A girl can never...

I'm sitting here in this little Starbucks, sipping on my coffee (possibly my second cup) and my heart is so content in this moment. It's finally starting to feel like fall outside and I have pulled out a few more sweaters from my closet this week. It makes my heart so happy when it starts to get chilly!

As an appreciation for this upcoming week of cool mid 60's weather, I'm sharing with you all my fall favorites- well, my fall closet essentials.

1. A girl can never have too many sweaters or cardi's!

I usually bring a sweater with me everywhere or have one on. They're great for summer nights- but they're an essential during the chilly months! My favorite ones are always found in Old Navy, Forever 21, H&M, or Urban Outfitters. I'm a pretty cheap frugal shopper, but these are a few stores I can almost always find something that doesn't break the bank.

 

I love the long sweater look! The one I'm wearing on the bottom right is from Rue21. I got it on a great winter sale last year and I can't wait to wear it out this season!

2.  A girl can never have too many booties!

Okay y'all, I have a bit of a shoe obsession (I got it from my mama). I don't care what season or occasion it is, I have something for everything! My big shoe must have for fall are boots. Tall, short, heeled, buckled...it. doesn't. matter. I got 'em. My mom just scored two pairs of Guess cut out booties for $24 together. The real excitement was they were originally $80 a pop! BOGO 1/2 off sales are heavenly.

The bootie deal.



3.  A girl can never have too many handbags!

Another obsession of mine. I have been doing really well lately though! I haven't gotten a new handbag in a really long time, I've put a focus on my shoe game lately. My absolute favorite brand to buy my handbags from is Fossil. They usually have the best Christmas sales, for future reference of course. Their materials are very durable and just match everything! Whichever brand, get a great neutral handbag for fall. PSA: navy, red, and maroon have become awesome neutrals amongst the many other colors!

 

4. A girl can never have too many cargo jackets!

Anytime I see one, I want it! I want all of the colors, lengths, and styles they make them in! Cargo jackets are the perfect fall accessory. You can throw one on over a tank top and go on the warmer fall days or bundle up with a long sleeved shirt and scarf on the cooler ones. Cargo's are the way to go!

5. A girl can never have too many chambray shirts!

If you don't know the fancy word for denim, it's chambray. I don't usually say chambray, but it makes me feel snazzier this way! I love my good 'ole denim shirt. It's a quick fix to any outfit dilemma. You can dress them up with a cute bobble necklace and some colored jeans or go a little more causal and put it over a cute v neck or t-shirt. The possibilities are endless!

 

Anyway, these are just a few of my favorite things. I hope you have all of your fall sweaters unpacked from their closet vacation over the summer months and ready to go- I know mine are! Have a great FriYAY tomorrow and an awesome weekend! Thanks for reading!



Fall Break 2014

Hello patient readers!

I have not been on my blogging game lately, sorry about that! I really do love doing this and keeping up with my whole college experience, but most of the time sometimes I get so distracted!

Two weekends ago I had my fall break, which was not nearly long enough. I was able to bring my roommate, Laura, home with me and show her around. That was so much fun and I'm so happy she went with me!

I may be a present-day procrastinator, but I'm planning my future (like 5-10 year future) all the time! I have a really great interest in teaching in South Carolina after I graduate from UNCC. I have heard wonderful things about the Pawley's Island area (most importantly it's close to home) and I wanted to check it out for future reference. My parents, Laura, and myself spent the day in the area on that Sunday and it was so pretty! We ate at a local restaurant called Nosh for brunch and I had the most delicious French toast in the whole world.

Afterwards, we walked around and window-shopped the little stores. We spent most of our day at Brookgreen Gardens. I had never been there before and it was one of the most beautiful places. The weather was perfect and they had a cute little fall festival going on. If you have never been there, I would definitely suggest it. It's basically a huge garden with so many different flowers, plants, art, and sculptures throughout it. I'm not doing it any justice with my words, but check out the website and plan yourself a visit!

Just one of the many sculptures.

#hatcherfamilyselfie

Laura is a photographer, so we also spent the weekend doing mini photo shoots. She captured this one of my presh parents and I love it.



The next day I took Laura to Wilmington. I love the downtown Wilmington area and I wanted her to check it out too. One of our favorite shows, One Tree Hill, was also filmed there, (fangirl moment) so we checked out some of the characters' houses! That was a really fun experience!

Lucas Scott's house!

The infamous door he had painted red for Brooke.

B. Davis' house!

Peyton Sawyer's house!

After our mini OTH tour, we drove around downtown finding a few places to park and take some pictures. We took turns being models. We both got some really great shots of each other. We found some places that had neat things we could pose on, like an alley staircase and the oldest standing structure in Wilmington's beautiful brick walls!

Just four of the 19475028347104 many pictures we took!

The trip was pretty successful if I do say so! I had a lot of fun showing Laura around my hometown too. We came back to campus on that Tuesday and officially ended our trip. Mom and dad are steadily working on the new house and plan to be in it by the end of this month! It is so exciting. I will come home for Thanksgiving (probably sooner) to a brand new house that they have worked so hard on! It is coming together so nicely and I'm thrilled to see the completely finished product.

Be on the look out for a post all about the new house soon! I hope everyone is having a fantastic Monday and your week goes even better. Thanks for reading!