It's Sunday, Y'all!

You know what that means? It's almost Monday. I'm sure that y'all are dreading the week as much as I am. Fortunately, I have no school on Tuesday, which I'd usually be absolutely ecstatic about, which trust me, I still am, but I have to finish that project mentioned in the previous post. Oh, joy.

I was kind of disappointed to wake up today and learn that we were not going to church, because my mother was sick. I'm the kind of person who likes to get out and do things, so I wasn't exactly happy about staying home. Since I did not get to have the usual country buffet meal I usually would have gotten, it was pretty much left up to me to make some food. Which was no easy feat, because there is absolutely NO groceries in my household. But, I did manage to find some things to gather together and make a shrimp pasta. It was quite simple, and turned out quite delicious. All I did was boil the pasta, and sautee the shrimp. Other than that I just made a simple garlic butter sauce that I poured on top of the pasta noodles and the shrimp. I also added some feta and mozzarella cheese on top of it all, just for a little bit more flavor. I would have preferred to make shrimp fettuccine alfredo, but I didn't have the ingredients to make the alfredo sauce. So I just had to make-do with what I had. But aside from thinking up a recipe from the top of my head with nothing to go by, it must have been pretty decent, because my mama had almost finished her plate by the time I was just finishing fixing mine.

So, this fall, I'm all for a classy look. I really, really love the messy bun , and I am more than ready to try and recreate it myself. It looks so effortlessly put together, but for some reason to me, it just always looks so good, on anyone!

  

I also love the messy bun that includes braids. I haven't been able to get this hairstyle perfected yet, but I'm still working on it. 

 As for shoes, three words: EQUESTRIAN STYLE BOOTS. I'm absolutely in love with them, and in fact, I'm hoping to get my hands on the pair below in the near future. 

You can get these at Macy's, like I hope to do so soon, for $99. They're just so versatile! You can wear them with jeans, and if you have the right dress, it's an absolutely adorable combination.


And since I live in the South, and it's still around 75 where I live, this dress by Judith March is still suitable for the weather. If I had $108 at the moment, I wouldn't hesitate for a second to buy it. I'm so in love with this "Ruffled By The Game" dress, it's perfectly fun and fabulous! You can find this dress, along with other Judith March dresses on The Red Dress Boutique website.

I also adore red wool coats for when the weather gets a little bit cooler.This one from Old Navy is on sale for $60, and is super feminine with its ruffles, but unfortunately out of stock in my size. 

 

And last but not least, PEARLS. They're just a year round staple for any Southern belle! Whether in bracelet, earring, or necklace form, you can never go wrong with them! And if you're looking for cute sorority or gameday pearls, head on over to The Gameday Girls website. They also have special order requests available.

 

So, now that y'all know some of the items on my fall wish list, what looks and styles are y'all into this fall? 

Hope y'all have a great Monday, and a great start to the week ahead!

XOXO,

 

So...

(this blog is from Thursday, October 28th, 2010. Completed and published on Saturday, October 30th, 2010.)

I'm quite aware that my blog looks less than snazzy until I feel like creating a new layout or whatever. But anyways, this is my first time blogging EVER. So I guess I will begin my blog by discussing my day.

School was a drag, as always, but I woke up quite happy knowing that I don't have to go to school tomorrow (thank God for teacher work days!). It wasn't anything out of the ordinary, but we did have a pep rally for the band, which was quite odd, but due to this season's football team at my school not performing to their usual standards, this pep rally seemed a tad peppier than those for the football team. But this pep rally did make me miss when I was on homecoming court at the beginning of October (so sad I didn't have a blog then, or I would have made a blog about my homecoming experience...)

So after school, I went to my town's Super Wal-Mart, which is like our county's mall, because our county is so pitifully boring and small that we only have one Wal-Mart in it. I had to pick up some poster board for a project that is due soon, and I saw the CUTEST poster board ever. I just had to get it. I don't even know what I will do with it, but I'm sure I'll come up with a grand idea eventually. 


After going to Wal-Mart, I went over the river and through the woods to my grandmother's house. Not really, just down a main highway. I was so excited because she completely surprised me with a Vanilla Cupcake Yankee Candle, with the matching lip balm! I already have the lip balm that I got a few weeks ago, but I love it so much half of it is already gone. She must have felt generous because she also ordered me A Southern Belle Primer: Or Why Princess Margaret Will Never Be a Kappa Kappa Gamma by Maryln Schwartz. It has great reviews, and I've heard that it is a must for any Southern lady to read, so I highly recommend it to anyone who has not read it.

On another note, I am super excited for the holidays! I love everything about the holidays. The food, the presents, the atmosphere, it is just simply my favorite time of the year. This year for gifts, I'm making each of my friends a personalized ornament. Each ornament is lime green, and will be decorated with a hot pink and white polka dot bow, along with their initials monogrammed in hot pink! They will also get a cute little cupcake ornament, all in a takeout style box. I got one half of the takeout boxes in a cute polka dot design, and the other half in stripes. I'm so ready to get started on this project of mine.

This isn't exactly what it looks like but it's definitely where my inspiration for the gifts came from. For those not as creative, you can get one like the one above at The Polka Dot Gift Shoppe for $9 each.

XOXO,