MIA..for way too long!

Lets just say I have been MIA for awhile now.

The last two weeks of my freshman year in college were so hetic, then I'm back home now for summer and I started working! I have not even had time to read the blogs I follow!

I have honestly considered to quit blogging, but I decided that it's nice just to be able to express my ideas and here other people's views so I am going to keep it.

So I am really hoping to be able to post more often now!

(cross my fingers)

Let me catch y'all up on my life.

I have moved back to this beautiful place I call home

I signed up at the YMCA so I am able to keep up with my workout over summer

If you've been following, you know my cruise is coming up soon!

I went to Darlington, SC to a Nascar race last weekend (pics soon to come). The weather was surprisingly chilly at night but nice and warm in the day! It was a nice little family get away to hang out with a bunch of rednecks! (hahaha too much fun!)

Well I hope everyone is doing well!

Xoxo

M

My amazing Monday and OOTD

Hello lovelies! How was y'alls Monday? Let me just say mine has been so wonderful (and usually my Monday's are HORRIBLE)! 

It all started with waking up from 11 hours of sleep...AMAZING! I woke up feeling so refreshed and ready to start my week.

I was able to get dressed on time this morning so I actually have an OOTD today!!

I go to my calculus class and he passed back our tests that we took Friday! And guess what I got???  A 94!!! Ahh, it was so nice to see that grade circled on the top of my paper! So needless to say this made my day.

So after leaving class as a happy camper  I went to get a bagel and iced coffee. Lately they have been out of ice (which is annoying because I can't get iced coffee without ice). So today the kid in-front of me tried getting ice, nothing came out. 

So I step up and just was going to try to get ice and what do you know! Exactly enough ice to fill my cup comes out!! Everyone looks at me and is like how in the world did that happen? No one in there had ice and the girl behind me couldn't get ice out either..it was so strange but in a weird way I think it was God's way of saying 'Makenzie, this is going to be a good week.'   :)

AND tomorrow I have no classes!!!!!! Which means I definitely won't be doing an OOTD because I will laying out ALLL day long! 

This is going to be such a good week and I am so excited to share my days with you on my blog!

Xoxo

M

My usual Sunday post!

Hello everyone!

Let me start off by saying how relaxed and laid back this weekend has been. Last week was super busy for me and all I wanted to do Friday was take it easy. So Friday night me and my two best friends went shopping at the Tanger outlets, then went to Barne's and Nobles to waste time before our 10:00 movie. We just caught up on the latest celeb gossip and read mag's for a bit. After that we got dinner and then headed to the theather! 

Of course we saw Soul Surfer and let me tell y'all. It is a MUST see. Bethany is so inspirational and she inspires me to do more and to be more optimistic about life and just everything. Bring a whole bunch of tissues because we basically cried from start to finish.

The only complaint is poor little Carrie Underwood. I will give her the benefit of the doubt that she tried her hardest, but she wasn't very good. (She should probably stick to singing). But she looked gorgeous as always!

Saturday and Sunday was spent laying out trying to get a tan! Honestly I am borderline obsessive about tanning, but hey a girl wants to be dark! Just not this dark:

To make this post a tad more interesting I figured I would throw in a few things that I am loving right now since I never got a chance to do WILW last week!

I am loving this site right now. It's really cool to be able to pick different colleges and see pictures girls/guys have posted in their trendiest outfits! It's fun to see the different trends from college to college.

I am also loving that in two weeks, I will be home to this place:

Words can't say how excited I am for summer to start!

I also am loving No Sleep by Wiz Khalifa--OBSESSED.

I can't get enough of the weather lately!So nice! Last Thursday night was so gorgeous that after dinner me and a few friends walked around downtown and found some of the prettiest places I have never even noticed before. Plus the flowers are blooming and it is so pretty!

Here's one of the pictures I took!

Also I bought a few new clothing items this weekend, so I'm loving I'll be able to show y'all in an OOTD this week!

I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend!

Xoxo

M

OOTD, and new mascara!

Well y'all, it's almost Friday! I have surprisingly made it this far into the week, lets hope I can survive tomorrow. I have a horrible Calculus test that I don't feel too comfortable with, so we'll see how it goes!

Here's my OOTD:

Romper: Hazel, (I think I found it at Belk)

Cardigan: F21

Flats: Gap

I have a horrible coupon issue, and here is an example.  I was at CVS buying a green tea yesterday between classes because I was very thirsty and scanned my CVS card at the kiosk to see what coupons were on my card (just in case there was one for the green-tea) and a coupon printed for $4 off a purschase of $20 or more. 

Obviously I wasn't going to spend $20 on tea, so I pondered around the store trying to find something to spend $20 on that I just HAD to have. I found a tinted moisturizer (Covergirl I think..I'm sure I won't like it compared to my Estee Lauder one but hey, I needed to spend $20) and I got this mascara that I remembered I loved from last summer.

It's Neurtogena healthy lengths and it really works! I get the waterproof because it doesn't run and I found that waterproof last longer throughout the day. Plus with summer approaching and the beach and pool, I would hate for it to run down my face and make me look in a raccoon!
Before applying the healthy lengths, I put on a coat of Estee Lauder Sumptuous mascara to add more weight to it because the Neutrogena mascara alone make's my lashes look extremely long but thin, so the Sumptuous makes them look thicker.

Here is a before and after photo. I did not use a eye lash curler or nothing.

(before)



(after)

So I do find it works really good, the best I have tried so far and I have tried a lot!!!

Also, after african dance yesterday, me and  a few friends stopped by our favorite frozen yogurt shop, 32 degrees!


 It is so delicious! I recommend it to everyone.  I know I have blogged about it before, but I can't explain enough how good it is. Plus the weather was warm, so it is a nice little low-cal treat! I got espresso yogurt with strawberry's, blueberry's, raspberries and kiwi!

Wish me luck on my test tomorrow!
Xoxo
M

First OOTD and other pictures!

Hello bloggies!

Well last post I said I was going to try to do two OOTD's a week, so here is the first one!

 

Capris: Express

Top: Polo Ralph Lauren

Sandals: Forever21

(excuse my messy dorm room)

Also here are a few pictures from our fishing trip on Sunday:

Other great news is I did go to Ben and Jerry's to get my free ice-cream cone! I got coffee, coffee, buzz, buzz, buzz or something along those lines and boy let me tell you..DELICIOUS!!

Well my post is short and simple today, but hope y'all are having a good week so far!

Xoxo

M

Recap of weekend, great find, and my slump!

Hello lovelies!

Well this weekend I went home and it was so nice and relaxing (much  needed let me tell you)! I spent a lot of time catching up with my family & boyfriend.

Michael (the bf) is BIG into fishing and on Sunday he really wanted to take me out, as he put it "take my honey to my honey-hole." So of course we have to go when the tide is right, so this girl was up and on her way to the landing at 6:30 a.m.  

Despite the horrible time that I had to get up at, we had so much fun. By the time we were ready to leave, we caught about 40 redfish!

(Here I would usually upload pictures, but for some reason iPhoto is not cooperating and is not letting me upload them..so until that happens this will be picutre-less. I did however catch a pretty big fish so as soon as my computer works, I'll post them!)

Also while at home, my mom found a really cute Lilly dress at a consignment store for $15!!! It is one of their older prints, but still super cute.  The only thing is it's one size too big, but I am going to take it to get it altered this week. So once it's all said and done, my Lilly dress will be less than $40! Can't beat that! 

(Once I get it altered, I'll post a pic...I think my next post will be all pictures haha)

My mom always has a tendency to run into good deals like that, but hey I'm not complaining!

Lately I have been in such a tee shirt and running shorts slump that  I need an intervention. I have been valuing my rest over wardrobe and would rather sleep in.  But it needs to stop!!! So I am going to try to look presentable at least two days out of the school week and to make sure I do that, I have told myself I am going to start doing an OOTD!  Hopefully I will be able to keep my promise, but I have to get out of this laziness someway or another! (Not starting today, I am already in a tee shirt and running shorts..possibly tomorrow!)

Oh and great news! Ben and Jerry's is giving away free icecream cones tomorrow from 12-8!!! I think most locations are participating! Definitely going to stop by the one on Market Street tomorrow!

Oh and these next couple of weeks are going to be CRAZYYY. I will try to post as much as possible, but with exams, finals, papers, and presentations it's going to be tough.

Xoxo

M

Requires it's own post

I do not think I have mentioned my obsession with Blue Crush.

I have bought the DVD twice now because I played the first disk so many times that it wore out and kept skipping, and now I am on the second DVD. I can not surf, nor have I ever tried. But I love beach-y, summer flicks!

What's sad is this came out when I was in fifth grade, but it never gets old for some reason. I love Kate Bosworth and I think she is just gorgeous.

But needless to say I am so excited for Soul Surfer to come out in theaters. I remember when Bethany Hamilton (the girl who stars in the movie that got attacked by a shark).

Anyways, random post! Thought I would share my love for surfer movies! Haha 

Xoxo

M