Down by the river...

Top: c/o Indy Brand
Shortalls: c/o Emma's Mode
Shoes: Converse via Shopbop
Necklace: c/o Song Yee Designs

Whether it's a river, lake, pool, ocean, or pond, I'm always down to spend my summer near a body of water. I guess that's what happens when you grow up on an island! I also have this recent obsession with wearing shortalls to lakes/rivers/pools/etc. I wore this pair from Emma's Mode to the river (where I took these pics) and also to the pool for some Fourth of July festivities the other weekend. Not to mention I wore my Billabong shortalls to the lake in this post! I just feel like a cute pair of shortalls are the perfect swimsuit cover-up because they're a little fancier than just wearing a pair of shorts! Summertime also makes me nostalgic and what's more of a throwback than any kind of denim overalls/shortalls. :)

I'm also obsessed with this Mermaid Life top from Indy Brand because, duh, I was named after a mermaid. Need I say more? It's comfy and light and perfect for summer. You can find this top and many more like it on Indy Brand--my favorites are this cactus tee and this dino tee. They seriously have THE comfiest shirts ever along with the coolest designs evaaaa. Check it out!

Tonight Connor and I are celebrating our 3-year anniversary! It's a few days early but since our anniversary this year falls on a weekday, we decided celebrating it a weekend early only made sense. We are going somewhere super fun so if you want to stalk our adventure tonight, make sure you follow my Instagram @arielrayhamilton and my Snapchat @heyitsaray (I'll probably be flooding my Snapchat Story with pics and vids all night)!

ps. If you haven't watched my Everyday Makeup Routine/Tutorial video yet, check it out HERE!

Cheers.

Fourth of July Ready w/ Indy Brand + GIVEAWAY

Shirt: c/o Indy Brand

Shorts: Amazon [similar]

Shoes: Converse via Shopbop

Backpack: Fjallraven via Shopbop

Watch: c/o Daniel Wellington

Sunglasses: c/o zeroUV [similar]

Necklace: c/o Song Yee Designs

Earrings: c/o LuLu*s

Yes guys, I know.

Fourth of July is NEXT weekend.

But there's nothing wrong with prepping a little early for it, right? ;)

Especially when this weekend is the last time you can order your America-themed tops from Indy Brand to get them in time for Fourth of July!! If you haven't found anything to wear yet for Independence Day, I highly recommend taking a look through their Local Native Collection. You can choose from the Land of Freedom tee I'm wearing in today's post (which also comes in different colors and tank top form) to this super adorable American Flag tee! But make sure you order by June 29 so you can get your USA on next Friday!

This is the outfit I'll be chilling in by the pool on the Fourth of July. I saw these athletic shorts on Amazon the other day and knew I HAD to get them. Seriously, how cute are they? I'm definitely going to be wearing these all throughout summer--not just on Friday. They're perfect for the pool, hiking, and even working out! My brother-in-law and I are actually having a competition on who can have the better patriotic outfit for the Fourth (hopefully he doesn't see this blog post so my outfit isn't spoiled, haha) and I say I might be giving him a run for his money! He does however, have a matching stars and stripes tank top and swim shorts... so I better step up my game by next week.

Also, I've been seeing these Fjallraven backpacks all over Pinterest lately. It seems like everyone and their dog have them, so naturally I had to get one for myself. Sadly I did not get one for my dog though. Sorry Samson.

Do you guys have any cool plans for the Fourth of July?

The Hamilton family reunion will be that weekend so I'll be BBQ-ing it up with the fambam!

I'm already salivating over all the hot dogs I'll be chowing down on that day. Ahhhhh.

PS. If you haven't yet, be sure to check out my first video tutorial on how to get loose summer curls HERE! :)

Have a great weekend homies!

Cheers.

Wolves are pretty + Indy Brand

Shirt: c/o Indy Brand

Feather Clip: c/o Kelsey's Feathers

Watch: c/o Feral Watches

Earrings: c/o Aeropostale

Flannel: PacSun [similar]

Boots: PacSun [similar]

One time I was walking down Venice Beach in California and I saw this humongous furry beast being walked by a human. It was probably taller than me on its hind legs and weighed three times my weight. I asked the owner what breed his animal was and he said it was half husky, half WOLF. 

It was so prettyyyyyy.

And that is the closest I've ever gotten to meeting an actual wolf,

as well as the story of how I fell in love with wolves.

They are such majestic creatures.

(unless they're in the process of ripping you to shreds...)

Anyway, in honor of my fascination with wolves, I'm sporting this sweet Wolf Shirt from Indy Brand today! Indy Brand is a super cool online store that sells shirts, tanks, and sweaters with amazing designs on them! Aside from this Wolf Shirt, my favorites would have to be their Dole Pineapple Shirt and The Find Home Hoodie. I just love how cool and unique their graphics and designs are!

I know I'll probably never own a wolf as a pet, but Connor and I have always wanted a Husky. Maybe if we become pros at being puppy parents, we'll add another dog to our family!

But for now, I'll just pretend this little furball of mine is a tiny wolf.

I mean, they look pretty similar, right?

In case you guys are confused, Samson is on the right. ;)

Anyway, love you all and thank goodness its the freakin' weekend.

Cheers!