look who's back / 5 things

oh my lands, this feels so right. 

i've so missed you guys and i honestly feel like i haven't really breathed since starting school in september. thank heavens for summer - oxygen is kinda needed [i mean, sorta. yeah.]. 

 we're here! june 1st is today & b+s is back! 

*cue happiness* 

since it's been so long since we last talked, i thought i'd do an update of sorts for you guys. to eliminate too many words [which is definitely possible, if you're wondering ] we've decided to do 5 things learned & 5 memories from the past 6 months.

so, here goes. first up: 

5 things i've learned - 

one | dark days help one appreciate the light ones

first semester for me was q u i t e intense. emotionally, physically, i felt so stretched and spread thin. between the beginning of junior year, best friend's leaving for college, and just a different vibe within the school's walls, i was lonesome & my days were grey. but i've found, once again, that getting through the grey days is mandatory for living. my first semester was so dark but this semester so light, and the high points of the last few months would not have been nearly as high if i hadn't had so many low ones for the first few months. 

two | i vibe with cities

cliche but true. i knew i was in love with new york city last year, but it was this year that i truly fell in love. i went on multiple trips into manhattan & many trips to boston and i've realized that i truly adore city living. which is why my top choice for a school is right in the heart of manhattan. 

three | praying works

there have been so many times this school year where i've felt broken, without, decimated by life, saturated with weariness. in those intense moments, i almost always end up laying in bed, staring through the darkness, praying. crying. telling the Lord exactly what's bothering me, no matter how unfair it is to him. you would not believe the release you get when you've let the pent up emotions evaporate into the air as you place them on His lap. More times than naught, the next morning I would see answers to prayers. little things, that reminded me that i was loved by the creator. who heard my every word, saw my need, and would meet me exactly where i needed to be met. prayer works, folks. 

pray. trust. see. 

four | my clothing mantra

"people stay poor by living  like they're rich, people stay rich by living like they're poor."

totally profound [and it helped me stay within my clothing budget during the winter!]

five | blogging is my favorite

i've kept up with xoxo, brittanycharis all year and it's totally paid off. i absolutely adore the blogging community and love the freedom of being able to express and talk about fashion as often as i please. 

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5 things that happened -

one | 2 plays

in the christmas classic, a christmas carol, i was given the role of mrs. cratchit...the homely [and a little sassy] mother of tiny tim. for the spring semester, we put on shakespeare's a midsummer night's dream and i played the role of helena, a plain spinster with an intense crush on the biggest jerk in town.

two | 1 trip

i traveled down to d.c. with my government class. it was beautiful there, the weather was perfect, the cherry blossoms out, and the company? euphoria. 

[#apdc2k15 on instagram]

three | 2 ap's

english language. check. 

government. check.

four | 2 nyc trips

one focused on broadway. the other on the fashion institute of technology. both times left me smitten and dazed with the city that never sleeps.

five | too much snow

we broke the record and it sucked.

110.6 inches of snow were shoveled, fought through, and cried about. 

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so excited to be back. 

xoxo,

brittanycharis