Oh Saturday...

1. Stop and smell the roses...because they do smell quite lovely
2. Go for a run...and dance while doing so (with bejeweled headphones)
3. Make your own feather earrings (I like this DIY version)
4. Sport a coral-colored pout
5. Hit the town at night...and tote a studded clutch

I'm off to enjoy my day and get myself ready because...formal's tonight! 

Just a Formal-ity

Hey everyone!

How was every one's weekends? Mine was jam-packed! Studying for finals, editing my writing portfolios, getting ready for formal, going to formal, and recovering for formal...
Side note: I CAN NOT believe that I just attended one of my last sorority formals (1 more!), I am getting too old and I don't know how I feel about that (more on that in future posts!)
Now here I am, sitting on my couch in my beautifully clean Narragansett house (1 time/semester cleaners came today!) watching 27 Dresses with Nicole, doing my portfolio...I mean blogging.
My whole body aches--5 hours dancing at Monet, plus drinking last night, plus a recovery workout this morning--I am drained. I can not wait to have a nice big dinner later, the usual: huge sweet potato, veggie burger, and a heaping pile of veggies...don't forget the microwave popcorn for dessert.
Obviously you want the play-by-play, eat-by-eat of my life...
I have no outfit post today, sorry, but I am just bumming it in sweats!
Here are some pictures from formal last night. The dress was a success, everyone loved it, although I felt kind of self-conscious in it because it was so body conscious. But...my friend Sydney said it looked great, and she is one of my best friends/wardrobe consultant and would never let me leave the house unless I looked good, so I guess I'm okay with the overall result.
My 5inch heels that were supposed to be "killer" weren't so bad...I definitely felt the pain the last hour of formal though. Miraculously, I wore them all night!
Anyway, I am off to work...or procrastinate.
xoxoSydney, Emily, Me, Elora
Niki, Me, Rachael

'Tis the Season to Be Formal

Hi Beautiful Readers!
Today is going to be a busy day for me...sorry about the sporadic posts, I am just very overwhelmed with final projects and writing portfolios at the moment, I promise my blogging will stabilize again very soon!
I wanted to do a post on formal season, because I know that most of my readers are involved in Greek life. The end of the semester always means FORMAL! Despite the panic associated with finding a date (that hasn't "socialized" with another girl in your sorority house), making a hair appointment, testing out the perfect "natural" face or smokey eye; the biggest panic (for me) is finding the perfect dress...oh and shoes...oh yeah, and bag.
Every year I say the same thing, "I'll recycle a dress" but can I do that, nope! And why you ask? It would apparently make sense to do so, since I only wear black to formal events (it's slimming DUH!). However, there is nothing like finding that new dress that makes you feel like a million bucks.

I want that spotlight-glimmer-shimmer-sparkly-deliriously-excited feeling when I get ready for formal, and for me a new dress does just that.
So trying on a million options, and then returning a million options, I am finally settled on a dress...and it only cost $10 after all the in-store sales! Hello Urban Behavior body-con snake-skin-pattern dress. With my new F21 black suede stiletto heels and my Grandma's vintage black beaded clutch, I will be the belle of the ball...or club, Monet Lounge to be more specific.
This is the first formal we are having at a lounge/club, no sit down dinner, no formal-ness about it at all...strictly dancing, drinks, and a ton of...drama? (I HOPE NOT!)

In case you have a formal coming up here are my tips for dressing for success:

• Always make sure you feel 100% comfortable in what you wear. If you don't you will not have a fun night because you are going to be wondering if your "back-fat" or "love-handles" are apparent in every picture being taken (and there are A LOT of pictures at formal!)
• Double, triple, quadruple check that no one in your sorority is wearing the same dress as you, girls tend to freak out at that type of thing...and do you really want to be comparing yourself to someone else the entire night!
• If you are going to for a trendy dress, keep it classy and understated with accessories--let the main focus be the dress. Similarly if you have a basic dress, up the ante and wear tons of accessories *remember to sparkle, sparkle, sparkle!*
• Make sure you can walk in your shoes...enough said!
• Have fun, leave the drama at the door, because no matter how great your outfit is, a bad attitude (re: angry face) will make anything you wear look bad!

Have a great formal everyone, mine's on Sunday and I cannot wait. It will be such a nice break from my final projects and tests!
Let me know what you're wearing!
xoxo.

Speed Demon

Hey ladies!
Okay, so yesterday was not the greatest day. Well it started GREAT! An awesome breakfast (yogurt, cut up granny smith apple, honey sunshine Kashi cereal, blackberry, wheat-germ homemade parfait YUM!) followed by a great gym session...then on my way driving back to school BLAM! I got a $294 speeding ticket, I wanted to cry, scream, yell and explode, but I just sat there patiently as the police officer wrote me up. This very expensive lesson that I learned yesterday was a wake up call of some sorts for me...I drive way too fast, I have a lead foot, period. So when I finally got back to school I was not in the best of spirits. However, one trip to Charlie O's with my friends and 2 $5.00 pitchers of pink Sangria later, I was feeling happy, light-hearted and...drunk? I know I shouldn't be posting about my intoxication (on the Internet?) but I needed to get loose and alleviate myself of some tension, and I am 21 so it is perfectly legal, so I will continue talking about this. My liquid courage was the perfect motivator and at the bar I asked my friend to formal, score! So, now I have formal shoes, a formal date, and now I need a formal dress (okay, okay, I kind of have one, but there's always room for improvement and new ideas right?).

Today, despite a massive hangover, I am feeling pretty good. I had a great breakfast, drove below 40mph all the way to school listening to OAR and the Pussycat Dolls (weird combination right?) and I feel pretty good about life. This is my outfit: comfortable and casual, perfect for the chilly yet sunny Rhode Island day.

1. American Eagle plaid flannel long sleeve button down (gifted from Mom)
2. BASS skinny leg "trouser" jeans
3. Minnetonka moccasins
4. Skinny gold headband (from Aldo Accessories)

Again sorry for the horrible quality pictures! I do have a camera, but when I do self-timer shots they look horrible and do not get my whole outfit anyway. I need my roommates to take my pictures but they sleep in so late (lazy bums!), or actually...I just wake up entirely too early. Who goes to sleep drunk off sangria and 2am and wakes up (internal alarm clock) at 7am? This girl right here!

I hope everyone is having a great Monday so far. Appreciate the sunshine and look for the small things in life to make you happy, that's what I am doing! Can you guys believe there are only 2 more weeks of classes left?!?!