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10 Fun & Affordable Spring Activities

Hey everyone, I know I’ve been mentioning this a lot lately, but I cannot get over this Spring weather! This beautiful “true spring” weather is so rare for us here in Louisiana. We usually go straight from winter to intense summer heat and completely skip the perfect in between temperatures! So I’ve been finding every excuse to work outside, dine outside and of course drink outside. I highly suggest you do the same and to help you maximize your spring, I’ve teamed up with Barrington Gifts to give you 10 Fun & Affordable Spring Activities for you to cross off your list!

1) Plan an outdoor wine tasting with your friends!

2) Have a picnic at park or even in your own backyard! Picking up Chick-Fil-A in  the drive-thru and eating it outside when you get home counts too! LOL

3) Work on landscaping your yard or plant a garden! I definitely don’t have a green thumb, but I plan to enjoy watching Blake work hard on the yard while I sit there and sip something refreshing!

4) Go for a morning walk to clear your mind or an evening stroll with someone special! Someone special doesn’t have to be your husband, it can even be your mom or neighbor! I always enjoy long “walk-talks.”

5) Dust off your cruiser and hit the town or trail on your bike! Don’t forget to pack a bag some water, snacks and extra SPF to reapply! If I’m heading to town on my cruiser, I always throw my Barrington Gifts tote in my basket so I’ll have a cute bag to walk around town with. Plus it has plenty of room in case I decide to buy something. Find my St. Anne tote last styled on the blog here—>Everyday Slip Ons for Spring 

I actually own the St. Anne Monogram Stripe tote in four different prints because Barrington Gifts comes out with brand new designs every season and I use mine so often that I just can’t help but add more to my Barrington Gifts collection each time I see a new print I like. Plus I love that you can monogram them with fun colors to make your initials really pop. I use mine on a daily basis as well as traveling. Speaking of traveling, how cute are their monogrammed passport cases and travel cosmetic kits.

6) Sit outside of a coffee shop and people watch! This is also the perfect time to try out new outdoor cafes and restaurants that you’ve been wanting to try!

7) Invite your friends over for a back porch BBQ!

8) Go strawberry picking and whip up some berry delicious desserts! Pun intended!

9) Go for a test drive in a convertible or drive around town with all the windows down blaring your favorite playlist! Me and Blake do this all the time and we just drive around looking at all of the houses that we hope to live in or build one day.

10) Do your grocery shopping at the local farmers market! This is such a great way to support small local businesses and makes grocery shopping so much more enjoyable.

Bonus! Working too much and don’t have time to cross off your spring bucket list? Throw your laptop and office essentials in your tote and head outdoors to work in the sunshine! It’s better than nothing right?

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Outfit: St. Anne Tote in Monogram Stripe c/o Barrington Gifts | Parker Vintage Cutoff Shorts (also available here) | Yellow Cropped Top (similar here) | Tan Platform Wedges

Bracelets c/o Julie Vos

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Outdoor Entertainment Area For Spring

Hi everyone, I hope you all had a lovely weekend despite the nasty weather on Saturday. At least it will be sunny and beautiful for the rest of the week so I get to enjoy my new outdoor patio. Speaking of enjoying the outdoors, I’m so excited to finally share all of the details on my outdoor entertainment area for spring from World Market. Oh and lucky for you, all of my furniture is now 20% OFF + FREE shipping with code: SUNNY

 I’ve been looking for the perfect set of white washed wood furniture to put on my back patio and I absolutely fell in love with this set the minute I came across it in World Market. I especially love the matching coffee table too.

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Outfit: Gingham Print Dress <-SALE Alert! (also available in coral & tangerine) | Platform Wedges | Noho Laced Crossbody Bag |

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Diane Statment Earrings c/o Kendra Scott | Bracelets c/o Julie Vos

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Whitewash Sevilla Outdoor Patio Occasional Bench: Natural | Whitewash Sevilla Outdoor Patio Occasional Armchair: Natural  | Whitewash Sevilla Outdoor Occasional Coffee Table | Natural All Weather Wicker Samoa Outdoor Egg Chair | White and Pink Diamond Kilim Maliha Indoor Outdoor Rug | Large White Ceramic Sevilla Outdoor Planter |White Metal Marisol Outdoor Accent Table

I love incorporating bright colors into my home design with throw pillows because you can always change them out when you get tired of them!

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Gray Outdoor Throw Pillow | Orchid Woven Indoor Outdoor Throw Pillow | Gray Fringe Indoor Outdoor Lumbar Pillow | Pink Woven Triangle Indoor Outdoor Throw Pillow | Faux Cacti in Cement Pots Set of 3  | Faux Double Stalk Banana Tree

I love this using this floral pitcher as a vase both indoors and outdoors at my home!

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How To Wear The Utility Vest Now

Happy Friday everyone, if you’ve been following along with Haute Off The Rack for the past few years, then you know that I have a whole closet full of olive vests and jackets. However, I always only wear them in the fall and don’t think I’ve ever worn one during the summer.  So when I recently came across this olive utility vest on ModCloth’s site I knew I had to have it, but didn’t want to wait all of the way until fall to wear it. I was determined to style it with a summer look, but I was going to wait for the right outfit. Finally, I decided to take it for a spin with a pair of black high waist shorts and a striped tank. I love the idea of wearing fitted, high waist shorts, but then once I’ve got them on I feel so exposed. In most cases, I would have just left my shirt untucked, but then it just really defeats the whole purpose of high waist shorts so the vest was the perfect solution. I get to show how cute the shorts are from the front, but then I don’t feel so exposed in the back.

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Photos by: Lainey Reed Photography

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Outfit: Utility Vest (similar here) &  Striped Tank (also available in this color) c/o ModCloth | Tan Wedges (love these wedges too)| Similar High Waist Black Shorts

If you love this utility vest, then you’ll love the jacket version—>Escape Into Nature Jacket

Check out my last posts with ModCloth—> Blue Floral Maxi Dress & Striped Tunic For Travel

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Lace Crochet for Cinco de Mayo

Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone! How cute are these lace crochet off the shoulder pieces? I wish I was wearing one now with a margarita in hand. Instead, I’m currently celebrating in the Newark airport on the way back from my cruise to Bermuda with the girls, which was a blast by the way. I’ll be posting a full recap of the cruise on the blog soon, but until I hope you enjoy these festive off the shoulder looks for Cinco de Mayo below! I actually wore the red, lace crochet romper while I was on the cruise this past week.

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Photos by: Lainey Reed Photography

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Outfit: Tularosa Off The Shoulder Top | Denim Cutoffs | Fringe Purse (similar here) & Chaya Wedges c/o Sole Society | Felt Hat | Rayban Aviators | Best Day Romper in red c/o Yumi Kim

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Jewelry: Necklace c/o Melanie Auld