Happy birthday Stephbot!

 Outfit:

top, shorts, belt, shoes, rings, AND bag - Forever 21 (I obviously shop there too much)

sheer black tights - Target

Octopus necklace - ModCloth

Today we went to Olive Garden for my friend Stephanie's 21st birthday! The only person we were missing from our little crew was my boyfriend Daniel :( ... he's in North Carolina until Sunday visiting family and doing a few photo shoots while he's out there. Anyway, the people you see in the photos above are the birthday girl Stephanie, her boyfriend Jc, our friend Catalina, and of course yours truly! Poor Jc had to fend for himself against the girls throughout the whole meal. Haha he usually has Daniel to back him up because whenever us three girls get together it only leads to trouble, and ghetto girl talk. The drink you also see above was AMAZING and I felt it was definitely worthy of its own photo. I'm not sure what it's called but it had Bailey's and amaretto in it and tasted just like a milkshake :)

I'm running out of things to say... I love these people! They are like fam for sure, and I'm so blessed to have them in my life. So if you guys are reading this... I ove ya'll! I had Jc snap a quick photo of my outfit for you all to see. Sorry I couldn't get any up-close shots of my rings and necklace, but I will in the future!

LATELY WITH THIS STATE I'M IN I CAN'T HELP MYSELF BUT SPIN

Photography by: Daniel Cruz Photography

Outfit:

faux leather jacket - H&M

dress and socks - Forever 21

sheer tights - Target

heels - Sheikh Shoes

ring - bought at a random store in the Philippines

hat - no idea

bag - Urban Outfitters

As I sit here with my morning cup of coffee watching tv, I'm thinking about all of the things I need to do this week but would rather be back on winter break doing nothing. All I can think about is school, my future, money, etc etc. The thought of possibly being delayed yet another year for graduation bothers me so much but I realize that if I give it everything I've got and it still doesn't work out, then hey at least I tried and I need to make the best of my situation. It truly stresses me out but I promised myself that I would stop worrying so much about the future and concentrate on making the best out of my life right now. There are plenty of people in this world that have taken a little longer to do things so what's so wrong with that? I came across a quote that helps calm my worries a bit: "It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you don't stop" - Confucius. That says it all, and I'm never going to stop.

***UPDATE: Shortly after I wrote this, my luck changed. I had entered my name in a lottery yesterday to get into a Biology class I was in DESPERATE need of, and to my surprise I was one out of five others who were chosen to be added! Over 50 people had put their names down and I got it! We also had our first pop quiz at the end of lab today and I got an A after not having any time to study since I found out so last minute. SO HAPPY! In addition to all that, I was able to get into another class that is only offered once a year that I was in serious need of as well! This means that I won't be delayed an extra year for graduation after all. So today actually turned out to be one of the best I've had in a long time. I definitely have God to thank for this!***

Now as for my outfit Daniel took these photos the same day as my previous post. I figured I might as well knock out two in one day! My heels kept sinking in the snow-covered grass, which is why they seem to not look at high as they really were. Hope everyone has a great Tuesday!