Best of 2013: Music

Music has always been a passion of mine and I genuinely enjoy all kinds of music (except like heavy metal scream...I'll never understand that). I'm constantly looking for new music/artists/bands and I've definitely come across some amazing artists this year. Here are 5 of my favorite songs from this year, take a listen if you haven't heard before and let me know what you think! 

1. After performing at my school's homecoming concert, I'm BEYOND obsessed with Hoodie Allen. Beyond. His music is fun, catchy, and the acoustic versions are heart melting. I'm also a big fan of him personally, he seems like he's down to earth and very grateful for all his fans. He tweets links to download his music for free too, which I think is amazing. It was hard for me to pick a favorite song but I think this is the one that could convert anyone into a Hoodie fan. 

2. I've been a Summer Set fan for a long time now and I was lucky enough to see them in concert on Halloween this year! I absolutely died when I met the lead singer, Brian, after the show. He's adorable and has the voice of an angel. I can never get this song stuck out of my head so beware - very addicting. 

3. Here's another artist that I was lucky enough to see in concert and meet this year! He's a friend of a friend in Nashville so my roommate and I got to hang with Jon and the band on their tour bus before the show, so cool! So excited his new album is coming out on January 14th (also my birthday!). He's more well known for his single Up All Night but I like this one better. 

4. I've recently discovered Lana and I worship her now. She's sassy and her songs are almost hypnotic, I'm just obsessed. This one's my favorite, although this entire album is perfection. 

5. I don't care what anyone says, I have loved and will always love Blurred Lines. Some lyrics are meant to be taken literally and some aren't. It's simply a fun song and critics went overboard analyzing it. Okay, rant over. How can you not enjoy the three hotties singing it either? Just makes me want to dance! Give It 2 U is also pure gold. #THICKE 

Honorable mentions: 

• 23 - Mike Will Made-It (feat. Miley, Wiz, Juicy J)
• This is How We Roll - Florida Georgia Line (feat. Luke Bryan)
• Swoon - Timeflies
• Best Day Ever - One Direction 
• I Love It - Icona Pop 

Anyone else a fan of these songs or artists? If not, I hope you are now! 

xoxo,

rFe 

Back in black

In retrospect, 2013 wasn't exactly my best year in terms of blogging. A whopping five posts is less than overwhelming...BUT I am entering the New Year with a new frame of mind and new resolution to get back into the blogging world! I was recently inspired by the show Courtney Loves Dallas. If you don't know (but you should, she's fantastic) is centered around Courtney Kerr, a Dallas socialite, fashionista, and blogger! The show really reminded me how much I do enjoy blogging and how great of an outlet it can be.

Anyhoo, here's what I've been up to the past couple months. I've been studying my life away for the LSAT and yes, it's just as horrible as it sounds. I took a class over the summer, took both the October and December LSAT, and now I'm just waiting to get my score back so I can start applying to law schools! It's a terribly frightening and exciting time, most especially because I have no idea where I want to go to school. I literally can't even tell you what region of the U.S. It's that bad. I can see myself on the West Coast soaking up the California sun, on the East Coast enjoying the magical city of NYC, down South fulfilling my ambitions of becoming a Southern belle, or maybe staying in Minneapolis with all the amazing friends I've made these past three years. I just don't know what to do! More on that later...Other than that, I've moved into a brand new apartment with three of my best friends and it's been the best experience I could have asked for. These girls are my family and I literally don't know how I would survive without their love, support, and happiness they bring into my life. I'm almost 22 now and I'm at the point where most of my friends are in serious relationships and a few are engaged already. Obviously, I'm still living the single life but what's new? Just as I have a knack for randomly picking out the most expensive item in a store, I also have a knack for picking the douchiest of men. It's really making me question my life decisions because my best friend is planning her summer wedding and I'm at school trying to convince my friends to go to the bar with me because "Tuesdays are the new Saturdays!" Seriously though...they are, I love Tuesdays. Whatever, I'll find my Chuck Bass eventually (pray for me).

Well, that's enough about me! Blogging on the reg is one of my many New Years resolutions and I'm actually too excited about it. Does anyone else already have their resolutions picked out? You'll hear more from me soon :)

xoxo,

rFe

Birthday girl!

The big day is finally here! Well, technically, I turn 21 in one hour! It's life changing, I know. One of the best things about birthdays is you can wear any ridiculous outfit and it's totally excusable because it's your birthday (21st birthdays especially)! Now I'm not one to look any sort of ridiculous except ridiculously good BUT I think I've picked out a pretty good outfit for my 21st. Keep in mind, I will be celebrating at home, in a small town, so while this look would be quite tame/nothing special for downtown Minneapolis, I can guarantee I will be the most overdressed person anywhere tomorrow night. And there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. Because it's my birthday :)

Haha I tried my best to get exactly what I'm wearing in the Polyvore set, starting with my most favorite Juicy Couture silk dress. The picture does not do this lovely dress justice, there is so much detailing on the bodice that you can't see and the skirt is a little more flouncy. Anyway, I'm pairing it with this great black and white chevron blazer, which I couldn't find on Polyvore so this is a similar style just imagine it's chevron. I'll definitely be wearing my platform black heels, a simple necklace, pearl earrings, and some sort of large, cocktail ring. I'm all about the statement jewelry so most of my outfits include either a statement necklace or a statement ring, never both. I usually keep my earrings pretty simple! I included the clutch because I thought it was cute and looked good with the outfit. I will welcome this birthday with much more excitement than my last birthday - I was pretty upset that I was halfway to 40. I can't wait to celebrate with my family tomorrow night and all of my sorority sisters and friends at school once we're back from break! In the end, it's just another day but an important day nonetheless. Cheers to a new year and a new beginning!  

xoxo,

rFe

OHP Wednesday

I haven't done a Oh, How Pinteresting Wednesday in forever so I'm thrilled I finally have the time to do one again! Go ahead and link up with Michelle at The Vintage Apple! Unfortunately, I'm not quite the Pinterest addict that I used to be (maybe that's a good thing...) but it is a good way for me to fend off boredom in long lectures! These are my favorite findings for this week, enjoy :)

Seriously though...

 New motto! 

Haha I need to start thinking like this 

So adorable 

If only...

Love love love her hair color 

Good motivation 

:)

 And lastly, some Gangnam Style! 

Hope all of you lovely readers are having a good week!

xoxo,

rFe

Flats on flats on flats

Hey lovies! I hope everyone's enjoying their weekend, I've been waiting for what seems like forever for it to finally get here! I'm still extremely stressed and busy with school, my sorority, tennis, and working (not to mention trying to keep up with friends and family!) I feel like I literally never have a free moment and it's still soo overwhelming dealing with everything right now. If anyone has any good tips for relieving stress, that's not time consuming, I would love to get some advice! On a brighter note, one AMAZING thing I did this week was attend an impromptu afternoon concert held by Hunter Hayes! He was in town with Carrie Underwood and did a pre-show performance at a local bar/restaurant. A couple friends and I heard about it on the radio the morning of and decided to skip class and take a little adventure! It was great because it was at noon on a Thursday so it was a very exclusive and private show. I absolutely adore him so seeing him in that intimate of a setting was the best experience ever!

I just love him so much 

Another reason I've been looking forward to this weekend is because my mom, grandma, and aunt came into town yesterday! We spent the day shopping which was exactly what I needed to get my mind off this crazy week. I made some great purchases but I think my favorite was my new Cole Haan ballet flats (dying with excitement inside) from Nordstrom Rack! I've been wanting a nice pair of flats forever and I'm so happy I found a quality pair and got the best deal on them :) I feel like it's the perfect weather for flats right now because it's still a smidge too warm to wear boots, my feet and legs get way too hot! I'm a little obsessed with flats right now which is funny because I used to hate them - I thought they made my feet look big...haha but now I definitely appreciate them and their classiness so much more! Here are some more amazing flats that I'm lusting over, if only I had unlimited funds to buy them! Oh well, it makes getting a really nice part that much more special. The middle, shimmery ones are the ones I bought today :)

Tory Burch flat heels, $290 / Sam Edelman animal print ballet flat / Vera Wang ballet flat shoes / Kate Spade wedge heel shoes / Cole Haan grey ballet flat / Kate Spade ballet shoes flat

Let me know what you think and enjoy this beautiful weekend!

xoxo,

rFe

Signature Scents

One of my favorite beauty essentials is perfume. I love love love perfume and finding that perfect scent for myself. I've acquired quite a collection over the years and realized how important it is to find perfume that will actually last you that long. It's definitely not a cheap thing to buy so it's a waste if I only use it for a month then get sick of it - for example, I have full bottles of Paris Hilton and Glow by J. Lo collecting dust at home. Now, I feel like I've finally found a couple signature scents that I absolutely love and know that have the potential to last me late into my twenties. These are all my favorite perfumes and I love them for different reasons. I have all of them minus Daisy by Marc Jacobs but if I had an unlimited budget to spend on perfume, I'd buy it for sure! I have two other favorites that are missing, Lust by Lush Cosmetics and Turquatic by MAC. They're both roll ons that I keep in my make up bag which makes them so easy to bring travelling plus seriously no one has either of these so they're a bit unique :)

Christian Dior perfume / Sarah Jessica Parker perfume / Juicy Couture perfume / Marc Jacobs daisy fragrance / Kate Spade perfume

What is your go-to perfume?!

xoxo,

rFe

Sac City

Hey loves! I honestly cannot believe it's the end of July already. Seriously though, in a little more than 2 weeks I'm headed back to school. Can't say I'm not beyond excited! These past couple days have been both great and a little heart breaking at the same time. This past Thursday my family and I headed out to California to help move my brother into his very first apartment, as he is attending Sacramento City College this fall. He will be playing on their baseball team which is one of the best baseball programs in the nation. I couldn't be more proud of him and I know Sac City will be a great stepping stone for an even brighter baseball career. I'm hoping he makes it to the bigs so he can set me up with a teammate, who wouldn't want to be a MLB wife?! Haha our trip consisted of a long and painful trip to IKEA, an even more painful day of assembling all the furniture, as well as a day trip to San Francisco! We had a great time at Fisherman's Wharf in San Fran checking out the shops and walking around the boardwalk. There were a few too many birds and an obnoxious amount of people there for my liking but it seemed like something you had to do if you were in the area! Below are some pictures I took that day. Now, it's back to reality and the working world for a couple more weeks!

Do I have any west coast followers?! Or anyone else sending a sibling away for college?

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

She's country

I don't know what's gotten into me lately but I'm OBSESSED with cowboy boots! Do I own a pair? No. Did I order a pair online last night? You bet :) Maybe it's because of my recent decision to move to Nashville...see previous blog post! I'm praying that they fit! I often have troubles boot shopping because I have pretty thin legs and not super small feet (I wear size 7.5 or 8) so most of the time boots don't fit tightly around my legs, it's so frustrating. More likely than not, I'll only wear the boots a couple times a year since they're really not the most popular up here but I'm still super excited! Plus, my best friend's sister is getting married next summer and her and her bridal party are all going to wear cowboy boots with their dresses, so cute! Obviously I want to match them and go with the theme haha. Here's a couple pictures that are leaving me anxiously awaiting for my pair to come in the mail! 

An accurate picture of what my legs look like haha I'm hoping my boots look as cute on as this gal's!

Loveee

Another summer wish list item - denim top! Cute casual outfit

Presh! 

Any cowboy boot lovers out there? If so, what's your favorite pair and what brand are they?! - For future reference :)

Xoxo,

rFe

Graduation day

Today my younger brother, Ben, graduated from high school! He'll be attending Sacramento City Community College for the next two years to pursue a (hopefully) bright future in baseball. I've already made him promise to hook me up with a MLB hottie if he makes it to the pros haha :) I can't believe he's heading off to college and I'm already half way done with it...scary stuff. It was a great afternoon though, the ceremony was only about an hour and a half so that wasn't too bad. Luckily, it was gorgeous outside too so we got to take some nice family photos.

Ben and I 

He's actually a lot taller than me (8 inches to be exact) - I'm never past his shoulders but I wore heels today :)

The empty nesters and their college kids 

Wise words from Disney - love my family more than anything

Happy Sunday :)

xoxo,

rFe