I love when good things happen unexpectedly. Not necessary a surprise on a special occasion, but just something completely totally unexpected. Today, I had my roots retouched (I just really don’t dig the total overgrown midnight black root trend currently happening, sorry…not sorry) and my hair has a slight tinge of lavender, so that was unexpected but pretty fun (this will only last two hair washes max) but I also had a fun catch-up phone date with one of my favorite people. This was really nice considering we had a family dinner before some of my family leave for vacation tomorrow, and I really hate goodbyes.

When we were sitting at dinner tonight, I walked into our favorite mexican restaurant and immediately saw my cousin Presley pointing to a seat next to her at the end of the table. Presley is my favorite person. She is 12-years-old going on 22. I can remember when she was just a baby and I was the only one besides her mother she would ever let hold her. She has gone from being my shadow to my own mini-me.

We were talking about her going on vacation and she kept saying how she was going to miss everyone, but when asked who she would miss most she nonchalantly nudged me in the elbow as she was saying “I’ll miss you all the same.” She then proceeded to tell me everything she was packing for her trip and asked if she could take one of my t-shirts to have something of mine she could wear while on vacation. I of course, told her yes, and then she said, “good, because I already one packed,” with the sincerest smile. She said she is also taking the shirt I bought her for Christmas (it’s one identical to mine).

I love how fashion is one thing that has kept mine and Presley’s bond so strong. She has recently started wearing her headbands the same way I do, and even doing her own little photo-shoots. I love how she looks up to me for many things, especially while developing her own style. Even though I hate goodbyes, I always love hearing how much fun she had and hearing every detail of the trip.

Steal my look today: Skirt (this is actually a swim suit cover up, but hey, who needs rules) from K-Mart, Crop Top: K-Mart, Chambray Shirt: Pacsun, Wedges: Aldo