Back In The Motherland.

Bye, Downtown LA... I will miss you.

So, in the course of one week, I saw my boyfriend again, finished school, graduated, and packed up all my things and moved back home. Wow, I was a complete emotional wreck this past week! I was so happy to be done with school and I feel like I've really accomplished something. But then I had to say bye to some really good friends and it was really difficult. After feeling homesick for so long, I finally felt like LA was a place I could call home. I had good friends, a pretty cool internship going, and school was also going well. It's hard when a lifestyle you've become accustomed to comes to a screeching halt. All of a sudden, you're packing up your things, you're saying good bye to awesome people.

At our graduation

My BFF and I, laughing. She's wearing the sunglasses I got for her. We were balling about 30 seconds before this photo was taken.

Family :)

The entire ceremony was really awesome (but a bit too long) and it was just nice to see friends I haven't seen in a while. We had congratulations from the CEO of Bloomingdales, Macy's and even Paul Marciano gave us a little pep talk. That was really cool and unexpected.

So that's what has been keeping me busy the past week and half. Moving all the stuff into 5 suitcases (I don't really know how I accumulated so much stuff) and finishing up school. It was really intense. I feel sad about leaving LA, I really love this city. It was really daunting to leave LA after two years of wonderful experiences. I have nothing but positive feelings about my time there.

Outfits from my last week in LA:


Feel like I might be getting my groove back ;)

And I was tagged by the lovely ladies Ariella, Belowen and Pam and the rules are: “List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they’re not any good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying now, shaping your spring. Post these instructions in your blog along with your 7 songs. Then tag 7 other people to see what they’re listening to.”

1. Lollipop by Lil Wayne - I love Hip Hop what can I say? This song is so catchy and I just want to bump and grind along to it. The lyrics are perverted I'll admit that, and a little sexist but I'm not one to be serious about a catchy song.
   
2. Viva La Vida by Coldplay - I've been a long time fan of Coldplay ever since I first heard 'Yellow', but Viva La Vida is such a beautiful song and puts me in a really introspective mood.
   
3. Time to Pretend by MGMT - This song is just plain awesome. It's about having fun and living in the moment, which is how I plan to live my life, forever.
   
4. Shut Up and Let Me Go by The Ting Tings - I basically want to dance like a headless chicken whenever I hear this song. Awesome beat, lead singer has a great voice.
   
5. I Wonder by Kanye West - Kanye West is a pure genius when it comes to writing songs, and this song pretty much sums up what a true artist he is.
   
6. Whatever Happened? by the Strokes - I first heard this song on the soundtrack for the movie Marie Antoinette, and I just love it. It's rock 'n' roll!
7. Beat It by Michael Jackson - It's a classic. Need I say more?

I'd now like to tag Nita, Jenna, Kimvee, Rodellee, Erika, Richel and Fashion Chalet.

Alright, I'm off to finish painting my nails, an eletric blue :) Yay for Summer!

P.s. What are everyone's plans for summer?