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Forever21 Jewelry Haul

- Melody

Oops. I fell down on my blog job and didn’t tell you guys about the nutso deal Forever21 had going on a few weeks ago: BUY ONE GET ONE FREE JEWELRY.

KABOOM. I know. My brain exploded too when I saw it. Don’t worry, I think I bought enough jewelry for all of us to share. I’ll link to everything that’s still up on their site so you can get in on this madness too!

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Forever21 does this weird thing where they nail every trend every season and this season is apparently all spikes and studs and geometric stuff. And I bought it all.

stud hoops, geo rings (similar), rabbit ear rings (similar), studded cuff, heart shades (similar), mustache studs

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These are still in the package here because they came with a couple of the “jewels” broken off. No worries. A little (lot) super glue and they’re brand new.

drop down earrings

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triangle geo necklace, pyramid stud cuff (similar)

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triangle bangle

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Since working in a daycare I’ve realized I don’t have that many studs. Fortunately, F21 sells like giant packs of them for no money. This way the tiny babies won’t rip my earrings out and leave me with no lobes. (Another irrational fear.)

buncha studs

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When I bought the lightning earrings I must’ve not read the description carefully. It’s an earring and an ear cuff. Which I’m cool with, but just wasn’t what I thought. So FYI…

heart studs, lightning stud and ear cuff, spike studs

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These… oh these… they’re so beautiful.

pink studs (similar ish)

Did you get in on this secret sale? I really hope they do it again because I’m dying for some kewl necklaces. Everything I got this round turned out to be really great!

Happy Hump Day! Weeee! Finally back to work for me. Kicking this strep’s buttttt.

xx

Sister Style: Brick Wall Waterfall

- Melody 2 Comments

After my sister graduated we drove to this beautiful winery a little ways away. Great food and wine accompanied by family and friends-Perfect!

Afterwards, we hung around the parking lot and snapped some outfit pictures. Mine are here! I also snapped some of our youngest sister so she could try and be as cool as me. 🙂

This is Rudy! Our 14 year old freshman sister with a lot of sass and style; just like me!

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jacket: PacSun, skirt: F21, tights: borrowed from me-F21, wedges: borrowed from me-Target, necklace: F21

Leave a comment and let Rudy know that she’s cool, okay? She has her moments. 😉

xx

Leopard Compromises

- Melody

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Anyone else have the weirdest experiences with Target’s sizing? These pants are a size up from what I normally wear because my normal size fit great except I couldn’t sit. And now these are too big so every time I sit they nearly fall off. The compromises I make for leopard pants.

Also, ‘every time’ is two words!?

That college degree is really not making me look good.

Have you guys heard of South By So What? It’s this music festival in Dallas and one of my nostalgically favorite bands is headlining (Taking Back Sunday) so I convinced my best friend to go with me. I’ve asked off work and I am so excited! It’ll be my first festival of any kind so I feel like a grown up just knowing that. 🙂

HUMP DAY.

The Old Abandoned Parking Garage

- Melody

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I have some pretty cool friends.

For Christmas one of our friends got some really talented singers together and put on a great carol program at a local church. It’s so cool to me that 20 somethings can do things like that. Right? I mean, we go to school for four or five years and then we have to get creative on how we use our time after that. It just makes me kind of proud seeing friends that know how to use their talents. *grown up*

So with my Christmas money I bought an Apple TV! If you don’t know, it’s a little black box that plugs into the TV and you can watch Netflix, Hulu, Crackle and all other kinds of things on it all through your TV. But the coolest part is if you have an iPhone, you can throw whatever is on your phone up on the TV through wifi! It. Rules. I watch YouTube on mine a lot. So far I’ve just been using it to watch Family Guy. :/ Maybe one day I’ll use it for something more educational, but I doubt it.

Happy Tuesday!

x

Cold Looks Good On You

- Melody

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The day these were taken it was so cold I could not feel my face, hands, ears or legs. After my sister’s graduation we went to Landon Winery in Greenville. Their food is great and so is their wine! This little back parking lot was the perfect backdrop for this cream dress and I love how that orange coat pops.

How was your holiday season? Can you believe it’s already over?! 🙁 And that we are already almost a WEEK into the new year?! It is so weird and time flies too fast for me.

I really had a great holiday season. Time with family, generosity, warm fuzziness… I just love that time of year. So let’s enjoy this new year! 🙂

And don’t forget…

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xxx

How to Wear a Sweatshirt

- Melody

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Picture this: it’s Monday. You had a really late night and the weekend ended way before you were ready. Your alarm is literally screaming at you to get up and get going but your body is frozen at the thought of getting into real human clothes and looking presentable. Don’t worry. I got you.

Get the most comfortable, clean, plain gray sweatshirt you own. Add a kewl necklace and jeans. DONE.

YOU’RE WELCOME.

To plan ahead, throw your hair into some French braids Sunday night. Monday morning take them down and spray some light hold hairspray and run your fingers through it. Hair. Done. Makeup? BB cream or tinted moisturizer all day errday.

(Cool segue) Anyway, how is your holiday season going? I’ve really been out of the loop. Finals and work things have really pushed me away from this blog and I hate it. But school is done forever! My diploma will be in the mail soon and that will be the most expensive thing I own. Wee! Since then I’ve been spending my evenings catching up on the dumbest things and applying to jobs and apartment searching. Oh I didn’t tell you?

Yeah, I’m moving to Dallas. HI 🙂

I decided about a month ago to just finally go. Dallas has just been pulling me for years and there’s really no better time than now. I need a change. This year has brought me through some real tough things and while I’m thankful for that I need to do something just for me. To be an adult for once and just go. Right?

Don’t worry, I’m not leaving for a few months. Gotta kind of buy a car first. But once that happens (oh, and a job too) I’m out! This blog will still be here keeping me company and giving me homey comforts all the way there. I can’t wait to tell you guys more about it once the time gets closer but I am real excited. Did you know IKEA has an app? I’ve pretty much already decorated this fictitious apartment already. #girl

Well, I’ve got to go finish up some things for our Christmas party in the baby room tomorrow! Daycare lyfe.

Happy Thursday! 🙂