what's in your closet?

Okay, so I've actually been back for a little over a week, but haven't exactly had time for a post for a while, so here goes. Sorry (:

I've actually been doing things this week, which means going out and actually having to make an effort with myself. No t-shirts and shorts for just practice. Actual things that are fun. Socializing. Yay! So, looking nice, in other words. I'm going to show you some of my closet. Here are a few outfits I've been saving for when I actually decide to have a life... so, hopefully I'll get to wear them soon.

Shirt is from Maurices.. I have a similar one from Forever21
but I can't find it. Shorts are from Plato's Closet

Shirt-American Eagle
Tank-Forever21
Shorts-Forever21
and please excuse my messy hair

Shirt-Charlotte Russe

i <3 the back of this shirt.

Shirt-Charlotte Russe
Tank-Forever21

the back

<3 this dress. from www.modcloth.com
necklace-Forever21

i have a slight obsession with peacock feathers, so i was
pumped when i saw this one

sorry, i know. it's sideways. whoopsies.

jacket-Maurices, i think?
tank-Walmart
shorts-Plato's Closet

Shirt-Aeropostale
Skirt-Forever21
Necklace-American Eagle

shirt-Aeropostale
scarf-American Eagle

same.. just changin' it up a little

shirt-American Eagle (though I got it from a relative that's moving to India for 3 years,
so, I'm not exactly sure when she got it)
shorts-Plato's Closet

added a jacket-Aeropostale (but I got it at Plato's Closet )

Shirt- American Eagle
Skirt-American Eagle (Plato's Closet)

Dress-Maurices

I hope I gave you some pretty good ideas for the next time you go shopping or go out.


                                            -liv

busy, busy beeeee

     This past week (or two) has been extremely busy for me! Last weekend began with sitting out in the sun at an acme baseball game for my brother and getting odd tan lines with the shirts I was wearing, teaching me a lesson I'll share with you. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR SUNSCREEN. I didn't and almost burnt, but thankfully didn't. another nice lesson, make sure the clothes you wear aren't odd for tan lines. But obviously, you can't sit in the stands in a bikini, so you're gonna have some shorts ones.

cooookie cake!

     Okay, later that day, I surprised my friend with a nice surprise birthday. Well, a bunch of us did, and it turned out to be a fun night! She stayed over Friday night and we made cookie cakes. They're so easy to make and delicious :) (We just use the toll house recipe on the bag and make a huuuuge cookie on the sheet. But you have to check it like, every 5 minutes and make sure it doesn't run off the edge. One of these days we'll figure out a better way to do it. Hopefully.)

     Okay, then Sunday, we spent the morning at another baseball game. (I remembered sunscreen this time, thank goodness) At the park where the game was, there was this adorable children's park. We took pictures and I felt like a little kid again. I needed that.

peekabooo

hannah, kaitlin, me

     Later that night, I got to spend the evening swimming, making s'mores and roasting hot dogs with some friends. Can you think of anything that screams summer more than that? Then, Independence Day! I spent the morning with my momma and sister getting groceries for the evening with my family. We made a peanut butter pie, which was delicious and cut fruit to help out. Then, my family- cousins, aunts, uncles, grandma, and so on, went swimming and had a fabulous cook out. Hot dogs, hamburgers, the whole bit. We saw fireworks with my friend and the rest of my family and had an enjoyable night. The weather was perfect. Thank you Mother Nature!

Sparklers!

     Then, Tuesday, after cheer practice, guess who had to get shots. I hate shots. It was a pain in the butt, and it hurt. That stupid meningitis shot hurt for days. But, then I got to spend a few hours shopping. Thank you!! After the mall, we went to Plato's Closet. My sister and I got a total of six pairs of jeans for around $100. I love bargain-shopping :) I also got two shirts from Charlotte Russe, two tanks from Forever 21 (only $3.50 each!), and two pairs of sunglasses from Forever 21 also, because somewhere in the craziness of my weekend, mine broke:/ I still love huge sunglasses, so I got two more pairs. I miss the old ones though.

Bobs! Not Toms, Bobs. 

     Wednesday & Thursday consisted of practice in the morning. Thursday, after practice, I went over to my friend's house and we spent the afternoon making lunch and frappes, watching Easy A, laying out in the pool, and doing our nails. Then in the evening I went to tumbling.

I was being creative......

frappes!

     Today has been kind of a crazy-lazy day. I've done laundry, packed for camp, and swam. I also started To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. It seems good so far, so I hope it stays this way.

     Tomorrow, I'm leaving for camp. Which, I'm super excited about considering I've been there every year since third grade. I'm looking forward to the friends and memories I'm sure to make throughout the next five days! I'll be sure to have tons of pictures to show you when I get back :)

     Now, I have to go finish packing/cleaning my room or watch a movie with the family. I apologize for the play by play of the weekdays, but hey, I usually don't do it, so you gotta switch it up, right?

     My pictures aren't uploading now, so I'll try and fix it later. Ahhh! Technology is only good when it works.
                                                                                                     
                                                                                          -liv

Summer Wishlist 2011

So, I've seen a ton of awesome accessories for summer this year. Some days I spend online window shopping and I've compiled quite a wishlist. Here's what it consists of...

1. FEATHER HAIR EXTENSIONS. 

These are supercute. Like, supersupercute. I found these clip in ones from Sephora that I  l-o-v-e  love in "Sun Kissed". Twenty-five dollars, thank you very much.

2. SILVER GLITTER TOMS

Self-explanatory. Sooo adorable! (and only $54!)

3. THIS SHIRT

When you see it on the American Eagle website, it doesn't show you the back. It just says AE Tie Back T. Click on it, look at the back view. It looks so cute! The reviews show the fit is kind of large... so I hope it doesn't disappoint! But the price is unbeatable. $11.99! I can't get a picture... so here's the link.

4. BEASTLY

This movie looked awesome when it came out in theaters. I wish I could have went and seen it. Beauty and the Beast is my favorite movie ever. I was excited. Plus, Alex Pettyfer is insanely gorgeous. Just saying ;)

Ahh! Had to add one. He is too hot.

5. PRETTY LITTLE LIARS ON DVD

As many season(s?) as possible. I cannot get enough of this show! And Ezra. He, too, is beautiful. Very, very beautiful. Toby's not bad either. Enough, now. 'Cause there are just too many attractive men on the show to list. And the style of the girls is  a m a z i n g! Aria's my favorite.

Alright, I know... I need to make some money and buy 'em all myself. But, my birthday is coming up. Shout out to my family.. THIS STUFF IS WHAT I WANT. But I should probably just get some nice yoga equipment instead. Darn... we'll see ;)

p.s.- I'm pretty sure there's a ton of awesome jewelry at Forever 21. Like always. I'm gonna have to just make a separate wishlist there. Maybe I'll show you sometime... maybe.

me, my sister, and i

Okay, so my twin sister and I love doing hair and make-up and getting ready. That may be our favorite part of going somewhere. Sometimes we take an entire afternoon watching YouTube videos for hair and makeup tuts. Then we try them out, even if we aren't going somewhere. One of our favorite vloggers on YouTube is LolaMarie7 because we probably try her videos out more often and I think they're very well explained. So, with that said, the result of one of these afternoons is in the pictures below. Enjoy (:

We'll start with the ones of my sister....

ha, all the pictures are edited, by the way. picnik.com (:

my seeester

one of my favorites!

another one of my favorites

And now mine....

i  l o v e  that necklace. it's my mom's.. check it out at www.guyandeva.com!

hannah actually wasn't supposed to be taking a picture right then.
i wasn't exactly ready OR posing. but i think i like it..

i also love peacock feathers, so i was super excited
when i saw this one at Maurices.

field in the backyard? yep. middle of nowhere.

again, i love the editing process. creativity at it's finest
(at least that's what it feels like ;)

Hope you liked the pictures, maybe I'll upload more another time.. maybe.

OH, and the hair tutorial used for my hair is right here.
Hannah's hair was just curled, no tutorial.

Make up: BareEscentuals Mineral Make-up. Looove that stuff!

yum..

Baggie Ice Cream


Who doesn't love homemade ice cream? It's even better when you make it yourself! Here's an easy DIY recipe, thanks to this website.


Ingredients:

1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup milk or half & half
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons rock salt
1 sandwich-size Zip-Loc bag
1 gallon-size Zip-Loc bag

Preparation:

Put 1 tablespoon sugar, 1/2 cup milk or half & half, and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla in a sandwich-size Zip-Loc bag and "zip" it closed.

Put 2 Tbsp rock salt (baking aisle in grocery), the filled and zipped sandwich bag from above, and ice cubes to fill bag about 3/4 full in a gallon-size Zip-Loc bag and "zip" it shut. Shake and roll the filled bag over and over until frozen (about 15-20 min.)


As the ice melts, the bag does leak a little. I use a towel, so my hands don't get cold and the water doesn't make a mess!

Enjoy!

rawr.

You all get this feeling. You know, the one where you wanna pull all your hair out. Even though it's SUMMER!

I know most kids in school are happy that they don't have classes anymore. But everybody knows that the amount of free time in summer adds up, and it's enough to drive you to clean! That's not something I'm planning on doing anytime soon, so I decided to compile a list of interesting things to do during summer break. Boredom busters, if you will. Because we all know 3,495,873,498,573,498 hours of Facebook/Twitter/texting can make you  i n s a n e.

1. Tae Bo. Yes, exercise. No, it's not fun. But afterwards, you really feel 1,000,000 times better. Yoga is good too! (and relaxing!)
2. Put together outfits. That way when you DO finally have something to do, you'll look good, too!
3. Think. But don't over-think. That's not good.
4. Look up new music. It's always fun to find a relatively unknown band, that way, when they become popular, you can claim that YOU knew of them FIRST.
5. Go on a bike ride. Yes, I know. Exercising yet again. Sorry! But, this one can be really fun. (Even though I totally  freak out when I do :o)
6. Swim. Duh!
7. Lay out. But don't forget the sunscreen! (If you do, I'll leave a post with an awesome way to prevent peeling and making sure the burn turns brown. No point in the pain, if it doesn't tan, right?)
8. Baggie ice cream. Awesome! (I'll put a recipe for this, too)
9. Movie Day. Relax. That's what summer's about, right?
10. Take up an activity. You know that thing your mom's bugging you to do? Try it. Maybe you'll like it... or not. You'll never know if you don't try!
11. Read a book. I have a long list of good reads :o)
12. http://www.fmylife.com/ hahahahha. Yes, it's a website you've probably heard of. But I could spend an entire week reading these things. It's horrible, but I laugh. It's hard not too;)
13. Start a blog. Kind of ironic, because that's what I'm doing now. Beating summer boredom, by blogging. Guess it isn't toooo bad.
14. Learn how to tell time by the sun. No, it isn't original. I got it off this website: http://www.azcentral.com/families/articles/0716fam_101things.html, but you can't deny that you've always wanted to learn how to! No need for a watch anymore. Impress your friends. I'd be impressed if I was your friend.
15. LEARN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN your and you're, its and it's, too, two, and to, and their, there, and they're. It'd be much appreciated. :)
16. Paint your nails. or toes. My toes are permanently black. My mom hates it, but I could do worse things, right?
17. Bond with your siblings. You'll love 'em all when you're older anyways. Why not start early?
18. Do something you've been meaning to do. You won't regret it. (as long as it's legal, sane, etc...) Carpe Diem! Seize the day!
19. Speaking of the phrase... watch Dead Poet's Society. Best. Movie. Ever.
20. Take pictures. Document the summer you could have spent doing nothing, but didn't!

Alright.. I can't think of anything else.. but hey, this is a good start. Have a happy, non-boring summer!

<3

Hello, World

Okay, I decided I was gonna try out this blogging stuff, so here I am. We'll see how it goes..I guess I'll start by saying a little bit about myself.

1. I love God, my family, and my friends. I could never get by without any of them.
2. I have a twin sister, an older brother, and a younger sister.
3. I find music and books to be a great outlet from everyday life.
4. I am a perfectionist. OCD, super organized, yeeeah.
5. I've got a lot of opinions, but don't mind if others don't agree with them. To each his (or her) own. (:
6. I love clothes. And make up.

I have nothing else important to say about myself. Okay, that's all. (: