isn't Fall coming soon?

Sure doesn't feel like it right now, am I right? Well, whatever. I've had these saved for a while. Waiting. Waiting till I might not break out into a sweat just by looking at them again. Are these outfits super special? No, not at all. But they're cute and well, that's about all I need.


1. I go to school 5 days a week.
2. I am 1 of approximately 4 girls in my class that even wears skinny jeans.
3. There are like 75 girls in my class. That's only 5% wearing skinny jeans. Skinnies have been around a while.
4. Don't even get me started on the Converse I wear. To say I get "looks" would be an understatement.


So, because of those three things, I try to keep my outfits pretty tame.
Tame, but, "me."
I like these:

Images courtesy of Lucky.com street style

Cooking Light and Not-at-All Light

Last Monday night I made dinner and dessert for myself, David and one of my bestest friends, Lauren, who just recently moved to LR. I am so glad she's here and I am excited for many more nights like that!

-the three of us-

Dinner: black beans and Chicken and Summer Vegetable Tostadas from Cooking Light. I found this recipe last summer and it has been a favorite ever since! SO easy!



Dessert: TheBestChocolateSheetCakeEVER. Seriously. From Pioneer Woman. Not Light cooking even in the slightest bit. But oh so worth it!

Enjoy! -Cal

Wedding Bells for The Wells

I've known Robert for as long as I can remember... our fathers played on the same tennis team, so we got to follow along to tournaments back in the day. We've been friends ever since! As I said in my earlier post, I've been friends with Hil since high school. I have so many great memories with Hil and Rob! They are such a fun, sweet couple and I couldn't be happier for them.

-bet ya can't tell those are my parents, huh? sheesh-

-hey boyfriend, you're cute-

-best friend since 3rd grade :) -

-i love my Hill with 2 L's-

-with the beautiful bride, Hilary, and Hillary-

Congratulations Hilary and Robert! I'm so happy for you both!

Can't wait to see you guys soon!

p.s. sorry for the poor image quality - such a bummer :(

but first...

I was about to post about the wedding of one of my favorite couples - Robert and Hilary Wells - but then I realized I haven't even posted about her Bachelorette party! It was a BLAST! I have known Hil since she moved to my hometown in high school and we started cheering together. She is one of the greatest girls I know - super smart, hilarious, sweet and just downright adorable. For her Bachelorette party, 8 of us went to Dallas and stayed at Hotel ZaZa.

-of course we had games set up in the room before dinner-

-our first night we ate dinner at Dragonfly at ZaZa-

-Hil found some sweet moves at Lotus-

-the next morning - we lounged & mimosa'd at the ZaZa pool-
-so pretty- -after the pool, we had her lingerie shower... i gave her a sweet moomoo.-

-the prettiest bachelorette-
-oh and for some reason Whitney decided we were having a 4th of July themed party-

-sushi at The Fish-

-drinks at Lemon Bar-

-dance dance dance-

-hahahaha the end of the night. mug shot-esque-

-lunch before heading back to AR-

saturday saturday

LOVING this look

LUSTING after these shoes (oh if only I had $500 to blow today...)

WEARING

either this beautiful dress...

OR this beautiful dress and borrowing these FAB shoes from my best

We're heading to a wonderful wedding tonight. I can't wait!

but first, I will be poolside with some of my favorites... :)

Oh how I wish I was still doing this...

But - luckily - these sweet boys are coming to see me Friday! I. CAN'T. WAIT.

1 down. 3 to go.

Closing thoughts on my first year:

school is hard.

life is great.

family friends fashion food drinks fun

in the battle of school vs. life

i choose life.

and even if my grades reflect that choice

i choose life.