Summer Secret Sisters Revealed

Last month I participated in a blog swap! It was my first ever time, and I'm definitely afraid I did not so great a job. I was so extremely confused on what exactly to do, especially the whole "don't tell who you are" part. I guess I thought that even in your package you weren't supposed to tell who you were! Go figure that you actually were. I also felt uber bad because I had to send mine out late as the send-out day was actually the day before my graduation party and I was in a state of utter chaos. The other thing I felt really bad about was that I was supposed to send nail polish {I actually picked out three of the cutest colors} and once I got to the post office I was told it was illegal to send it through the mail! Urgh! 

Lucky for me whoever got me also wasn't quite sure about the whole secretive thing and I'm not sure who you are! {If you're reading this tell me who you are, preeeetty please} I'm so so so loving my lotion that she gave me! It was absolutely the most wonderful scent and I've been in total need of some lotion. So thank you! Not pictured is a whole bag of Jelly Belly's which I promptly ate all of. 

I had Crystal Palmer  and lucky for me she loves purple. I tried to have a theme of everything purple and too bad I wasn't able to send the nail polish because it was two shades of lovely purple and then some purple sparklies. I never ended up getting a picture of everything I sent her but it included a {purple} headband, a {purple} friendship bracelet with an evil eye, some lavender Bee Bar lotion, homemade raspberry jam {kind of purple...ish} and a Nicholas Sparks book. 

All in all, I had a really great time with this Blog Swap. It was a first for me, and I hope I have the opportunity to do it again. Anyone thinking a Secret Santa during Christmas-time? 


Also, a question for all the other ladies who participated in the swap:
How do you find out about other swaps? 

what i wore//strangers like me

HK Long Sleeve Shirt- JC Penney ($13); White Cami- JC Penney ($6); Dark-Wash Skinny Jeans- Thrifted; Blowfish Booties- TJ Maxx ($25) 

Every year for Christmas my Uncle Ron gives Scar and me each a $50 gift card to JC Penney. Scar and I have it all figured out when exactly to go to get the best deals, and now with the whole "No Sales" thing after February 1st we made sure to go January 31st and get the best deals we possibly could. The local (local as in one hour away) JC Penney is tiny, and leaves something to be desired, but it's prime for the basics. In my quest to spend my fifty dollars I found this Hello Kitty shirt and had to have it. It was originally $26 and I got it for $13. Pretty good, eh? All in all I got two V-Neck shirts (originally: $14, bought for: $6), a white cami (o: $14. b: $6), one bra (o: $36 b:$8!!!), two pairs of underwear (o: $7.50 b:$5). The total for my purchases before the sale prices was $124 and I paid under $50. You may now call me the sale queen. 

My pretty pup would not get out of my pictures, but that's okay. She's been featured on here before, back in the day. (Gah. Looking at this old blog post makes me want to go back and fix all of them. Do not judge these old ones, ha.) 

it's the little things...

... like a brand new hello kitty toothbrush! 
if you've been around for awhile you know about my very unhealthy obsession with none other than hello kitty. (seriously. just search "hello kitty" on my blog. there are literally more hits for "hello kitty" than for "hunter".) if you haven't been around for awhile, well let me fill you in, i love hello kitty. end of story.