it has arrived

Old Navy button down; Vintage necklace; J. Crew skirt; Mercanti Fiorentini loafers (I think that's their brand? I'm reading their label from my bed and don't feel like getting off to take a closer look - the height of laziness here). 

And by "it," I mean spring! It has been absolutely gorgeous here in DC for the past week or so. Unfortunately, that makes it harder for me to do outfit posts, as for some reason I feel inherently less creative when it comes to the summer months but hey - who can complain when you get to spend lazy afternoons napping on the lawn? This past weekend was full of that (mostly to combat my dorm's second early-morning fire drill in the past month or so, but that's not the point...) and I have to say, it's making it difficult to focus on work! Hopefully after a bit longer we'll all get used to the sunshine and warmth and maybe even return to the library on weekend afternoons - though that sounds doubtful to me right now...

It's crazy how fast this semester has gone! We only have about 5 academic weeks or so left, and then I will officially be halfway through my college experience! I honestly can't believe it... unfortunately, the approaching end of the year means more and more work - which I have to return to now. So good night all, hope you had a great start to your week!

jailbird

J. Crew dress; Beth's scarf (I'm sure she's loving seeing how much wear it gets down here now that she's left it behind...); Minnetonka Moccasin boots

So I was looking at all the pictures of this outfit and I was struck by how many stripes there were! It kind of reminded me of a prison uniform (hence the title)... but in the best way possible is there really a good way to be reminded of prison? Regardless, I'd been waiting for a good opportunity to wear these boots, and today seemed as good a day as any. Note their usage with a dress, not pants, as that makes my legs look less stumpy. These descriptions of myself are getting less and less attractive. I should really stop trying to explain the thought processes beyond my outfits.

All I really have to say about my life right now is that I can't wait for spring break. Like seriously. It's been so long since I last saw my family, or just spent the whole day doing absolutely nothing... it's going to be a lovely week. Only three more days to survive and I'll be there! Good night all :)

another skirt and untucked shirt

Forever 21 necklace; Urban Outfitters tshirt; J. Crew Skirt; Frye boots

 

 As I've noted in the title, in general I seem to post only one sort of outfit on this blog - a small skirt, a pair of boots, and some sort of oversized top. And you know what guys, sometimes I wear pants! And I feel like I should try to show that side of my wardrobe as well - because you see, in addition to miniskirts, I also wear skinny jeans much too often.

So yesterday the weather people just gave up on telling us the weather. As in literally, my phone said "A high of 70, a low of 37, and there's a chance of rain" - how do you get dressed for that!? I was wearing this outfit sans tights for most of the day with my moccasins, had a brief jaunt out in my rainboots, and tossed my leather jacket over it all (in combination with the Fryes I looked a bit like a biker chick). 

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

shades of gray

Vintage button down; Victoria's Secret tshirt; Vintage brooch (pinned to chain); J. Crew skirt; Gap boots

So in reference to the title of the post, when commenting on my outfit today Nicole said that I looked good, "and all the shades of gray on you seem to complement each other well" - a.k.a. pretty much how you would describe my entire wardrobe (if you add in a couple "pops" of navy blue or forest green).

Can I just say that I can't wait for spring break? School can be just oh so tiring, so if it could just be three weeks from tomorrow and I could be in Palm Springs, that would be great. Well, we can have a little pit stop at next weekend, when my friend Beth is coming to visit me! I'm using her visit as an excuse to get out into the city and do all the things I want to do but never seem to be able to... Anyways, Nicole and I are watching Gilmore Girls and I can't seem to make myself focus, so good night!

bright colors

 Tea n Rose Blouse; J. Crew skirt; Minnetonka Moccasin moccasins

As Nicole was taking these pictures on our way back from the dining hall, she said that they were a bit grainy - now that I'm back in the room and looking through the photos I realize that it is because, once again, we forgot to check the settings before we took the photos. So once again you get some unfortunately-textured pictures (not to fault my lovely photographer and roommate)

But another note - how bright is the shirt I'm wearing right now?! Aren't you all proud? I mean, it was a Christmas present from my sister and I probably would never have taken something that bright off the racks but - as we've seen with my seafoam blouse - give me color in oversized, sheer blouse format and I can't help but like it!

In other news, it was absolutely gorgeous today in DC (as in, 60 degrees gorgeous) and I walked to Safeway for the first time this year! Highlight of the trip? The french bread and nutella I bought for myself - now if only Nicole would get back to the room for our late-night TV-and-snack time, it would be a perfect day! Good night all :)

Alison makes cute facial expressions

Nordstrom scarf; Target sweater; J. Crew skirt; Frye boots

 As you may or may not have noticed, these pictures look slightly different than my usual photos (if you didn't notice the difference in my facial expressions, I'm a little worried/may never blog again). So I wore this outfit approximately a week ago, and loved it so much that I left it out on my desk chair trying to coordinate times with Nicole for a photoshoot until I finally gave up and we snapped a few try 30 pictures in the hallway...

Basically my weekend has been insane, I've been running around like a chicken with my head cut off since approximately 9:00 am Friday. But now Nicole and I are finally back in the room at the same time and watching Glee! So that's all I'm going to say in this post, good night :)

more hanger outfits

Forever 21 necklace; Kirkland cashmere sweater (thanks dad); J. Crew Skirt; Target boots

 So, I've discovered that when outfits are not dresses they are much harder to hang up and photograph in a non-awkward way - I'm sure you didn't get that from the above photo, right? I promise in real life my torso is much longer, since my skirt doesn't start where I hooked it to the hanger, a.k.a approximately where my shoulders should be. I'm really loving the deep greens in this outfit though, and the fun new  piece I picked up at Forever 21 over the break - I find that the few pieces of jewelry I own that don't come from my grandmothers are all ridiculous costume pieces from Forever 21. Not sure how these two tastes really go together (vintage chains, cameos, and... oversize rhinestones?) but I love them both. 

Today was a lovely day, once the whole class part of it was over - I still maintain that two hours of Russian on Fridays will be the death of me. But then I went out to a lovely pasta dinner with the girls, baked a funfetti cake, and watched The Devil Wears Prada. So many amazing clothes! Makes me wish it was actually that easy to get a job in the fashion industry, and that I would really have that many designer clothes if I ever happened to get said job... Ah well, such is life. Have a good night,

post-christmas clothes

... Help, maybe? My post-Christmas closet - I mean, having too many clothes is not the worst problem a girl could have. A small closet, on the other hand, can be quite an issue. 

J. Crew dress; Gap scarf and boots

Until Saturday I am roommate-less, therefore you will all have to content with me hanging my outfits up (in case you were wondering, tights don't hang that nicely, that's why they aren't here - it's not like it was 70 in D.C. or anything that nice) and taking unfortunate in-room photos. I'm really a fan of this outfit though! The dress is the same one I wore out to dinner with my friends a few weeks ago and the boots and scarf are some sale pieces picked up from Gap right before I came back. They're both so comfortable! Seriously, the scarf is like cashmere, and the boots are shearling - it's quite lovely.

Still suffering from post-wisdom teeth pain, still not feeling like rambling on oh-so-wittily I hope about my life. So this is all. Good night!

P.S. I'm adding this little signature to the end of my posts, with the new year I want to show a little love - a heart, if you will - to my all my readers (I hope I have a few besides my mom and my roommate) because, really, I so appreciate you stopping by once and a while to check out what I'm writing! So please continue, and thank you :)

happy black friday everyone!

And, I suppose... happy thanksgiving! I actually would've made that the title, if it was still technically correct. However, my black Friday shopping kind of got in the way of that. Did you know I'd actually never gone black Friday shopping before today of course you wouldn't know that? But my friend Jenny wanted me to come with and I thought, why not? It was an experience that's for sure...

all saints blouse

j.crew cardigan and skirt

minnetonka moccasin boots

So this lovely little photoshoot was taken outside my Grandma's house yesterday, pre-dinner. And thank god it was... I ate so much! Jenny came and picked us up around 8 to head out so I changed into skinny jeans and a tshirt for easier shopping, and can I tell you - my jeans were not that happy that about that third slice of cake I had (but can you blame me? Look down to the bottom of the post for the cake Natalie baked and tell tell me you could resist that)

 So I'm loving my new boots! Picked them up at Off Saks on Wednesday at 40% off, and they are already fitting in with my wardrobe perfectly! Only problem is, I think they make my legs look stumpy when I wear them with jeans... Not quite sure what to do about this, since I wear skinny jeans oh, 90% of the time? But I figure, I also wear tights and skirts a lot. And I have pretty long legs - so I can afford to make them look a bit shorter? (That's probably really bad reasoning I know...)

So it's been a while since I've posted - you haven't even heard my airport hell story! That's just not acceptable, and even though I probably shouldn't tell it because it makes me sound extremely stupid, I will tell it anyways. Because it's funny. So here you go: I woke up at 6:50 Tuesday morning, got myself to the airport, and was sitting in the terminal by 8:10 for my 9:30 flight. Then the flight got delayed until 10:15 and my gate was really busy, so I went to sit across the hall and wait for it to get called. Then around 9:50/9:55 I walked over to the gate to see - flight to Philadelphia is closed. Excuse me, what? I run downstairs to the gate, where the lady tells me: "they called you by name honey, but you didn't come! The plane left without you" - I literally died, right there. Like started hyperventilating, crying, almost passed out... It was ugly. I had to go talk to a gate agent, and since I would have missed my connection in Philadelphia anyways, they were quite helpful on getting me on other flights. This story is getting pretty long and you got the funny part, so here's the gist: I think I am the only person in the world to miss their plane while sitting at the gate, and I didn't get home until 9pm, (and my luggage didn't get here until the next morning). And I am an idiot. The end.

Hope you all had a lovely Turkey day and, if unlike me and you can still handle the sight of food, here is a photo of my amazing sister's even-more-amazing cake:

 

p.s. Lies about the whole me not being able to look at food anymore thing - I'm going to go eat some cake for breakfast now :)