College student must-haves (University of Dayton edition!)

Hey y'all!
Happy Saturday! I am so happy it is finally the weekend! I stayed in last night and just relaxed after a very busy and tiring week. My roommate and my friend Emma and I watched Final Destination 3 and just as one of the characters was about to be killed, the fire alarm went off! It was so scary! I instantly jumped up and was so frightened! Scary movies are not my thing that's for sure. Today I don't have too much going on, I am going to work on my Religion readings and go work out. Then tonight we are going out! Yay!

So back to the post. Since I live on top of a mighty hill and spend a lot of my time walking to class, I play a game along the way. I call it the trend game. I pick a trend (think LL Bean totes) and count how many I see along the way. In high school, I would play it with my friends all of the time and we would count the UGGs, which were literally everywhere! So I thought that I would share with you some of the big trends I have seen\counted on campus..
We'll start off with our collegiate store of choice, J.Crew...

The perfect, summer cardigan that looks great with everything.

Critter flip flops, a college student's most comfortable shoe option!


The perfect option for those hot days when you want to look cute and comfortable.

On to the collegiate carryalls..


The ever stylish Vineyard Vines tote!

Longchamp in navy, pink, or black.

The classic LL Bean backpack (which has worked great so far!)

Footwear

Jack Rodgers

Vineyard Vine flip flops

Sperry Topsiders, a favorite of both boys and girls around campus.

Vera Bradley, a must-have!



Enjoy your day!
xx, M

Schools supplies gone prepster

Hey y'all!
I hope you are all having nice weeks. Very busy week for me, cannot wait for the weekend! Wednesday's are my favorite day of the week though because it is the day where I go and tutor inner city kids. It is such a great and fulfilling thing and I absolutely love all of the kids. They are just the cutest! One of them, Ebony, told me that I was a "beautiful diva." Some days you just need those special pick me ups and hugs from kids!

I thought it would be fun to show y'all how I had a little prep to all of my school supplies. Collegiate C and I started doing this last year and we always get compliments on our cute binders. Since most binders look the same and are quite plain we sproose them up with a darling background graphic.

A few simples steps...

First you simply pick the picture of your choice (a favorite Lilly print, Vineyard Vines whale, Edward Cullen, Vogue cover etc)
Then print it out, and slip it behind the clear cover.
In those three steps you are done! Not only does it look darling but it helps you to distinguish between binders.



Have a great day!
xx, M

A look inside of my dorm!

Hi girls!

I finally found time today to blog! My next class is not for a few hours, so I have time to catch up with y'all. So sorry for the long blogging hiatus!

Last week was the first week of classes and a total whirlwind. Most of my teachers seem nice and the homework hasn't been too terribly overwhelming so far. It is so much reading though, none of which is very interesting! How did you college girls get through all of it? Any suggestions?

I really like college so far! It is definitely a lot different then high school but in a good way. Everyone here is so very polite and all of the boys are very nice. I have spotted a ton of boys wearing Topsiders and many pairs of the J.Crew critter flip flops and Vineyard Vines flip flops. Lots of cute outfits too. And guess what? I found another Lilly lover! The girl across the hall loves Lilly too! So we of coarse bonded instantly. I also found another girl who likes VV! Clothes is an instant bond in my book.

So without further a do here is what my dorm room looks like...I'm sure y'all just cannot wait to see it!

Here is my bed.. the pink polka-dot\seersucker quilt is working perfectly. I have gotten so many compliments on it!

And here is a closer picture at my pink and green pillow and monogrammed green sheets. Oh and Miss. Raggedy Ann :)!

My desk, which at the time looked a bit messy.

I had to bring the preppy bibles along!

Our food area! (Notice the cute Jackie O magnets)


My teeny weeny closet!

Extra storage space.. (I'm the left side)

Our curtains and lovely Edward Cullen!

Hope y'all enjoy the look inside my room! Have a great Thursday!
xx, M

Bow ties,boat shoes and boys

Hello hello!
I hope you each had a wonderful Saturday. It was beautiful here today, nice and warm. There is one item that I think no boy should live without- a bow tie. In my opinion, a boy who can wear and pull off a bow tie is quite a dreamboat. There is something very catching about someone who has that subtle yet unique preppy style. I love love love when boys add anything preppy to their wardrobes like boat shoes or a classic RL oxford but I must say bow ties are my favorite. They leave me swooning every time! The boys at my high school definitely lack in the area of style. Many of them live in sweat pants.. which I will never understand or just wear boring sweatshirts and jeans. If only they could understand how much better they will feel if they added a little something to their outfits. I think people in college dress a lot better. Actually I know that. When I visited Dayton, I saw a ton of boys sporting boat shoes and oxfords. A definite plus in my book! Here are a few of my favorite bow ties for those special boys in our lives..


A simple,nautical print from Vineyard Vines.




The witty whale print is always a good look.

Bowties+Lilly? What could be better!?



A fruity and fun print from Southern Proper.

Have a wonderful Father's Day :)
M

A day of shopping

Hello hello!
As I posted yesterday my mom and I were going on a shopping adventure today. We were on the search for the perfect quilt and other dorm necessities. It's never too early to start looking especially since stuff was already a bit picked over. We hit a definite pink and green jackpot! I found a DARLING sorbet pink polka-dot quilt at TJ Maxx and an adorable pink and green polka-dot pillow to match. The quilt is exactly what I was looking for and even is reversible with a cute seersucker print on one side. I also got some really cute Vera like thank you cards, since you can never have too many of those. They'll be perfect for my thank yous after my graduation party. We then moved on to Lohmann's to check out their Lilly dresses which was a complete and utter disappointment. They had absolutely NO Lilly anywhere. Last time I went there they had a whole heavenly section of Lilly shifts but not today. And guess what they replaced it with? Dolce and Gabbana (ickky!) ! Absolutely awful switch on their part! We then went to Home Goods and got some really cute purple polka-dot towels, a cute pink and green striped trash can,and my light green sheets. And we found an adorable Vineyard Vines like towel at the bottom of a towel bin, which was quite exciting.
Since I am a huge fan of everything monogrammed it is no surprise that I wanted a few things monogrammed for college. My mom has a friend who has a secret obsession with monogramming as well and offered to do all of my monogramming for absolutely no charge! How absolutely wonderful,right? I'm soo excited! I'm going to have her do the towels, my pillow cases, and a few cardigans. Tomorrow we're bringing it to her so I will definitely let y'all know how everything turns out. Here are a few of my finds....


Very Vineyard Vines like and perfect for the beach!



My new quilt! It's lovely, isnt it?




The matching pillow and garbage can!

Have a wonderful night and a lovely Wednesday :)