Color Run & Dinner with Chevy

Recently I was lucky enough to be invited to go to The Color Run & a lovely dinner with Chevrolet at the Yakuza Lounge!! I ended up being too sick the morning of to participate in the 5k run (Bummer, was really looking forward to the workout!!) but I did go to the dinner, so here are some photos!

If I was rich, I'd buy a car because our truck kinda blows chunks and breaks a lot. However I'm not, so we're stuck with our truck. At least we're lucky enough to have a vehicle, that I'm thankful for! (Although I do wish we could have  something less gas-guzzeling or more environmentally friendly than a truck...)

Anyway, this is the Chevy Spark! I guess it comes in pink which is fucking baller.

Whiskey & lemonade is like...my go-to drink when I can't think of what to ask for. Also I have no idea why one of these is a different colour, it's the same drink, haha.

Lookit that little shiteater

The lounge had a really beautiful garden out back! No one was really back there except us, I was surprised since it was so awesome!

I love this dress from Chicwish & foxtail from Romwe!!

Spying on the other guests :P

These little guys were really neat!

They let us check out the inside of the car, it was really neat. It had a touch screen!! I accidentally locked myself inside.

The little kid in the background is the owners son. He was SO adorable!

This is wicked cool.

They gave us sunglasses for the race so the explosions of color wouldn't get in our eyes! Too bad I never got to use them for the race :((

Part of dinner! This was good.

More dinner! They must have brought out a dozen and a half different dishes to choose from over the course of the night, it was awesome, and everything was SO good!

These looked good, but I don't really eat meat other than fish except upon rare occasions so I didn't have any.

Swag! I love stupid little bags like this.

The event was super fun, and I'm really happy I was invited to go! Maybe someday I'll actually get to participate in the race! 

xoxo, ashlei

Runnin' down a dream

I kept seeing this train track & field dress on website after website, and I kept turning it down over and over, and when I finally saw it on Chicwish too, I finally decided to get it. It actually reminds me a lot of Oregon landscapes! (Which is why I decided to pair this landscape dress with a landscape behind it!)

Here's the song that inspired this outfit:

Can I please wear this everyday? Ughhhh

This ram skull ring...is my new baby. I keep wanting to wear it but also keep smashing it on myself. I need to learn to not swing my arms around like an angry gorilla, lol. 

You better believe I can't even fit into size L pants! Our culture really loves to demonize weight, doesn't it? :/ I'm sure you'll be eventually hearing a rant/discussion along those lines from from me at some point, hah.

RUNDOWN

dress- Chicwish

vest & eagle necklace- Romwe

skinny stack of bracelets- Angel Court

beaded bracelets & silver ring- Vanessa Mooney

ram skull ring: Ooh! Andy

boots- Durango

Interview: Catarina

Hey guys!! Just so you all know, I was featured in the awesome magazine, Catarina!!
(Click on the above image to go to a larger version)

They were super sweet to work with, and I'm really glad to be featured in their magazine!!
You can check their website out, here!!


xoxo

Local event-- Urban Waxx: Waxx-A-Thon

Hey everyone!! Just wanted to give a shout out to Urban Waxx, a local salon who is having a 24 hour charity event on Oct. 6th, in Portland, Oregon!

-Information-

What: All proceeds from the 24 event will go to two very deserving charities: Friends of the Trees, and The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.

When: The event starts at 9am Saturday morning on October 6th, and ends at 9am, Sunday morning on October 7th. As for appointments, drop ins are welcome, or you may schedule online in advance at Urban Waxx.com.

Where: Event will take place and their NW location, 1036 NW 18th Ave. Portland, OR 97209

Also, food and drink will be provided by (among others) Bridgeport Brewery and VooDoo Doughnuts, so yay!! The charities that are being donated to are both something I feel are very important, so I hope you'll come by and join me!!

I'll be there myself by and say hi, or get a service done!! (I know I'll be taking advantage of that!!)

-Charity Information-

Friends of Trees: Friends of Trees' mission is to bring people in the Portland-Vancouver and Eugene-Springfield metro areas together to plant and care for city trees and green spaces. 

Sisters of the perpetual Indulgence: A leading-edge Order of queer nuns. Since their first appearance in San Francisco on Easter Sunday, 1979, the Sisters have devoted ourselves to community service, ministry and outreach to those on the edges, and to promoting human rights, respect for diversity and spiritual enlightenment. They believe all people have a right to express their unique joy and beauty and we use humor and irreverent wit to expose the forces of bigotry, complacency and guilt that chain the human spirit.

Angel Echoes - Four Tet

Soo in love with this dress from Chicwish!! I've found the occasion to wear it twice already! 

Here's the song that inspired this look, sorry if there's a lame ad!

This FABULOUS "Epiphany" cross necklace is by Angel Court!!

The feather bracelet is from my mom from Christmas last year, and the other bracelet is from Wholesale dress!!

Okay okay, I've only ever done like, what, two mirrored image photos before? Tacky, but I couldn't help it!!

I love the way this dress catches the wind! Makes me feel overly dramatic, haha.

RUNDOWN

dress- Chicwish

Epiphany necklace- Angel Court

bracelet- Wholesale dress

feather bracelet- gift from my mom

belt- Target

shoes- Jeffrey Campbell

Electric Twister Acid Test

Tried to post these some time ago but had a lot of trouble uploading the files for some reason...so here these are, extremely late! Tights from Lovelysally, and top from Crash & Burn!

(Points to whoever knows what I took my title from!)

Ceremony Cross necklace by Angel Court.

Silver ring by Vanessa Mooney.

Lovely black velvet litas!!

RUNDOWN

leggings- Lovelysally

top- Crash & Burn

Ceremony Cross necklace- Angel Court

shoes- Jeffrey Campbell

bracelets- gifts

A horse with no name

I think for me, outfits like this are pretty "standard." Tee, shorts, cowboy boots, and a big bag. They make me feel really comfortable! And while I like to try to break outside my own sense of normality as much as I can, sometimes I can't deny just feeling comfortable like this!

Top is from Storets, and bag is from Shop Lately.

Here's the song that inspired this post:

The lighting in this one is so different!

Geometric necklace is from RIRE Boutique.

Fabulous spiked friendship bracelet (which I can't stop wearing...I wish it matched with everything I own, ugh) is from Shop Savage!! Triangle ring is from Wholesale Dress, and skinny stack of bracelets is from Angel Court!!

RUNDOWN
top- Storets
fringe bag- Shop Lately
spiked friendship bracelets- Shop Savage
skinny stack of bracelets- Angel Court
triangle ring- Wholesale Dress
geometric necklace- RIRE Boutique
claw ring- Beginning Boutique
other bracelet & shorts- Forever 21
ankh necklace- DIY