Fall is really, truly here.

As much as I love the summer and tried my best to hold on, Fall has taken hold in Sweden and won't let go.

Don't get me wrong, fall here is beautiful! It's just that I'm a lover of warmth.

It was my boyfriend Nils' birthday recently and we spent his birthday weekend just relaxing and spending time with family.

So naturally we went to the most gorgeous place in Skåne - the little village of Hallaröd, where his sister and her family live.

This place is beginning to be a regular cast member on my blog.

I was trying to get in with the fall feeling, so I wore a novelty dress with ducks, trees, and lakes on it that I got from Calendar Girl Vintage on Etsy.

I love the large collar with contrast piping and fun orange highlights in the print.

A peek into the neighbor's yard.

The next day was his actual birthday, which we spend lazing around a wonderfully sunny 

Malmö.

We took a walk in the gardens in Kungsparken (king's park).

All of these beautiful flowers make me feel like it's still summer.

I love lazy Sundays.

Happy birthday to this guy. I love you!

La Mariana

If you're going away, you ought to do it with a bang. Near the end of my visit home to Hawaii, a few of our friends took us out for pupus (appetizers) and some kitchy tropical drinks at La Mariana Sailing Club.

In my lifetime of living in Hawaii, I had never heard of this place. And yet I feel like it is where I was always meant to be. 

Because this place is a vintage tiki bar that has been around since the late 1950's.

As soon as you walk up to the building that sits beside the water at the marina, you can tell this place is a little different.

Let the time warp suck you in.

I am so in my element right now. Wearing my Surf 'n Sand (Shaheen) dress, colourful Swedish Hasbeens clogs, lauhala bag, and a paper umbrella in my hair in place of a flower, I seamlessly blend into my environment.

Love these girls!

Look at these interiors!

This place is my tacky, tropical, 50's retro dream. Wish I didn't have to wake up!