So Sorry!

Sorry for my unexpected absence! The last week at home was just crazy with getting my younger siblings off to school and my roommate flew in from California and then moving into my house. BUT I AM FINALLY 21!! Yayyy! My birthday was the best minus the terrible hangover but more on that to follow! I only have about 5 seconds as I have class at 11 but I just wanted everyone to know I am still here!

In need of a preppy gift!

Sophomore year roommate and sorority sister J is a Lilly Pulitzer fanatic! Her entire bedroom/wardrobe/essence is pink and green. Not to mention that she has everything a girl could ever think of wanting. Her birthday was back in June, but she was in Australia at the time so she will be receiving her gift very belated when we get back to school next week. She is starting student teaching shortly and I wanted to get her something practical. I have already decided on an LL Bean tote with her monogram on it. My mom is a teacher so I know that a big carry all tote is essential when grading stacks of homework assignments and bringing them to and from school. I also wanted to get her a name plate for her desk. I don't want to get her a plain executive looking engraved plate because that just doesn't match her personality but I am having trouble finding one of the cute and preppy variety. Has anyone come across any girly desk nameplates? Thanks! xo

Random Smattering

Hello everyone and Happy Friday!! Could it be at all possible that I have morphed into a morning person? I've been up for about an hour, which is mildly unheard of for me. Spent the time doing what else but checking in with all of you and your goings on! Last night I headed up to M&T Bank Stadium for the Battle of the Beltway. Way to drop the ball on this one Redskins, literally AND figuratively. I went with a friend from school (the boy who was going to drive 3 hours but 'doesnt like me like that') and I have decided that I am totally fine being completely platonic with him. I feel like I definitely have the habit of making something out of nothing, and then when I see him I am like Hmm.. what was I thinking? But regardless the game was fun! Note to anyone getting their tickets from StubHub to go to a Ravens game: The ticket office is NOWHERE near the stadium.. guess I should have figured that out before hand!

I WON MY FIRST GIVEAWAY! I am so pumped! I won this print from Sweet Tea Diaries and I have been wanting one for so long! It is going to look so adorable in my new room!

I have been thinking about hosting my own giveaway sometime in the future.. perhaps once I get to 50 followers? I will have to start doing some brainstorming for something extra special for all of you!

A Girl Can Dream, who I have mentioned before, has given me the Butterfly Award! I cannot say enough good things about her as we have a lot in common being Marine Corps children! I do wish, however, that I had an adorable boy toy like hers, but in due time!

This award has zero rules but to pass the love on so I bestow this upon:

Sunshinemeg @ Float On... (This girl is the EPITOME of this award!)
Heather @ Live.Laugh.Love
Wears Inappropriate Shoes

*Happy socializing ladies! :)

As I said earlier this week, I will be heading down to NC help Little Sister A move into her new dorm! She wanted to go to the zoo today so hopefully the heat isnt unbearable! My digital camera is acting up, because when I tried to take a picture from our seats at the game last night it told me I would have to format the chip and erase all my pictures.. ugh! Hopefully I will get it fixed and be able to share some pictures from the weekend! Wishing you all a relaxing and fun filled August weekend!

Home Sweet Home!

I FORGOT HOW MUCH HUMIDITY AND I DO NOT GET ALONG! My hair is in shock mode and it is not pleased. This heatwave is outrageousss! But I think it beats the rain that has been plaguing us for the past few months!

I AM HOOMMEEEEEE!!! I need to adjust my schedule now that I dont have a cubicle to sit in and write my insightful, thought provoking posts. Ha! ;) It's good to be back for these next two weeks. Just enough time to catch up with friends without getting restless. And then it is on to SENIOR YEAR! WHAT! Is it just me or did college go by at lightning speed compared to those angst filled years of high school? I can't believe it. And even more I cant believe that this year my siblings and I are ALL in college. Little Brother left on Sunday to head up to NY to try and earn a walk on spot on the soccer team at his school. I know he is skilled enough to make it but he loses his head sometimes so if he can just stay calm I think it will all work out. Little Sister heads down to NC this weekend and the parents and I are going down with her to get in some quality beach/golf/shopping time. I have only been down there once so I am excited to see it! The campus is beautiful from what I remember. She is moving into a BRAND NEW suite style dorm complex. Her birthday is soon after mine so I am already scheming to find someting really cute for her. Little Sister is the absolute opposite of me. She never asks for anything and I am always in need/want of something new. My mother practically has to beg her to go shopping. So I want to do something fun for her birthday.

Stopped at my townhouse in PA on my way home from NY and I cant wait til the roommates and I are all moved in. My birthday is going to be a great way to break in ALL of our glasswear! I ended up getting the navy and white duvet cover from my previous post and it is adorable! I wanted to get yellow sheets but I cannot tell you what I hard time I have had finding some. Target and Bed Bath and Beyond were both busts. I needed a desk for my bedroom as I am not the kind of person who can sit in bed and do work because I WILL fall asleep. Mom, Sister, and I went over to a consignment shop in town and there was a cute little sewing table for $62! If you open it there is the space where the sewing machine used to sit but I will just keep the wood flaps closed and set my laptop on it. It matches the rest of the room pretty well and I will only need it for a year so it will work perfectly.

My swap partner received her gift!! I am SO relieved because I was not thinking and didnt make an account so I was never sent a shipping notification and I wont make that mistake ever again! Leslie, it has been such a blast getting to know you and I hope you love your goodies and that our e-friendship continues! :)

I think I am heading into DC to see a movie with a friend from school that is interning up there. It will be good to be back in MY city! Ciao loves!

And so it goes.

Happy Friday ladies! We made it through another week and I made it through my summer internship. Had a chat with my boss yesterday afternoon to thank him for the great experience and for teaching me so much about this industry and reminding me what it feels like to have someone tell you you're doing a good job. He told me that they have had interns every summer the past 10 years or so and that I impressed him the most. He appreciated my independence and he knew that whatever he threw at me I would be quick to pick up and that was impressive. I told him that if next year after graduation the timing is right that I would absolutely come work for him and he said that barring any unforseen situations such as him dying (he always mentions this as we work on retirement plans) or business going badly that he would love for me to come back. I know that I complained a bit early on about the size of the firm but when I really thought about it, I don't know if I would be able prepared to jump right into the corporate world from my small liberal arts university in Tiny Rural Town, USA. I think the atmosphere here is perfect for me to learn at the entry level. I told him I would be in touch over the year to come and he said that if something else were to come along that I am in no way bound to come back here. So it really is the best possible scenario I could ask for! Thank you all for your well wishes and encouragement!

And on to good news update numero dos. The date went really well. We had SO much in common, the conversation was easy and natural, he had just the same bit of sarcasm as I did and we fed well off each other. We went to a new organic Italian cafe and got a really nice cheese and fruit spread for an appetizer. I had a delicious vegetarian lasagna and he had a risotto that he wasnt terribly fond of. He has traveled a lot which is something I definitely appreciate. It was a great way to spend my last night in New York, but I don't really see anything else coming of it. I am going back to college, he lives in the city, so the timing is pretty off. But all in all a very pleasant evening. Who knows if something will come of it in the future.

I cant even comprehend how quickly this summer went by. It has been one for the books though that is for sure. I guess you could say I came, I saw, I conquered. And by conquered that would be my fear of the NYC subway system. I'll be heading home to VA tomorrow for a 2 weeks and then back up to school to get into sorority rush mode. And then my very special exciting birthday will be happening!

Here's to fabulous weekends all around.. Enjoy yourselves! xo

All smiles!

Man oh man, I cannot tell you the last time I was this giddy! Bar Boy #2 is already LIGHTYEARS ahead of Bar Boy #1, not that it was a hard task considering the source. I texted him yesterday evening to see what he had in mind for tonight. He responded that he had just been thinking about me (cue heart melting) and that it was up to me either dinner or just drinks. I chose dinner and he is picking a place and letting me know today. He called me and we talked for about 20 minutes. It was so easy and we both have the same sarcasm and sense of humor, which is pretty unheard of because my humor can often be a bit dry and misinterpreted. Where was he 2 months ago when I first got to New York?! And what in the world am I going to wear tonight...

Expect a post date wrap up later tonight/tomorrow!!

Nothing much to say today.

I have little to no words.. That never happens to me. But I did get the Honest Scrap Award from A Girl Can Dream. She's fab if you haven't already stumbled across her blog you should make your way over. I got this award a little while back and had been thinking I wanted to do a re-do since my first answers were super lame. I had all these great things to say about myself, and now I can't think of what they were. But alas... here goes.

1. Growing up I would always see how long I could go without wearing the same outfit to school twice. I played that little game with myself this summer with my internship wardrobe and I won.

2. I like to plan things way ahead of time. The only problem with this is that I have a problem with follow through. I think I am getting better though.

3. I've only ever said "I love you" to one boy, and I am sure that it was just friend love as I was only 14. I don't know what being in love feels like yet but I am looking forward to it.

4. All but 1 college I applied to had orange as one of its school colors.

5. I am SO not a morning person, much more of a night owl but for whatever reason all summer I have been waking up at 6:40, going back to sleep, then waking up with my alarm at 7:30.

6. I am pretty much a chicken and fish girl only. I've never had that desire for a big steak dinner.

7. I've never had a real pet. Hermit crabs, fish, a hamster that drowned, but no dogs or cats.

8. I absolutely abhor feet. I cringe whenever anyone's feet brush up against me. I worked in a nail salon for 2 years as a receptionist and I would have to fill the pedicure tubs with people's feet in my face. It was torture. But I got free manis and pedis!!

9. Love purses/tote bags. Have too many, even though I can only use one at a time, I am always on the lookout for new ones.

10. In 45 minutes I will be off of work!

I am not this boring I swear.. I just never have anything good to say about myself when I am on the spot!

Happy Wednesday everyone. After today we are on smooth sailing to the weekend. My stomach is already in knots over tomorrow's date. I am going to try and breathe easy and just be myself.. it worked the first time around right?! :)

AH!

Got a text from Bar Boy #2 last night! I think I am more nervous now because I had totally rationalized it in my head that I wouldnt hear from him since I am only here for 4 more days. He suggested drinks on Thursday so there will be a story (lets hope for a good one this time!!) on Friday. I am so not this girl, so I am having a minor freak out. When I was in 6th grade my crush, well everyone had a crush on this boy at the time, told me that I wasn't girlfriend material and I don't think that you ever get over that sort of emotional trauma from your formative years. I spent high school in everyone's friend zone it seemed. If I heard one more "Why can't I date a girl like you?" or "Just wait for the right one to come along" I was going to lose it. You can't get more of a girl like me other than me genius. I've never been one to put my feelings out there for fear of getting hurt, which ultimately led to the "I didnt know you liked me because I liked you too" saga. Glad high school is behind me. I know this is overanalyzation at its best, and my fingers just got away from me and spewed all that out. It's just a drink. Breathe in and out.

Thank you for all the well wishes on the job. I am trying to balance on that thin line of being passive and aggressive. Do I say anything to my boss? Do I wait for him to suggest it? How do I let him know that if he were to offer me a position I would take it? I don't know how to navigate this!

Lighting Strikes

Oh, Monday... Today is my last Monday of my internship! Everyone please cross their fingers that my boss offers me a job at the end of the week. I really think that the environment here would be great to learn at the entry level and it would be a weight off of my shoulders going into senior year. If the speed at which this summer flew by is any indication of how fast my last year of college is going to go, I think I might start crying. I LOVE my university. It has been everything I could have dreamed of over the past four years and my mom put best yesterday when she said she couldn't even begin to imagine me having gone to a different school. I visited for the first time my sophomore year of high school and knew from the second I stepped on campus that this was it. I haven't regretted it since and I am NOT looking forward to leaving just yet.

Had a fairly quiet last weekend. Friday I came home from work and did ABSOLUTELY nothing. It was perfect. Saturday headed into NYC to meet an SS (sorority sister) for the day. We got a quick lunch and headed down to SoHo. I'm glad we went because that was one of the things I had yet to experience this summer. There were such adorable shops. I got a dress for my birthday, which is three weeks from today! :) Even though I will be spending my big day in Small Town, PA at the bar with the local townspeople, I felt the need to get a pretty dress, and it was on SALE! There is a layer of tulle that I think I will have removed because I feel like it makes me look a little to much like a cupcake. Yesterday it was rainy, surprise surprise. I managed to force myself out into the rain to head to Best Buy because I think my laptop is reaching the end of its life and I wanted to backup my files before something catastrophic happens. Stopped at TJMaxx on the way back, and they really had nothing good. Picked up some notecards and a mug, and a new hair straightener. The switch broke off of my hot pink CHI so I needed a temporary until I can get a new one.

Hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable weekend and that your weeks are already off to a great start!

PS. Someone pleeease buy my Blackberry!!

Blog Sale!

What a lazy Sunday.. the weather is quite gloomy and I am planning to stay in my PJs all day! Just wanted to mention this before I post in on eBay! I have a Blackberry Curve 8300 that needs a new home. It is in great condition. I have only had it since January, and have been quite careful with it. No scratches or anything. I have a wall charger, car charger, and a clear plastic silicone case. These items can all be yours for $100! It is an AT&T phone, but I believe that it can also be used on the T-Mobile network. Sorry to those with Verizon! If anyone is interested, leave a comment here or you can email me at chelleybelle3@hotmail.com