Friday's Letters & J. Crew Pastels

HAPPY FRIDAY, Y'ALL!

I'm excited that it's Friday because that means I am ONE week closer to summer. I'm only a little bit excited about being done with school...Tomorrow I'm running the 3.2 for 32 race in the morning, relaxing at home and then giving tours for "Hokie Focus" Open House which is this weekend. Needless to say it's going to be a very busy weekend in Blacksburg...
Today I'm playing along with two link ups!First, a new one for me... 

Dear Blacksburg,Why must you insist on changing seasons daily? 58 one day and 84 the next is seriously putting a damper on my spring cleaning and wardrobe selections.
Dear Baseball,Can I have my boyfriend back in a timely manner, please? I know sometimes he likes you more than me, but I kinda sorta miss him.
Dear Voice,After six days of being gone and causing me lots of awkward situations, thank you for almost being 100% returned!
Dear Nose/Throat,After 8 days of being sick, you two can stop your funny business now. I'm through with it! Dear Sbarro, Why must you start baking pizzas at 9:00 am? You smell so good but pizza this early is somewhat socially unacceptable. Dear Little Puppy I saw at 7-11,Why do you belong to that creepy old man buying a 24 pack of Natty Light and cigarettes? You are too cute for that and should make a quick getaway and run home to Maple Ridge. Dear Lilly Pulitzer,I love you soooo much, but why must your sizes vary so much? It makes my online shopping addiction a bit more challenging than I would like. Dear HokieHighs,Thank you for providing me hours of entertainment and a flood of tears from laughing so hard. If you are a Hokie, were a Hokie or know anything about our campus/lifestyle/town/etc, you are going to want to see this. {make sure the page loads all the way to see the motions!}
Dear Essie,Thank you for creating an exquisite line of nail polish. As much as I hate your price tag, your amazing colors and catchy names always win me over. Who do you need to write a letter to, today?

I'm also linking up for Friday's Fancies!This week's theme is Pastel Pretty and mine is completely J. Crew pieces.I love pastels and think they look great together!My favorite pastels are in the pink/coral color scheme, but in the springtime I really love them all :)

Pastel Pretty by slryan3 featuring ballet flats

Have a wonderful weekend!

The Only 2 Things "It's Ok" To Do Today!

Today, It's Ok...
...to shop Sweet Tea Paperie!

Wonderful, adorable monogrammed goodies are awaiting!Plus, you are helping out a wonderful case!
It's also Ok...
...to enter this giveaway at About Fais!

 I dieeee....

I'm off to work and then going to see Titanic in theaters with my friend, Brittany!I'm pretty excited. Titanic is one of those movies I can watch again and again and again...and again...

Happy Thursday!

Shop For A Cause!

I am thrilled to share an amazing shopping opportunity happening tomorrow at Sweet Tea Paperie!

By shopping online tomorrow, 25% of your purchase will go to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society!Specifically, STP is joining with Jodi Bean in her fight against MS.You can read more about Jodi on her blog!
Now, you all know I love Sweet Tea Paperie and I know that a lot of you do too!It's a perfect time to start thinking about spring and summer birthday gifts, graduation gifts, Mother's Day and Father's Day gifts and 'just because' gifts for YOU!Plus, it goes to a wonderful cause.Win, win :)  In case you need some inspiration, here is what I'm loving right now!
Classic Square Melon Sticker:

Perfect for identifying your belongings, using as return address labels or use your monogram and stick them everywhere!
Monogrammed Floppy Hat:

 So perfect for spring and summer! These hats are really popular, don't miss out on your chance to grab one! They also have them in black and striped colors :)
Bicycle Note Sheets:

You can never have too many notepads. Ever.

 Polka Dot Pink Bag Tags (Set of 4):

 I love the pink and green combination on these bag tags - I love that they come in a set of 4 so you can put one on your rolling luggage, carry-on, purse, etc! They will all match :)
Acrylic Cookbook Holder:

 I love that you don't have to worry about your cookbook taking up counter space with this holder! It also protects the pages from splashes - plus you can personalize it. This would be a great gift!

Happy Wednesday!

Exciting Things and Ten on Tuesday!

Happy Tuesday!
First of all, yay or nay on the blog design? I felt like some spring cleaning was due on my blog. I found this awesome *freeeeee* template from Jessica Sims Design! Love it.
Second of all, I want to apologize to those that follow me on Twitter for bombarding your feeds with "vote vote vote for VT" tweets! You see, last year we made it to the Top Two but ended up losing so this year we were determined to win it all.And no big deeeeeal but:

we won!
Honestly, I have no idea what is going to happen or who is going to come, but I am glad that we won. The other schools were recruiting UVA and others to help them get more votes, which I don't think is very mature, so I'm glad that we came out on top! Today is a day that I'm glad I'll be here next fall!
Now for some Ten on Tuesday questions :) 1. Do you prefer fabric or plastic plasters? (or Band-Aids if American)
Plasters? Weird. I prefer fabric ones because the plastic ones seem to come off way too easily. Especially in awkward places like fingers or knees.


2. Do you prefer gel pens, biro or fine liners for everyday writing?
I use Sharpie pens. I just bought a new pack with FOUR new colors :) Including coral...I love it.
I also love staedtler pens!


3. Do you have a fear or needles/dentists/blood (if all three, which is the worst) and is there a story behind it?
I hatttteeee the dentist. I just hate teeth and everything about them!
I have always hated it but once I needed a filling and they hadn't numbed me all the way and THAT feeling is enough to make me cry/cringe/vomit for life.
I have such high anxiety when I go, especially if it's for any sort of procedure.
It doesn't help that it smells disgusting when you walk in.
I can't even handle wiggly teeth - when kids have them I bolt the other direction.
Steven has a huge fear of needles, the poor wittle baby.

4. Do you like jelly?  Do you eat it at any time other than when poorly?
I love strawberry jelly!! I'm not sure what "when poorly" means...I guess I am on a college girl budget, but I would eat jelly even if I were a billionaire. Yummy.


5. What are your Easter traditions? (if not Christian, insert your own meaningful festival here and tell us about that instead)
Dressing up, going to mass, and we used to have scavenger hunts to find our Easter baskets. Not so much anymore, but we still have baskets! We also have a family Easter dinner! Recently we have started a tradition of having a "Too Tall" bunny in our baskets. The one that is too tall for the box. It cracks me up!


6. What’s your favourite book that you have read so far this year?
The Hunger Games

7. Do you have any magazine subscriptions or recommendations that we should know about?
I am only subscribed to People, Runner's World and I think Glamour...
It's hard to keep up with them during school, but I really love People! You don't get everything online that you do in the magazine. It's worth it. It's the only celebrity magazine that I will believe!

8. Favourite etsy store (if you know the owner IRL, also include your favourite that you didn’t originally know IRL)?
I don't know any Etsy shop owners IRL but here are some of my favorites:
Preppy Paper Girl, Bright, Bold and Beautiful, [amanda catherine] designs, Naptime Diaries, L Whelan Designs, My Pink and Green Garden, Oh, Louise!
...I could keep on going! I love Etsy.

9. If you had play money (£100/$150) that could only be used on shoes, what shoes would you buy?
Jack Rogers! Ready for summertime.


10. If you were going pet shopping tomorrow, what would you choose?
A puppy. Or two. A Boston for Steven and a Bichon Frise or Maltese for me.    Happy Tuesday!

Life Recently!

Happy Monday!
I hope everyone has a blessed Easter Sunday. Mine was egg-cellent :)Mass was wonderful, as always, and we had brunch at The Inn at Virginia Tech which was deeeelicious! They had both breakfast and lunch foods, plus a huge salad/fruit table, dessert table and a chocolate fountain! I could have stayed there all day.

I wore a LP Ricci shift to mass/brunch! One of my faves.

Unfortunately, since Wednesday of last week I have been sick! It started with a pounding headache, went to the stuffy nose, all-over body aches, now I'm coughing & have lost my voice!Perfect.

Yummyyy...

 At least I don't have any tours to give this week...somehow I think having a low, raspy man voice would be a disadvantage on a campus tour.

And, thankfully, our Target remodel is now finished. We have a Starbucks :) :)

This was one errand I was willing to do! Especially since I walked away with two very important things:Sharpie pens in four NEW colors :) and Megamind on DVD for only $7 (the little joys in life...)


Have a wonderful start to the week!