It's Not That You Should Care, I Just Wanted You To Know

Hello everyone! I feel like it's been forever since I've posted anything. I know it's really just been a few days, but it feels like a long time to me! Anyways the reason for the little break has been because of two things: I have no clean clothes, and I have no time.
Life has just continued to get more crazy, and while I'm loving it, some things kind of have to be put further back on the shelf, and since this blog will not be a determining factor as to whether or not I'll be graduating from college, it's rank on the list of priorities is relatively low. Sorry.
I remember this time last spring semester school was unflinchingly crazy, so I'm not surprised, but I really do hate not having the time to blog and relax. blogging relaxes me! Any of you blogging peoples out there, do you relate?
Anyways, here's my outfit of the day. This sweater is actually in my shop right now for sale. The collar on this sweater is what really drew me to it. I love the peter-pan-ness of it, and the little rhinestones... they're cute and tasteful not crazy like a rock-of-love contestant.

 The dress under the sweater is such an old stand-by. It's strapless so it really does go under anything, and since it's smocked, I can totally adjust it to make it longer or shorter. And while I'm really not emotionally attached to my clothes, I got engaged in this dress at disneyland, so I really love it for that reason as well.

 Well you guys, thats about it for me today! Don't forget to stop by the shop and check out all the goodies, that are no 20% off with coupon! Also, if you're a current WJU student at the Rocklin Campus, your shipping is free!!

See you soon!!

That we find a crystal or a poppy beautiful means that we are less alone

Hi Everyone!! What a BEEAUTIFUL day it is today! I absolutely love it! This day is turning out to totally rock. I nailed my freaking ear training mid-term. The bulk of my crazy homework load is done and turned in. I feel like I've had a million lb. weight taken off of my shoulders, making this day even more beautiful!

Anyways, who's ready for the weekend? I am so ready to sleep in, I'm ready to work on something other than ear training homework, I'm ready to watch the Office on DVD with husband and talk about our day instead of asking him to watch it in our room so I can do homework, AND most of all, Im ready to not feel like a CRAZY PERSON! All I can say is, I've made it, It's all downhill from here. Even finals seem like a breeze compared to the insane workload I have just endured.

This is what I decided to wear today. It's literally 83 degrees outside right now, and i'm sooooo happy to be wearing a dress. I love love love dresses! Especially this dress. This might be my favorite thing in my closet right now. This vintage dress that has poppies all over it! The California poppy is the state's official flower, so in honor of my love for California, and it's beautiful weather, I give you this dress! It did originally have elastic sleeves, making them really poofy and a little bit over-whelming, but I just cut a little slit in the back and they now full beautiful bell sleeves. I'm glad I have it a shot. I know this dress is quite the statement peice, but you know, I love it, and I'll probably wear it again soon!

I had to email my homewor to my teacher this morning, but song "Take on Me" by Aha came on...so I just did all my work in my car. Thats like one of my favorite songs of all time. It's got probably one of the best intros I've ever heard. Man, 80's at it's finest.

Also, last night, as I might have mentioned, Nathan and I drove to Elk Grove to have Thai Food with my parents and my brother who is home for spring Break from San diego. He's going to art school down there. It's crazy what people do with computers these days, I know that made me sound really old like 100, but I'm serious! My brother is quite the artist. This is the Thai Tea that I ordered. It was delish!

Ahh yes, this is what kept me awake all night as I droned away in my ear training. Do you know how hard it is to  force yourself to stay up when your beautiful husband is sleeping away?!! HOWEVER, I feel like the Lord rewarded our class for all of our super duper hard work, because our teacher, who is brillian/crazy and slightly relentless, allowed us to have class outside on the patio at Peets!! It was by far the best day of Ear Training ever, Even if we did discuss Italian, German, and French Augmented 6ths. You know, just your average every day Music theory discussion. So... Dr Keller, after all of our complaining and whining, and for your patience with such behavior, THANK YOU!! Not to mention, that ear training pays off immediately, I'm a much better musician for having taken it, and I think my experience at WJU would be lacking if I never took a class from the legend that is now Derek Lee Keller!

Anyways, thats it for me today. What a week! The Lord has really shown me what truly relying on him for strength actually looks like. I never could have made it through with week without Him working in my life. He is so strong! He is so good. He totally brought me through. Try to relax a little bit this weekend, and spend time with people that you love, I know I will, now that I'm not going insane:) See you soon!

They don't stall, they don't do their homework in front of the TV.

Hello everyone! Do you know that awful feeling of having way too much to do and not nearly enough time? Thats me this week...and last week, and likely to be next week as well. So I'm just giving you all fair warning, that my blog won't be updated as routinely as it has been. All my teachers are trying to get all our work in and graded and back to us by Spring Break, so needless to say, the homework has piled super high. So instead of waking up early to take pictures of my blog, I'm waking up super early to do homework!

So, here's what I wore today. I'm at Starbucks as you can see. This pictrue is AWFUL! it's because I'm front of the huge window... but if you could see my outfit, you would see that I look like a really dutiful housewife. I love this wool skirt (I wore it for St. Patricks Day). It's warm without being wintery. And this denim shirt has the same function. Warm, not wintery. But can you please observe whats WAYYYY more beautiful than any outfit I could ever put together, this goreous weather?! THANK YOU Lord for bringing out your beautiful sun (and Son!!). I love love love love... infinity time love this weather (I think extreme-ness of this blog is my white mocha talking).

 Look at those bags under my eyes! Or just look at the expression on my face. I was trying my very hardest to eek out a smile. I don't have the energy. But look at my miniscule little coffee...it will do the trick!

Sorry for the low quality of this picture, but this is my favorite part of my outfit today. I had my eye on these shoes from Freestyle, and my husband knew, so one day while we were shopping, he bought them for me behind my back and surpised me when walked out!! What a wonderful wubby:) He's seriously so great. It's safe to say that these little beauties are gonna be worn to point being flats.

 Speaking of looking like a housewife (which I proudly am), I made my Wubby his favorite: Red Velvet Cupakes. I've made them from scratch before, but not this time, thanks mr. Duncan Heins! Nathan frosted them for me. I wish I would have taken a picture of him doing that. I was enmeshed with my MacGammut Eartraining software. Ouchie.

  I think the best thing about being a Jessup Student is being friends with other Jessup students! My friend Steve came and sat down at my table in the Library and brought these little gems with him, and he gave me one!! Orange cranberry mini-scone! No home-made, but still way better than Starbucks (but don't tell them I said that).

Well Everyone! Thats all the time I can afford, so thats it for me! If your in the midst of homework craziness like me, speak life into your task! You can do it! I can do it! Seriously, there's only like...6 weeks left of school, and that includes a week long break (which I'll be taking San Diego, Hooray!). Then summer!! The Lord is gonna see me through! Speaking a C into my math class! I am one of them (a student)  and so are you! So Lets just praise the Lord! Right Arm, Left Arm... see you soon!

I Have Confidence in Sunshine!

Greetings from Stockton everyone! My week of hell is almost over. I still have quite a bit of homework, but the worst is over. My eartraining teacher extended our due date a whole week, praise the Lord. That homework takes forEVER. Also I have a paper I have to start working on for my Christian Theology class. I'm doing my paper on the personhood of the Holy Spirit. You, know, just typical conversation of the day!

Anyways, this whole entire week has been super stormy and ugly. It's been kind of rough trying to figure out what to wear because I sold all of my winter clothes to freestyle to buy all new spring clothes. My life is so hard. Not.

Moving on, like I said Nathan and I are in Stockton. Nathan is tattooing his hero today, so thats wonderful! I can't tell you who he is.

 These healthy little morsels are one of my guilty pleasures. This hashbrown is seriously just an order of french fries disguised as a breskfast food.

ANYWAYS! This is what I decided to wear today. I know you've all seen this sweater before, in fact I think I wore it last saturday, but I just couldn't help myself. I really love this sweater, and when I think of new ways to wear it, I just can't wait! It was raining today so I thought I'd make the most of it. I think Umbrellas are the cutest. this one in particular isn't, but it serves it's purpose just great! I didn't get wet at all.

 I am often told that I look like Julie Andrews (my hero). This is something that I really am complimented by, so when I saw this hat at the thrift store, I had to jump on it. How could I resist the oppertunity to look like Maria Von Trapp? I couldnt...I wouldn't.

Sweater: Sleeping on Snow from freestyle, Dress: Erin Fetherston for Target from Freestyle, Tights: Hue, Boots: Steve Madden, Scarf: I Freaking Made it!!

 These boots aren't my favorite. I've had them since the dawn of time, and I will never get rid of them. They are comfy, and they match everything. At the time I got them, all the girls that I worked with had them in all of the different colors. We all looked great in our slouchy flat boots. I miss those Campbell's days. After the school year's resolution is up, I'll be featuring this store for sure.

 Oh yeah, how could I forget! I also got a haircut! I chopped off the back, so while, I can't do a ponytail anymore, I also dont look like Justin Beiber anymore, so I am very very very happy about that.

These are some of the pictures I took over the week. Take note of the picture of all of my classmates lying on the ground. This is what eartraining does to people! If I am ever within earshot of anyone who says that being a music major is easy, I will kill punch them in the face.

Just an FYI: My name is spelled R-A-C-H-E-L. This obviously isn't the starbucks I normally go to, they never spell my name wrong :)

Well everyone, thats about it for me today. The Lord is sooooo good everyone. He is there even when we don't feel like he is. He is working in our lives and he loves us more than we can even fathom. Wow. Everyone, do you ever sit think about that? You should! Man, praise the Lord!! He reigns! See you soon!!

the breakdown and the repair are happening simultaneously

Good morning everyone! I hope you're having a good day. This is the part of the semester that I feel like I'm about to have a nervous breakdown. All my classes have heavy homework, projects due, and exams to give. It's just hitting me now that I have until thrusday night to do all of these things, and of course I have extra curriculars to attend. But hey! This is what I signed up for, and I knew it was coming eventually, so I'm embracing this stress and facing it head on. Good Lord, I have so much work to do... Ugh

Anyways, this is what I decided to wear yesterday. Today my outfit totally sucks. Seriously, sweatshirt, ripped up jeans, uggs, no make-up, totally undone. I have so much homework, looking cute today had to take a back seat.

As you can see, I decided on Uggs. I really try not to wear them as a fashion statement as much as I do for function. I think I picked shoes that were wayyy to warm for the weather today, but thats okay! I'd so much rather be warm than cold.

Man, I love love love my tripod! While I don't really have much room to take pictures around my apartment complex, I can still play around with the space I have, because now I dont have to prop up and balance my camera on the air conditioning thing, or on the little plank on the fence, I can pretty much just do what I want. What a nice freedom! I'm really looking forward to the weekend when I can really take it out and do stuff (after I do my homework).

Well everyone thats it for me today. I won't be posting for a while because I have SOOOO much work. I'm not sure I emphasized that enough in this entry, but I'll be back next week, I have to get good grades! School comes first everyone, School comes first. I hope your days are less stressful than mine. See you next week!

The March winds are the morning yawn

Good morning everyone! I'm having such a great day today. For one, my math class was cancelled yesterday. Praise the Lord. My homework was super hard, so I could use some extra time. Two, my voice is slowly but surely coming back, which is nice, being a music major with a Vocal Emphasis.

Also, my friend Nicole pointed out that I wore a skirt similar to this one a few days ago, and she was correct. So, sorry about my recent obsession with polka-dotted skirts. I guess thats just the innermost levels of my heart communicating how badly I want to go to Disneyland.

So, This is what I decided to wear yesterday. My outfit today is super boring. I have a really crazy mid-term so instead of concentrating on looking cute, I decided to concentrate on Christian Theology (you know, light topic of discussion). But this outfit is justifiably Minnie Mouse meets America. I can't wait for it to be warm so I dont have to wear stockings anymore, and I can wear sandals. Part of me has this thought that if I wear warm clothes anyway, the spring will come sooner. Thats not true, but pneunmonia will! Not worth it.

Cardigan: Vintage, Lace Top: Thrifted, Skirt: Thrifted, Stockings: Spanx, Shoes: Vans

I stopped by Safeway on the way home to pick some yummies for dinner,I thought I'd be more domestic so I made Chicken Parmesan. It was yum! I forgot to take a picture of it, but I also made my wubby some chocolate chip muffins. They really were quite delish. I probably should have been studying, but I needed a break, and being wifely is fun :)

This is the car I parked by at Safeway! Isn't it great?I'm not by means a car person, but I have a thing for Volvos. I just think they are so nerdy/cool.

I wasn't bluffin about my muffins (sorry! I just had to) I know. how inappropriate!!

look at my stacking ability! and also look as how much my husband is enjoying the Office right now. He is so cute.

 Here's my outfit for today. How boring can you be right?! Gosh. But to not be too negative, wow is it comfy. Big giant sweater, big giant jacket, super stretchy jeans? So comfy.

Jacket: H&M from Crossroads, Sweater:Express from Freestyle, Tank: Splendid, Shoes: UO, Headband: F21, Necklace: vintage

 This is the face of someone who is bored with their own outfit.

my daily routine. Homework at Starbucks. I really like the new cups/sleeves! They're really cool looking I think.

well everyone, thats it for me today. I'm so glad it's no longer raining, I'm so glad my test is over, I'm so glad my homework is done. I'm so glad that I'm gonna go sell at freestyle today. I have so much to be happy about. the Lord is so good! Thats not sarcastic, I'm serious. Anyways, anyone who's having a rough day should list 3 things they're happy about this day, and concentrate on those things:) Until tomorrow... see you soon.