Hello, football season!

Here we are once again on the cusp of football season. 

Football season makes me giddy like a little schoolgirl. 

I love everything about it- tailgating, drinking, playing games, camaraderie, and I can't lie, the rivalry gets me going, too. 

The only thing that can weigh down my mood is not having a festive game day outfit.

The kicker is that my heart belongs to two teams

Growing up I was an avid Florida State fan due to my Father. We despised the Gators so not much has changed in that department. My love for the Seminoles eventually brought me to Tallahassee, as well as my best friend. 

A girl just can't live in that town very long. It's like being in love with a guy who lives somewhere that you could NEVER see yourself moving. You eventually have to part ways.

 I moved home to Orlando after 3 years in Tally and finished my degree at UCF. I'll also be attending this lovely establishment for my graduate school.

Orlando has my heart, so there should be room for UCF in it, too. 

I just haven't been able to mentally get into the games at UCF. Hopefully that will one day change. 

I'm pretty sure FSU will always be my team, regardless of my Alma Mater. 

I'll settle for pitchin' a tent out on Memory Mall and sippin' chuggin' beers with friends. Doesn't sound half bad, huh? 

My cousin is attending USF in the Fall. Family weekend happens to be against FSU so my entire family is going over there for the weekend to tailgate.

Most likely, I'll be attending the FSU vs. Boston game at Florida State on Oct. 13th in Tally. 

Not to mention, I'll hopefully be attending every UCF homegame minus a few weekends that I'm already booked. 

As you can see, outfits are needed.

 Still obsessing over this dress from last season that you can find over at Twelve Saturdays. They only have large left, bummer. Prime example of how you can miss out if you wait to long. 

All of these can be dressed up with belts, flowers and accessories. 

I'll post back when I find some cute stuff in person. Online shopping does me no good when I can't figure out what my size would be. 

What is your favorite game day go to?

The Nail Files

Since I have no idea what I'll be wearing when I go out, I knew I had to give my nails a neutral outfit to wear for the weekend. You see, I'm driving down south right immediately following work and we're going out in Fort Lauderdale tonight and I have no clue where we're going to end up, what level of dress would be appropriate, or even if it's a clutch or purse type of night.

Fun fact: This girl LOVES a plan so this is extremely hard for me. As much as I enjoy being spontaneous in the moment, I need a plan so that I have a jumping off point to what I'm doing. But that's neither here nor there. 

Anyhoo- I've decided to go with what I believe to be the ultimate neutral. 

Please excuse the glazed donut remnants on my ring finger. When someone comes into the office with Dunkin Donuts, I can't say no.  

That's all from me. Head on over to show us  your nails!

Summer Style

Down here in the South it is horribly hot at this time of year. Rather than post all kinds of gorgeous outfits that are not suitable to wear right now, I thought I'd show some outfits that keep you away from heatstroke danger but still look chic.

Oh, one more thing. Have you seen this little gem over at J.Crew? Quite honestly, I've wanted it for months.

Gorgeous, yes. But it will set you back a pretty penny at $150 a pop.

Insert ebay. Sorry J.Crew, these things are going for a tenth of the price on ebay and in some cases MUCH less. Head on over here to find yours.

I'm still trying to decide which color I want to purchase, but I love them all. 

Words of Wisdom

I'm a quote fanatic so I thought I'd share some today!

What is your favorite quote?

Better late than never.

Well ladies I'm almost too embarrassed to admit this but I still haven't seen Magic Mike. 

I'm not just your typical girl that didn't get around to seeing it. I was counting down the days, minutes and seconds until opening night and every day since then, I've either had plans or haven't found someone that hasn't seen it to go with me. 

A friend of mine told me that it's almost out of theaters and I could NOT allow it to leave the theaters without seeing all that hotness on a big screen.

So tonight, we'll be hittin' up the theater to see these fine young gentlemen.

Of course, I'll be sneaking in some of these..

Oh Friday, how I love thee :)

What I'm Loving Wednesday

On this long awaited hump day..

I'm loving that the USA women's gymnastic team won the gold medal for the all around. I'm seriously so happy for them, not to mention extremely proud to be an American. You girls totally rocked it! #fabfive

I'm loving that the Olympics are even on right now. It's so much fun to watch and I enjoy having something different than the usual. I love my country but boy do I start to feel terrible for the people that fought their heart out and didn't receive a medal. The look on their faces just kills me. All of their blood, sweat and tears over the past 4-years (in most cases, their entire lives) has lead up to this moment and they are going home empty handed. One thing is for sure, it's HUGE to even make it to the Olympics so they should be very proud of themselves. 

I'm loving that my boyfriend and I had a fun day at the pool together last Sunday. We hardly ever get days together where we have nothing to do so we cherished it.

I'm loving that the rest of my weekend was pretty great as well. I got to spend some time with some great friends by going on a pub crawl downtown. It was a golf theme and you had to drink certain things at each bar and keep score. We had a great time. 

The only downfall was that Justin was starving when we left so we went on the hunt for a 2 o'clock food fix. We ended up at a local pizza place where I swore I would only have one slice, but we got the whole pie anyway. There were only 2 pieces left when we finished and I may have eaten more than him. Oops! Justin had to order desert, standard!

I'm loving that on Saturday I got to go out with some of my closest friends from back when I lived in Tallahassee. We all went out for my friend David's birthday and I had an absolute blast. I truly do love them so much and it was so much fun to reconnect.

My weekend was filled with old and new friends and plenty of time with my little man. I just don't think it gets any better than that!

I'm loving that I got a killer deal on my books for this upcoming semester. I needed 4 books and they were totaling $550 on the UCF website, but with Half.com and a few different book renters, I got them all for $56. Just call me the bargain book finder :) 20 days until grad school starts.. AHH!

I'm loving wallpaper on the back wall of a book case to add a little character to it. I have a old book case that looks plain and I think this is a perfect quick solution.

What are you loving today?  Join us over at Jamie's blog and let us know!

Primer substitution. Yay or Nay?

Before you think I've gone absolutely mad, please bare with me.

So I've been hearing about the similarities between some of the top primers (Smashbox, MAC, Sephora) and...

this little number

Monistat Chafing Relief Powder Gel. Yes, you read that right. 

I know it sounds disgusting to put this on your face, but I've read countless reviews and watched many YouTube videos from top make up artists explaining that the ingredients are the exact same. 

These well known primers run anywhere from $20-$50 and at only $6 this make up secret is sounding more enticing by the minute. Did I mention that you get more than double the product? 

The only downside is people having to see it in your make up bag. 

Problem solved.

Have you ladies heard about this before or did I just absolutely mortify you? Any thoughts are appreciated :)