Summertime girls got it going on

It finally feels like summer, and with that I am loving tossing on sandals daily. Along with the need to open toed shoes, headbands are always needed during the warm months to help on those scorching days when your hair just doesn't work well with you. There's just something that can't be beaten by the warm weather accesories that are now being pulled out of the woodwork. Here are my current favorite sandals and headscarves:

1. Mark+James by Badgely Mischka 'Maiko' Wedge Sandal, Bloomingdale's
2. Dolce Vita 'Felice' Sandal, Nordstrom
3. Navy Polka Dot Tie Headband, Topshop
4. Tasha 'Sparklicious' Head Wrap, Nordstrom
5. The Bridgewalk Sandal, Madewell
6. Floral Headwrap, Forever 21
7. Braided Faux-Leather Sandals, Old Navy
8. Sam Edelman 'Ginger' Sandal, Zappos

Dance the night away

Sorry for the last posting! Prom went by splendidly, aside from some rain drops that just had to keep falling on the day. I decided to go with my hair down, and I'm so happy with how that look turned out. My dress was so fun to dance in, which I must say I danced the night away!

 Dressed and ready for prom

 Pinning the flower

My best friends and I (we call ourselves the Wolf Pack), with our corsages

The full look, along with my best friend

Now on to graduation and summertime!

As we go on, we remember all the times we've had together

Will we think about tomorrow like we think about now?
Can we survive it out there? Can we make it somehow?
I guess I thought that this would never end
And suddenly it's like we're women and men
Will the past be a shadow that will follow us round?
Will these memories fade when I leave this town
I keep, I keep thinking that it's not goodbye
Keep on thinking it's a time to fly
-Vitamin C

The day is finally here. My last day of school, the day that I've been waiting for since my first day of preschool, is now a mere hours away from me. I'm feeling so sappy about the day; it's just such a bittersweet feeling.  I know that this is just the start of a new chapter in my life, and that I'm on to bigger and better things, but I still can't help but look back on these past four years, through everything that has elapsed, and truly be thankful for everything that I've had.

Northville High School Class of 2011, it's been real. Now it's time to live it up.

These are the days that I will remember

I can't even believe that I have two days left of school! Prom is on Thursday, and I am trying to decide on how my hair should be. I definitely want something soft and very feminine, but I'm not sure if I want to go all up or down. Here are some of my current favorite choices:



I see the stars in black and white

 Today I took on making purple cupcakes and it actually worked out! One minor setback, my hand mixer is broken, so I had to mix the cake mix by hand. It wasn't as dreadful as I expected, and I absolutely love how purple the cupcakes turned out to be!

 My sister had this decorating paste that I added to my cake mix.

 I added a generous amount of the coloring to a white cake mix and made as directed on the box

 I had these delightful purple with white polka dot cupcake holders which just added to the purple theme.

 For a girl who is obsessed with the color purple, how could I not love these?

 I used my normal frosting recipe, but had some added difficulty with my lack of a hand mixer.

YUM

Don't you ever grow up

Current mood: nostalgic. And that's putting it lightly. I don't know why, but it's probably the fact that I only have one full week of school left, and only eight days total. I've been listening to my favorite smooth music playlist to fit my mood today, including "Hazy" by Rosi Golan,  "Long Ride Home" by Patty Griffin and especially my new favorite for the week, "Never Grow Up" by Taylor Swift. I'm semi obsessed with this verse:

"Take pictures in your mind of your childhood room
Memorize what it sounded like when your dad gets home
Remember the footsteps, remember the words said
And all your little brother's favorite songs
I just realized everything I have
Is someday gonna be gone"

Who would have thought that I'd actually be sad to see high school come to a close?

& it's just my luck to end up getting stuck to everything you are

The other day, my sister and I had a random late night emo music jam session, which is nothing new for us, but something that hasn't happened since she was home over Christmas. It included lots of screaming, and plenty of heart belting. It reminded me how sometimes you just need to rock out to some hardcore music and sing out your feelings. I then proceeded to compile my favorite songs of the genre to a playlist to be at easy access for the next necessary occasion. My favorites from the list are as follows:

Burn This City, Cartel
Only One, Yellowcard
Everything in Transit, Jack's Mannequin
Definitely Maybe, FM Static
With Me, Sum 41
Lights Out, Mindless Self Indulgence
The Space Between, Valencia
Turpentine Chaser, Dashboard Confessional
The Ground Folds, Senses Fail
Allow Me to Introduce Myself... Mr. Right, The White Tie Affair
The Past Should Stay Dead, Emarosa
Ohio is for Lovers, Hawthorne Heights
World Apart, Silverstein
All Hail the Heartbreaker, The Spill Canvas
Don't Let Her Pull You Down, New Found Glory
Ambulance Chaser, Search the City
Body Bag, Hit the Lights
Anne Arbour, The Get Up Kids
Best Beating Heart, Sing it Loud
Josie, Blink-182
MakeDamnSure, Taking Back Sunday

Hey mama, I wanna scream so loud for you

"I love you, Mother," I said. "I'll always love you." Robert Penn Warren, All the King's Men

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms of the world. I've been spending the day with my fabulous mom, who I must say is the best mom in the world. Thank you for making my eighteen years of life the greatest I could ever wish them to be. You are the best mom, I love you.

XOXO to all the mothers today!

Sing like you think no one's listening

It finally feels like spring! The trees are blooming and today was a bright, sunny day. I had three AP tests this week, so I've been a bit busy preparing for those and also spending my free afternoons having lunch dates with my friends. I'm definitely feeling like it's the end of the school year with the warm weather and winding down of school. Here are my current almost-summer inspired things:

 A bracelet made of shells that I bought in the Dominican Republic, currently making its way into many of my outfits.

 My shoes for prom, I'm kind of obsessed with them. I like that they are sturdy enough to make a statement, but the fun peep toe makes the perfectly summery enough for prom.

 Another DR purchase, a small shell covered box that I now keep at my bedside to put my jewelry in at night.

A candle in a coconut shell, also purchased in the Dominican Republic. It's no secret that I love candles.

Even in the daylight I can't see the sky

I'm currently studying for my AP English Literature test that I have on Thursday, and in doing so I have been reviewing the stories from James Joyce's Dubliners. We read this in class first semester, so it has been quite awhile since I have taken a look at the stories. One of my favorites from the collection, "The Dead", closes up the novel with one of the most moving selections I have read. In refreshing my memory of the story, I fell in love with the passage again, as seen below:

"He watched sleepily the flakes, silver and dark, falling obliquely against the lamplight... It was falling on every part of the dark central plain, on the treeless hills, falling softly upon the Bog of Allen, and, farther westward, softly falling into the dark mutinous Shannon waves. It was falling, too, upon every part of the lonely churchyard on the hill where Micheal Furey lay buried. It lay thickly drifted on the crooked crosses and headstones, on the spears of the little gate, on the barren thorns. His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling, like the decent of their last end, upon all the living and the dead."