I’m back! I know there was a whole lot of radio silence here on Louella Reese the last couple of weeks. This gal needed to step away and I really wanted to enjoy the time off of work with family + friends. I wanted to live in the moment and not be staring at a screen all afternoon or evening. It was nice to step back, refresh, and come back to my passion! How was your time off? Y’all take any exciting trips? Joshua and I spent Christmas in Georgia with his family and then headed to Nashville to ring in 2016 with huge group of friends. It was a wonderful, exhausting, and delicious time!

In November, Joshua, some friends, and I made our way to Lexington Kentucky for a UNC-Charlotte football game. We decided to do a little bourbon tasting along the way. I am in NO WAY a fan of bourbon. I actually can’t stand the smell of it but the hubby to be is a big fan as well as one of our best friends. So I was the designated driver as the guys lived out their bourbon dreams 🙂 haha. I have to admit it was a lot of fun though to see the historic buildings and hear all about the bourbon making process…it’s quite the process!

Jacket: Nordstrom {old, similar} // Tee: Nordstrom // Scarf: Old Navy {no longer available in this pattern but comes in three other patterns/colors} // Jeans: Loft // Handbag: c/o Vera Bradley // Flats: Sam Edelman // Sunglasses: c/o Ray Ban via Ditto

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For our adventure down the bourbon trail I layered up as the temperatures were dropping pretty quickly! If you haven’t noticed via instagram {@louellareese} I’ve been a big fan of this Old Navy scarf recently. There pretty much hasn’t been a single pattern I haven’t paired it with. This post case and point 🙂 haha. This tee has also been on repeat. Perfect for layering!

I’ve ALWAYS wanted to try Ray Ban Clubmasters and the last go around with DITTO I decided to give them a try. I’m kind of in love! They’re completely different than my Prada shades and obviously have a nice vintage feel. I’ll be holding onto these for some time, that’s for sure. Try out DITTO yourself with code LOUELLA for your first month free.