Happy 4th!

We're taking our family vacation over this holiday weekend!

So for the next 5 days I'll be at the lake, surrounded by some wonderful friends and family!

and sunning my bum. ;)

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I wish you all a wonderful and safe Fourth of July holiday with your families!

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I Need Your Advice!

I move in to my apartment in August,

and I wanted to do something cool for my room.

I'm keeping the same bedding, all of my fun pillows from pier one that go with my papasan cushion, I just have to get the Queen size quilt from Target. But for my bed itself I wanted to do something different. 

My mom and I threw around ideas of using antique shutters for my headboard, and then thought about a mantel for a headboard. Then we went antique'ing and ran across the PERFECT mantel, went home to digest it.. and decided it was too great to pass up. It's crackled yellow paint! And it goes with my pillows perfectly. We sealed it with some spray lacquer, but I think we may seal it with some that you paint on. 

But take a look! 

[and please pardon the mess behind it.. we had it sitting downstairs in the hallway for a few weeks and finally moved it to our junky storage room!]

Here's where I need your opinion:

I'm trying to decide what to do OVER the bed. 

I'm thinking about a collage of different size frames with fun prints off of etsy? Or should I put stacks of books, a fun vase of flowers, and my initials? I'm torn. So help! And if you know of any cute prints on etsy that might look good please send me the link to the shops!

Here's a look of it with my pillows in front of it! I think it's going to look so neat!

The only thing is, the mantle is a few inches smaller than a queen size bed.. so we're hoping it won't look weird that my mattress is a few inches wider on each side of the mantel.

 

So give me your ideas! I love to hear them! And if you want to see my bedding from last year look at this post. My quilt is the green color of the pillow in the above picture.

Happy Wednesday!

Orientation Nightmare

Last Friday I went to Orientation at UGA

and let me start by saying, I hope that isn't a preview of my first day of school.

I got lost.. within a building. But we'll get to that.

First of all, I get there and park in the parking deck and I notice that a whole slew of parents are there walking in with their children. I figured, "Hey! Maybe Freshmen have orientation today too.. I won't worry yet." I had no clue where I was going so I followed all of them into the building and found where I check in.

Come to find out, it was definitely all transfer students there for check-in. And apparently parents were invited to come? Uhhh... I didn't get that memo. For the remainder of the day I pretty much had no one to talk to because everyone was flanked by their mom and dad on each side. That's not really approachable. Just sayin..

I just really don't understand them encouraging you to make friends at orientation when no one leaves their parents sides to talk to anyone. 

Then we broke for lunch and they gave us meal tickets for the dining hall. Well you had to get on a bus and ride a few stops to get there (and confession: I've never taken an actual tour of the campus. I was seriously walking these buildings and this area of campus for the first time.) So I got lost. I couldn't find my way out of the building.. and then I couldn't find my way to the bus stop. And on top of this I have a nerdy name tag that just SCREAMS orientation loser, along with 3 folders of information packets and a plastic bag that says ARMY on it that they handed out. 

So at that point I just started following random people and their parents around hoping they knew where they were going.. until I felt like a total creeper and just called my mom. I eventually found another girl who was a little goofy.. but we both didn't have parents with us and both were lost. So we managed to find our way around.. I registered for my classes and I'm golden. But WHAT a DAY!!! 

some of the goods

Oh and my ID card picture turned out TERRIBLE. I wish there was a way to retake it.. but I really am too cheap to pay 20 bucks for a new one. 

HOWEVER, despite my negativity towards the orientation process... I am beyond excited about starting school! Walking the campus multiple times as I was lost made me really excited to be a dawg! I'm currently planning on studying the campus map so I know my way around come August. :)

Meet Phoebe!

Say Hello to Phoebe.

My brand new car!! 

I'm in love with her!

There's a slight possibility her name will change.. but for now I'm thinking Phoebe. We picked her up yesterday at lunch, and after 3 hours of dreadful paperwork we were finally headed home!

 

Me and our lovely Car salesman, Mike. He was such a nice guy! 

He even put balloons on the car for me.. a nice touch if you ask me ;)

Our sweet cat Sugar has already laid claim to the car though, I walked out this morning and found her getting some beauty sleep on the hood!

 Happy Thursday to all of you!

WILW

It's Wednesday! So Go Link up with Jamie for WILW! 

Today I'm loving...

[one.]

That tonight as soon as my parents get off work we're going to pick up my NEW CAR!! 

[two.]

That we had a wonderful time in SSI visiting with my grandmother, and Millie loooved running on the beach! She yelped with joy when we took her out there, I'll add some pictures soon!

  

[three.]

We've been couponing, and Special K cereal is finally back on the BOGO cycle at Publix. Simple things in life make me happy! And this weeks BOGO items are all amazing. 

[four.]

I'm loving my beautiful family. I am so blessed to have such sweet and incredible parents, and a sister who blows me away with her kindness on a daily basis. 

 

[five.]

Yesterday was my blogaversary! :) I can't believe I've already had my blog for a year, I love the blogging world and how incredible every one of you is! You have really made this last year so inspiring, and make me feel better when I'm having a rough day. Thanks for making blogging so special!

What are you loving today?!

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