, we (Mexicans) celebrated "200"  years of the "Independence" of Mexico (although to be fair, it was the fight for Independence that started 200 years ago, it wasn't the actual year we became independent).
So to celebrate this grand occasion, we had a "carne asada" at the boyfriend's house (because it would have been very silly to go out with all the insecurity in this city, however I am pleased to say that the "bad guys" didn't ruin the festivities).
And of course, guess what happened about halfway into the carne asada, after the logs and the charcoal were already lit up .... MY HEEL BROKE :(
The boyfriend had to drive me home so I could get another pair of shoes ... of course, that wasn't after he suggested I go around the carne asada with the broken heel -.-'
I leave you with some photos of the outfit I'm wearing today.

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Para los que no saben, este Miércoles que pasó, nosotros (los Mexicanos) celebramos los "200" años de nuestra Independencia (aunque en realidad se celebra el comienzo de la guerra por la Independencia, ya que no nos independizamos hasta años despues).
Así que para celebrar esta monumental ocasión, nos juntamos en la casa de mi novio para hacer una carne asada y celebrar el grito (ya que habría sido un poco tonto salir con todo esto de la inseguridad en la ciudad, pero me complace decirles que los "malos" no hicieron algo para arruinar las festividades). 
Pero bueno, adivinen que pasó cuando ya estaban la leña y el carbón en el asador ... SE ROMPIO MI TACON!
Mi novio me tuvo que traer a mi casa para que me cambiara los zapatos ... pero claro, no sin antes haber sugerido que anduviera con el zapato roto el resto de la noche -.-'
Los dejo con unas fotos de lo que traigo puesto hoy.

Shirt/Blusa: Kitson

Skirt/Falda: got it at Target

Booties: got them at K-Mart (yes, K-Mart)

Socks/Calcetines: Nine West

Blue Rock Ring/Anillo de Piedra Azul: local market

Elephant Ring/Anillo de Elefante: Vero Solis
Spiral Ring/Anillo de Espiral: local market
Ring with Transparent Rock/Anillo con Piedra Transparente: market at Tours, France

Orange-y Ring/Anillo anaranjando: random

Para el Día de Hoy

The Outfit

Shirt/Blusa: Target + D.I.Y.

Skirt/Falda: Forever 21

Wedges/Plataformas: Zara

Bag/Bolsa: Thrifted

Phew ... sorry for all the photos, I got a bit carried away this time. Not doing summer school or working or anything at all is taking a toll on me, apparently.
Have you all been following the FIFA World Cup? I hope so.
If you are, you will know that Mexico finally beat, for the first time, the last World Cup's sub-champion and multiple times World Cup champions: France.
Mexico 2 - 0 France
It was a relief to finally get some good news after all the violence we've been living through (elementary schools are actually practicing "shooting drills" ... you know, like "fire drills")

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Wow, perdón por todas las fotos, pero obviamente me emocioné un poquito. Esto de no hacer verano y no estar trabajando y simplemente no estar haciendo nada de provecho ya está empezando a afectarme.
Han estado viendo el Mundial? Espero que sí!
Imagínense: por fin, después de --literal-- toda la historia del futból, México le ganó a Francia!! Y no fue cualquier cosa:
México 2 - 0 Francia .. ja!
Que bueno que por fin recibimos algunas buenas noticias, francamente yo ya me harté de escuchar puras cosas de narcos y matanzas y secuestros. Las primarias en Monterrey ya están empezando a practicar que es lo que se debe de hacer en caso de que una balacera estalle cerca de estas ... a que hemos llegado??

Blast from the Past

Way back when I was still a toddler, it would have been easier to think of me as a little boy than a little girl. I spent my days running around with the boys, riding bikes and racing in our scooters (the normal ones that you had to get your "speed" from your actual feet, not a motor).

So how I became interested in fashion and the joys it has to offer is still somewhat unknown to me.

I didn't actually wear a dress until 9th grade, when I got invited to Homecoming (by one of my swim team buddies). And even though I had two pairs of "heels", I never wore them. So I got a new pair to go with the dress.

After that I went back to tennis shoes and whatnot.
Then right before sophomore year of High School my mom literally made me participate in a Debutantes' Ball ... again after wearing that white wedding gown, I went back to my tennis shoes.

I would get my Homecoming dresses and Prom dresses and I liked buying heels, but I never wore any of them. I preferred my tennis shoes, jeans, and tshirts.

It wasn't until I spent a summer in France that I realized I was tired of literally being "one of the guys", and from then on my style has had constant changes and has been in a perpetual state of evolution.
However, I love the fact that even though I wasn't such a girl since I was small, I got to live and have so much fun ... the kind of fun you cannot have while wearing a dress and a hat.

 

5th grade, Lizzie McGuire phase

7th grade, tomboy phase

My first Homecoming dance

Debutante Ball (with my family, here) .. that was six summers ago. Damn, I feel old.