SSI Trip!!

Well I've been super lazy and haven't felt like updating since my trip... so here's a quick recap of the long weekend! :)

Friday after Jessica finished her final we all loaded up and headed down to SSI for some relaxation time and a celebration of the END of summer school. I had never driven that far so I was a bit nervous.. and I had some pretty hilarious directions (pictured below) that had crazy descriptions for all of the turns we needed to make. But we made it!! and didn't get lost ONCE.

After we got there we unloaded.. and headed out to one of my favorite places to eat on the island, Brogen's. They have the VERY best onion rings. (which I tried to get a picture of, but it didn't turn out that great.. and the flash was super bright so I started to get embarrassed haha)

The next morning we hit the beach! and it was HOT! There wasn't even a breeze.. so we sweated to death, and then had to hit up McDonald's for sweet teas before we passed out.

(Ally, Jessica, & Me)

(Me & Jessica)

Ally makes me look super pale!!!

That night we went to eat at Barbara Jean's.. another favorite restaurant on the island.

If you ever go to Barbara Jean's you HAVE to get their dessert, chocolate stuff. It is the best thing you'll ever eat! After our delicious meal we went to the shops in the village, and got friendship bracelets at Go Fish.

The next morning when we woke up, several of our bracelets had fallen off already! haha.. oh well.

The next night we went out to dinner with my grandmother and then went to the pier.

And I accidentally deleted the best picture of us!! :( I hate when that happens!

The next morning we were over the beach, so we went shopping (really browsing) in all of the expensive stores. We each got a vineyard vines hat that is super adorable!! But we never got a picture of us in them! :( Then after shopping we went to Wake Up coffee hoping to get some of their 9 layer caramel cake, but they had just sold out!! So we opted for the chocolate instead. and it was delicious! (Can you tell we love to eat?!)

And then the next morning we headed home. :)

We had so much fun, and so many laughs.

Hope everyone else had a great weekend!

-Leslie

The Unpacking Begins!!

Summer classes are FINALLY over! and with that.. the move home and the unpacking has begun!! We move back to school into a new apartment in two weeks.. so now I have to unpack and repack everything in a more organized way.. so for the meantime my room looks like this:

and that's not even everything.

Millie is always excited when I get home, especially when I have a really big princess pillow for her to sit on :) (aka my papasan cushion)

And our cat Sugar, aka the DIVA, caught her outside queening out with a squirrel RIGHT beside her and just HAD to get a picture.

Tomorrow me, Ally, & Jessica are leaving for the beach to celebrate the end of summer classes!! So for the next few days we will be soaking up the rays.. before returning back to school for more learning..

Me and Ally took this picture last night while on a study break stroll around campus :)

-Leslie

top 2 tuesday!

Top 2 Favorite perfumes/colognes/scents

1. Ralph Lauren Romance

This is one of my all time favorites!! I have worn it forever and still LOVE it.

2. J'adore by Dior

This is the next perfume I want to get, I just love the way it smells! and Charlize is lookin Hot in that ad! haha

Hope everyone's tuesday is going well!!

I just finished my very last test in chemistry until the final!! and I'm not too sure how well I did. but hey! only 2 more days and I get my 2 week summer! haha I am COUNTING DOWN!

-Leslie

Etsy shops

Next weekend I'm going to St. Simons Island to celebrate the end of summer classes with Jessica and Ally. My grandmother lives there so we're going to stay with her, and come and go to the beach and village for some shopping. Since we'll be on the island I started looking up some Lilly Pulitzer because I just love those bright, islandy prints. Too bad all of it is WAY out of my price range.. but I found this ADORABLE headband in an etsy shop and I am in love!

Too bad I didn't find it at the BEGINNING of the summer. And then.. as I was etsy shopping, I stumbled upon these rag wreaths.

I LOVE this!! I want one to hang on the door to my room in our new apartment! But I think I can make one myself before I cough up the $50. It can't be too hard! The hardest part for me would be finding all of the cute material and making sure it still matches nicely.

Anyways, I think that's going to be a project for me while I have my one week of summer vacation. I just love it!

-Leslie

Blueberries & Blog Award!

(me & my little sister, Mallory)

Today my grandparents took me and my sister to pick blueberries with them again, and we got so many blueberries! Mallory thought she didn't like blueberries.. but after trying the ones today she said "These are delicious!"

Our VERY full bucket

Then we went and got us some more Georgia Peaches.

It was FAR too hot today in Georgia!! Me and my sister went to the Mall of GA today.. and a drive that should've taken 20 minutes took us 45 because there was some terrible traffic! we had to go 20mph on I85 the ENTIRE WAY!! And on top of that.. my little red bug has black leather interior that gets SUPER hot.. so we were ROASTING! and had to get a shot of the temperature! because that AC was not even helping today.

This is my sweet Millie on squirrel patrol! one reason why I love being home! she always cracks me up! She spends most of the evening sitting on top of the couch scoping out potential threats.. even though she's only like 7 lbs... She's more bark than anything haha.

AND a blog award! I love awards!!

Jess from polka dots pearls & pink.. oh my! Sent me this blog award! If you haven't seen her blog, definitely check her out! It is absolutely adorable! and she has a precious puppy too :)

All you have to do for this award is share it with people who

have touched / changed your life (whether it be in a good or bad way) and why!

So here it goes!!

1. Ally - good way; you always crack me up! And we have too much fun!

2. Ashley - good way; I love all of her posts about restoring the gulf! The video she shared in her last one was so touching.

3. Lauren - I just found her blog today! but it is so adorable! i can't wait to read more :)

4. Lindsay - Her blog is adorable! And she has great pictures in every post!

Well that's all for now! I made a new header and got a new background today! I needed some change! So hope you like the new look!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!

-Leslie