Reppin' The Red, Green, And Gold!

These pictures are from about two months ago, when the World Cup was going on. As I am half Portuguese, me and my dad got decked up in our Portugal attire to watch the Portugal-Brazil match. (We tied-- not too shabby) Portugal ended up being eliminated in the round of 16. Oh well, we had a good run. We also scored the highest defeat in the whole tournament when we beat North Korea 7-0! Spain would end up winning the World Cup for the first time in history! I was really happy because I love Spain and think they are a great team and country. Overall, this was such a fun World Cup, especially since the US went to the round of 16 as well, and a record number of people in the US watched. World Cup fever was definately upon us! I believe that soccer is emerging as a relevant sport in this country, and I couldn't be more excited! This country will realize the beauty of the Beautiful Game!

XOXO,
Olivia

Won't You Please Come To Chicago, Just To Sing?

And the journey begins...

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

My baby Charlotte :)

Black and White...

Hello friends! So last week, me, my mom, and my mom's friend went on a vacation to Chicago. We went to go stay with my cousin and her fiance. We had an amazing time, and did a lot of stuff in just four days. We began our journey on Saturday, and it was about a five hour drive, but really easy and fun. As you can see, the one time I choose comfort over fashion is when I will be lounging in a car for hours on end. Notice the pajama pants? Lol!

Once we arrived in Chicago, we chilled at my cousin's house for the rest of the day, walked around the neighborhood and went out to dinner at a cute little restaurant by their house.

On Sunday, we took a trip to the cute little town of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. It was so cute! And soo hot! We walked along the beach, went to little shops, and had burgers at a restaurant called Hogs & Kisses. Aww, how cute! My mom's friend picked up some Kettle Corn, and if I may say so myself, it was deeeeelicious! I named the bag Charlotte and adopted it, as I loved it so much! Haha.

The next day we dressed up in our best, took the El downtown, and spent the day shopping on Michigan Avenue. We went to every shop you could imagine: Bloomies, Saks, Neiman Marcus, Chanel and everything in between! I bought myself a new MAC lipstick in Viva Glam Gaga, I'll post a picture later :) I also got a shirt at Forever 21, which was huge there! It was a really fun day, and afterwords we went home, ate a homecooked meal and played Trivial Pursuit! Such fun!

On our very last day in Chicago, we got up early, said goodbye to our gracious hosts, and drove down to Navy Pier. The Architectural River Cruise had been recommended to us, so we decided to take it. It was really awesome! There were so many buildings to see, and we got to see them up close while learning about the history of everything as well. We then walked around the Pier having fun like we always do. I had to convince my mom and her friend to go on the Ferris Wheel with me. I literally had to drag them on! They were such wimps! Lol. But by the end they were totally loving it! Yay for being stubborn! Did you know that the Ferris Wheel was invented in Chicago? Fun fact of the day!

So overall we had a blast in Chicago! It's such a great city, I highly recommend visiting there if you've never been. It is very clean, and the people are so friendly! My family will be back in Chicago this October when my cousin gets married and I am so excited for that! Sorry there are so many pictures, but it was a great trip!

XOXO,

Olivia

The Most Delicious Salad

This is the most delicious salad you will ever taste! It is very summery, although I love to eat it in the winter as well when it is snowy and cold out. It is my mom's recipe and it is one of my favorite meals! Also, it's super simple to make, but tastes like you spent all day preparing :) Here is everything in it:

Chopped Romain Lettuce

Cut Grilled Chicken Breast

Sliced Strawberries

Mandarin Oranges

Shaved Almonds

Poppyseed Dressing

It's that simple! Another tip: this salad tastes great when chilled :)

XOXO,

Olivia

Inspiration: Emma Watson

Hermione Granger isn't a little girl anymore. Emma Watson is an absolutely gorgeous, classy girl who I love! She is simply lovely, and her style is very British, which I obviously love :) There is not much more to say, these photos all speak for themselves!

XOXO,

Olivia

Inspiration: Cheryl Cole

Ok so I recently became obsessed with British singer Cheryl Cole. She was a member of the girl group Girls Aloud, which I will admit I had never previously heard of. The It Brit was married to soccer star Ashley Cole, but the two recently divorced. Very sad, as Ashley is very handsome and they looked very cute together. I love Cheryl's style because it is very simplistic and pretty, and always looks polished. Maybe it's the British in her :) She also has THE most incredible dimples, they are so sweet!

XOXO,

Olivia