happy birthday david gahan!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVE GAHAN!

hey dearies,

guess what day it is. dave gahan's birthday! is it bad i kind of celebrate this like a holiday? i ate cake & everything. xD

but yes, today my blog is going to get dave gahan picture happy, & i'll go ahead & do my music!monday today as well. you'll never guess who this week's will be devoted to. xD

these are some of the pictures i took at the depeche mode concert back in september. <3>

SOFAD (songs of faith and devotion) era. he was so fragile. i'm so happy he's gotten healthier.


ultra-dave! rachel loves ultra-dave, mmmhmm indeed.


i adore this picture!

and... songs for music!monday:

i decided to try this out instead of not being able to find all the songs i wanted on youtube. how do you like it in comparison?

also, it's mother's day as well! i am so thankful for my mom, my stepmom, my grandma ruth, and my grandma mary. i am so blessed to have these amazing women in my life. <3

so happy birthday dave gahan! if you ever see this, i hope year 48 treats you kindly.

with love,
rachel. <3

rachel loves army jackets!

hey loves!

GOOD LORD, it's been a long time since my last [real] blog post! i am so sorry! life has just been such a whirlwind. schoolwork has been kicking my ass; my algebra 2 with trig grade is looking dismal (for me, anyway), spanish 2 is driving me insane, & for the past two weeks in english we've been working on the grade's first research paper. i've never written a research paper before -- i've written a research speech, but still -- and it seems that everyone expects me to know this stuff. thesis statement? source cards? uhm, i'm sorry: i'm not your teacher. but anyways, i didn't mean to get off on that rant...

the school's band & choir spring concerts are over, thank goodness; now i have two free periods! the choir concert went quite well; my voice kind of died afterwards, but it's all good. i had this sweet old lady walk up to me after the concert & say, "you just have the prettiest voice! you sound like a songbird." it made me glow. :) band concert... could have been better, but alas, it was still okay.

BUT ENOUGH OF LIFE. its terribly mundane. i don't have any outfits of my own to show, but i have a special obsession of mine...

ARMY JACKETS! <3


(pictures from who what wear)

army jackets are amazing. rough & tough & destroyed & everything i dream grunge. i love olivia palermo's take; i love belted things, and belted army jackets? yes please!

i've yet to own one of these, however. i found one in a local consignment shop; however it was a men's large, which reached my knees. still on the look-out!

(i also love army jackets for guys. just saying.)

i promise to be back sooner this time! i felt so bad neglecting my blog-child...
comment me please!

with love,
rachel. <3>

martin gore: "WTF."

i have no reason for this post. i just enjoy this picture. :)

with love,
rachel. <3

i'm only happy when it rains.

hey there!

i have been such a bad blogger lately! thursday i left for all-state band. i was still sick, and got awfully light headed in the auditioning room, but somehow i still made eighth chair! :) eighth chair white band is something i can definitely be happy about; it's the best i've ever done at all-state. the entire trip was just much fun; i loved being down in auburn again.
but anyways: outfit time! this one is my version of grunge.

grey sweater cardigan is from aerie, t-shirt underneath is my depeche mode: tour of the universe shirt, jeans are levi's, zipper booties are zigi soho.
this outfit is so comfy! it was rainy and dreary the day i wore this, & i just felt like being comfortable & not getting my pants-cuffs wet.

belt is from kohl's -- vera wang, i believe? pearl&chain necklace is vintage. silver bangle & white rhinestoned bangle were gifts. chain&rhinestone earrings are from belk's.

i'm still a bit sick, so i'm sorry if my post was sub-par. ^^" comment please!

with love,
rachel. <3

PROM 2010. :)

hey there!

sorry i've been slacking on my posting; prom was last weekend (the subject of this post!) & i've gotten tonsilitis since then. :( but anyway, i decided to post some prom pics. let me know what you think!

BEFORE:

redoing my toes purple, curling my hair (we diy our stuff. ;D), NO MAKEUP. shocker, i know.

AFTER:

this is my dad & i. we could never take any serious pics because he kept me in stitches!

my stepmom, i, and my dad. :)



my mother and i! :)

this is my bestest friend in the entire universe: anna michelle! we've been bffs/sisters since we were 3.

excited!

i didn't take many in-prom pics, but i took plenty pre-prom. this was my first, after all!

so, readers, give me your opinions! tell me about your first prom & the like.

with love,
rachel. <3