Weekend Wonder

This week is an exciting one for many reasons -- and it has nothing to do with the (not so exciting) snowstorms NYC has already experienced.  Two major world events are taking off this very Thursday and Friday: the opening games of the 2014 Winter Olympics, and the kickoff of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week! Whether you love sports or fashion, there's a little bit of something for everyone to enjoy. Personally, I'm super excited for both! I discovered I really enjoy watching the Olympics during the 2012 summer games in London, so I'm definitely going to watch the winter games this year. And working in the fashion industry has given me a hands on look inside some of the hard work, amounts of detail, and weeks of planning that go into creating successful runway shows for fashion week, so there's nothing like seeing some of your hard work pay off. Can't wait for the end of the week!

FNO Anticipation

Ah!  I'm back my lovelies from my mini hiatus that I unintentionally took for the summer.  I'm working on fully designing this blog myself, so it's currently in progress.  Little changes have been made so far but nothing's final yet, so bare with me :)

Anyway, I'm in complete disbelief that summer's officially over and we're already back into the school year.  I started my senior year {oh yeah!} and of course am already up to my neck in schoolwork and projects.  But if there's one good thing about going back to school for the fall semester, it's finding myself right in the middle of New York's fashion week!  It's one of the most exciting times of the year, between the runway shows, new collections, and seeing all the season's trends worn by everyone.  One of my favorite parts of Fashion Week is Fashion's Night Out.

FNO is the one night of the year where designers all over the city open their doors to fashionistas all night long.  It started in NYC and is now a worldwide event in more than 18 countries around the world.  Designers and retailers host events where we can meet our favorite celebs, watch live performances, and get first dibs at limited edition products.

I've been going to FNO since it started three years ago during my freshman year in college, and over the years I've come within feet of Justin Timberlake, Dakota Fanning, Nicole Richie, Victoria Beckham, and Kourtney & Kim Kardashian. Last year I even got to meet Simon Huck and Nicky Hilton!  My nights have always been a success with friends and I've always gone home completely giddy and starstruck.

But it's so hard deciding what part of the city you're going to spend the night in, depending on what events you want to check out.  But half of the fun is the thrill of not knowing what surprises you're going to run into along the way.  I'm still mapping out my route for tomorrow night, but I'm so ready to get out there and soak up all the excitement the night has in store!

Saturday, SoHo & Street-fairs

So I'm back from my trip to Birmingham. I had such a nice time and was upset to come back to reality, so I decided to take an uplifting trip into the city today for some shopping in SoHo. To my surprise, along the way I stumbled across the cutest little street fair! Various vendors lined up along Broadway selling food and other goodies while music played for everyone to enjoy. There was everything from lemonade, to henna tattoos, fresh fruit smoothies, and fried oreos! I spent a better part of the day checking out each little booth and ogling at all the fun jewelry, carefully picking out my favorites and making {many} purchases. I walked away with a nice bundle of goodies and am so excited that this day turned out to be so thrilling! I can always count on my city to never disappoint me. Thanks New York, I feel right at home again.

{ Fresh made Lemonade }

{ Roasted Corn }

{ Dainty Scarves }

{ Gyros }

{ Bracelets }

*All photos are my own

Roadtrip: Hamptons!

This past Thursday, my good friends Priscilla, Samantha and I got to go away on a mini vacation.  We roadtripped out to the Hamptons to celebrate Sam's birthday!  It was the perfect little getaway weekend that we all definitely needed.  On Friday we spent the day at the Atlantis Marine World Aquarium where we got to watch the cutest performance by Bunker the Sea Lion, hold some starfish, and get a beautiful view of the whole park while riding the sky weel.

The rest of the weekend was a bit more relaxed, which I couldn't have enjoyed more if I tried.  All day we lounged by the pool listening to the ultimate 90's playlist and eating popsicles, and as the sun went down we settled in to cook ourselves dinner and watch some classic movies that we all love.  On our last day we took a trip into town and walked around the quaint little shops that line Main Street.  And of course we squeezed in some more time in the sun before it was time for us to head back home.  I really had such a fun time!  It was a complete girls weekend, something I'll never get too old for.  We definitely made lots of good memories and enjoyed each other's company.  Unfortunately the only pictures we took were at the aquarium, but it's okay because some of them are really funny!  Check them out :)

Me and Sam being like Shamu

Three little doors for three little friends

Prissy and Sammy on the Sky Wheel

Posing with a giant penguin

Monday Mantra: A Work in Progress

Everythings been so hectic lately!  You'd think that being on break from school would give me a lot more down time, but I literally have not been home besides to sleep now that I've picked up a ton of extra hours at work.  Plus I'm so used to school taking up all of my free time that I'm trying to make the most out of my social life while I can.  I know it seems like I'm not paying much attention to my blog but I promise I am!  Big changes are coming this summer..so excited!

As for my Monday Mantra, today it's about self improvement.  I'm really trying to take this summer and improve myself, not for anyone else, but for me.  Obviously it goes without saying that nobody's perfect and there's always something that you can do to improve your outlook and quality of life.  So just like I'm trying to do, be the best version of you. There's nobody else exactly like you, so why not be the best you that you can be?  Even the littlest changes can make a huge difference.  Try it out!

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Venting Session

Hello my lovelies!  I've been so bad about making time to write lately. Even though I'm on summer break from school, I've been at work all day every day since I finished school last Friday.  {For those who don't know, I spend my days dwelling in the lovely Anthropologie}.  Come visit!

Anyway, I'm going to vent here today.  Something that really bugs me is waiting for teachers to post final grades.  It's nearly two weeks that school's been out and I've received a grade in just one class out of the nine that I took this semester.  Beyond frustrating!  We get punished for missing a deadline, but they can take their sweet little time to post grades?! Really irritating, and my patience is beginning to slip.

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It's Friday!

And that means..my last day of school! Just one more final to get through at 12 today, and I'm home free for SUMMER!  It's the best feeling to finish another year of school. Woo!  Happy summer!

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Currently Feeling...

Finding myself right in the middle of finals week.  Keeping it under control though and somehow managing to stay calm and finish all my projects and get my studying done right on schedule.  Just two more days!  Wish me luck :)

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Coachella Envy

Today is the first day of Coachella!  For those who don't know, Coachella is a music and arts festival that takes place in Indio, California every year around this time.  It's kinda like, Woodstock meets Warped Tour meets Electric Zoo, but with a lot more Free People style mashed in there.  This year it's taking place over the span of two weekends, from Friday-Sunday {this weekend and next}.  Guests camp out in the valley at night in between days for the whole weekend.

There's going to be over 100 artists performing at Coachella this year, but some that you've probably heard of include The Black Keys, Radiohead, Florence & The Machine, Avicii, & Calvin Harris, to name a few.  Other than the awesome music, another fun part about Coachella is the celebrities that attend.  Some of my favorites are always in attendance, like Lauren Conrad, Vanessa Hudgens, Lo Bosworth, and Whitney Port. It's also really fun to see what everyone's wearing.  It's not a fashion event, but I share similar style with the kind of people who go to Coachella, so it's fun to see pictures afterwards of what everyone wore.

Just wishing that I could be at Coachella right now.  It's going to be streaming live on YouTube the entire weekend, so we can all watch from home and be jealous that we're not actually there.  One day..

Woeful Monday

If only this were true!  Coming off of Spring Break is rough.  After a full week of hanging around it really is the worst to get back into a schedule of waking up to an alarm for school.  I just keep reminding myself that there's only six more weeks until summer vacation :)  Happy Monday! 

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