i'm alive.

and i chose to make my first post in months a survey. sue me.

 

1. Do you like blue cheese? 

bleu cheese? nope. gross.

2. Have you ever smoked a cigarette?
i had a bad habit of doing this in college when i was drinking

3.Do you own a gun?
no, but i'm getting one soon hopefully

4. What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic?
i usually just get a diet cherry limeade so nothing special

5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments?
depends on what kind of appointment

6. Do you like hot-dogs?
love them. with cheese. and bacon. and chili. yum.

7. Favorite iPhone app?
i have several. facebook, instagram, candy crush.

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? 

water. all day errday.

9. Can you do push-ups?
hahahaha what is that? a sick joke?

10. What’s your favorite meal?
 mexican. anything mexican.

11. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry? 
my wedding ring :]

12. Favorite hobby? 
watching Netflix or laying out

13. Do you work with people who idolize you?
i sure hope not. awkward.

14. Name a trait that you hate about yourself? 
i wouldn't say i hate it but i really don't like that i never tell anyone no.

15. Middle name? 
Nicole

16. Name 3 thoughts at this moment: 
1. it's almost 5:00

2. i'm super hungry

3. i can't wait to get home & relax

17. Name 3 things you bought yesterday:
grape powerade zero, m&m cookie, water

18. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink. 
water. gave up diet coke over a month ago.

19. Current worry right now?
movingggggg

20. Current hate right now?
immature adults

21. Favorite place to be?
knoxville. hands down.

22. How did you bring in New Year?
went down to the Va Beach Oceanfront with my best friend & john

23. Favorite place to go?
target

24. What is your most recurring dream?
i always have that falling dream where i wake up thinking i was falling off the bed

25. Introvert or extrovert?
extrovert unless i'm super mad

26. What color shirt are you wearing?
navy blue

27. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? 
no, i like super soft cotton sheets

28. Can you whistle?
i'm not that talented

29. Favorite color?
i would have to say yellow is my favorite but i love to wear black. more than half my closet is black clothes.

30. Would you be a pirate?
never

31. What songs do you sing in the shower? 
whatever is playing on my phone

32. Favorite girl’s name?
Molly

33. Favorite boy’s name?
William

34. Who is your loudest friend?
liz. definitely liz.

35. What’s in your pocket right now?
nothing

36. Last thing that made you laugh?
talking with my co-worker, Meagan

37. Bed sheets as a child?
my favorites went with my Snow White comforter. it was beautiful.

38. Worst injury you’ve ever had?
i've been pretty fortunate with injuries. my worst would have to be breaking my wrist.

39. Do you love where you live?
i like certain things about it but i can't wait to move back down south.

40. How many TVs are in your house?
3

41. What is your worst habit?
i don't think i have one. i used to bite my nails a long time ago. maybe cussing too much?

42. How many dogs do you have?
1 sweet baby Bristol

43. Does someone have a crush on you?
i hope john still does haha

44. Do you own slippers?
nope. i had these really soft white boot looking ones that Bristol chewed up when she was a puppy.

45. What is your favorite book?
The Great Gatsby. it makes me cry every time i finish it.

46. What is your favorite candy?
M&M's have always been my favorite

47. What is your favorite sports team?
VOLS Bears Cubs

48. What song do you want played at your funeral?
i'm not sure

49. What were you doing at 12 AM last night?
watching a movie on Netflix

50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up this morning?
ughhhhh


dress designer on a budget

I am no fashion blogger but I felt like I needed to share my ways to dress in similar-to-designer duds for MUCH less than the designer price tag. 

I'm going to start with this gorgeous Kate Spade dress. It carries a hefty price of $398.

(found here)

I found a similar dress at Forever 21 for $27.80. It does not have the great print of the KS dress but the shape and the great collar accent are present.

(found here)

Military style jackets are EVERYWHERE this season. You can dress them up with bright accessories, skinnies and heels or you can throw on an old pair of jeans with some combat boots.

This jacket by Michael Kors is beautiful but stabs you with it's $275 price tag.

(found here)

Forever 21 always has stylish outerwear at great prices so it was no surprise that they had something similar with a budget friendly price of $39.80.

(found here)

White is the new black as far as I'm concerned. It goes with anything and everything and gives an outfit a nice crisp feel. This crossbody by Jason Wu is the perfect accessory to top off a plain outfit except for the $1,495 price.

(found here)

Charlotte Russe carries a bag with the same bright white hue for a reasonable $15.99. 

(found here)

Denim is back! I still don't know how I feel about denim jackets but vests are just enough denim to add an edgier look to a sundress or bright tank.

This J Brand vest from Anthropologie is a whopping $218.

(found here)

Lulu's carries a distressed denim vest for a much better price of $52.

(found here)

Happy shopping y'all!

currently learning the cup song from Pitch Perfect.

I'm baaaaack :]

I haven't written a post since October 8 and a TON has happened since then. This post will be strictly for catching up. I have lots planned for future posts so make sure to stop by again!

1. I got laid off from my job on November 13.

2. I GOT MARRIED ON NOVEMBER 16!!!!

3. I moved to Chesapeake, VA on December 9. It was a terrible drive. I don't wish it on my worst enemy. Let's just say that we will NEVER move ourselves by pulling a U-Haul behind one of our vehicles. What was supposed to be a 13 hour trip turned into 24. We couldn't go above 55 mph & if we hit a bump in the road, the trailer started swaying back and forth, causing my Jeep to sway back and forth, causing me to pee my pants several times. We were so tired by the time we made it into VA that we had to stop & sleep for 2 hours. The hotel room had obviously not been cleaned because there was black hair in the bed & in the bathroom and I thought I was going to contract some kind of disease. It was absolutely disgusting.

4. I got to ring in the new year with my best friend, Liz :] Her dad and sister live in Virginia Beach so she came and visited with them for the holiday and we conveniently got to slip in some best friend time.

5. Bristol is loving the new apartment. We live on the first floor so she can run around and play and not disturb the neighbors like in our apartment in MS. She enjoys long walks/sprints around the courtyard chasing the resident rabbit and sleeping on the back of the couch like a cat. There is a dog park less than 5 minutes away which is awesome. I would be so bored on duty days without her.

I guess that's all for now! I gotta get my tush in bed. See y'all later!