Spring awakening

Has it really been JANUARY since my last post?! Honestly, I don't know where the time goes these days. In a couple weeks, I'll be done with my junior year at the University of Minnesota - how crazy! I don't think I'm ready for senior year, the thought of graduating is absolutely terrifying. So not ready to leave college but it's a good thing I'm going to law school so I'll have another 3 years to avoid the real world. Anyway, after what feels like an eternity spring has finally decided to hit Minnesota! Mind you we had snow on Monday...but the forecasts show the warmish weather is here to stay and I couldn't be more thrilled! Summer actually can't get here soon enough. I thought I would post a list of all my spring essentials.

1) Self tanner! I'm so over the winter whiteness of my skin and this lotion makes you look like you just vacationed in some tropical paradise. It is by far the best I've ever tried! It comes out dark so you can see where you've already applied it and it lasts a while! Also smells pretty good :)

2) Sperrys. It's definitely Sperry season by now but I've been wearing mine since mid March - oops! I've never been happier to put away my Uggs and riding boots. Just picked up this pair from Nordstrom and I'm anxiously waiting to break them in :)

3) Jacks! I'm preparing for summer a little early by getting a new pair of Jack Rogers right now. I got this pair from Last Call by Neiman Marcus 30% off! The sale is still going on so if you click on the link it'll take you right to the website!

3) LILLY. This is an obvious one but it's finally season appropriate (in Minnesota) to wear Lilly, yay! I got the most amazing Lilly dress that I'm wearing for formal and I couldn't be more thrilled about it. 

4) Colored jeans. Just like last year, I'm still equally obsessed with all of my neon and pastel colored jeans. 

5) Lighter hair! This mostly applies to ladies who color their hair (I love dying mine) but with the summer months quickly approaching I had my stylist add a bunch of highlights in my hair and I've never been happier with how my hair looks. I tend to keep it a chestnut or dark brown during the fall and winter but I'm loving how light it is right now. Who knows, maybe I'll be blonde soon? ;)

6) A good pedicure. This is something every girl needs to treat herself too before summer comes! Pretty toes are an essential since I'm going to be breaking out sandals and wedges soon. Plus who doesn't like getting pampered?

Even writing this is getting me so excited for the upcoming spring and summer months! I hope you all are as excited as I am :)

xoxo,

rFe

Crazy for chambray

Hey loves!

Hope everyone had a great new year and happy holidays! I know I'm excited for 2013, most especially because I'll be turning 21 on Monday! Woo! Haha anyways...my mom and I usually do a weekend shopping trip for my birthday but this year we decided to do a fun little day trip down to Milwaukee. We discovered a HUGE Anthropologie store, which I'm so in love with it's insane. Seriously if I could live in that store, I totally would. It was here where I found the most amazing chambray shirt ever. For quite a while now, I've been wanting one because it's a quintessential piece in every prep's wardrobe. However, finding the perfect chambray shirt has not been the easiest task. Most that I've tried on have not looked very attractive on me, I don't know what it is but they're too stiff and just don't fit in the right places. I look like I'm wearing a men's shirt, it's been a very depressing hunt for one of these haha BUT the Cloth and Stone shirt I found at Anthropologie was sheer perfection. For one, it's chambray with polka dots, I couldn't dream up a better combination. And second, the material is so soft and a lot more relaxed than normal chambray shirts so it looked great on! Here's a pic, I love that the polka dots are smaller and a little more subtle as compared to the Gap one below that I tried on last week. Excuse my poor photography skills but this shirt isn't on the Anthro website.

Don't get me wrong, I'm obsessed with this Gap chambray shirt. I would've bought it if I didn't look so terrible in it but there's something about the more subdued polka dots that I like so much more. Another random note, Gap has some amazing spring clothes out right now so if you haven't been in there for a while go check it out! There are these amazing navy ankle pants with little anchors all over them that I'm in love with. Needless to say, I'm beyond excited to wear my new chambray shirt, especially with all my colored and white jeans in the summer! Other quality purchases from the shopping trip were from Lululemon and J. Crew! I'm thrilled about the hot pink toothpick jeans I got from J. Crew for $16! So insane!

Also, what did everyone get from the Lilly sale?! This is the dress I got :)

SO glad to be blogging again, happy shopping ladies!

xoxo,

rFe

Friday fun & some fab giveaways

Happy Friday y'all! This has been one crazy busy week, I've successfully moved back onto campus, completed my sorority's polish week, and managed to snag something from the Lilly summer sale in the process. But before I get started on that, I want to tell everyone about two awesome giveaways going on this week.

First head on over to Sweet, Pink and Preppy and enter her giveaway for a Lilly Pulitzer Murfette Scarf! Obviously, I love anything Lilly but these scarves are such an easy piece to add some color to any outfit. I also love that it's more lightweight so you can wear it during the spring and summer.

And lastly, head over to the The Preppy Student and enter her giveaway for a Southernly Stated Pocket Tee. The story behind Southernly Stated is precious and I'm obsessed with all the tanks and tee's on the website!

So this was my first year participating in the Lilly Endless Summer Sale and it was INSANE. Unfortunately, I couldn't get on the site as early as I wanted but I was finding soo many cute (and ridiculously cheap) items. However, as I was browsing the site I realized that pretty much every couple minutes, items would start disappearing from my cart. I lost 2 dresses and a top within 5 minutes so needless to say I was freaking out. As disappointing as that was, I was able to get this adorable tube top!

Another great item I got this week was this Monogrammed Champion Wristlet from Marley Lilly. How cute are these?! And for $15 I couldn't pass it up! I chose the purple wristlet and it'll have my monogram, rFe, stitched in white.

I'm anxiously awaiting the arrival of my Lilly top and monogrammed wristlet. What did everyone else get from the Lilly Summer Sale?! And make sure to enter the two giveaways I mentioned earlier :)

xoxo,

rFe

Lilly planners & coupon codes!

I'm anxiously awaiting the arrival of my Lilly planner! I swear by my planner, it keeps me organized and helps me keep track of all my events for school, sorority, tennis, and work! I love all the options for the Lilly planners this year, it was so hard to pick one! I opted for the Soft Cover Agenda mainly because I'm in love with Multi Floral Punch print :) It's exactly the same as the Large Agenda but it has a plastic cover so it's a little bit lighter in weight - never a bad thing!

I'm also very excited about the sticker packs (I'm such a kid at heart). Now somehow I stumbled upon a coupon code that allowed me to get free shipping whooo! Since this was the first time I've ordered from the Lilly site (surprising but I tend to use Preppy Princess more) I got to use the code "welcome" at the check out. If this isn't your first time ordering from their site, I'd try using a different email and maybe it'll work. The second code I have is "ohshift" which you can type in to get a free keychain! I love saving money almost as much as I love spending it :)

Who's ordered their Lilly planners already?! And which style/print did you get?

xoxo,

rFe

Summer wish list

Now that school is over for the semester and I'll be working full time, I'm thrilled to have a little extra spending money in my wallet. Now there is really only one logical use for this money and that is for shopping. Carrie sums it up perfectly when she says "I like my money right where I can see it...hanging in my closet." Fashion is a big passion of mine and I'm a firm believer that when you look good, you feel good. I'm that girl that dresses up for test days because I feel better and perform better when I'm confident in how I look. What can I say, it works!

I'm also a teensy bit obsessed with online shopping - it's such a good procrastination tool! I also find it to be a little more effective before I go shopping to know what I want to look for when I'm there. Every summer before school starts again my mom, aunt, grandma, and I get together and take a weekend shopping trip. I'm originally from Green Bay (also where I live in the summers) and let me tell you, the shopping here is not ideal. We don't even have a J. Crew...the closest is 120 miles away. I know...it's horrible. Needless to say, I don't do too much shopping while I'm here so that's why we leave for a weekend to go somewhere else that has more stores suited to our taste. Sometimes we'll go out to Minneapolis (I've gotten pretty familiar with the malls there) but most times we make our way down to Schaumburg, Illinois. This might seem random but there's some logic to it! On the way to Illinois, there are two pretty nice outlet malls near Milwaukee. This is about two hours into the trip so they're nice places to stop and hit some of the outlets that we like (J. Crew, Banana, Off Saks, etc). After that it's only an hour or so to Schaumburg where Woodfield Mall is located. This is definitely my favorite mall within the Midwest (of the malls I've been to), it is just huge and the store selection is great. They also have a Off Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom Rack, and Bloomingdales outlet across the street! Okay my shopping rant is getting a little too long :) moving on...so I've started a summer wish list of things I really want since our weekend shopping trip is coming up soon and it's gotten me in the shopping mood!

1.) Literally anything Lilly - I think this goes without saying but Lilly is definitely at the top of my wish list. I'd like to pick up a Lilly dress for summer, thankfully there are a couple boutiques in Wisconsin that carry it and I can always order online :) here are some of my favorite dresses!

I also want to get one of the planners before school starts again, I love that there's a jumbo agenda available this year! 

2. A statement necklace - I don't have the biggest jewelry collection but what I do have is pretty simple, everyday types of jewelry. I've been seeing big statement necklaces everywhere and I think it's time for me to invest in one. I own a lot of dresses and I can think of four or five off the top of my head that would just look great with these necklaces from Banana Republic and J. Crew respectively. The first picture doesn't do the necklace justice at all, I've been eying it up in stores for a while now and it's gorgeous, as are the other two!

3. Everyday flip-flops - these J. Crew Factory flip-flops are my favorite for just running errands and such everyday. They're comfortable and I love the little bit thicker sole, mine are getting worn down so it's time for some new ones. Plus they're $14.50! Reason enough to buy them! I also prefer to bring these up to my cabin in the summer just in case they get ruined instead of my Jacks! 

4. Wedges - they are such a staple for summer but I've yet to find a pair that I absolutely love. Here are a couple pairs from Nordstrom that I really like, especially because they're so easy to dress up or dress down if need be!

5. Pocket tees - right now I'm obsessed with The Frat Collection's pocket tees! I love how many options there are for both the pockets and the tees. These are so great for everyday and way too adorable not to get! I've finally limited my favorites down to the following...

What's on your summer wish list? And let me know what you think of my picks :)

xoxo,

rFe