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dress: Free People; boots: Target; sunnies: H&M; crown: DIY; bag: vintage; necklace: F21
 

Here we go again...a new year, a new April, a new Coachella. I bought 3 tickets; one for John, one for Jesse, and for me. It was my brother's first Coachella and we all had a great time. Granted the line up this year was not as amazing as last year, nonetheless, you can't ever have a bad time at the world famous Coachella.

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"we sleep until the sun goes down."
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outfit; blouse: Jennifer Lopez for Kohls; shorts: F21; boots: H&M (old); bag: MNG (old)
 

We managed to attend weekend 2 of Coachella thanks to Metric. Yeah, that's right...Metric (the band). I entered a contest on instagram and was selected as a winner for VIP passes. We went only for Friday all day and Saturday evening.

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outfit 1: dress: Target (old); hat: UO; boots: Aldo; bag: vintage
outfit 2: dress: H&M; boots: F21; head jewelry: vintage; bag: vintage
 

I managed to attend week 2 of Coachella c/o 98.7fm. I won tickets via text message and tagged along with friends. It was a rather HOT weekend compared to previous times that I have been. In fact, it hit a record high of 107*F!! It was ridiculous! We managed, but man...it was a killer heatwave.

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John and I were fortunate enough to attend this year's Coachella Music and Arts Festival. It was his first time while it was my fifth. Things have changed since I last was there. Nonetheless, it is still one of my favorite getaways of the year.

p.s. sorry for the delay in posts
Day 1
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those three days were filled with unusual weather, excitement, food, memories, and good company.
outfit 1: shorts, boots: F21, kimono: Cotton On; blouse: vintage
outfit 2: shorts, blouse, necklace: F21; boots: Dolce Vita for Target
outfit 3: dress: vintage; boots: Aldo; headband, necklace: F21
 
I was very disappointed and upset when Live Nation announced that Coachella was sold out this year. My heart literally sank to my stomach. It hurt even more because I wasn't able to make last year's either (I attended a wedding) and I've attended the event since 2006. I've been craving a music festival since last year and I didn't get to enjoy the Indio Polo Field this year. Since we (John and I) didn't want to spend an insane amount of money on wristbands for Chella this year, we looked into other festivals; Bonnaroo and Lollapaloza. After much thinking, we decided to purchase tickets for Lolla. Why? Because it is their 20th Anniversary and they are planning something special (so they say). Another reason why?...it's in Chicago (it's a major city that I would like to visit. It kinda kills two birds with one stone). So, in the spirit of Coachella, I am posting photos from past years that I attended. Hopefully I am lucky enough to purchase tickets on time next year.
Coachella 2006

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photos by me and a friend.