Melmac Monday: Procrastination

Hey everyone! Hope that you are having an amazing Monday night. 

I'm going to keep this short and sweet tonight because I have an 8-10 page paper due on Wednesday and I just have an outline so far... 

I found this Etsy shop while looking for some Melmac loveliness to share with you guys this week and I love it! It is called Skinny and Bernie; their prices are decent, their photographs are lovely, and they are from Central PA - love supporting my fellow PA'ers. 

Enjoy everyone and pop over to see what other vintage goodies are in Skinny and Bernie's shop. I'm off to get into paper mode. 

Minty Mint 

Sky Blue 

I'm blushing.

Half and Half

xoxo, 

Laura 

How Wonderful Life is While You're in the World

Hey everyone! Hope that you are having a good Hump Day. 

I'm really excited about these pictures that I took awhile back for my Digital Photography class. 

When my professor said that we needed to take movie stills, I knew I wanted to do a love story set in decades past, sort of a cheesy/wonderful combo of "A Walk to Remember" and "The Notebook." 

It was a lot of fun getting to style and run this little shoot. 

Many thanks to my amazing models, Caroline and Schuyler. 

Have a great night everyone! 

xoxo, 

Laura 

Melmac Monday: Remember Remember

Happy Monday peeps! 

Hope that everyone had a fantastic weekend; my was pretty wonderful: it included watching 'Enchanted,' buying new shoes, and eating lots of things that were incredibly yummy, including the Nutella cupcakes that I baked with my two gal pals on Saturday night - we needed to do something awesome with our extra hour. 

Anyone have any amusing time change stories? I'm so grateful that my phone changes automatically because if it didn't, I know that I would forget and end up doing something stupid and embarrassing.

And today is November 5th! You know what that means, tonight is the night to break out V for Vendetta. Perfect end to a long Monday...well, that and looking at some pretty Melmac. Enjoy! 

 

Blues Clues

Olive Snook

Pumpkin Spice

Little Miss Sunshine

Apple Pie

The last picture reminded me: don't forget everyone that tomorrow is Election Day! Please do yourself and everyone else a favor and vote - especially all you gals out there; those amazing lady suffragettes didn't fight for women's right to vote for us not to take advantage of that.

Okay, that was my public service blurb of the evening. 

I'm done now. 

xoxo, 

Laura 

Ms. Grumpy Gills

Okay, I'll be the first to admit it. 

I'm all sorts of grumpy today. 

I don't know whether it is the weather (wet and cold) or what is going on, but I hope that it goes away soon. 

Because grumpiness always seems to me resorting to pulling on my "sassy pants." And let me tell you, those darned things always get me in trouble. 

Whether it is faulty technology systems, grilled cheese that isn't grilled, or meetings that seem pointless, I just feel like I have a rain-cloud on my stomach. 

Shirt - Thrifted 

Skirt - Thrifted 

Dress (worn as underneath top) - Gift from my cousin (remixed here) 

Tights - Anna Sui (T.J. Maxx) 

Bracelet - From a church function yard sale table 

Shoes - Thrifted (Nine West) 

Oh, what I would do for some ice cream right about now.

xoxo, 

Laura 

Trick or Treat

BOO! 

Happy Halloween! 

Honestly, I forgot that it was Halloween until about noon today when I walked  into campus' coffee shop and all the workers had costumes on... Oops. 

This is what happens when you celebrate over the weekend; you forget about things like dates of the actual holiday pretty quickly. 

I always have good intentions to get into Halloween, but then life happens and I'm always left figuring out a costume at the last minute. 

This year a friend of mine directed to the American Apparel website, where I found this idea to dress like a kite! 

I found it hilarious, so I thought, "why not?" 

Except no one knew what I was... 

My favorite reactions?

"I'm going as a kite." 

"Oh. Don't blow away?" 

and 

"Do you know what I am?"

"A Keebler elf?"

Yeah... the hat went off quickly after that.

Shirt - Thrifted (originally Gap) 

Tights - Thrifted 

Bow Ties - Thrifted 

Shoes - Payless

Although, I did then throw my phone, lipstick, and...err, tail into the hat and turned into a "clutch", as my elf calling friend said, "in true Laura Whitman" style. 

Next year, I'm going to start planning much earlier. 

Have a great and safe  Halloween everyone! 

xoxo, 

Laura 

Melmac Monday: Storm Edition

Hey everyone, 

Happy Monday!

This certainly is an interesting Monday because I'm currently feeling the effects of  a lady named Sandy. 

And she is about to get dressed up in the leather leggings, red heels, and dancing with John Travolta on a carnival ride singing "You Are the One I Want" for us Central Pennsylvanians very soon. 

So much so, that classes have been canceled for tomorrow!

Halle-freakin'-lujah. I really did not want to walk to class in 75 mph winds and torrential downpours; that is not my idea of a fun time. My roommate and I are planning on not leaving our room for 36 hours or more. 

This was our shopping list: 

- Water 

-Naked Juice 

-Cookie Dough 

- Body Wash 

- Anastasia on DVD  

That is how you survive a hurricane, people - at least in college. 

This past weekend, realizing that we were going to get pounded with massive amounts of rain and wind, I decided I should probably take some pictures. 

These little beauties were purchased the last time I was home for $2. There are 8 total, but unfortunately 2 of them have cracks in them. Hopefully I can use them for something - let me know if you have any ideas. 

The best part about these bowls though is that they match these bowls that my sister-in-law gave me over the summer.   

A random fact: hurricanes bring out the craziness in the roomie and I. 

Here are a couple of golden quotes that have happened in the past day: 

Me: Amy! If we don't have class tomorrow, I don't have to wear a real bra; no one will judge me if I wear a sports bra all day!

Amy: YES! EMBRACE THE HURRICANE!!

Amy: I love when boys sing a capella, I don't know why, it is just awesome. 

Laura: That is because it is boys singing. Pretty sure that is the only good thing that boys can do with their mouths.

Laura: (coming into the room after work - seeing Amy there wide-eyed and eating a Kit Kat). Hi? 

Amy: Girl. I'm working on my fat storage. I'm going into hibernation. 

And finally, our Hurricane Theme Song: 

I Will Always Love You

Why, you may ask?

Why not? 

I'm sure there will be more hilarity to come; it will just be us and the hurricane all day tomorrow. 

To all of those who are about to experience/are experiencing the wrath of Sandy, my thoughts and prayers are with you. 

Just like a girl at a frat party: make smart choices and be safe. 

xoxo, 

Laura 

Life Lately: Mountain Day to Fall Break

Happy Tuesday everyone. 

I'm so exhausted today - I got back to school from the city at 3 am. 

And the slept until noon.  That felt really awesome. 

Anyway, I feel like I have been talking about the cool things that I have been up to lately and have been actually snapping photos of them, but they just haven't ended up on the blog. 

So, here is how my semester is going so far. 

celebrating Mountain Day//my gal pal Alexa and I at the Lake for MD//Storming of the Arch//getting to see my best friend Becky//at Penn State - by the way she and her friends are releasing a video game about Penn State's marching band; how cool is that?!//Harry Potter inspired picture with a friend//getting to see my cousin during a weekend at home//some ham pot pie//shoo-fly pie and cheap vintage jewelry at Brethren Heritage Fair//a glimpse of an adorable photo shoot I did for class//the view from the graveyard near my parents house//Kimbra at Webster Hall (also, stole this picture from a friend - I was not taking the expensive camera into the concert, so he was kind enough to snap some pics for me on his fancy phone) //my adorable friend Melanie at the consignment shop where she works//making pumpkin muffins.

Have a great day everyone!

xoxo, 

Laura