Homecoming Fancy Shmancy

I am so blessed to have the two best friends in the world, Rebecca and Jordan. For Homecoming weekend, they both slept over at my house so we could get ready together for the big night. We had so many laughs. 

My beautiful, talented sister in law, Katie, came to take pictures of us. I don't even need to say that she did an incredible job. The pictures speak for themselves. 

We love each other. 

This is our album cover. 

Cliche tree pic hahaha

Jordan is a goddess.

My dress is from Modcloth and my shoes are from Seychelles. 

Becky is a Venezuelan paegant queen. 

They love to love on me. 

I'm blessed. 

The lovely miss Casie.

We rode on a carousel in the mall. We're seniors in high school. That's right. 

Rebecca on the guys' side of the table. I had the best looking date by far. 

Funny story- There were 10 people total in the group, so we sat at a long skinny table in the restaurant. The table was split directly in half, conversation wise. One half of the table was talking about politics  and world peace and other boring, mature stuff like that. The other half was being immature and hilarious and awesome. Guess which side I was on? If you guessed the fun side, you would be correct. 

P.S. Here was the set up from our two night sleepover. They're crazy. 

Texas is Weird

That's right. I said it. Texas is weird. But I love it. I love this weirdness. If you ever happen to live in Texas, you will see the weirdness during a magical time called Homecoming. But I will explain that soon enough. 

Last week was the beloved Homecoming week! The theme of our dance was 50's, so the spirit days were decades counting down to the 50's. So fun.

80's workout day! But I couldn't find anything to wear... Rebecca had enough spirit for the both of us. 

We have a... strange friendship

70's disco day AKA OUR FAVORITE DAY EVER

We're mad for the 70s. 

Check out those genuine platform shoes. I'm just not entirely sure where my family got these but I found them in my house nontheless. 

60's hippie day. Easiest day for me to dress for because most of my clothes qualify as hippie. 

 I was sick for 50's day which is super sad because I had an amazing outfit planned. 

So here's what's weird about Texas....

MUMS. 

Those giant sparkly things dangling from our necks? Those are mums. 

Traditionally, you exchange mum and garter with your date. Garters are like mini mums that guys wear on their arms. I was asked to homecoming but the plans fell through so I ended up flying solo. Most senior girls get mums even if they don't have dates. Becuase you just have to have a mum if you go to high school in Texas. 

To people who are from other states- I know this is the weirdest thing ever. You probably won't understand it, or just think it's flat out stupid. But us true Texans love them! 

They really don't have a purpose. They're just because. 

Cabin in the Woods

We took a little three day getaway to Broken Bow, Oklahoma. I have to be honest, it took a little convincing for me to go. Texas and Oklahoma have an unspoken (well actually it's spoken a lot) rivaly. Us Texans like to refer to Oklahoma as "Crappy Texas". I'm not gonna say anything too crazy and take that title back, but I had a wonderful time up there! It was greener and cooler than my Dallas home. Like a true Texan, I adore Texas, but despise Texas summers. Even though God blessed Texas, I think the devil gets to take over for a little while in July and August. But it's okay, we still love you, Texas. 

The view from the deck of our cabin. YASSSS. I sat out on the rocking chair and read every night. 

Yeah... nature... 

We went to a cool store called Janet's Treasure Chest. It was a mixture of a boutique and an antique store. 

NOT AGAIN. Remember the first time that happened? Well here it is if you don't. 

http://hannaroundtheworldblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/warwick-and-oxford.html

I mustache you a question... How do I look?

Y'ALL. Y'ALL. Y'ALL. My prize from the trip. We went to another antique store. I found this genuine turquoise and sterling silver ring..... FOR $10. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. THIS IS REAL LIFE.

Another one of those moments when I cried inside for not having a good camera. 

We went to a pizza parlor called Grateful Head. Holy cow, y'all. It was delicious. Amazing. Fantastic. I can't list enough words of praise to do it justice. 

They even had a gift shop. I got me this fine lookin key chain. If you don't know, I'm obsessed with VW buses. Like... really really obsessed. My phone case is one. It's my dream car. I will have one someday. 

My hippie heart was so happy. 

I mean..... yeah. 

We found a stick bug! 

He was a cool guy. 

Love this view. Love my Birkenstocks. 

We swam in the Kiamichi River. Paradise! Video to come soon ;)

Wadey is a true mountain man. 

If you are interested in staying in the cabin we were in, here is the link:

http://www.brokenbowvacationcabins.com/2012/08/bear-bluff/

Seriously y'all, I highly recommend it! Five stars! Two thumbs up! It was such a perfect retreat! 

Queen of the Pugs

This is a pug appreciation post. Pugs are the greatest. I know some people don't like them, claiming that they "look like they ran into a wall with their face". How dare you. Pugs are so cute.

I didn't always love pugs. In fact, for a while I never even gave them a second thought. But it all changed when I met my best friend Rebecca. (Have I showed Rebecca on here yet? Probably not because SHE'S BEEN OUT OF THE COUNTRY THE WHOLE SUMMER LIKE A BIG JERK I MISS HER SO MUCH HOW COULD SHE LEAVE ME ALL THIS TIME UGH can you tell I miss her and I'm bitter about it?) She is obsessed with pugs and it totally rubbed off on me. She is trying to tell me I have no right to claim the title "Queen of the Pugs" but there's nothing she can do about it. That's what she gets for leaving me. 

My lovely friend Mary Kate lets me come see her pugs whenever I want. Sorry, Mary Kate... I'm only your friend for the pugs. Haha!

There's Mary Kate.. She was my beautiful lunch date.

That is the face of true happiness. P.S. do you like the shirt I got at Topshop in UK? hehehe. 

This is my "Suck it Rebecca" face. 

I LOVE YOOOUUUUU. 

That is all. May your day be feeled with much happiness and many pugs.