Howdy y'all!
So I'm in a REALLY good mood right now! I just got home from my first StuMo (Student Mobilization) leadership night and y'all it was SO good! Reminders of how to schedule our busy lives while still making time for God and reminders on what a good prayer life looks like....no wonder I'm in a good mood! Aside from all that, I just had a really awesome day...I mean who wouldn't have a fabulous day when there are no classes thanks to a national holiday...holla! Anyways, I got to hang out with my super cute little cousin and do what any normal college girl would do on a day off from school....SHOP. I didn't buy much but I did find a couple of super sweet finds. (I'll post links to websites at the end :)
Aiden (baby cousin) and I's first stop was Belle boutique. A little locally owned NWA boutique with super cute and super affordable clothes and accessories. I found LOTS of stylin' clothes, but with the little dude it was difficult to try things on. He was, however, super into looking at the jewelry. He specifically LOVED digging through the big bowl of Lily and Laura bracelets (if you haven't heard of these or don't own any...go check 'em out now...they're awesome). I told him he could choose two bracelets for me to match the black one I had already chosen...and to my surprise he did such a good job and I love the choices he made. These bracelets are great for so many reasons....one, you can literally wear them with ANYTHING. I wear mine to class with my nike shorts and big t's; sometimes I stack 'em with a sweet watch and some David Yurman bracelets; and sometimes I just wear them by themselves as a dressier look with my little black dress. Also, the profits from these bracelets go to a good cause. They come with a little card that explains it, but long story short the money helps the women and kids in Nepal who handmade the bracelets...woah how cool is that?
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| Aiden LOVES Chanel & Shopping |
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| New Lily & Laura bracelets! |
After leaving Belle, we made a stop by Altar'd State. Altar'd State is one of my faves because not only do they have really cute clothes, jewelry, shoes, other accessories, and home decor...BUT it's a christian store! They are always playing christian music and honestly being in that store just makes me feel good. I didn't get a whole lot today, mostly because I didn't have time to try stuff on, but I did take a lot of pictures of stuff that I liked! And I did buy a book and a really yummie candle. The book I bought is titled You're Already Amazing by Holley Gerth. As soon as I'm done reading it, I'll give y'all a short review, no worries. My favorite purchase today has to be my new candle. The brand is RESERVE and the scent is Black Gardenia, one of my favorite flowers! It's an all natural soy candle and it's made right here in the USofA...so naturally it's a must have. I'm currently burning it in my bedroom, and the whole upstairs smells like it...divine!
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| My new Gardenia candle! |
Well y'all, I think that's all I have for tonight. I'd say it was a pretty successful day though. I got to hang with my favorite two year old, got to learn about Jesus, and got to shop at two NWA boutiques...well altar'd state is a chain but ya catch my drift. Classes resume tomorrow...boo...so I'm sure my day won't be nearly as exciting. Hope everyone enjoyed their MLK day! Sweet dreams y'all!
xo peace and blessings ox
-mel
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| Love this jacket! Not to mention their large selection of jeans! |
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| Very cute look! |
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| Love these crochet skirts! |
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| Lovin' all these block signs! May have to go back and get this one ;) |
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| Super cool initial cut outs from old books |
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Love the monogrammed crosses! And more yummy candles '
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