East Coast Takes West Coast ( part 1 )

{ via instagram -- #gracetakeswestcoast }

I know that my California trip pics are long overdue and this is me apologizing for not putting them up any sooner. I mentioned heading to the West coast for the holidays here + here  and this is only part 1. Because of the overwhelming amount of pics (I took nearly 300!), I'm splitting my photo travel diaries spent in Arizona, Nevada, and California into two parts.

Stay tuned for part 2 soon!

In the max of one week, my family and I tackled the Grand Canyon, Death Valley, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Joshua Tree National Park, Beverly Hills, Hollywood and traveled through 3 time zones. I was so blessed to spend that amount of time in that many places with my sweet family for the holidays.
And yes, it was shorts-and-tanks weather. Not complaining one bit.

{ a few of my instagram shots! }

{ on Hollywood Walk of Fame }

{ Las Vegas at night // #onblurpose }

{ on blurpose shots are kinda great }

{ necessary blog shoot at LACMA }

Wearing: TJ Maxx lace peplum top (similar here + here) | gifted necklace (similar here -- has a variety of colors!) | Karen Walker sunglasses | Louis Vuitton bag (similar here + here) | Wet n' Wild lipstick | silver bracelet (similar here) | Stella & Dot renegade cluster bracelet c/o | Love Andrea's Closet tassels bracelet | Timex watch c/o | UrbanOG combat boots | AE denim shorts (very old) similar here | Hello Fab Diamond & Bows ring (sold out) but similar here + here | Forever 21 hat (sold out) similar here + here | ASOS rings |