November 8, 2009.

That was the date that I posted my very first look on Lookbook.nu!

The photos were taken in my dad's backyard in LA, by my then 15 year old sister Wendi, before going into Hollywood Boulevard to shop fun and cheap vintage, eat hamburgers and look at all the weird and wonderful people who frequent that street. It's pretty cool that noone has ever been able to take nicer outfit photos of me than my baby sister! She's quite the talented photographer, that one.

I can't believe it's not even been two years since that day. It feels like forever and then some. And I can't help thinking that things were so much better back then. Easier.

That's not true, though, I realize that. It's just our memories' way of coping with everything that happens to us. Things weren't at all easier in November of 2009: some were, sure, but other - quite the opposite. 

But I guess that's the thing with time. It keeps moving forward, for better and for worse, and we can't ever go back. All we can do is make sure we never forget how things used to be, and try to learn from them.

What I can say with certainty is this: the day we took those photos, that was a good one. It really was. That's not my memory playing tricks on me. That particular day, I was happy.

Black sequin leggings, navy blazer and tank top, Forever 21 (I guess I'd just come back from a shopping spree in there, haha!). Glasses and hat, Iguana Vintage Clothing. Black wedges, Din Sko.