ATL

Seems as if I've abandoned my blog for the past couple weeks. Whooooops. Sorry about that. The culprit is mostly school and finals. A couple of other things have gone a bit wonky as well but they're not important.

It's a bit late for a Thanksgiving post, but I recently went to Atlanta during break. Last time I went to ATL I think I was about 6 or 8, one of those, whatever I was young. We were only able to go to downtown ATL for a few hours ( seriously like 2.5 hours ) so I wasn't able to see much or do much at all! :(

Centennial Park was so, so beautiful  and I wasn't able to do anything but take pictures. There was a ferris wheel ( that lit up, ugh so beautiful ) ice skating, a huggge christmas tree, and the whole park was decorated so beautifully. We have nothing like that in Florida. Besides Disney, and you have to drop at least a hundred to even get in. Definitely wish we could have stayed longer, I didn't do anything that I wanted to do at all!

Check out my vlog under the cut for more footage.

COASTLINE FESTIVAL 2013

So I'm officially the worst blogger ever for not taking more photos/videos of this day. But honestly it's so hard to whip out your camera sometimes when you're having such an amazing time and you're trying to enjoy it.

So basically if you don't know what Coastline is, it's a new music festival held in Tampa and West Palm Beach, Florida. This is probably the only music 'festival' we get besides 97x's The Next Big Thing and Warped Tour. Bunch of alternative and indie bands/food trucks/crafts/and beer. A whole bunch of fun.

Coastline had two stages for bands, which was surprising since none of them were playing at the same time. Show started at 12 in the afternoon and ended some time after 10 in the evening. We left before that though because if anything else happened to us we might have just died on the spot. Plus we were really tired/hungry/shocked/inspired/a mix of emotions.

All the bands that played were absolutely fantastic but Andria and I predominantly went for the Neighbourhood, and their set was about halfway through the show on the second stage, or the Gulf stage. And we actually got to meet them! Twice actually. Coastline was nice enough to have an autograph tent for the majority of the bands. We were actually the last to meet them/the cut off point ( Thank goodness for Andria's luck ) because the line was so incredibly long and they were about to be late to their set. You always picture how you're going to meet someone you look up to/adore and when you actually get the chance it doesn't go as planned. I was so quiet, I just handed them my CD and had them sign it. It was so embarrassing lol. I'm such a goober. We met Jesse and Zach again briefly when Jesse came over and complimented our blanket we made ( So nice !!!! )  They're all so sweet, hopefully I get to meet them/see them again sometime soon so I can redeem myself.

But yeah, sorry for the lack of pictures/content. It was honestly one of the best days I've had in a really, really long time, I was just trying to soak it all in. And I just felt so incredibly inspired and alive the whole time. So amazing what music can do for you/to do.

I also actually got to enter to win tickets to next year's show so fingers crossed!

November Wishes

Prada Saffiana Small Tote |  Nars Bronzer |  American Apparel Knee High Socks | Record Player | Any Rihanna Lipstick from the Rihanna Hearts Mac Winter collection | Circle sunnies |  Cutout boots/bootites | Benefit's Porefessional |  Benefit's Watts Up |  American Apparel wooden sandals |  Panama Hat | Penny Board | Ray Bans |  Black Instax Mini |  Black Converse 

'Tis the season for wish lists! I've actually been eyeing all of these things for a while now but I haven't gotten around to ever actually purchasing them, and every time Rihanna releases something new for MAC it seems to sell out in like 2 days. I've also really been into black, black, and more black, and shoes, especially cut out boots which are probably towards the top of my list this year. What's on your list? 

A New Perspective

I've been debating about posting about this for the past week or so and part of me still says that maybe I should keep this to myself, but the other part of me says to write it down. Chronicle it, add it to the ongoing stories within my life. And well, here goes;

My grandmother has always been a huge inspiration of mine. A role model. A woman I aspire to be.
On September, 13, 2013 she took her last breath and bid this world farewell. And this weekend we all said our goodbyes as well.

You don't really expect these things to happen. No one does. One month everything seems fine. Although you may experience trivial, minor hindrances, a few arguments here and there, some frustrating moments, everyone in your family seems to be in good health. And then the next month someone who you love dearly is in the hospital. I still can't believe it, none of it seems real to me. It didn't seem real a week ago and it probably still won't sink in for a while.

I don't want to make this post too personal because I'm a firm believer in keeping certain matters, especially one like this, private. But Grammy was proactive. She dropped everything and moved to the states to provide for her family. To The Empire State. She motivated all of her children. All 8 of them. She always made sure she was in good health. She took care of her husband. Always sported a smile. Always cracked a joke. And always made sure your birthday card was mailed out and got to you on the correct day.

Over the past week I've reflected on the whole situation and I just need change. I need people that actually care for me in my life. And I need people who don't care about status and how they're perceived by the world. I need people in my life who are just genuinely nice and people who genuinely try to live their life to the fullest. I need to live my life to the fullest. I need to do my best in everything. I need to give everything my all, and I need to try harder.

I miss my grandmother dearly and I hope to be as great of a woman as she was.

Carol Lindo October 19, 1938 - September 13, 2013