Instagram Round-Up + Life Lately

My instagram feed looks more like an ode to summer as my friend would say "The calendar says fall but your heart says summer" and I feel like we can all agree with that. With each day though I am getting more into the fall spirit, so don't worry by winter… my instagram feed will probably look like an ode to fall ;)

Lately, I've been trying to make the most out of the sun I can before it's back to being pale and obsessing over makeup. Lately though the reoccurring thought is why do I care so much about no makeup when I'm pale. It's still the same exact face, and do I need to be so self consumed that I actually am checking out my face daily to see how pale I am. No one needs that kind of self destructive behavior haunting them, we are still that same girl… tan or not. [end rant]

If you know me my idea of casual is typically everybody else's idea of dressed up. If this was a tv show it would have had flashbacks of me going out for coffee in AM with a dress, belt, necklace, etc. ((I even had on booties and opted out…)) lately though, I've been feeding into my inner college student self and lounging in Victoria Secret 247 (at least that's how it seems.) I honestly could probably spend all my money at Victoria Secret buying underwear, bras, and sweatshirts that I have to actively not go into the store… ((like how cute is this Varsity Crew)) I'll take one in every color please, (I wish!)

It still feels foreign to me that I'm not tagging anymore, I mean obviously it's the fall and soon with winter and the wind no one's going to want to be sitting on the beach… much less tagged. This just was the best summer. I grew so much and figured out the kind of person I need to be and just how much more of God I need to know. I learned to stand up for myself. That budgeting money is a necessity and I will get there eventually but I'm slowly learning. I also learned where my limits with alcohol are and that vodka just isn't my friend… Most importantly, that with amazing friends standing behind you and carrying you when you're down you can do anything. Also I learned that you can go through the what if's of life all you want, but you need to be glad for the right now. I truly believe everything happens for a reason, and some of those reasons we never find out. But each step we take, thought we have, party we go to, or person we talk to changes us and we change them… and that's beautiful. [end rambling lol]

I hope you have one amazing weekend and that this Sunday is just the icing on top of the cake

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