Always like this

skirt: Nowistyle, boots: Urban Outfitters, crop top: Topshop, denim shirt: thrifted

I leave for Zambia in 1 week and 2 days! ahhhhh

xoxo

The Dark Forest

top and combat boots: urban outfitters, denim shirt: thrifted, jeans: h&m, sunglasses: street vendor

My sister took these photos. I'm in love.

I'm home for spring break so lots of photos coming up! :)

xoxo

No One Ever Smiled

hat: c/o Romwe, dress: c/o Romwe, socks: c/o Da-Sein, boots: Forever 21, sunglasses: market in SoHo

Romwe is having a huge leggings giveaway! They're giving out over 100 pairs of leggings - 5 each day. The giveaway goes from today (January 12, 2013) until February 6, 2013, on their Streetbelle Facebook page. Click the banner below to enter the giveaway! Good luck! :) 

All you have to do: 
1. Like Romwe on our Streetbelle facebook 
2. Leave registered ROMWE account on the Facebook giveaway page 

Note: 
Make sure the shipping address on Romwe website is valid and can get the package successfully, they don't send twice to the winners! 

Hope everyone's January is going wonderfully! :)

xoxo

Listen to this to make it better:

outfit photos and recap of the holidays - very much delayed!

outfit 1: sweater: c/o Nowistyle, skirt: Nastygal, top and socks: Urban Outfitters, scarf and boots: Forever 21

outfit 2: skirt and hat: c/o Romwe, top and fishnets: Urban Outfitters, boots: Forever 21, glasses: market in SoHo, knee highs: Ebay, scarf: c/o Nowistyle

outfit 3: skirt and coat: Forever 21, necklace and bag: vintage, knee highs: Urban Outfitters, everything else: thrifted.

It's that time again - time for me to apologize for my absence. I am terribly sorry, but for the last few weeks my boyfriend has been visiting me! We had an absolutely lovely Christmas together and I'm sad that he's gone back home now, but it means that I have more time for my other relationship again - my blog!

I hope that everyone had a perfect holiday season - I definitely did, and I'm sad but excited to be going back to New York on Monday to begin the new semester. First, however, here's a recap of my last few weeks in photos:

Martin and I headed to St. Louis for a few days one weekend to visit my sister - first we stopped at the Budweiser brewery and got a free tour and lots of free beer!

Then we went to the City Museum in St. Louis, which I definitely recommend for anyone who is a child at heart - it is not your typical museum, but is filled with random found objects from St. Louis, formed into caves, slides and ladders that you can peruse as you wish. It was simply amazing.

We also visited the "Gateway to the West" - the St. Louis arch! We went to the top and took photos looking out of the tiny windows, thousands of feet above the ground. The previous day's snow was melting, but we got there in time to see a lovely proposal written in the snow - must have been so romantic! Here is the view from the top, anyway.

The rest of the time we just lounged around and took funny Photobooth pictures on my laptop! 

boots: H&M, leggings: Romwe, cardigan and bag: thrifted

Hello lovelies! My vivilli winner has been announced so Maria T, check your email in the next few days to hear from Vivilli! Congrats! :)

I've been so so so busy this week with classes and homework and craziness. I'm also really sick, as usual. I've been trying to update as frequently as possible, and I will continue trying! How is everyone else's week going?

xoxo

velvet dress

boots: urban outfitters, denim shirt, bag and belt: thrifted, velvet dress: c/o romwe

I've been obsessed with velvet for so so long, so of course I'm equally obsessed with this dress. It's so so SOFT. Ugh. Romwe just got some wonderful new velvet leggings in too, so definitely check them out! 

Galaxy

galaxy leggings: c/o Romwe, black chiffon dress: c/o Oasap, heels and bag: urban outfitters

I finally got galaxy print leggings. Aren't they fabulous? I am too obsessed... seriously. Also, the lighting in these photos makes them look almost as good as they look in person. They're so vibrant and wonderful. 

My classes are going really well. I'm a sociology major, as I've mentioned in previous posts, and I'm in two sociology classes at the moment. One is a research class where I need to come up with my own research project before the end of the semester. I'm nervous! I have no idea what I'll do it on! I also have to figure out what to write my honors thesis about soon, which is nerve-wracking as well! 

I've also been invited to a Lookbook.nu x PINK by victoria's secret event tomorrow, and I'm so excited for it! It's the first lookbook event I'll be going to, and it's at this amazing venue. I will be sure to take lots and lots of photos so that I can share it with you guys!

Slow down, you crazy child

everything is thrifted but the socks - they're from urban outfitters, and the jewelry, which is a combination of gifts and thrifted. Total outfit cost: $20

I've been way too broke to go shopping lately - even to thrift stores. It's tragic. Luckily I have a crazy amount of fun sweaters and straw hats to mix and match to create looks such as this one. 

The boots are my absolute favorite, but I can no longer wear them because they're almost completely destroyed. So so sad. I need to get them fixed, but don't have the money at the moment. 

I'm starting to get excited for August, when I will finally return to New York for the fall semester. I really miss it. 

I spent my morning dancing around my house alone while making cinnamon rolls and listening to this song:

Beautiful And Terrible

hat: forever 21, slip dress: urban outfitters, shoes, shirt, bag and belt: thrifted, jewelry: gifts or vintage. total cost: $30

I went to see Death Cab for Cutie in Des Moines on Saturday - they were ahhhmazing. And I really like Des Moines. The people there seemed very nice. I love midwesterners so much, I've been reminded of how much recently. There's no one like them.

and here is an absolutely beautiful song that you should listen to: