Kate Spade Flats

Hi y'all!!

Shew what a whirlwind these past weeks have been!! I've been meaning to share, and have finally gotten around to it! I won these darling Kate Spade Elina flats a few weeks ago from Classy Girls Wear Pearls! I was so excited when they were deposited into my mailbox. They came in the most precious wrapping, as all things Kate Spade do!! 

I had the funnest time wearing them while touring a nursing school. I paired the gold flats with a black and gold paisley dress from J. Crew. 

They went so well today and I looked the little sparkle the shoes had to them! Thanks to Classy Girls Wear Pearls for hosting the giveaway!!

Heres a better view of them ;-)

from the KS website

Cheers to you and yours!!

Easter Recap

Easter was pure bliss!! On Friday afternoon I arrived home and spent some time with my wonderful parents. Later that evening my boy finally rolled into town and we got to see each other briefly before he had to scadaddle for a family dinner function thing. On Saturday we had such a fun time! We woke up early, and went to the matinee of Mirror Mirror. And we were probably the only ones above age 5 that was not a parent. ha! But totally okay, the movie was cute, and Julia Roberts is amazing. After we met up with his mom for some lunch, and a trip to the Verizon store. (Someone,him not me, smashed their iphone..oopis) We then spent the rest of the afternoon at the park. We had our best intentions to feed the little duckies with some bread, well turned out so was every other person living in town. Needless to say the ducks were fat and happy by the time we arrived and wouldn't have anything to do with our break. :( sad day. so we donated our bread to some cute little girls. Then it was time for some afternoon napping.

Saturday night we got to have a wonderful dinner with my parents and my brother. Before dinner we had a friendly game of cornhole. I love playing! However I still need some practice. I did hold my own though! ;) Dinner was marvelous and we just spent time cuddling and watching a movie.

Sunday was a beautiful day of celebrating our resurrected Savior!! The service was great, and the afternoon was spent just enjoying family. We had a "friendly" Easter egg hunt that evening, unfortunately I didn't win. :( Oh well.

Monday was super fun for me. I got to check out a future a nursing school. I met with a friend who teaches graduate courses there. We toured the school, met with the dean, and chatted with various instructors. I really liked the school and we will see where the Lord takes me in my journey. I think I've recapped everything now! :) 

Happy Tuesday!!

Post Spring Break Recap

Okay yall, time for me to play catch up!! I haven't had a moment to write, but have kept a long list of things to blog about. So finally I can get back into my groove!!

After spring break I had a seriously rough rough rough patch. It was terrible. From finding out about a death of a friend, to not being accepted into what I wanted, to just terrible life things. It was definitely a dark hole for me. I was so thankful to have my best friend and sweet boyfriend there to support me through all of this time, I would have been more miserable without them. Laughter was definitely key into helping me heal.

But anyways, between spring break and Easter we celebrated the first 21st birthday out of our apartment for the year! It was so exciting! I also finally made it to one of my friend's fraternitiy's parties. A group of my friends got together last year and created our university's BYX Christian fraternity. They have had such success this year and are such a wonderful group of guys to be around. My friend Brooke and I attended their Hawaiian themed party at an awesome venue downtown. The music was funkadelic, and the food was great!

Spring Break Update

I'm on my last night of spring break as I write this, and I'm feeling bittersweet about it. I have loved my time spent at home, relaxing, reading, cooking, & just enjoying my family. However, I think I'm ready to head back to school and tackle these last few weeks I have left. But I would like to give y'all a little update of what I've been doing while at home! :)

The first weekend at home I spent with my man. Trying out sushi and just being lazy. 

 

this was trying sushi for the first time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

after church last Sunday..

 

 

 This weekend I did a little retail therapy. My parents wedding anniversary was yesterday, so we headed off to the mountains. I got a little outlet shopping done, hooray for new spring clothes!! And we dined at this wonderful southern restaurant, Dan'l Boone Inn. I also managed to pick up new Lilly things, including croakies & perfume. I think I'm all set for spring now. 

How was your week?! :)

 

WILW

This week I am finally on spring break!! Hooray!! I'm enjoying my week being lazy ( finishing The Hunger Games triology), spending time with friends & family, and catching up on some school work. I was fortunate enough to spend my first weekend at home with my boy. We hadn't seen each other in 40 days!! It was the longest we've ever been apart! Our weekend was pure bliss filled with fun things. But this week there a few things I have been loving!!

 
 

1. DVr.

Thanks to this little beauty I have been able to catch up on so many shows!! The entire season of One Tree Hill? Yep! Watch Marley & Me? Yep! (yes, I know incredible I've never seen it, but it was really cute!) PLL, A is revealed? Yep! Gonna have to rewatch this one for all the details I missed last night.  Which brings me to my second thing.

2. Seeing my bestie!!

We have been reading the PLL series since high school when I was given the first book as a Christmas gift one year. I was able to join her at her school on Monday night to watch the show together, which was a very special treat. We enjoy our girlie time together since it is few and far between. 

3. Preparing for London.

My mother and I managed to get a couple of "necessary" things for my trip to London. One of them being these..

I've never tried these before so I'm excited to see how they work with my face.

4.The Hunger Games Trilogy

I have loved reading this series!! Wow! So glad I finally got my hands on these books. It only took me a year to do it, but I finally have gotten to read them. I only have about 100 pages left in the second one and am anticipating the movie so much!! Our residence building is pretty sweet in the hook up, and if you signed up you could get free tickets. So once were back at school I plan on picking up my ticket & seeing the movie, for FREE!! 

5. Spring + Lilly

 

I recently purchased this tech case in chum bucket for my trip to London. I'm so excited that over the past few days its been extremely warm & I have been able to wear my Lilly. Whats better than wearing Lilly in warm weather? I don't think it gets much better. 

What have you been loving so far this spring? :-)

Happy Birthday Daddy!!

Today I want to dedicate this post to my incredible father. The family made a surprise trip up yesterday afternoon and we got to spend the evening enjoying each other. Its been so long since the four of us have been able to do something together. I got the joy of consuming too much lobster, and cheering on my Vols in the NIT. ( Note: this was my last and first game of the season, oopsie! ) Also, I got to enjoy driving my brothers new Jeep. Ah, I'm in love with this thing. I can't wait to be home tomorrow so I can drive it some more. Yay!!

Happy Birthday to my wonderful Daddy!!! 

xoxo

Best Friend Comes to Town!

This past week my bestie from high school came for a short visit! She is currently checking into some law schools across the state, and ours happens to be her first pick ;) Needless to say I was thrilled to see her on Monday afternoon. We briefly caught up, she took her tour, I went to class, and then we went out for a lovely dinner. We ate at Aubrey's and had the pot roast. On a chilly Monday night it was just what we needed. I even tried the squash casserole! Yummmy!! Definitely a favorite of mine now. After dinner we of course headed to the mall!! J. Crew happened to have the leather iphone case in which my boy has been dying to have. So of course I gave him a call and viola! The case is now his. He was absolutely thrilled, and the sales girl declared me girlfriend of the year, haha, what can I say? I try ;-) We then returned back to my apartment for some PLL. I love PLL! We both have been reading the book series since 2004 and have followed along since the show premiered. In the summers we usually watch together, so this was a treat to be able to watch together during the school year. Tuesday morning I had classes. But we managed to snag lunch together before she ventured on home. It was such a breathe of fresh air seeing her at the beginning of the week, just what I needed. I hope she gets into law school here, we want to be roomies so badly. haha!!

Happy Wednesday!