The day after Christmas, AKA Boxing Day, my family and I went downtown. We went out to lunch at one of our favorite restaurants, Cheesecake Factory, and stopped at a few of my favorite places on and off of Mag Mile. Naturally, I took plenty of pictures and did a little bit of shopping. Sweetened green tea with mint, delicious! I found this stunning belt on sale (less than half price) at J.Crew and it's definitely a new favorite! ~ What I Wore ~ coat - …
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Holiday Traditions
Hello lovelies, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!This year I spent Christmas Eve with my family, our family-friend Mary, my uncle, and one of my best friends & her family. Over the years this has become tradition for all of us and it's definitely one of my favorite parts of the holiday season. This year we had a delicious vegetarian lasagna that my mom made, Mary brought lots of sweets including her famous shoe cookies (pictured below,) and Marina's mom brought her …
Christmas Shopping
I can't believe it's almost Christmas!2 MORE DAYS!!!This past week I went to get my hair cut and now it feels so much shorter even though it's still relatively long. We took off approximately three inches, so it's a pretty big change for me even if it's not that noticeable to others. My stylist was really sweet and also took the time to curl my hair after she was done cutting it. It's things like that which cause me to love going to get my hair done!After my appointment, my mom …
Favorite Holiday Ornaments
I can't believe that Christmas is this Tuesday! I'm obviously super excited, but where has the time gone? Finals week has come and gone yet again and my winter break officially started on Friday at 1:00 pm. I think that my finals went pretty well for the most part this year. I did plenty of studying so I could feel fully prepared for each of my tests (notecards became my best friend haha). I'm very anxious to hear back from my teachers as to how I did …
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of The Year
My weekend was quite busy, but it was certainly full of lots of holiday cheer! My family continued one of our favorite holiday traditions... we went to Christkindlmarket!Our day started off with a production of "A Christmas Carol" that was wonderful. I also really loved the architecture of the theater we went to. The decor was all very lavish and glamorous with stunning chandeliers, painted ceilings, and a huge Christmas tree (which matched my outfit)! We went out to dinner after …
Making Connections
This past weekend Gabbi, one of my fellow Smart Girls, and I met up for a little shopping at one of our local malls. The weather was amazing for December and it really felt much more like May. It was so cool to connect with another girl from SGG who has so many interests similar to mine. I can't tell you how many times we would reach for the same thing or say "That's on my Pinterest!" about an item during our shopping trip. Some of our common interests include that we both write for SGG, we …
No I’m Not Lucky, I’m Blessed
Happy post-Thanksgiving everyone!This last week has been somewhat busy for me, as usual, but even more so because I've been making up missed work from going on Kairos, finishing up the last of my college apps, prepping for Thanksgiving, and so on. Now that I've finally gotten to slow down for more than a few minutes, I've been able to think more about the massive number of things I'm grateful for! I am so thankful for my loving family, my absolutely fantastic friends, my comfortable life, and …
Lovely Lilly
If you've been following my blog long enough, then you're probably well aware of the fact that I absolutely love Lilly Pulitzer! While visiting Shelby in Florida last week I was finally able go to one of the official stores. We visited the Lilly Pulitzer in Winter Park, FL on Park Ave. My experience was comparable to that of a kid in a candy store. It was amazing to be surrounded by wall-to-wall Lilly prints and products and it was honestly a miracle that I restrained myself to only …
Supergirl – Halloween 2012
Happy Belated Halloween 2012! :)I almost didn't realize that this was my last Halloween at home until it was finally here and I honestly still can't believe it! Like I've said in previous posts, these "lasts" are getting more and more frequent and standing out much more to me. I had a great time handing out candy all night to the adorable little trick-or-treaters while dressed up as Supergirl. I put my own spin on the look by adding a tutu, a bow, and some cute fingerless gloves to my costume. …
Make the Most of the Night – Hoco 2012
I had a fabulous time this year at homecoming dancing, taking pictures, and socializing with my friends and classmates. The group I went with included some of my closest friends so it was a really great time! We did pictures and dinner beforehand and then went to the dance which was way more fun this year because more people were actually dancing. They had jungle themed decorations and some pretty cool lighting that made it look like there were shadows of trees all along the walls of our gym. …