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- and if you do, you know what's been going on in my life! If you don't, I suggest you start following me there, because I obviously don't post on my main blog as often :/...!

What can I update you guys on? Well, since my last post, I have finished my marketing job here at home, and I am moving to NYC in just a couple short months, I have my roommate situation figured out (thank the Lord), and am just trying to save as much money as I can in the next couple of months before the big move!

Aka, no going out and spending a lot of money, less shopping, sparsely eating out. It has to happen. It's already happened. It is what it is haha. But I of course don't plan to have a dull summer! I have some great concerts and music festivals I will be attending throughout the summer so it's all good!!

About a month ago, I attended The Roots Picnic in Philly, and had a blast! My friend 

Jennah Bell

 was a featured artist, and overall the day was a lot of fun! A lot of great music! The only downside was that it was 91 degrees without a cloud in the sky, and ya girl almost fainted ha! She had to have SEVERAL SEATS until she could get her life together haha! I was also snapped by a few street style photogs, one being 

Essence Magazine!

Another awesome thing that happened was going to Hawaii to attend a wedding of a good family friend! I had SO MUCH FUN! Ugh, I want to go back...! It wasn't my first time to Hawaii, but my first time to the island of Oahu-- we stayed in Honolulu, Waikiki to be exact. It was great to spending some quality time with my parents, and reconnect with folks I hadn't seen in years! And the wedding was just phenomenal! Congrats again Paula and Keith! :) xo

Here are some photos from the trip!

Topshop

crop top & skater skirt,

Zara

sandals

F21 two-piece-- so cute right?!

How cute are my parents? I kept teasing them for "accidentally matching" throughout our entire trip... Do you match with your partner? Do you think it's

corny

cute? LOL weigh in on the topic!

The infamous "Shave Ice"

Topshop lemon swimsuit

Topshop

crop top and shorts

I call this photo, "Polynesian Realness." WERK!

Calvin Klein maxi dress via TJ Maxx

I was all the way obsessed with my body chain. I'm pretty sure it's in EVERY SINGLE PHOTO of me on this trip haha!

I have to give credit to my talented photographer Mom for the above shot! Yes, that is real, this is what we witnessed! The wedding was truly phenomenal! The weather was perfectly sunny and hot, and you could feel the love and happiness all around! They are a great couple!

H&M

Suit, 

Zara

Shoes 

This is what I wore to the wedding. Oww!

Let's toast to the bride and groom!

Me and Pop with our matching baldies LMAO

I just want to say thank you to everyone who reads my blog! You are here for me, and I have been MIA, which is not fair to you guys! I am putting myself on a schedule so there will be no LACK of posting... Thanks for sticking with me on my journey! I am going through a big transition right now, glad to know I have your support along the way. Thank you!

What's going on with you guys? It's summertime, and the weather is surely proving so! Any vacations or cool internships, or travel plans? Fill me in, leave me a line, it's been forever!! Hope you all are well!

-Kris

The Limited Blazer (similar here), TJ Maxx blouse (similar here) & pants (similar here), F21 boots.

It was absolutely freezing cold outside when I took these photos yesterday, and flurrying too! I don't know why or how, but that episode of The Babysitters Club popped into my head while I was outside. The episode when one of them gets casted as a model for a photo shoot, and had to man up and shoot in the dead of winter with no coat? Does anyone remember that episode? I'm sure a lot of you reading were probably too young to tune into that show! So random, but that's what kept me going in this cold haha!

Everyone came over to our house for the holiday, and it was great to see everyone! My mother THREW DOWN (as usual). I can't stress enough how well she can cook! I of course still have a seat at the kiddie table, and although 24, am asked if I'm old enough to buy beer lol. (I also dyed the tips of my hair recently). You like?

My plate. #gluttony

Cousin awkwardness...

I don't know how the second half of this post turned into a hair ad, but let's just roll with it lol. I have a giveaway lined up for you all once I hit 300 readers via GFC! If you aren't already following, and you're a fan of my blog, please join! I'd appreciate the support!

Enjoy this last day off before back to work & school on Monday!

-Kris

You guys know how much I love food.
Well,  there's a restaurant in my town that a lot of my friends & co-workers were recommending for me to try called Mama Nina.

I had made plans with my cousin who lives in the area, and we both enjoy getting our grub on, so this worked out perfectly lol.
I had my mother snap some photos of my outfit.  It had been raining off and on all day, but it was still warm outside!

Don't worry, I'm wearing shorts underneath my blouse lol.

Wearing an American Apparel sheer blouse, BDG shorts, and Michael Kors creme patent leather wedges Jewelry.

My cousin already knew the deal, he was just watching/making fun of me the whole time :p

Thankfully it wasn't raining by the time we got to the restaurant (because I wanted to sit outside), and we were luckily able to get seated right away!

The restaurant is located on the historic/downtown part of the city, and I always enjoy going down there for the scenery!

As soon as we got seated, we were immediately served with fresh garlic bread.  It was soooo yummy!

They also give you a complimentary glass of wine (I was unaware of this, so I brought my own, and there wasn't even a corkage fee)!

Ok, at this point I would suggest getting a glass of water before continuing to read this post.  Food pictures shortly following will most likely cause instant salivation.

Then the food came out...

I ordered the spaghetti and meat sauce with mushrooms.  Everything is made fresh to order, so you can really freestyle any dish!

Can't you just tell from the picture how thick & creamy that sauce was?  It was seriously straight cream.  It was so delicious!  Christian ordered the Angel Hair Gorgonzola. "Sauteed with baby lobster, shrimp, scallops, and jumbo lump crab meat in a vodka gorgonzola basil cream sauce."  I only had a few bites, but man oh man.

I really enjoyed the atmosphere and energy of Mama Nina, a real Mom & Pop type place.  The owner was pretty active with the customers the whole time we were dining.  Helping seat tables, boxing up food, greeting customers...  He was such a sweet older man, always smiling, and I made sure to tell him it was my first time dining there, and how I thought the food was fantastic!  

I ate a good portion of my entree, and it didn't even look like I touched it when I was finished lol.  Of course I got it boxed up, and I actually finished the rest of it last night (a tear fell down my right eye with the last bite lol).  I  had asked to look at the dessert menu, but I knew better than to order anything haha!  I'll definitely be back!

-Kris


P.S.  I totally missed the season 4 premiere of True Blood last night, so I'm going to find it online and watch it asap!  How was it?  Does anyone watch TB?

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Well hello there!  Yes, it has been awhile, and I don't even have an excuse!  Forgive me?  K thanks!

This past weekend was pretty eventful.  I went to the West Oak Lane Jazz Festival in Philly with my bff Leilani.  It's a 3-day, free festival that features a lot of great jazz artists, with various vendors selling art, jewelry, clothing, skin, body, & hair products, basically anything and everything!

We went the first day, on Friday, to see Chrisette Michele.  She performed in the evening, but we arrived there in the afternoon to check out some of the other artists first.

Btw, I didn't touch up my legs in any of these pics, this is all exfoliation + baby oil lol.  When the legs are out, I don't mess around!

Lei killin 'em as usual.  How cute are her shoes!!

Of course we had to take it there...

Wearing an ASOS denim top, Rogan for Target dress, Gap gold braided belt, and Enigma wedges

I've already worn this dress on the blog here, but it's my favorite dress, and I styled it differently this time.  I wanted to look casually cute, since it was a festival.  I couldn't roll up looking too dressy, so I think the denim + b&w leopard print + brown wedge combo gave me a solid "safari chic" vibe, which was the look I was going for :) lol

My plan was to take a lot of street style photos whilst at the festival, so my mom helped me make some business cards to hand out to people once I took their picture.  Thanks Mom!

Does anyone else use baby oil regularly?  I can't be the only one... Right?

Unfortunately I didn't find anyone I felt was worthy of capturing...... Business card #fail 

(I actually did end up giving out my business card to two people.  One to the owner of the artwork below, and some random dude who wouldn't leave me alone.  I need to do better next time haha)!

The first thing we did as soon as we got to jazz fest was eat (of course).  We went to a soulfood place called Victoria's Place, and grubbed on some fried fish, buffalo shrimp, collard greens, candied yams, and mac & cheese.  It was so yummy!  We then walked around to check out some performances + vendors before Chrisette's set.

This woman's artwork is created solely from banana leaves.  How creative is that!  I found her work to be beautiful!

There were also some great clothing & jewelry vendors, but I was so in awe I forgot to take pictures!  That and my Nikon was seeming to attract too much unwanted attention, so that also shied me away from taking as many photos smh...

This is the only close up pic I could find (via a google search), and these back tattoos are Photoshopped on....  Are those supposed to be wings? lol...

You CLEARLY can't see her well from my pictures, since I was far away, and don't have (yet) a zoom lens, but she looked GORGEOUS!  The dress, the hair, and she sounded great!  She is VERY entertaining as well, so effortlessly comfortable on stage.  It was enjoyable to watch and I was jammin' hard because I love her music!  Her band was killin' and her bg vocalists were hilarious.  Get it Chrisette!

Throughout the day at the festival Lei and I kept getting wiffs of baby oil (it wasn't me, promise lol), and saw sight of a LOT of interesting characters, including this one lady who got past the lazy security, basically jumping on stage to get Chrisette's autograph.  Chrisette kept it classy and gladly signed the woman's yellow lined piece of paper this fan presented to her.  The fan was super hype, making sure to wave it in everyone's faces as she walked back to her lawn chair -_-

Sunday was Father's Day, and some of the family came over to hang.  The men played golf, and unfortunately I had to work, but I rushed home as soon as I got off that evening, to spend a little time with the family before they left, and to spend the rest of the evening with my wonderful father on Father's Day.  

My mom cooked up a storm:  jerk chicken, bbq ribs (homemade sauce), potato salad, corn on the cob, grilled vegetables... We had fresh fruit, and Mom made two homemade peach cobblers, homemade coconut pound cake, and even had the nerve to make some homemade ice cream to go with it!  She really outdid herself!!  And of course it was all delicioso cuz my mom is a BEAST in the kitchen!

I've been really trying to stay focused on my workout grind and make my weight goals, but having all this food in the house is a problem!  How am I not supposed to gain weight when I have all this butter, salt, and sugar haunting me everytime I step foot into the kitchen?!?  LOL,  Ohhhhh well.

-Kris

P.S.  Today is the first day of summer! Woo hoo! :)

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