Summer Plans

Lately I've been obsessed with lists. I have a little pink notebook that I carry around with me to jot down everything I need/want to get done - and since I have such high hopes for this summer, I just couldn't help making a goal list for this summer. It's so rewarding to check each thing off! Hopefully I'll be able to share at least some of these here on the blog as I work through them. ♥

You Say "Nerd" Like it's a Bad Thing // Daily Outfit

 "That man is playing Galaga! He thought we wouldn't notice... but we did..."

~ Tony Stark; The Avengers

These photos were taken with my new Camera, but they're not much to look at, since Maddie and Anna and I were sorta rushed. We stopped at Lush on the way to Chicago so Maddie could spend the gift card she got for birthday, and we didn't want to take a lot of time since we needed to get Anna to the train station on time. Hehe. Next time I'll do more of a proper photo shoot.

Driving to Chicago was super fun! I love driving and I love going to Chicago. Even though I missed my exit I did fine, we didn't get lost, and we got Anna on her train on time. Score!

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T-shirt: Hot Topic

shorts: thrifted and DIYed

sunglasses: Target

shoes: garage sale via Miss Jack (thank you!)

belt: thrifted

  bracelet: thrifted

Wish List Wednesday

1. Pamplona Bangle: Rose Gold
2. Prada Patent Leather Tail Light Wedge Sandals
3. Work with Me Dress
4. Have You Ever Wandered Sandal in Tan
5. Sea the Light Skirt
6. The Definition of Darling Wallet
7. At Every Pattern Dress in Zigzag

Break Down the Open Road // Daily Outfit

Last week my sister and I popped out for for a coffee/tea on a gorgeous summer's day. We stopped to get some outfit photos and I couldn't resist getting some pics of Maddie's adorable outfit. Isn't she cute?

This is my last outfit post with my Nikon L110. Eep! So excited to start using my Canon for outfit posts!

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blouse: Kohl's (from years ago)

shorts: thrifted

sandals: Lulu*s (last year)
bag: ModCloth

sunglasses: Target

True Love

True love is something wonderful and magical. It's that moment when you realize that you don't ever want to be without that person in your life. I have to admit that I've never experienced it before - until now, that is.

And who is this person you're wondering? His name is "Thornton" and this is what he looks like:

Isn't he handsome??

And no, I'm not even joking. I love this guy. ♥

My Senior Portraits

As you all probably know, last month I got my senior portraits done with Marnie of Studio 17 Portraits. It was a ton of fun, and all of the photos turned out beautifully. I thought I'd share a few of my favorites here.

I decided to wear my TARDIS dress since I got so many lovely comments on it the last time I wore it, and I'm so glad I did because it really "popped" against the stone backdrop! ♥

My favorite photos are the one in the field with the red dress, pennant flag banner and chalkboards. Looking at those photos makes me sooo excited for my party, since that's what I made all those decorations for.

And I doubt any of you remember, but the red dress has actually been featured on my blog before, in a Wish List Wednesday post. My parents ended up buying it for me for my graduation party. It's probably a little formal for a grad party, but I never got to have a homecoming or prom gown, so this is probably the best excuse I'll have to wear one till I get married. Plus, I figure I can dress it down (I mean, how cute is it with the denim jacket!?).

I hope you all are having a great day so far!

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red dress: Spotted Moth

jacket: Ebay

sunglasses: Target

blue dress: Francesca's Collections

chalkboard: made by me

pennant banner: made by me

A Sock Hop Beneath my Bed // Daily Outfit

This outfit is several weeks old, but I didn't want to post it immediately after my last outfit in this dress - which I would have if I posted it when I actually wore it. It's actually one of my favorite outfits of all time. It's so casual/breezy, but the dress has so much personality that it more than makes up for the simplicity of the other pieces!

If you follow me on Twitter you'll know that Friday was my last day of school. I am beyond excited just to be done with the frivolity of it all, but getting a Canon 60D as a graduation gift only increased my joy! I'm so excited to break it out - the quality of photos is so much better than any of the cameras I've used before.

I'm also really looking forward to this summer. I've always had very lazy summer breaks, but now that I have a drivers license and a car to use I'm hoping to go on lots of adventures. I actually sat down yesterday and wrote of list of 19 (I'm hoping to get one more) things I want to do this summer. I've become obsessed with goal lists and I can't wait to start checking things off! I'll definitely share this list with you all later this week. ;)

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dress: a handmade gift from Molly of The Dahl House

jacket: Ebay

boots: Blowfish Shoes

sunglasses: Target