hooded jacket + brussel sprout salad.

say you buy a jacket because it's better than or slightly different from the previous one(s) you purchased...but you continue to wear the previous one(s). is that still considered a quest to find the right jacket? or is it a jacket obsession? i originally wanted a green military/surplus parka and bought this one, but it wasn't olive green. so i got this one, but it's way too hot. then i found this one, but it's more like a shirt. well, this one came along...love, but it's camo. finally, i stumbled upon this one. it's green, hooded, lightweight, and has a drawstring waist. perfection? or perfect till the next one comes along?

i finally had a chance to make a brussel sprout salad since seeing recipes floating around the blogosphere. after a random google search for recipes, i took bits from a couple different ones depending on what i had in the kitchen, and whatever methods would be the easiest. scroll down for my recipe.

Brussel Sprout Salad

20-25 brussel sprouts

1/2 medium red onion

1/3 c grated parmesan (or pecorino romano)

chopped roasted almonds (or toasted walnuts)

dressing:

4 tbsp olive oil

2 tbsp dijon mustard

2 tbsp apple cider vinegar

1/4 tsp each salt and pepper

remove any bad leaves, cut off the ends, and soak in water.

for the dressing:

simply add all ingredients to a jar, cover, and...

thinly slice red onion and soak in water for 15 minutes.

slice brussels by hand (or mandolin slicer), chop almonds.

toss everything together and serve.

i forgot to take a good picture of the salad,
but here's one from my phone.
 i really enjoyed this salad. you could add cranberries for a little sweetness...add anything you want, for that matter. i'm thinking kale would make the ultimate "green" salad.

(mossimo jacket; nine west heels; juicy couture bag)

try these:

on repeat.

this should have been called 'a week of canvas military jacket', because i have been wearing it every single day. not only that, but i have been wearing it with some kind of animal print. it's not often that we get cool-enough weather here, so i have to take advantage while i can...even if that means wearing the same jacket [or hunter rainboots, or fur coat] for three days

in a row. sorry if you're tired of seeing this.

i still haven't found a replacement time for taking outfit photos, so my apologies for the sporadic posts. i have been trying to snap a few after work before getting on the road...literally setting the timer for ten shots and that's it. this is as good as it gets for now. in the meantime, i've been more present on facebook talking about things i'm loving

and sales i've discovered. come hang out!

delicious coffee jello.

(canvas military jacket, gap (check stores); top, old navy; shoes, jessica simpson)

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surplus.

this week's morning showers came just in time for me to rock my canvas military jacket from gap. i really wanted this olive one, but even the xs was really big. i'll keep searching for one while enjoying this one in the meantime. as you can see,
the sun usually comes out by mid-day, so pairing it with
shorter dresses keeps things cool.

scroll down for some pictures of our saturday
spent beach hopping around the island.

gorgeous waimanalo water.

 beautiful ala moana at sunset...

...and at twilight. 

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