an excessively long post of winter and sweden.

i miss winter. well, i miss the pathetic excuse for winter that south carolina receives. its only february and today it was 60 degrees. this weekend i went running outside, in the sunshine, in 65 degree weather, and i was hot. in february! this is a travesty.

i'm one of the only people i know that loves winter. while most people who live in the south love the heat, i spend summer looking forward to winter. i love cold weather, i love gray skies, and oh my godddd do i love snow. being vain, i also love that i look presentable during winter. i am not a pretty girl in the summer. red face from the 100 degree weather? sweating as soon as i step outside in the constant humidity? frizzy, nasty hair from inheriting the god-awful curls hailing somewhere from my dad's side? not cute.

oh but let's get back to snow. i love it so much. there's nothing like waking up to a winter wonderland. i'm so envious of those who have full snowy winters. we typically get it once a year, if that, and its just a few inches. we had one day of snow earlier this month. laskdhfokh so beautiful.

my love, scarlett.

the weather is just one of the many reasons i am enamored with sweden. they have winter. with snow. for a long time. and with or without, its absolutely gorgeous. it looks like a place where you could walk around for weeks and never run out of things to explore.

stockholm.

second, shopping. as i live in a town of aberzombies, i have none of these, and while going to h&m is nothing special for some, it is when its three hours away and does not ship:

cheap monday: which, by the way, has a bad ass logo.

acne jeans. metal kneepads? yes.

weekday.


beyond retro.

black book.

chicy.

tshirt store.

plus topshop, urban outfitters, zara, american apparel, etc. are you kidding me? if only these stores were the norm where i live, good god why am i not swedish? plus beyond retro? we have a pretty good vintage store, but i've always wanted to go here. and big soft hoodies from chicy? a WHOLE STORE dedicated to tshirts? i could spend a good chunk of my day (and cash) digging through piles of big random tshirts.


third, everyone seems to be gorgeous with amazing style. the very first blog i ever read was lisaplace, from sweden, which i still follow. i'm not quite sure how i found it, and until i discovered google translate i just looked at the pictures. but i love what she wears. so relaxed without looking sloppy and with a similar appreciation of tshirts and tights. and the photography. like i've said, i wish i could find someone to follow me around and document random moments.

and she's not the only one. swedish blogs are my favorite for inspiration. everyone seems to just possess this effortless look that takes me much more effort than i'm sure it takes them. i'm also always on http://stockholmstreetstyle.feber.se/ lovely.

well, now that i've rambled for about eight years, i'd like to go to sweden. any takers?