Finally

Sorry for the radio silence of the past week or so, I'm getting over a concussion so my school work and health have been my main focuses. But I'm almost 100% better! Thank goodness! I've not been allowed to work out or participate in rugby practice all week.

Because of my concussion I did absolutely nothing interesting this weekend. My room is almost done, all that needs to happen is the hanging of some pictures and a bulletin board. You'll see it soon, I promise! I want it to be seen particularly bad. 

The main thing that I did do was read The Grapes Of Wrath for my English class and FINALLY I saw Moonrise Kingdom!

Oh my goodness! So good! I'm so excited for the Oscars now.

Basically it's one of the greatest movies ever. For sure in my top 20.

The premise is two kids in the 1960's run away together and the chaos that ensues with their disappearance. Pretty much it's the cutest thing ever. 

P.S. I'm going to do an Oscar prediction closer to the actual date, when I've seen more of the movies too. Get excited about that. 

Keep it classy,

~E

New Meca

It's finally here! I've been waiting for months. 

The new Madewell is here in The Woods! 

It only opened today, but of course, I had to go.

Allow me a second to be really excited.

It's wonderful. Like really great.

The store is nice and bright (painful for me), well organized, and clean. 

I loved the displays, not to busy and bold, but understated and classy.

My favorite part? The scarf bar. I loved the organization of the hangers. Not to mention the scarves themselves. They seem really well made, like they'll stand the test of time. I can't wait for Friday's payday so I can maybe snag one, or at least start a fund to get there. Sad side note: they're not cheep. 

I wish they had all the scarves online, the selection in store is so much better!

I also loved the general aesthetic of the store, the denim, leather, chiffon, and cotton all went together surprisingly well. The leather totes right next to the super cute patterned socks looked so cute! Also the shoe area was super cute! The leather flats are totally adorable.

One thing that I really did not like was that they seemed to have the same things in different places all over the store. It just threw me off a little. I was expecting to see something different but then *surprise* it's the same thing. At least the repeated things were cute.

One of my personal favorites was the black and white wool/cotton blend dress. the vertical stripes help elongate your body and give the illusion of height and it covers the "tummy trouble" spot that a lot of people have. It was super figure flattering when I had it on. It was a little heavier owing to the wool, but it really doesn't look that way. Also, the skirt is super bouncy and the sleeves are short so i wouldn't really be worried about overheating.
 

I ended up walking away doing less than $20 in damage. I got a super cute pair of earrings for my seconds on both sides. I always have doubles in but I've been struggling to find something in a cute gold/brass. The bows are in the right hue and have rhinestones, a good tie in to my left cartilage piercing, I usually have a shiny thing in it.

Also with my purchase I got a free Madewell Texas tote. It's a basic canvas tote with longer straps and navy blue screen printing. I'm sure that I'll have a use for it, I'm just not sure what yet. 

I'm really excited about the Madewell and I can't wait to see what they have in store for the Market Street location!

Keep it classy,

~E

Preppy Paradice

Today was a great day.

I just had a good day. 

I give all the credit to the outfit. Because I felt great.

What I wore:

Pink Plaid Polo Button-Up

Navy Vineyard Vines Skirt

Steve Madden flats

Jewels:

Michael Kors Watch

Kiel James Patrick Lanyard Hitch

Vineyard Vines whale enamel bangle

Pink Kate Spade bow ring

J. Crew enamel elephant

What do you think?

Funny story about the shirt: it was my mother's in the 80's. And it's a boy's.

If the shoe fits, eh? Thank goodness for button-ups. Seriously, they are my favorite kind of shirt. So easy to throw on and be comfortable but still look classy and professional.

My Michael Kors watch is the one I got for Christmas and I'm seriously LOVING it. I feel so sophisticated checking the time on my wrist, not my phone. Not to mention pulling your phone out in class is just not great looking anyway. 

Keep it classy,

~E

Slightly Perfect

It's been incredibly cold (for Texas) these past few weeks and as much as I love the cold, coupled with some very nasty torrential downpours, I'm craving summer. This practically cause for institutionalization for me. I despise hot temperatures. Over 85 and I feel like I'm melting. But my favorite part of the warmer months is Snapple Peach Tea. It's a little bit of heaven. 

I haven't had any since Octoberish and I'm really missing it right now. Ugh. I can't wait for March. I've been able to survive with my Williams Sonoma Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate but sometimes you just want something a little different. 

Enter the spritzer. 

This cheery little drink can drive away the winter blues in a heartbeat and brings joy to the hearts of many. It's like the easiest thing too!

Here's what you'll need for a most excelent spritzer:

1 cup

Some ice

cranberry juice or a juice blend with cranberry (I always use Cran-Grape)

Sprite

Fill your cup about half full with ice

add the juice

add the sprite

The ratios of juice to soda are 100% up to the maker, less juice, more bubbly, whatever you want!

I usually go for 2/3 juice and 1/3 soda.

Add a bendy straw and enjoy sipping on summertime!

Keep it classy,

~E

Wiffleball and Sushi

Allow me to begin with this statement, I began Saturday with no plans.

No plans quickly turned into a full day that was a lot of fun.

I started off waking up around 10. I hauled my carcass out of bed and made breakfast, eggs and an English muffin. Yum! While eating I cleared out one of my Vampire Diaries from the DVR. I'm so behind right now. It's really unfortunate. Then I got ready for a TWHS Wiffleball game. That was actually a lot of fun. Only five of us showed up at the park, so after about half an hour we aborted the game plans and headed to Sonic, a Wiffleball tradition. 

After Sonic. I went home planning on a nap. What I ended up with wasn't exactly as boring as that. I came home to find my father washing the chick magnet (his Prius) and decided that Elmer (my Avalon) needed a bath too. So I washed Elmer and then took a shower myself. 

After that things got fun! My lovely father and I watched the Speed channel auction off classic cars until we were both hungry. Then we decided on the local Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi place for dinner.

Oh how I adore sushi and we really had some of the best Sushi ever. And the night was really fun. I got to hang out with my dad, something that I really like doing and haven't been able to do in a while.

Keep it classy,
~E

Oklahoma

Happy Friday everyone!

I'm so excited that the week is over AND we have a three day weekend! Just what the doctor ordered!

Gwen has been so busy with choir that we haven't hung out in what feels like forever. But she has a free night so we're having a girls night and meeting some other friends at the show.

Anna and I waiting for the show!

We're starting with dinner and then heading to the school theater department's performance of Oklahoma. Honestly Oklahoma is my least favorite musical ever written, but I have to go see it for a number of reasons. My tech theater class requires you to see every show, one of my really good friends is staring as Laurie, another of my friends is the Stage Manager, and to top it all off, my mother is in it. Yes, my mother. 

In an effort to drum up publicity, the department selected the popular teachers to be in the show so the students would want to see them. Oh jeez. I'm not sure how to feel about it... 

Also, I'm super excited to show y'all my room!!! It should be ready in a few weeks, I still need things like curtains, but the sham and duvet came in and I am just SO PUMPED!!! Hope y'all are too.

 Keep it classy,
~E

(Rue) La La!

I, as most other students, love a good bargain.

And on something I would buy anyway? It's a cause for celebration. 

So naturally I love Rue La La. 

What is Rue La La you ask? Good question...

Rue La La is an invitational members only website that offers boutiques that last for three days.

These boutiques can be anything. From ski gear to stilettos, you wait long enough and Rue will have it. Mostly you have Rue organized by brand and when you accept an invitation you receive emails letting you know what brands and boutiques are upcoming. 

Some of my friends and I have had major success on Rue. Over the summer one of my friends from Project Jump Start and I had gone shopping and she had tried on this GORGEOUS French Connection dress. Lamenting at the price we walked away and continued, but neither of us forgot that dress. A week later I was on the Rue "essential dresses" boutique and there was the navy French Connection dress! Quickly Annalisa and I were on the phone and after 10 minutes there was a credit to my account for $10. Because when one of the people that you invited to join Rue makes their first purchase, you get a $10 account credit. Awesome, yes?

When Lilly Pulitzer by Rue La La is in my inbox, there is a party thrown, even if it's only in my head. Last week's Lilly announcement came at a bad time, I had just gone shopping with my sister and I had eaten out plenty on my own dime over the winter break. So I set a budget. I allowed myself $30 to spend and then took to the computer. While I'm really looking for some Lilly shorts, the options are sometimes limited on discount websites, and unfortunately the sorts I wanted weren't there. Darn. So I moused on over to the paper section Imagine, a section of the Lilly boutique exclusively for paper and stationary. I decided on a bundle of the "Scarlet Begonia' items. It included: a magnetic note pad, a regular note pad, a large sticky pad, a lilly stuck on you set, a medium sized journal, and a 30 page photo album.

I was so glad to have gotten that previous $10 credit, otherwise I would have broken my budget.

So, you say you want to join Rue? 

Let's just say that you're welcome. 

Rue La La

Keep it classy,

~E