happy birthday jcrew factory

well october must be the month of birthdays because today is the jcrew factories first birthday!  & now for the fabulous part of the day : instead of getting gifts this year, they are giving them! yup you heard right they are giving back to all of us with a whopping 50% off. if you totally just blanked out and almost passed out like i did then i shall repeat they are giving a big five ohh, fifty, 5 O % off everything : new old, sale, sparkly, warm and everything everything everything!!!!  i purchased my items ... so is your online shopping cart gonna be full today? 

derby days with KTΓ

let me start off by apologizing to you all. last week was the most hectic week i have ever endured in well my life! i have some exciting news for you all!! *drum roll please* this past weekend i became a KTΓ sister, and i am both jovial and grateful. i am so in love with my sisters and therefor i am dedicating this post to you all!! On Sunday, we had our annual Alumni Tea and it was so much fun! we all got dolled up and put on our derby hats and were off to the races (but not actually lol) i wore a jcrew dress that i got years ago, but trust me it is still in style and fit like a glove! for my hat i purchased a sun hat from payless for $15 and my wedges were only $12 from payless, quite a steal!! it was a ton of fun, memories were made that i shall never forget. i look forward to entering a benevolent sisterhood of girls, making friendship with a noble tie that binds, each sisters heart and mine, what can i say other than thats a great big sisterhood of girls.
xs sister posh

always making sure your bow is on your good side 
-TSM.

meet the girls who made this adventure one i will never forget. 

margot : lexie : soraya : lindsey : caitlin

we could have never made it through this journey without you maddie! love you

double trouble 

 ali : soraya : lindsey : stefana

my beautiful family on the left: 

anna (grand big) : lindsey (little #2) : breanna (big) 

*missing* anj (little #1)

bigs&littles :

soraya & maggie : audrey & lexie

best friends for life :

kelly & emma

Hey, Macklemore! Can we go thrift shopping?

Joking or not, Macklemore was kind of right...thrift shopping is pretty awesome! A friend and I made a spontaneous visit to a thrift store this past weekend and it was one of the most successful shopping trips I have had in a long time! 

Purchases:

- Trotters Leather Loafers ($8.00)

- J. Crew Cashmere Button-Up Sweater ( $10.00)

- Hunter Rain Boots ($34.00)

Total = $52.00

And of course, curious me looked up the original prices of all these items to really see how much I saved. 

- Trotters Leather Loafers ($85.00)

- J. Crew Cashmere Button-Up Sweater ( $98.00)

- Hunter Rain Boots ($125.00)

Savings = $256.00

Now if you are still unsure about thrift shopping after seeing those savings, then you must be crazy!

Kidding aside, I understand that some people are unsure about thrift shops and worry if they are clean or reliable. So here are some tips to makes sure it is a good thrift shop!

1) Ask Around: Talk to friends and people from the area, and see if they have been there/their opinion of it.

2) Go There Yourself: Check out the place! If it looks clean, well kept, and apparel is organized nicely, then it is most likely a good and reliable thrift shop to go to.

3) See What They Have: When in the store, look at the labels. If you see labels of nice companies or designers, then this is most likely a higher end thrift shop. Higher end thrift shops usually only take practically new items and have them cleaned before sale.

Now take these tips and go have yourself a thrift shopping adventure!

Always, Miss C