Monday Blues

Ignore the weird angle.  I'm still learning how to take a good selfie.

Details: 
Pretty basic here. 

Shirt: Banana Republic- Petite, hand me down from my big Sister M. 
Tank: Crew spring break training trip 
Jeans:  Target Kids
Moccasins: Old Navy 
Sunglasses: Fossil- Borrowed from big Sister H.
Keeping it casual here.  

Back to School and Updates

So, I've been back at school for one whole week.  So far, so good. 
My classes are History of the Renaissance, Introduction to International Politics, History of Sexuality and the Family, and Issues in Politics.  All of them are required except Renaissance History.  That's just for fun.  I need some intro Poli sci courses for my minor and I need History of Sexuality & Family as a history major requirement. Classes are good so far, but I won't lie, it looks like it's going to be a tough semester.  I'm slightly ahead in the reading for my classes because... well... I didn't really have anything better to do this week.  As it turns out, our season isn't starting until the sixteenth(?) I know!  
So I've been trying to find my coach in this book. 

She told me she was in one of the photographs and dared me to find it.  So far I've been failing miserably, but on the bright side, I've read it cover to cover so at least when I give it back to her I can tell her that much.  
We have a bunch of new novices, but I haven't met most of them yet.  We have a new coxswain though (yikes, I know) but she seems like a really sweet girl!  
Other than school and crew, I saw We're the Millers and went out Saturday night with some friends.  I also got a new sweater (yes, it's a boys sweater, before you ask.  

I'm also wearing boys jeans.  #NOJUDGEMENTZONE

That's my friend in the background of the Vera Bradley Store.  I've been really super-social for myself lately.  I did a scavenger hunt with my friends on campus Friday night, which to be honest was pretty darn lame, but we had a fun time not caring about it at all. Which drove the event facilitators crazy... sorry, guys. 

here's a blurry picture of my dorm and pointe shoes.  I'll post a full dorm picture as soon as I clean my room. 

Anyway, gotta get ready. 

Big day tomorrow. 

INCLUDING SWIM TEST

(EEW. Thanks again, crew) 

CHICAGO!

me by the Beautiful Lake Michigan

So I visited K in Chicago this weekend. It was crazy fun and I'm soooo exhausted.

 

Us in the BEAN
It was soooo cold

No one ever warned me how big Chicago was!  It's like three times the size of Boston.  But anyway, so much fun.

Falling Off the Vegan Train

This would possibly make an appropriate title for my autobiography.  
Which is actually incredibly annoying. 
To me. 
I don't think anyone else actually cares. 
I've pretty much been a vegetarian forever.  I have absolutely no problem not eating meat, but whenever I try to go 100% vegan and cut out eggs/dairy I always screw up a few weeks later.  

Anyway, I'm feeling really unfocused to day. so I'm just gonna share a quick recipe:

Blueberry & Peanut Butter Smoothie

1/4 cup crushed ice

1 cup almond milk 
(basically anything works like soy, rice etc... you can also use chocolate soy milk and make it a Chocolate Blueberry and Peanut butter Smoothie which is pretty damn amazing) 

2 Tablespoons Peanut Butter 
If you haven't tried Peanut Better brand, you need to.  It's basically like Peanut Butter, but it has a different texture.  It's less solid, which is kind of messy for eating straight out of the jar, but it makes for good smoothie material.  

Blueberries- any amount
I go for 1-2 handfuls, cuz I make a pretty small smoothie.  

Blend, and 
TADA

It's delicious. I swear.  Peanut Butter and Blueberry is the new Peanut Butter and Banana.  Trust me

this looks funky, cause it was hand-blended.  

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FRECKLES

This heat wave will probably be the death of me.  One way or the other.  I have very, very pale skin. Summer coxing has basically turned me into one giant freckle.  But not in a good, oh- look- at- that- tan sort of way. Just in a very, very extremely freckled way.  
I gotta say though, I'm kinda pleased. 
Here's one for freckle pride!

Now if only we could work on accepting my intensely curly red hair we'd have something here.  

until next time, 
Stay cool,

-Emme

letters to katie

So this is the new background/avatar I made for my Letters to Katie tumblr on polyvore. 

Does anyone know a good site that has free collage-making programs?  I use polyvore a lot, but sometimes it's limiting. You can't import everything you want.  

I don't know if it's really "get- able" but the short explanation is this: 

A lot of people really use their shoes to  express their personalities.  The collage of shoes is to show that suicide affects people from all walks of life.  It's something we all have in common, and something that we, as a community need to fight.  

Maybe I'm not fighting for world peace. 

Maybe I don't believe I can end poverty or world hunger or AIDS. 

But I believe I have unique experiences that make me an advocate for suicide prevention.  And if something I do protects just one life in just one tiny way, well then, I think that makes it more than worth it.  

For more information check out, 

http://thedearkatiediary.tumblr.com

thanks lovelies, 

Emme 

FEED Baseball Tee

FEED for Target Women's Baseball Tee -Birch (see more raglan t shirts)

So I really love baseball tees.  They're usually light and airy and fantastic.  I was at target on Sunday and I almost bought this.  I talked myself out of it on the basis of how many baseball tees do I need. 
But now I'm reconsidering. I think I might go back next weekend and get it.
There's really no such thing as too many baseball tees. 
Or muscle shirts

(ps: are they still muscle t-shirts is you have spaghetti arms?)

#tomboyproblems?