puppy time

love.

lets get kinky

don't be afraid to come dancing, it's only natural

Things that are exciting about this photo:
- It's taken with my brand new webcam.
- My tutus look pretty with the light.
- You can see my angel wing.
- The snowman mug is filled with delicious coffee.

Just this morning I moved out of the dorms where I have lived for the past two-ish years. I won't be living there until January. For the next four months I will be living in London. This is even more exciting than the things that are exciting about the above photo. Studying abroad is exciting simply because you get to live, study, and (in my case) work in another country. For me though, it is exciting for more reasons than that. Studying in London will be the first time I have lived away from the Northern Virginia area since before I was one. That's twenty years living in the same 30 minute radius. I even went to college in NoVA (yes I moved out of the house but only to a campus twenty minutes away).

I have never really left my comfort zone. London is going to throw me so far out of my comfort zone that (hopefully) I won't be able to find it again. I have a friend who, having studied abroad twice, advises me to go abroad with zero expectations. For the most part I am taking her advice. I have no expectations about my flat, whatever friends I may or may not make, the parties I'll go to, how much I'll get to travel/see, or my internship experience. I'm leaving that to luck and hoping to make the best of whatever is thrown my way.

But... I can't go with no expectations at all.
I expect to become independent.
I expect to learn to trust and rely on myself.
I expect to learn to cook (a little).
I expect to learn more about who I am as an adult.
I expect to successfully maintain long-term relationships with Boyfriend
and my good friends at home.

I expect to come away from this trip a better and more defined person.

I don't think these are unreasonable expectations. I thought I'd share them here so that when I return from London I can look back and mediate on how well these expectations worked out.

this skirt is from hechts, back when there was a hechts. yeah.

Hey there, yet another lovely outfit post taken from a university mac.
I didn't actually like the outfit that much but individually the pieces are lovely.
Exhibit A: A very sweet, pale blouse.

Exhibit B: A fantastic, pink, glitter skirt.


Nom. Nom.

My new hair makes me feel like a spy. Since I don't own a mac I thought I'd play around with the effects in photo booth.
Also, I had to wait like 20 min for some dude to leave so I could stand up and take pictures of my skirt.


I'm interspersing outfit posts from pre-hair cut (taken with real cameras) with outfit posts taken with photo booth. I also have some photos I want to share.

Laterz, mates.

wiggin' out

yeah, I like that

Some days it's all about the accessories.

[Temporarily without a camera, hence the webcam.]

Floral ballet flats with matching nails.

Earrings thrifted last summer and just finally worn.

Magic crystal brought to me by Boyfriend.
I'm going to get a long chain for it so I can wear it always.

Brand new purse.
Oh, what's that?

Of course I'll zoom on the patchwork.
Th-th-thrifted!

Later lovers.

happy ice cream cones

$1.50 Sparkle&Fade tank. $2 target cardigan. thriftin' finds.

best tank everrrrr.
best friend everrrrr.

HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY SIXBEFOREBREAKFAST!

I'm celebrating our one year anniversary with a project,

airheads & capri sun.

I've had a blast blogging for the past year. I love having a visual diary of where I've been, what I've done, oh, and what I wore! I can't wait to see where this next year takes us!