Shopping SPREE

Shopping SPREE

Wow what a day, and it's been a great one! Shopping will make any girl feel great (until she glances at her credit card bill...) and today I got so much new stuff! My friend Lorie and I hit up Marshalls first because I don't have enough warm party clothes. Most of what I have is short sleeve or thin fabrics that needed a jacket! We looked around Marshalls and didn't find a leather jacket but I DID happen to find two new shirts to go out in. One of them is a steel grey, completely lace, see-through, crop top with spaghetti straps. Definitely a cold shirt! I plan to wear this navy bandeau bra I own under it. Needless to say, that jacket was really needed now! The other shirt I bought was a little warmer; a plain navy blue, off shoulder, TIGHT spandex, quarter sleeve shirt. I'm hoping it is going to be a little warmer to wear out in the frigid night air. We were about to leave since I didn't see any jacket options, but as we made our way to checkout I found just the warm winter hat I have been looking for this whole season! It has one of those big, fluffy balls on top made of faux fur hairs and it is bulky, cream knit with little gold studs on it. On the very front is the Steve Madden gold metal label and, get this, it was only $7.00. I left very pleased but still very much in need of a jacket:)

Round two was at Columbia Mall. I still really needed that jacket, so we tried H&M first. They had some leather jackets, but the more I looked at them or tried them on the more I realized I don't really fit the part for the edginess of leather. I looked around and found some jean jackets but I didn't like the wash of them. Lorie ended up buying a dress for the sorority since she just began Spring Informal Recruitment! (Remember her name is changed, Ladies).

Leaving empty-handed we headed on to Maurice's where I finally found a jean jacket with a wash I like that I can even wear year round. Thank God! It was $40.00, but seriously that's not bad at all. I also bought the first (and not last) item of the day that was not needed: a pair of 75% off printed leggings for only $7.00; that must be my magic price. 

Satisfied, we headed on to Icing so Lorie could look at an earring for her cartilage piercing, and while we were there I noticed all the belly rings and bought two...whoops:). 

Before we left, though, I wanted to find some cute booties to finish off my looks for any upcoming parties, and it took a few stops before we ended up at this weird shoe place whose name escapes me. It worked out, though, because I found these cute, black, suede, lace-up, heeled booties for like $40.00. I didn't even know that Fergie was designing now, but I guess she is because they're "Fergalicious" brand. 

We left the mall after that, and you would think I'd be done right? Well I came home to the sorority house and made some buffalo chicken dip for a snack (mix shredded chicken from a can, 1/2 cup Frank's Buffalo Wings sauce, 1/2 cup shredded cheddar, 1/2 cup ranch dressing and put it all in the microwave until cheese is melted. Eat on crackers), and went shopping again! My sister who lives upstairs from me was selling a bunch of her clothes so I decided to take a look. Great brands and great style so I grabbed two cardigans, a sweater, a blouse and a sundress and when I asked her how much it would all be she said just $20.00! They are all new with tags, too.

Back in my room later I was doing some homework right here in bed on my laptop just like I'm sitting now, and I realized that I could sure use a lap desk! Soooooo I got online and bought a lap desk...and a ton of other stuff! I ordered BB cream foundation, lipstick, contour sponges and a contour cream palette, a concealer palette, a little two step stair to get up to my bed more easily, and some adhesive boobies (a bra) for all my cute and slightly scandalous new party clothes. Nothing feels better than a whole day of shopping! WHAT A SPREE.

Ski the Country

Ski the Country

As a Missouri resident there isn't a whole lot of in-state skiing you can do. Really there is only one place and it is called Hidden Valley. It is unlike anything I have previously skied but not necessarily in a good way, and to be honest I don't really plan on returning. I have skied in Vail,Colorado every year during the week after Christmas since I was four years old. I knew Hidden Valley wouldn't compare with its man-made snow and only four or five lifts that lead to maybe ten different short runs. I told myself that I would go with my two friends just to get my equipment out and use it one last time for the season. I wouldn't say I regret going, but I really don't think I need to go again. It was nice to be able to ski with friends who can't afford to travel to Colorado, and you are definitely getting what you paid for. A Vail Resort (includes Beaver Creek, Arapahoe Basin, Vail, and Keystone) day lift ticket is currently priced at $165 and rising. And that doesn't include food, lodging, ski equipment, or gas/airfare. Hidden Valley day lift tickets are $48, and since my friends and I went on college day we got half off of that with our student ID. It really just depends on what you're looking for. It is a great place for beginner skiers to learn and see if it is something they like. It is also great for seniors who may have slowed down and want a shorter run or who don't acclimate to high Colorado altitudes. For me, though, I think I'll stick with the mountains.

Later that night one of the two girls I skied with took me to a place in Collinsville,Illinois called Wild Country. I am not extremely country, but as I said in previous entries I do have a farm and I can be a little country when I feel like it! So I put on my red plaid flannel and my jeans and boots and I went to dance! Except um...I don't know any of the dances. There was one  that I really liked where men danced with their women; another one I did not like because it consisted of men and women calling rhymed vulgar insults back and forth over and over. I cuss, sure, but I thought the song was a little too much. I had a good time with my friend, and even though I would have probably enjoyed my night spent getting drunk with she and her boyfriend at his house (which was plan B) this wasn't bad. It would have been much more fun if I had known what I was doing, but apparently they have times where newbies can come to be taught the dances. I would definitely go to that before I went solo again. 

I slept over at my friend's house and we didn't get back until 12am or sleep until 2am. Then I woke up at 10am and got my things together and she drove me home. My grandpa and I had decided back on Saturday when I worked at the farm that today I would come over for a few hours of splitting wood, so it was not twenty minutes after being home from my friend's when my grandpa came and picked me up (still haven't gotten my car. update: it needs new shocks before it passes inspection). I worked there for around four hours, came home, took a shower, and accidentally fell into a long nap shortly thereafter. I just woke up and made an amazingggg restaurant style quesadilla with my very own recipe that is super easy. Someone comment if you want me to share the recipe. Clearly I haven't had much free open time today, and I definitely haven't been around my laptop! So sorry guys for having a late post, but I hope it is worth it!

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