When I Grow Up, I Want to be Kate Middleton.

Only, I'll marry Prince Harry instead. God golly miss Molly....that man is capital F.I.N.E.!!! I think that as soon as I graduate college I'm going to move to England and become a "Harry Hunter." No, that's not something that I just made up off the top of my head, "Harry Hunters" are 100% bona-fide. I'm pretty sure that I couldn't ever write a description that would totally do them justice, so click HERE. You'll be amazed...

So, I woke up at 5:30 this morning to watch the royal wedding. I was so amazing! Let me just say that Kate Middleton is absolutely gorgeous. She looks like a real-life princess. Wait a second...she is one!!! Her dresses (well, two of them actually) were breathtakingly beautiful. Proof:

 

Gahhh, she is so pretty! And well, William isn't too shabby himself :) Actually, everything about the royal wedding, from the clothes, to the church, to the people was completely beautiful and completely extravagant. Makes perfect sense, since (heh heh) they're well you know, royals!!!

Normally I would never voluntarily wake up at 5:30 am, but I was just so excited about this wedding, and it was so worth it! It was super super cool to know that I was witnessing history!! Well, I mean I was witnessing history via my plasma TV screen ;)

On an interesting side note, I'm planning on going to study abroad in Wales during the spring semester of either my sophomore or junior years. I've been wanting to do this for quite some time, but as I was writing this post I had an epiphany of sorts.....

Guess who's gonna be a Harry Hunter????? ;D This girl.

America's Queen. How I wish I could have met her...

Let me just say this, I am fascinated by Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. I just love her, like I can't even begin to tell you how much! When I was a little kid I had paper dolls of her, I've did no less than three high school projects of some capacity of her, and when I saw some of her dresses on display at the Smithsonian....I was speechless. Don't judge me. She is just so beautiful, and classy, and well, awesome! I was reminded of my adoration for Jackie O. last night when I saw a promo for that HBO miniseries The Kennedys. In my most humble of opinions, she truly is one of the greatest fashion icons of all time.
Some photographic proof:

Gaaaah. She is just so completely awesome!
Also, click HERE to check out the HBO miniseries The Kennedys. Katie Holmes is no Jackie, but she's a pretty close second.

I Adore My Roomate's Closet.

Not only is my roommate Mary a totally awesome person, a fellow Harry Potter nerd, and pretty much my best friend...but she also just happens to be relatively the same clothes and shoe size as me! So guess what that means? We get to share clothes, yippee!! At the beginning of this school year we were so glad to learn that not only are our wardrobes the same size and awesome, but in the words of Mary "they compliment each other so well!" Well, now that the school year is drawing to a close we are both dreading being separated for the summer and missing each other. Or is it really that we just will be missing each others wardrobes?? ;)
There are a few particular items in Mary's closet that I have taken a particular liking too, and honestly I feel like I'm not ever going to have anything to wear this summer! I mean I have a top that goes with her pants, my shoes match this dress she has, or i need those earrings of hers to go with my favorite top! You get the picture....
Anyways, I think that I can survive without most of her wardrobe, but there are a few things that I don't see my self living without.
#1 She has this pair of super dark wash, super skinny stretch jeans from American Eagle. These are my favorite pants.......ever! And if I do say so myself I look quite good in those pants!! They look like these ones below..

Also, I really really like this her TOMS. They're turquoise, and and couderoy, and awesome:

she also had a brown leather belt that I love that looks like THIS
And these are just a few of the many wondrous clothing items that call her closet home...
In short, I'm going to have to do some serious shopping this summer if I'm going to have anything to wear! And I'll be excited for August when I'm reunited with my roommate's closet (and her too, of course)  :)

One Day Without Shoes!!

On Tuesday TOMS Shoes sponsored a nation-wide event called One Day Without Shoes. The purpose of the day was to raise awareness for those who go their entire lives without shoes because they have no choice. Gardner-Webb decided to participate in this event, encouraging students to go without shoes and even sponsoring activities on the quad where you could donate you used shoes, and pledge to go without shoes for as long as you saw fit. The event saw a fabulous turnout, and was a huge success! From going barefoot for an entire day, I have come to the conclusion that no one should ever have to go without shoes! My feet are sure to be sore for a few days, but it was totally worth it!!

So to further support TOMS I've decided to order another pair! And I think that these are going to be the ones :)

Also, please check out THIS VIDEO 
to learn more about One Day Without Shoes and TOMS One for One movement! It's awesome :)

Whoa Buddy. What a Hat!

Ok, so I absolutely adore Kellie Pickler. I think it's a combination of her amazing singing voice and extreme goofiness that makes me just really want to meet her! Or maybe it's just because she's a southerner and native North Carolinian. Usually I"m loving her fashion (and especially footwear) choices. But today I saw a picture of her in the most horrendous feathered hat that I've ever seen in my entire life. Kellie darlin', that thing has to be at least three feet tall....what on earth were you thinking. Here, CHECK IT OUT!

PS: I know, I know. You're probably thinking: Ashley, she's at a fashion show...so cut her some slack! Still. I don't care, fashion show or no fashion show, that thing's still ugly!!

Spring has Sprung!

Finally, it's officially spring! And that means three different things: #1 The sun is shining! #2 The birds are singing! #3 Warm Weather is on the way!! Well unfortunately, I have super pale and sensitive skin so that means that I have to wear tons of sunscreen and usually stay under the umbrella at all times when I'm at the beach. Well next weekend I'm going to Charleston, SC on a trip with some friends from school, and unfortunately I won't be able to take an umbrella for when we are at the beach :( So I decided that in order to avoid any sun injuries, that I should definitely invest in an oversize floppy sunhat. So I found one for only $10, and it looks a lot like this:

Super adorable, cute and affordable!

Well, I also decided that to accompany this new sun hat, I need some new sunshades! Click HERE to see the ones I'm going to get!! They are so retr0-fabulous, and will look great with my new hat!

Uggs + Shorts = ?

Okay, so Uggs should not be worn with shorts. Ever. At any time. Yesterday in out cafeteria at school I saw a couple of girls definitely guilty of this fashion atrocity. I don't understand the appeal here because Uggs are clearly a wintertime footwear items, and shorts are clearly supposed to be worn during the summer! Duh.  But click HERE for a picture. Eyes beware!