Trying to get back in the game...

Oooh I am trying to get back in the blogging mood. I've made a few pathetic little attempts, but still seem to be failing miserably. Here's another little pathetic attempt, bear with me!


It's one of those horrible quizzes. Write something in google and copy and paste the first picture. I'm a little ashamed of myself for doing this but it's a lot better than research papers and I've got that awful salsa after taste in my mouth and nothing better to do.

Age you will be at next birthday:
24

Favorite Color:
Yellow














Middle Name:
Adell

Last thing you ate:

Apple- To try and cure the salsa after-taste. Fail.

Your bad habit:

Stubbornness

Favorite Fruit/Veggie:

Peas

















Favorite Animal:
Lhasa Apso







Where you live:
The Region












Most useful thing in your house:
Pizza Pan

Most recent purchase:
Iron- needed one to iron the hem on a skirt I made! That's me, tooting my own horn... Toot toot...










Thing that makes you happy:
Chicago : )

Why wouldn't I leave my pictures at Hacienda?

I spent a good amount of time yesterday editing a picture of the BF and I. I asked him what he wanted for his birthday and he requested a picture of us. I started thinking about it and it's really kind of weird that neither of us have any physical pictures (non-Facebook) of us together. So this photo had to be good.
Well after copious editing, I sent them to Wal-Mart via their website (best. invention. ever.) and picked them up on the way to dinner with some girlfriends.
In the parking lot of Hacienda I took a moment to consider my options. I could leave the pictures in the car and they would be perfectly safe. The sun would be down soon and it was already in the 60s, nothing would hurt them. Or, I could take them in and brag about my very cute picture. Option 2, definitely.

Well, that sure bit me in the ass. Totally forgot them there so now I have to take another drive to Warsaw to go get them. Oh well!

Sequined Sweater

Ok it's not as garish as it sounds, I swear. In fact, I even bought the F21 model and it looks super cute with dark jeans and gold flats. I considered silver, but decided it'd be too matchy... 

F21 Version- $19.98

JCrew- $135.00

Come on! I mean I looove my JCrew, and the outlet at my local mall is one of my favorite haunts. But hello, this is like no contest. 

JCrew Looks at Forever 21 Prices?

My goal in life is to look like a JCrew model. A really short one without a stylist, but nonetheless...
As a college student, my budget really supports more of an H&M or Forever 21 kind of look. Just because that's what I can afford does not mean I need to walk out of the store in a hot pink ruffle skirt, tube top, with neon nail polish. Some of the gorgeous looks of my beloved JCrew are easily recreated with F21 pieces.
I loooove this look! Either cardi from F21 would work, I'm partial to the stripes because that model had great jewelry on... I'm not including the skirt because student teaching is over and I plan on pairing any and all outfits with blue jeans these days.

The JCrew look roles in around $330 (not including the skirt)

The F21 look comes in at around $30

Contemporary Christian Love Songs Suitable for a Wedding...

Hermione and Ron are finally tying the knot! The BF and I got to watch these two pull through the ups and downs and come out stronger on the other side. They are a fantastic couple and probably the funniest people I've ever met. The last time we met up with them at Baskin Robbins in Valpo we spent hours laughing and planning how they will juggle their fleet of ushers (seven in all I believe). 

Well, Hermione asked me to sing in her wedding and I am absolutely ecstatic about the idea! BUT. I can't find a song! She wants a contemporary Christian love song. I have to say, my experience with Christian music pretty much ends with my undying love for Relient K and a few others that I'll sometimes catch on the radio. I'm looking, but this is hard!