(note – the below text about college was written on the first day of school, so bear that in mind while reading! enjoy!)
College life
(written 8/20) Today was my first day of senior year, which is so bittersweet. I have always known what I was going to do next, after high school I went to college, then in college I just kept continuing my education. Now that I’m my last year, I have no clue what will happen to me after I graduate. For now, I’ll just wait and enjoy my last year in school, but it’s very weird not knowing!
My girl Ally over at XOXO Allison Nicole put out a post recently that totally summed up this feeling for me, so I’ll just let you read it for yourself 🙂
As a senior, I’m now living in a house with five other girls and I’m having so much fun already. It’s a huge change from living in the sorority house but I love it! A big difference is being able to have my own room and a kitchen. It’s also nice to be able to call a place ‘my house’ instead of just ‘the sorority house.’ It’s still your home, but it’s a little different when shared with 90 girls.
Now that I have my own room and it’s repainted a pretty blue color (that looks almost identical to my room at home), I need to decorate! Currently I have a navy futon, patterned navy bedding, and a pink dresser. I just bought this nightstand in white and need to find a fun lamp to pull it all together.
Once I have those last pieces, I’m wanting to put together a gallery wall. I have some random wall decor, but I’m still trying to figure out how I want to arrange it. I have this painting that my grandma did before she passed away and I love it and want to make it the feature item.
Entertainment
I know you’ve probably seen this all over Twitter, but I watched To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before on Netflix with my roommates recently (twice) and I loved it! It was so cute and had everything I love in a perfect rom-com. Especially Noah Centineo – I’ve loved him since watching The Fosters and he was great in this too. I read the book a long time ago, but I want to re-read it and the rest of the series. I hope they make the rest of the books into movies too!
I also finished reading Everybody Always by Bob Goff and loved that too. He always has great little stories that make the Bible verse/story so much more relatable. (How many times can I say the word love in this blog post…)
Style
I made my first purchase from Mango recently. I always see Fran writing about it on her blog and usually browse through their site, but I came upon a decent sale and bought my first pieces from there. I got this textured dress in blue, in hopes of wearing it to my semi-formal this year. I also took a total style jump and bought a bright red leather jacket (SO out of my comfort zone). (This one is similar, but unfortunately not at the same price :/). I have no clue how I’m going to style it, but I thought it was super fun and different. I also love this checked dress, just not the length, and this fun wrap dress.
I’m also looking for more basic tops I can throw on with jeans to go out. (Everything I own has stripes and my roommates have deemed that ‘not going-out style’ 🙄.) I thought I had some, but after going through my closet this past weekend I realized most of my closet has more work-appropriate clothes. There’s nothing wrong with that but I want to switch it up a bit! I’ve been browsing through Forever21’s website and eyeing pieces like this simple navy tank and polka dot cami.
I’ve also been eyeing this textured mini wrap skirt from J.Crew for so long, but I can’t justify spending the money on it. Luckily I found a very similar one on Abercrombie and Fitch’s site for half the price! I might have to snag it.
Hope you enjoyed reading today’s post!
xo, Hannah