Thursday, May 10, 2012

It's pretty sad when...

It's pretty sad when...

-you cry while watching the bluebell commercial

-the people working at goodwill recognize you

-you think paying $2.99 for a shirt is expensive

-you think driving to the store (which is no more than a 5 minute drive) is too far.

-you integrate the words "the real housewives" in to your daily conversation with your mother

-you restart the dryer because your too lazy to fold the laundry

-you realize your arguing with a tv over silly political commercials.... so sick of them already...can I get an amen??

-you get an email from a dog, then you realize it's your grandfather.


Friday, are you here yet???



Wednesday, May 9, 2012

WIWW



It's Wednesday, which means.....
Happy Last Day of School
and HELLO SUMMMMMAHH!!!
( or summer in normal talk)

I am so excited that I finished my first year of college! I am doing a happy dance right now!
(jk, no wait, I am serious!)


Linking up with Lindsey over at the pleated poppy for some fashion accountability and inspiration!

My clothing choices were kinda blah this week, so bear with me :)


(WARNING: shield your eyes for some serious white legs!)
The sun was dreary this day so my pictures turned out super white... whiter than they really are. I promise!
Finals and chores around the house:
Shirt- garage sale/no tag
capris- levis-via Goodwill
sandals- target via goodwill

Necklace: Consigned

earrings- made by me



Super hot on this day ~like 97!! 
oh, texas, this love/hate relationship isnt going very well
Needless to say, I was sweating my tail off!
Tank (Similar one here) - Jcrew via Goodwill
Skirt- Gap (consigned)
Jean shirt- banana republic (consigned)
this is the second time I have worn this skirt and I offically hate it on me. I love love love it on the hanger, but it makes me look funky, so I am selling it back...
too bad cause I love it in theory!
Sandals-F21
Hard to see but I am wearing long dangly earrings from franchescas


again, another super hot day, which is getting to be the norm here. SCARY!
can you imagine what august is going to be like?
So anyway, in case your wondering why my skin is super red, its because I am crazy hot! My skin is ver sensitive to heat, so if I am even a bit hot, I look like a chile pepper.
yup, story of my life.
anyways, 
blue tee- calvin klein via Goodwill
shorts are LC from Khols 
Sandals via consignment shop
White tank- loft outlet




I tried to layer my necklaces, but it just annoyed me all day, so I wont be doing that again. Plus I hate how it looks here.

short necklace is lisaleonard
hard to see, but the longer is actually a butterfly wing necklace I got similar here ( I cant find the original lady, but this one is close)
 She gets the wings naturally (meaning she doesnt kill them) 
and I love, obviously, butteflies.
My mom got me the necklace for christmas so I smile when I look at it :) great memories!


Sorry for the sad mirror pictures, but I literally had no one to take my picture yesterday, so this is what it is. 
it was finally cool enough to wear my new (to me) scarf!
Scarf-consigned
tee- target
jeans-gap
necklace- lisa (same as above)
chucks-goodwill ie. my best find ever!!! 
I had been wanting a black pair for a while now, so when I saw them at goodwill I about died...plus they sparkle. only problem was I only could find one...boo! Obviously only one shoe wouldn't work so I left. A couple days later, I ran in again, and violia, both of them sitting there! Amazing! I was so happy!


Thats what I got for ya this week! I know, you probably fell asleep by now, but I promise next week will be better!
Leave me some comments!
-AC

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Tuesday's Tunes

Just one song for you today, but I promise it is a good one!
This song, by Chris Tomlin, brings me to tears literally every single time I hear it!
I cant explain with words but this song moves me with my whole heart and soul.
Please take a few minutes and listen to the lyrics and just praise him!








plus, I love the verse they sing in the song!



Monday, May 7, 2012

Oh, Hello Monday...

Linking up with Lisa for a few hello mondays and sharing with you some of my favorite pictures of gorgeous flowers!



Hello Monday, You came way too soon...

Goodbye weekend fun which included bike rides, thrifting, and relaxing.

Hello early morning history final
which brought a late night study session the night before



Hello three more finals this week
which will also bring some serious studying

Hello Summer break!
Wednesday, come fast ok?

Hello gathering ideas for a dessert table for a friend.
Im in charge and sooooo excited
its a teacher theme...any ideas?



Hello cleaning out my closet and purging clothes.

Hello making more necklaces to sell at the market

Hello extreme couponing, I took a break but now I am so excited to get started again. 



Hello preparing for my grandparents visit. 
they come next week and I am so happy!

Hello work, and lots of it. Luckily I LOVE my job (i am a nanny)

Hello preparing for my brother's rehersal dinner...We are in charge of making the favor
here is a sneak peak at what we are making



Hello reading by the park **hopefully**

Hello sneaking off to a movie by myself (so fun!)

Hello week! You bring me such exciting activities!!


Happy Monday Y'all!


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Friday, May 4, 2012

InstaFriday


Linking up with Jeannett over at life rearranged to share with you my weekly cell pictures!
I am SO glad it is friday.... dont you??
Nothing spectaular going on this weekend, but it will probably contain lots of studying. You see, Finals are next week... then Summmahhh!!! can I get a whoop whoop??
Oh how I love summer. Well except for the texas 110 degrees weather that literally kills me everytime. 
Im that weird person that would rather be freezing than hot. yuck. I hate heat. 

man, did I get off topic...
back to instafriday:


Fun times nannying this cute little kiddo. He makes me smile :)


Why am I putting this on here?? Ok, let me explain my super ugly appearance. (please dont think I look like this normally). So this was saturday morning with my family eating breakfast. Normally, my mom and I get up super early and go garage-saleing on saturday. This usually includes getting dressed in the dark and grabbing what ever I can find, then brushing my teeth and running out the door. No time for glamour. And trust me, the other "salers" dont care that much but still.you see what no poor soul should see...my awful uncleaned, no makeup, unbrushed hair and face. 
yuck.



after the breakfast, I was relieved to go to work. Thats how bad it was. 
but I did get lots of snuggling time in with their dog. He is so cute!


I really dont know how to caption this picture other than to say that we were waiting at the car-wash and everyone was "super" thrilled.
not. 


My mom, brother and family friend and I decided to go on a bike ride...
it was so much fun! Although, let me say, never take pictures while riding a bike. very dangerous. 
oh, another great tip is to not open your mouth with screaming "OMG THERE IS A BUNNY IN THE ROAD, SWERVE!!!" because you will get bugs in your mouth. guaranteed. 



I am pretty sure I have the coolest bike ever. 
ok, so my mom's is pretty sweet too. 
its a close second. 


ahh, pretty wildflowers! One good thing about texas during the spring are all the gorgeous wildflowers! 
Saw these indian paintbrushes and unknown white flowers on our bike ride!
(please note it is blurry because I was attempting to take the picture will riding.
Children, please dont try this at home)

We did stop, however, to look at the creek behind our house. It was so beautiful! It was low because we havent had a lot of rain. I cant wait until it is though, because I want to swim in it during the summer! so fun!


Every month our local groomer throughs a party at a restaurant, where you can bring your dog on the patio and have dinner. This was our first time going and it was a blast! This little fella kept stealing our fries behind our backs...he was sneaky! but oh so cute!


My little pooch loved it as well. She loved meeting all the other dogs!
She also loved inspecting the butterfly that kept fluttering around me. 


So, if you're wondering my my blog is titled what it is, it's because of this. 
My aunt told me when I was a little girl that butterflies are angels that watch over you.
Ever since then, I noticed that butterflies follow me. no seriously. They fly by when I'm driving, flutter around me when I ride my bike, even land on me at dinner...
 Now, every time I see one I smile and think of what my aunt had said. 


isnt this how we all feel sometimes??? I feel like I could fall asleep right now!  TGIF right??
This little guy was kaput during dinner on the patio. 
You gotta admit, that face is killer!

~Happy Weekend Y'all!~

Thursday, May 3, 2012

J.Crew why do you do this to me??

So scrolling through a couple What I wore wednesdays I came across "THE" necklace. 
I had seen the necklace a few times before, but now that I have seen how multiple people have worn it, I need, yes, need to have it!
here is said beauty:

Only problem is that its a whopping $150 dollars from Jcrew. Yup. Not in my budget at all. 
Screw you J.crew.  I say that as lovingly as possible.
not really. 

But I couldnt get it out of my head. 
Then the stupid necklace kept showing up on pinterest....




So, needless to say, I kinda have to have it. 
So I started doing research, and looking at the WIWW's where I found that the majority of the ladies bought the gorg. necklace on eBay. 
I was skeptical. 
First, it comes from hong kong
and second, the price (at $14.95) was too good to be true. 
but everyone has rave reviews about it.



found here on ebay

However, it looks SO similar to the super expensive version


So, should I buy it? or should I not??? 

I am kinda feeling like $14.95 wont break my bank if it turns out bad, and plus there is a 30 day return policy...so I guess I have pretty much justified the purchase. 
oops.




Wednesday, May 2, 2012

WIWW

Well Wednesday, you snuck up on me again. I swear days have been flying by recently! I am not complaining since this is my last week of class. I cant believe I already have one year of college under my belt! It is a huge achievement for my family because I am the only one to go to college straight out of high school in my family. 3 more years to go...bring it on.
So anyways, why are we here? Oh yeah, What I wore wednesday. Only a few outfits for you. Its not that I didn't dress nice, it is that I just couldn't take any pictures, seeing that I rely on my younger brother to take them and he started driving school last week (scary!).


Kinda hard to see the detail on my shirt, but there are flowers all over the top. 
I saw a girl at school wear the same but with a denim vest, which I have, but I couldn't find. So the denim jacket had to do. 
Oh and the great thing is that this outfit is 100% secondhand! whoop whoop!
Jacket (oldnavy), and capris (loft) - goodwill
shoes, shirt -Consigned


Can you kinda see the flowers? 
Earrings- not a clue (super old)


ugh, I hate this outfit. Still dont know why I am posting it. Oh yeah something about accountability....
for starters, the shirt is huge on me and the necklace looks equally as bad.
and well it doesnt help that the pictures stink...
Chambray top-TJMAXX
white tank and sandals-old navy
capris- consigned (gap)
Necklace-???


I must have been feeling pink this week, which is weird because its not normally a color I go for.
Dress- target super clearance (like $7)
Sandals-F21
necklace-consigned


And that is it! I know, boring boring boring, but I promise to be better next week!
See ya tomorrow!