A Weekend at "The End"

For my friend Stephanie's birthday, we went out to her summer home in Montauk. Although it was absolutely freezing and we barely spent any time outdoors, we had a fantastic time. We walked to town in the cold, watch Bridesmaids and talked until our mouths fell off. We sat around a warm fire and chatted and ate until our tummies popped. I loved getting to see the ice capped beach from the comfort of the indoors. We took a few (blurry) pictures and I thought I would share! 

Deanna or "Eminem" 

I would defintely recommend checking out the beach town during the summer. It has tons of cute little shops, restaurants and amazing fudge! Not to forget the beach and easy walk from town to the beach. I went with Steph before over the 4th of July and it was relaxing and calming. We had bonfires and ate ice cream all day. Go check it out!

See you all next time! 

Trying to be "Honorable"

Last Thursday, my school inducted our members of Nation Honor Society. I was lucky enough to be chosen to be on of them, and I am very blessed and thankful for it. A few if my friends were chosen as well, so it was nice for us all to dress up together and walk across the stage. If you don't know what NHS is, it is an American school wide group that reconizes what they call "well rounded students." We had to fill out applications and get signatures. 

I really loved getting all dressed up for this, so I thought I would share my outfit and my friends dresses with you all! This might help if your school is like mine and puts dress codes on what we can wear to school events-we were told businesss casual with decent length skirts.  

Amanda is wearing a black and white dress with a belt

Christina is wearing a gray sparkly dress with knee-high boots and a cardigan

What I was wearing:

Marroon peplum style shirt with lace colar from Forever21

Navy skirt with tan polka-dots from Forever 21 

Black tights from Express

Tan ballet flats from Payless 

Sam is wearing a Burberry wrap around skirt and black shirt with matching batterned cuffs and black ballet flats 

(This picture is a joke between me and Megan, I honnestly do love her) 

She is wearing a black cardi, gray circle skirt, and black boots. Her shirt is black as well I think. 

Thanks for reading! 

 

Ice Skating

Hello! I know it has been awhile since my last post and I apologize! Things have been getting pretty stressful. School is coming to testing week and I have been working non-stop. Last Friday, a couple if friends and I went to Bryant Park to ice skate! It was so much fun, and free admission is a plus. Although we had to buy locks for the lockers, we ended up not spending much. I brought my own skates, so I didn't have to rent them. Afterwards, we got waffles from the waffle stand. THEY WERE AMAZING. The chocolately goodness was so pleasing. I had a wonderful day even though we accidently went home the wrong way on the subway! Opps! 

Taking a trip to the Past

This week my school had an event called the History Fair where they displayed projects, gave speeches, read essays and the best part-everyone got to dress up as a historical figure. I dressed up like a 50s girl, but told everyone I was Mamie Eisenhower! My friend Emma dressed up from the colonial era and Stephanie dressed up as "the Stamp Act." It was a good time, even though I was put in charge of the food! Overall it was a success and I loved seeing all the Rosie the Rivetors and FDRs! 

I hope you enjoyed this flashback! See you all next time! 

Getting Ready for...College?

Last Monday and Tuesday I went on a trip to the Washington DC area for a college trip. As a Junior in high school, the thought of college scares me. We visited 5 colleges in two days, and we had an very strict schedule. We went to Georgetown, George Washington, Catholic University, Johns Hopkins and Loyola. Georgetown and George Washington were very city orientated and were more focused on the political side of things due to its location in DC. They were nice schools, but Georgetown is very hard to get into and George Washinton didn't have a green scenery campus.  Catholic University reminded me too much of home! I want to try a new environment, and this one had very similar features to my hometown. I also didn't like the security system because we basically walked right into the dorms. It had more grass, but it just wasn't what I wanted. 

On day two, we visited John Hopkins, which I thought was amazing. It had a mixture if new technology and old style buildings. The campus was full of greenery and there was plenty of places to sit outside and study. The food was pretty good, which is also a bonus. they also had interactive classrooms as well as traditional classrooms. We were able to see people working in labs and research rooms. After that, we went to Loyola. It had a very nice campus, but the school was a bit on the smaller side. It has a small admissions rate, and more females than males( I'm trying to escape the all girls school). It also had a similar feeling of home because of the type of students who went there. 

In between looking at schools, I had a fun time goofying around with my friends. We tried to make the best of the bus rides and the spare time we had! 

Georgetown