I'm officially off!

It looks like I am bringing a TON of stuff to college....and I'm bringing a lot, I'm not denying that (ha ha), but I have officially gotten every single thing I possibly could get for my dorm room! I'm very excited to go to Wake, to return to the South (it was so weird to change my "current location" on Facebook...I'm so weird), and to be a college girl! It's actually really strange leaving. I've remained pretty emotionless throughout the whole process but I don't know, I don't really know what's going on! This time in my life only happens once (obviously) so I'm just trying to take it all in!

Loading the car...he's basically my slave

Dinner date with Daddy

Last night!

Wish me luck!

xoxo, Hannah

Trip to Wake Forest!

Hi y'all!! I hope everyone is having a great Saturday!! On Thursday night I hopped on a plane with my dad so we could go visit Wake Forest!! 

Shirt: Ralph Lauren

Skirt: Lilly Pulitzer

Pullover (not shown): Ralph Lauren

Shoes: Jack Rogers

Shirt: Lilly Pulitzer

Jeans: J. Crew

Belt: J. Crew

Shoes: Jack Rogers

Scarf: Lilly Pulitzer

I didn't take many pictures (too busy!!) but I had an absolutely wonderful time! I learned SO MUCH about the school, and it was nice to walk around a ton so I could get the feel of the school. Also, I got to learn where everything is...I have such a bad sense of direction but the campus is so easy to navigate! I met a couple of people in my class which was nice, and I visited the freshman dorms so I could learn where I'll be spending next year. Funnily enough, I ran into a guy who graduated from my high school while on campus!

At the end of our "campus day," the WF marching band and the Demon Deacon mascot made a grand appearance!! It was a ton of fun and I can't wait to go back in the fall!! Go Deacs!!

Have a great day!!

xoxo, Hannah

And I'm off!

I am SO SO SO excited for this vacation!! 

Here is my plane outfit. I don't think that I'll get too hot or too cold, which is a major concern whilst on airplanes. I'm wearing a Vineyard Vines sleeveless polo, a Lilly cardigan, J. Crew bootcut jeans, light pink Jack Rogers, and a Lilly murfee scarf!

Florida awaits!!

Have a great day everyone!!

xoxo, Hannah

Time for a vacation!!

A much needed vacation, might I add!!

So as I mentioned in an earlier post, I am going to the fabulous Palm Beach for my final high school Spring Break. My family's goal was to find a warm and sunny place to retreat to since we haven't had a very nice-weathered winter so far. 

I am leaving for PB tomorrow, so I decided to take a ton of pictures of my packing process to share with y'all!! I also am including some packing tips!! Enjoy!!

What a mess...

First off...I love instagram. Legitimately I cannot get enough of it. My mom has an iPhone (lucky her) and I steal it all the time so I can pretend that I take artsy pictures, but all I really do is take pictures of EVERYTHING on instagram!! So, I downloaded it for my iPad and I'm having sooo much fun!! I hope y'all don't get too sick of literally every single picture being "instagramed!"

Secondly, the picture shown above is my original packing list. I really strayed from my original plan, but I thought y'all would like to see how I plan everything when packing!! I list the types of clothes that I want to bring, such as dresses, tops, swimsuits, etc. and then I write down everything that I want to pack under the heading. There are various other lists with accessories, beach goodies, and hair/makeup. I always over pack so writing down what I want to bring helps rationalize everything!!

It was an extremely hard task to choose these dresses to bring to PB, but I love them and I'm very happy with my choices!! I love the Dark 'n Stormy shift dress from last year, and I'm so excited to wear the pink and green jubilee dress  that my mother found in Kiawah! The turquoise Ricci dress from this year's Lilly Resort line is so pretty, and the print is so cool. Lastly, I'm bringing the adorable shell-printed Original Worth Shift from Lilly!

I'm bringing 2 of my favorite Jarvey skorts from Lilly Pulitzer and a white oxford for when I'm sick of wearing shift dresses!! The skorts are perfect because even though they're short, they aren't revealing due to the "short" aspect of them! I can also wear them with a white or pink cardigan and a white camp if I don't want to wear the oxford! The shorts are very small and flat, great for packing!

I looove my white jeans from J. Crew and I haven't worn them in forever (well, since Labor Day), so I've decided to bring them along too. I'm pairing the jeans with either the new Thandie tunic from Lilly or an adorable tunic in the Scorpion Bowl print that one of my closest friends got my for my birthday!! 

...just an extra outfit...y'all I'm serious, I over pack to the extreme. BUT, the sweater will come into good use if there's a cold night!! 

Before...

...and after!!

I am so excited to tan so I'm bringing a trillion and a half swim suits. I like the Lilly Pulitzer and Vineyard Vines bandeau tops and the string bikinis. I just saw the adorable Marley Lilly monogrammed bikini top so I didn't have time to order it before this spring break!! But, I love all of my bikinis, as well as my favorite super cute one piece from Lilly (for the inevitable day that I get burnt). I'm packing them in a large shoe bag so that they won't get thrown around in my suitcase. 

Here are my swim suit coverups!! I love the tunic from a couple of years ago, the print is too cute! I also found a vintage Lilly from a thrift store in CT and it's much too short to be a regular dress, so I'm wearing it as a coverup!! 

I love shoe bags!

I made sure to pack neutral sandals so that I wouldn't have to bring a different pair for every outfit. I'm taking a metallic pair of Jack Rogers (half the time they look silver and the other half of the time they look gold) that will go with everything, as well as my new light pink Jack Rogers and silver Lilly wedges. I have Lilly shoe bags to protect the shoes in my suitcase. 

I can't go a couple days without working out, so I'm bringing a few T-shirts and norts with me for the gym at the hotel. And did I mention one of the nike shorts are pink and green? I'm love them so much. It's important to bring workout clothes because, well, it's spring break, meaning I'm going to be eating yummy food...and I'm going to be spending most of the time in a bikini. Exercising is inspiration!!

If y'all couldn't guess, I'm bringing a couple pair of Lilly Pulitzer pajamas for my sleepwear. I wish Lilly still made them!! They're super comfy and the prints are adorable. Plus, they pack really easily; they're very flat and it really doesn't matter if they're wrinkled or not!

I'm (of course) bringing a Lilly tote bag with me for the airplane/beach/pool...it's almost comical how much Lilly I have (and terrifying for people who aren't used to bright colors). In the beach bag will be various croakies, koozies, my iPad, my iPod, my (awful) cell-phone, and my Ray Ban aviators. I'm also bringing my favorite Bermuda bag along with plenty reversible covers! Bermuda bags are great because they're small enough to pack without taking up hardly any room, and because they have covers, many of them being reversible, they can last you forever! There's a cover for every outfit!

The hats I'm bringing are my new Ole Miss baseball cap and a huge J. Crew sunhat. I left my Marley Lilly sunhat in Jackson Hole (ahh!!) which is the reason why I'm bringing the (unmonogrammed) other sunhat. Still super cute and super useful!! I get burnt really easily (but I can still get dark) and hats save my life - and my skin - when the sun is too strong. Who knows how I'll hold up in Florida?!?

The other part of preparing for Spring Break for me is making my iPod playlist and reading list!! 

I'm on a country-kick right now, so most of the songs on my Spring Break playlist are country! They're fun and happy and perfect for this vacation. 

I bought a few books to occupy my time whilst sunbathing on the beach (can y'all tell that I'm excited??). I love the Barnes and Noble Nook app on my iPad, it's such a lifesaver!! Buying books on the website is easy, and the books automatically download to my iPad so I can read them at any time! 

(Almost) everything!

Phew!! That took a while!! I hope y'all all enjoyed this mega-post on my Spring Break outfits!! 

Have a great day!!

xoxo, Hannah

Memphis!!

Here are some pictures from my trip to Memphis to see my family over President's Day Weekend!!

Have a great day!!

xoxo, Hannah

Packing for Jackson Hole

Tomorrow I leave for my official winter vacation in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. My family and I always go there for summer and winter breaks. I can't wait to go because I need to rest from this crazy first half of senior year!!

I wrote down everything I needed in my favorite Lilly Pulitzer notepad so that I could stay organized. 

I already have some winter clothes in Jackson Hole that I left from years past, so thankfully I don't have to take as much!! It's going to be freezing this time of year, so I made sure to bring great items for layering and staying warm. 

I picked out my outfit to wear on the plane, as well. Since we're going to be picked up at 4:30 in the morning tomorrow (UGH), I made sure to have everything ready so I'm not frazzled in the morning. 

I packed my makeup and toiletries in my Kate Spade bag, and my jewelry in my monogrammed seersucker case. 

Of course I had to pack some headbands for the occasion...

And here is my carry on!! It's a J. McLaughlin felt tote bag from a couple of years ago that is perfect for travelling. It has a magnetic snap at the top and it's big enough to carry everything I need, but it's not huge and bulky. I don't even have that much that I'm bringing on the plane anyway; just my Apple products (iPad, iPod, laptop (I'm a nerd)), sunglasses, lipgloss, my devil of a Blackberry and my planner. It's also important not to forget chargers!! I'd be lost without them!!

What are y'alls essentials for packing for vacation? Where are y'all going? Let me know!!

Have a great Sunday!!

xoxo, Hannah

Christmas in NYC!

Yesterday, my mother and I headed out on our annual trip to New York City that we take every fall. It was our 8th year going, and sadly it was probably our last because of my going to college next year!! This was also the latest in the year that we've ever gone, which was nice because we got to see the fabulous Christmas decorations in the city!!

We took the train in to Grand Central, which only takes about 50 minutes! It wasn't crowded at all, thankfully, and we headed out onto Madison Avenue straight away. 

This picture doesn't really look like much, but if you're an avid Gossip Girl lover then you will recognize this area as being Chuck Bass' Palace Hotel!! 

Here are the window displays at Tiffany's!! They were so pretty this year and my mom and I stopped at every single one to see the various jewels and the movements of the sets. 

Here are the decorations at Trump Tower...

More store decorations...

And here is the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center!! It was noticeably small this year, though. Rockefeller Center was absolutely packed. 

I AM SO HAPPY THAT I SAW THIS. At Barney's, they were doing a special tribute display for Lady Gaga for Christmas. Since I am absolutely obsessed with Lady Gaga, I made sure that we would stop by Barney's to take pictures. 

My mom and I made sure to stop by Lilly Pulitzer on Madison...

Everything is hand painted and I LOVE EVERYTHING.

My mom made reservations at a restaurant in NYC called the King's Carriage House. It was an absolutely adorable British inspired restaurant and we were so obsessed. The service was great, the food was great, and the interior design of the place was perfect!! 

All in all, my mom and I had a great time shopping in New York City!

Have a great day!!

xoxo, Hannah