hello, 2014...

well happy 2014 everyone!

i decided that this super girly, sparkly, and leopard print outfit was perfect for the new year. 

i got these bottoms {as a christmas gift} from charming charlie.

and i discovered that leopard leggings are extremely hard to pull off when you are short and curvy! 

i completely wish that it was still as stylish as it used to be to wear skirts over leggings. 

a large oversized sweater would have been perfect but of course i don't have one!

i really should have one- everyone has one and they are so cute. 

so i had to get creative and go shopping in my own closet.

and i have to tell you- just about every single item i own was on my floor! 

it took me so long to find a top that went well with the leggings and was still flattering. 

so anyways, this is what i came up with! 

overly feminine outfits are the best- don't you think?

oh, and also- this scarf is from wal mart!

it's really hard to tell from the pictures but there are little gold sequins scattered all over it. 

i absolutely love it.

all of the scarves at wal mart were really cute actually.

sometimes that store can surprise me! 

pink top: petticoat alley via t.j. maxx

underneath top: collective concepts via nordstrom rack

leggings: charming charlie

boots: soda via t.j. maxx

headband: monroe & harlow {here}

scarf: wal mart 

necklace: charming charlie

have a wonderful first week of 2014!!

marvel...

so i am definitely not into comics or super heroes or any of that kind of stuff.

but i've grown up with a big brother who is.

so when i saw this top at rue21, i knew i needed it.

(...cause he is in the army and i miss him...)

it was super cheap and i thought it would be perfect to just lounge around in.

but when i got home i decided to fancy it up with my best black pants, boots, and blazer.

and i think it is actually one of my very favorite outfits.

when shopping- take risks, buy unexpected things.

they may just turn out to be some of your most beloved items. 

top: rue21

jacket: frenchi via t.j. maxx

pants: merrilee's swimwear boutique (laguna beach)

boots: michael kors via dillards

camo and plum...

camo is one of my very favorite prints right now.

it's doesn't always give off the most feminine look, however.

so i decided to pair it with a flowy dress and some girly accessories like my plum head band and pink necklace.

together i thought it worked as a very feminine fall look.

are you loving camo too?

dress: mimi chica via t.j.maxx

jacket: american eagle

boots: vince camuto via dillards

headband: monroe & harlow

necklace: rue21

xo

holdiay coziness...

being away from my home and my family, things just don't feel quite like christmas.

and the fact that i am in the warm southern california weather definitely doesn't help either! 

so after a long week of school (i only got thanksgiving day off), i broke out my christmas candle, and i have the justin bieber holiday station playing on pandora.

and i must say- it is beginning to feel a bit like christmas in my little room.

i laid out my outfit for tomorrow already and i picked capris and a short sleeve top.

and i'm just wishing that i could wear a warm cozy sweater with boots and mittens...

if i could, i would pick an outift just like this one.

Wildfox couture
$160 - donnaida.com

Plaid shirt
delias.com

Jasmine black legging
$16 - awear.com

J Shoes brown leather boots
bohemiadesign.co.uk

Marc Jacobs leather shoulder handbag
barneys.com

Mitten glove
$7.97 - matalan.co.uk

Butter london
beautybar.com

holdiay coziness... by babymeg featuring leather shoulder handbags

dear fall, i will miss you.

 in less than two weeks, i will be living in southern california.

although i am so excited to live just a few miles from the beach where it is sunny and warm year-round, i will miss the changes that come with each season.

especially fall.

in fact, i just found out that i will be spending thanksgiving this year with my california relatives at the beach.

thanksgiving at the beach...?

as wonderful as it sounds, it just doesn't seem right.

and oh man, what am i going to do when christmas time comes around and i can't wake up each morning hoping the streets are covered in snow??

well...

i guess i'll just have to go to the beach and get over it!  

i think i will survive :)

here's to fall...

 top: h.i.p. via t.j. maxx

leggings: mossimo via target

boots: wild diva via amazon

scarf: maurices

clutch: diy (see here)

necklace: forever21

watch: michael kors via dillards

my new love...

i am finally back to the blogging world after three weeks!

what's crazy is that it feels like it hasn't even been a whole week since i was last on here.

i hate that time goes by so fast.

during times like these when things are so chaotic, you look back and it seems like you missed the whole thing.

and people tell me that it's only going to get worse as i get older.

and i hate that...

definitely cause i'm a year older now.

yep, i turned 22 on the twelfth and it still just shocks me to say the number "twenty" in my age. 

there's just a part of me that wants to stay a little girl forever.

it's probably because i'm so spoiled by the people that love me and i just don't ever want that to go away!

(so if you're one of those people that love me and you're reading this, don't ever let that go away...you know who you are.)

hopefully within the next week or so i can get on here and share some special things from my birthday.

but for now, i have another outfit post- featuring my birthday present...to myself.

ahh these vince camuto boots.

i don't think i've ever loved a pair of shoes so much.

i was so excited when i found them on clearance at dillards.

one pair left, just my size.

it's one of the most exciting feelings in the world.

but that feeling was soon ripped from me when they couldn't find the matching boot in the back.

i was left standing there with one left boot, trying to decide if i should just buy it anyways.

but i decided to track them down online instead of awkwardly walking out of the store with one boot and not much of a plan of what i would do with the boot after that. 

so i found them on the designer's website.

not as much of a markdown but i didn't even care.

i was desperate at this point.

so now i have them and i'm never, ever going to let them go.

 

 top: downeast basics

shrug and bracelet: maurices

skirt: rue21

belt: calvin klein (marshalls)

boots: vince camuto