Hello High School

The years 1999-2003 were years of goofing off with friends, sweating it out on the track or on the soccer field, biting my nails through drivers ed, faking my way through French, drooling over my math teacher, being awkward around boys, food fights, being made fun of for anything I am doing/wearing/talking about at any moment, and learning some valuable live lessons. I would not have made it through high school without my best friend Jamie, who had somehow found a way to end up in almost every single one of my classes each year. Or without Kyle, who showed me that there was a light at the end of the tunnel and that there was life after high school.

As you can tell, I was anything but a fashion guru in high school. I lived in hoodies, jeans, and I wore a head scarf almost every day, and got yelled at for wearing it every day. I rocked every hair color imaginable and I even sported ombre locks in my senior pics! See, I was just before my time.

Being an adult is hard at times and I miss those track meets, soccer games, skipping school to go to Belle Isle in Detroit, skipping school to go to Tiger's games. Skipping school to go to Taco Bell...I wasn't a good student at all in those days, I think I graduated with a 2.9. To be honest, I never cared about my grades until my last year at OCC. 

Prom I kinda miss, but I still get almost as excited when I get dressed up to go out with friends. I sometimes miss having my own room to hang up pictures of hot guys, and blasting my angry-chick music. I miss seeing my friends every single day, and cramming into my tiny car just to drive around town. However, I don't miss getting yelled at for clothes, or for trying to find something decent to eat in the cafeteria. I now can google as many attractive celebs as I want and I blast my music in my car, and at home, mostly when Kyle isn't around but when he is, I have giant pink headphones.

For now I am bringing in the New Year a day early with the lovely lady pictured with me above and some of my other great friends. Something I have gained over the years, better friends, and better relationships with my friends. Something, save for Jamie and Kyle, I never had back in the glory days.

A Christmas Sweater

Even though it was a green Christmas, this year's was still a great one. Kyle and I spent a little time with both of our families-so convenient that they live down the street from each-other, and we ate way too much food. I am afraid to even look at the scale! My parents bought us clothes, cooking supplies, pajamas and a really tacky wall ornament that I love. We also got a gift card to the grocery store from Kyle's mom, as well as Tigers hats and some cardigans. I posted on facebook awhile back that I never met a cardigan that I didn't like, so Kyle's mom took it as a challenge to find me some ugly cardigans at the salvation army, the funny thing is, I actually really like all of the ones she got me, haha.  I am sure that you will see them styled up on this blog eventually, in the meantime, here is my awesome Christmas sweater again. I couldn't help it, with no snow, I had to wear something more Christmasy.

This week has been super productive and fun already. Last night, Kyle and I went to Target to buy a new TV, and Kyle somehow convinced me to get a huge one. It's not really that big, but to me it is, I feel like I am in a movie theater. I am bummed because I worked my butt off all day at work, then rushed to the Secretary of State to get my tabs-they were never mailed to my house, so I have been driving on expired tabs since October, whoops. Then cleaned out my car, ran inside to make dinner and I was all set to watch a movie while I blogged and I have no idea how to program the remote. I spent ten minutes playing around with it before I gave up. I still have laundry to do and some cleaning so I guess it was for the best anyway, but still. 

Right now I am really motivated to start my resolutions for 2012. I have been organizing, and brain-storming all day and I am ready to end this year with friends and family, and to start the new year fresh.

Details
Dress-Modcloth
Sweater-Thrifted
Tights & Earrings-Target
Boots-Payless

Song of the day "Mouthwash" By Kate Nash

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Merry Christmas!

Happy Holidays!

Frankenmuth

Last week whilst on vacation, Kyle and I actually took a day off from painting the kitchen and hanging out with friends to take a little day trip to Frankenmuth Michigan! Frankenmuth is a little tourist town that is pretty much insane at Christmas time. There is a gigantic Christmas store called "Bronners" that is jammed with tons and tons of decorations and at night they have a giant holiday lights display.

Kyle and I had a lot of fun browsing the shops and stocking up on cheeses, summer sausage and random Michigan paraphernalia. The only bummer of the trip was it rained all day. No snow to be seen anywhere, there is still no snow outside right now. I guess we will be having a green Christmas this year (sad face).

I can't believe it is already Christmas eve! Last night was my work's "unofficial work party", we kinda just meet up at a bar every year for drinks before the holidays, and we have lots to do today. I have tons of cookies to bake and presents to wrap, and we are going over to Kyle's sisters house for a little bit tonight and to both of our parents houses tomorrow. Lots of running around! I still have presents to mail out because I never made it to the post office in time, I know, slacker but it has been such a crazy month. I really just want to do everything better next year when I don't have the excuse of school anymore.

I hope everyone has a safe and Happy Holiday!

Details
Sweater & scarf-thrifted
Skirt-F21
Coat-UO
Shoes-Converse
Hat-Gift
Tights-Five below 

Song of the day "Linus and Lucy" A Charlie Brown Christmas

My Furry Friend & Me

I've said it once and I'll say it again, I hate corporate wear, ugh! Give me a flowy dress and some cozy knits to wrap up in and I will be happy. The boots and purse make this kinda office-ish right?  My current job pretty  much lets me get away with wearing anything but now that I have finished school I would like to start looking for jobs that pertain to my degree. That means I might have to dress more for an office environment, and as long as this is appropriate, I am okay with that!

I apologize for the washed-out photos, but at least you guys get a little glimpse of the blue kitchen! I still have a lot of touching up to do and we are working on putting in trim around the ceiling. The kitchen is almost completely done, all we really need is a better trash can, and a better table set-which we are thinking about building ourselves! With the help of my Dad of course. I am telling you guys, just wait until after Christmas, things are going to be getting pretty crafty on this little blog.

Now I am off to see a Christmas show with my parents and little brother Liam, so excited!

Details
Dress-Modcloth
Belt & Cardi-Thrifted
Tights-Target
Purse & Scarf-Handmedowns 
Boots-Sears 
Earrings-F21

Song of the day "You're Sixteen" By Ringo Starr

The Graduate

I apologize for my absence from the blogging world this past week, but I was busy doing this:

I still cannot believe that I am done. Done! I am going to miss this place like crazy next fall but in the meantime I still plan on hanging out on campus once in awhile with Kyle as he does homework and to chat up some friends. This place holds some of the most stressful and most wonderful memories in my life and I would never change a thing. I am so happy to be an Oakland University Griz for life :)