Turnabout 2013

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending my school's Turnabout dance for the first time! My freshman and sophomore year I ran into other obligations the weekend of the dance (like a family friend's wedding), so I was lucky to be able to go this year with my wonderful boyfriend!!

For Turnabout, the girls ask the guys, so I knew I had to come up with something clever. I used the game flip cup to ask him. For those of y'all who aren't familiar, flip cup is played at a long table with two teams of people. Each person has a Solo cup in front of them with a small amount of water, juice, etc. and it's basically a race down the table to see which side can finish their cups and flip them off the edge of the table first.

One of our friends was having a party the weekend before the dance, but I wasn't able to go because of my involvement in the Variety Show. But I was able to sneak away during the second act when my obligations were fewer and ask him quickly. On the way, I called the host and explained that I was coming and asked him to get my boyfriend to start playing flip cup.

{from my Instagram}

I timed it perfectly and walked in right in the middle of his game!

And now, the big reveal of my dress! This is definitely my favorite dress I've worn for a dance so far, and I will absolutely be finding more excuses to wear it again.

It's the Lilly Pulitzer Payton Dress! Best part, some of the flowers have pearls right on them. So perfect. I die.

We clean up good, don't we? :)

Quite possibly the most dysfunctional group picture I've ever been a part of.

The girls!

We started off the night with pictures at a country club, then took our party bus to dinner and then to the dance. After the dance, we went back to one of the guy's houses for our afterparty and all went to breakfast the next morning.

XO

Today

Not a terribly busy day, but a super fun one, no doubt! I got my nails and spray tan done yesterday, so all I have to do is figure out how I'm doing my hair for tonight. We're doing pictures at a country club and then going to dinner and the dance on our party bus. After that we're headed to our group's after party!!

On my nails: Essie Hard To Get

This color is something of a standby for me, the perfect shade of light pink. Bonus points that it matches the underside of my dress almost perfectly!

As far as my dress, y'all know I won't show you until after the dance, but I will give you some hints: it's Lilly and it's pink! I actually had a bit of a dress emergency–the LBD I ordered turned out to not work out at all. Once again, Lilly saved the day and delivered my perfect dress just in time! I can't wait to show y'all!!

XO

Friday Five

1. My apologies for the lack of posts recently. I'm still catching up on things from Nationals (I'm almost done!) and I'm trying to get everything together and under control. But I will be posting more in the near future and scheduling a few posts to keep myself current.

2. My Turnabout dress shipped yesterday! It wasn't supposed to ship til the 18th, so I'm super excited for it!!

3. As many of y'all know, I've been writing for the Smart Girls Guide since April of last year, which has been incredible for me. I loved writing the Organization of the Month column and had so much fun researching new charities and organizations that worked to make the world a better place. But when Emily, our Smarts Starter, offered me the chance to move over to writing the style column, I jumped at the offer! Our February issue is out now and you can check out my article on getting over your second semester style slump!!

4. I had a fantastic Valentine's Day yesterday! At my school, student council sells individual carnations in the days leading up to the 14th. You can buy them for one dollar and send them to anyone's first period class that morning. I got so many thoughtful carnations from my great friends!

My sweet boyfriend also got me a gorgeous bouquet of roses that he gave to me when we were out last night! They're absolutely gorgeous.

5. I'm currently completely obsessed with Bruno Mars' album, Unorthodox Jukebox. My favorite tracks are definitely "Moonshine," "When I Was Your Man," and "Natalie."

XO

Friday Five

1. I'm currently dancing at the state dance team competition! Prelims are today and if we rank in the top ten by the end of the night, we'll be dancing at finals tomorrow!

2. Dry shampoo is my new lifesaver. I've been using a volumizing kind from TRESemmé and it has changed my life.

3. I've found a dress for the Turnabout dance in March! I'm borrowing it from a friend and I don't want to say too much about it...but it's pink!

It's also super body-con, which brings me to my next item...

4. I've decided that after Nationals, I'll be going on a cleanse. I wanted to do one as a New Year's Resolution, but January is such a stressful time for me already with finals and being in the full swing of competition season that it just wouldn't be healthy or safe. The last half of February is pretty mellow though, and it's right before Turnabout, the Poms Fashion Show, Spring Break....basically perfect timing. I'm definitely planning on posting extensively about my experience on the cleanse.

5. Less than a week (six days!!!!) until Nationals. The next Friday Five will be posted from DisneyWorld! WHEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Have a fabulous weekend, y'all!

XO

Friday Five

1. Three weeks until Nationals. I can't even tell you how excited I am.

2. I am obsessed with this song. And this one. They've both been on repeat in my house for the past week. I think I might have a problem.

3. Along the lines of me having problems, finals are just around the corner! Stress is surprisingly not too high, even though I have to totally ace most of these exams. Fingers crossed, books out.

4. Is it bad that I'm already starting to think about dresses for the Turnabout dance that isn't til March? Oh well...I'm currently obsessed with this one; it's so different from anything else I've worn to a dance! We'll see how it turns out...I have a feeling that I may be a little short for it!

5. Last weekend I blew out another hair dryer. I was so sad, because I loved that one and I had only bought it in November! Luckily, the company has a great warranty and exchange policy and they agreed to waive the shipping on the return and send me a new one! 

I may or may not be posting frequently next week, depending on how finals are going. Have a lovely weekend, y'all!

XO