I have some pretty crazy friends...

This past week has been pretty hectic, so sorry for the lack of postage. But I have something pretty funny (and amazing!) to show you all. My best friends made a video to Bike Thief by Freezepop, and it turned out great. Plus I love all there crazy makeup and hair. There funny ones... anywho, turn that sound up and watch it!
And if you want, comment at the original source here!
Thrifting tommorow with mi madre (and some major shopping!) I will also post some inspiration for you all :D as for today...

Givin Some Love Back,
Alyssa

Inspiration: Pants

This Saturday I am going on a huge shopping day with mi madre, so I am organizing my "inspiration book" with all the great pictures I have been finding. So this week I thought I would share :D
I have huge hips. Its unbelievable how big they are. anywho, I have been searching for the perfect pair of wide leg pants. :D
I have been having a new obsession with light denim, but rolled like so. I want to find a pair of "Mens fit" jeans...kind of like the ones Ellen Paige wore in Juno
Finally (this is my favorite pic) I want a pair of toned down Harlem style pants. Basically, her whole outfit above I want. Including the blazer.

All pics are courtesy of elle.com :D As for today...

Givin Some Love Back,
Alyssa

pears, cheese and greens oh my!

This may be the last "food" post on my personal/fashion blog. But I am a little nervous about creating a new one and having alot of people look at one, but not the other. Any suggestions?
My midterms were this past week, and every day for lunch I made this delicious salad. I used half a pear and cut it into smallish chunks. Then I had Gorgonzola (or blue.) cheese and fat free balsamic vinaigrette dressing over a mix of romaine and spinach leaves. It was SO good, I practically licked the bowl.
Fashion post is coming you way! as for today...

Givin Some Love Back,
Alyssa

mmmm, crisp and juicy

Here is some delishiousness for today. Sorry I haven't created a new blog for my foods of the year. midterms now -_- So...breakfeast was an oatmeal to go bar.

All my meals today aren't very vegan friendly, but you can certainley alternate them! I tried going vegiterian, and it just did not work out. Anywho, Lunch consisted of what I like to call a "very veggie burger". You see, I was not inspired to eat any bread today. We ran out of whole wheat, so I turned the 80 calorie boca vegan burger patties into the "buns" and used peppers, 1 piece of muenster, and lettuce as my inside. (Don't worry, I ate it with a fork and knife XD) but mmmmm! It was delish!

I have such a thing for veggie burgers. There just SO good.
Dinner was so delish. (fyi: that is my new word. Delish :D )I made leftover salmon (about 1/4 of a huge fillet) and some green beans :) I was so proud :) So that was the health for today. I need to start eating some more snacks though, like carrots and celery. As for today...

Givin Some Love Back,

Alyssa

Deliciousness

Well, one of my goals of the new year is to have a healthy lifestyle. I want to maintain the healthy lifestyle I have already began building. So I decided to post my breakfast for today thanks to La Belle Vegan
Her recipe was a little different then mine, with some nuts and oat bran, but I am allergic to Peanuts and almonds, so I just stray away from nuts XD Check out her original recipe! Anywho, mine consisted of 1/2 cup of Quaker whole grain oats, some unmeasured ground cinnamon and allspice, some unmeasured light vanilla soy milk, and 1 chopped medium sized red apple.
I combined the oats and spices, then microwaved some of the soymilk to get it nice and warm for my oatmeal :) so I put that in, constantly making sure all the spices were blended, then I just threw the apples in. I didn't like how the apples were cold though, so I should have microwaved them before XD anywho, it turned out really well, since I found a solution to making the apples warm and all XD Latley I have been drinking so much green tea. I wanted to add more water to my diet, and green tea (I thought) would would be a great solution. Plus, unlike water, it has a ton of antioxidants to clear out my system :)
If I continue taking photos of my food, I may make a new blog for it...
btw: all the photos were taken by moi :) As for today...

Givin Some Love Back,
Alyssa

April showers bring May flowers...

There is 7 inches of snow outside, and I am already longing for it to melt and spring to be here. Even though its a little late, I though I would post some of my favorite runway styles for this spring.

Well, The first photo on the left is courtesy of Style and the City, and even though its not a runway look, i though it caught the essence of what I want to portray in the spring. Very polished, but relaxed. Put together, but effortless. I love her long hair as well. Oh how I want long flowing locks...

The second photo (center) was seen on the Marc Jacobs catwalk during fashion week. I thought the bag truley a work of art. One thing I am trying to do is really define my wardrobe and buy more staples in clothing, but pops for accessories. This bag is basically fabulous.

The third photo I was quite a suprise. I have never been a huge fan of DVF until the show The City (see below post), so I have been paying attention to there runway much more carefully. I think this dress is so simple yet chic. I never can seem to find cute simple summer dresses. This will definetly be my model.

As for today...

Givin Some Love Back
Alyssa

As many of you may know, Whitney Ports new Hills spin-off show The City just aired a mere two weeks ago, and I already think it is fabulous. I just adore Whitney Port. Unlike Lauren Conrad, her ex co-worker and gossip partner, she is very focused on her work and reaching the top. She doesn't let relationships get in her way. I also love the fact that it is set in NYC instead of the west coast; it definetly adds a new aspect to all the MTV reality shows. The fashion is fantastic, and her job really intrigues me. Possible Career? Anyways, this show is a MUST see. As for today...

Givin Some Love Back,
Alyssa

Thats so 90s...

Here is that fashion post I have been promising :D By far one of the biggest inside jokes between my friends and I is 80s/90s jackets. You know the type, with the colorful blocks, big puffy sleeves, and such. It basically began when I sported one to a field hockey game, and the rest was history. We have been searching the thrift stores to find such wondrous 90s jackets. So one I flipped open my February issue of Teen Vogue to pg. 81, I was in shock at the beautiful neon color of this 90s jacket :D So for this new year I dare you to...
1) add some spontaneous neons and brights in your wardrobe. They definetly brighten my day.
2) find a 90s jacket! And definetly sport it with some Raybans :D
3) Just have fun. My word of the year=spontaneous!

Hope you all have a fantastic new years!

Holiday Breaks are my fav. :D

I love Holiday Breaks. Always a chance to catch up on my blogging, relax, hang out with the fam. , get together with those friends who will be there forever(aka: jess! :D ) and such. Plus do a lot of catching up in the fashion world. This next week or so will contain alot of posts, mabey even two in the same day if your all good the rest of this year ;DMy Christmas was absolutley fantastic. I got several presents including... a new camera! (by far one of my favorite gifts, victorias secret sleepwear, slippers, and the perfume wheel above :D, Gilmore Girls season 1, new coat, cardigans and thin turtleneck, lots of cream and smelly things, mukluks (more like booties, but I will be getting actual mukluk slippers soon!), among other random things. It was super fun!


We had the fam. over and I made so many cookies +baked goods, its not even funny. But our tree turned out nice! :D


While I was on my small unannounced, I had plenty of activites that I was running to and from. So sorry about that. The Picture above is from my schools ONLY formal dance. It was a good time :D I rocked a simple black empire waist dress with my hair super curly. It was fun :D

I also went on a weekend long retreat to JTOWN. Probably one of my favorite places, ever. I have been there before, but never when it was snowing. It was fantastic being up at the big cross on the hill. The pic above is me and some of the girls at the cross, where I had a bible study the first morning. It was great and probably my favorite memory. :D
A fashion post will be coming soon! I am going to go and finish organizing my music :D
As for today...

Givin Some Love Back,

Alyssa

Hair-wair, Weekends, and Veggies Oh My!

Just a general update on life :D Well, Some day this week I am (hopefully) going to get my hair cut. Just a trim, but I do want a change from the "reverse bob" style I was rocking for a while. Then I spotted this amazing cut on Jennifer Hudson, and knew I had to have it.
The next two weekends are going to be so busy, so don't expect daily blog posts. Well, its not like I have a huge ammount of readers, but whatever XD
Anywho, here is a brief overview of the next two weekends, which I will blog ALL about :)

This Weekend-
Friday- Viewing the fall play Tartuffe by Moliere. I watched a little bit of it and it looks like such a fun show. Who doesn't love french farse!
Saturday- Giving tours of the school XD, but more importantley, a CONCERT! I (with Aurley from Music--Love it! ) are going to The Academy is..., We the Kings, Carolina Liar, and another band which I never heard of. I am super excited. Plenty of pictures will be up!
Sunday- Church, Chamber Singers(the small singing group where you have to audition to get into, unlike chorus) performance at school, and Youth Group.

Then NEXT weekend-
I am spending a fun filled weekend with 3 super close friends of mine(including Aurley!) in Cleveland on a shopping trip! It is for the one girls 16th birthday, so we will surley have a great time :)

The date with Steve on Halloween didn't work :( And as you can see by my schedule, I probably won't see him for another 2 weeks. Except on Sundays, because he is a church boy :D

I was inspired by the blog Hail Mary to create my own "travel" look book for when I go shopping :) Take her advice and create your own! It really does help so your not always thinking "what cute stuff am I looking for?"

Big News...I have decided to go Vegiterian. Sorry to all you animal activists out there, but it is not strictly to save animals. I really want to have a much healthier lifestyle, and I feel going vegiterian is a great start. I was truley inspired by Shelby on La Belle Vegan. I am going to start out slow and eliminate meats+chicken immediatley, then slowly eliminate fish. Eliminating the fish will definetly be the killer. But lets see how this Veggie thing goes eh? (I will most likley create a new blog specifically for my new veggie craze.)


I decided since I did the section on Taylor Momsen, I would feature another celeb whose style and personality I think are truley amazing. The one and only Lauren Conrad!
Lauren Conrad (aka: LC) has taken the reality tv world by storm. Since she first became noticed on the hit show Laguna Beach, she has made a name for herself in all forms of media; but most importantly, the fashion world.
With her previous job as a Teen Vouge intern, she was able to live and breathe fashion. Must be why she has such incredible taste! Lauren is not your average girl from Laguna, she is a classy, mature woman whose style(and hair) basically rocks! As for today...

Givin Some Love Back,

Alyssa