weekend "wonders" and mingle monday #2

Oh, Monday...you came again so soon. How thoughtful of you. 

...not.

Anyways, I hope that y'all had fabulous weekends while I was confined to bedroom with philosophy notes, and a drama book. 

.......

But, really.

Here's how it all went down.  

After my exam Friday afternoon, I came back to take a very much needed nap --it was quite possibly the best nap ever. Then I proceeded to do a whole lot of this..

 ALL STINKIN' NIGHT.

no bueno. 

At least there was a whole lot of this...

to keep me sane.

Pandora on a DMB loop.

And a whole lot of this...

why yes, those are haystacks, rice krispy treats, goldfish, birthday cake oreos, and choc. ice cream

to keep my hands occupied so they wouldn't claw my eyes out. 

Friday night Saturday morning saw me going to bed at a good 'ole 4am after 10 hours of torturing my brain. Sorry, not my decision, brain.

My philosophy exam was at 12pm on Saturday...yes, Saturday. Cruel and unusual punishment, anyone?? I thought so too. Anyway, I survived and treated myself to some retail therapy and a LOT of calories.

 

FIVE GUYS - little cheeseburger w/ lettuce, tomato, ketchup, & grilled onions, regular fry, and a lemonade

 ...and I ate it all. Every single fry. 

Yeah. I had to prepare for my super fun Saturday night full of MORE this...

drama, instead of philosophy

 P.S. - if you're a drama buff and love reading plays in your free time..don't ever read Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot". Worst 2 hours of my life. And I'll never get them back. Shame.

Sunday was full of more drama reading. BOO!
But my toenails got a fresh makeover...

along with an attempt at doing my fingernails...

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in "Mint Sorbet"

 (please don't laugh at how bad they are. I struggle when it comes to fingernails.)

all while watching this addicting show...

 Anyone else have a girl crush on JLH? She is so cute. 

I sure hope y'alls weekends were much more exhilarating than mine was! 

Now, linking up once again with Meg over at Life of Meg

for Mingle Monday!
I absolutely love this link-up, y'all. Such a great way to meet new bloggers!

This week's question:
What fashion trend do you really want to try out this summer? 

Hmm..I've already been messing with it a little bit..but color-blocking! I just love how some girls can totally pull it off and make it look flawless. That's my goal by the end of the summer! ;)

Now head on over to see Meg and help spread the word about this awesome link-up!

Have a wonderful Monday! xo 

late nights with jimmy fallon...and the library

Good morning, y'all!
I'm so super pumped about today because it's LDOC for us here at UNC-Chapel Hill. You know, last day of classes?
Yeahhhhh! So stoked. But  I can't hardly believe that yet another year has already gone by. I can vividly remember the day I left my dorm last year, and I'll be leaving my apartment here in one week + one day! Crazy, fast life.
Anyways, I mentioned yesterday that Pres. Obama was here to give a speech and then visit the Jimmy Fallon show taping here on our campus. I didn't have tickets, but I still thoroughly enjoyed watching the show last night. There's just something about two celebrities talking about how great your school is that really makes you glad that you chose such a wonderful school to attend. GO TARHEELS! 

our beautiful campus

Here are a few pictures snapped by Raleigh's News and Observer covering the events yesterday..

they were rather hilarious, i must admit

being greeted by Bev at RDU

someone was excited to speak..

working the crowd..

 Once again, I'm not the biggest Obama fan..but I have to admit that having him choose to come to our school made me feel pretty darn special.

And let's not forget this super cool dude and his awesome new single, "Mercy"..

Dave Matthews

However, prior to all the fun and games.. I was stuck in the library studying for philosophy. BLECH!

what I was doing...(and no, that's not a soft drink y'all. it's pink lem...I promise)

and what I WANTED to be doing.

Philosophy requires way too much thinking, in my opinion. Just sayin'.

Also, I want to give the biggest thank-you to my super, oh-so-awesome, wonderful, talented, all those cool things blog friend Gail
for my beyond amazing new blog design. 
I AM LOVING IT. 
You're the best! xoxo

Now, please excuse me while I go stuff my face with the Krispy Kreme doughnuts that my professor is giving us for LDOC... ;)

Have a wonderful Wednesday, loves!! xo
p.s. I'm also loving my new signature..what do y'all think?!

monday mumbo-jumbo!

Hey, hey, hey y'all! Happy Monday! (kinda)

Unfortunately, I have to go back to work today :( I'm not looking forward to the probably 538 lbs. of laundry that I'm gonna have to do...but I have missed my sweet kiddies! 

Also, I have not one, but TWO tests tomorrow. And I have no idea what time I will be working until tonight, so needless to say, it's gonna be a very long night for this chick.

i don't have as many books as she does, but you get the picture.

 BUT, there is at least one happy thing about this Monday. It's the beginning of a short week! This Friday is Good Friday which = no school for me! Hallelujah, praise the good lord Jesus. No, but really...cause Easter is Sunday ;) 

one of my favorite holidays! :)

 And one more thing...my lovely boyfriend's sweet, sweet mama's birthday falls on Easter this year! Happy Early 62nd Birthday to Mrs. Queen! :D

the sweetest lady you will ever meet!

Moving on...I would like to give you all a HUGE (in my opinion) piece of advice. If you ever buy something and just a few short months later it breaks/malfunctions/whatever, and you contact the supplier and they act as if they can't do anything about it...DON'T believe them. Don't even think about believing them. Here is my story:
Back in November (Black Friday, to be exact), I bought a lovely pair of boots from Bakers shoe store. I had been looking for the perfect pair of over-the-knee, cognac colored, wedge-heeled, semi-inexpensive boots that would fit over my 16 1/2 inch calves (gasp, I know. they're monstrous). Anyways, I finally had all of my necessities met in these beauties....

and they're surprisingly very comfortable, too.

Well, our relationship had been going quite well until last Tuesday when I was getting ready to go out to dinner with friends, I put them on and started walking across the room to put my jewelry on and it feel like my heel was getting caught on the carpet. So I pulled off my boot to investigate...and found the the entire heel had begun to separate from the bottom of the shoe!! I was furious. And naturally, I had to look at the other boot too and the same thing was happening! It had gotten as bad yet, but it was getting there. I paid a little over $100 for these boots which is a big deal for me (I don't usually pay over $50 for shoes, unless they're tennis shoes or Jack Rogers - my guilty pleasure). Anyways, I was expecting them to last a lot longer than just 4 months if I paid that much for them! So I wrote a nice e-mail to Bakers asking if they offered a shoe repair service, and they replied to me with a simple "no, we do not..blah blah blah take them to a local shoe repair store". I was NOT having that. So I replied, with a little more anger, that I was not satisfied with their answer and would like either an exchange or full refund or even credit to the store. They said they would contact me soon....and this morning I got a phone call that told me to come into the store and I could either exchange them or get store credit...BOO-YAH!! I was so excited. I'm not usually one to put up a fight over these things because I try to be understanding...but I was not having that this time. And it worked!! I'm super proud of myself for not backing down and getting what I want. Now, the big question is...do I get the same pair of boots or a different pair?!
What would you guys do? Please help me out! 
Here are some other current options available at Bakers...

ZOOM boots, cognac, $99.99

Tapley sandals, bone, $60.00

Midtown wedge, taupe, $39.99 (a fab deal)

Boardwalk wedge heel, black suede, $62.00

Help!! What do y'all think? Ditch the boots that I searched so hard for and get another super cute pair of shoes, or get the same boots and risk them letting me down again??

Always, 
Haley