Road Trip OOTD | May 30, 2014

Road Trip OOTD

So it's Fashion Friday here on my little blog. I figured I would do a quick OOTD post. I'm about to go on a road trip to Dallas to spend the weekend with my sister, her husband, and their two kids. Dallas is 4 hours away from me and although a lot of people will be like "Wow! That's so far!", it's really not. Living in Texas makes you kind of immune to distances and such because everything is so far away. I have also driven 15+ hours with my friend (a couple of times it was 30 hours), so 4 hours is a piece of cake. :)

Outfit:

Top- Texas top from Cotton On
Cardigan- Cotton On

Shorts- Charlotte Russe High-Waisted shorts

Hat- Bowler/Fedora hat from eBay

Shoes- White converse from Kohl's

 
Makeup:

Eyebrows- Lancome Powder Pencil in Taupe

Eyeliner- Maybelline Master Precise Liquid Eyeliner

Mascara- Maybelline the Rocket Volum' Express
Eyeshadow- Smashbox Full Exposure Palette (M2 & M3)
Concealer- Revlon Colorstay in 01 Fair & Maybelline Instant Age Rewind in Fair
Foundation- Maybelline BB Cream in Light
Powder- Maybelline Fit Me in 110 Fair

Bronzer- Wet 'N Wild in Ticket to Brazil

Blush- E.L.F in Peachy cheeky
Lips- Revlon ColorBurst Matte Balm in 201 Unapologetic

I did upload a YouTube video about this outfit. Maybe go sneak a peek? 

In the comments below, let me know what you wear on road trips :)

Thanks for reading.

xoxo

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Throwback Thursday | My Sister's Wedding

Throwback Thursday - My Sister's Wedding 

I've been MIA since Friday and I apologize. I had a severe second degree sunburn/sun poisoning and have been pretty much out of commission since Saturday.

I was going to wait till Friday to post something, but my sister's wedding was exactly 9 years ago today, so I wanted to write up this post really quickly and share a few photos from that day...

My sister got married on May 22, 2005 in Houston, TX. She married her high school sweetheart, Tony. They had been dating since 2000, when they were sophomores in High School. I've known Tony since I was six years old, so he's been my big brother for my entire life.
I was 11 years old when my sister got married and I was the Junior Bridesmaid/Flower Girl. My sister also did my hair for the wedding.

Fun fact: I forgot my shoes, so I was barefoot the entire day. Haha :)

Here's some of my favorite photos from the wedding. <3

I look like such a baby <3

This is my favorite photo, and I am currently in the process of printing it out, framing it, and putting it on my wall :)

In the comments below, let me know if you have been to a wedding and what your experience was like. :)


Thanks for reading.
xoxo

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Small Talk

Small Talk

My friends in Dear You wrote a song about something that has happened in my life that I am just beginning to be able to speak about. It's called 'Small Talk' and it is a perfect representation of myself and what I've gone through these past few years. With my permission, they have released this song through their Soundcloud and Tumblr account. Here's a link to the post about 'Small Talk'. When they first sent me the song, I listened to it straight through twice before I told them what I thought. I immediately fell in love with it and it being about my struggles just made it 10x better. I will admit that I cried a little when I first heard it.

Chris and I were able to connect through this song as we have both gone through something similar. Like Chris said in the tumblr post: "I will say however, that if you’ve dealt with parents divorcing, it hurts. It’s so confusing. Watching a new family form with other people, watching your parents slowly resent each other, trying to stay strong for everyone because it’s all you really can do…its tough on a person."

This song has touched me so much and I will forever share this song with anyone who is willing to listen. The reason why I agreed to let it be released is because I have a feeling this song could help someone who is going through struggles in their life. It doesn't have to be divorce (which is what this song is about). People can relate to this song no matter what is going on in their life. That's the best thing about music.

Chris explained this song much better than I ever could. "The point of the song in my eyes is to explain the things that you don’t get to say when everyone is talking over you and fighting and in the middle of it all, and to ultimately circle back to hoping everything can be better, realizing that forgiveness is necessary to return to normal, and being okay with the fact that its not great yet, but its good and getting better. Being okay with the small talk for now."

Chris was able to take the words that I have never been able to say and put them into a song. I will be forever grateful for that.

So thank you, Chris (and the rest of Dear You).

'Small Talk'

By: Dear You

I can't lie and say I haven’t changed at least a little bit
I doubt you could say we've all stayed somewhat the same
Over the last four years
It’s been around for much longer, all the lights were burnt out
But nobody had the heart to knock on the door
And keeping quiet pulled this house apart

Sometimes I wonder if we could ever be closer
It’s hard to shake the feeling that we were easy to replace

How is the view from London this year?
If I concentrate enough it’s like I’m right there with you
I’ll do my best to forgive if it brings us together
Until then I’m okay with small talk about the weather

For a while it was hard to get over all of this change
How can I forgive you if I know who you really are?

Does this prove that my heroes exist?
Cause it scares me how quickly people can change
I was fast asleep back then but now I’m wide awake

I’m doing what I can to be bigger than this
I see hatred and hurt and all it does
Is bring us down

If I have to move mountains just to feel at home again, then so be it. I’m ready.

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Paradise Fears Battle Scars Acoustic & In the Round Tour Review | February 20-21, 2014

Sam Miller (lead singer) and Michael Walker (keyboard)

Paradise Fears Battle Scars Acoustic & In the Round Tour

Shows I went to: 

Houston- 2/20 at House of Blues in the Bronze Peacock

Dallas- 2/21 at The Prophet Bar in The Door
 

I've been a fan of Paradise Fears for over 2 years now and this tour has been unlike any other that I have been to. You can tell a lot of thought was put into how the show would be laid out. The stage is set in the middle of the room with the crowd surrounding it. You are then encouraged to get as close to the stage as possible, but being mindful and courteous to the bands on stage. (So no grabbing/pulling the band members... *winks*) This is certainly different than any other tour they've done. Usually there are barricades and space between the crowd and the stage (for protection, of course). I really loved how intimate the Houston show was. We were the smallest crowd of the tour so far, but it was really nice.

The Prophet Bar in Dallas, TX (Taken with my iPhone)

For the Houston show, I was lucky enough to be right up against the stage between Jordan Merrigan (guitar) and Cole Andre (vocals/guitar). I was able to get some really nice pictures (Check them out!). The venue was somewhat large, but because of the small crowd, it looked ginormous. This was good for the post-show meet and greet as there as a lot of room to move around/spread out. The Prophet Bar in Dallas was incredibly small and the layout was not very well thought out. The show was held in the smaller room (The Door). For this show, I wasn't in the crowd. I was mainly hanging out at the merch table with my friend and then I went to the crowd to try to take some nice pictures, although the lighting was terrible and I wasn't able to get any (*sad face*). Another thing that's different than any other tour Paradise Fears has done is that they pull up one lucky fan to sing with Sam to the song Yours Truly. I know other bands have done this (or just pulled someone on stage and sang to them), but Paradise Fears hasn't ever done that before. I don't think it would have gone as well if the tour hadn't been set up like it was.

Marcus Sands (bass)

The highlight of the tour for me was when Paradise Fears covered 'Hallelujah' because four out of six of the members sang. Sam and Cole obviously sang, Michael also sang during the song, and then Sam gave Jordan the mic and oh my goodness. I have never heard Jordan sing with as much passion as he did during this song. It was easily my favorite part of the entire show. I get chills just thinking about it.

Jordan Merrigan singing during 'Hallelujah'

Overall, the show is fantastic and definitely worth the $25 ticket price. If you live in Arizona, they will be playing at the Nile Underground in Mesa today (February 23). Y'all should definitely go check them out if you can.

Rest of the tour dates:

February 23 // Nile Underground // Mesa, AZ 

http://pconcerts.ticketforce.com/ordertickets.asp?p=251

February 25 // Chain Reaction // Anaheim, CA 

http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/454003?utm_medium=bks

February 26 // Assembly // Sacramento, CA

February 27 // Kilby Court // Salt Lake City, UT
http://www.24tix.com/event.html?show_id=T28209959192820995919211

February 28 // Marquis Theatre // Denver, CO
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3978694

March 7 // Encore // Sioux Falls, SD http://store.thecollectiveeffortsunion.com/index.php?module=product&file=product_detail&product_id=3594

March 8 // The Garage // Burnsville, MN
http://www.ticketfly.com/event/453433-paradise-fears-acoustic-in-burnsville/

Check out Paradise Fears! 

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Thanks for reading. xx

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