While I was out…

{Dress: f21; Sweater: London flea market; Boots: My sisters}

Well hello there….

This is what went down during my absence (sorry about that, but you’ll somewhat understand in a second):

• Finals
• Ingrid Michaelson concert, which was A-MAZING! Love her to death.
• Packing (which is like shoving bamboo shoots under my fingernails)
• Moving out of my dorm and saying goodbye to the best roomie I could have ever asked for!
• Being homeless for a week and sleeping on my sisters couch while working all day
• Driving home!
• Moving home, after not living here for almost a year…weird.
• Unpacking (see packing for details)
• Battling sickness
• Trying to deep clean my room
• and during it all, all I  wanted to do was curl up in my bed and watch Netflix….I think I have an addiction.

I can’t believe I am done with freshman year of college! I don’t feel old enough, not one bit. Now I have four months of summer to enjoy. I can’t remember if I have shared this little fact with you all yet but I was in school for about 20 months straight! 20! So you can say that I am ready for a break. But, to be honest, it was super nice having a little break from my little space on here inter-webs, but I am glad to be back in the game!

Happy Tuesday!

a major.

{Dress: Thrifted; Sweater: h&m; Boots: Target}

Man  I would be a great model….I think ill add that last photo to my portfolio.

Many of you asked what I decided on majoring on, so I  guess i’ll share thew news. As of yesterday I am an official Public Health major with an emphasis in Health Promotion. I am really excited as this will help me with what I want to do in the future. I considered so many other majors and this was the one that felt right. I guess now it is time to get started!

Happy Wednesday!

looking forward.

{Shirt & Shoes: f21; Skirt: Thrifted; Jacket: Galore}

This is my last full week of classes before finals…SOOOO crazy. I still can’t believe how fast this last year has flown by. I still feel like I’m not old enough to be in college starting to really make something of myself, and that scares me to death! holy cow. I have grown so much as a person, met great people, and I think I have finally decided on a major after going through a million options.

The future is scary but that’s what makes it exciting. right?

Happy Monday!

a day around the city.

{Dress: Target; Leggings: Columbia; Jacket & Bag: f21; Boots & Hat: Target}

Just some pictures from one of my days hanging with my mom thrifting and eating around the city I love a couple of weekends ago.

Happy Monday!

home.

I am home.

This weekend will be filled with going to my favorite places to eat and shop, watching Jane Austen movies and

enjoying every second in my beloved home town.

Happy weekend!

p.s. I’m officially announcing the winner of the giveaway on MONDAY! Sorry for not posting it today, but spending time with my momma trumps picking a winner!

a new week.

{Blouse & Jeans: f21; Sweater: Thrifted; Shoes: Target}

Things I’ve learned this last week:

- Moms make everything better

- I have the best roommate

- Stalking yourself on Facebook and laughing at so many ridiculous pictures will sure get you out of a bad mood

- Everything will turn out just fine

- It is better to make a decision, even if it is the wrong one, than to not make one at all. Because no matter the outcome you will still learn something from the experience

- Jamming out to music is the best

Sorry I wasn’t around that much last week, but I just had so much going on that I just need a little break!

Happy Monday!

zions national park.

{We stopped by a little ghost town on our way to zions national park.}

Here are some pictures from my trip to St. George that I took over the long weekend with my friend and her family. One of the days we hiked Angels Landing in Zions National Park and it was absolutely gorgeous! I loved it and if any of you have the chance to hike it, please do!

Coming here to Utah I definitely had a negative attitude because one) I had to leave home earlier than I thought I would and two) I’ve never really liked Utah to be honest. I thought the mountains were ugly and brown because I was used to the green forests of Oregon. Except since coming here I’ve definitely have had a change of heart {and i really think taking geology had to do with this!}. All during the hike I marveled and couldn’t get over how beautiful the mountains and the views were. It was incredible!

This is the conclusion I came to, it’s a total different kind of beauty – the beauty that is in Utah and the beauty that is in Oregon.  That you can’t even compare the two.

Happy weekend my loves.

Photos: Simple Flare Photography

may the odds be ever in your favor.

{Sweater: j.crew; Skirt: Thrifted; Boots: Target; Tights: f21}

I know I’m one of the last people to read the Hunger Games but have you read them? If not, seriously you need to read it right this second.

My roommate gave me the book for my half birthday a couple of weeks ago {who doesn’t celebrate their half birthday….} because she really wanted me to read it so we could go see the movie together, which I am SOOO excited for. Yeah I’ve definitely watched the trailer one to many times. Also, I am a very firm believer in reading the book before you go see the movie, plus, the book is always better!

So I totally read it in two days over the long weekend, started it Sunday morning and finished it Monday night. When I get really into books I literally cannot set them down and then I get so passionate and emotionally invested that I kinda get depressed when it’s over…lets be honest, we are all like this! But good thing there are two more books in the series!!

Happy Monday!

2012.

{Jacket: f21; Sweater & Button up: h&m; Pants: Levi’s; Shoes: Target}

2012 is the year of being BOLD.

This year I want….

to be bold in deciding what I want to major in.

to be bold and start learning french.

to be bold in moving forward, and not dwelling on the past.

to be bold in figuring out who I am and who I want to be.

to be bold in being more confident

There are many other smaller things that I want to be bold in doing this year, these are only a few.

I know that the things I want to accomplish will take more than 2012 but I want to make a bold start.

What are some things you want to accomplish or start doing this year?

{anti} resolutions

{Strip Shirt & Scarf: h&m; Blouse: Thrifted; Pants: Old Navy; Jacket: f21}

As the end of the year is coming to an end, I realized I don’t like resolutions.

Because…

One, I can never keep them.

Two, half the time I forget to set them.

Three, I don’t really understand how they can be effective.

You know what I like to do instead? {I just decided this is what I like to do instead….}

I love to make to-do lists, so why not just make a to-do list of all the things you want to accomplish. No timeline, no nothin’!

Just a list of goals that you want to accomplish in the future.

Sounds good to me! SO after the new year I will share my to-do list of goals.

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