To Infinity and Beyond

Hello and welcome back everyone! It has been a bit since I have tip-tapped on my blog. How have you all been? A lot of things have changed since the last post, and I cannot wait to share the news with you.

As you all know, the school year has finally started and everyone is back in school again. Some of you have dreaded this moment. Whilst the rest of you (and I) could not wait to begin school again, whether it's high school or university. I have yet to start school, and there is a reason why...I'M GOING TO SCHOOL IN ENGLAND! I never thought I could do it, but here I am. A week away from living in the place I've always dreamed of living.

Let me start by saying again, that I never actually thought that I would be able to follow through with a dream this big. There were so many factors that played a role in the situation that made me think I'd never make it; Finances and emotional support. When you move to another country, you will need to have at least thousands of dollars saved up. You have to factor in a visa, the health surcharges, rent for a few months, food, transportation, and much more.

I was absolutely blessed to be able to get approved for a federal loan. So I can tell you first hand that if you have a dream, no matter how big, you can achieve it. Honestly. Take it from me, a teenage girl who always talked about being able to travel on her blog, and after some time, actually being able to travel. If you believe, you can achieve. As cheesy as that sounds, it's really true.

I will be attending Kingston University, and I am so excited to see what this adventure has in store for me. New friends, new experiences, and maybe a love interest? Ooh la la

With travel, there comes the sad part; leaving all your friends behind. I work at a Forever21 near my home, and in my time working there (almost 2 months), I have managed to make friends with many people. Although I will be leaving friends behind, I have many friends overseas that I am beyond excited about getting to finally meet (you know who you are<3). There is so much diversity where I am going, so the opportunity to meet people from all over the world is inevitable.

Now I want to know, how many of you are in the same boat as I am? I would love to know. And who knows, maybe I'll meet some of you guys some day.

I hope you all are doing tremendously well and have a great day, or night, wherever you lovely people are.

Until next time!

Hello everybody!! Friday is approaching quite quickly and I am so happy. Today is going to be a topic that is loved by a lot of you wonderful people and something that I love to talk about: Travel. I just want to apologize beforehand. I talk about travel A LOT. I can't help it. Traveling makes me ooze with happiness. Sadly enough, I haven't been back to Europe ever since 2013. But soon enough. all of that is going to change. So in honor of my future travels, here are a few places that I am very interested in visiting when I make the move to the UK!

This location is quite the picturesque scene. Beautiful fountains and beautiful statues. Definitely a place that should be on every travelers list.

If any of you have been to any of these places or live in England, let me know in the comments and tell me how awesome they are in person(or don't. I get jealous easily). If you are like me, and you long for these places, let me know as well. Have a wonderful night or day my beautiful travel junkies. 

Day 15 Calendar Reveal

And the countdown continues...

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Hello everybody!! Happy last week of school for the year!! I am ever so excited for Friday, as that is the day I leave to go home. Today, I wanted to keep it simple by doing a little Christmas tag. 

1. What is your favorite Christmas film?

As you already know, The Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey. Although, a movie that I want to bring out of the dark is the movie Coraline. I don't remember exactly how festive this movie was, but it had some pretty creep/scary bits in it. 

2. Have you ever had a White Christmas?

I suppose I have had my fair share of White Christmases, living in the northern parts of the east coast most of my life. I will say though, that I am not a big fan of snow. Or the cold, for that matter. Which is quite funny(and unfortunate) since I'll be moving to England in a few years. 

3. Where do you usually spend your holiday?

I will be spending my Christmas holiday in Texas with my wonderful family. This month-long break is very much needed.

4. What is your favorite Christmas song?

Hands down "Let It Snow" by Michael Buble, or Jingle Bell Rock(Mean Girls, anyone?)

5. Do you open any presents on Christmas Eve?

Sadly, this tradition is something that does not exist in my household. But that just leaves more gifts to open on Christmas Day.

6. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer(besides Rudolph)?

There's Dasher and Dancer, Prancer, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen...For some reason, I feel like I'm forgetting one...

7. What is your all-time favorite holiday treat?

GINGERBREAD MAN COOKIES

Or shall I say, biscuits? I'm trying to get into the habit of using English slang. Don't ask why. Unless you want to...

8. Be Honest: do you like giving gifts or receiving gifts better?

To be honest, I really like both. This is the first year where I had the money to buy my siblings Christmas presents and I cannot wait to see the looks on their faces when they open it because I think they will really like what I got them. That's an exciting experience in itself. But obviously, I do love to receive gifts as well. Who doesn't?

9. What is the best Christmas gift you have ever received?

I can't really decide between my Beats, my sewing machine, and my TOMS. So, all three.

10. What would be your dream place to visit for the holiday season?

I think you all know the answer to this question...ENGLAND! I always see a little glimpse of the festive-ness around England through Zoe, Joe, and Tanya's vlogmas videos. Super jealous.

11. Are you a pro-present wrapper, or do you fail miserably?

If you have a square or rectangle-shaped box, I'm your girl. But anything other than that, you might as well ask your dog to wrap it because the outcome will be the exact same.

12. Do you make New Years resolutions? Do you stick to them?

I always makes resolutions, and I never stick with them. But THIS New Years, I will make more reasonable resolutions so I know I'll be able to see them through(yet I say this every year). 

13. What makes the holidays special for you?

Spending much-needed time with my family is what makes the holidays extra special. Being away from them for months at a time really takes its toll on me, so I always look forward to the holidays.

That just about sums up my Christmas tag! If you liked it(I was about to say give it a thumbs up...But this isn't YouTube, sadly.), comment telling me your answers to some of these questions. Shout out to Morgan from enthusiasticblog.com for these question ideas. Here is the original post if you want to check it out: http://enthusiastblog.com/2012/12/17/the-christmas-tag/

Have a wonderful night, or morning, wherever you beautiful people are.

Day 14 Calendar Reveal

And the countdown continues...

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Hello everybody! I hope you all had a splendid day! Slowly but surly, the end of the week is coming.

Most of the time, I barely have enough money to buy my own groceries. I know having a job would make things way easier, but I did not have that opportunity this school year. But you better bet your bottom dollar that sophomore year, I am going to be working my butt of. Sophomore year is the year that I must absolutely focus on school and a job because once junior year hits, it all goes up from their. Rome, internships, traveling. I need to be 110% prepared for what is to come.

Usually, when I want some style inspiration, instead of looking at celebrities and the kinds of things they wear, I look at WeHeartIt. Yes, you heard right. WeHeartIt is easily one of my all time favorite apps ever made. Most of my outfit inspirations come from there. Also, believe it or not, some of the girls in my studio class are my style icons. They come to class all nicely put together, whilst I am looking like a potato with jeans and a t-shirt. Every time I see someone who always dresses nice, I just want to say "Can I please have your closet?". Or rather, "Can you shop for me?". A long-term goal that I want to achieve is the ability to go shopping without having to worry about how much money I spend. Obviously, that will take years of blogging, working, and saving, but I feel like at some point in my life, I will eventually reach that wondrous goal. To give you a quick rundown of the types of styles that I like, here are a few pictures I saved from WeHeartIt:

Hello everybody(I have realized that I alternate between saying everyone and everybody)! I can't believe it's Friday night already. This week seemed to sneak past me quite quickly. 

I feel like having a chat session with all of my fellow wanderlusts out there today. So if you haven't guessed it already, I'm going to talk about travel. As if I don't talk about it enough. 

I love to travel. You know that. I talk about traveling on Facebook, on Twitter, to my friends. I post throwback Thursdays of when I did travel...2 years ago. I guarantee everyone is getting sick of me rambling on and on about how much I love to travel and how I can't wait to travel the world like I want to. I don't blame them. It's basically all I talk about, besides boys. I can also talk about boys for a very long time. 

I don't know when my love for travel started to blossom, but once it reached its full bloom, the desire to travel completely skyrocketed to the moon. I wanted to go everywhere. I wanted to work and raise the money to go everywhere. I would always go online and research all the places I wanted to visit. I would look up things to do, places to stay, places to eat, and places to shop. But that was all I could do...Look at a computer screen and long for the places I wish I was. When I was finally given the chance to actually fulfill my dreams, I jumped at that chance and held on tightly. During my sophomore year of high-school, I was nominated by one of my teachers to travel with the program People to People, since was one of the leaders. I was beyond elated when I found that out. I went to every meeting, and read and reread every checklist I had. I was counting down the days where I would finally be able to travel outside of the US for the first time. 

The trip was absolutely amazing. It was hands down the best days of my life. During those 3 weeks, I traveled to Belgium, England, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and France. I took pictures, I ate snail, I made friends, and I met some of the most attractive males I have ever seen in my life.

For as long as I can remember, I've always been drawn to England. I don't know why, but it was just my number one place that I've always wanted to visit. During the trip, we only had 2 days to spend in England, but I made sure those 2 days were the best days out of all of them. For some reason, I feel at home in England. I have this deep connection with the country and I just feel so comfortable there. 

When I came back home, I immediately knew that I just had to go back. No matter what it took and how long it took. For my senior year here at university, the only credit we need is an internship. No core classes, no labs. Just an internship. When I heard about that on the first week of design school, my heart jumped with happiness. For my internship, I have wholeheartedly decided that I want to go to London. This is something I really want to do so I am going to do everything in my power to keep my dream alive.

One day, just out of boredom and curiosity, I looked up interior design internships on reed.co.uk, and I was not disappointed. There were so many opportunities to choose from. I actually emailed a few of the internship firms just to see if any would actually answer. To my surprise, one firm actually did respond and they showed interest in me. I was thoroughly surprised and happy that they replied to me so quickly because at the bottom of the page where they give you the description of their firm, it said that they only reply to potential candidates. I sent them an email of a written CV/resume and they replied by asking me a bunch of questions like why I think I would be good for the roll, how long would I be able to work and when would I be able to work. If those questions didn't sound like "We like you and we are definitely considering you", then I don't know what will. 

Unfortunately, because of how far away(but not far at all)my senior year is, they can't exactly hire me yet. But they said to contact them 6 months before I am able to intern, so I guess I still have some sort of chance. So from now until senior year, I am going to work my butt off to try and save up all the money I can to make the move to England. I've told a lot of people close to me how much this means to me and how badly I want to live there. They all basically said the same response: It's going to be difficult to transition and change. Every time I hear someone say that, it immediately puts me in a "Challenge me" mode. I don't know why, but I feel like they are telling me that I can't do it and that it'll be too hard or too much for me to handle. But I can reassure you all now, nothing is impossible. Sure, the transition process may be stressful at times. I'd have to apply for a visa, change banks, change cell services, and find a job. But I know that with the right mindset, I can do it. 

At this point in my life, I feel like this is what I'm meant to be doing. I'm following my dreams. I'm going to become a successful Interior Designer with an amazing life, living in London. But for now, I am going to do my best in school. I'm going to start small and work my way up to the top. Something I can look forward to in the near future though, is my semester in Rome. For the design school, it is required in our curriculum to travel abroad to Italy for the second semester of our junior year. Italy is another place I have always wanted to visit. The people, the beautiful architecture, the culture. To prepare for that amazing semester in Italy, I am going to be taking Italian classes my sophomore year and the first semester of junior year. I feel like it would be so much easier to navigate my way around and meet people if I knew how to speak their language. Italian is another very beautiful language, in my opinion. 

To tell you the truth, I honestly cannot wait to move out of the US. Not that I don't like it, because I absolutely love my country, but I just feel like I belong in Europe. 

All of my fellow wanderlusts out there, I want you to tell me where in the world you would like to go. Or to all of my fellow travelers, what is your favorite place that you've gone? 

I know today's post wasn't very festive at all, but I feel that as long as I make a post for all you beautiful people, then it'll be okay. Also, if you didn't know, you are now able to subscribe to my blog if you just scroll to the bottom of the page. All you have to do is enter your email address, then it takes you to a page where you have to put in the given code. After you confirm your email, you are set to sail. I know it sounds like a long process, but I promise you it will be worth it. 

So now, to get back into the festive theme, here is today's advent calendar reveal!

Milk Chocolate Ornament

And the countdown continues...

This is for all the England viewers (well the 2 of you XD). I follow 2 bloggers who reside in the U.K.; SprinkleofGlitter and Zoella. I absolutely love those 2 ladies.

When I read their posts, I just wanna sit in my little comfy pink chair and drink some tea. They are very talented Youtube beauty gurus and obviously professional vloggers. I love seeing that little part of their life they want to show us. Their blogs really inspire me to make me work harder on my blog so I can become at least half as good as they are. I just finished reading Louise's most recent post and it just makes me more excited for Fall, even though I'm still in school. Her posts just make me want to take a one-way flight to England. One day when I get older, I'm going to move to England. Then marry a british guy and live happily ever after with my 19 and counting kids XD One day I hope to meet these 2 wonderful ladies and we can all have a day out around London :)

Do you follow Zoe or Louise on any of there social medias? I certainly do.

xoxo