The Intern

Hey friends! So I haven't been to a movie since this summer (I think), but there is just something about going to the theater, eating some popcorn, and chilling. There has been no time to go to the movies with everything going on, and the fact that I don't have a car doesn't help much. BUT my lovely sorority gave us a treat and rented out a theater to watch the new movie The Intern with Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro. Midterm week was last week so everyone was slammed with work, so this was a surprise to reward us for working so hard. Somehow I only had one test last week and managed to avoid a ton much stress.

The Intern. I was super excited about it because Anne Hathaway hasn't been in many movies recently. I'm in love with the Devil Wears Prada, and Anna and I have watched it 3 times since we've moved in. And going back a bit I love The Princess Diaries! I was so excited to see this movie especially after seeing previews. It just looked like a meaningful, funny, entertaining movie…and it definitely delivered and exceeded expectations. Fun fact: I am not an action movie girl (I hate killing and violence) or a horror movie type. So I really loved this movie!!!

The movie was about a 70 year old man wanting something to pass his time because he is widowed and retired. A internet start-up turned sensation started a program for senior (citizen) interns. Robert De Niro plays Ben the new intern and Anne Hathaway plays the creative, all-over-the-place founder who definitely supports girl power. Watch the trailer below to get a peek of what the movie is all about!

One thing I really did love about this movie was the amazing message to young women and working moms. It shows a lot of the realities for working moms, but encourages them that it can all work out. For young women (myself included), this movie inspires! I love the idea of having a simple thought and taking off with it! They mention a lot of the struggles women have in the workplace, and I love how this movie brings light to issues in a way that isn't so in-your-face. There are such great values and messages being sent to women everywhere from this movie!

That's all for today! Stay tuned and follow on Instagram @dearlybeautiful and Twitter @dearlybeauty!!!

What is your favorite movie? What movies have you seen recently?

Roomie Life

Hey everyone. Currently I'm sitting on a bench on the North Campus (seriously beautiful!) trying to dodge the falling acorns. I'm enjoying this sunny cool weather that makes sitting outside the only reasonable option. I just had to mention this beautiful fall weather where it is acceptable to wear a sweater, shorts, or even a sweater dress, tights, a vest and boots like the women that just passed me. I'm not ready to go all out in fall clothing, although I did bring my fall clothes to Athens, but I'm getting there.

Yesterday my roommate, Anna, mentioned that someone had shared this article describing October as Hate Your Roommate Month. I believe that it's possible…I mean you've lived together for about 3 months. At this point the "honeymoon and everything is perfect stage" is pretty much over. You've had those late night breakdowns, your side room has gotten way out of hand, and maybe you went a little crazy one night. Your roommate now knows everything…and I mean everything. You can't hide yourself with someone that you live with 24/7. They know your good sides, your bad sides, and lets face it the weird sides of you. I understand this from my many years of camp. I mean a cabin with 7 other girls is not easy, but I was able to find my closest friends through those experiences. Being a roommate is hard… no doubt about it.

Well, when Anna was telling me this, she looked at me and said that she thought we were doing pretty well. I would fully agree. We are the perfect pair. She's so chill and cool about literally everything. I'm a little more tightly strung but she chills me out for sure. Our room is messy sometimes but never gets out of hand. We take turns buying Kind Bars and Chex Mix. We created a wall to share our memories of freshman year. We share clothes. We have roomie dates to Mellow Mushroom and Taqueria Del Sol. So I think we are doing great!

Here are my TIPS on how to be a great team with your roommate!

1. Spend time with your roommate. I mean seriously you can't get to know anyone and eventually be able to understand their flaws if you don't see them. In college there is so much going on and it is common to have totally different schedules with your roommate. There are some days where I won't see Anna from the time I leave the room until 10 a night, so carving out time to be together is so fun!

2. Be Understanding. Everyone is human. You have flaws too and I can guarantee that your roommate notices them. So just take the time to cool down and realize that being human means having flaws that may bug each other. Accept them and understand. Change your attitude to where that one thing doesn't get on your nerves but makes you love your roomie anymore.

3. Have Fun! Freshman year is a year that you will always remember, and It's only one year. I've heard that so many times, but now I am actually starting to believe it. Next year there is a large chance you won't be living with your freshman roommate. Anna and I are headed off to our separate sorority houses, so everything will change. Have fun with your roommate because they could potentially be life long friends. Nothing has to be too serious and just having some good old fashion fun can really make your roomie relationship good!!!

Well, I'm off to class and trying to enjoy more of the beautiful weather. Shoutout to Anna for stealing my clothes and taking the trash out! Love you! Also I hope you enjoy the selfie above just as much as I do. The guy in the background should feel honored he just made it on the blog! Happy fall!




Do you have any funny roommate story's? Have you stayed in touch with your freshman roomie?

Birthday Princess

Heyyyyyy! Guess What… It's my BIRTHDAY!

I absolutely love birthdays because I love celebrating people. It also gives you a reason to dress up, go to dinner, and have fun with all of your friends. I am so blessed to be able to share my birthday with my twin sister. She's amazing and never let anyone forget our birthday growing up. It was the biggest day of the year, and she counted down the days and months. We always had special traditions like cinnamon rolls in the morning on a plate that said "you are special today." Now that I'm away from home I appreciate those little moments so much.

Today's post is quick and simple. Here is another baby doll dress form TopShop. I paired it with a purse and shoes that my sister brought me back from Italy. I love this outfit because it is easy, comfortable, and cute! I would recommend having simple comfortable dresses to just throw on when you need to. I personally love dresses so much and would wear one everyday if I had enough.

Have an amazing rest of the week and weekend. I'm so excited to be going home for the first time and getting to watch my sister cheer at her high school football game. Then I'm headed over to Clemson for the game against Georgia Tech with my parents and my boyfriend's family. I'm so excited to get a weekend to just have fun and catch up! Happy Fall!


What are your favorite birthday traditions? Do you remember a specific birthday? Why that birthday?

Keep the Old

Hey guys! Hope your week got off to a good start. Personally I'm trying to get over the wet, crowded, bummer of a weekend that resulted in my cute black romper being covered by a rain jacket and of course a devastating loss to Bama (gasp!). Well life goes on, and apparently so does the rain. On the bright side the forecast looks great for the rest of the week so maybe y'all will get a little break from my constant complaining about the weather! It's a new week so let's make it great!

Today, I want to talk about friends! I love mine, and have definitely began some amazing relationships while I've been at school. Shoutout to everyone I have meet and especially my ballin' roommate Anna! She's great! Also shoutout to all of my sorority sisters who have made finding a place a little easier.

Although I love my new friends, and I'm excited to get to know everyone so much better, I never want to forget my old friends. These are the friends that you grew up with, the high school friends who stuck with you from the awkward braces stage to the drama stage and to the stage where you were making decisions about your life.

It's so hard going to college and leaving your friends and your comfort zone behind, but really what you need to realize (really I need to realize) is that those girls and guys are still your comfort zone and you never want to give that up. The memories will always be there and when you keep up and make effort with your old friends, those people will always be there too. The pictures I've posted are of my camp friends who came for the awful game this weekend and my high school friends from graduation!

So what did I do? Well I will start off saying that, I am not doing a very good job of keeping in touch. Lately I've been letting the "I'm busy" excuse get the best of me. You could say that this post is a post to keep me accountable. But one thing that I made sure of before I graduated was to write a list of the people that I want to continue our relationship with through college and beyond. I knew that it would take effort to keep the friendships going, so I wrote a list to help me remember who really means the most to me and who I should make the effort to keep up with. Again, I'm not really succeeding, but every once in a while I'll send a text or pick up the phone. Another thing to remember is that those people need to meet you halfway, so once you put the effort in, make sure they are also putting effort or the friendship won't really go anywhere.

My hope for you is that you figure out the old friends who mean the most to you, and you make the effort to continue your relationship. They were such a huge part of your life, and letting that go completely probably isn't the move. Give them a call, a text, a tweet, or even a poke on Facebook. Make the effort because a little goes a long way.
 

Who are you friends that you need to reconnect with or put in the effort to keep the relationship going? Will you make that move?

1 Dress 2 ways

Hey guys! So I don't know about where you live, but here in Athens the sun finally came out. I was s tired of the gross rainy and sometimes misty days. They just suck your energy out of you and put you in a dreary mood. I'm thankful that's over.

So today I want to share my absolute favorite LBD from Brandy Melville. I found it in the shop in New York 2 years ago and probably have worn it 100 times since then. It seriously goes with anything, and you can get so creative when it comes to putting together a look. Love Love Love this dress! It is a must buy for any season, and you won't regret the purchase. It's simple and cotton, but can be dressed up or dressed down.

Here are two looks that I have put together. One is more casual. I would wear it to go shopping or meet a friend for lunch. By the way it is so comfortable and easy to wear. I paired it with my converse and an arrow head necklace. The purse is a small leather cross body that was bought in Italy by my sister (shoutout to LUCY).

 The next look is the same black dress but shown in a fancier way. I added a long cardigan from Dress Up and a long necklace. This whole outfit is very flowy and elongated. I added heels so that I didn't look too short. I wore this outfit to a Sunday brunch this past weekend when my parents were in town. It was so comfortable but also gave off a more sophisticated and dressier look.

Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoy the pictures. As you can see by the picture above I get so nervous while taking these because there are so many people around. It's hard to not be embarrassed, but I think these turned out pretty well. I'm starting to get the hang of this whole blogging pictures thing, but I know I have a lot to learn. Stay tuned…because I might surprise you!

Comment about your LBD!

Endless Summer

It's been rainy and gross for what seems like forever, and I'm convinced its never going to end. On top of that, in my last post I mentioned the hot weather which has since turned cool and muggy. It seems like the ugly part of fall has come too soon, but don't worry I'm already planing trips to the corn mazes, pumpkin patches, and farmers markets for when the amazing part of fall makes an appearance.

This post is going to show an amazing summer-ish beginning of fall-ish outfit. I wore the shirt and the necklace with jeans and wedges the other day to a sorority function. It is essential to get creative during the in-between weather so wear your favorite tops with jeans like I did, or pair a light sweater or long sleeve top with shorts. This top is so cute and probably the love of my life. It's from TopShop which is so typical because they have the best clothing. The shorts are Vestique, a boutique in Charleston. The necklace was borrowed but you can find this style anywhere. It's a long necklace doubled over to one strand is a choker and the other is long.

I hope your Tuesday goes amazingly, and you survive the weather. Stay tuned for Thursday's post which is two ways to wear my favorite swing dress. I know there are lots of outfit posts, but I finally got the pics so we are going to roll with it. I hope to talk about my sorority, and how that part of college is soon! Keep reading!

Leave a comment of your go-to summer outfit that you will miss this fall!!!

LGD: Little Grey Dress

Yesterday was the first day of fall!!! I bet some places are starting to get cooler, but in Athens its pretty much hot all the time. I'm ready for leggings and sweaters and hot chocolate (I'n not a coffee person) and lots of movie nights under warm blankets. Fall is the best because it's means the holidays are coming. It means that festivals and fun nights are in the air. My birthday is also in a couple of weeks so obviously Fall is just great. Plus the leaves changing and cooler air just puts you in a comfortable, hmmm… kind of mood.

I'm sharing one of my favorite dresses today! It's a perfect go-with-the-flow, throw on dress for any occasion. It has definitely become my favorite outfits for this in between weather that is still pretty warm. When it gets cooler i'll put on my Frye boots and add a sweater and it will just be delightful.

 The dress is from American Apparel and it comes in just about any color you could ever want and some really cool patterns too. My shoes are Converse Chuck Taylor that I bought a week or two into school. They were definitely a must buy for college! They are perfect for an outfit including dresses, jeans, and shorts. They also cover your feet so in those times when you are crammed with people and it's so gross they are perfect. Plus I like them a little dirty, and I imagine that if I wash them they will be white as new. My bag is my H&M bag from a while ago that has already been on the blog. I seriously love this outfit and would wear it hanging out with some friends or dress it up for dinner out.


























I hope you are as excited as me for Fall!!! Some things to get excited for: My favorite swing dress two ways, UGA beating Alabama next weekend, and long sleeves and jean weather!