midnight black

Saturday, June 25

goodbye, friend

rest in peace, brian.

you will be deeply missed.

february 14, 1990 - june 18, 2011

Saturday, June 18

m.a.c. style sessions: spot on trend

last night i attended a m.a.c. cosmetics style session; it was a lot of fun! it was my first time attending one! to reserve my spot at the session, all i had to do was buy a $50 gift card that we could redeem for products at the end of the session. the session i attended was "spot on trend." the m.a.c. artists showed us three looks; they were "the everyday celebrity," "the academy awards," and "the grammy look." i was lucky to be a model for the grammy look (the face chart for this look ca be seen in the image above).

they gave each of us a welcome packet that had a notebook with face charts, the looks for the evening, and lots of space for notes to be jotted down during the session.

after the session i began to shop around! i got myself a pro color palette, studio moisture fix, and sheertone blush in peaches.

studio moisture fix

pro color palette

for the look they had me model, i loved the eyes, but the bright lips were a bit much for me (so i took it off). here is a little snapshot i got of the makeup look on my phone (sorry for the low quality image).

i hope to attend another one of these sometime!

Thursday, June 16

hooray!

i am all done with school! my last day was last saturday and i graduated this past monday. it feels so wonderful to be done! now i can cross a few things off of my 22 before 23 list! my mom and sister came up to see me graduate; it was nice to see them again.

this week i am taking time to relax and catch up on a lot of things i let go while i was in school. the thing i've been working most on this week is organizing! i'm doing a deep cleaning of every room in my apartment!

Monday, June 6

iron + wine

it's officially my last week of school! i am very excited!

this evening me, steve, brett, stephen, and brittney met up at millennium park for their free evening concert series. tonight iron + wine was performing. there were a ton of people there and it was mega hot out! after the concert steve, brett, brittney, and i went on our first double date (hehe) to the chicago diner for vegan milkshakes. it was a great night.

Tuesday, May 31

me oh my

it's been a while since i've written a post! i've been very busy with school, but thank goodness everything is starting to wind down. i have this week and next week to go (and i still haven't missed a day)! it feels AMAZING to almost be done! i graduate on the 13th of june. i'm so excited! school has really overwhelmed me and has been keeping me busier than ever. the past few weeks i've been looking for internships, submitting my resume to places, and just trying to make a little time for myself.

i also haven't been blogging much just because my days are so similar: i wake up 5 days a week at 6 am and head to school and don't come back home until 6 pm. i'm happy thinking i'll have more to share as graduation rolls around and new stories begin: new job stories, summer fun, friends, events, beach days, date nights, and more!

today steve and i put our air conditioner in the window. last summer we put it in the living room window; this year we're putting it in our bedroom window, since sleeping in the heat is no fun. having a cool room to sleep in is going to be amazing!

does anyone have any fun plans for this summer?