Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer

Hey all! These past couple of days have been so great. 

I got meet up with a friend that I went to high school with, the lovely Miss Elisabeth! 

I got some lovely gems from that trip. 

Liz's outfit matching her ice cream! I think that she needs to be my next friend guest on my blog, don't you? :) 

This cute pooch is my housemate's dog, Annie. I have been watching her while Bethany is in South Dakota. Annie and I have become best friends and I'm glad she is in the house with me, because it can get lonely. However, Annie is probably the silliest dog ever! She is such a diva: she hates to walk on grass, she doesn't like to eat in the same room as her food, and when I bought her this lovely doggy bowl at the ice cream place, she would not eat the dog bones! What a crazy dog. 

Probably should have taken another picture of me that didn't involved me stuffing my face full of ice cream, but oh well! 

The other exciting thing going on in my life? Amy, Melanie, and I got tickets to go see Kimbra in NYC in October! There are no words to say how excited I am!!!! Amy and I have been blasting Kimbra in our dorm room for probably the past year and we are so PUMPED! Now. I just have to wait 4 months...

xoxo, 

Laura

Green Eyed Monster

Hey all! 

Hope that everyone is having a happy Wednesday. 

I was really frustrated with taking outfit pictures yesterday. My mom and I had gone on a ortho/thrifting outing, so she agreed (after much pleading) to take my outfit pictures, because I just loved what I was wearing. 

However, after about 45 minutes of picture taking I only got a couple of usable shots. Now maybe my mother will see how frustrating my camera is; she doesn't support me getting a nicer camera since I have one that "works." pftsh. I keep dreaming of a day of  a nicer camera. 

Anyway, I still wasn't very happy with some of the better shots, so I used Pixlr again to spruce them up a little bit. I really like the last one now! 

I am such  a fan of this dress. The funny thing? It was my mom's maternity dress. Yep. When I was moving, my mom told me that she had an old garment rack downstairs that I could use, since I don't have a closet in my room. (Why she didn't tell me this before, I don't know!) 

Anywho, she said that I could have it as long as I helped her clean off all the old coats on it. However, after getting through 20 year old snowsuits there was a HUGE garment bag taking up most of the rack. In it was a bunch of clothing from when my mom was in high school, some when she was pregnant, and even some long gowns from when she was a bridesmaid in the 70's!! I was FREAKING out. It felt like Christmas. Even better? My mom was about the same size as I am. 

As you know from this post, I have no qualms about wearing maternity clothes, especially if it vintage pieces  from my family members; for my body type, it is nothing a good belt can't fix! Remember if it is cute, find a way to make it work! (I may have stolen that line from this genius man - a What Not What to Wear marathon was on last night.) 

Dress - My momma's old maternity dress 
Belt - Thrifted 
Shoes - Payless (old) 

Well, the lovely Miss Amy is coming over soon and We are going to enjoy the beautiful weather we are having and take lots of photos! I'm so glad she is near by! <3 

xoxo, 

Laura 

Moving and Braids

Hey all! 

These pictures are from a little bit ago, when I was moving into my new digs for the summer. 

I still had the braids in my hair that I got in the DR for 500 pesos (about $12!). My friend's host mom's friend did them and they took 3 hours; however, they were so worth it. I really liked them: they were cool, easy, and my hair dried really fast with them. I miss them a whole lot actually. 

P.S. This picture was taken on the front of my house for the summer! Inside pictures will be coming soon. 

T-Shirt - Thrifted 

Shorts - Thrifted (originally Old Navy) 

Shoes - Thrifted (originally Cole Haan) 

Hope that everyone's week is going oh-so-fabulously! 

 xoxo, 

Laura 

Melmac Monday: The Fated Plate

Hey all! Hope that everyone had a fabulous and thrifty weekend! 

My internship has been going wonderfully, but I still haven't quite hit the balance of work and blog; I'll get there soon! 

I almost completely forgot that it was Monday, which means another Melmac Monday! 

Today I'm sharing some wonderful plates that I have found while roaming around Etsy. My mom has been complaining that I have been home way too many cups, especially Melmac cups; for some reason I just don't seem to be as drawn to plates. However, once I move to a place that doesn't have dishes provided for me, I will have nothing to eat on, so I decided to look for inspiration, and I found some that I really like. 

I think the first and that last may be my favorites! 

Happy Melmac Monday everyone! 

Rose

Orange

Bouquet

Mellow Yellow

Crazy 80's

xoxo, 

Laura 

Photo Edits on a Friday Afternoon

Hey all! This week has just been crazy busy with orientation and starting the internship. I am loving it so much, so far. 

Hopefully next week, I can get more back on track with blogging though. 

So, this lovely Friday I shall share with you some of the photo edits that I have done using the online Pixlr program. It is really fun and easy, plus it really helps me to just relax and take my mind off things that are stressing me out. 

Enjoy! 

1. Yummy cake pops from my 20th birthday party (original post here)

2. This picture I took when I was in the Dominican Republic when we hiking in these caves.

3. My wonderful college campus.

4. I went to NYC with some friends last year for Spring Break. We were walking down the road I look to my left and just freak out! I wish I had a donut and some coffee.

4.  Elena and I getting our tan on during the end of the semester.

5. Nutella hot chocolate at the most amazing creperie in Lancaster ever.

6.  And friend took this picture for me after we had gone thrifting; it is kind of weird to think about because this was before I started my blog.

7. My family's vacation to The Wonderful Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Best. Thing. EVER.

8. The outfit I wore to go see the Hunger Games (original post here)

9. The photo shoot from last summer at my friend's farm. (original post here)

10. My obsession aka Melmac (original post here)

11. My dear friend Molly and I at Lobsterfest this past fall.

12. My freshman dorm room.

13. One of my favorite pairs of heels (original post here)

14. A picture one of my guy friends took of me when we are a playground almost two years ago.

15. My lovely sister-in-law and niece, along with my dashing nephew at my brother's wedding last May. (Read more about that here!)

xoxo,

Laura

P.S. I have been listening to this song nonstop lately; check it out! 

Melmac Monday: Walking on Sunshine

Hello everyone! Happy Melmac Monday! 

Hope that everyone had a fantastic weekend that was full of fun, rest, and maybe even a thrifty treasure or two. 

These pictures were taken awhile ago as I was unpacking all my school things to my parent's house. I was procrastinating and I was like "oh my word, the lighting is perfect!" and then started running around like a crazy person to grab everything I needed to take the pictures of my newest Melmac collection. 

This lovely set of mustard Melmac came from my grandma's house. I'm pretty sure that this is the collection was the start of my Melmac obsession. 

Right now I'm in Elgin, IL for internship training and I'm just loving it so much! I'm meeting other amazing Brethren students from all over the country, that are just fantastic individuals.

However, I am ready to get back to Pennsylvania to start working; even though training is not a vacation by any means, I really do enjoy working and staying busy. 

I'm also really excited to work on a bunch of summer outfit shoots. I really love summer clothes, just because they are so simple, fun, and girly. 

Enjoy your summer night everyone! 

xoxo, 

Laura 

Nine is a Mighty Fine Number!

Today is my niece's ninth birthday! I'm sad that I can't be celebrating with her at the American Girl store in NYC, since I'm at training in Elgin. I'm so jelly that she got her birthday party there; I'm sure that she is having a blast! 

As you can probably tell from these pictures, Lily has the fashion gene in her as well. Plus, she can walk in my heels (which are about 4 sizes too large for her) just as well as I can. 

I still remember the day that she was born; I was in fifth grade and I was so excited! Every free second that I had I would rush back to the computer in my classroom and check the hospital's website to see if they posted her picture yet. 

So, have a great ninth birthday Lily girl! I love you so much; I can't wait to see you continue growing from an awesome girl to an amazing teenager and beyond! 

xoxo, 

Laura