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 …
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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 …
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. …
Spirit Week
Happy Friday and happy October everyone!It's Spirit Week at my school and tomorrow night is our Homecoming dance. For Spirit Week our theme was jungle/safari. We've had crazy hair day, karaoke, safari dress-up day, movie day (they played Lion King), spirit shirt day, pep rally, and deck out day. I love Spirit Week each year and it's one of those bittersweet senior moments when I realize that this is my last one. As for Homecoming tomorrow night, I'm so excited to see everyone looking sharp …
Begin Again
This week has been ridiculously crazy! I'm working so much on college supplemental essays, doing homework (obviously), and prepping for our homecoming which is next weekend! The one thing I still really have on my homecoming checklist is to find a really cute necklace to go with my dress. One of my favorite thing about school dances is dressing up for them, so I always put lots of thought into what I wear for these fancier occasions because they are a lot rarer.In regard to other occurrences …
Lakeshore for Labor Day
Happy Labor Day! (Better late than never, right?)I was lucky to have a four day weekend last week thanks to Labor Day as well as a special football tournament our school was participating in.... in Ireland! As a result of the tournament, a huge portion of our school was in Dublin for the weekend. The Varsity football team, Varsity Poms (my girls ♥), golf, cheer, staff, parents, and lots of alumni flew over. I've heard from everyone who went that they had a wonderful time. It's clear …