Day two of gallivanting around Phoenix was centered around why we were in Arizona in the first place. Baseball. We started out the day walking around a Japanese Garden enjoying the sunshine, and after a pit stop for some highly recommended cookies, we made our way to the Peoria Sports Complex for a Mariners game. There are few places I am as comfortable as I am at a baseball stadium. So much of my childhood was spent sitting on the uncomfortable seats, reading scoreboards, singing songs and eating peanuts and cotton candy that its second nature. I also happen to feel more American at a baseball game than anywhere else, there's baseball, there's beer, there's flags, there's an endless supply of classic rock mixed with an oddly large collection of Fall Out Boy songs, and it always feels a little bit like a giant BBQ with everyone in the stadium. Fashion however is not exactly important in when it comes to baseball. Nevertheless there are a few important things to always have.
1. Your team representation, see my crappy old mariners shirt I'm pretty sure came from Walmart.
2. Good old fashioned blue jeans. This may be a personal opinion, but its practical and makes sense.
3. Protection from the elements. In Seattle it was a good coat and a blanket, in Arizona at a midday game its sunscreen and a hat. This was a good chance for me to bond with my trucker hat, an old and trusted friend.
4. Comfortable shoes. I decided to throw in a bit of sentiment and added my yellow converse. My mom hates these shoes, thinks they're old and ugly. This is probably true, but I am a firm believer that a torn up pair of converse is something you earn, and these puppies have been with me for a lot of years. I bought them with the money I earned from my first fashion "business" in my freshman year of high school, and I honestly don't know if I'm ever going to get rid of them.
Note the happy hippie kid anklet with the bells on it. Yeah, left that in the hotel. I am gutted.
I love trucker hats. They just speak to the beach girl in me that refuses to die since moving to Cannon Beach a couple years ago. I definitely consider them a part of my personal style, especially since I think they're something not everybody would think of as cute. ;)
I would also like to mention, I love my hair in this photo.
Hermosa Beach trucker hat: Some surf shop I forget the name if in... wait for it... Hermosa Beach.
Mariners tee: I'm gonna say Walmart.
Boyfriend style jeans: New York & Company
Sleeping With Sirens wristbands: Hot Topic
Happy hippie kid anklet: Parrot, downtown Riverside, CA
Yellow Converse: Marshalls?
I wish I could be in the sunshine with you. Have fun with your adventures! :)
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