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Dear D'Arcy

By D'Arcy Vandenberg


What to Wear and Do on A Girl’s Trip

What to Wear and Do on A Girl’s Trip

What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip

Hello Pretty Ladies,

Are you as happy to see the weekend as I am? Today, I am joining my friend, Dawn, with Party Til Dawn with a blog and Instagram share. Recapping our girlfriend’s “work and play” girl’s trip. We had the pleasure of combining work and play for a fun Girl’s weekend. Shopping, Hair, nails or a spa day, wine tasting, watching a movie, and dining are always delightful on a girl’s trip in Kirkland, Washington. 

What to Wear and Do on a Girl’s Trip to Seattle (a suburb of Seattle) Kirkland, Washington.

What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip

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What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip

A little look back at my girl’s weekend with Dawn. We stayed at the beautiful Heathman Hotel in Kirkland, WA. Located just a block from Lake Washington and surrounded by great restaurants and shopping, it is a must-stay when you visit! You are also just minutes away from Shop Totem Lake. The Heathman has a beautiful lobby to cozy up next to the fire with a cup of coffee to start your day. And an excellent onsite restaurant and bar where we shared appetizers and drinks after a long work day. 

What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip
What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip
What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip

What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip
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What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip

Shop Totem Lake in Washington is the sister shopping center to Utah’s Station Park, which Dawn and I work with regularly on content creation. Dawn features Totem lake often, and I feature Station Park. We have now had the pleasure of working with each other at our locations while combining work and Play with a girl’s trip.

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Kirkland Girl’s trip Itinerary

Friday

Lunch with Sharleen  at Joe’s Burger

An excellent spot for a lunch meeting or hanging out with friends. The food was delicious, with several types of fries, from waffles, sweet potato regular fries, and garlic fries.

 

 

What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip
What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip

Content creation

Photo shoots with Evereve, Ulta, and Sephora. A little video-creating with products perfect for the holidays and some sneak peeks in Santas village. Below is one of the outfits I wore for Evereve.

What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip

 

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            Evereve, Ulta, Sephora

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What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip
What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip

Hotel bar & restaurant appetizers & night cap & crazy meeting /Jewelry artist (for next day’s pop @Rhon)

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Saturday 

What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip

Spanx air essentials pieces are perfect for Travel and weekend wear. Shop the Look below:

 

 

203 Coffee and a walk 

203 coffee, also located at the shops at Totem lake, is a charming spot to grab a great coffee or warm drink and head out on a walk around the lovely shopping center to get in your steps for the day or shop the beautiful stores while taking in the sites of the center.

What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip
What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip
What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip

Ulta hair appointments

Olaplex hair treatments at Ulta are a must! Your Hair will look and feel so good! Read more about Our experience HERE.


Mani/Pedi’s- Anthony Vince at the Shops at Totem Lake

Need a little pampering? A manicure and a pedicure always do the trick for me—also, a great place to have a birthday party or bridal pampering party. 

 

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Dinner at Due Cucina located at the Shops at Totem Lake

love good pasta? This pasta is like your little Italian grandmother made it! 🙂 Guess what? You can take it home and freeze it too! Travel well, as I brought home to my family. 

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Movie- Cenamark we saw a great chick flick (Ticket to Paradise with Julia Roberts)

What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip

Content creating/ Shopping -Nordstrom Rack & Sephora

What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip
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What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip

Sunday

A little sleeping in and enjoying a coffee with a view in my room, wearing Print Fresh PJ, of course. (You know these are some of my go-to pj’s) The Heathman has in-room coffee, tea, and comfy couches, and my room had a pretty view overlooking the cute shops across the street.  

What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip

Print fresh Pj’s perfect for sleep and lounging on a Sunday morning. With all the fun prints and stylish sets, Printfresh pj’s are my go-to pj’s for Travel. 

 

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A Walk & Breakfast at Kirkland bakery right across from the  Hotel, and of so good we had to stop by multiple times.

This bakery and coffee house had the best croissants (like I was in Paris, and I am not joking). So good I took a box home for the guys. Everything we tried, we loved. Isn’t that one of your favorite things to do while traveling? Trying out and tasting the foods.

What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip

WOODINVILLE WINE COUNTRY

Yes, Seattle has a wine culture; who knew? Dawn and I met one of Dawn’s followers, Karin, for this fun experience. (now Karin and I follow each other and chat via dm daily) Another fun part of our job is building relationships that turn into friendships. We had a fun day experiencing three different wineries, tasting three wines per winery owned and created by women. 

What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip

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Dinner at Sparrow with Krista & Julie

Krista & Julie are fellow Bloggers/Instagrammers living in Kirkland and Dawn’s good friends. We also have built a friendship on Instagram. One of the best parts of traveling is connecting with those you’ve made friendships with online. 

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What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip
What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip
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What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip

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Monday – Pike Place Market shopping and Lunch

Checked one off my bucket list, with a little day trip to Pike’s Place. The flowers are stunning, and the shopping and food markets are something to see. We had a delicious lunch and picked up several yummy gourmet jams, cheese, chocolates, and treats to bring home.  

What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip

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What to Wear and Do on A Girl's Trip

We are wearing some great looks from @lovechicos that will take you from day to night, work to weekend, or a fun Girl’s trip as we did! 

Chico’s is having a Huge SALE. Our looks and some of their BEST sellers are on major sale! 

A few of our favorites are: 

-Coated denim $49

-Cashmere joggers $19-49

-Define me denim $19.98

And so much more!

 

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Our Chico’s looks:  Shop the Chico’s looks

Below:

 

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Day of Shopping Look. Shop the Photo below:

 

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Out for a walk and Grabbing a coffee: Shop the Photo below:

 

Thank you

Thanks for reading today’s blog post. “What to Wear and Do on A Girl’s Trip” Do you like to go on girl’s trips?” I would love for you to tell me in the comments. You can also find me on Instagram, Pinterest, Liketoknowit, Amazon shops, and Facebook.

Have a beautiful day, pretty ladies,

 

Did you know I have a shop on Amazon and live reviews with shoppable collections? Follow me HERE

 

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