OOTD: Schoolgirls

Sorry that I haven't posted in foreveeerrr, but my family was in town visiting me this past week so I have been back in my room with time to spare for approximately no time. However, while at their hotel Natalie and I did a photoshoot, something I have really missed. Here are our results....

Natalie stayed over Tuesday night and I dressed her the next day in my clothes (can you tell?) so I can cite her outfit too:

h&m cardigan

h&m shirt

target skirt

hue tights

minnetonka moccasins

I missed this :)

Lovely gardens too, don't you think? Mom and I stayed here last time we were in DC while I was still trying to figure out my college decisions, and we absolutely loved it here! They have the best rooms and are right on a metro station - actually only one station away from Georgetown! Funny story though - when Colleen and I went out last weekend and were walking around Eastern Market area (near the capital), we totally convinced ourselves that we were right near Woodley Park! Wrong side of the city... I guess we don't know our way around quite that well yet :)

big it up hat
charter club sweater
forever 21 belt
jcrew skirt
gray tights
aldo boots

My week with them was so fun! I already posted about Tuesday, but on Wednesday we went to get cupcakes in the morning before class (they didn't like Georgetown Cupcake, but I took them to Baked and Wired and they loved it there, so there you go ^^).  In the afternoon we went grocery shopping and got lunch - I have good bread and cheese now! My roommate was laughing at me because I was just sitting on the floor scarfing down a huge chunk of bread. I missed it so much... Wednesday night we all went out to dinner down by their hotel, then picked up some desserts and ate them at the hotel while watching a pay-per-view movie. I stayed the night there, and it was ah-mazing. I slept in a huge, comfy bed (like a rock may I add. I don't think I moved until my mom woke me up), and showered in a clean shower without  shoes. May I repeat: I was wearing no shoes. And it was sanitary. So. Exciting.

On Thursday we got breakfast by the hotel, and Nicole came and ate with us! We normally get breakfast on Thursday mornings, and since I wasn't going to be at Georgetown I thought she could come to us, and meet my family! It was fun, and quite a good breakfast. Post-Russian class I was free for the afternoon (since I made what I would call a very wise - and parent supported - decision to skip Econ). We got lunch at the hotel, walked around the city, and did a little shopping. Then we got dinner at the same pizza place we got lunch at the day before (it was really good. plan on going back there again), and we said goodbye. I'm going to miss them a lot! But, my dad will be out in two weeks for business and is staying the night so that he can hang out with me, and I will be home for Thanksgiving in basically a month. And Jenny is here now! It's going to be such a fun weekend, can't wait to be done with class so I can enjoy it...

Glad to be posting again, hope you all had a lovely  middle of the week!

OOTD: Hand-Knit Vest

My vest is from my Grandma! She knit it for me last year as a present, and for some reason I didn't bring half of my sweaters with me so my mom sent it to me in a box - I just love it! It dresses down a white button-down and my little stack of chains quite well I think

 Doing a little jig on the way back - sooo excited to have my family here! They arrived this afternoon, and after hanging out with them in their hotel room my parents went to a work dinner; my cousin Ashley, sister Natalie, and I went to dinner back near campus! It was so great to just catch up with them on their lives and how high school is going. We got thai food and ice cream, it was quite tasty

vintage necklaces

old navy shirt

vest knit by my grandma :)

vintage purse

gap jeans

minntetonka moccasins

I was planning on putting this up before midnight so that it would actually be Tuesday's post, but I ended up getting in an hour-long chat with people from my floor - Natalie wanted to meet people, so she was happy to see what I do everyday.

Tomorrow we plan to get the free cupcake (because we all know that is a regular event for me ^^) then after Russian get lunch and go grocery shopping - can't wait for some good bread! Then we'll all go out to eat again tomorrow, since my parents couldn't come to dinner last night. It's been so much fun to see them. And my friend Jenny gets in Thursday afternoon, so it's a crazy, but super-fun week

You are probably all sleeping... so sweet dreams!

OOTD: Brown and Blue

This is one of those outfits that looks so much better in my head - I tweaked it a few times throughout the day, still not sure if I ever got it completely right, but oh well! You can't look perfect every day ;)

martin&osa sweater

heritage1981 belt

zara skirt

minnetonka moccasins

You actually really can't tell, but I belted the bottom half of the sweater, just to give the outfit some shape...

On the bright side, my camera was a lot more cooperative today, with not blurriness whatsoever - and I really like this photo!

My parents get here tomorrow! I can't wait to see them. Straight after economics I'm going to head over to their hotel so that I can spend as much of the evening as possible with them (that's also why I'm going to try and finish a 5-page paper for my seminar tonight. wish me luck^^)

Don't really have much to say today. It was a pretty chill day. I read and took a nap in between classes, I went to the gym for the first time in two weeks, just got back from dinner after my production meeting. Probably this will be the last chill day I get for the next week, so I should savor it. Please excuse the insane ramblings that may follow in the next few posts, understand that I am probably operating under extreme time constraints just in general for life :)

I'm going to savor my free evening, enjoy yours!

OOTD: Stripes Again

I'm starting to feel so unoriginal! After hitting the snooze button a few too many times this morning and taking a shower that was just a bit too long, I had very little time to put together an outfit before going to my first day babysitting - and a striped tshirt and cardigan is just sooo easy for me! 

old navy tshirt

zara cardigan

vintage necklace

jcrew pants

I'm sorry for the obnoxious blurriness of my photos lately! I don't know what is up with my camera. For anyone with a semi-manual camera (the Sony HX1 to be specific), if you have any tips for me feel free to share. I hope to take one of the free classes that came with my camera when I get back home, but until then I am slightly baffled.

One of the benefits of college - free tshirts. Seriously! I have 4 already, and I get another one with my basketball tshirt. With that one I will be up to 5 - and I haven't even managed to get all the ones that were available! Nicole has 5 or 6, and she wasn't even here this weekend to get these 2. I know, two free tshirts in one weekend, it's intense :) I will be set for pajamas and lounging-in-the-room days for the rest of my life.

My vintage coach! I just love this little bag sooo much, and I've been carrying it this weekend for various events and getting compliments on it so I figured I would share it with you - I've worn it before in photos, but I don't think I've ever done a close-up... regardless, I just think it's so cute, it's like a mini-briefcase! Ok, done ranting about my bag :)

So, this morning was my first experience of my new job! If you don't already know I'm babysitting for a family that lives near GW - they have the cutest little girl, and it was quite fun! We read books and played dress-up, but most importantly - we carved a pumpkin! Well, I carved a pumpkin, she didn't want to get her hands dirty. Still, it was something I didn't think I would get to do in college. And I get paid, so it was a fun afternoon :) Oh, and funny story - as I was walking back on campus, I decided to quick swipe into the dining hall and get some lunch. I walk in to find that they are still serving breakfast. It's 1:30 in the afternoon! I've been up and working for over three hours! And people are still eating breakfast!?! Lucky ducks... welcome to college life.

I'm off to the library, trying to get as much work done for this week so that I can spend time with my family. Have a lovely evening, rest up, tomorrows Monday...

Night Out!

Sorry for not posting yesterday, I didn't get back to my dorm until late and just wanted to go to bed. It's parents weekend here at Gtown, which is a little awkward for me since my parents aren't here (they're getting here Tuesday, its not like they're just abandoning me ^^). Regardless, everyone that I normally spend time with is out with their parents. So I got to go hang out with Colleen! It was really quite fun

old navy cardigan

eyeshadow tshirt

necessary clothing skirt

black tights (which now have a hole in them. sad)

h&m flats

unknown clutch

Sorry for the shoddiness of these photos, I wasn't about to bring my new camera with me, so I brought my old one, and it doesn't do the best in low light. So, first we went and got dinner at this place Colleen found near the capital, called Cafe Mezze. It was reaallly tasty - they gave us a basket of pita bread and Colleen and I were both so starved for good bread that we ate two baskets of it!

yummy french fries with cheese

tzatziki - how we missed this from our Greece tour two years ago! Throughout the entire meal we were sooo excited to eat Greek food again, it really is the best

Some random person took this on the metro for us when they saw me struggling to take it myself ^^

Just thought I would include it, since it represents sooo much of our night - random traveling and waiting. Post-dinner, we took the metro to chinatown to get a cupcake, then sat on the steps of the National Portrait Gallery, then searched for a bathroom in the galleries (making a pit-stop in Urban outfitters...  see photo below ^^). After that we decided we wanted to go to a club, since I had never been before! Her friends at Catholic told us to go to Hawk n' Dove, and we decided on there since all the other clubs were in really sketchy areas. But we got there and nothing was happening! It's technically a bar that turns into a club when lots of kids get there, but no one was there! They kept saying, just wait, it'll happen. But when? It's 11:00 already!?! But they weren't lying. People did come, and it was super fun. I definitely enjoyed my first experience clubbing

We tried on everything furry in the store. Just doesn't work on me...

Oh, and random anecdote - when trying to figure out what to do when it seemed like Hawk n' Dove wouldn't work out, I suggested I could try and find something for us to do back at Georgetown, since there are always parties going on there. Colleen said that since it was parent's weekend that probably wouldn't be true. Lies. Definitely got hit on by a group of drunk guys while walking back on campus, kind of amusing when you're sober... Regardless, moral of the story is never underestimate how much Georgetown kids like to party :)

Have a lovely, relaxing Sunday!

OOTD: Little Military

Day two in the stairwell - Mary Claire took my photos, and we were trying to be quick so that we could get to Midnight Madness. What is Midnight Madness you ask? Something that apparently we had to stand in line for tickets, and stand in line to get in, and stand during, for about a total of 6 hours. It was a pep rally for the basketball team. They are a big deal here. Still. 6 hours? My feet hurt.

h&m shirt

necessary clothing dress

black tights?

h&m flats

I'm wearing a bit of military-inspired garb today - I put on my new dress with some tights, and since it is quite short I wanted to balance it with something more oversized. Enter one of my newer shirts from h&m! I quite liked my outfit today :)

Crazy spinning shot that didn't quite work out - I still kind of enjoy it though :)

This morning I finally got my econ midterm back! I did really well, which was beyond exciting for me! My first college midterm, and I was kind of unsure on the subject. Regardless, I think this is a good start to my academic career at Georgetown :)

Other than that, and Midnight Madness, not much has happened today. I might go to someone's room for a movie party, but who knows... there is a post-rally dance party going on outside the gym, but my feet hurt. A lot. And I'm going dancing with Colleen tomorrow, so I will live if I don't get to dance tonight. We shall see

Hope everyone has a great start to their weekend!

OOTD: Rain Boots!

Guess what - it rained today! 

Sorry for the slight blurriness of all today's photos - I must have been moving at all the wrong times, and Nicole had to leave quite quickly. She's going out of town to a wedding this weekend, and I'm not happy - I had to go to brownies and quesadilla night by myself, not to mention Midnight Madness tomorrow night! Not a fan. Oh well, I guess it's what I did to her last weekend. 

target tank

forever 21 blouse

old navy cardigan

gap jeans

hunter boots

sophie watch

I was enjoying my rainboots a little too much today - going out of my way to splash in puddles, annoying the guys on our way to lunch. "Why is it girls are allowed to have boots that let them step ankle-deep in water? I'm going to go buy myself a pair of girl-boots" - please, you go do that :) Regardless, I really enjoy them and wouldn't mind if it rained again... does make it a bit chilly though, and umbrellas can be tedious. But such is life.

I was sooo productive today! I not only finished my homework that's due for tomorrow, I did some homework that's not due for awhile! I think it's because I was planning on having a quiet weekend (since its parent's weekend and mine aren't coming until next week, I figure it will be pretty quiet around the dorm), but it turns out I have a lot to do! Midnight Madness (official beginning of the basketball season - veerrry big deal at Gtown ^^) Friday night, gospel choir events and going out with Colleen on Saturday, my first day babysitting (my new job - sooo excited!) and more gospel choir on Sunday. Oofta. Lots to do. So I will have to be very productive when I get free time. We'll see if that happens...

I ate horribly today, but it was tasty. Hope you all had a tasty day too :)