holiday in paradise.

luggage found here {one of my favorite Christmas presents}

for those of you who don't follow me on insta, my family & i vacationed to the Hawaiian island of Oahu for a little post-Christmas/New Year's in paradise! almost everyone on my dad's side of the family went & it was beyond amazing to soak up the warm sun all last week {especially while it was dumping snow back home in SLC}. we adventured all over the island, visiting the Dole Plantation for Dole Whip, ziplining through the "country," & the seeing all the colorful fishies at the Waikiki Aquarium. but, it was also so nice to relax down by the pool. we came home on Sunday to a winter wonderland in Utah, but it sure was great to start the New Year in a tropical location!

enjoy my favorite pics from the trip! hope you're having a great start to the new year! xoxx

my tee: French Connection { of course i had to wear a pineapple shirt to the Dole Plantation!}

bathing suit: Nordstrom {similar}zip-up: SwimZip from this post

Turtle Bay is a dream Resort & we highly recommend staying there if you want to stay on the gorgeous North Shore side of the Island!

if i were a fish, this would be me. ;]via Waikiki Aquarium

fav white tee: Targetdistresses denim {self-patched}: Urban Outfitters {similar}sandals: Sam Edelmanhandbag: Louis Vuitton via Tradesy

i know, this looks like a painting. that was the view from our balcony for the week!

top: via Suggestions Salon {some casual New Year's Eve sparkles in Hawaii}jeans: Nordstrom Rack {buy them, my new fav jeans!!}Nike's: vintage via eBay

ohana means family.

isn't my nephew the cutest little hawaiian babe ever!?

i love this picture. the afternoon my dad stole my husband from me to go golfing!

this was probably my favorite adventure! ziplining on New Year's Day was a blast!

upside down ;]

these are some of my favorite pictures from our vacation. we went to Sunset Beach our last night to watch the sunset. we took our 50mm lens & captured some really pretty shots.

maxi dress: J. Crew {old}