Well, I've successfully survived my first week of classes of my final year of college! Whoot whoot! It's been a strange week in that with only 3 classes (and since we haven't started too many projects yet) I have had a very usually amount of free time; I have watched tv every night this week! Since when does that happen? It must be the calm before the storm.. Regardless it's been a great week, and here is a little summery of some of my favorite things that have happened.
1) On Monday when I walked into the interior design building I didn't initially notice this... a classmate had to point it out to me! But one of my past projects is being displayed in the building, which is always exciting. What a great way to start the year!
2) This is actually from a week or so ago, before I came back to the panhandle, but I just love my fiancé! Not only does he keep me laughing, happy, and treats me like a queen, but he also makes sure I'm safe wherever I go, even if it's going back up to school and leaving him behind. Everyday I just feel so blessed to have him in my life! Just in this first week back I can tell that this year is going to be the hardest yet in terms of missing him while we are long distance. I think being engaged makes it worse, but we just have one more year and then we will be tying the knot and won't ever be apart!
3) Part of me moving into a new apartment and becoming an Alpha Phi alum means I am cooking more, and I'm actually really enjoying it! Somehow I came back from summer with all these recipe ideas, and I just keep putting combinations of ingredients together successfully. It's been yummy! The other night I made this steamed kale bowl, sort of inspired by a dish I had when Kyle & I went up to Estes Park for my birthday. Recipes will be coming to This Styled Life soon!
4) After about a week of either sitting on the floor or pulling around a side chair to watch tv, I finally have a couch. Kyle and I picked this one out together, and it was fun shopping for something that I know will be in our future home!
5) Ever since Italy, dresses have made their way into my daily wear far more often, and I have to say I'm a fan! This is one of my favorite ways I recently styled a dress for a day of errands. Anyone else loving this whole chambray & denim dress trend?
I hope you all had a fabulous week! I have a little beach visit planned for this weekend with Kyle and his sister, her hubby and adorable kid whom I haven't met yet, so it's going to be a good time for sure. How are you spending one of the last weekends of summer?
--Caroline
