rainy day, hunters, and acid wash

^^^ shirt: urban outfitters, tee: aerie, leggings: h&m, rain boots: hunter ^^^

dear rain, 

today you were appreciated. thank you for dark clouds which made sleeping in a lot easier. 

dear red oversized sweater, 

thank you for being the perfect sweater to sleep in. i think you are my favourite right now. 

dear mango tea, 

you are delicious. 

dear rain boots, 

i think i fall more and more in love with you every time i wear you. 

dear acid wash shirt {courtesy of my sister}, 

i think you're growing on me. 

dear chalkboard wall, 

you are awesome. 

traveling light: myrtle beach

this vacation i was inspired by this series of blog posts to really try and pack light, and guess what? i managed to only bring down i backpack and carry on bag for a two week trip. it must have been some sort of miracle. this is a summary of what i tried to pack. simple pieces in neutral colours have made for super easy outfits so far :)

the things you do at 2 am

like deciding that it would be a good time to take pictures 

which means doing hair and makeup 

oh the things you do in university at 2 am

when you really should be sleeping 

or studying 

or anything productive really 

love, liz 

spring shopping

on my way out to do some spring shopping... and this is what i wore to the mall 

love, liz 

hair

we've got a new hair colour over here. dark brown with caramel highlights underneath.

love, liz

a quick outfit post :: what i wore when it decided to not be freezing

i can feel it. spring has to be just around the corner. the below freezing temperatures and piles of snow are starting to lose their charm. but on days like today when its above zero and the snow starts to melt, it's like a beacon of hope. spring, please come faster. 

love, liz

reasons why this weekend has been perfect so far

this weekend is perfect, and it's only saturday afternoon. after a couple stressful weeks this is honestly just what i needed.

i spent friday night with my youngest sister. going out for dinner, watching movies, reading magazines- having the best time. she is such an incredible little person at such a fun age. i can remember desperately wanting an older sibling around her age, wishing i could do "grown up things" and have someone to hang out with. so whenever i get the chance to do that with her i absolutely love it.

this afternoon was spent with my mom. shopping, chatting and grabbing tea and a cupcake from the cutest most delicious bakery i have ever been to. these couple of days makes me so thankful for the family that i have, and the time i get to spend with them.

love, liz

its been how long since the last outfit post?

a long time. but school has been crazy, i left my tripod at home up until now and i've been dealing with a mini crisis some refer to as the freshman fifteen. but alas, i have an outfit picture today. it's been raining for the last couple of days so i've basically been living in my hunters. and this sweater is quite possible the most comfortable thing i own. hope everyone has a fantastic weekend, i know i am. starting things off right watching the notebook with my sister.

love, liz

contentment: a state of happiness and satisfaction

why yes those are the same shoes and top that i wore last night.... maybe because they are my favourites.

well the new year is officially here! 

2012 was filled with some amazing memories and some difficult times, as it is with most years. 

there were some challenges. there was a lot of drama within my group of friends, and some relationships were broken. i lost relatives, some which were so unexpected. but there were also some amazing times. i was able to travel to england with my sister, which was honestly the most amazing and inspiring trip i've been on so far. i was also able to travel down south with my family and spend a week on the beach with them. finished high school! spent the summer hanging out with friends. also started university  which has been so wonderful. i've met some amazing friends, made some great memories. 

i'm so ready for 2013! my resolution for this year is to find contentment. contentment with myself, contentment with others. contentment is defined as a state of happiness and satisfaction, and that's all i really want. to be happy with myself, my life and those around me. 

xo 

last outfit of the year

Top: Topshop, Jeggings: American Eagle, Flats: Aldo

* thank you mother for the new tripod for christmas, no more stacking chairs and books on top of beds to compensate for a lack of anything more sophisticated 

a family affair

i had the chance to go visit some family today for an early christmas celebration. it was low key- lunch at swiss chalet and a chance to catch up. and it was perfect. i am so thankful for the opportunity to spend time with family whenever i can and although it can be challenging to see loved ones age i am always grateful for the time i can spend with them 

sydney's blonde

so i know i just posted about how i wanted to get light brown highlights yesterday, but i've changed my mind again {surprise surprise}. i really love sydney's dirty blonde hair. i almost convinced myself to dye my hair this colour over the summer but then i chickend out. but as soon as i can scrape together the money, i'm definitely going to commit to this. 

that hair colour

kourtney kardashian will forever be my favourite. her style. her makeup. and her hair. always seems flawless. i've been thinking about lightening my hair colour recently and i really love hers. maybe in the summer when i have an income to support these desires i'll get around to it.

six thousand dollar pair of shoes, i made it to the paris news

oversized scarf. the most comfortable sweater. moccasins. hair up. pink lipstick. 

doesn't get much better.

i really need to start following this wheat free thing; and other things that have been on my mind

i have a wheat intolerance {and i'm pretty sure lactose as well}. and before coming to university i was really good at avoiding both of those things. and then i went away to school. and it's really hard. i don't have a mother who will buy me the type of food i need. or cook me special meals. i have the kitchen staff at the dining hall. and they don't seem to be as understanding. there's also the two a.m. pizza runs with friends that look oh so appealing. and the cupcakes our don makes for us. and it all looks so good you know? it would be so much easier to just pretend like i don't have dietary restrictions and just eat whatever. so what does any logical university student do? they try to pretend they can eat whatever they want. but friends, i wish it was that easy. for the last couple of months i've been "yoloing" it and just eating whatever i wanted. wheat free or not. and it's really starting to catch up with me. the headaches that set it. the joint pain. stomach pain. bloating. trouble sleeping. it's so not worth it! but everyday i find myself eating waffles or that slice of pizza.

i wish i had millions of dollars sometimes. so that i could just move to a city {preferably in london} and live in a really fabulous apartment. and buy local organic food. and cook meals that i can actually eat. and life would just be so much better. that is what has been on my mind recently. 

more realisitcally i'm really looking forward to going home for christmas holidays and not eat junk food 24/7. and have some gluten free food {who would have ever thought i'd look forward to that}. i also really need to make a better attempt at eating food that i'm actually suppose to be eating at university. 

i've also been having a bit of mid-life blog crisis {which seems to happen more frequently than not}. sometimes i think my life right now is just so boring and trivial. i live in a room that is probably the size of most people's bathrooms. i go to class. i study. i occasionally go out. and repeat. i post poorly lit picture of my outfits in a room that is wayyy too yellow. i complain about things that bother me. and somedays, like today, i just stop and think "who would actually want to read about this, because i certainly wouldn't". the blogs that i enjoy reading i enjoy because of the lifestyle they live, or portray, is something i enjoy or aspire to be like. i wish i could take really cool pictures of my day like this blog. or share polaroid pictures of me going on daily adventure's like this one. i wish my outfit posts would turn out like this. i don't have a significant other to go on adventures with. i'm not a size zero and a fabulous model. i don't own copious amounts of vintage furniture and accessories. i guess i just don't know what i want my blog to be about right now. but i'm in the process of figuring that out. 

for anyone who actually read all of this, props. i really don't like ranting on my blog because it just feels pathetic, but i find sometimes it helps sort ideas out. only two more weeks and then i'll be done finals and enjoying christmas break. can. not. wait!! 

it's that time of the year again...

i wish i was referring to christmas. but alas, it looks as if christmas celebration is going to have to wait a couple of weeks. right now we're down to the the final weeks of school and all hell is breaking loose. assignments are due left and right. finals are imminent. i might not make it guys. this is going to be rough.

on the bright side i got some new moccasins. which i love. although i may have already destroyed them a little bit by wearing them out to a kegger. we got our first snow this weekend which made outside extra awful for brand new shoes. the difficulties i go through, i swear.

- e

plaid and sparkle and twilight

finally got around to seeing breaking dawn part two last. ahhh. it was SO good. {pardon my fangirl moment for a second} first of all, good job to the casting director. everyone was so attractive in that film. i was dying. my friend and i were those girls who were screaming when taylor lautner came on screen and were commenting all throughout the movie. it was fantastic. and then on our way back we stopped at mcdonalds, which hasn't been open for months. twilight and mcdonalds fries in one night? dreams really do come true. 

- E

"we didn't realize we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun"

it was a crisp foggy morning this monday, which is perfect reason to bust out the cozy sweaters and leggings {at least i thought so}. it's actually ridiculous how happy these two things make me. happy monday! xoxo

- E

perks of being a wallflower

started out the afternoon with a chai latte at the cutest cafe there is in this city. saw perks of being a wallflower with the sister. i can officially say i'm in love with that film. like seriously if you have not seen it yet, you definitely should! it might even be my favourite movei {sorry nicholas sparks}.

outfit details: {me} sweater: aerie, dress: H&M, tights: who knows where, boots: hunter {sister} dress, H&M, belt: H&M

in 24 hours i will be a lot happier

but until then it's time to study for my biology midterm. love school. so. much.