Productive Saturday or Bust

 Blazer: Charlotte Russe 

Scarf:F21 

Black tank-top: Charlotte Russe 

Leggings: Target 

Riding Boots: OB

How is everyone's weekend so far? Mine has been great. Friday both of my classes were cancelled. I had to go to my first class to turn in a research paper, but then we were free to leave after that. So what did I end up doing with a day of freedom? Absolutely nothing. I pretty much ate, sat around, and watched movies. I should have been reading and playing catch up. What a great student I am! Later that night I went out for dinner and a movie with a friend of mine. It felt good because I haven't done that in so long. Since I have only been 21 for half a year, I'm still a little excited about exercising my freedom to go out and drink. But last night was so laid-back and relaxing, and I had a really good time.

Today cannot be a repeat of yesterday! Since spring break I have been pretty lazy. I haven't really worked out in over 2 weeks! So basically I went from being able to run 4 miles to a complete bum. Today I start back up again. There is only a few weeks til my summer starts and I am determined to have a nice summer body. I also have a few errands to run along with getting a lot of reading done. The weather is pretty gloomy and it rained all of last night, so that should help keep me inside as much as possible to get my reading done.

How is your weekend going so far? What are your plans?

Friday Favorites: Marchesa

You wont find any designer pieces in my wardrobe. I've always shopped on some type of budget, and very rarely do I spend a lot of money on fashion. Hey, I'm a broke college student. There is no way I have the means to afford louis vuitton, chanel, and the likes. Of course when I am older I will help myself to some luxuries, but until then I shop smart and cheap. That doesn't stop me from falling in love with designer fashion and couture. While I look at some pieces, like "wtf? How could somewhere wear that in real life?" there are others that I wish were dangling in my closet.

I applaud Marchesa for making high fashion yet very wearable pieces. Hands down one of my favorite designers!  I really like their very simple use of details (whether it be rouching or ruffles) to create a crisp but high-fashion look. Their wedding gowns are also to die for!  I feel like most of the time high end clothing is too "out-there" (maybes thats why I'll never fit into the world of high-fashion). But because Marchesa pieces are so classic, I feel like they could never go out of style. Maybe one day I can afford a Marchesa dress and pass it down to my daughter and grand daughter. Wouldn't that be a treasure?

 

Do you have a favorite designer at the moment?

Cabo San Lucas--43 things

 # 17 Travel to a new city/state/country

Yes! I am finally writing an entry about my vacation to Cabo San Lucas last week. Let me just start off by saying that I had a blast! It was seriously one of the best vacations of my life. I have such a great group of friends and I am so glad that the 8 of us can go on a vacation and have a good time with zero drama. I am blessed to have these ladies in my life. As you know, I went on a carnival cruise which stopped in cabo for 2 days. Our time on the ship was so much fun. We laid out on deck and tanned, worked out, went in the pools and hot-tubs, did little activities on the ship, at night we danced at the club until the early morning, and we ate to our hearts content. I seriously gained 5 pounds from this vacation!  

Day 1 in cabo was spent going to a bar called billygans and laying on the beach there all day. It was very relaxed, but we still had fun by entering competitions and dancing haha. We ended up going to mango deck later that day but didn't stay too long. It was pretty spring break infested, and I didn't really care to watch the wet t-shirt contest especially since I knew some of the girls who participated. *Barf* Day 2 in cabo our group had split up. Half the group went to lovers beach which is only accessible by a water taxi. The other half of us decided to hangout out downtown and doing a little bar-hopping and shopping. What we didn't know was that we would be a complete shitshow. We didn't realize how early it was but we basically started drinking at 9:30am and were drunk by 12:00. We ended up going to 5 different bars and fell in love with all our waiters. They were so nice and so much fun. We had to leave at 2:15pm  which was good because we were downright wasted.  I guess what most people are concerned about when it comes to Mexico is all the violence that is going on. I did not feel creeped out or in danger at any moment, but I would not go wandering down the street by myself. We always stayed in groups the whole time and we were only there in the daytime. As long as you stay in touristy areas (along the beach) then you have no reason to worry or feel unsafe. I had a great time in Cabo and I encourage everyone to do the same.

Wishlist Wednesday & Paris

In case you haven't noticed, there is a new look here at lovely little besos. I finally decided it was time to make a banner and have all the colors for links match up. I guess I've been so busy that I've never really gotten around to it. I'm happy I finally did, and I'm pleased with the way things look. I will do more tweaking here and there for the remainder of the week.

Yesterday afternoon I went hiking with my friend Sarah. We hadn't seen each other since early March so it was our time to catch up and exchange stories from our spring break. The thing I love about Sarah is how adventurous she is! She is always on the go, taking road trips, traveling, and experiencing the world piece by piece. On a whim I said we should move to Paris together, and what do you know? She loved the idea! Of course it wouldn't be forever and of course nothing soon. But maybe we will do it for  3 months after we both graduate. I'm super excited and I couldn't imagine going with another friend. If we plan it out now I'm sure we can do it. I'm either going to have to save now or get a job when were out there. Man I'm so excited!

There are so many cute things I have been lusting for lately. I realized there is no point in getting a job now due to the fact that I have finals soon and then after that I have a summer job lined up. So pretty soon I will be able obtain some of these pretty items I've had my eyes on. Below are items on my wishlist:

1. This white blazer is to die for! Next blazer purchase on my list.

2. I think flowers in a Can is a super cute idea. I could use these in my room!

3. These hello kitty iphone cases are to die for. I just lost my iphone cover on vacation so I'm hoping to replace it with these super cute covers!

4. I was just watching the sex and the city movie 2 today, and carrie bradshaw rocks the cutest turban upon her arrival or abu dhabi. I don't know if I could pull it off, but I am in love with turbans now.

I hope everyone has a safe and productive hump day!

A day without shoes: Don't get cold feet!

I'm sure you ladies have all heard (and own a pair) of TOMS shoes. Not only are they super cute, fashionable, and very comfortable, but the company was built on a good cause. Every pair of shoes bought, the company donates a pair of shoes to a child in need. In case you didn't know, millions of children around the world grow up without shoes with leaves them at risk for serious disease and infection. Its hard to imagine, as I know I take my shoes for granted, and I am as what you would call a self-proclaimed shoe addict. I have two pairs of TOMS shoes in my collection. And I wear the hell out of my black TOMS because they match with everything and I need to wear closed-toe shoes for my labs.

Well  today, April 5th I will participating in A day without Shoes. I am going a day without shoes not only to see what its like but to most importantly raise awareness. I encourage (or challenge) everyone to participate, as this is for a great cause. I'm sure I'm going to be getting lots of stares as I walk around campus tomorrow, but thats the point! Even if you have requirements where you have to wear shoes I challenge you to go any time period possible or even do an activity without shoes. If you can't participate you should still check out the TOMS website and invest in a pair of shoes as its for a good cause. I picked out some of my favorite styles:

monday--thoughts on my mind

1. I'm sick, for the second time in 2011. Either I partied way too hard, or contracted something in Mexico. Hopefully not the latter. But I knew something was up as I had been off the boat for 3 days and still felt in sort of a funk. And then yesterday my head started hurting. So I've been drinking lots of vitamin water and taking my zicam so hopefully I can just kick this thing before it actually starts.

2. I have another hell week this week. At least its not in the forms of midterms, because there is no way I could get back into my studying mode right out of spring break. This week I have 1 paper due, 1 lab report due, 1 revision due, and a 8 page ecology research paper due. I will be living at my computer this week.

3. Finally sent out e-mails to the grad programs I'm thinking about applying to. At the moment it is seriously a matter of money. I want to come out knowing that I will be making a good salary. If I find out that I could make a salary of $70k+ then I will be satisfied. I also want to know if there are any advancements...I've heard you could be a director or get into teaching medical students and I think that pays up to $100k+. I would love to get into that and that would be a long-term goal of mine maybe after 10-15 years of work. But we will see...a few directors have e-mailed me back so I should have all the information by the end of this week.

4. My ecology professor is so unorganized. I guess it doesn't help that I haven't been to class in a few weeks (but for good reason..I was studying for midterms!) and then he canceled a class. So now I have no idea what topics he is lecturing on, which sucks because I'm already kind of behind. I wanted to come into class today on top of it. Not happenin'!


I have to leave fore school in 45 mins and still need to shower and get dressed, guess I better get on that!

Happy, fat, and tan

I'm officially back in the United States after having an amazing time in Cabo San Lucas. I am so blessed for the opportunity to go and spend time with my amazing friends. I will post a few pictures later this week and write an official entry about the trip. But to sum up my trip--ate lots of food ALL day, drank quite a bit, tanned in beautiful weather, napped in the afternoons, and danced till 2:00am every night.

I cannot believe its April! I can't believe that I will be done with school in about 1.5 months. I can't believe that half of my friends will be graduating and going their separate ways. Its a scary feeling over all. I know its going to be weird finishing my 5th year of college with only half of my friends here. I'm not ready for it, but its slowly starting to happen. Within the next month friends will be walking the stage, throwing graduation parties, and moving back home. Its scary when things change. I've had this comfortable foundation for the past four years and now I'm going to have to re-adjust again. But I know I can't be selfish, because I know once I graduate I will be moving and moving on in the next direction of my life. Its just scary.

I do have my goals this month as I do every month. I feel like April will be a month of setting things into motion. Basically, I have a lot things to figure out, hard work to do, and things to set in place. Its going to do require some thinking and reflection. Here are my main goals:
1. Start eating healthier/cook more
2. Run 5k at least 3x a week
3. Find a place to live next year
4. Do something with my hair (extensions again or hair cut?)
5. Figure out which type of grad program I want to apply to