A Tale of Two Alleys

The Alley

Jill and her ball.

I hadn't been bowling in years and somehow ended up going twice in the past couple of weeks at two alleys that couldn't have been more different. The Alley (top 2 photos)was a hipster dreamland of vintage patterns and PBR. We even had to keep track of our own scores! It was a learning experience for me. 


The second alley, or "bowling boutique" as its website says, was incredibly swanky. Sparians (bottom 2 photos) had huge leather couches to wait on between turns, a waiter who brought drinks, and huge TVs everywhere. Unfortunately those luxuries didn't help my game and I ended up bowling a 57.  

Happy four day week! Woo!

Meet Amber.

So my cool friend Amber who I met back when we both worked at Gap and dreamed about getting famous by way of trendiness recently set off to Liberia for a few weeks to do work at a Liberian Civil Service agency. She's one of the funniest and most unpretentiously brilliant people I know and she's writing about her adventures on her tumblr. If you want a good laugh and some information on Liberia, then check it out.

And today is her birthday! Happy Birthday, Amber!

What to Expect & Copy Cat

Alright guys, I have an announcement. Instead of having two blogs (that aren't updated enough), I'm going to start posting more on this one, which means that you  might be seeing a lot more about clothes and whatever else crosses my mind. For a long time, I thought that caring about clothes and trends was synonymous with "idiot" and shyed away from "fashion" blogging. I've grown up a lot this year and have done/am doing a lot of things I thought I never would, like being in a classroom with 30 middle schoolers and actually teaching them something. Wow. Anyway, all this is to say: expect more clothes. 


And just to add to the word never-ending paragraph about clothes, I'm going to go ahead and introduce something I used to do on my other blog called Copy Cat. The gist is this: I like expensive things but can't always be dishing out all my cash for a pair of shoes or a dress. So I do the obvious and search for a cheaper alternative.  So without further ado....


The Splurge

MIA Pamela Sandals, $50 at American Eagle

 The Save

Mossimo Supply Co.Wilton Flat Sandle w/ Ankle Strap, $20 at Target

$30 cheaper and practically identical. Which ones would you choose?

Over the Weekend: May 18-20

Kelly and Amy enjoying Smitty's ice cream

Art!

With all the college kids (and my roommates) out of town/gone for the summer, it's been awfully quiet around Raleigh. But on Saturday, things got a bit exciting thanks to Artsplosure. It's a festival downtown that gives local artists of all mediums a chance to showcase their talent. There were awesome sculptures on display, multiple stages set up in the center of it all, and some of the wackiest creations for sale by their owner.


Other than that, my weekend was spent catching up on sleep. Only three more weeks until the end of school! 

Kelly and Ryan

The bride

The Colliers

Bride & her maids: Kelly, Kristin, Lauren, Danielle, Caitlin, Lizzy, me, Erika

Our grand entrance to the reception

More of the bridesmaids

There's not much more I can say about this wedding than that it was perfect. Kelly was beautiful, Ryan was sweet, and the reception got wild (in the best way).

P.S. Thanks to Courtney Lancaster for the incredible photos!