It has been over a week, I'm for real slackin' bad:

I can not believe how time has flown between now and my last post... whoopsies!
Well, here's a quick recap of my August activities starting from the day after my last post:

1. I took my first plane ride alone! To Tennessee!

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Departure time? 1:50pm
Arrive time? 1:55pm

Yeah for sure, it was just a 5min flight!! ..........okay so I might have switched time zones so it was really an hour flight...... But it really only felt like 5min. I had a great book that I didn't read to help me pass the time, and met a really nice kid from Newberry College in South Carolina. We chatted up the entire plane ride and gossiped about our weekend travels and real lives waiting for our safe return home from our mini vacations. He plays football for his school and was starting quarterback before he tore his ACL, but now that he is all healed up he can start in his final season of football at Newberry! 

GO BRIAN, SUPER NICE BOY I MET ON THE PLANE!!!!

After the plane landed, I wandered around the airport until I saw signs pointing me to baggage claim. There, my chauffeur for the weekend (aka my brothers super gorgeous and sweet fiancee, Kirsten) was waiting for me! We stopped and got lunch/dinner (linner? lunner? dunch? dinnnch?) and headed to her apartment where she let me preview her in her gorgeous wedding dress. :):) Yay! I'm so excited for her!
But in all seriousness, my trip up to Nashville was all business. I needed to find a bridesmaid dress. AND I DID. Seriously, it was the second one I tried on. How successful was that shopping trip?

For the rest of my trip in Nashville we:
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Yeah, so much stuff.

2. I drove to Cary, NC to watch my favriot childhood band, Death Cab for Cutie, play with my wonderful boyfriend.

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We stayed in a hotel that was just a 5min walk from the venue- how perfect!! :) Matt snagged himself a poster and we had a few slices a pizza and a huge cup of lemonade to beat the hot hot summer heat! It was so nice, listening to old songs and some new tunes off their new album. I wish I could go back and sing a long with the crowd, and dance around with no care in the world. The night was fantastic. So fantastic, I couldn't bare to spend the next night alone with out Matt!
So impulsive little me followed Matt back to my hometown of Richmond, Virginia to spend another night in his company :)
We sipped on wine and played Chef in the kitchen before putting on a movie. I love my boyfriend.

3. Work. ;) I'm a Suite Girl!!!

4. Work..

5. OMG DID I MENTION WORK?!

Yeah, my life in a nutshell.

Pink & Green Thursday:

Today I'm teaming up with  Pink Preppy Lilly Lover and doing a Pink & Green Thursday submission!

Y'all enjoy!

Has anyone looked up custom TOMs on etsy.com before? I just recently became obsessed. Check it out y'all:

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You pick your four favorite colors, and Lauren Caroline S does the rest! This Lilly inspired print has me scrapping my couches for change- I want them so, so badly.

I'm thinking about ordering this:

 

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...for my dorm!! It's only about 10 bucks and would look great with the room theme!! All you need to do is specify the letter you want in your order, and Perpetual Prep will have this hand painted wall decor shipped to you asap!

More Lilly-inspired, custom finds from Etsy:

 

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Hope you enjoyed my Pink & Green Thursday! 

Check out etsy.com for ton's of handmade and unique ideas! You may find some inspiration for your own DIY!

:) xoxo

Hello Again:

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Well hello there again bloggers!! It feels like it has been much much too long! I never updated you Monday night about my meet up with the new roommates!! :( I had to take my laptop into Clemson to get completely wiped out and debugged... but my computer is back now which means, I am back :)
Here's a quick recap of my last few days...

Monday:
The meet up went great, first of all. Me and the girls all have a similar style and R&H seem like very down to earth, funny chicks! I am so ready to move in and start making some memories with the roommates! After we all finished eating lunch at Osaka's (a Clemson, Japanese favorite) we headed over for some major shopping at Plaza Suite and Entourage clothing boutiques. And when I say we, I mean they. Why. Am. I. So. Broke. Well, anyway, looking at all the clothes I really want to buy was fun...

Tuesday:
Gym. Gym. Gym. Oh!! I forgot to mention that I went to the gym! 
Shop. Shop.  Shop. And oh yea, I went shopping! Seriously got so much great jewelry. 
See, look: 

 I purchased most of the jewelry from Pink Azalea in Greenville, SC.

I bought the orange and blue gold necklace from Wish in Greenville, SC. 

P-E-R-F-E-C-T for Clemson game days.

Wednesday:

I had my first day of actual, consistent, part-time work YESTERDAY! :):) The manager at Plaza Suite is so cute and nice. We talked about some great books, diet secrets and of course- clothes. I learned so much in one day about sales, returns, policies and adfhijidsfhj, that my head still feels like it's going to explode. I can't wait for my next day!! Plaza Suite also just got a shipment of Judith March!! Oh my gosh do I LOVE her stuff! I am so going to have to go in sometime soon to grab a gameday dress!

All in all, I had a fantastic first day.

xoxo

Dear Monday:

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Today I'm meeting up with two of my three roommates for lunch in Tiger Town! I can't wait to meet them and figure out who is bringing what! I'll let you lovely's know at the end of today how it went :) ! And, I hope you all had a fantastic weekend and are ready for a new week!

xoxo

Life on Lake Keowee:

The pup, parents and I had such a fun time on the lake today! 

The sky was blue and the water was a soft green. 

We stopped off at the Lake's hot spot, Tiki Hut, for drinks and snacks. 

Tiki Hut is a BOAT ONLY RESTRAUNT... how cool is that?!

Loved it!

We put Big Bertha in the water and got pulled around across the wake, my dad even joined in the fun!

2011 has been such a relaxing summer... 

I hope you all can say the same!

xoxo

Friday Recap:

Woke up.
Showered and got ready.
Headed over to Clemson to snag a free pair of earrings at a new boutique and pick up dry cleaning.
Got to the new boutique, Entourage.
Fell.
In.

Love.
Bought a rather expensive necklace at this new boutique when I really only should have gotten those free earrings!
Browsed their tops, dresses, belts, shoes- everything.
Picked up an application.
Drove home.
Realized I forgot dry cleaning.
Oh shoot? Oh well.
Filled out an application to Entourage.
Got an E-mail.
Read said E-mail.
Got a job with my other favorite boutique in Clemson, Plaza Suite.

Ripped up the Entourage application.

Cheered myself on:
"I AM NOW EMPLOYEDDDD!"
Drove to Greenville to meet up with my bffff from Clemson who was in town for a few days.
She got a call.
Dropped our plans for a day of shopping, and went to babysit her adorable little cousins.
[They're ages: Girl A-8yrs Boy B-4yrs Girl C-1yr]

Realized I do not want kids for a very long time.
Left 8:30 so I could be home a little after 10pm.
On the roooad againnnn!
Got home.
Showered.
Sleepy sleep sleep.

Time to get FIT:

I would really love for today to be another lazy day, relaxing at the pool, maybe going out on the boat... but the excessive fat dripping down my stomach and thighs (okay, that may be an exaggeration.. but still!) is pushing me to go to the gym... and stay there. Now, I don't only want to got to the gym to slim down, I want to go to get toned! I want to feel strong, be strong and get healthy! 

I've also realized I need to change my eating habits. My goal? Drink a tall glass of water first thing in the morning and eat a hearty breakfast. Lunch, and especially dinner, need to be smaller. (You go to sleep burning a small fraction of what you put in your body that night at dinner- so lighten dindin up!) More veggies and fruit- less soda and potato chips. 

Annnd last but not least, my motivation body:

Pleaseeee.... 

Just give me your abs, arms, shoulders... everything!!

Stay motivated, ladies. Hope you all have an eventful Thursday!

xoxo