Photo Challenge: Someone You Love

Day Twenty

I couldn't limit the "someone I love" to just one person. Here are some of my favorite pictures with my sisters over the past few years! 

Walking to get our new Chi Os, Bid Day 2013

Barbie Party Mixer with SAE

Spring Formal 2011

Even our school mascot thinks Chi O is number 1!

One of those terribly awkward photos but was on the perfect night where I'm pretty sure all we did was laugh

Seniors on Pref Night, Fall Recruitment 2013

                                           xx,

^♦SPJ^♦

Photo Challenge: Something You Bought

Day Nineteen

I found this gorgeous necklace through GroopDealz & instantly fell in love.

It was a great price & with how popular statement necklaces are currently, I knew that I would get a lot of use out of it. I've been looking for different ways to integrate it into my everyday outfits because it's a little bit more formal than my other ones, but I love that it's versatile & can be added to a lot of combinations. I'm planning on wearing it over Spring Break for a night out, but I recently paired it with a simple sweater & gingham shirt!

                                      xx,

^♦SPJ^♦

Photo Challenge: Sweet

Day Eighteen

I'll be the first to admit that I have a sweet tooth. I'm always the first to suggest we get dessert if I'm out to dinner with friends, which is exactly what happened for a friend's birthday. We started out the evening at a new whiskey bar & restaurant in town that has a cozy atmosphere, great food, & better cocktails. Because we were celebrating a big one (21!) I knew we needed to find an impromptu birthday cake! Another restaurant that's a few blocks down Main Street has the absolute BEST desserts, including a locally famous giant cookie served fresh out of the oven with ice cream. The six of us ordered two to share & they lasted less than ten minutes. 

I'm already craving another one

"The Girlfriends" before dinner

                                                                            xx,

^♦SPJ^♦

Photo Challenge: The Letter S

Day Seventeen

My room is filled with S things because it's my first initial, but for this post I chose to give a short tutorial for how I created this S that hangs on my door!

 I purchased this glitter letter from Michael's along with one for my roommate a few months ago, but I finally just got around to doing something with them.

I didn't want the glitter to fall off, so I sprayed them with Mod Podge & then let them dry overnight.

I tied ribbon through the existing hole, hammered a small nail into the door, & hung it up! I love how it adds a little sparkle & fun to our door. 

                                                                          

                                                                        xx,

^♦SPJ^♦

Photo Challenge: Morning

Day Sixteen

With 8 am class two days a week & heading to work early the other three, I don't get out for morning runs as much as I should. Today, I decided to sacrifice some sleep & run the trails close to my house before class. It was the perfect way to get myself awake & ready for the day. Seeing the beginning of the sunrise was a nice break from staring at textbooks all week, so I'm pushing myself to commit to more morning runs like today's!

                                                         xx,

^♦SPJ^♦

Photo Challenge: Happiness

Day Fifteen

The day these pictures were taken was full of happiness. It was summer, we got to spend the afternoon/evening with our friends celebrating being reunited after break, & it was the perfect start to our senior year of college! 

                                                         xx,

^♦SPJ^♦

Photo Challenge: Something You're Reading

Day Fourteen

I wish I was reading something a little more exciting right now, but I don't have a ton of free time with my busy class schedule. This is my International Law textbook & cost more than all my others combined, which was a lovely surprise when I ordered my books! 

I'm minoring in Political Science with a focus in international relations & this class was an easy choice for an upper division elective. I eventually want to work for an organization like the UN so International Law is definitely a good class to take to get me headed in that direction! I've been sitting at a coffee shop for hours reading this & I can't say it's the most thrilling book out there, but it's definitely full of more information about political systems on the international level than I could ever imagine existing. I feel like this is one of those books I should keep for reference in grad school & later on.. Now only if I can convince myself that having the resource is worth more than the money I would make selling it back! 

                                             

        

                                          xx,

^♦SPJ^♦