Hello My Little Blog

Hello My Little Blog,

It has been so long since I have posted, I feel like I need to reintroduce myself or at the very least bring you up to speed on my life a little bit.

I honestly don't even remember where I left off, but I do know that my life was going super crazy in a good way with my Summer internship and I literally felt like I did not have enough hours in the day. I would get home from my 10hr work day and think to myself "What do I do? Eat, Sleep or Blog Post?" 

As you can see I chose to eat and sleep! And I am so sorry for that! But, anyway my internship offered me a paying job in the more traditional sense of an hourly wage, compared to a stipend. So I have been working and going to school. I am feeling almost like 1/2 of an adult, and I LOVE it. When school is in session I work fewer hours, but there is still class and assignments to complete. So, again I am forced to choose between eating, sleeping and posting.

 Now that the semester is coming to an end I feel like I have time to do all three! Hooray! Over winter break and into next semester I am going to post more frequently, I promise. This long hiatus is really lame. But good thing I can't get fired from this or I would have been canned sometime ago.

Anyhow, It feels great to be back!

Now ogle over some of my favorite art work from the Bergdorf Goodman emails from the last few months until my next post.  Don't forget to follow and I will write soon!

xxx-Stephanie

iDiary: Pt. 2

More photos for you all and little update on my life in general. 

First of all, I have failed to mention that my full time Summer internship has turned into a part time job for the Fall! I am vey excited and proud that my long hours and hard work resulted in a job offer for the Fall. A real life example that hard word always pays off. 

 They are being so flexible and understanding with my school schedule. I am really thankful for that.
It is looking like I will have another busy fall semester ahead but being busy is good. It make me feel more like a real adult, compared the pretend one that I am. 

I also finally received my Associates Degree from FIT a few weeks ago. Something I am really proud of. I graduated Magna Cum Lade just to toot my own horn a bit. I should have known it that was the case, since I have done well very well in school but it was a lovely surprise to see it on my diploma. Hopefully, it will say the same on my Bachelors degree. =)
Two more years to go.

There is also less than a month of summer to go, it flew by! Meaning that my Fall semester starts one month from today. 

The Empire State Building on the 4th. I watched fireworks from friends apartment that night. He has the most amazing view of the Empire State Building. It is so close it feels like it is in the living room with you.

I also haven't told you Hoda Kotb (a host from the Today Show) and I are besties. Just kidding! I saw her on the street the other day running errands for work and asked her for a photo. She was so nice and friendly and really tall.

On the very same day I saw Mr. Jay (the man in the pink suit if you had no idea) from America's Next Top Model. I just snuck his photo like a creep because for what ever reason I was too intimidated to ask him for a photo. I kind  of feel as if this will be one of my life's greatest regrets, but thats not so bad. 

I also saw Tommy Hilfiger near the office last Friday.  He was on the phone, and seemed very busy. I figured I that I was better of just keeping the image of him in my mind instead of being a creep and possibly maybe ruining a chance I may never have to work with him. I play it safe. LOL

My Sisters, my mom and I went to thee most beautiful country wedding on July 13th which was also my youngest sisters 16th birthday. She caught the boquet which my Mother was not thrilled about (lol), but they didn't do the whole guarder good luck thing so my mom was relived about that!  

The beautiful couple got married under this beautiful  arch, made by the brides brother. So sweet, and I feel lucky to have watched such good people start the rest of their lives together. 

Sorry for the poor quality of this photo, but I still think it is great non the less. 

And lastly just a few nights ago as I was racing the impending rain home. I made it just in time! 

Sunday Quote Day / / On Monday

Hey Guys! 

I hope you all had as good of a weekend that I did! 

I went to the most beautiful country wedding that there may have ever been and spent a lot of time with my family. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful people as family.

So this quote also kinda goes with the weekend as well. A few people close to me, that I saw this weekend, are really hurting either physically or emotionally or both. 

I think this quote is perfect because, in a hard time people need to know that it will get better. Also, I think they should use this experience for good. Like, giving advice to a friend going through the same thing you went through. Or calling on the strength you found in your self through one situation for another different but still hard time. 

It is no easy thing to do, but still a good thing to try. I try to look ahead like this. I find it really helps. I hope it can help for you too!

xox

Writers Block.

Hey Guys,

Lately I have been coming up short on what to post for you all. I don't know weather it has to do with me personally, or that I really have no content, or that I am a little lazy. Because, I actually do have one idea that I think is genius/hilarious but whenever the weekend comes it goes by without a post.

But anyway, I do have a topic (kinda) today and it is about GFC. Sadly, as we all know GFC following will cease to exist on July, 1st. If you didn't know, now you do. I am pretty bummed that all my blogging stuff will no longer be in one place =(. But the good news is that we do have Blogloivn and that keeps pretty much everything in one place. If you don't have a Bloglovin account, you should totally get one and follow me (ha ha).

It has a very similar format to GFC, so for you fellow GFC lovers, it won't be too heartbreakingly different to use. Despite my heart break I really do like it, but if you don't feel like using a reader like Bloglovin I do kindly suggest that you subscribe by email in the subscription box on the right side of of this post!

Thanks all and see you at Bloglovin!

Half Way Point...

So we are about half way through the year and I was just reviewing the my goals for the year. So far so good.

First of all I have increased my number of followers not only buy 100% but by 1200% at 24 followers between GFC and Bloglovin and not including Google+! Which is cool. I am really excited about that. My new goal for the rest of the year is to have more followers than blog posts. So please follow it would mean so much.

Secondly I made the Deans List for the fourth semester in a row. Not to toot my own horn but I do work very hard at school so these victories make me so happy. I have one more semester for this year Fall 2013 and my new goal is to makes Deans List again for that semester. 

Another goal of mine was to make connections and I have made some connections in the past 6 months. Until, you put yourself put there you have no idea how many people around you can help you out and want to help you too! For instance, my wonderful cousin was willing and able to put a good word in for me for the internship I have now. I also go to a monthly meeting for Christians in the fashion industry. Through this monthly meeting I have meet many great people there who work at companies I would love to work at some day.

I personally think  my time management has improved. However, I could just be biased. LOL

I still have a few things that I need work on this year, but thats ok. I still have plenty of time. I still need to be more giving with my time. It is much easier said than done. 

As for travel, unfortunately the trip I was planning to Australia is not going to happen. =( But, it's totally fine because I am saving lots of money. I am able to spend more and explore the city. Also, if I was traveling this Summer I would not have this internship opportunity! So everything works out for a reason.

Also, I think my personal style had matured but at the same time not really. So I will keep working on that. I also think that is something you work on your whole life. 

So yeah. This has been the most effective I have been in accomplishing New Years Resolutions/Goals.

I hope you all are getting done what you wanted to accomplish! If not, don't worry there are still 6 months to go!!

Is this not the craziest sunset you have ever seen? Stunning! 

Right Across the Street...

I find it slightly exciting (ok, very exciting) that the office I work in is just about, right across the street from Bergdorf Goodman's. 

I walk past it several times a day while running errands and such and I admire the windows whole heartedly. I will have to make a post dedicated entirely to their window displays! I am thinking that I should probably do a post about window displays for each luxury retailer near by. They really are something else. 

Anyway, back to Bergdorf's. I have not had a chance to browse the store yet. I know there is a cafe in there somewhere. I am think that I will stop in there for lunch or something. It will most likely be the only thing within my budget, but that is fine because I really love food.

Below, is some art work from emails in the past few weeks. I think they look great. I am also shocked to see that they are already showing and advertising Fall! But at the same time I am not, and that is because  the Bergdorf customer is a fashionable woman who sets trends not follows them. So getting a head start on fall makes sense. 

enjoy.

MET Gala 2013

Sooo... The MET Gala was on May 6th. The theme for this years event was "Punk: Chaos to Couture". Some people killed it and others were killed by it, in my opinion. Since it is now the tenth I figured you all had time to chew over your personal "worst dressed" and "best dressed"  so here are mine. 

 I love this. I think Cameron Diaz looks amazing in this Stella McCartney caped gown. Electric blue is one of the hottest colors for the season and the studded belt brings enough "punk" to the look without it over powering the look. 

 Dakota Fanning is wearing a gown by Rodarte. It's ok. I think I would love it if there were no wing appliqués. It reminds me too much of Ed Hardy and he makes me nauseous.

I love Beyonce but not this dress by Kenzo. She looks good considering the dress she chose to wear with those matching boots. Yikes.  

Kimye this is just embarrassing. The first time Anna Wintour invites you to the Met Gala and you show up dressed like a couch. That's pretty rude if you ask me. I don't think she will be invited back for next years event. The couch dress is by Riccardo Tisci.  

Like I said before the them was "Punk" and Miley looks punk. I do like the simplicity of her Marc Jacobs gown but I wish she could have done something a little different with her hair.  But over all I think she looks great you have to have a pretty much near perfect body to wear a dress like that so go her! 

Anne Hathaway looked amazing in Valentino. I also love her blond hair, it suits her very well. 

I never ever have anything bad to say about Jennifer Lawrence. She looks amazing in Dior as usual.  

 Ol' Swifty was breaking hearts not having her heart broken with this sexy number by J. Mendel. Love it. She really always looks good! 

Ok, so this is Anna Wintour and she is really a big deal in the fashion industry as editor-in-chief of Vogue and the co-chair of the Met Gala. She had a big say in the theme of the event, but she shows up ready for a garden party in this Chanel gown. Maybe she told everybody that the theme was one thing and she came dressed as another so she would steal the show. Seems like something she would do. She still looks great though. 

Madonna go home. 

That is all I have to say. 

Minka Kelly looks amazing in Carolina Herrera. It is not exactly punk but it is exactly perfect. I love the color of the dress and Minka Kelly's hair and make-up is perfect. Keep it up! 

Cara Delevingne was one of my favorite looks of the evening. She was completely punk with her studded gown from Burberry and heavy eye make-up. Love everything about this. She is too cool.

Spring/Summer Must Haves

I cannot wait for the end of the semester. When I finish I am going to treat myself to a little shopping trip for all my hard work. I know I work hard because I have the good grades to prove it, along with the darkest under eye circles ever! lol But really May 20th you cannot come soon enough, so hurry. It is urgent.

I have my heart set on the Office City Bag from Zara, which is the bag below. I just love its clean look and that it is very large with lots of compartments for organization. I think it will be perfect for my internship and school to carry around everything I will need. I would also love everything in the collage below, but to get all the items is out of my budget! 

So wish me luck for finals and if you are going though finals as well I wish you luck as well!!

Spring/Summer Must Haves by stephanie-ann-simp featuring gold rings