A Peek at the Weekend

This past weekend I went on a little retreat with my service fraternity up to Mt. Lemmon

and it was the perfect little getaway. The weather was cool (I was constantly bundled

up) and there were some trees changing colors so I was happy. 

After the past two weeks of craziness and constant stress, the fact that I could 

escape up to a cooler climate with some friends was truly wonderful. 

This upcoming week is going to be a lot easier to manage so I'm excited to 

be back to blogging and looking over other people's blogs! 

If you didn't notice, I am apart of the Her Campus Blogging Network now!! 

I'm so excited to be a part of a group such as this and can't wait

to meet more people. :)

Real Talk: School

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Lately, life has been great. I have been busy in the best way possible,

I feel strong in my friendships and have kept up with my family, and everyday

I try and brush off the frustrations that occur but somedays are more difficult

than others. But that's normal. And that's life. 

Yet, lately school has been killing me. I'm not feeling passionate or inspired, I'm

running through the motions and spending copious amounts of energy trying

to achieve good grades with no results. It's exhausting, ya know? Somedays

I get so exhausted from the constant grade beat downs and trying to brush it all off

with a "you'll do better next time" kind of mentality that I literally go to sleep early

just so my mind will shut off. 

Then next time occurs.

Still there's nothing. The cycle begins again. I often think of my favorite Great Gatsby

quote, "So we beat on, boats against the current..." to get by.  And I smile

and push back the frustrations. 

Maybe school is not my forte and I need to accept that. 

Maybe I just need a break away from the schooling.

Maybe I need to suck it up.

Maybe.

And so as the quote says, I am arming myself with coffee and the willingness

to be wrong as I make my way through this week and the rest of this semester.

 Join me?

My Favorite Things

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(Is the Sound of Music song stuck in your head now??)

Whenever my week is absolutely insane I tend to online shop to decompress. I love

gaining some inspiration looking at pretty things on the internet. :) For anyone

that follows me on Pinterest, you've probably noticed the giant influx in the amount

of pinning I've done recently. (I used to barely go on Pinterest.) 

The items above are some of my favorite things that I found on the web 

that added just that little bit of an inspiration break to help me study even more. 

And friends, let me tell you, it feels good to be back. 

I Promise I'll Be Back

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So this blog is going to be quiet this week... again. I really hate this because I love

this creative space but I need to give my all to the exams and papers

I have due soon.

I have to say, these past few weeks have been rough. These are the weeks that are

classic college but not a part of the good memories, just the "oh yeah,

college is hard and remember when the library was your home?" memories. But
mixed in with those rough moments have been some pretty great ones as well.
So don't you worry! 

So the library is where I will be. I'll see you all next week! :) 

My Wish List

I recently stumbled upon this website and it blew me away!

How perfect is that yellow coat and the sweater and that shirt and the navy coat??

I love how the yellow coat could add a burst of color to the more drab and neutral

colors of winter. I would be extremely happy if any of these articles of clothing found 

a home in my closet. 

This week is midterm week (and the week after that- ugh) so it's going to be pretty quiet 

around these parts for a little while. My dad comes on Thursday (!!!) for Family Weekend

so I'll have some updates from his trip when I return. :)

I'll miss you all as I am drowning under books and college-ruled paper.  

What I Learned This Weekend

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And what I learn the most, every single day, is how important it is to trust others. Trusting shows you care, you believe in them and most importantly, it opens us up and piece-by-piece begins molding us into the best versions of ourselves.

Friday Inspiration

“Still, what I want in my life is to be willing to be dazzled---to cast aside the weight of facts and maybe even to float a little above this difficult world. ”

-Mary Oliver

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Outfit Post:: In My Old Blue Jeans

I'm not typically a fan of jeans. I like my colored jeans that I have and my velvet black pants that

I wore pretty much everyday in Europe but honestly, before I bought this pair I only owned 2 

pairs of jeans and one is high-waisted and the other are more flare. I knew I needed to buy

a pair for the everyday but also could be dressed up or down so I went to Twice! 

I got these dark washed Levi's for $10 on Twice!! You get $10 off your first purchase

and so without thinking, I said YES! Also, they feel like you're wearing pajamas. 

And, the sweater? It was buy one for $25 and get another

 FREE at H&M! Yes, two sweaters for $25. Done. 

And with that, a college gal's day is made! 

Charley even loves the jeans!! 

What are your favorite brands of jeans? 

{Here's the facts:: sweater-similar, jeans-similar, shoes, necklace}

Thank You Letter

Dear Tucson,

Thank you for this beautiful weather!! It does the soul some good having what seems like a desert fall. Cooler evenings and mornings are all this girl needs to get through this month of October filled with midterms.

Thank you for the little leaf I got to crunch earlier last week. I'm not sure where the leaf came from considering most trees around these parts don't have normal leaves, but I won't question it too much. That little crunch of a leaf was all I needed.

Thank you for being such a weird but lovely city filled with fun events and interesting people. And thanks for the amazing coffee shops on every corner. I very much appreciate them. :)

Sincerely,

Allie