SHOPPING

Yesterday, I made a little trip to the mall. I only bought one thing though. For some reason, I couldn't bring myself to buy anything else! I kept making excuses about the price or that I wouldn't wear it that much so I left with only one shirt. I thought I could prevent this from happening by saying that I could only spend $100, but that obviously didn't work because I only spent 12 of the 100. It's not that I didn't find things that I didn't like, I found a lot! Anyways, here's some things that I found yesterday and some things on my wish list:

Forever 21


Rosette Leatherette Clutch
$12.80


Water Drop Tunic
$19.80


Fab Senorita Top
$9.50



Charlotte Russe


Sequins Embellished Tribal Print Top
$9.99


Checkered Print Tank
$9.99

Those are just a few things that I've been thinking about! Now that I have that off my mind, I have to go call Polariod. That's something I'm not looking forward to. I left my camera out of its case the other day and something in my purse cracked the screen. I don't think it will be covered under the warranty, but I'm hoping it will!

DAY 62

Day 62:

Like I mentioned yesterday, I attempted to make homemade thin mints today, key word = attempted. They turned out more like mint chocolate cookies, but they are delicious. I don't know what went wrong from the recipe to how they turned out, but I still think they are pretty dang tasty! I got the recipe from here and it seemed simple enough, but I really can't think of what was different between what I used and what the recipe called for. After mixing everything together, you were supposed to end up with small pebbles; this is what I ended up with:


So, I thought well, I'll try and still form a log with everything and see what happens. I was able to make the log and let it set in the fridge, but then when I went to cut it to get the circles, the dough ran together so I just cut some chunks off and formed balls of dough. I haven't yet put the topping on yet (im waiting until i get back from work tonight), but I'll let you know how it turns out sometime later on in the weekend!

Now on to Little Women. Everyone said to continue with it and I'm really trying, but I think I've discovered my problem. The print is too small! I feel so overwhelmed when I look at the page and the writing it tiny and it is all squished on the page. Solution: go to the library and check one out with larger print. Problem: library doesn't have another copy. Solution: order one off Amazon for $.15. PROBLEM SOLVED!
In the meantime, I'll be reading The Condition by Jennifer Haigh. I got this book as a "Bargain Book" from Barnes & Noble a while back so I'm pretty excited to read it!

I also went shopping today! I was trying to find a dress for tomorrow for my stepdad's retirement party, but I didn't really have too much luck. I first went to my second home, Target, and found a mint colored dress that was really cute on, but when I sent the picture to my mom to see if she liked the color, she said that she didn't so I continued on my quest. I kept comparing dresses to this one, and none were as cute! I wanted something different from my usual blue and purple, but I couldn't find one that I really liked. So eventually I found a blue and purple one (shocking!) at Kohl's and then went back to Target to get the mint one. Now I have to decided if I want to keep both of them or return one. I'm kind of leaning toward keeping them :)

Here's the Target one one the left and the one from Kohl's on the right. Does anyone have an opinion as to which one I should return? (or if i should keep both?)

DAY 61

Day 61:

please ignore the dirty shoes and carpet, i sometimes forget to vacuum

Bargain shopper?? Umm, I'm afraid so. I got these shirts for under $5 each at work today! Two are for my mom and the black one is one that I can wear to work.

On the agenda for tomorrow: get a library card, make homemade thin mints, possibly a pedicure, and find a dress for Saturday. I really hope I can get all of this done before work at 6!

DAY 32

Day 32:

I bought this purse yesterday at Target, and I'm still not sure if I'm going to keep it. I like it, but I'm so used to huge bags!

YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MANY...

RINGS!

I love love love love love rings and the next one on my list to buy is this one:

I found it at Kohl's. It's just so simple and pretty! It would go with anything, so why not buy it? :)

DAY 16

I PROMISE that pictures will start getting more interesting soon! For the rest of April, I have a ton of studying to do, but after that, I will go out and look for some interesting things to take pictures of.

Now, on to today's picture. Lately, I've been getting a lot of compliments on my earrings! I love them! I got them last semester at a little store called Francesca's when I was home one break.

Day 16:

UPDATES

Ok, I have some updates.

Shoes:
I saw another employee wearing Toms this Saturday at work, so I am EXTREMELY tempted to purchase a pair! I have the canvas color, but the black ones would be good for work and for just walking around campus. They are so comfortable, but I still don't know how they would do for a 8 hour shift...I might just have to try them out!

Television:
I am a very disappointing fan of Grey's Anatomy. I haven't watched it at all for the past couple of months! I'm hoping to get caught up before the finale though. Hopefully, it will be possibly after finals and all of my tests are done.
As of this morning, I have only 3 episodes left of Friends before I start over. For a couple of years now, I have been watching them in the morning while I get ready and I've probably gone through the entire series 5 or 6 times. On that note, I think it's time to start a new series. I'm thinking That 70's Show or Will & Grace...both would be very entertaining in the morning!

365 Picture Thing (i still don't know what to call it):
Technically, I only have a picture for Friday, not Saturday or Sunday. So this is what I'm thinking...the whole point is just to post a picture for every day...since I missed those days, I'm going to post a picture of something that happened or that I thought about that day :)

Day 13:
On Friday, a student organization was giving away free snow cones and cotton candy on campus! I took a picture, but I'm too lazy to go get my camera right now :)

Day 14:
I worked a 12 hour shift...not much was going on in my mind but Macy's, Macy's, Macy's...

Day 15:
For dinner, we had a delicious homemade pizza! This was one of them...the buffalo chicken pizza. The recipe is on Sara's blog My Fancy Tuna!

Movies:
This weekend, I really wanted to see Avatar. It was at the student center on campus for $1, but I just didn't have the time to go :( But, on Thursday, we did go to see Ferngully, which I have to admit was very strange. I think if I would have seen it when I was younger then I would have liked it a lot more.

Holgas:
I haven't had the time to upload my Holga pictures, but I'm hoping I'll be able to upload them sometime this week!

Sketches:
Cade wanted me to paint him so pictures of guns (no, not redneck at all!), so I decided that I should start by sketching them. I only have the outline of one of them done right now, but I'm going to try and finish it sometime this week. I will post a picture of it when I'm done!

I think that's all for the updates! Hopefully, I'll actually take a picture for today :)

PURE EXCITEMENT

The other day at work, I found out that I can wear strappy sandals! You don't know how excited I was! I thought I had to wear flats or heels (no thank you, i do not want to be taller than every customer), but another employee had on the cutest sandals. I'm very tempted to buy some, but I don't know which ones to buy that would be comfortable enough to wear for a 9 hour shift...decisions, decisions.
I was thinking about these (from Forever 21), but I don't really know how they would hold up. I guess I'll have to keep an eye out for some really cushion-y, but cute black sandals!

P.S. Sorry for posting so much in one day!
P.P.S. This is my 50th post! YAY!