College, here I come!

Since housing at A&M is so hard to get, I applied for housing the other day! Super excited!! Now to get ready for dorm living...
Since we had a 3 day weekend this weekend, I decided to do something a little bit creative instead of constant homework, and it can go with me to college -- bulletin board!
I had the plain bullet board with outer white trim and yellow ribbon from when I was little, but to jazz it up, I took some 12 by 12 card stock and made it squiggly to make it cute and mounted it down with mounting squares.

Then I personalized it with my name. I used bubble stickers on little green squares.
Also, I want to be able to change out the pictures in college and stuff so I laid out squares that I will be able to mount 4 by 6 pictures on but left the pictures off for now. That way, they're not mounted down permanently and I can change them out easier.

Finished Product!

Happy Monday!

Fall and Folkloric

So yesterday I went to the Vera Bradley store, only to find that they no longer carry any sale colors. So instead of getting the large duffle bag, I found something much cheaper, and ended up paying virtually nothing-- the classic wristlet, in my favorite pattern, folkloric! I have a couple other pieces in this collection, and seeing as how, I just got my wristlet yesterday and have not had time to test it out yet, I'm going to review one of my other pieces...

Last spring, I went with my choir to Montreal. I needed a purse large enough to carry the basics (germ-x, lip gloss, cash) but not too big. Where did I turn to? The Vera Bradley Mini-Hipster! It has 4 little interior pockets, which are actually really tiny, and don't hold too much. It has and easy accessible ID slot, which made it ideal for travel. On the outer flap, it has one zip pocket which is about as big as a passport.

ID pouch

Inside of purse with four little pockets

More to come, and not just on Vera Bradley!

Happy Sunday!

It Makes My Day!

Let me start off by saying that I LOVE getting mail! Sophomore year, when colleges started sending me stuff, I saved every piece of it, even if I had no intention of going to that school. Even today, I rush out to the mail box to see if I got anything. Today I got a coupon from Vera Bradley, that said 'Just Because...'! I was Super excited before I even opened it, and then to realize it was $20 dollars off a purchase of $20 or more, just made my day! Ahhh!

I looked online and I plan to get the large duffle bag. This isn't a color I have, but it is a sale item, and seeing as I'm attempting to save for college (Vera Bradley, you're ruining me....) I thought it was a pretty good buy.

I absolutely love my Vera Bradley collection, and brag on it all the time. Here I go again...

My first piece I bought, my dad actually bought on ebay for my Christmas present. It was the Villager in Hope Garden, which is now a retired pattern. It came with a matching clutch wallet.

 The Villager is the perfect purse if you're going somewhere for several hours. I use it when I go to tutor and babysit. It it big enough to carry paper/spiral/books/ipod/etc. and have room for other accesories. With six interior pockets and two exterior, it lets me stay super organized, which is a basic necessity with me (I'm kinda a neat freak).



Inside pockets



The clutch is also super organizational. It has six slots for credit cards, a zipper coin pouch, a pouch for dollar bills, and a id spot.



Card slots and coin pouch



ID case and money pouch

 This is just the start of my collection...more to come!
Happy Saturday!

Senior Year...So Far

Whoever said senior year was the easiest, well, they were right. But whoever said you didn't have to do anything senior year was wrong on so many levels! Sure, I don't have very much homework, but the college and scholarship applications, is a pain in my rear. But, I'm pretty much calling it quits, except for a few scholarships here and there. I sent in my applications to Texas A&M, OU, Texas Tech and Baylor. I got acceptance letters from A&M and Tech, and a scholarship from Tech. However, my first choice is still A&M!

I plan to major in Applied Math (though I haven't chosen my focus yet) and then get my teacher certification.
In the world of math, my mom's cousin who is a senior lecturer at A&M, sent my a TInspire for my birthday, and I love it!

This thing has so many capabilities (granted it has CAS)-- it can solve equations, systems of equations, and derivatives, and factor, expand, and all kinds of things. They now have one with a color screen, it looks like your cell phone screen, and it looks pretty awesome! Maybe Christmas...
Happy Friday!