STAY TUNED.

I am just about ready to graduate with my associates degree and then I will have a little bit more free time to blog. I'M SERIOUS THIS TIME. I'M SERIOUS.

In the meantime, here's a blurry picture of an outfit I wore to a "white trash" party last weekend.

Vest: Express (thrifted)
Shirt: Also Express
Pants: Forever 21
Socks: Forever 21
Totally rad sneaker wedges: Wet Seal

As you can see, my attempt at trashy was, indeed, not trashy at all. 

More coming soon!

Goodnight,

Mimi

Happy New Year...a month late.

Hello, my dear two followers who may or may not even read my blog. Probably because I post so infrequently. It's kind of hard to feel motivated to post when I am working almost 40 hours a week and going to school full-time. Also, my computer is old as dirt and doesn't allow me to do very many cool things with my posts.

Anyways, I thought I'd catch everyone up on what's been going on in my life as of late! The biggest and most exciting this that I am engaged!!!! It happened in late December, just before Christmas in Chicago, at the top of the Hancock tower and it was perfect. Many people have asked me when Ben and I will be getting married. We do not yet have a solid date set but we are thinking it will be something like June 2015. It is a couple years off but we both think it is wise for us to save up some money and make sure that we are financially stable before we get married. Does anyone else find it comical that in my last post, I talked about catching the bouquet at a friend's wedding and four months later, I am engaged?! Hehe.

Aside from the engagement news, I have also made the Dean's List for the Fall 2012 semester which is a huge accomplishment for me. I haven't been on any sort of honor roll since 7th grade and I worked really hard last semester to bring my GPA up. The plan is to be a Schoolcraft grad by this summer. Then, come Fall, I will begin classes for my Bachelor's Degree in English at Eastern! And hopefully, within a year, I will be an Eastern grad and will be able to begin my editing career. Exciting stuff is ahead for me AND my new fiance!

What's new for you in 2013?

So much love,
Mimi

Forever & Always

Yesterday, I attended a dear friend's wedding. It was one of the most beautiful weddings I've ever been to. The scenery was gorgeous and the couple was even more gorgeous. But I gotta say, the best part of any wedding is the dancing. I'm always a bit shy at the start, saying things like "Nah, I couldn't", and "No, no, no...I'm a terrible dancer". However, once I get going, I cannot stop. It's like the floor is lava (remember that game?) and I simply can't stop, won't stop.

 

My sweet friend, Meg and I danced the night away while our guys sat on the sidelines, drank shirley temples, and pretended to be impressed by our less than stellar dance moves. Whatever, we rocked the dance floor.

As far as my outfit goes, I borrowed the vast majority of it from Mackenzie, my bff. After being out in the heat for 5 minutes, my beautifully curled hair deflated like a sad balloon but I thought I'd share a few pictures anyway!

Dress: Target Sweater: So old that I can't even remember Shoes: Ask Mackenzie

Ah, my Benjamin looks so handsome, doesn't he? I'm one lucky gal :]

Needless to say, I'm so happy for my dear friends, Justin and Katy and I wish them so much luck and a happy, happy marriage.

Love,
Mimi

P.s. I caught the bouquet. ;]

Shooby do beep bop

I love vintage everything. Even clothes. Most of the time, I love to shop at the Salvation Army or Value World. My sister and I make monthly trips to bring home treasures that no one else will have. I like to think I inherited this love of everything old from my sister. She is the vintage queen and she is perfect. You can meet her over at her place!

So anyway, not all of my clothes are used. In fact, the vast majority of them come from Forever 21 but I still love the monthly vintage buy.

Here's a picture of me from my brother's birthday party last week, snapped by a terrible phone camera because it's all I've got.

Headband: Forever 21 Shirt: Old Navy Pants: H&M Shoes: (not pictured) white vintage slip ons


As you can see, the quality is terrific and nothing is more classic then the dusty mirror shot. Oh well. My high-waisted pants were a hit, although they were very tight and uncomfortable. Beauty is pain, people. Don't forget it.

Love,
Mimi

To all two of you who follow me:

I apologize for never blogging. My life is non-stop. I really want to get into blogging though!

Today, I'm babysitting this sweet little guy...

He's the sweetest little bub and he's been sleeping for almost two hours!! Woo! He's the greatest napper ever. I have the pleasure of being with him for three days out of the week and I love almost every minute of it.

However, he is teething which means my life here looks a lot like this most of the time...

Coffee, coffee, and still more coffee.
I know, I look FABU. I'm currently rocking my boyfriend's tee ball jersey, basketball shorts, and greasy hair. Don't judge me. I don't always look like this. Perhaps when I'm all ready for church tonight, I'll post another picture with a better outfit.

Speaking of outfits, for the past two hours--instead of doing anything productive, of course--I have been playing with the H&M dressing room website. It's so much fun and I've put together so many outfits...for Fall. I can't wait for Fall. I am so done with 80+ degrees. I live for rain, 50 degrees, sweaters, and boots. Bring it on, any day now. Here's a couple of the outfits I came up with...

Obviously, I love a good collar. Can't wait to try something similar to this sometime in October!

Have a great day, my two followers!

Love, Mimi

Urg.

I am just livid because I had a whole post typed out with pictures and everything and IT ALL GOT DELETED. Pissed pissed pissed pissed pissed.

Valentine's Day!

Today, my sweet boyfriend and I are celebrating Valentine's Day! He has a hockey game on the actual day so today is being spent doing lots of fun things. First, we went to Dixboro, Michigan and walked around the Dixboro General Store, where I bought some vidalia onion ranch dressing, dill beer bread mix, and a bacon and cheesespread mix. I also bought some potpourri tarts for my mom (lavender vanilla, tropical fruit, and honeydew melon). After that, we went to Moonwinks Cafe where we had a delicious little lunch. Then, we had tons of time to kill so we went and saw Chronicle. It's a really weird movie that I'm still not sure how I feel about. So now, we are gearing up to go to J. Alexander's for a wonderful dinner and then we are going to watch Lost because I am obsessed with it. I highly recommend it to anyone!


But all of this is beside the point... what I really want to say is that I love my Benjamin very much and I am so glad/lucky that he is mine. Can't wait to have many more Valentine's Day's with him :] <3