hipster thanksgiving

Hey all!

Sorry it's been so long since my last post. This getting dark early thing has really been a deterrent. And you know I'm not a morning person. So anyway, I'm writing to you back at school- flew back to Wake early this morning and now we're 10 lbs heavier on the other side of Thanksgiving.

It was a much needed break, got to see a lot of people I love & now it's nose back to the grindstone to bang out these last three weeks. Can you believe that? Oh so this title- we had a potluck dinner here at school before we went home for break. It was fabulous. I am THANKFUL to have friends who can cook so well! Amen, right? Anyway I wore some variation of this outfit to our dinner and my friend said, You look very hipster Thanksgiving. I thought it was perfect.







So many things to be thankful for- like this boy, my family, and of course you all! What are you thankful for this year?

xo,
A.

PS. I think my hair is getting lighter, is that possible? I thought as you got older it was the other way around!

Button-Up: UO
Sweater & Flats: J. Crew
Jeans: Gap
Scarf: Happiknits
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Nail Polish: Essie, Case Study

sweater weather

Fall, you're my favorite! You can find me on campus hopping from crunchy leaf pile to crunchy leaf pile. Or come over to my apartment and you can share a 2 gallon apple cider with me.





There's this SNL skit with Maya Rudolph that's called Bronx Beat, it was a recurring bit and there was one episode where they talked about sweater weather. I tried to find it on YouTube but to no avail! Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

I was diagnosed with depression my junior year of high school & my mom used to make me watch comedy shows with her to keep me from running through the endless stream of negative thoughts in my head. And for some reason, sweater weather was the only thing which could make me laugh!

xo,
A.

Sweater: Buffalo Exchange
Skirt: F21
Tights: Gap
Socks: SmartWool
Boots: Steve Madden
Gold Bracelet: gift

Kenzie & Kelsi

I finally got to meet the lovely Kenzie and her equally lovely sister, Kelsi! We have literally been talking about getting together since my sophomore year at Wake, so that's 2 years ago. We met up in her hometown Charlotte and they took me to a cool, off the beaten track thrift shop, Buffalo Exchange. Then we hopped over to Southpark Mall and looked around- you could spend days in there. But, stomachs were growling so we left for some Chipotle. It had been way too long! That place always hits the spot.





Kelsi's gorgeous waterfall braid! I've been wanting to try this one out, it looks kind of hard though. Anybody have any experience with it?



All in all, a super fun day! So glad to have met you girls :) Hopefully I'll see you both again sometime soon.

xo,
A.

PS. Check out Kenzie's blog for more pictures!

Outfit Details
Dress: Season Cycle Dress, ModCloth
Jacket: F21
Booties: Steve Madden
Purse: J. Crew
Socks: Cut tights

animal instinct

I've had this cardigan forever, but I never wear it so I decided to pull it out and figure out something to wear with it. I really like how it turned out! I'm doing this post in advance so I just realized everything I am about to say will make no sense out of context!





xo,
A.

tank & socks: J. Crew
cardigan: Nordstrom
skirt: AA
booties: Steve Madden

golden hue

Sorry the extended absence! You know how life goes. This is such a strange, strange time. I feel like I'm tetter-tottering on the brink of adulthood, one small push I'd been a goner. For right now, I get to hideout in this magical in between land, college. But come May, I have no place to be in particular, no one telling me what to do. Which is at the same time liberating and terrifying.







xo,
A.

Dress: Family Affairs, Siren Song Dress
Button-Up: J. Crew
Socks: Gap
Boots: Steve Madden Troopa