summer nights

Tshirt: forever21 Shorts: forever21 Sandals: Aldos 

I've been on the hunt for a good pair of highwaisted shorts for about 6 months now. I have a hard time finding a pair that fits me right; aren't too short, fit my in the legs and butt and still not too big in the waist, zipper doesn't bunch up and make me look like a boy. Finally I found these, and at forever21 on all places! They are a little shorter than I wanted them to be but I couldn't get over the pockets with the boho vs free people vibe they have. You will probably be seeing these shorts a lot because I love them, and I'm broke so I don't have very many hahaha 

Love Always <3

Lexi

luck of the Irish

Dress: clothesline Sweater: Grandfathers from Ireland Scarf: urban outfitters Necklace: forever21

I had on grey tights with this outfit when I left for school, but they got to itchy so I had to take them off. The scarf I got on sale at Urban for $10. Urban is one of my favorite stores, and they have some amazing sales. You can find some really unique high quality things marked down 2 and sometimes 3 times! The sweater used to be my grandfathers. He passed away October 4 years ago now. I like to wear this sweater around the house sometimes too because it is comfy and lets me still feel close to him. 

Love Always <3

Lexi

round up picture reel

My feet were really cold so I put my fuzzy socks on the heater to warm them up and it burnt a hole in them 

oops hehehe 

Ryan working on his pretty car. He was out there for 6 hours with his shirt off and got this perfect tan.

I was out there for 30 minutes and got really sun burn. ... Go Irish! 

My friend was having a finals week stress attack so I brought her over and we made 3 perfect little cup cakes. The other two were snatched up pretty fast but I managed to take a picture of this one. 

Working in a bakery is making my sweet tooth go insane! 

Snow Kapes! This super cool little shaved ice shack ... You can get probably 100 different flavors and every single one of them is soo yummy!! 

Only a dollar?! Yes Please!! 

Coffee ... a very essential part of my day 

I believe this one is a vanilla latte (I make all my own syrups from scratch)

Big spoon and little spoon 

I attempted to make macaroons. I can't figure them out though. I made three batches and this is the only one that somewhat turned out, but they stuck to the sheet :(

Leave your tips in the comment box please :)

pinterest nails ... I am a mast procrastinater 

I'm taking French next year. I hope I can get good enough so when I study abroad I can live like a local

Just another day in psychology 

This is pretty much just a normal day. ... Love this class

He loves me :) 

Hope you guys are having a fun week! 

Love Always <3

Lexi 

we the people

blue lace slip free people, sweater forever21, necklace pacsun, leggings ovi, booties blowfish

My splurge in this outfit are the leggings. I got them when I went to California with my boyfriend over spring break. They are super comfortable and unlike most of my leggings they don't fall down! The sweater was like 9 bucks on sale at forever, I found it on the floor. I is super soft and really comfy. One of those basic items that you can throw over just about anything. The free people slip I got on sale at a resale shop ... score! I love pretty much anything and everything freepeople. Their designs are so cute and their choices in fabrics are amazing. Oh and those booties. You know those shoes that you've had forever and are kind of falling apart. Your mom keeps yelling at you to throw them away (has maybe even offered to buy you a new better pair if you do throw them away) but you're so attached to them that you just can't do it ... my booties. :) 

Hope you are all enjoying the end of the school year!

Love Always <3

Lexi

mini pies

 In honor of my new job working at the bakery I thought I would post a little how to of mini pies. These were kind of spontaneous and didn't turn out exactly how I wanted them to. Make sure whatever fruit you're using is canned and is heavy cream, other wise the glaze wont turn out right. 

lets get started!! 

first crush your gram crackers in a bowl, this will be your crust

melt some butter and mix it in (amount will very upon how much crust you want)

this is when it starts to smell good 

spray your tin(s) and thumb print your crust until the tin is covered

bake for 5-8 minutes on 350 F or until browned

usually you can smell when they are about ready

what you will need for your glaze

plus the fruit of your choice (I did mandarin oranges)

mix about one cup boiling water with half cup sugar till dissolved

add in your fruit and juice

mix corn starch in tablespoons at a time until glaze is the thickness desired

(the can I used was not heavy cream, so your's will hopefully like a bit different than mine. The glaze will be kind of like a thick haze. You will know right away if you did it right) 

place your fruit and glaze inside your pie crusts

you can decorate them anyway you way; more fruit, whip up a meringue and bake it a bit longer, or even just simple whip-cream 

Enjoy! :) 

Love Always <3

Lexi

bigger is better

30 oz ... trenti me please! 

Love me some finals week

Love Always <3

Lexi

the round up

So unfortunately I did not get the house that I was so hoping for. I'm not going to let it get me down though. I have my eye on a few other houses/duplex that I'm going to call on soon to see what I can do. Hopefully the roommate business will work out well too. 

On the plus side though I GOT A JOB!!! Finally! After applying, calling, and reapplying place since January I finally heard the words I've been  praying for ... "You're Hired" music to my ears. My job is awesome too! The girls I work with a super nice and guess where I'm working?! A bakery! Not only do I get to do what I enjoy but I come home with lots of goodies and smelling delicious. As a little tribute to my new job I baked some mini pies the other day. I will post that blog as soon as I upload my next round of pictures, so stay tuned! 

Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers. I ask that would continue to keep my family and I in your thoughts and prayers. 

Love Always <3

Lexi

ps... good luck to the rest of my fellow studious college students with finals!