weekend adventures + midterms

I had a very nice weekend. Spent some time with my friend, who stayed with me over the weekend. We did quite a bit of shopping together. On Sunday we went out for lunch with another mutual friend of ours, and it was lots of fun! I made quite a few purchases, and I feel as though I spent a lot of money! (Though most of the things I purchased were paid for using old gift cards.)

I had a $20 gift card for Forever 21 that I spent on a few necklaces, as well this ICEE tank top. The necklaces were super cheap (like $2-$3), and I love the colors! I especially like the rose pendant, as I can easily take it off and put it on my plain black velvet choker and wear it that way as well. I don't really like to buy things from Forever 21 because everything is cheaply made and Forever 21 has a bad business history, but I had a gift card so I figured why the hell not.

I also had a gift card for Ross, which I spent most of buying some shoes as a gift for my friend. However, I spent $5 of that card on some nifty sunglasses! I love the colors/pattern on them.

I've been wanting a 'wreck this' journal for a while, and the other night after my friend and I had dinner with my boyfriend, we stopped at Target, and I finally managed to come across one! I can't wait to get started on it. I've skimmed through the pages and it seems very interesting.

My friend and I also hit up a few thrift stores, in which I came across an awesome dress that I managed to snag for only $16. It fits a little bit tighter than I would prefer, but it is an XS, and I just prefer things to be a little bit bigger on me anyways. Regardless, I am very happy with it. For now, since it is still winter weather, I can wear sweaters over it, but I can't wait to wear it out during the spring. The color of it is perfect. (I'm very much into the aqua shades, if you couldn't tell. It's almost obnoxious.)


Also, the week before, I did a little thrift shopping of my own, in which I purchased this nice velvet shirt for only $1.50!!

In other news, my art productivity has been put on hold for now. I have midterms this week and the week after, so most of my free time this week is going to have to be devoted to studying. Sighhhhh. It's a shame because I have so many ideas right now but no time! School, school, studying, school, studying, school, work, studying, work, work, repeat. It's a never ending cycle. I hope I can manage my time well and maybe squeeze in a few art projects. I guess we'll just have to see!