Gavin DeGraw

   




      So a few months ago Gavin DeGraw came to Ole Miss and I wanted so desperately to see him although the night he came it rained. With the stage being the Grove, the concert didn't end well.  So while at home, my very thoughtful mother decided it would be fun to get tickets to his concert. He came on tour with Colbie Caillat and they were amazing!! We sat on the lawn and had ourselves a little picnic dinner. After a little dancing and my phone dying we headed home. It was a great break from my summer classes and nannying! 

Rules of Fashion

Being a summer nanny has given me tons of time to catch up on my reading! First I tackled The Official Preppy Handbook, second of course was True Prep. Both are fast reads with a ton of very true rules to being a prep. I consider myself to be a modern prep so naturally I agreed with majority of the articles. One in particular I feel very strongly was the rules of fashion which applies to everyone. I got the list from True Prep and of course add some of my own. 


1) Your undergarments must not show, use a belt, put on a strapless bra just do something. 


2) Do not display your wit through T-Shirt Slogans  


3) Purses and Shoes do not need to match although belts and shoes must


4) Don't knock seersucker until you have tried it. Give it a chance before you claim "its not for you"


5) Nose rings, belly button piercings, tongue rings and ankle bracelets all scream TRASHY so think twice. 


6) Sneakers are NEVER to be worn with skirts. Riding boots are okay for non riders same goes for cowboy boots.


7) Jewelry doesn't need to match although the metals should, excluding the wedding band/engagement ring


8) Tattoos- They have to mean something or they just look stupid & for the love of God please put them in a spot       where they won't stretch or be seen. 


9) The price of your clothes doesn't matter what does is that they properly fit. 


10) While on the theme of clothes, dress your age, you look pathetic wearing your teenagers clothes. 

"The best fashion statement is no fashion statement" 

Occoquan Craft Fair

        It was gorgeous this weekend! So Sunday mom & I  explored the Occoquan Craft Fair. It was a little disappointing it seemed like all of the booths had the same thing. Maybe I am just used to Oxford's Double Decker Weekend but the crafts last weekend all seemed like things I had saw on pintrest. 

      We did walk away with really cool hair clips, they come in different sizes and are supposed to replace those plastic claws/clips that always break. Anyway I wore mine today and it worked perfect! They are called flexi 8 and hold and incredible amount of hair. I didn't have to restyle once, nor did it feel like it was coming undone. Totally recommend it!! 

a little preoccupied

        Busy does not even begin to describe the end of my spring semester. Between classes, sorority obligations, finding a job and the sudden death of my granddaddy I hardly had time to myself. Some days I was lucky if I had time to check my email. Things went from manageable to "ahhh" in the blink of an eye. I found a summer job as a nanny, sorority obligations were filled, finals came and went and I said an extremely hard goodbye. 

   Granddaddy was the closed thing I had to home while down at school. Matt & I went to visit him often, I loved listening to them swap old war stories. His door was always open to me and several times he jokingly asked for rent - I stored so much of my stuff there. Before I came to Ole Miss, he and my grandma would visit every Christmas. Besides being such a help around the house he always read The Night Before Christmas to us. And while growing up they would make a second appearance around summer time as they made their trip up to Lewiston. He will be missed by all who knew him. 

Words of Wisdom.

Gah

      Gah, time flies! I can't believe its already five weeks into the spring semester and baseball season has began! I don't know where to begin as its been months since I last blogged. So here is a quick recap... 


     I am back at Ole Miss, still planning on going to nursing school after getting a bachelors in something that is yet to be determined. I am no longer on exec for my sorority, which is different but I am getting used to having more time at nights. Matt & I celebrated our one year anniversary in January. He is currently working with the ROTC cadet's for the week and was with the National Guard last week. With him gone Isla and I have gotten a lot girl time. He did surprise me with tickets to see the Vow for Valentines day. Speaking of Isla she goes to puppy school training next week. The vet said we have a smart pup on our hands and to get her in training to keep her from getting bored. 
     

       Classes are going well, kind of boring. My microbiology class makes me a huge germ freak, all I want to do is clean. I don't understand the point of Principles Theater (or whatever its called) we disuse random thoughts that don't really connect to theater. Community Health is a blast, probs my favorite class. All I want to do is go for a run when I leave, my professor is awesome and makes it so interesting. I am taking a computer class once a night which is super boring, we are learning all of the microsoft programs for a pc, funny enough that I am on a mac. Also once a week I am taking a servesafe class, it is all about how to serve safe foods in different settings. Its actually interesting although I think that is only because I am taking microbiology and we have been taking about food poisoning. 
     I am trying to think of what else has changed although seem to be drawing a blank... Promise this time will blog more frequent.