kristina in retroworter: about me

Before we get to the whole vlog thing.. I wore my very first (sort of) outfit that included shorts for this spring. It's felt amazing here in Texas lately, and all I want to do is sit outside and soak it up. Actually, I might be soaking up some sun pretty soon.. I'm ridiculously pale.

Okay, so I think I'm a little crazy for doing this -- partially because my hair is LOCO during the entire video, and I really want to just re-record this whole thing later when I have normal looking hair.. but I'm resisting. This blog is all about being real, soo we'll just go with it, crazy hair and all.

I mashed my liebster nominations from Naomi at Patterned Love and Jenn's blog, With Luck, along with Inge's nomination for the Five Things About Me thing (you can check out her bog, This Ever Evolving Life here) and made it into a Vlog. Even though, if you haven't already watched the video, I'll explain that entire thing again.. ha.

Here are the questions I answered:

Where would you go back to if time travel was a real option?
What is your least favorite part about getting ready in the morning?
Pet peeve & why?
What do you like best about blogging?
If I handed you a free plane ticket to anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Which would you rather do: listen to Rebecca Black's Friday on repeat for 24 hours or be trapped in a closet with R. Kelly for an hour?

Here's the spoof video I was trying to impersonate in my video..yeah, it doesn't sound anything like the part I was talking about.. at. all. If I offended any Russians in the process, I'm sorry you guys.

Okay, I don't really expect y'all to make a video (or upload it to youtube for the entire planet to watch..not that they will). I'm gonna nominate a few of my favorite bloggers though, but if anyone else wants to join in, feel free to do so!

Jenna -- Wearable.Fun.Fashion

Lily -- Fifth Freedom Fashion

Nicole -- Writes Like a Girl

Chantal -- She Seeketh

Danielle -- Goodwillista

Hope y'all have had a great Tuesday. Don't make fun of me too much!

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Jacket: Loft via Plato's Closet (similar)

Tee: Old Navy (exact)

Shorts: Express (similar)

Necklace: Forever 21 (not online anymore..but may still be in-store)

Sandals: Payless (similar)

Specks: Warby Parker (exact)

Nail Color: Bikini So Teeny by Essie

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Linking up with:

Wardrobe Wednesday -- Kiwi Women's Style

What I Wore Wednesday -- The Pleated Poppy

Random Wednesday -- Because Shanna Said So

For those of you that don't speak German, or just think the title of this post looks like complete gibberish, I'm twenty-one today! I actually didn't realize it was my birthday when I woke up this morning at the crack of dawn for my 8AM, and then people started texting me..I was like oh yeah, it's my birthday! Anyway, to celebrate this wonderful day, I'm gonna tell you twenty-one things I want to accomplish in this twenty first year of my life.

1. Get married...obviously. I can't describe how excited I am to start this journey with Curtis! <3
2. But, not only do I want to get married, I want to learn to be a Godly wife, a wife that is there for her husband to support him and even to push him when he needs it.
3. I really want to get out of Texas. I feel a bit trapped here right now, and I want to explore new places! We're going on a cruise for our honeymoon to Jamaica, the Grand Cayman Islands, and Cozumel, I am sooo stoked! But we're also planning on trying to make it to an away game for football, so we'll probably end up going to Oxford, Mississippi or Baton Rogue, Louisiana; I'll be perfectly content with either!
4. Get a 4.0 GPA..I haven't had one in so long. Darn you B's!
5. Dive into my Bible more, and truly learn the meaning of God's word.
6. Start learning German again. I miss it so much.
7. Be a better servant of God, as referenced in this post.
8. Get an internship. One of the most stressful things I will have to do this year, and the career fair is coming up quick! (Like next week..eeek). I'm slightly not ready to be a grown up.
9. Embroider more. It's one of my absolute favorite hobbies, and I have so many ideas..gotta implement them!
10. Speaking of crafty hobbies, I really want to learn to sew. So, I plan on teaching myself to sew; I've got my mom's old sewing machine (1970's, what up?!), so might as well use it!
11. Be more patient with those around me.
12. Chill out with the road rage...seeeee, I need some patience.
13. Pray more often.
14. Become closer to my new family! Even though Curtis and I have been dating for almost seven years, I really want to become closer to his whole family. They love me so much, and I'm so thankful for them!
15. Make more bold fashion choices, but also remember who I am, and not try to be someone else.
16. Along the lines of number 15, I want to stop caring so much about what others around me think. I can already feel this one starting to happen. It's awesome. (Others being random people I don't even really know; I actually really do care about what my friends and family think, as I should.)
17. See a new historical land mark in Texas. I love history so much, and Texas is full of history! Can you say, San Jacinto Monument?
18. Get into a better workout routine; stop starting and stopping so much.
19. Learn some new hair tricks! I'm in need of them. I may just dye my hair and cut it a bit after the wedding.
20. Become more involved in volunteer work; I love helping others so much, I'm not sure why I'm not more involved.
21. And finally, learn to cook! I'm not awful, but I want to learn new things. Good thing I have the perfect future mother-in-law for that!

There you have it. Here's to becoming a better me! :)

Alrighty, here's my outfit of the day. My hair absolutely did not want to cooperate today. It was curly this morning, then I walked outside to the awful humidity, and what do you know..awkward flat hair. Not to mention the wind, of course I decide to wear a skirt on the windiest day we've had in a while! Oh, well, I made the best of this humid, dreary day by wearing this bright yellow blouse! I've actually had that thing for forever, and I've almost gotten rid of it more than a few times, but I think I've found new life in it. Can I get a woot for shopping your closet? :)

And here's how I plan on wearing it to my date with my fabulous fiance tonight! Subtract the tights and boots, add some swanky nude heels! Double yay for converting a day look into an evening look. I'm getting the hang of this.