St. Augustine

Dress - Forever21 (Thrifted) // Necklace & Shoes - Modcloth 

I remember going to St. Augustine as a kid, but it must've been when I was in elementary school! So it's been awhile. The city was absolutely beautiful! Fun fact--St. Augustine claims to be the oldest city in the US. And this schoolhouse, the location of many of these pictures, also claims to be the oldest wooden schoolhouse in the US!

It rained most of the day, but it was still fun. My hair, clearly, got a little messed up, thanks to the rain. Because my camera is water sealed, I wasn't too worried. But we did eventually stop to get ponchos. At one point a few tourists were very concerned about my camera, but I explained to them it was built work in the rain (Pentax K-30, if you're interested!).

Both statue pictures always makes me think of Doctor Who. Gosh, I haven't watched that show in so long! Not since Matt Smith left the show. 

The last picture makes me think of Narnia a little. You know, the White Witch's castle where the courtyard is filled with stone animals? I was glad I had my camera with me when we drove by this time. Every time I ended up near that place I never seemed to have my camera! But yeah, kind of creepy :)

Goodbye Snow

Dress - Forever21 (Thrifted) // Tights - Merona // Shoes - Qupid // Belt - Body Central // Cardigan and Necklace - Modcloth

It was in the 50s today--so warm! I'm also happy to be wearing such springy colors!

2 Years of Blogging + A Very Disney Adventure

Well, hey there! Guess what this week marks? Two entire years of blogging! So, to celebrate, instead of doing a recap post, I'm gonna post something I've been waiting to post since January! While we were in Florida for Christmas, my family went and spent 3 days at Disney!


Day 1: Downtown Disney

It's so fun to walk around Downtown Disney and it's great to get any shopping you want to do done so you can just enjoy the parks when you're there! Not surprisingly I bought a few more mugs. I may have a problem. We had dinner at the Rainforest Cafe--that place is awesome! My dad got an amazingly good deal to stay at a hotel that was really close to Disney, so we went back there and spent some time swimming before going to sleep.


Don't you love the alligator about to bite my brother's head?

Remember when my hair was this long?

Day 2: Magic Kingdom

There's nothing like a day at Magic Kingdom. I LOVE it there. There were even a few new rides this time! I was so disappointed when they got rid of the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ride (years ago, obviously) and replaced it with Ariel's Grotto. Which is basically nothing. At least this time around Ariel finally got a cool ride! Unfortunately, the Snow White ride was gone. I mean, I think a lot of kids were scared of it (even more so than the Haunted Mansion) but hey, your childhood memories are lacking if they're void of the terror that was the Snow White ride! Oh, there was also a new circus area which was really cool. But I think I spent most of my time on the Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean rides.

Laura DisneyBounding as Peter Pan.

Terrible lighting from the flash. I should have taken a picture before the sun went down. But yeah, I'm DisneyBounding as Merida. A few people actually thought I worked there :p This is actually why I waited to cut my hair. I wanted crazy Merida hair for Disney!

Day 3: Hollywood Studios

I think most of my family hadn't been to Hollywood Studios, but since I'd gone over the summer and loved it, I really wanted them to go! You guys, the Star Wars ride. It's amazing! And magical. It's the best! I can't even count how many times I went on that ride!

Outfit 1: Dress - Modcloth // Shoes - Hotcakes

Outfit 2: Dress - Modcloth // Shoes - Rocket Dog // Belt - Nine and Co. // Shirt - Kohl's // Arrow Necklace - Forever21

Outfit 3: Skirt and Necklace - Modcloth // Shirt - Kohl's

Well, that's that. Have you been to Disney? What have you thought of my past few years of blogging? I love to hear from you all!

Valentines Day 2015

Dress - Hem & Thread // Tights  and Cardigan - JCPenney // Belt - Body Central // Necklace - Forever21

Mom: Dress - Modcloth // Belt - Body Central // Tights - Kohl's

You know what's nice about holidays (besides food)? Easy post titles. My family's always done a big, rather quirky, family party on Valentines Day. This year, however, we had a more romantic theme. Whatever, as long as I get chocolate. Doesn't my mom look cute though? I found her that dress during a Modcloth sale!

Crumpled Up Kleenex

Dress - Doe and Rae // Tights - Marc's // Boots - Delia's // Cardigan - Thrifted // Necklace - Forever21

No, I'm not sick (surprisingly). The flowers on this cardigan just look like crumpled up kleenex to me. So I got rid of it the moment I got home. I'd been saving it because I like the color, but the weird flowers on the front are just ... weird. Well, they really look like crumpled up kleenex stuck to my shirt. It's gross. Since I can't remove them without seriously damaging the cardigan, it's going to be removed from my closet.

On a slightly unrelated note, there's nothing like an unexpected foot (or three) of snow to remind you of how awful winter is. Every January (and, well, yeah, February too) I plan elaborate vacations to very warm places (for when I actually have money one day, you know?) and check out the cost of living in other (warmer) states. And because of all the dang snow, I'm stuck wearing these same boots! I miss wearing my other shoes :( I missed them so much that I took this picture. Actually, it just happened to be the magical 'golden hour' and, wouldn't you know it, my shoes looked pretty fantastic in the light. Obviously I had to take a picture. It's even my Facebook cover photo now, haha.

Surprise Vacation

Dress - Forever21 // Cardigan - Thrifted // Tights - Merona // Shoes - Delia's

School was cancelled for a few days and it was amazing! Akron rarely cancels, so you know it was bad. I got a bunch of projects done that I'd been putting off (plus, I didn't have to go outside in the horrible weather).

Home for the Holidays

Dress and Cardigan - Modcloth // Tights and Watch- Walmart // Shoes - DSW // Belt - Body Central // Ring - Forever21

So, I had a weird finals week, but it's all over now and I am enjoying my break! I'm only waiting for one grade, but so far I've got all As!

I was playing around with lighting a bit and hopefully these look better than the last ones. Like the cat butt in the last photo? Haha, I'm not surprised she's in the photo, but I am surprised she's not blurry 'cause she was running all over the place like a maniac while I was trying to take these pictures! Also, I have no idea what I'm doing with my left hand in the first two photos. Whatever.

Dreaming of Florida

Shirt - Old Navy // Skirt - GAP (Thrifted) // Necklace - Forever21 // Shoes - Hot Cakes

I like to keep little icons on my laptop of what the weather is in Akron and Geneva since I tend to spend a lot of time in both cities. This summer I added a weather icon for Ocala, FL while I was down there. It just makes me sad to see that it's like 80-something in Florida...and it's generally really cold here. (Oddly enough, right now they all say 70 degrees, although the window is open right now and I'm pretty sure it is not 70 outside). As much as I love cardigans, it was so nice to not have to worry about bringing a cardigan with me everywhere in Florida! Anyways, I just thought of that 'cause these are pictures from Florida.

On a completely different note, I've really been enjoying my illustration class and I may post some of my work at some point. I'm really excited this semester 'cause I don't have any classes I absolutely hate. There are, obviously, some I like better than others. But for the most part, I'm enjoying the semester!