Last weekend I visited one of my best friends, Cori, in her hometown of Brick, New Jersey! I haven’t been to the Jersey Shore in like 4 years and it was so nice being back and seeing where she grew up. We had such a fun girls weekend with a bunch of my friends from college but in all honesty, parts of the weekend are a little blurry because we spent most of our time bar-hopping. But one of the first places Cori took all of us was Playa Bowl and it was absolutely incredible. I am so sad that we don’t have one near me in Maryland. Here is what I wore and some HD pictures of my playa bowl.
Life Update:
Happy weekend! I am so relieved this week is over but I can’t believe its already August. I kinda feel like I‘m in a perpetual state of summer because I don’t have to go back to school at the end of the month. It will probably hit me more that I am no longer a student when September starts, lets just enjoy the time being. For now, its August and it’s been a while since I’ve done a life update. So here are the basics to what I’ve been up to lately.
Quick Trip to San Francisco
Last week I went on my first business trip all the way in San Francisco! My company is based in Washington D.C. so it was definitely a bop and a half to get over there, but it was my first time in California. I really only had an afternoon to go exploring and I was all by myself but here are some of the pictures I took while playing tourist.
Shows I’m Currently Watching
I’ll be the first to admit I am a very passive TV watcher. I think its even a stretch to say that I even watch TV because whenever the TV is on I’m usually on my phone, on my computer, doing laundry, cleaning and basically doing anything besides watching the TV. I know it irks so many people but I prefer to look at it as “multitasking”. Even as I’m writing this now I have a show playing in the background that I keep having to rewind back to because I keep missing things. Oops. So technically I’m like halfway through a bunch of shows right now. I usually binge watch a show for a few days, get distracted then start a new show before finishing the other one. I just got an Amazon Firestick for the TV in my room so I have access to Amazon Prime Video, Hulu and Netflix. So while I am probably the worst TV watcher ever, this is what I’m watching.
Taylor Swift Reputation Stadium Tour Shows
I THINK I DID SOMETHING BAD…. like attend 3 Taylor Swift shows in 2 weeks. I was lucky enough to be able to go to three shows with some of my best friends. Each show was so different and so unforgettable. Here are some pictures I took and what I wore each night!
Spontaneous Louisville Adventure
So like two weeks ago, I made a very impromptu decision to fly to Kentucky for a weekend. Why you ask? Because one of my best friends had an extra ticket to see Taylor Swift, and what kind of friend would I be if I let her go alone?! I legit bought my plane ticket 6 days before the concert and didn’t get any sleep that Friday night because 1. I have a hard time saying no to friends who want to go out and 2. because I had to be at the airport at 4am to catch my flight. I spent a total of 36 hours in the wonderful state of Kentucky (never thought I’d ever say that) but we packed so much into a short time and it had to be one of my favorite weekends ever.
My Grad Party
You probably saw my post about graduation, but whats the point of getting that little diploma without a little party? My twin brother Chris just graduated from the University of Maryland College Park with an aerospace engineering degree and I just graduated from Salisbury University with a Communication Arts degree, so my parents threw us a party! It was a great time filled with friends, family, cake, pasta and an open bar. I want to thank my parents for putting it all together and all my friends who stopped by! Here are a bunch of pictures and more details about what I wore!
My First Cruise!
If you follow me on Instagram, you know I went on a post-graduation, pre-working-for-the-rest-of-my-life cruise with my best friend Taylor. You know Taylor from this blog. This was the first time either of us have been on a cruise and it was such a cool adventure! We were on the Carnival Conquest. We got mega sunburned on the first day, took so many naps, got a bunch of drinks and had the absolute best food the entire time. We spent 5 days on the ship total and went to Ocho Rios and Grand Cayman. I’m so happy I was able to do this right before I started my full time job and work up a nice tan. It wasn’t always smooth sailing, but it was definitely an adventure! Here is a giant photo diary of my trip!
Vintage Striped Skirt
I actually shot these pictures a few weeks before graduation but didn’t have time to edit them until like three days ago. Theres this bayside beach calling Roaring Point that is 30 minutes away from my school and my roommate, Allison, is obsessed with going there. We started this weird tradition of eating Chinese takeout here and watching the sunset. I thought it was the perfect backdrop for showcasing this new outfit I got from Abercrombie. And while these pictures turned out great, the truth is…we were literally attacked by soooo many bugs that day. I think they were some type of gnat but ugh I got bitten by so many of them. I am positive I had over 100 bites all over me. Sigh. Well at least the pictures turned out good.
With my cat eye sunglasses and long midi skirt, this outfit gives me major 50s vibes which is exactly what I was going. Lets step back in time for a moment and enjoy this beautiful sunset, shall we…
My Double Jaw Surgery Process Video
Hi everyone! This is my first time doing this for the blog but I made a video! Today is the one year anniversary of my double jaw surgery, so to celebrate and reflect back on it, I created this video. During the course of my surgery process, I would take short videos of each step that was happening as it happened, whether it was going to the ortho to get my braces tightened, going to meet with my surgeon, going to the hospital, leaving the hospital, documenting my all liquid diet and more! This video is pretty long but thats because I documented all of this for a over a year. If you’re interested in just getting to the part where I go into surgery, skip to 7:51. I took most of these videos on Snapchat so that is why its vertical (I know better so I’m kicking myself for that). It starts at my first braces appointment and ends on the day I got the braces off. Basically, this is a video of my hair getting longer and my face getting shorter. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry; its the feel good jaw surgery video of the year.
Enjoy!xx