Sugar Skulls in January

 Denim shirt-Walmart(believe it or not), Proopticals eye glasses H&M sugar skull tank, target high low skirt,

Jeffery Campbell litas

So it's a brand new year... now what? What changes and what should continue to stay the same? I'm 20 and done with "real" college, until I head to the art academy this fall. I've got so many months to figure everything out, but I know all of this time is just going to zoom right by.

Honestly, this is why I've never liked January.

It's that dull, grey month of ..now what? The Christmas lights and tree come down, the confetti and the glitter from NYE has been dusted up, all the excitement from the holidays brings us on a fast downward turn to.. well.. nothing really. It's kind of like hopping on this amazing bus headed to your favorite place on earth with colour and light and love, then suddenly being booted off in an unexpected dusty, and lonely farmland where the dark sky fades into the dark dirt. 

Maybe that's a bit harsh.. but January can't hold a brightly coloured bulb to December. 

The saving grace is that you know, someday soon that fantastical bus will circle on back to invite you on board once again.

These fun retro inspired glasses I got from Proopticals.

They have a sweet tint and you don't have to be blind to wear them. They are purely style based, which seems to be popular these days. I think they kind of look like Buddy Holly glasses.

:)

Next blog post I will have some big and exciting news!

Resolutions.

 

 

 Red dress- Gift from Pete (Rachael Antonoff)

  All the above photos were taken last weekend in San Francisco for New ears! I ventured up there with my two best friends Bibbles and Pete. We stayed in a freakin AMAZING place called the Adagio Hotel. We had a corner suite with big windows looking over the gorgeous downtown buildings. I couldn't have been happier. We decided to continue with tradition and grab a cab to (as close to) the embarcadero as we could get, and watch the fireworks over the bay bridge. The crowds were insane as to be expected. But overall it was a great night! Another fantastic way to bring in a new year.

Resolutions-
I do this every new year. I make a list, of usually about 5 things that I want to accomplish in the new year. These aren't things I want to change, or fix. They are positive goals to reach before the year is done. Last year I managed to knock out all 5 things by early June, which I was extremely pleased about. 

This new year I'm doing another 5 resolutions and here they are-

1. Assist an established photographer in my area (or get a "real" job)
2. Buy my new Ziess Lens!
3. Put more effort into creating the best blog I can.
4. Move to Sf
5. Attend the Art Academy

Lets see how this year goes!
:)

Adventure calls with unknown voices.

 Forever 21 coat, shirt, and black dress, Shoes- Jeffery Campbell, vintage beret

 So I've been a bit spoiled this Christmas. I have a great, giving family and thoughtful, generous friends. 

What the hell.

I really don't think I deserved the amount or quality of incredible gifts I received, but I'm really thankful. We give gives to our loved ones on holidays, not because we are expected to but because we want to. We do this to give a silent reminder to that we are grateful for them, celebrating another year together. Obvious point there. But at Christmas time nothing is better than watching everyone slowly open their gifts, laughing and smiling, while Michael Buble's holiday Cd plays in the background. Just being together is the best gift.. as cheesy as that sounds. 

So, in an effort to dig back into the shallow blogging world here's some sweet gifts I received,

Bubble machine, freakin 7 seasons of Seinfeld, tons of pretty forever 21 dresses, Two Faced makeup, Warhol calenders, tons of over the knee socks, candy galore, Apples to Apples, New Orleans swag, jewlery, and soooo much more. 

But two really amazing things that I was not expecting came from two of my best friends.

From Bibbles, (the cute mexican roommate) I got the above pair of black Jeffery Campbell Litas! That was really unexpected and crazy thoughtful. The guy knows style, for sure.

The other gift came from my good friend Pete (cute guy with great hair and eyebrows), who went way overboard and bought me my dream dress! The Rachel Antonoff Crimson and collars dress-

I mean holy crap, Batman. 

That's amazing.

Again, thank you to everyone who made my holiday the best ever. 

I'm so happy!

:)

On the Eve

 Dress- Forever 21, vintage coat, Urban outfitters bag, thrifted shoes

Merry Christmas!

:)

A walk through the Christmas trees

 Forever 21 cardigan, boots and skirt, Urban outfitters tights

*All photos of me taken by Pete Picchi- His Blog

I finished up a shoot yesterday of a male model at a local mission, and then decided to hop over to an adorable Christmas tree farm with my friend Pete. I haven't done a shoot with him yet and I think he did such a great job! We're driving to Santa Barbara Tomorrow for a nice big ol Christmas shopping day! Photos to follow!

:)

Half of my heart

 Velvet blazer- H&G in slo, boots and skirt- Forever 21, Bow blouse- LC

 Today was my last day at my College in SLO, Cuesta.

I said goodbye to my art history teacher, my art history seat that I've coveted for two and a half years and 5 classes of nothing but 30,000 years of art. I was very excited when I realized that I was all finished with my AA Art history degree and I could attend the Academy of Art in SF next fall, but today was difficult. I aced both my finals and walked down that art department hallway with heavy heels. When I turned around in the parking lot to take a last look, it was a nostalgic time of day when the sun was low and glowing on the side of the white auditorium. 

And that school has never looked better. 

I'll miss it.