Dressing Up For Me

Every August, my city becomes a ghost town ( except for a number of tourist sightings) right after celebrating the fiesta. You know why? Because everybody jets off to somewhere, us included. I originally wanted to go to Rome but when the hubz said that Rome is too hot at this time of the year and tempted me with the words ¨seafood¨ and ¨cool weather the whole day¨, my thoughts on Rome took a backseat and readily said yes to Galicia instead.We stopped by La Coruña ( the region´s capital city) first and used it as a base and went to St. James of Compostela by train. I didn´t get to photograph the whole facade of the basilica but that´s how it looks like in the first photo. It´s HUGE! The photo below is a snap shot of the St. James of Compostela skyline from the top of the basilica. But there were a lot of things to see on the streets too: I had my photograph taken in front of the bells ( they´re 3 actually) but .. I didn´t ride the tram which is usual...

Howdy, sweeties! Last Saturday, the hubz invited me for a chocolate buying trip at Trapa somewhere in Palencia, Spain. So I put on my long knitted dress/ vest, pair of purple tights for color:  knitted vest/ dress- Pull & Bear, tights - Zara a pair of colorful floral earrings because the weather felt like spring:   earrings - local store a pair of studded booties ( my first!) and a gray bag: bag- Zara, studded booties - local store Et voila, ready to go! :) Little did I know that I was a bit under dressed for a very cold day. The temperature stayed between 5 to 6 C all day and it was foggy and cloudy even on the way back home!  Have you tried traveling at night where there´s almost zero visibility on the road because of the fog? It was scary! Good thing by time we´re halfway home, the fog had already lifted. What a relief. Nevertheless, we had fun the whole day. ;) We also visited the Monasterio de San Is...

I still have lots of photos from the trip to show you but since my last post kinda had a photo overload, let´s segue to a what-I-wore portion for now. ;) Wearing a plain shirt and a pair of light capri pants is what keeps me going these days in this unbearable heat. I just layer the top with a vest to make the whole look interesting. ;) My current lip gloss ran out on me and so I needed a new one but still in pink.haha! I´m loving this color right now. It´s called Violine Quartz by Yves Rocher , a French brand. It´s actually a dark shade but in the photo it turned out lighter. I can´t wear red lipstick/gloss even if I´m dying to because it doesn´t suit the color of my skin and I have thick lips. So pink or light brown it is. ;) Oh and yes, if you´re wondering what the title is all about, I´m wearing a Pink Panther printed shirt by Bershka. Just can´t let go of the kiddie side in me. ;) Have a fun weekend my darlings! :) Yours truly, Che

shirt dress converted to top - Zara ( from the sales last year) Lately, I´ve discovered that the extra pounds that I´ve unconsciously piled over the past years have finally settled comfortably on my face. I´m going to hide my face for now. ;) Do you have a wgi (weight gain indicator and I made this up)  in your body? I do and it´s my face (aside from the muffin top). hehe!;) earrings - bazaar (Phils.) I love shirt dresses. They´re loose and they basically hide anything that you wanted to hide. Know what I mean? ;) One bad thing about this particular dress shirt though is the fit. It´s too loose, a bit short and it doesn´t look good with my mini ... and so a lot of rolling and folding was done to achieve the  laid back look that I wanted to create . That´s me rolling and folding below. ;) I´m just kidding about hiding my face. Here it is... and yes, my face is so healthy, no? :) Say hello to the weight gain culprit ! My guilt...