Fashion Friday: Hinge Clothing

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Every time my mom comes to Richmond, we make sure to make a trip to Nordstrom at the Short Pump Towne Center. Especially because we don't have one in Charleston, it is our absolute favorite place. During move in and parents weekend, we happened to find a few things that my mom would give me for my birthday.

Because I was unable to go home for parents weekend, I decided to skip out this weekend. I cannot tell you how relaxing it is to have a weekend at home. More on my version of "Halloweekend" to come later this week. 

While opening my birthday presents, I happened to realize that the two pieces I picked out from Nordstrom were both from the designer Hinge. I decided to look them up and absolutely adore so many of their pieces. 

What are your favorite, unknown brands?

Love,

My Own L.A. Story

Over Fall Break, I had the change to travel to Los Angeles with my Modern Day Slavery class. It was such an incredible experience, and I have so much to write about it but I'll try to keep it simple. The first day, we had a free day and were able to head to Santa Monica. We dipped our toes in the Atlantic Ocean, went shopping at the Third Street Promenade, and ate dinner at the end of the Santa Monica Pier. I was even able to go to lunch in Malibu with one of my best guy friends from High School! 

Over the next two days, we really delved into our study of Human Trafficking. Tuesday morning we went to the Museum of Tolerance which focuses on genocide around the world especially from the Holocaust. That afternoon we met with Ima Matul and Maria Suarez. They're stories are absolutely incredible and most definitely life changing. That night we got to wander down Hollywood Boulevard looking at the Star Walk and the Chinese Theater.

Wednesday morning we had free time to walk around downtown Los Angeles. After eating lunch at the top of the court building, we took a tour of the LAPD and had the chance to speak with the Human Trafficking Task Force. 

Going to Los Angeles, was one of the best life experiences I've had so far. It really reinforced my desire to pursue a career in Forensic Science and to work in the Justice System. 

Love, 

I'm Twenty!

On Friday I turned twenty! It is so crazy to think that I am no longer a teenager. I definitely still feel like a kid at heart!

At noon, I had a big organic chemistry test so my Thursday night and Friday morning were spent in the library studying like crazy. After my test, I met up with my friends for lunch in the dining hall to finally start celebrating. That afternoon, a friend and I went to get a manicure and then we all got ready to go out to dinner. Because we were going to a fraternity social that night, we had a super early but delicious dinner at The Daily in Richmond. After dinner, we all got all dressed up and headed to the social! It was absolutely so much fun. All of my friends including my big were there so they made it a really special night. 

This weekend I am heading home to take a relaxing weekend off. I can't wait to continue to celebrate my birthday with my parents and a few of my best friends. 

Love, 

Fashion Friday: Black and White

Necklace: Etsy // Sweater: Rag and Bone, Cotton On, Forever 21 // Loafers: C. Wonder // Skirt: J. Crew Factory // Dress: J. Crew Factory

This fall, I am absolutely loving black and white together. I am usually someone who wears a lot of color, but recently I have been gravitating towards more neutral colors. 
What are your favorite black and white pieces for the fall?

Love,

Weekend in Maryland

Last weekend, I took the train up to DC to visit my brother for his fraternity's parent's weekend. Even though I had just seem my parents the weekend before for my parent's weekend, it was absolutely amazing to have my whole family back together even just for a short weekend. 

Friday night my parent's picked me up at Union Station and we took the Metro out to College Park to meet my brother and eventually my aunt and uncle who happen to live 20 minutes outside of D.C. 

Saturday morning after breakfast, my mom and I headed out to TJMaxx to do a little shopping. TJMaxx is out absolute favorite store, so we always have to stop by when there's one near. I ended up finding a pair of olive green pants that I had been searching for for a while and a pair of Steve Madden mid size boots that ended up being part of my birthday present. 

After our shopping trip, we then went over to the Sigma Chi Fraternity House to meet up with my brother for the afternoon barbecue and corn hole tournament. It was so much fun to get to meet some of my brother's friends while spending time with my family! The President and a couple of Alumni made speeches and then my dad and brother ended up winning the corn hole tournament. After the barbecue we headed back to the hotel to hang out before dinner. 

Sunday morning I took the train back to Richmond to get back into the swing of homework, papers, and my sorority chapter meeting. It was such a relaxing weekend and I loved being able to spend time with the fam. I cannot wait until Thanksgiving and Christmas when we'll have lots of time together!

This weekend I am headed to Los Angeles for my Fall Break. It's through my Modern Day Slavery class, so were going to the Museum of Tolerance, a home for women who have been rescued, and even the LAPD. Hopefully, I'll be able to write about that post a little quicker than this one! 

What have y'all been up to?

Love, 

Instagram Lately

I am currently writing you on a train to DC to visit my brother for his Fraternity Parent’s weekend! The past two weeks have been worse than hectic so I am so happy to have a relaxing weekend away from school and all of the stress that comes with it. 

Heres a recap of the past two weeks from my instagram! Follow me for more fun! 

For my Human Rights and Modern Day Slavery class we took a day trip one Saturday morning to walk the Richmond slave trail. It about a two mile walk through the woods and along the river and then through the city passing old auction houses and churches. It was a really cool experience and made me realize that I need to travel off campus more often.

One weekend, a fraternity here had an America themed party, so of course I had to dress up in my Red, White, and Blue and don some red lips!

Because I am on Honor Council, I get to help set up and run Proclamation Day which is when the Freshman officially sign the honor code and write letters to themselves to open on four years later as seniors. Being a sophomore, it was really cool to be able to watch both the freshman and the seniors experience a day so significant to Westhampton College! 

Every year the sophomore pledge classes from each sorority and fraternity compete in Pi Phi’s Lip Sync competition to raise money for their philanthropy Read, Lead, Achieve. This year, the theme was Dance Dance Evolution so we chose Rihana! After working tirelessly for two weeks to learn the choreography, we ended up winning the competition! It was the first time a sorority has ever won so it was super exciting to know that all our hard work paid off!

Last weekend was my parent’s weekend! It was so nice to have my parents here. My mom and I went shopping, ate delicious food off campus, and attended multiple tailgates. Because we rush in the Spring, my parents were finally able to meet some of my friends in my pledge class as well as my big! 

Love,