She's Alive! :O

Honestly, I need to get in the habit of blogging more. It's still so new to me that I never post anything! The main reason being I feel that I have nothing interesting to post, but today I decided to insert some photos of my "living in Hawaii for college" experience and I'm gonna try to get better acquainted with this whole "blogging on a regular basis thing." Without furtha ado...PICTURES :D

Hawaiian sunset

Hawaiian sunrise

Waterfall we jumped!

Palm trees in Maui

Vans Triple Crown surfing competition

Lizard fish!

The HI life :)

Day at the North Shore

Hanauma Bay

The snorkeling crew!

The cutest rooster, wild chickens are a thing here

Working on the sand castle

Building a sand castle!

Be sure to wear some fl..feathers in your hair

I finally got feather extensions in my hair after wanting them for months! They were so expensive at salons and so i was going to buy a DIY kit but just never got around to it. My RA here at school told me about someone on campus who sells feathers and puts them in really cheap(I paid about the half the price I would have at a salon), so I jumped right on that and got myself 3 feathers right behind my ear! I didn't want anything too crazy, but I still wanted that nice pop of color for something unique. I got 2 feathers that were neutral colors, one kind of brownish and the other black and white striped. The last feather is my pop of color, a royal blue that fades to black at the tip. Next time I think I want a turquoise-ish one and some small strands incorporated in the top layers of my hair, either more feathers or I'll finally take the plunge and dye the ends of my hair different colors (pictured below).

Other than that, college has been going AH-mazing! Hawaii is a beautiful place to live and while classes aren't the funnest thing (yay for biology!) we get to study on the beach making it totally worthwhile. I'm hoping to start putting up more posts, once my school routine is established and everything and will start putting up some outfit posts and fashion-related awesomeness :)

Just breathe.

In one week I'll be leaving to live in a whole new place away from everyone I know and everything I know. It's only a short 7 days away, yet I still don't know how I feel about it. When I think about it it just doesn't seem real probably because it's so big of a thing. On the one hand I want my life begin and I want freedom, a new beginning, a fresh start, etc. etc. but on the other hand I worry if I can even live on my own. I think that I'll run out of something I need to survive and won't know what to do, or that I'll run out of money and just be stuck. I guess I'm just having a mixture of feelings really and when I think about it, I think that it's one of those things you just do. To be cliche, you just gotta dive right in! Head first! No looking back or thinking about. It's an experience of a lifetime and I know that once I get past my shyness and anxiety, it's probably gonna be the best 4 years of my life. Those are thoughts that keep me moving forward and get me siked up for such a big endeavor. Once I get past the culture shock/settling to whole other state, then I get to shift my worries to college work! Yipee! For me, the latter seems the easier of the two :P Well I think that's pretty much all I have to say on that subject. Sometimes it just feels good to put your thoughts/feelings/worries into writing. It helps you figure out what you're really feeling and I think that your true thoughts always slip out when you start writing about a particular subject. Alright, now that's all I have to say lol. And now I think it appropriate to insert a little inspiration into this post, so here it is:

"Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable."

~Wendy Wasserstein

and that's exactly what I'll do! :)

half moon nails

like any regular lazy sunday, i was browsing around the internet and came across an article about the half moon nail trend. i thought it looked so unique and so totally AWESOME (!) that

i decided to give it a try. i found an easy step by step guide (it really isn't too hard, it's just a reverse french manicure) and then started figuring out which color combos looked the best. I went with a summery coral since you know it's still summer and all, the 110 degree weather keeps reminding me, and paired it with a nice neutral to give it a more vintage-y feel. i didn't know this until reading more about it, but it was actually a really popular trend in the '30s and '40s! just thought i'd give you all a little history lesson as well, get those old brain juices flowing since school is starting soon :) below are some pictures of what the final result was! please ignore the slightly messy paint job, i hadn't gone around the edges to clean them before i took the pics and you know no one's perfect!

the lighting makes the coral a little more pink, but in real life it's more of an orange and the neutral is a grayish purple! i think next time i want to make the top color come down a little bit more, it was kinda hard getting the sticker thing positioned right though and i never knew how much it was covering, but i still loved the results! definitely going to try again with all kinds of different colors.

colors used:

-wet n wild wild shine in blazed

-rimmel lasting finish pro in steel gray

hope you enjoyed! :)

currently...

I'm reading One Day by David Nicholls, scouring the online store "racks" (if you will) for awesome deals on summer clothes, listening to my itunes music on shuffle, watching Sabrina mainly for the clothes, and experimenting with polyvore. I'm definitely not doing this things simultaneously, i mean i'm good but i'm not THAT good!

Still from Sabrina, one of the many beautiful dresses designed by Givenchy.

eleventh of july?

So exactly one week ago was the fourth of July and I didn't have a blog then, but took some crazy cute pictures from the small town parade (the same small town that I used to live in) I went to and although it's a week overdue, who doesn't like to see pictures of little kids decked out in red, white, blue attire any time of the year? I know I do!

One of the floats. All of the kids dressed up in attire from different countries showing how Southold is a melting pot of nationalities!

A group that played bag pipes and super cool drums, plus look at those awesome kilts!

Little boy scouts and behind them are a bunch of kids who decorate their bikes, wagons, etc. with patriotic colored streamers, balloons, ribbons anything really! My friend in like 3rd grade used to decorate his bike every year!

And finally this is a picture of me, my sister's friend, and my sister at the parade! This is on the Suffolk Times webpage in their Fourth of July parade slideshow. All credit goes to their photographer! Don't you just love my patriotic outfit? :) I like to be spirited for the holidays without looking like I'm spirited haha I think I do a good job!

Top- TJMaxx

White cami-Forever 21

White shorts- Ross

Shoes (navy blue Keds)- DSW

*Also if anyone wanted to know I curled my hair with a curling wand, I'm never going back to creasing, clamping curling irons ever again!

I hope you enjoyed! :)

first post!

i finally got my own blog! after months of trying to just come up with a blog title, i finally did it! i was/am part of a collab blog with my friends soyoung and hilary, but wanted my own blog to be able to post whatever and whenever i want. I can also keep up with said friends now as we move on into college and life beyond in 3 different places. i think that's a pretty good intro, so i'll insert my little get-to-know your blogger survey so you can get to know me on a more personal level :) here it is:

1. Do you like chinese food? Ohhhh yes! dim sum, best. stuff. EVER!
2. Favorite comedian? Don't really watch comedians but if comedian like actors count then Jim Carrey
3. What kind of jelly do you like on your PB & J sandwich? Usually just grape but peach is also delicious
4. Favorite ice cream? Cappuchino crunch, really anything with coffee ice cream or chocolate
5. Tell me a random fact: My first best friend's name was Nino. I came up with this fact so quickly because we have had to do random facts every day in english for the past three weeks
6. Pick a movie quote: "Hey James Bond, in America we drive on the right side of the road." Clueless, one of my favorite movies
7. Favorite quote: "Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible!' " -Audrey Hepburn
8. Name a couple of favorite colors: pink, blue, aquamarine
9. Favorite Dave Matthews Band song (if you have one?) I have heard of the band but don't listen to them avidly so no favorite song
10. Favorite online store: asos
11. Favorite music genre: I really like it all except classical, country, screamo, death metal. Okay so maybe not all. I guess I'm more alternative rock, pop, songs on the radio, and anything you can dance to.
12. All-time favorite blogger: I don't follow too many blogs but I always look for new posts by abutterflybyday, check them out!
12. Favorite clothing brand: I like a lot, and I mostly shop at store like ross, tj-maxx, so I get a lot of different brands rather than stick with just one.
13. Describe your personal style in three words: simple/casual and black (although I don't wear black all the time, I do have a lot of it. But, I'm trying to buy more colors for my wardrobe).

hope you enjoyed! :)