Lazy Thursday

I feel like I may have mentioned it before, but Thursdays are my least favorite day of the week. For some reason, I always feel so drained and tired on Thursdays. I think it's because it's not quite the end of the week, but you're already halfway, so you're just...waiting. Once the school year really gets underway, Thursdays are the days I never feel like trying to look really cute and put together, so last winter I started the tradition of "Sweatpant Thursday." I know a lot of people always wear sweats, but since I usually wear "real clothes," it's such a nice break for me! A bunch of my friends adopted it as well, and when it got warmer, Sweatpant Thursday became Norts Thurdsay, and eventually just Lazy Thursday.

To me, there are two types of lazy dress. There's put together, yet simple, lazy and then there's cute and comfy lazy.

Cardigan | Leggings | Boots

Top | Sweats | Moccasins

How do you do lazy? Do you wear sweats to school?

XO

September 11

No big post today, just a few words. 

Let us remember those we lost in the attacks on September 11, 2001. Let us remember the firefighters who fought bravely to defend their countrymen. And let us send love to those who lost loved ones that day. I cannot thank you enough. You are all in my prayers and forever in my heart.

God bless America.

XO

LBD

Everyone knows that a perfect, versatile LBD is a staple in every well-dressed girl's wardrobe. Something you could wear to work, to class, to a party one night, and to lunch the next afternoon. That being said, I feel the need to confess something. My closet is lacking this perfect black dress. Yes, of course I have black dresses. A black cocktail dress, a black maxidress, and some tiny thing I probably shouldn't have possession of are all currently residing there. But my beautiful, perfect, "make me feel like Audrey or Jackie one minute and like Blake Lively the next" dress is mysteriously not there. And so begins the hunt for my LBD.

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So simple, classic, and chic.

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Loving the slight kick at the hem.

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The buttons are a great twist!

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I looove the Peter Pan collar, but this alice+olivia number is quite pricey.

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All this dress needs is a statement necklace and some sunnies.

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I love that this dress nips in at the waist for some shape and structure.

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This dress is actually perfect. I love the neckline, the fuller skirt, the half-sleeves. And apparently so does everyone else: it's completely sold out! However, I am almost 100% positive that this is the dress for me, and so the waiting begins!!

Where did you get your LBD? Any and all suggestions are much appreciated!

XO

Current Obsession: A-Line Skirts

Happy Friday, y'all!! This week, despite being shortened because of Labor Day, has seemed to just drag by. Getting up in the morning was something of a challenge and every class I attended felt like it would never end. Lucky for me, it's gameday and we're facing our rival school! I'm so excited!!

Lately, I've been wearing a lot more skirts than I used to. I'm definitely more of a skirt/dress girl, but for whatever reason, I used to favor pants a lot more. That being said, since the school year has started, I've probably worn a skirt or dress to school every other day. Love it! I've recently been looking around to expand my selection of skirts, and have been super drawn to fuller, a-line skirts than usual. They're such a fresh and welcome change from my old standby of pencil skirts and more fitted minis. And they just make me want to twirl. Instant mood booster.

Black with Bow | Pink | Nude + Coral | Bows | Light Gray | Black

Normally I'd pick a favorite out of these, but they're all so perfect. I am actually loving every single one of these skirts. They're so fun and flirty!

What's your current obsession? Are you loving the a-line skirt too?

XO

My Study Essentials

Raise your hand if you can't stand studying. Me either! It's dull and uninteresting and so monotonous sometimes, even when you like the subject you're studying. However, there are definitely a few things that are foolproof ways to help me through a long study session.

leggings | sweatshirt | hair ties | tumbler

It's so much easier to study when you're comfy! I'm always wearing leggings or Norts and a sweatshirt when I study because I can concentrate so much better when I'm not preoccupied with how my clothes feel. I also always have my hair up when I study. It helps me so much to have it all out of the way and keep the distraction of it out of the way. And so I don't have to keep going down to the kitchen all the time, I keep a big glass of water on my desk at all times to stay hydrated and alert!

Another study must-have for me is music. I always, always, always have music playing when I study. Lately, I've had Garth Brooks, Michael Bublé, Jimmy Buffett, and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers in my daily rotation. Don't y'all worry, a study playlist is definitely in the works!!

What are your study essentials?

XO

Books of My Month: August

Last month brought a bit of a change to my usual reading habits. With everything that was going on, I only found time to read what I had to, not what I wanted to. Meaning that the only "real" book–as in not a textbook or magazine–that made it into my hands in August was...

The Soiling of Old Glory. I bet y'all are sure glad that this is the last time you'll have to see this cover on a Books of My Month post! And let me just say, I was more than happy to be finished. While the subject matter in my APUSH summer reading was quite interesting, the manner in which it was presented was a bit strange to me. I hated the inclusion of some facts that I deemed irrelevant, yet was fascinated by an entire chapter on the history and symbolism of the American flag. And since I had to write an essay on it (which I killed, thank goodness!), it was even less appealing to me on the whole. I sure am glad to be finished with it, but I'm also glad to have read it. It's quite outside of my literary comfort zone, so I believe it was a good thing for me to branch out at bit.

Next on the list? Some fun chick-lit and Gatsby!

What have you been reading?

XO

Under the Stadium Lights

Ladies and gentlemen, high school (and college! Geaux Tigers!!) football has returned, making yours truly a very happy girl. Football season is, quite honestly, my favorite part of the whole school year (besides Nationals weekend!). I love the atmosphere and spirit of the school, the electric feeling I get running out to the fifty-yard line for halftime, and walking around every Friday seeing everyone decked out in blue and gold. Friday night was opening night in our stadium, on our brand new turf field!!

50-yard line on the new field!

Like many people, I am a tiny bit obsessed with the turf. It's better to play on (I'm going off what I hear from the football team), better to dance on, and, while we're being honest, so much better to look at! 

Some of the team. 

We won the game by a landslide, and had a pretty great halftime show, if I do say so myself. All in all, it was a fantastic night!!

Also, this year we got new uniforms! Pictured are our gameday uniforms, that we wear to school and to the game before halftime, but we also got new competition uniforms too!

My official Poms picture for this season with a closeup of our brand new gameday uniforms! The little white dots are crystals, natch.

The white bow has become part of my gameday standard, along with my favorite Urban Decay gold glitter eyeliner. It's been a bit of a gameday routine/ritual for me since freshman year, and it's just not the same without it!

Do you love football season as much as me? Who are you cheering for?

XO

All photos courtesy of a Poms Mom:)