It is absolutely gorgeous outside right now, as we speak, as it has been all day long. I can't believe I spent most of my day inside working and now I'm sitting in class. I'm so glad I didn't have my video class today because I got a few minutes to take a quick bike ride with Brett, play on the imagination station, eat dinner downtown and tour the cutest house ever. It was maybe the best afternoon.. ever! Let me break it down first.. this weather. 78 degrees. In Michigan. In March. That is so nuts, but I'm not complaining at ALL. It's so gorgeous. It's the best feeling in the world when you don't even feel a tiny twinge of cold. Ah!
I styled this romper in the fall, but it was dying to be worn again. A lot of girls said last time they wished they could see the one-shoulder detail, and since today was so gorgeous, I thought I could risk it! And it felt amazing! I still wore a cardigan on our bike ride though. I just got this belt from ModCloth today - and of course, had to wear it the second I tore it out of the box. I love this belt. It's going to go with so many of my outfits. The cream color, and the crocheted style is so lovely. I've been on the hunt for chunkier belts. Now I just need to convince Chandra to let me borrow this one here!
(floral romper - forever 21 | return of the mack-rame belt - courtesy of modcloth
cross strap buckle flat - f-troupe via buy definition | golden cardigan - bdg at uo)
Well, Brett and I grabbed a bite at Downtown Dogs and decided to ride bikes looking for adorable houses in our neighborhood. Well we get back to our cozy little apartment and look two doors down to this yellow house that has been for sale for quite some time. We walk down the road to peak inside the windows and nearly collapse with how adorable this house is. We lurked around outside peaking in all of the windows until a very nice gentleman came outside and said, "Can I help you?" And I was like, "Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry we're like lurking outside of your house!" Well it was empty, but he lives next door and is selling this house, so he gave us a tour. It's amazing. It has four bedrooms, a study (basically a library), adorable kitchen, dining room, huge basement (with a CAT door!) and upstairs there is a maid staircase. Brett said he knew as soon as the guy said maid staircase I was sold. If you don't know, I've dreamt about my life in an adorable vintage house with secret doors and passageways. I nearly died looking at this house. So.. Brett and I are going to put an offer down. Tomorrow. ;) (Maybe not really, but seriously maybe?) It's in my neighborhood, still next to our signature railroad tracks.. and the year built is unknown (estimated 1900) with a maid staircase and secret mini doors. If I don't have this house.. I'll just die! Haha!
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102 comments:
those shoes are AMAZING! I'm not a heel-wearer AT ALL and fall flat on my face whenever I try, so I'm always on the lookout for gorgeous flats and I just... those ones are making me all flustered with WANT!
The house sounds so adorable & you sound settled that it's practically yours, hehe. Hope that you get it, for this sake!
The romper is soooo cute. Can't believe you're having such nice weather! Just went north to Scandinavia where it's really nice, then came back down south to the UK where it's bloody freezing. Where are you, sun?! I'm wanting to raid my spring wardrobe like you now.
Adorable outfit! I'm in love with this romper and it looks so cute with that cardigan. Exciting news about your dream home - good luck tomorrow!
Marisa
You look adorable. I remember seeing that romper! The print is so lovely. I love the shoes and belt together too. I actually kind of NEED those shoes. I'll have to check out Buy Definition for sure!
These pictures look exactly like a park where I live. I was going to go take outfit shots there recently, but there were a ton of little kids and I felt like a weirdo, haha.
The house sounds amazing! I really hope you get it. It would be so fun to see it and watch the move-in process via your blog! Good luck, girl.
Ahhh!!! Good luck with the house!! That is going to be awesome if it's yours. I'm so excited for you guys, if everything falls into place.
And you look so cute and warm in your romper. It was a perfect day today in Va. Loved every bit of it:)
you look so cute in this romper! nice pictures! this house must be a dream as you described it. good luck for tomorrow!
the house sounds so amazing, i wish you had pictures and stuff to show, but my imagination is quite vivid, so i can imagine a cute little house. oh the maid staircase and secret doors sound so fairytale like !
and i love the outfit, the shoes are so strange yet adorably cute.
I HOPE YOU GET THE HOUSE, GOOD LUCK !
RACH.
I know I've said this before but I so wish I could pull off longer hair, I love yours sososo much!
L x
aw,..so sweet sweet, ilove the floral and shoes :)
My fingers are officially crossed for you and brett to get that house! A maid's staircase!! That's just too cool and I really want to see pictures!
Lovely outfits and photos, you look adorable!
xxx
I love that romper! The one shoulder is so cute. Good luck on the house, I hope you and Brett get it!!
those shoes are absolutely amazing. i love them and your new belt! however, i am totally jealous of that weather!!
THOSE SHOES ARE LOVE! And I have the exact same romper... I believe they were available in the US way before here in Canada, because I just got it last week! I absolutely love how you styled it with a chunky belt and orange cardi. Loveeee!
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-S.
ooo I just love that jumper! and those shoes are too cute
House news? Sounds very, very exciting!
And I will say that only you (ok, maybe a very select few) can rock a floral, one shoulder jumper and look ...well, downright adorable.
LOVE the shoes--want!!
You look amazing, and I love how you styled the romper the second time around! Good luck with the house -- it sounds perfect.
Oh wow, I keep my fingers crossed that you will get the house!
Oh Tieka,
Such a beautiful you in an adorable romper. Good Luck on the house. :)
Trishna
Wow..I really hope you get the house, 'cause you dying would really put a damper on my blogroll. But seriously - good luck!
Tieka...I'm loving those shoes and the romper. Very cute!
i love this whole look! yay for warm midwestern springs!
Oh my gosh, you are such a grown up! I get so nervous thinking about buying a house. I'm so proud!!
You look adorable. You may be one of the only people in the world who can pull off rompers that well.
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ahh!! how exciting!! a house?! it sounds suuper amazing! i hope you get it! that's funny that you had just mentioned possibly getting a house just recently!
Wow that really IS great weather for Michigan!
love those flats... and that mustard cardi with the one shoulder dress is too much fun! lovely!
xo
justyna
i wish it was that warm here in SLC, UT! it snowed alllll day todayy...
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That romper is adorable!!! :) I loveeeeee how you styled it for the gorgeous day today!! Good luck with getting that house!
That romper is so cute! Everyone keeps finding really cute things at F21 lately, and then I go to mine and those things are nowhere to be found :( I really love the one shoulder detail, and that belt is perfect!
As for the etsy thing, I'm just kind of doing it until I get caught, maybe? I still mainly want to sell vintage, but I thought what could it hurt to sell newer things? We'll see what happens.
Best. Shoes. Ever. The end.
Adorable styling as always! Really love the color of that cardi. (:
Aww I hope you get the house of your dreams Tieka! It sounds amazing.
I hope this doesn't seem creepy...but I figured I should just tell you this haha. I was sitting outside of Kendall today while my friend was smoking and I saw this outfit and was like "Oh, I have that romper!" and then I see who it is and I was like "Ohhh I read her blog!!!" and I have been waiting to see you around Kendall for a while now...so that kind of made my day. Again, I feel creepy but I figured it must be said.
That's so cool about the house! My parents and siblings and I live in the house that my great-great grandfather built in 1920. It has a maid staircase too, and a maid bedroom that we use for a den. There are also these little buttons all over the house that ring for the maid down in the kitchen. We also have a couple of little doors in the upstairs, but these are only access doors for the bathroom plumbing. I love old houses!
ha! home buying is contagious! but that house sounds fun, SSBF and I looked at a seriously old house, built around 1920 in an area called catonsville, it was beautiful but needed tons of work.
make sure you get a home inspection:)
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Oh my gosh! I'm so excited for you! I'll keep my fingers crossed that something positive happens with the house!
I LOVE those flats. They are amazing...wow! I love your romper aswell. Tieka, you are so so pretty. You have the greatest smile. This looks like such a fun back drop! Love these pictures. x
omg, i love love love this look, everything about it is fab!! you look gorgeous, and as someone who is in love with rompers and one-shouldered looks right now, all i can say is YAY!! xoxo
IMAGINATION STATION!!! i loved that when i was younger. i miss you and your white ass legs teehehehe. love this outfit and i love you <33
the shoes are ever so lovely! ^^
That romper is too cute! I love this whole look, it's so springy!
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your shoes are adorable, the whole outfit is actually
go for the house, how often do you find something like that!?
TIEKA!!!!!!!
I just told you the other day how excited I was that you commented me.........
and then today I checked my blog and you commented it AGAIN!!
I can't tell you how much it means to me. Honestly. I get a little teary eyed! You are honestly my role model!
AHHHHHH.
I just got SOO happy when I read your blog and saw the news about the house! AHHH! So exciting :). SOSO exciting. I can't wait to be where you are in life! You are adorable! Ah. I'm so happy for you and Brett :).
Love always,
Maggie :)
oh. my. gosh. like a need another reason to envy you...
your dream house sounds incredible.
hubs and i have a few more years of renting. boo.
might as well put in an offer, as the $8000 refund for first timers is until the end of april, right? good luck.
Very cute romper and those shoes are amazing! The weather was great today, but unfortunately I was stuck inside at work all day so I did not get to enjoy it.
How exciting!!!
I love your shoes! The whole outfit is adorable. The belt is sort of awkwardly placed though... not low and not high. I don't mean that as an insult at all though, it just threw me off hehe :)
Aw, so exciting that you found that house! I hope you get it and take pictures of every square inch because I'm dying to see how cool it is!
Also, I wanted to say THANKS for stopping by my blog every so often to say a few words. It really makes me day because I know you are so busy with a thousand other peoples' comments (How do you have time for anything else?). But it really means a lot.
Thanks, girl!
I've bought myself two rompers for Spring and I can't wait to wear them! It was 79 here today and I'm loving it!
Good luck with the house if you decide to go forward.
OMG OMG!! First: you look adorable, I love the romper and that belt!
Second! I am so excited for you on the house!!! I hope that you post pics soon, I friggin; love yellow houses, you have no idea, everytime I see a yellow house for sale, I have to go look at it. I drove all the way to Fenton once to look at a yellow house. I am so happy for you and Brent :)
You're wearing two of my favorite things: Rompers & mustard yellow.
Adorable!
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I love the floral romper and your new chunky belt!
I am so jealous of your weather, it's been rain and 40s for me!
I hope you put an offer on the house and get it!
Chic on the Cheap
I love the romper and the yellow cardigan, and oh those shoes are amazing! Oh how exciting, let us know what you decide on the house!
I swear, this is the best romper I've ever seen! I really like old houses, too. That one sounds adorable!
OMG that house sounds AMAZING! That sounds like MY dream house! Too bad anything like it in Chicago would be insanely expensive and way, way out of our price range. Good luck!!!!
ohh my god! this place looks exactly like the playground where i live. and i mean exactly and i thought ours was custom made. i had completly convinced myself that you had come and visited whidbey island! and i got super excited
Going around and peeking at houses is always so fun!
I really love those shoes, and I am so glad rompers are plentiful for spring because they are perfect when riding a bike!
O.M.G. that house sounds INCREDIBLE and you look adorable. how exciting would that be to own a house...ahhh...a girl can dream.
p.s. i'm SO jeal of your 78 degree weather. today was 54 degrees [seriously freezing for california] and it poured all day. i spent my day getting drenched outside while trying to manually unscrew a million screws from this HUGE stupid wooden crate that was too big to fit through the door of my work so i could inspect a chandelier for a client [ugh] i'm done venting now :)
were saying goodbye to the sun as your saying hello. glad I could share some of my sun with you :) haha
The florals on your romper are so pretty and I love it with the yellow cardigan.
Oh oh, me encanta (it means 'love it' in spanish:D). You look so pretty, and you always seem so happy Tee! I wish you could share a pic of the house just one :) promise not to stalk you lol,i'm far far away.
I was loving this weather today! Wish I had been able to get to lake michigan.
Such good news about the house! I hope you guys do make an offer and get it!
this ensemble is lovely. i adore those shoes :-)
Oh man, those shoes are so cool. I love other elements too - the jumper, belt, cardigan too - all lovely.
Best of luck with the house buying. It's a big leap, but when you know, you know. I hope it works out!
I love this romper! You look absolutely adorable! I was going to get that same exact belt on Lulu's but when I went back to go get it, they were sold out. But now that I see how cute it looks like on, I will have to hunt it down on modcloth.
that romper is gorgeously cute, and those shoes are adorable! that house sounds so cool as well!
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Love the one shoulder thing. SO CUTE! And thanks for stopping by my blog, you rock!
That little romper is adorable on you. You are making me want to grow my hair again, it looks so good all mussed up in the sun
xxxx
The romper is so cute! And I love the yellow cardi!
And good luck with the house buying thing!
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wow that playsuit is gorgeous!! I've seen loads of gorgeous ones i want for spring. floral playsuit and denim jacket will be my uniform for spring and summer.
you look gorgeous in these photos- it's so sunny!!
xxx
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Loving the romper suit but I'm very jealous of the weather, it's been freezing cold and stormy here in the U.K.
P.S. The house sounds beautiful.
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The house sounds cool! I once accidentally toured an old protected townhouse (same lurking around situation as you guys). It had a food elevator from the downstairs kitchen to 2nd floor dining hall and I loved that.
Way out of my budget though, so if you find something affordable like that I say go for it!
this. outfit. is. so. DARLING! it's so pretty and looks crazy comfy - and i love the colors.
oh man, you're having better weather than southern california! ;) i was in L.A. today and it was soooo cold and windy!
this house sounds SO dreamy and perfect! eek!
You´re looking very cute...i especially like the shoes and the belt, that go along very well with that cute dress of yours. Well done!
great combination
!!!!! Look at you guys! Putting an offer down.. wow! That is seriously amazing. I hope you post pictures if things get for real! Patrick and I have a dream house right on the beach we drive by every so often.. sigh..!
good luck with the house, sounds totally awesome and fun! and you deserve it, cutie!
This sounds like you had the best day ever! Good luck with the house, I really hope you get it because I'd love to see pictures! I would have been sold once I saw the maid staircase too, that's exactly the kind of house I want!
I LOVE your shoes, they're amazing. and your photos are beautiful, again!
I can't believe you might get a house! that's so awesome. good luck!
i think this post rocks! your photos, and you, look awesome! and i'm loving, loving, loving the news about this new dream house. i've always had the dream to buy my own house, and i went with my parents a couple summers ago to an open house for one i'd had my eye on. ah! it was perfection for me: hardwood floors, finished little basement, brick, sun porch... i could go on and on! anyway, now it's been bought by someone else and i like to think that they're taking care of it until i can buy it in a few years. so, in the meantime, i'm going to live vicariously through other people. haha! keep the updates coming. xo.
p.s I finally got you added to my blogroll, I'm sorry I didn't do it sooner! Gotta represent Michigan!
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I like your flats! Tan is the season's color and they match with your vintage style :)
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i love love love those shoes! and wow, what a house :) i am so excited for you guys, it sounds perfect. and if it doesn't happen now, i can't wait to see your experiences when it does... you and brett are too cute!
Look at you and all your cuteness! I've got a serious case of romper fever right now.
that outfit is SO adorable, and I have always dreamed of an old two story house with secret passageways too!! Best of Luck!!
ah - so exciting! I hope you do get to put an offer down. I am jealous, I have been pinching pennies for years to try to afford an actual home of our own (though the place we rent is pretty cool - stained glass windows and hidden staircases).
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I absolutley LOVE your style! This outfit is one of my favorites, and the mustard cardigan gave it the perfect pop of color!!
this is one of my favs from you!! Love this and the belt makes it!! xo
beautiful floral romper! :)
love the ruffle detailing
what a great outfit for spring - very full of life and pretty details!
such a cute onesie! I am onesie obsesssed
You make everything look so fresh and so breezy! I love that F21 romper! I can't believe it's from F21! That's amazing. I wonder if they have any more.
AH- I saw the imagination station and laughed a little too much at my office job and drew some odd looks... I used to play on the one by my house ALL the time when I was a kid, and now only occasionally, I really should go more often! The romper is absolutely adorable- I love the asymmetrical collar line!
Good luck with the house! It sounds incredible! My dream house is pretty specific too- I love 1920s bungalows and craftsmans, wide wood planked floors, stone fireplace, absolutely a library, large kitchen (complete with original stove- we have a 1920s stove in our house now- I never want another), plenty of light, and a refurbished attic perfect for a studio space, a garden (flowers, herbs, and vegetables), a balcony some where would be nice too, and of course, like you,- secret passages/stairwells are always a bonus...
That's probably way too much information for a comment post, but I can't help but be over enthusiastic when I talk about things like that- I am sure whatever home you have will be incredible, but this house does sound like a keeper!
Oh and one more thing on this ridiculously long comment- your photo shoot is BEAUTIFUL!!! Sounds like you had an amazing day--- you look stunning and really make the jewelry pop!
love this outfit...the belt just works so well! cheers! :)
ooh, I am so in love with this romper!! it's absolutely adorable, and looks just great on you! can't wait until it gets a little warmer here!
aww i remember this romper! i love it with bare legs and your mustard yellow cardigan! that third photo is priceless tieka! you and brett are so cute! i'm so jealous of you two! i hope you guys get the house! ;]
I love how summery this look is! Makes me want to sit outside till the sun sets!
i adore your shoes... and i cant believe i missed your romper on the f21 website. also that house sounds amazing, i want it!! haha i hope you get it :]
lovely shoes!
of course you’re aware of how DELIGHTFUL this romper is… like most girls that have frequented this post, i’m digging the one shoulder detail… its unexpected and you wear it with such panache! aw! congratulations on finding your maybe-soon to be-sort of dream house… it sounds as lovely as it seems, especially because it’s yellow :)
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Such a cute romper!
I'm so happy for you! You ought to be really proud of everything you've achieved. Plus that outfit is just great. I've been eying that skirt on modcloth, it's so inexpensive for such a nice structural skirt :) I'm jealous you have it!
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