it's a new year~

hey dears!

happy new years! i hope 2011 treats you kindly. i'm quite excited for the new year, for so much will be occurring! graduation from high school, my graduation trip to italy & greece (ahh!), starting college... its going to be madness! but i suppose i'm getting a bit ahead of myself, huh? january's barely begun!

i just got back from valdosta; visiting the grandparents was lovely. it was incredibly cold the first few days though, so i ended up dressing quite low key. i bought a surprisingly flattering shirt, though, and i wanted to share.


shirt -- mudd, jeans -- delias, flats -- avon, stud earrings -- charlotte russe?, dangling earrings -- gift, necklace-turned-bracelet -- vintage (from my grandmother).

this outfit is one of those "jeans and a semi-nice top" ensembles... which i happen to wear pretty frequently when its cold/particularly stressful-or-sleepless. it happened to be a pretty functional shopping outfit, too.


also, with a new year comes resolutions... mine this year are:

• eat more veggies/fruits/natural foods.
  
• exercise!
• i have to be honest... i'd like to tone up before going overseas. ^^"
  
• sing lots and lots and lots.
• write more.
• love more and share it!
• believe in myself.

so, my dears, what are your new years resolutions?

with love,
rachel. <3

an explanation (+ a tunic.)

hey lovelies!

i am so sorry for my absence for the past, erm, five months. senior year just got incredibly hectic & before i knew it, i was scrambling to get schoolwork, band, choir, voice lessons, and whatnot in sync. but now it is winter break, and i'm back to my wonderful blog -- i plan on keeping up with it, too!

onto the outfit, though~

tunic & jean leggings (i refuse to say their counterpart name) -- mark. boots -- bare traps? belt -- ae.

the funny thing about this outfit is the first outfit i ever posted on here was of me wearing a flannel plaid shirt & jeans & knee high boots. but the outfits are somewhat different, even with these similarities.

the bag is my early christmas present -- it's this delicious vintagte purse i've been eying at our local consignment shop for months! i dunno how mom kept it from selling, but i squealed when i received it. it's fantastic!

black & gold earrings -- chic frills (local consignment shop). rose studs -- charlotte russe. owl ring -- christmas present from my friend anna. :)

i also have semi-bad news: i'll be in georgia from december 26 - 30. maybe i can squeeze in another post tomorrow, but if not, HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

love,
rachel. <3