Day 5

Alright, so finally- Day 5 Pictures!!!!

it was so cold!!!!!! lol I'm such a GA girl.

So here are the outfit specs:

brown cord skirt... same as Day 3

white tank...TJ Maxx? probably about $3.

red/coral sweater...Gap, $20. not on sale, but Im in love with it :)

Brown cool beans trenchcoat...Forever21, $10. <3>

Brown boots...my mom bought them for me... :)

cream cap...my friend! shes pretty much amazing :)

ok, so its now 11:33 am on Day 6, and I have a confession....Im still in my pjs.....[and yeah..they are sweatpants.... :( ]

but Im about to get dressed for the day!!!! I just was being a lazy bum...sorry!!!!

Alright, I'll write later!!!!

me.

Day 4

Today was tutoring/cleaning/cooking day! :) So I put some effort, but not a ton, into my outfit.

Gotta love those boots! ;) :) Tonights dinner was beef and broccoli stir-fry, with onions, and egg noodles on the side.
For dessert, I made a home-made-not-from-a-box chocolate cake, with chocolate sauce on top! :)
Ok, on to the outfit specs:

Dress...[Ann Taylor] Loft, $20, on sale :)

tank...Christmas present

necklace...from my dad :)

leggings...borrowed from a friend

boots...Goodwill, $5, already made vintage!!! :D

[yummy batter!!! ]
jacket/sweater...gift from my Aunt Judy, who took yesterdays pictures, when she was visiting.

I wore my hair down most of the day, straightened from its normally curly-take-over-the-world style, and then i put it up into a funky, quick-throw-back "bun" when I was cooking :)

Enjoy!

B.c He lives and reigns,

me.

Day 3

Ah! I even had these pictures taken "early" in the day, and Im still past time. sry all!

Anyways, today was a lot of fun :) very Nancy-Drew-meets-Sherlock-Holmes-In-Mid-50's ;)

Here is the D-L:

"Sherlock" Hat...J.Crew, $10 [sale! yay!!]

"N.Drew" blue jacket... a gift from a friend- apparently a goodwill find, dating the jacket about 50s!! :D

Brown/light brown argyle sweater...NY and Company, $25 [I think...]

White shirt [its actually shortsleeve, thus the layers]...gift from my aunt :)

brown cord skirt...Gap, $20, sale!

brown shoes with gold buckle...I think Payless, $9!

And, as pictured, I wore my hair under a hat, half of the day was in the low ponytail, the other half of the day was loose, but still under the hat. :)

there you go!! Until tomorrow-oh, and that will be fun- Im going ice-skating!!

b.c He lives and reigns.

me.

Day 2

Alright. So I didn't cheat today. But today I wore a cleaning shirt and the skirt pictured, and then after I was done cleaning the bathrooms, etc [seriously, who wants to wear a super nice shirt and then clean the bathrooms?!], I changed into the shirt and jacket pictured. I know, you may never have known that if I didn't tell you, but I thought I would be totally honest.

Today was cleaning, errand running, and photoshoot taking day! :) SO, I went with:

The same boots as yesterday ... because they are seriously THAT cool beans.

A black 2-side slit skirt...no idea where I got it, and the slits go to about 3 inches below knee length, so that was interesting to wear with the boots. but hey, it worked!

blue 3-quarter length shirt...NY and Company, $20.

white denim jacket...J.Crew buy of the season/year, $65 [ the sweetest lady gave me HER store discount, just because. definitely a God-gift :) ]

Reindeer pin on the jacket... borrowed from my mom :) [if you click on the picture, you should be able to see it closer up.]

Oh! and I forgot to take a picture of my hair [sorry!] these past two days, but DAY 1 's hair was just down. I just got side bangs, and am loving them :) [except for the cowlick that insists on parting the bangs strangely...*sigh*.... ] and today's hair was partially pulled back, with a fun and loose twist braid, and a typical, thin, blue elastic band. :)

tomorrow is Day 3, and I'm excited! :)

b.c He lives and reigns,

me.

day 1

So there's this challenge being put on by my good friend Esther Zimmerman . And I tried doing it last time..and, well....it was a bit of an ultimate fail :( However, this time I hope to succeed! So here we go.

Day One

Today is Sunday, January 3, which is Church day! So this was relatively easy, as I wear dresses and skirts to church anyways :)

So here are the Specs:

Dress...April Cornell, given to me by my sweet sister!!!! :)

Boots...no idea, given to me by my cool beans cousin [who is 4 years younger, my height, and wears the same size shoe as me....something is off here ;) ]

Purple Jacket of coolness...given to me by my aunt [ the label says B B somethingoranother]

2 pearl necklaces...one was my mothers, and one I got when I was in a choir. :)

Red Shades [sunglasses] ... Claire's, $2!! :D

The red jacket is pictured b.c Im wearing it instead of the purple and pearls tonight. [evening service]

Red Jacket...Forever21 [amazing store!] a few years ago. i love it!

basically, This whole ensemble [besides the red jacket and shades] was made from different gifts! definitely a price range I love!! :D

tell me what you think!!

B.c He lives and reigns, me.

Tonight I Remember

I am so very blessed. two INCREDIBLE best friends, one whom I've known all her life [I'm two months older]!! and now we are all high school graduates, one in college. All strong Christians, and completely in love with the Lord. How can I feel forsaken when I see all that He has done in and to and for we three?!

WE are so blessed, to have the Lord, to each have our amazing families, to have each other.

I love you Ariel and Eve!

-b.c He lives and reigns,

me.

Today has been amazing. truly amazing. Tonight has been painful. Excruciatingly, terribly painful.

And yet God's Hand covers it all. His Love has never left. In fact, I feel it more now, when I am hurting, than I did when opening presents this morning.

God surrounds all. He fills every gap, revives every breath, gives meaning to every moment.

I love my friends- and tonight I had to deal with 2 heartbreaking matters:

my best friend, who means the world to me, and for whom I would do almost anything: her grandfather passed away, unexpectedly, this evening. A precious, warm, loving grandfather, and it hurt. But he loved the Lord with all of his heart, and I look forward to living all of eternity with him!

A friend who I have known for years, and loved as a brother: tonight we had to part ways, because we are two very different paths. And it kills because I don't know if I will ever see him in this world, or in the lifetime after, ever again. and this grieves me more than the grandfather's death. Papa's death is limited- a life is but a breath away from ending, and when it does, the gloriousness of eternity with Christ! my earthly friend and I's separation- it may be eternal, a never ending separation. Papa's death, though unnatural and awful, is better for him- he is with his Lord and Maker, his Savior and friend! my old friend, if he continues like he is, will never know the joy I bask in.

Oh that all mens' hearts will be touched, their eyes opened, and they may see and rejoice in God our Father!!! Oh how painful when they are blinded, and die blind.

I cannot write now . I am sorry for the sad ending, but how can I end better? Tonight, two of my friends' lives have gone in separate directions: one to Christ, to live eternally for Him. one for self, and eventually to live eternally in selfish hate and animosity towards Christ. Which path are you on? there is no neutral ground.