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walking on sunshine

Resort casual is a bit of a misnomer, because our resort was nothing but casual. All day, every day. I probably could have worn this tie dye affair for dinner, and not been kicked out of the buffet. As it was, I wore it a lot – during the day.

beach vacation style; resort style; resort capsule
Dress, thrifted; flip flops, Old Navy
beach vacation style; resort style; resort capsule
beach schmatta
beach vacation style; resort style; resort capsule
upside down blogger shot

It’s incredibly comfortable – perfect for cuddling up with my kitten on the beach.

beach vacation style; resort style; resort capsule
afternoon siestas

Also comfortable? This J. Crew Factory cover-up.

beach vacation style; resort style; resort capsule
Cover-up & shorts, J. Crew Factory; flip flops, Old Navy
beach vacation style; resort style; resort capsule
blogger half tuck – handy for when your shirt is too long
beach vacation style; resort style; resort capsule
sass!

It was a hand-me-down from my mom, and I wore it a lot on – where else? – the beach; it was perfect for the afternoons, when I reached my max sunscreen limit, but didn’t want to risk burning. The woes of the incurably pasty, y’all.

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hola, sunshine!

The other thing I wore a lot was my pair of floral print shorts. I can’t believe that a year ago, I didn’t have a single pair of shorts in my closet. These 5 inch inseam ones are great for covering up my post-babies tush, without making my short-ish legs look extra stumpy. I’ll probably end up collecting every print pair that the J. Crew Factory store throws on the clearance rack this year.

beach vacation style; resort style; resort capsule
Shirt & shorts, J. Crew Factory; flip flops, Old Navy; bag, Longchamps
beach vacation style; resort style; resort capsule
shorts, resort style

Other than taking a million OOTD photos – much to my family’s chagrin – my other important vacation quest was drinking out of a coconut. I know, I have very lofty goals. However, this proved more difficult than I expected; we were surrounded by coconut (palm?) trees, but I had no way of climbing up to get a specimen, nor did the resort bars offer them. At long last, on the very last day of our stay, I happened to come across some staff carrying large bunches of coconuts they had just cut down (for safety reasons?) from the trees in the pool area. They seemed a little befuddled by my request, but graciously offered me one and, voila – coconut drink quest complete.

beach vacation style; resort style; resort capsule
coconut drink quest complete

For the record, I’m not a fan of coconut water. So I asked the bartender to fill the coconut with my favourite alcoholic concoction: tequila + blue curacao + 7Up. It’s not the world’s most sophisticated cocktail, but it hits the spot on the beach. And, yes, I was day drinking. Hey, that’s what resort vacations are for, right?

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the unbelievably clear waters on Riviera Maya

 

3 Comments on Beach Vacation Style: Resort Casual

  1. I was nodding along with the whole drinking out of a coconut conquest until you said you didn’t want to drink the coconut water! Then I laughed 🙂 I’ll be on a coconut conquest of my own next month, but I’ll be drinking the coconut water by the coconut full!

    Also, love the light green J Crew cover up!

    • LOL! For the record, I did try the coconut water because I’ve heard so much about it. Once I realized it was, ahem, an acquired taste, I chucked the rest and filled the thing with alcohol 😉