Life Lately: September 2014

Why hello hello fashionistas!

I haven't been on the blogosphere in what feels like eons, but really has only been about a month and a half. The problem with blogging is that every time I start to think maybe I should just be done I realize that I want nothing more than to have the time to dedicate to this little corner of the internet. 

I'm not sure who even bothers stopping by to check out Glamorous Girl 2014 who never posts, but if anyone out there is still checking in on me just know that I feel your love. 

Since I have been too busy lazy and full of excuses to post I figured I might as well update ya'll on what I have been up to. 

Here's the latest little gem I have purchased from my lovely place of employment. This bag is called the Loryn. I'm completely obsessed with the soft pink and berry color. The zig-zagging detail is what really made me fall head over heels for this bag. I had to have it because I know it will be perfect for fall and I'm sure I'll use it all the way through February (hello isn't this the best valentine's day bag ever?!). I just love me some Kate Spade. 

Stuffing my face with pizza. Obviously I have been so busy eating. No, but seriously I have been eating a lot. Good thing I'm still hitting the gym on the regular to combat the calories. I have been zumba-ing with my mom a few times a week and I'm getting back  into running and weights. 

A little calculator shot to show that I'm busy with school. I'm doing pretty well in all of my classes. I've gotten A's on all my tests except for a B on my first accounting test. I'm making friends, which I'm happy about because the first couple of weeks were tough not having anyone to chat with or compare homework with.

Even though I have been making friends I have been spending a lot of time missing my lovely ladies. Just a little throwback to February-March of this year when we took a little road trip. 

Oh yes, more food pictures. I'm pretty sure I'm no longer a fashion blogger, but more of a food blogger. I picked up sushi to go with my sister after work the other night. Note the every so glamorous cheetah nightgown, gotta love Victoria's Secret sleep tees. 

Selfie for my new haircut.. Which in reality was a trim and I had her add some layers because it was looking heavy. I'm happy that it's finally "fall" (it's still 85 degrees and 90% humidity in FL, but whatever) because I can bust out my vampy lip colors. I'm wearing Hourglass "Nocturnal" in this picture, one of my favorite lipsticks ever. 

This weekend I'm taking a little road trip with my sister because I spontaneously bought the two of us tickets to see One Direction tomorrow! I literally bought them last Friday on the fly because I could get two seats for a reasonable price and I knew she would freak out!

I hope you guys are all doing splendidly and I really hope I can keep my booty posting on here. There is something so cathartic about reflecting on your life and typing away. Okay, I'm off to go do homework and laundry before class tonight. 

Loads of love!

XXOO

Savannah

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Marika Magic Slimming Capri Leggings

Hello fashionistas!

I'm here with an exciting new product that I was recently sent by Marika to share with you all. 

The Marika Magic Slimming Capri Leggings are the ultimate pair of leggings. These leggings are the perfect capris to wear to the gym, run errands in, or to lounge around the house while looking cute. 

I have found that these basic black leggings can be paired with a plethora of items that most women already have in their wardrobes. A tee shirt or tank top is a great way to stay comfortable while wearing the pants, but a long tunic can easily dress the leggings up to be worn while going out about your day to day activities. These leggings are the perfect pair of workout pants because they stay up while you run due to their flat waistband. These pants make me feel very thin even on the days that I feel bloated because they are made out of premium blend of 89% Cotton, 11% Spandex, Power Mesh: 86% Nylon, 14% Spandex, Gusset Lining: 47% Coolmax Polyester, 47% Polyester, 6% Spandex. The best part about this blend of fabrics is that it can be tossed in the dryer on low and your pants will not shrink! 

These pants can be purchased on the Marika website by clicking here. If you purchase from Marika between now and August 31st Marika is giving a code to use that is good for 30% off of your entire purchase! Use the code MM30 for the discount!

I hope you guys try these leggings out and love them as much as I do. I have multiple pairs of them because I love to rotate them throughout the week. They are also available in different lengths, boot leg cuts, and a straight leg cut.

Loads of love!

XXOO

Savannah

Life Lately: Work, Friends, and Shopping.

Hello fashionistas!

I have not updated in awhile because life has been crazy busy! My face has finally healed up after my wisdom teeth surgery and I no longer have chubby swollen cheeks. I have recently started a new job working at Kate Spade! I absolutely love it and I really love their bags. I can't wait to buy my first one. 

I'm also nannying part time for a few kids, so my life has been go go go. Anyways, here are a few pictures of what I have been up to for the past couple of days.

My girls and I decided to do a beach day, but we also decided to order a huge pizza to take with us. Nothing like carbs, cheese, and bikinis. 

Here's a little beach selfie. I've spent all my days off last week at the beach. Literally four days in a row soaking up the sun, with SPF of course! 

Victoria and I went shopping the other day and I picked up this little bikini at Marshalls. It's a Vince Camuto and I just love the colors. 

I just bought this top and necklace from Kate Spade. I had my eyes on this necklace all last week when I was working and I had to buy it! 

My best friend, Lily, had her 18th birthday yesterday! Hence the silly party hat! I bought her a Kate Spade bag for her to tote around all her stuff when she leaves for college in the fall. I'm staying here and finishing up my AA at the local state college and then hopefully transferring to the same university. 

Birthday bae! My mom made an Oreo cheesecake for her. The cake was sinfully delicious and had a whole pack of Oreos in it. 

Today is my only day not nannying or working so I'm having another beach day with my boyfriend. Oh yeah, the boyfriend is also another new thing that's taking up my time. Overall, I'm very happy and running on lots of coffee while I be-bop around. 

I hope you all are doing well and enjoying the summer! 

Loads of love!

XXOO

Savannah

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Life Update

Hello fashionistas!

I wanted to do a little update because I haven't blogged since last weekend. On Wednesday I had all four of my impacted wisdom teeth removed.

 Needless to say I have been doing nothing but sleeping and eating ice cream. I have the best friends a girl could ask for because they have all either stopped to sit with me or sent me messages to check in on me. And of course I have my wonderful mother setting alarms to make sure I get all of the medicines on time. I swear she could run the world.

My life has been anything but glamorous these past couple of days! I best be feeling better by Monday because I start a new job! Exciting details will be shared later. 

Miss you guys! I think I'm going to have to go take another snooze. 

Loads of love!

XXOO

Savannah

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Start of Summer

Hello fashionistas!

Yesterday I took my last exam of my high school career. I may have graduated almost two weeks ago, but I still had to go back for four AICE (college program) exams. Here are a few snaps of what I've been up to since summer began.

Airplane selfies. 

My mom's brother and his son came into Florida to visit for a few days. The two of them are in the middle of getting their pilot's license and wanted to go take a lesson. My sister and I got to go with them. The shock of the day was that I got to fly the plane! It was super cool to fly over downtown Jacksonville and the ocean. 

My girl Victoria and I have spent a ridiculous amount of time hanging out at the gym and engaging in all sorts of shenanigans. 

My mom and I went out for brunch last weekend at this place called Metro Diner. It's been featured on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. I got hallah bread stuffed with bananas and cream cheese with a blueberry/strawberry compote on the side. Beyond delicious. 

Here is one of the many workouts that Victoria and I have been doing. This is super intense and killer in the muggy FL heat. This was followed up with 30 minutes of Zumba.

My girl Asia and I grabbed lunch and frozen yogurt the other day. 

For my summer job I'm nannying part time for a a few different families. This is a perfect fit for me because I love kids! 

I'm really looking forward to making the most out of this summer with all of my girls! 

I've got a review to post later this week and I definitely wanted to share some graduation photos with you all!

Loads of love!

XXOO

Savannah

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4 Year Blog Birthday!

Hello fashionistas!

Today marks the fourth year that little old Glamorous Girl 2014 has been around.

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 I began this blog in the summer before my freshman year of high school and now I'm sitting here as a high school graduate still posting away, albeit less frequently, on this site. I never knew if people would read what I had to say, much less interact with me when I began posting, but I am so glad that I stuck with blogging. I've met so many great readers and fellow bloggers. The kind words have often been enough to get me through a difficult day and put a smile on my face. 

I'm grateful to have documented the past four years of my life. I love knowing that I can look back and see all the ways that my life has changed from new friends, new styles, and a new body. This site has really helped me document my weight loss and life changes. I'm happy to share all of the happenings in my little corner of the web. And I'm even happier that people actually read it! 

Thanks for being the best followers a girl could ask for, you all make my day!

Here's to many more years, even after 2014 passes! 

Loads of love!

XXOO

Savannah

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Senior Prom Glitz and Glam

Hello fashionistas!

I'm a little behind on posting this, but I wanted to share my prom pictures with you all. 

I was unsure as to whether or not I would be attending prom, but much convincing from my friends led me to attend. I waited until three weeks before to decide whether or not I was going, so I knew that I couldn't go to Dillard's for a dress because I would end up in the same thing as ten other girls. I went to a vintage shop downtown Saint Augustine and fell in love with the very first dress I tried on. It is straight out of the seventies and didn't need any alterations. My shoes are Guess from DSW and my clutch is also from DSW. I borrowed my earrings from a friend. 

I love my girls! To the left of me is Victoria, you all know Lily, and next to Lily is Asia. 

We had a really nice sunset happening while we took pictures! 

I'm actually really glad that I went with all of my friends. They make me laugh and make me so happy. Plus, getting all glammed up is always fun!

Loads of love!

XXOO

Savannah

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Mud Mania 5K Run

Hello fashionistas!

Again I fell off the blogging bandwagon. So much has been going on in my life and I feel like I barely have enough time to get everything that has to be done much less sit down and write posts. I have missed blogging and my readers so much and I really want to get back to posting more regularly than once a month. 

I have a fun post to share with you guys! The other weekend my friend, Victoria, and I ran in this Mud Mania 5K. It was an 18 obstacle course throughout mud all the while still running a 5K. Here are some nice shots that really capture all the climbing, swimming, and running that we did. Out of 421 people we finished at 100 and 101. I was so proud of the two of us because it was much more intense than we had expected. 

This is us sliding down into about 5 feet of mucky water and mud. 

This was us after our dirty run. I'm so proud of the two of us! We now are planning to run a half marathon and we started training this week. We are doing a 20 week plan to prepare and it steadily increases the number of miles that you run each week. I never ever thought I would love running so much. 

Have you guys taken up any surprising hobbies?

 I miss you guys and I promise promise promise to try to post more often! I have only 27 more days until my last day as a high school student! We graduate on May 30th, but we stop having to come to school on the 16th. This is slightly a lie because I have to come back to take all of my college exams until June 11th. Oh well, at least they are spread out.

Loads of love!

XXOO

Savannah

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Last Friday Night

Hello hello fashionistas!

I feel weird being here, blogging.. I know, no one is probably still checking this site out because it has been well over a month since I last made any effort on my corner of the internet.. #oops

I swear I really have been busy and I just have felt like I was lacking anything exciting to say. Needless to say I was in a bit of funk. I took the last month to get in touch with what really makes me happy and I'm back!

 I want to share my Friday night with you all. Every year a local art gallery hosts an all county high school show and I have been lucky to have been in the show since my freshman year. Not only was I in the high school show, but I was also in the regular show that was going on. 

This was my piece for the high school show. The piece is called "An Artist's Apron" and it is made out of clay. I wanted to show a well loved and worn apron that was put back together. 

These shoes were my piece for the regular show. They are called "Mismatched Souls." 

Are you guys not surprised at all to see that my art coincides with fashion? 

These are my fellow pottery gals! They also had pieces in the show.

Some of my girls came to see my pieces! Afterwards we all went out for hibachi grill. I ate soooo much food. 

Poor photo quality, but this was taken at dinner. The rest of the group is lingering out of the picture. 

And obviously a best friend car selfie had to happen. 

I promise not to disappear again! I hope I still have some readers out there! I've missed you all and your blogs!

XXOO

Savannah

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Tuesday Thoughts

Hello fashionistas!

The past couple of months have been bustling with activity and emotions. 

Senior year has been c-r-a-z-y. I'm ready to be done with this year and move on with my life. Goodbye high school, goodbye petty drama, goodbye people who are immature. I'm my own person and this quote really speaks to me. I just wanted to share it with anyone else who is dealing with changes and the plethora of opinions that are voiced when you make a decision. Whether you're going off to college next year, going through a breakup, or just dealing with another day in your life, remember that all you need is to be happy with your own decisions. 

Be you. Stay you. Stay true. 

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Loads of love!

XXOO

Savannah

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Racing in Neutral

Hello fashionistas!

Last Friday I went down to Daytona for one of races held before the Daytona 24 Hours with my dad. I managed to finagle him to snap an outfit picture for me. Do you like the pun of race cars driving in neutral and my outfit being neutral colors? #Badpun 

Sweater: JCP Jacket: Forever 21 Scarf: Cotton On Boots: DSW Earrings: Target Aviators: Marshalls

The weather was chilly and windy down in Daytona, so I piled on as many layers as I could. I kept in the neutral theme with my grey sweater, tan bomber jacket, black boots, and earthy green scarf. I used to be such a fan of silver jewelry, but I'm slowly becoming a gold fan. 

Also, please note the man casually judging my outfit picture taking. Sir, swerve. 

A ponytail was the practical way to go with the extreme wind. Very simple! 

This was the only picture I snapped from the event. We all know that races aren't really my scene! ( ;

Hope all is well! I'm feeling under the weather. Fingers crossed that it leaves soon. 

Loads of love!

XXOO

Savannah

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Cold Weather Uniform

Hello fashionistas! 

Long time no see.. January has been an oddly busy month and taking outfit pictures has slipped my mind most mornings. The weather has been chilly down in good old Florida and I have been trying to stay warm most days. Sweaters, scarves, and boots have become staples for my cold weather uniform. I probably should have added another layer to this, but it didn't seem necessary to be sitting in classrooms all day long. 

*sorry for the poor photo quality 

Sweater: Loft Jeans: Loft Scarf: Banana Republic Boots: Aerosoles Earrings: Forever 21 Bracelet: Dillard's 

I'm loving wearing basics and adding a pop of interest with my accessories. Just a little arm candy and sparkling earrings add a dash of shimmer to my life. I absolutely love this scarf because it has a pattern of black stilettos all over it. Dressing in dark colors are slimming and this is a trick I have been using to help myself not look chunky with a bunch of layers on. 

I simply straightened my hair and spritzed it with some hairspray. I used Urban Decay Darkhorse on my upper lashline and Urban Decay Wreckage on my lower lashline with the Urban Decay 24/7 liner in Whiskey smudged in the outer corner. I topped my lashes with a few coats of mascara and out the door I went! 

Yesterday I ran a few miles after school and then headed over to the beach to watch the sunset with my best friend. A good way to end the day! 

Thank the Lord that it's the weekend! Loads of love!

XXOO

Savannah

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