Monday, May 12, 2014

An Exciting Weekend of Celebration!

This past weekend was full of celebration for my family and me. It all started on Thursday when I celebrated my boyfriend's 22nd birthday with him. We didn't do anything too crazy, just went bicycle shopping and had dinner at my house with my family. 


Later that night, I found out that my oldest brother, Max, proposed to his girlfriend, Caitlin, of about 5 years. My parents knew he was planning it the whole time, but they kept it a secret from everyone else, so everyone was pretty shocked when they found out.


Friday was my graduation celebration. My parents threw me a party and charted out the Starlite Majesty, a big dining yacht out of Clearwater Beach. We had about 120 of my friends and my parents friends on board for a 3 hour dinner and dancing cruise. It was so much fun to have everyone there, and I know everyone had a great time. 


I wore an off-white BCBGeneration lace dress that took forever to find. I couldn't decide if I wanted to wear a bold color for a statement necklace, or a bold colored shoe. I was literally shopping the morning of my party to try to decide and came across a bright pair of wedges from Aldo. They had my name written all over them, but they didn't have my size in that store. My boyfriend was nice enough to go pick up my size from a different store, so I paired them with a simple gold necklace. Unfortunately, he had to drive separately and was one of the last people there, so I had to make a shoe change once he brought them. 


And last of our weekend celebration was Mother's Day. I got my mom a cooking pot she has been asking for and a UCF t-shirt. We also had an edible arrangement delivered to the house instead of flowers. It looks like a big bouquet of fruit, cut into different shapes - and we had chocolate covered strawberries delivered also. 

Overall, these past two weeks are two weeks that I won't forget. Between graduation, birthdays, parties, engagements and moving out of my apartment in Orlando, it's been hectic, but definitely worth it - and also a lot of fun!



Thursday, May 8, 2014

Trend Alert: Colored Dial Watches

I'm loving the new trend of watches with a colored dial. Whether it's a rose gold, silver or gold band, the pop of color from the dial is unexpected, yet super chic. I like the bright colors, like cobalt blue, teal and fuchsia as opposed to the more neutral colors like white or navy blue. 

The trend the past few years has been colored watches, band and everything, but the colored dial with a neutral band allows for a more versatile accessory. 



Are you loving this trend? Do you have any colored dial watches?


Monday, May 5, 2014

College Graduation: Class of 2014

This past weekend was a big milestone for me: I officially graduated college! I have been attending the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL and studying Journalism and Marketing for the past four years. I was also fortunate enough to be surrounded my numerous great women throughout all four years when I was a member of the sorority Kappa Kappa Gamma.

We're able to keep and decorate our graduation cap, so I thought what better to put on it than h². I've had this blog for almost my entire college experience, so I found it fitting. The ceremony only lasted about two hours because they luckily spilt up the ceremonies across three days. When I walked across the stage, I completely blacked out - I didn't hear my name called or my family cheering for me, I was just focusing on not tripping on stage in front of everyone.

My college experience has clearly been one that I won't forget. It flew by, just like everyone says that it will, but that didn't really hit me until it was too late. I don't think I'll really realize that I'm done with school until next Fall when my sorority sisters are posting pictures at sorority recruitment and football tailgates. 

Overall, I'm extremely happy that I chose to attend UCF for my last four years of schooling. Although it's a big school (the 2nd largest in the country), it wasn't too overwhelming and I feel that I made memories that will last me a lifetime. Now, I'm looking forward to my graduation party on Friday!