8.26.2014

red carpet: emmys 2014

i love award show season for one reason: the red carpet. i care more about the best and worst dressed than the results from the show. the red carpet of last night's emmy awards was no disappointment. orange and coral hues were a trend as well as neutrals that didn't blend in. from shorter hemlines, to peplums and cut-outs, classic silhouettes to modern styles, the red carpet was one for the books. check out my favorite celeb looks below! if only i could have one of each hanging in my closet (and an event to wear them to for that matter)!






(all images via huffington post)

xoxo,
clp

8.24.2014

sunday's lust list

getting back into the school routine has taken up most of my time this week and i haven't been able to get a post in! the past few days have been filled with tweaking things in my apartment, going to classes (i'm in for a hard semester) and seeing my friends! still, i have found time to do some online shopping! i am dreaming about quite a few new things that i have found so here is the latest lust list!


topshop textured crop-top and full midi skirt















today is another very special lady in my life's birthday: my grandmother. she is the reason i have red hair and my role model. if i am half the woman she is, i will be better than most. i am forever grateful for the close relationship we have. the redheads of the family have to stick together! today i am lucky to get to have lunch with her! after that, the online shopping will have to stop so that i can start getting back in the "you actually have homework now" groove. on the plus side of school starting back up, it will be football time in tennessee this time next week! go vols! 

xoxo,
clp

8.19.2014

the new apartment

it was a long day, but the smoothest of all my move-ins! without the help of my daddy, brother and mom, it would just be me and a coffee maker up here in my new apartment! with them, we got everything unloaded and unpacked... which was quite a job (i'm not the best at deciding what i do and don't need when it comes to packing). we made the annual target trip, with phillip along as our comic relief. the finishing touches are still being put on, to the complex and to my apartment, but i am in love with my new place to live. it is going to be just perfect for me my senior year. there are still a few pictures to be hung and pieces of furniture to be added, but here is a peek into my new apartment!






it was also the least emotional of my move-ins. freshman year was a waterfall of tears that turned into a steady stream for months afterwards. sophomore year was similar and junior year was a little better. this year though, i teared up, but just because i am really going to miss my parents and brother (even if he does drive me crazy sometimes). i will always miss my home and my family, but know that this is where i need to be right now.

today though, i am missing something at home i love the most. it is my mom's birthday and i hate that i can't be home to make her day absolutely perfect! i am sending lots of love and birthday wishes from knoxville to her and hope she has a fabulous birthday! recruitment is winding down here at UT with bid night approaching tomorrow and school is gearing up as classes start tomorrow. i think life is about to get very busy!

xoxo,
clp

8.16.2014

see ya soon, murfreesboro

i am off to knoxville for my senior year! as much as i don't want to leave home, i am ready for all that knoxville has: football, alpha chi, friends and a brand-spanking-new apartment! it is crazy how much has changed since i moved into my freshman dorm. i know i have said that quite often lately but its the truth. you truly do find yourself and figure your life out in college - at least i have.


the day i left to move in freshman year


today, leaving for senior year

safe to say i am have changed a bit since i started college. healthier and happier, the "claire with red hair" is off to knoxville for one more year. i am looking forward to new challenges and the many "senior year" memories to come. and last but not least, i am ready for some tennessee football! go vols!

xoxo,
clp