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The Oversized Cardigan is Your New Travel BFF

Happy Halloween! With November starting tomorrow — where did October go y’all? — I wanted to share one of my go to outfits for traveling.  I always try to layer up since I get cold easily and to choose something super comfortable too.  Enter, the oversized cardigan.

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featured | oversized cardigan c/o {ONLY $24} + loft: striped swing tee {old, similar} + mott & bow: midrise jeans c/o + black over the knee boots {old, similar} + karen walker: oversized tortoise sunglasses {DUPE} + charming charlie: amina celestial necklace c/o {UNDER $20} + vera bradley: gallatin tote c/o + tom ford: matte lipstick c/o {in velvet violet}

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Explore Kentucky: 3 Things to do in Louisville

I mentioned a few weeks back that we had family from California visit + so it only feels right to share some of my favorite things to do in Louisville!

Lifestyle blogger, What Nicole Wore, shares the best places to visit in Louisville, Kentucky. // travel guide louisville, what to do louisville, churchill downs museum, kentucky derby museum, bourbon trail, kentucky guide, travel kentucky
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Never been to Louisville? Kentucky’s largest city sits right on the Ohio River, was named the best city to start a road trip from, features a wide variety of eclectic restaurants, and overall is just a cool place. Best known as the home of the Kentucky Derby and the heart of the Bourbon Trail, Louisville has a wide variety of places that fit a wide variety of interests.

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How to Eat Like a Local in Louisville

Happy Tuesday y’all!  Over the weekend, I took over the Love Reese blog for Draper James to share a Louisville City Guide.  Today I’m sharing all the details of my outfit PLUS how to eat like a local in Louisville.  In case you didn’t know, Louisville was voted the best city to start a road trip & we all know you have to kick off a road trip with some good eats.  Let’s eat, Louisville!

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wearing | draper james: hydrangea row knit romper c/o {size up!} + nude sandals {similar} + mirrored cat eye sunglasses {similar} + knot tassel earrings c/o {come in more colors, under $20} + lemon crossbody purse {under $15} + druzy double ring + bold brow kit + eyeshadow + eyeliner + mascara + blush + highlighter + matte lipstick

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Event Recap: World of Vera Bradley at Macy’s

Last weekend I hosted a World of Vera Bradley launch party at Macy’s Tuttle Crossing in Columbus, Ohio.  There are nine Macy’s locations throughout the country that have these mini Vera Bradley shops set up within the handbag department; Lexington friends, Fayette is one of the locations!  There are a ton of great new offerings this season so I wanted to share some of those as well as what a World of Vera Bradley looks like with you all today.

World of Vera Bradley at Macy's
featured: leather duffle + plaid tote + scottie dog scarf
How dreamy is that duffel? I love that it has the classic shape that I associate with Vera Bradley’s signature travel pieces but is more structured since it’s constructed out of the high quality leather the company has added to its line.  The new plaid print is absolutely gorgeous {styled a bag in the print in this post} and reminds me so much of the well known Burberry plaid.

Event Recap: World of Vera Bradley at Macy's
featured: puffin sweater + navy buffalo check vest + abalone stone necklace {on gold chain} + vera bradley: sagebrush satchel c/o + matte lipstick + foundation + eyebrows + nail polish
For our launch party, we had a DJ as well as a fun photo booth station where everyone could share the reasons that they love to be a girl.  Columbus is about a three hour drive from Louisville so while I didn’t have time to explore the whole city, I did do my research beforehand and picked out a donut shop to stop at to celebrate National Donut Day.

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Where Nicole Went: Cincinnati Travel Diary

I hope you’re ready for a full work week; I’m already feeling like I might be dragging behind the struggle bus, but I’m keeping a positive mind that I’m going to get through this.

Today, I am sharing some photos from my long weekend in Cincinnati.  I went right before the 4th to watch a good friend of mine get married.  While I’ve been to Cincinnati a few times {it’s only an hour and a half from Louisville}, its always been just for a few hours.  I’ve never really had the chance to explore so I decided to plan my own weekend getaway and relax a little.

I chose to stay at 21C Museum Hotel for a variety of reasons; I’ve only heard good things about the boutique hotel chain that started in Louisville and now has six locations throughout the south and midwest.  The Cincinnati location is downtown and and was central to everything I needed: donuts, Panera, the wedding reception, etc.  It also has a CVS right at the corner in case you forget any necessities.

Each hotel has an art museum in the lobby that is open to the public as well as a restaurant and spa.  You can book online or by phone and the staff was amazing.  There are several parking lots very close by, but I chose to utilize the valet; it’s $35 per night and you do have in and out privileges which is really convenient if you want to leave the city and check out some of the shopping, art murals or cross over the river to Northern Kentucky.

So let me show you what the suite looks like!

Where Nicole Went: Cincinnati Travel Diary
featured in this photo: ban.do pouch + s’well bottle c/o + kate spade day planner + macbook pro + shop local kentucky gingham sticker

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