Outfit of the week!

Excuse the mess, and the crappy quality of the photo...

     I am absolute obsessed with coral and teal together! I just got this skirt a few months ago from Forever 21, and this is only the second time I have worn it, but I must say I love how it fits especially for how cheap it was! I paid less than 10$ for it.
     I always like to pair tight skirts with loose tops, cause I think it balances each other out well and it looks best on my body type. The shirt was bought at jcpennys forever ago. I finished the look off with chunky teal jewelry that I have had for years (from avon), and I wore my rainbows.
      This is probably one of my favorite outfit combonations because it is super adorable, and looks like I spent a ton of time getting ready but its also super comfortable and easy to throw on on those lazy mornings.

I love this jewelry! 

What's Life Without Friends?

       I find myself wondering that quite often. My friends are what turn normal days into unforgettable memories! When I was in high school I always seemed to have a lot of friends, but I didn't really spend a whole lot of time outside of school with anyone because I was so wrapped up in dance. I had two friends that I would spend time with outside of school, but other than that everyone else was strictly "School Friends" meaning I like them, I enjoyed talking to them but I never saw them outside of school. Now that I am in my fourth year of college I have realized that my group of friends has changed drastically, and that I see the term "friends" a little differently.
       Of course when I left high school everyone insisted that we needed to stay in touch but as we all know that never happens, everyone goes their own way and honestly get too busy to think about those old friends. The old friends get replaced with the new girl in their class, or that funny guy that lives next door. Basically, what I am saying is when I transitioned from high school to college my view of friendship altered. I still use the word friend loosely, but my honest true friends are a smaller knit group, that is spread throughout many states. In high school you are put in classes with the same group of people every semester, of every year for four years, so you can't help but become friends with them but in college that is a whole other ball game. Yes you still have those friends that you have a lot of classes with because they are in your major...but you have to work a lot more to keep in contact with friends that are in other majors, or at other schools or even in different states. By having to work hard to stay in contact it solidifies your friendships a lot more, and you end up with people you know you can count on for anything!
      I absolutely love my group of friends, and I also love the fact that all of our lives are so different from one another. Although we are so different when we are in the same place and do have time to get together its always a great time, and we always end up with some amazing memories! I look forward to making more memories, and enjoying the ride, because lets be honest life would be boring without best friends, girls nights, bonfire nights and all those fun things you do with friend!

First Week!!!

    No I'm not talking about First Week, as in the seniors in High School go to the beach first week, but I am talking about something even better!!! The first week at Clemson, I don't know how the first week of school is at other schools but it absolutely crazy and soooo much fun here at Clemson! There is always something going on all week the first week. Basically the first week is just slammed packed with specific events for freshman and events open to the whole student body and the public as well.
    When freshman come to Clemson, they always move in the Saturday before classes start...and when I say they move in I mean they park and a whole bunch of student volunteers move all their stuff to their room...literally all the new students have to do is pick up their loft if they got one, and unpack their boxes. It probably is the best idea ever. That is the best feeling ever when you are a freshman moving into college for the first time, you really get a big sense of family cause there are all these really nice people who are complete strangers offering to carry your heavy boxes up four flights of stairs just to help you out and welcome you to the school. Clemson strives on trying to make the huge campus (19,000 undergrads, 4,000 grads) feel small, and family oriented. That is a huge reason in why I personally chose Clemson, it also happens to be the best college for engineering in South Carolina.
     Sunday is when all the upperclassman move on campus and it is a chill day to allow freshman to adjust and settle into campus. Monday on the other hand is super busy for all the new students on campus they have their huge Convocation, which is basically a pep rally/ceremony to welcome them and give them some encouraging words from the higher ups here at Clemson. Then later that afternoon the Football team held their fan appreciation day, in which they open the stadium to the public and all the football team and head coach Dabo are throughout the stadium signing memorabilia. Nichole and I attended the lovely fan appreciation day and received several signatures, my tiger rag is covered in names and numbers of the players! After the fan appreciation day there was the president's picnic in which the President invites all the new students and returning students to come and enjoy lunch with him and his wife on their lawn. President Barker goes well out of his way to make the new students feel welcome and welcome back the returning ones. He makes a point to shake everyones' hands as they enter the picnic. Our president is truly amazing and very student oriented. Monday finishes out with one of the craziest events here at Clemson. Its the Target Back to School Event. Basically the Target closest to Clemson literally opens its doors after hours to just Clemson students and throws a huge event for us. It includes free stuff, awesome giveaways and a random dance floor in the middle of the store. When I say crazy I mean crazy, the line to go to the event literally wraps around the shopping center, and the shopping center has several other large stores in it. If you go to this event I guarantee you, you will not walk away empty handed.
    Now Tuesday  wraps up all the required events that freshman and new transfers must complete and the day ends with a huge Welcome Back Festival in Downtown Clemson. The Downtown area in Clemson literally is blocked off so no cars car drive on it, tents are put up and local businesses give away free things or sell neat stuff for super cheap. This year Bi-Lo was selling backpacks full of food for only 50 cents! The festival also has a stage set up where part of the TigerBand preforms, as well as the Rally Cats and other local bands. Its a great atmosphere and another great way to welcome students back, both new and old!