Snow Day

 Okay I am not going to try and tell anyone that these pictures came out well. It was at 1 in the afternoon, during the harshest sunlight, and under a tree that left those little dapply lights all over the ground, so I really broke most of what I think are the right outfit-photography rules to follow. But do you see that white stuff on the ground? It snowed! And here I am standing in the last remaining patch of it.

 So I live in South Carolina. My home and school are both at the northern part of the state (one is just further west), and we normally get snow once or twice a year. But I missed it this year because I was with my boyfriend! Not that it wasn't worth it. I still got to see the leftovers!
I was driving back along the highway and I saw this white stuff on the side of the road. My first thought was that a mower had come along and shredded up a bunch of cotton plants. My second thought (forgive me) was that a washing machine had overflown and they were soap bubbles.
I figured it out.

 Now, don't let my apparent stupidity fool you! We southerners do know what snow looks like. Though we have relatively mild winters, it's hardly balmy outside, and most people think I'm crazy for not wearing pants this time of year. It just never really gets below 20 degrees.

 Anyway, I really wanted to photograph our one snow day, so here it is in all it's grainy glory! Hope you guys are having a nice week!

dress: thrifted (gift from my sister!)

shoes: modcloth (gift from Travis!)

shirt: american eagle

jacket and hat: thrifted

Lovey Dovey Extravaganza!

I don't really talk about my, um, love life here on the blog much. But I do have a boyfriend, and I thought that Valentine's Day was the perfect time to give him an official introduction! Without his permission, of course.

Now I know Valentine's Day is over. But Travis and I have been dating for two years now, and our anniversary actually is on February 16th, and his birthday is the 15th. So we have a super celebration during this time of year! We were introduced by a mutual friend who went to high school with him and college with me for a semester. He lives and goes to school in Columbia, and I live upstate and go to school in Charlotte, so we don't get to see each other every day. We usually make homework and stuff a priority so that we can see each other almost every weekend! I do wish we lived closer together, though, it would make my weekdays infinitely cheerier.

So here are ten facts about Travis!
1. He is really smart. He majors in history with a linguistics minor, and reads Wikipedia for fun. He also made a super high score on the SAT.
2. He's obsessed with Turkish culture. He loves foreign languages, but why he picked Turkey is a mystery to me! He took a class on it last year, and his teacher set him up with a language pal of sorts, a native Turk for him to practice with!
3. He's really good at video games. And believe me, he oughta be, he plays them so much! The first one I watched him play through was Portal, I think, but his Steam account has over 50 games on it. He is kind of a nerd.
4. He won "funniest" in his senior yearbook, and a good bit of our early relationship involved flirting through puns.
5. He won't wear hats, don't even try to make him.
6. He likes spicy food and puts cayenne pepper on most things. Whenever we make potatoes or pasta, I get my serving first and then he peppers up the rest!
7. He likes coffee better than tea and has become a bit of a coffee purist in recent months.
8. He can play any song by ear on the piano or guitar. I'm super jealous of that.
9. He is very level-headed. Once he was in a car accident and he freaked out less than I do over TV commercials.
10. He's my best friend!

 And we can finish off with probably the best picture of the day.

Dressing in Red

 Happy Valentines Day from a bleary-eyed jumping me!

Bleary-eyed because I am hella tired, and jumping because it's Valentines Day. Check out the crazy box of wonderful I got in the mail from my Mommy today! I dunno if you've tried Godiva chocolates, but they are the best. I've eaten like three already and I am trying my hardest to make them lassssttttt. That rose on the box is a pin, too, so I can have my candy and wear it too!

 Anyway, enough making you jealous with my spoils, here's more of my cutesy Vday outfit! I got the dress at Forever 21 and I know it's cheap, but I really couldn't resist it. It's covered in bows and matches my lipstick, sooooooo. Plus the fake garter tights have little hearts on them. Yeah I'm in the spirit.

 I hope you all are having a lovely Valentine's Day, I'd love to hear your plans! I don't get to see Travis until tomorrow, so I'll spend the night watching crappy made-for-tv movies. On tonight's playlist is one about a popular girl who dies and then haunts this nerdy chick, attempting to transform her into prom queen. Also Tim Gunn plays God.

dress and hat: forever 21

tights: charlotte russe

coat: wet seal

belt, coat: thrifted

shoes: blowfish

floral crown: diy

  So, you guys have a good weekend! Thursday is the end of the week for me this semester. I will savor that while it lasts.

Valentines: Yay or Nay?

 Helloooooo Valentines!

Okay so it's not quite here, but I am of course dressing to celebrate the holiday! I know a lot of people aren't the biggest fans of Valentine's Day. I'm assuming that's because they don't like being reminded that they're single, but there could be other reasons. If you hate V-day, let me know why!

 I for one am a big fan of Valentine's Day. This could be because I haven't been "single" in a good long while,  but really I've always thought of it as a way to celebrate love! Love for your boyfriend or girlfriend, friends and family, or even your pets (I'm talking to you, Kit)! Plus it's festive and I love festive things. People get to act differently on holidays, and I think it's all good, clean fun.

 While I may not hate February 14th, I certainly did hate taking these pictures. I don't know if I'll be going down to the trains much anymore. The white balance was all weird and my coat kept coming out like some shiny beacon. I had to turn the exposure way way down to get them half decent, and then halfway through shooting suddenly everything went dark and I had to crank it up again!

My friends today were referring to my body type as "willowy". I was like "um what guyz?" I mean, I hardly think I'm fat, but I've got a 34D bra (bet you wouldn't have guessed that) and 40 inch hips and I'm not even that tall. I always thought of "willowy" as the model-esque girls who tower above me and have ruler body types. Yknow? If my body had to be compared to a tree I'd pick something a little sturdier, maybe a maple?

 coat: wetseal

dress: for sale in my shop! use VDAY13 for 30% off at checkout!

shoes: goodwill

socks: old navy

sweater: f21

Art Lately

Here are some paintings I've done for myself lately.

Aaaaaand for school!

Just as a lame self-promo, I do portrait commissions for $15 and blog headers for $20. You can email me at ohavalanche@gmail.com if you're interested!

Monday Reds and Blues

 Pleats are my new favorite thing.

 So, I guess it's Monday again! I had a really nice weekend. I stayed with my boyfriend (like I do basically every weekend) and bought a lot more things than I should! Speaking of Travis, since Valentine's Day is coming up, I'm planning on a little feature as an excuse to talk about him more! I mean, honestly, he is pretty fashionable in my humble non-biased opinion, so there's no shame in putting him up on my fashion blog, right?

 Getting back from my lovely weekend sure was a snap to reality though. Last night it was all meetings that group members didn't show up for and package design that didn't come easy to me! At least I got to do laundry. I'm assuming I'm not the only fashion blogger that likes doing laundry? I mean, it's an excuse to stare at my pretty, clean clothes. Anyone? Anyone?

 Now let's all go have a great week!