Lace + Seersucker
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Dear Class of 2017,
Friday, May 17, 2013
Dear Class of 2017,
Friday, May 17, 2013
With only 8 days of
my high school career left I thought it would be a good idea to take everything
I’ve learned in the past 4 years and share it with all the incoming freshmen.
It’s such a bittersweet time right now; I’m ecstatic to start this new phase in
my life but at the same time a little nervous/sad/ scared to see this phase
coming to an end. With that I thought I would post a picture of me from freshmen year, prepare yourselves.
This was on the last day of my freshmen year. Please note the massive pink bow and the Holister shirt. We were all best friends and had 4 lockers in a row (it was really movie like) and we would chat/ gossip at our lockers in between classes. Oh, the days. Weird to think it was almost 4 years ago.
Dear Class of 2017,
As I sit
here and write this, I can see my white graduation dress hanging and patiently waiting
for my day to walk across the stage. I remember this familiar feeling 4 short
(very short) years ago I reminisce the day my mom and I spent an entire day strolling
through the mall looking for the perfect 8th grade graduation dress.
It’s funny how we’re practically back at the starting line with the same
nerves, but luckily this time I’ve lost the braces and I’d say I have better
fashion sense as well (thank goodness!). And I’d like to think I’m a little
wiser too. I can remember those first days of freshmen year like it was just
last week. Debating which table or bench
to sit at that would make us look the coolest and trying to master my new
schedule and the school floor plan. Even trickier was trying to learn the
ever-changing bell schedule. All the memories are rushing back, almost as fast
as I walk between classes still
trying to beat the bell.
So I write this to you in hopes
that you’ll take advice from someone who has practically mastered the road
you’re about to travel down. I’d suggest traveling down this road in style,
preferably a pale pink bug. Anyways, high school is tricky, not gonna lie. It’s
full of friday night football games, firsts loves, and first heartbreaks. And
along the way you just might happen to discover who you really are and who you
want to be.
Don’t just take advantage of every
minute but cherish the moments. These 4 years go by faster than Dorothy can
click her glittery red shoes together. Study and work harder than you have
every worked before, (at least until 2nd semester of senior year)
but allow time for yourself to have fun. That’s important. As important as the
grades are, the memories are what are going to last your lifetime. Take the time
to make memoires. Get out of your comfort zone. Try clubs, introduce yourself
to someone you’ve never met, sit at a different lunch table. This is your time
to be adventurous, you’re young and it's okay to stretch the rules!
One of the most common mistakes is
to never wish it away. Graduation day is going to come faster than you could
imagine and just because you have a terrible teacher or there is stupid rumor
going around, trust me when I say it will all pass. You’ll get a new teacher
and the rumor will fade.
These are four years you will never
get to relive. Might as well live them to the fullest, right? So get involved!
Run for class president! Lead your team to victory! Win homecoming queen! You
only get one time and starting this fall, it will be your time! My time, well
it’s done, my four years have passed and once I turn my tassel in 27 days I
must live with how I spent my four years. Live for the triumphs and learn from
your tribulations. Make lifelong friends and lifetime memories.
LIVE IT UP! High school will be
whatever you make it. So make it 4 years worth remembering.
With love,
The
Class of 2013
Always keep in mind,
Cheers!
Shannon
Announcement, Announcement
Monday, May 13, 2013
Announcement, Announcement
Monday, May 13, 2013
I am ecstatic to
announce that I have secured an internship this summer!
And that’s not even
the exciting part.
My internship, well
it may be in New York City, and it may be with an amazing company.
I have the
opportunity to be an intern at a newly launched fashion website with a fabulous team of women! I am counting
down the days until I get to walk down 5th avenue again and embrace all the opportunities that I know will come along with this job.
I truly do love the
city and I can’t wait to call it home sweet home for the full month of July! So
expect to see an overload of blog posts about just how amazing New York truly is. I can’t wait to embark on this new adventure.
If you are interested in
an internship for next summer (I’m pretty sure it’s too late to apply for this summer) this company really helped me secure my dream internship!
Remember,
Cheers!
Shannon
Anchors Aweigh!
Friday, May 10, 2013
Anchors Aweigh!
Friday, May 10, 2013
Just because it's Friday and my dad and I wanted to play around with the camera...
Skirt | J.Crew (Similar)
Shirt | J. Crew (Similar)
Purse | Coach
Shoes | Loft
Belt | American Eagle
Watch | Kate Spade
Bracelet | Lilly Pulitzer
Remember,
Cheers!
Shannon
A Preppy Prom
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
A Preppy Prom
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Anyone who has any
kind of social media network is probably well aware that it’s prom season. And
now since there are so many social media platforms I feel like it’s just
another way to be bombarded with pictures. Between Instagram, Twitter,
Facebook, and most recently Vine, it often feels like there is no escape form
the multitude of prom pics.
So if you don’t
follow me on Instagram (you probably should do that now) (Account) then you wouldn’t be aware, but
this weekend was my senior prom! Get ready to be bombarded with pictures here
as well.
So, let’s talk
dresses. When you think of prom dresses the first words that might pop into
your head could be (but not limited too) bedazzled, cutouts, and low cut.
Bottom line is none of those words describe my style one bit. My mom and I
searched probably every prom dress shop in Raleigh and then examined every
online dress store. I truly did not know what to do. I talked about in a past post that the reason I love clothes so much is the way they make me feel. Well
these dresses were not making me feel anything like how I wanted to feel at prom.
So when my family was
down in Hilton Head visiting family we ventured into the Lilly store and I fell
in love with this dress.
Dress | Bracelet | Shoes | Ring (similar) | Clutch (similar)
I knew it wasn’t the cliche “prom” dress but at that point I didn’t even care! It’s my senior prom and I should wear what I feel most confident and comfortable in. I think my prom dress fits me and my personality and I’m so glad I didn’t give in and not wear something I love just because everyone else might not be.
I knew it wasn’t the cliche “prom” dress but at that point I didn’t even care! It’s my senior prom and I should wear what I feel most confident and comfortable in. I think my prom dress fits me and my personality and I’m so glad I didn’t give in and not wear something I love just because everyone else might not be.
The two girls in Lilly!
Confession: This a completely staged pictures. Due to some difficulties my mom actually clipped it on.
My date wore a light pink seersucker bow tie to match the pink seersucker bow on my dress!
My good friend Zach is really into photography and snapped this cool picture!
My accessories!
The full group!
The lacrosse team girls and our coach in the middle!
My lacrosse buddy! We were co-captains last year!
My good friend Zach! I thought this was a cute candid picture!
Now onto actual prom.
Well long story very short, it didn’t exactly end up how I imagined it would. I
had a blast with great friends and I couldn’t be more blessed to have them in
my life. It was so much fun getting all dolled up (even with all the stress
that comes along with it) and loading my hair with I swear was pounds of
hairspray and bobby pins. Typical prom SHANNONigans (HA! Get it?) .
Actual prom was a
night I’ll definitely remember to say the least. I've never exactly been the
best at exposing my emotions. I tend to keep them all bundled up inside. It's a bad habit. So if
you really would like an insight to my night this Taylor Swift song is kinda
extremely weirdly relevant to my experience at prom. I swear there is a Taylor
Swift song for everything, but this one in particular really hits home for me.
Back to the fun stuff though: I highly encourage
everyone to go to his or her senior prom. It’s such a pivotal memory for
seniors especially. Kinda like your last hoorah before you graduate. So weird to think it was my last school dance.
What did you wear to prom?
And,
What did you wear to prom?
And,
Cheers!
Shannon
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