Tuesday, December 31, 2013

New Years Eve 2013

Hey y'all! I cannot believe it is the last day of 2013. This year, I am thankful for my family, and especially for my grandfather's improving health. This year has been very tough for him. He had multiple infections that led to depression and him almost losing his life. However, he has been improving gradually over the past six months and my family is much happier as a whole thanks to this.


What have I been up to?

-My family took a short vacation to one of my favorite places, the Homestead. It's a beautiful resort in Western Virginia! We went skiing, played board games, went skeet shooting, ate WAY too much, and really relaxed, all of which we really needed.

-Studying for the SAT!

-Watching my new obsession, Bones, on Netflix. I'm very addicted to Netflix in general at this point.

- Online shopping for things to buy with money I received at Christmas!

- Hung out with my cousins from Pennsylvania, who I only see a few times a year!


I'm not sure what my plans are for tonight, but usually my family has a huge party, which we aren't having this year, just because we have been so busy! Maybe we'll have a small gathering of our closest friends, but I'm not quite sure!

Even though I'm not going to a New Years party, here are some of the things that I would wear, if I did!


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I think that New Years parties are all about sequins! I can see someone with a preppier style wearing this to a fancy dinner with family or friends, or a slightly less formal party! I love this maroon color for new years, but I also think a forest green would work nicely!  (necklace from Madewell, dot tights from Revolve Clothing, shirt from American Apparel, shoes from J. Crew, shirt from J. Crew Factory)


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I can see someone who dresses with a boho style wearing this on New Years! I actually have this tank in black and its really nice for warmer weather. Because of that, I can see someone wearing this to a party in someplace like Australia or California! I think the sequin bralette would look so cute popping out from the sides of the maroon racer tank, and tucked into the black maxi sequin skirt. The leather cutout clutch gives it more of an earthy vibe! I think that these sandals would look best with the outfit, but I always have a hard time deciding which shoes to wear with maxi skirts! (necklace, tank, and bralette from Free People, skirt and shoes from Revolve Clothing, clutch from Anthropologie)

Although I would love to dress up, I think tonight I will just be wearing what I am now... an oversize tee, running tights, and toe Christmas socks!


I hope you have a healthy and happy 2014!

XOXOXO,
Kels


 

Monday, December 23, 2013

The Weather Outside is Frightful (Just Kidding!)

The weather these past few days has been really strange! Unseasonably warm all throughout the East Coast! I actually prefer the colder weather around Christmas, even though it's sometimes unbearable. So, other than the strange weather, what have I been up to over the break so far? I have made by favorite secret recipe cheesecake brownies, I have helped my dad wrap some presents, exchanged gifts and spent the day with some of my cousins, re-read a romance novel on my kindle, and watched tons of TV and movies!

On Netflix this week I have watched two shows that were about a woman bringing a fake fiance home to her family. I just really do love corny romantic comedies! (However, I do love to watch dramas and action films as well).

My grandmother gave a really special present, that I will cherish forever! It consists of some of her favorite things she has collected while traveling around the world. I am so grateful!


Also today I have spent 5 hours making and decorating sugar cookies! This might sound crazy to most people, but to me it is really fun and relaxing. I guess I am just the kind of person who gets really excited about crafts and baking! However, I have been watching Castle while doing this, so I was basically only decorating on commercial breaks. I have only just started to enjoy crime shows, but now I am sooo into them. Another one of my favorites is Criminal Minds! However, I am a proud competition show devotee (the X Factor, the Bachelor, Sweet Home Alabama, etc.) and I don't think that will ever change. I also like sitcoms. I'll basically watch anything! Except I only really watch TV on breaks, so I really don't watch that much otherwise.

Back on topic... here are some of my cookies! After years of being obsessed with baking, I have a wide variety of sprinkles and colored sugars that I love to use while decorating my sugar cookies! I change my recipe basically every year, but this recipe I got last year from the Food Network's website, and they're pretty good! Not too sweet at all!



I love putting scarves on my snowmen, and it's one of the easiest things to make with sprinkles!


I highly recommend using parchment paper underneath your cookies! They never stick to it, and it leaves basically nothing to clean up on the pan. Just rinse it off with water, rather than all the scrubbing I used to have to do to get the burned sprinkles off the pan!


These ornaments are consistently some of my favorites! I decorated them very similarly last year. I found the circle sprinkles a few years ago, and I originally used them for cupcakes!


My family loves giving these sugar cookies to Santa Claus, along with my brownies! This year I also make Chocolate Dulche De Leche bars (recipe found here). I tried them, and they're not my favorite thing I have baked, but they are pretty darn good! I will also make Pecan Sandies and Thimble Cookies (sugar cookies filled with raspberry preserves), and maybe make more of my pretzel buttons!

Can't believe tomorrow is Christmas Eve! I will be hanging out with my family and my bestie aDr at their party, and of course have my pageant at church. What are you up to?

Merry Christmas!

XOXOXO,
Kels

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

I cannot believe that only four days from now is Christmas! Also, I cannot believe that the last time I posted was like three weeks ago!! I finished my mid-term exams on Friday. Some of them were really tough for me, but I am glad that they are in the past now. It was a really hectic week!

Yesterday was really fun though after exams. My friend kHr and I went out to lunch at my favorite burrito place, went to Starbucks, then went to a ceramic painting store that I absolutely love! I painted a mason jar that I think I will either give to my cousin, or keep for myself. I also painted a light switch cover in an attempted copy of the Lilly Pulitzer first impression print. The colors are kind of dull right now, but when it gets glaed and fired in the kiln the colors will really pop! I love painting, and it was a great thing to do after all of the stress of exam week. I also took Maelia here when she was staying with my family, its a great things to do with people of any age! There were older ladies, a young woman, young kids, and other teenagers in there with us yesterday. If you have something like this around you, I highly encourage you to go and treat yourself to a fun and relaxing few hours!


I also have been busy practicing for my church's Christmas pageant, which I have done every year since I could walk, probably. It is often hectic, and there are always mistakes, but I love going to church and seeing it packed on Christmas Eve! I am a big angel, and am essentially in charge of girls in 6th to 10th grades with doing a candle dance. Its very beautiful!

I love baking, as you can see from my last post, and I am going to start my holiday baking today! Maybe I will share a few more pictures and recipes...

Although I love receiving presents at Christmastime (I will share with you below what is on my list!) I think giving presents to family and friends is so special. I love looking at people's faces when they open a gift that they love, or a gift that they have been coveting for years!


Here are a few items that I have selected from my Christmas list to share!

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1. Hunter Boots I have been asking for these for basically every birthday and Christmas for the past few years. I think that they are so versatile and cute!

2. Frames! I love having photos of my friends and family in my room, and I thought that this would be a good thing to ask for, because there is such a great variety of them out there! This particular chevron frame is from Anthropoligie's website.

3. Stationary: I think the practice of sending letters is not dead. I love sending thank you notes, and expressing my gratitude to people who have helped me in any way, or gave their time to help me when it was not asked of them. I love so many stationaries! You can find this sassy animal print kind, here.

4. I love posters, and I think this one is so cute! Posters are a great and pretty inexpensive way to decorate a space. You can find this poster here.

5. I think that Lilly Pulitzer scarves are a cheery accessory that is very transitional, and can be styled for practically every season. You can find a variety of their scarves here.

6. I love love love Patagonia! I got a Patagonia fleece for Christmas last year and I wear it all the time. It's so cozy! This vest would be a great thing to wear around. I love my J. Crew Expedition vest (in black) and I think this would be a good thing to have, so I don't have to wear the same vest all the time.

7. Sunglasses: I probably do not need sunglasses, but I have been lusting over these for a while. Ray Bans are classics! You can find them here.


This Christmas, I am thankful for a lot of things. I know that not everyone gets presents for Christmas, and I realize that while I am typing this blog post, some kids are dying of diseases and starving to death. I am grateful for so much, and I love my family and my friends to death, and cannot imagine my life without them. I thank God for all he has given me. I wish you a Merry Christmas (or a relaxing break if you are not Christian) and I hope that you have a happy and healthy 2014. 

See y'all later!

XOXO,
Kels

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas....

Hey everyone!! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I cannot believe it is already December! Time has really flown by this year faster than I thought it would. I have less than three weeks of school left, including a week of exams.

 My family got our Christmas tree on Sunday, and just brought it into our house last night! We haven't decorated it yet, but I am soooo excited to do that! Here is a picture of our tree from last year (I was messing around with the bluriness-its intentional!)


Decorating a Christmas tree is honestly is one of my favorite things to do in Christmas time! ... Along with doing advent calendars  (my family has two) and BAKING!

One recipe that I love to bake anytime of the year, but especially around Christmas, is for pretzel buttons! My friend sPg always makes them for Christmas, and I was so excited last year when I stumbled across this recipe on Pinterest. The original recipe was intended for Valentine's Day, but I love them during Christmas! Last year's batches looked so much better than the ones I made this year, so here is what they should look like!



They are really simple to make, and they are great gifts for your friends, or for a hostess, as well! They are also the perfect sweet to have out at a Christmas party! At my family's annual Christmas open house, we had them sitting out for people to much on, and they disappeared quickly! Last year I put them in small mason jars with custom stickers, and gave them to family and neighbors.

Here's the recipe!

You will need:
- A bag of M&M's
- A large bag of pretzels (I have found that the square pretzels work best, but normal shaped mini pretzels or the ones that are just circles work fine as well.)
- 1 or 2 bags of Hershey's Hugs (The candy cane Hugs work, and so do Hershey's Kisses!)
- Parchment Paper
- 1 cookie sheet

Side note on the HUGS: This year I used a combination of Hugs from early 2013 and brand new HUGs. The melting process did not move at the same speed for the different kinds, so I encourage you to use all new ones, or at least ones that were all bought at the same time!

Side note on the M&M's: This year I tried mini M&M's, but I think the normal sized ones work best!





Step 1: Fit a piece of parchment paper to your cookie sheet.

Step 2: Begin placing pretzels on the sheet. I normally try to fit as many as possible.


Step 3: Unwrap your HUGS, and place one HUG on top of every pretzel.

Step 4: When you are half way done with unwrapping and placing the HUGS, preheat your oven to 200 degrees Fahrenheit.


Step 5: Place your pretzels and HUGS in the oven for about 5-6 minutes (brand new HUGS will take far less time than older ones). You do NOT WANT to melt the HUGS, just to have them be soft. They will be shiny when you remove them from the oven!




Step 6: Get your arms ready! As soon as you remove the pretzels from the oven, place a M&M on top of the HUG. You can decide how far you want to push them, it's all up to you!

Step 7: Place the buttons in the fridge for a few minutes to let them set. Then you can package them!




If you try this recipe, tell me how it goes! I highly recommend them!

XOXOXO,

Kels

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Washington & Lee

I said this was coming, and here it is! My visit to W&L recap.

Washington and Lee is a small liberal arts university in Lexington, Virginia. Lexington is also home to Virginia Military Institute, or VMI. Many people on my mom's side have attended W&L, and many family members and family friends have attended VMI, as well. Last weekend my family and I spend three days in Lexington. We explored the town with my mom's close friend, who lives in Lexington, and ate at the Bistro, the Southern Inn, Nico's, and Primo. We went to the VMI football game (they won!) and hung out with our family friends who have a son who goes to VMI. Some of my cousins and family friends really want to go to VMI who are around my age, so it would be fun if we were all in Lexington together! I also spent the night at W&L with my friend who is a current freshman. I will be forever grateful for her hosting me, taking me to a party, and introducing me to tons of people. I really learned more about W&L than I would have otherwise.


I have actually spent quite a bit of time at W&L over the past few years, because they have this great lacrosse camp. Its a sleep-away camp where you get to sleep in the dorms, eat in the cafeteria, play on their fields, and get instruction from their coaches, their players, and coaches from other nearby colleges. So, I knew the campus pretty well before I had even had a tour! I highly recommend the lacrosse camp if you play, and you are thinking about the school!


How does W&L stack up on my wish list?

1. Study Abroad: The best time to study abroad is during the "Spring Term". Spring term is this really interesting term where students on campus only take one class. Normally freshmen and seniors stay on campus for spring term, and sophomores and juniors either do internships or study abroad. This really sounds like an amazing thing, that obviously most colleges do not have.

2. Small Classes: Yes. Crazy small classes. A lot of them are smaller than the already small classes at my HS! Crazy low student to teacher ratio, as well. I love small classes personally it helps me create closer relationships with the other students in my class, and I become much more comfortable around my teacher as well.

3. Traditions: Apart from being a tradition to attend W&L for many of my family members, W&L is a school with a rich history and a historic campus. I love schools with older architecture (like W&L, Davidson, W&M). That is something that I would love to have at my HS, but unfortunately do not have. Washington and Lee used to be all male, so no female members of my family have ever attended!

4. Honor Code: Yes! This is honestly so important to me, its kind of hard to describe how much I love the respect that students have for each other under a honor system. Leaving things around campus is NOT the norm everywhere, and a big reason of why I love my favor

5. Liberal Arts Education: Yes! And they have a journalism school! It was the first journalism school in the country. I think that history is really special. They basically have every major I am possibly interested in: Journalism, Business, Poli Sci, and English!

6. College Town (with trees!): One of my mom's best friends lives in Lexington, and she really wants me to go here! Its a great little town! They have the best ice cream (check out "Sweet Things"), and tons of restaurants and stores for such a small town.


7. Greek Life: YES! W&L has over 80% participation in Greek life. Thats so amazing and their houses are beautiful as well. When I went to visit my friend, who is a freshman, I went to a frat party at the Kappa Sigma house (I think? ... Maybe a different "Kappa" house) and it was so much fun. Unfortunately, there is not a Delta Delta Delta  (my legacy) chapter at W&L, but there are lots of other great options. The sorority houses are really nice, normally sophomores live in them, and they're all in the same little section of campus!

Looking pretty rough, but it was a great night!
All in all, I love W&L, and it is definitely somewhere I am interested in attending. It is the perfect school for me!


Have you read my other college posts? I have also visited William and Mary, Davidson, and Wake Forest.

I really still need to visit a lot of schools, and because I am only a junior, by no means is anything set in stone. There are a lot of colleges that I like, but here are some of the ones I love:

My College List: Washington and Lee University, Davidson College, College of William and Mary, Wake Forest University, Vanderbilt University, Sewanee: University of the South, University of Virginia, Southern Methodist University, and Johns Hopkins University

XOXOXO,
Kels


Monday, November 11, 2013

Easing into the Holidays

It's been forever since I have been on here, and I hate that! I have had a crazy few weeks since I last posted. Here's what I have been up to in the last couple of weeks!

1. My amazing French exchange student, Hannah, left for France. We didn't have nearly enough time to spend together due to a crazy amount of school work and volleyball commitments that happened while she was here. I can't wait to visit her at her home in 2014!!

2. I went to my dad's college homecoming, and met with a family friend who is a freshman that college. We went to a football game and met tons of his friends from college. It was interesting to see it with all the alumni, and it showed me how you really do make life-long friendships in college.

3. I have been obsessed the show "Don't Trust the B***** in Apartment 23". Actually obsessed. In only a couple of days, I have watched almost all of Seasons 1 and 2! It's bad how much I love it! It's really annoying though because Netflix mixed up the order of the episodes, so some of them are in Season 2, but it puts them with Season 1 episodes. It has been my relaxing tool!

4. Volleyball is OVER! I am so happy to finally have more time to do my homework and BREATHE! I love my volleyball team and the friendships that I have made from it, but I am pretty relieved to have a season off. I think winter is the best season for me to be free because the holidays are my favorite time of the year, and I really get to take advantage of them! Plus, not that many of my friends do winter sports, so it is not like I am the only one that takes it off.

5. I visited W&L this weekend. I will write a post on this later today, but I LOVE IT. Can't wait to elaborate! 

6. I am currently putting together my Christmas list, and I am sooo excited to start buying presents for my family and friends. Ahhh!!!

XOXOXO,
Kels



Sunday, October 20, 2013

Homecoming and Senior Night

This month has been so crazy! My French girl through school, Hannah, is at my house and is leaving Saturday. Yesterday was Homecoming, and the dance was literally 100 times better than last year. Last year barely anyone danced, but this year everyone was dancing! It was so much fun. After, I went to my friends house and we just had a really fun night! We won the football game too, so it was a great day! Friday was Senior Night for volleyball. At my school, Senior Night is the last home game for Seniors, and so the team celebrates by making posters with embarrassing pictures of each senior, and decorating them up in a theme! We dressed our seniors up as Disney Princesses, and I dressed up my senior as Sleeping Beauty. The day before Homecoming we also have a Pep Rally where the seniors from every fall sports team have a dance competition, and the volleyball team's dance was literally amazing. (So sad they didn't win!)





I got my dress and shoes from Free People. Loved them both!

I really like my French girl, Hannah. She's really chill and has great fashion sense. I will be sad to see you leave!

XOXOXO,
Kels

Thursday, October 3, 2013

My Fall Clothing Favorites

Fall Essentials




This is just a collection of what I wear literally everyday in the fall, and in the winter too. I cannot wear jeans to school, so the black denim skinnies from Urban are my to go to pant in the colder months. The Free People sweater is so soft and its long in the back, so thats mainly why I am obsessed with it! The wallabees are great to wear when I am sick and tired of wearing boots, but still want a confortable shoe that covers my whole foot. The patagonia fleece is amazing. I sleep in it, wear it to school, and wear it everywhere on the weekends. Its the best thing EVER.

Adios! Gotta get ready for school. I ordered a different homecoming dress than I said I would, and it comes in today! So excited!

XOXOXO,
Kels

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Fall Music

In the fall, I listen to very music than I listen to in the summer. In the summer I am a HUGE country music kind of girl. I also love pop, and anything that makes me feel happy and relaxed. In the fall I listen to darker, more folksy music, and more singer-songwriter style. (There are some exceptions to this, as you will see!) I have found almost all of my favorite music from tumblr, or from this blog post (written by my favorite girl on tumblr!). I have recently gotten a spotify, so this is basically my "fall" playlist from there!

(Song Title  |  Artist)

Death's Song  |  City and Color
Fred Astaire  |  San Cisco
Black Flies  |  Ben Rector
Mountain Sound  |  Of Monsters & Men
Brother  |  Matt Corby
Slumber  |  NEEDTOBREATHE
When A Heart Breaks  |  Ben Rector
The Cave  |  Mumford & Sons
Awkward  |  San Cisco
All I Want  |  Kodaline
Only Love  |  Ben Rector
Untitled  |  Matt Corby
Drive All Night  |  NEEDTOBREATHE
John's Song  |  San Cisco
Let Her Go  |  Passenger
Hopeless Wanderer  |  Mumford & Sons

Note: Driving to school, I just put in my Mumford & Sons CD, so thats 90% of the music I will be listening to! So all those songs should be mentioned, but I thought that would be excessive.

Hope y'all check them out and enjoy them as much as I do!

XOXOXO,
Kels

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Junior Year Craziness!

Even though I have only had four weeks of classes, I am so stressed out already! Along with going to a very difficult college prep school, I play volleyball, am a yearbook editor, and an officer on two community service clubs. It's been really hard getting everything done. I'll just fill you all in on everything that is going on in my life right now!

Volleyball:

I don't really get play, but I try my hardest. This is my second year on the varsity team, and I really love the girls on it. It just sucks that I never get to play, but I am hoping that next year I finally will play more! Some of my best friends are on the team with me, so that has made the team so fun!




As you can see, we obviously have a lot of fun together before the games! We have jeans days every month that you can pay for, and the money will go to one of our charity clubs. Another one of my school's traditions is that everyone on a team will dress in a theme before a big home game. We dressed up as cowgirls, although by the time we took this pictures we were all in a state of undress.


School:

PreCalc BC is literally killing me, and my planner is literally SO FULL of homework assignments, games, meetings, social events, I can barely squeeze anything else in. French III this year is so hard as well. I really like my Physics teacher, that's my favorite class so far! I am literally in the library everyday working on homework due that day or the next, or studying for a test.


College:

I have recently attended a college info session for Johns Hopkins, and I loved it! I have only been there for a lacrosse tournament two years ago, when college was not even on my mind. Now, I wish I had taken more notice of the school and it's surroundings! Other info sessions that I want to attend are University of Georgia, University of South Carolina, Davidson, Sewanee, Vanderbilt, and William and Mary. Sadly, I don't think I will be able to go to all of them because of Volleyball and some classes that I cannot switch around in my schedule. I also recently sat in on college info sessions for UVA, McDaniel College, and Franklin and Marshall. I really liked UVA, but couldn't see myself at McDaniel or F&M! I cannot wait to finally have an official visit to Washington and Lee this fall.

My favorite colleges so far:
-Davidson
-William & Mary*
-Wake Forest
-Johns Hopkins
-UVA
-Washington and Lee*
-Vanderbilt

Other ones I like are:
-Georgetown*
-Boston College
-University of Georgia
-Sewanee

(* Denotes Legacy Status)
Let me know if there are any others that I should check out!


Clothes:

I have started getting sweaters, long skirts, and jeans that I will be wearing this fall and winter.


I am almost positive that I will be buying this dress for homecoming! I love the leather detailing, and I love even more that it is vegan leather! Just in general, I love blacks, reds, emerald greens, and royal blues for homecoming. I couldn't find any other ones that I loved, so I think this one will be the one that  I'll end up getting.


I am so excited for fall. I love pumpkins! I actually had my first pumpkin thing of the season today, pumpkin pie frozen yogurt from my local fro-yo joint. I put pie crust and pretzels on it and it was amazing!

This fall I know my tumblr will be filled with pumpkins, leaves, and sweaters. However, I also have another tumblr where I basically post pictures like that year round! Check out my fall/interior tumblr HERE for fall inspiration! It makes me feel so cozy just reblogging pictures onto it.

I never really thought I would say that I'm excited for fall, but I definitely am!

See y'all later!
XOXOXO,
Kels


Saturday, September 14, 2013

Long Time No See!

I have been so busy with school over the past three weeks I can barely take it! Volleyball is taking away from my study time, so study time is taking away from my free time. Anyways, here is a recap of the past few weeks!



 ^ The annual first day of school picture! I cannot believe that I only have one more left!



 ^ I have completely redone my tumblr page, it's a totally new theme! ( I also changed the banner on this blog!)

> I have asked my since-we-were-6-months-old best guy friend to Homecoming (with baby pictures!)

> I have gotten my mom's old car, and I have been driving to school (by myself!)

And I've done a lot of online shopping, and a lot of Facebook stalking the freshman in college who went to my HS. I cannot wait to be at college! It's so close, but so far away at the same time. We are starting to learn about the whole process in seminars held at my school over the next two days, and I cannot wait to hear what they say!

My IN-SCHOOL-Frenchie gets here October 14th! Her name is Hannah and I am so excited to host another person! As of right now, I am kind of excited for fall. I will be visiting Washington and Lee this November. I am so excited for Homecoming at my school, carving pumpkins, and eating lots of pumpkin pancakes (and other kinds of pumpkin flavored goodies).

XOXOXO,
Kels

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Back to School Clothes

Here's what I will be wearing on the first day of school! This is the only day of school I am every really excited for, when you get to see people you have not seen in forever. Your only homework is normally to read your syllabus, or write about yourself. I could not find the actually jean jacket I have, which I bought from Urban Outfitters, and slightly DIYed. I am so excited that I finally found somewhere in my area to monogram my backpack! Everywhere in my town was having issues with their monogramming machines, so I had to go somewhere a little further than I would have liked. But, I'm glad I did it because it looks so cute!
First Day of School


Second Day of School! I love this outfit that I made online, but unfortunatley the jean jacket and black tank top in this are out of stock. So I will use my old gladiators,  Free People black tank top, and a jean jacket I got from Revolve Clothing. SO this is basically what my outfit will look like, but slightly different!

2nd school day

Hope y'all like it!

XOXOXO,
Kels


Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Summer Recap

Summer is basically over for me, and has been for the last week and a half because I have had volleyball basically all day and the weather has not been very nice. So, I have decided to do  summer recap (in preparation for the hoards of people at school who will ask me what I did this summer).

JUNE:
-I visited Wake Forest (blog post here) and Davidson (blog post here)
-I went to Duck, NC with kHr.


-I visited William and Mary (blog post here)

JULY:
-I got my drivers license!
-I had a French Exchange student, Maélia, which was a life-changing experience. Through this, my family became really close with the other Frenchie, Alizée, and her host mWd's family. Even though the exchange itself was so exhausting and at times I thought I could not take it anymore, it was nice that I made a new friend from my area, and I always had someone to empathize with me. I will never forget either sister who came to my hometown for two weeks. (blog posts here and here)


-I went to a volleyball camp that really kicked my butt! I am glad I went, though because it really helped me get through tryouts.
-I freaked out over the new royal baby, Prince George!



AUGUST:
-I obsessively watched Desiree on the Bachelorette.
-I had the time of my life in Nantucket, my favorite place on earth.
Brant Point Lighthouse
Excuse the weird editing, it was really dark!



Last Day
-Volleyball Tryouts and Practices

And that's my summer! I'm sad its over, but I am excited to get Junior year over with. I'm ready for college!!

XOXOXO,
Kelsey