happy 

birthday 

to me! i am 

19 YEARS YOUNG 

and looking forward to all 

the fun adventures ahead of me...  

i have an everlasting love for polka dots.

hope your week is going as well as mine is! ----  xoxo

happy sunday to all! my most favorite day of the week.

the lake is frozen over and it is breathtakingly (is that a word?) beautiful out there. this is us freezing our bums off.

my days are filled with reading, and as i read i look for words and phrases and different ways of speaking that inspire me. here is a little thought by J.K. Rowling whose creativity and determination inspires me -->  
                         
"what's coming will come and we will meet it when it does."


xo

i know i know

i am the worst blogger in the history of bloggers. maybe once i get back (in 19 months) i will be able to start blogging my style again.. but as for now i am just too distracted and too busy. i believe this blog will turn into a missionary blog, so i apologize to those who were looking only for fashion. don't worry, I WILL BE BACK. 

and the countdown begins. i almost freaked out today when i found out that i only had 43 days left until i am off to the lovely UK. the rolling green hills and cobblestone streets await me! too excited for words. i am so ecstatic and can't wait to be preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ, which i know is the only way to true happiness. 

x

welcome back

top: Anthropologie  |  jeans: Joe's   |  coat: Forever 21

to the snow. seriously, could it get any colder? i apologize for being gone so long, but Christmas is always busy for me because there is too much to celebrate, too much to eat, and too many people to see and hang out with. but i love it. it really is the most wonderful time of the year. 

lately i've had an obsession with peplum tops. and JOE'S jeans are the most comfortable things in the world.

happy monday!

xx

happy end of the world.

aren't we all glad to be alive? i know i said i wouldn't be back until after christmas, but i couldn't wait to post pictures. hope your all having a wonderful break!

shirt: J. Crew  |  hat: J. Crew

xx

sometimes

life gets too busy, and you don't have time to blog. but yay! finals week is FINALLY over, i moved out of the dorms, it has been an adventureful weekend seeing all my friends who came home for Christmas, and in 24 hours i will be at a beach house in costa rica with absolutely no worries. and oh yeah. my family is pretty much obsessed with lord of the rings so we just had to make a big deal about the hobbit movie coming out. here is us in our costumes...

(i'm not dressed up because i refused to wear an uncomfortable dress for 3 hours)

happy holidays! 

i will be back after Christmas with plenty of tropical pictures.

xo