Mysterious Hallway

Shirt - St. John's Bay (Thrifted) // Scarf - Charlotte Russe // Jeans - Buffalo Jeans // Shoes - Go Jane // Bracelet - Handmade// Earrings - Big Lots // Rings - Thrifted
Photos by R. Parker

So...I think these pictures turned out fantastic! This mysterious hallway is actually just the front hall of my house... As you can see, my cat likes the camera today. And she likes my photographer! Which is good because Rachel's gonna take care of my cat while I'm on vacation!  My family is going to Massanutten Resort in Virginia--I hope to get lots of good outfit pictures!

So...Friday Favorites (or I guess Saturday Favorites?...whatever). So original right? I don't know if this is going to be a regular thing or not, so I didn't really put any thought into that title.

1. I'm totally obsessed with Buy the Stars by Marina and the Diamonds! I'll be honest...I'm kind of a sucker for any song with lyrics about stars. I really love astronomy and took a course in it even though I didn't need any more sciences.

2. So I LOVE OneRepublic's new album Native. (YouTube Amazon) So I haven't listened to OneRepublic since Apologize (YouTube Better Song YouTube Better Video Amazon) but I totally love this album! I kind of love tribal print and accessories right now and when I saw the Native cover I was just like Please please let the album be good! 'cause the artwork is awesome! It turned out awesome! It's really not the genre I usually listen to, but I've been expanding my music horizon recently. Oh, and I really love the song Counting Stars...well that's interesting Star is in the title again...

3. So yeah now that I'm making this list I keep thinking of more music to post! What you're seeing here is totally different than what I usually listen to, so I'll eventually post some old favorites...but enough music today. Here's a YouTube Video that I seriously can't stop watching. Yes...I have a very weird sense of humor, but I just love FilmCow. So here's Professor Toothy. I seriously don't get why I find this so funny...

4. Ok so this movie looks really interesting. I've never even heard of The Purge until it came up as an ad on YouTube. This is a very interesting and original concept so I'm looking forward to seeing the movie!

5. I never really got the whole Harlem Shake craze...some are kind of funny and some aren't. But this one is seriously the best. Why? Because it's the cast of Supernatural!

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A Little Black Dress and a Lot of Chocolate Brownies

Dress - Ann Taylor Loft (Thrifted) // Cardigan - JCPenney // Belt - Body Central // Tights - Payless // Boots - Steve Madden // Bracelet - Handmade // Rings - Thrifted // Earrings Thrifted // Coat - Delia's // Purse - Thrifted // Balm Stain - Revlon Romantic // Nail Polish - Orly Jealous Much
Photos by R. Parker

Wow it's been a long day...as I'm writing this I'm eating a microwave mug cookie and watching Supernatural (Wooo!!!! I love Supernatural!!!!)! My house is kind of under construction right now...and I don't have a stove. I was living solely on Pizza Rolls until I discovered microwave mug recipies!! So amazing!! I can make eggs, muffins, and french toast (and cake, cookies, and brownies...) just in the microwave it's pretty awesome! Most of the recipes I use I found in this Buzzfeed article. There's a brownie recipe I use too...but I memorized it so I don't know the link. Yes, I memorized it--that should tell you how awesome this mug brownie is. Ok, nevermind I found the link here. I couldn't stand telling you how awesome the brownie was without giving y'all the recipie. In fact I'm kind of craving said brownie now...but darn it, if I didn't have a mug cookie just now. Anyways, the brownie is super amazing if you put a couple of chocolate chips in the center and then stick some caramel right in the center so it melts in the microwave....NOOO now I want a brownie! As you can tell I have the munchies...

Anyways it was pretty warmish today and I was able to walk to and from my car without a coat...until it got dark at least. I wish it was still light enough to take pictures outside...but ya know it's ok. Rachel's an amazing photographer and these pics came out much better than I thought they would--we had lighting issues. It's weird because I've had these shoes for years and yet I've never worn them until now! When I was just starting to look into fashion I bought these boots at a thrift store 'cause I though they looked weird and hey they're Steve Madden. That's a good brand right? So they sat in my closet for like two years and I never wore them! I was this close to pitching them, but now I'm so glad I kept them!!!! Anyways, I love this dress that I thrifted the other day and with a black dress and these shoes I feel like I'm going to a funeral in the 1800s... But hey, I really loved the outfit and I'm so glad to be wearing dresses again!

Oh yeah, today's outfit was inspired by this outfit over at Just Take a Bow!

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