what's in my backpack + my senior parking spot

Contents of my backpack:

• Binder (w/ DIY sugarskull)
• Planner (Target)
• Luna snack bar (drugstore)
• Pens/pencils (Target/drugstore)
• Orbit sweet peppermint gum (drugstore)
• Summer Hill hand lotion (gift, sorry!)
• Smith's Rosebud Salve (Anthropologie)
• Body butter in Sandalwood (H&M)
• Sunglasses (Ebay)

The backpack itself! Same one as last year...ended up returning the Roxy one I bought because I couldn't even fit my binder in it.

Aaaaaaand here's my senior parking spot! The obsession w/ sugar skulls continues.
Thank you a billion times over to my genius artist older sister, Mary, who helped a ton with making it so pretty!!

So my senior year begins tomorrow. Well, almost "today"...it's nearly midnight. Probably should go to bed soon...
Anyway, I'm not as nervous as I thought I'd be. Just a little sad, because as much as I despise school, I think I'll miss this place just a tiny bit, and knowing this is my last first day here makes me feel a bit weepy.
I'm excited though! My schedule holds great classes with great teachers and even greater friends. So hopefully this year will be the best yet!
I'm going to be crazy busy though: editor-in-chief of the newspaper staff, creative director on the literary magazine, and an assistant photographer editor on yearbook. I went a little journalism crazy this year....fingers crossed for good college scholarships.

Anyway- for anyone else starting school tomorrow as well, GOOD LUCK!

the back-to-school shopping begins

Both sweaters thrifted

Shirt- Rue21, Jeggings- Levis

Tank & Dress- ASOS

Forever21

Dress- BCBG, Flats- Target

Cardigan/Sweater/Leggings/Cross Necklace- Forever21, Tanktop- JCPenney, NYC Primer/Matte nail polish/ELF mascara- drugstore, Bracelet/Ring- Shasa

Backpack- Roxy

First of all, let me apologize for the awful quality/angles/lack of creativity with these photos.
I haven't slept in a few days and I just feel so out of it. And I would do an outfit post, but my face is still swollen/red from an allergic reaction I had with a makeup product. Awesome.

ANYWAY, my back-to-school shopping has begun, clearly. These are all the things I've picked up within the last month or so for school.
I didn't really notice until I even made this post, but it appears that I'm really gravitating towards pinks, neutrals, and polka dots. And skulls. I love skulls.
I'm excited to wear all of the sweaters I've gotten, but those won't be put to use until December because of the awful heat in Texas. I also am super duper excited to finally have a pair of quality black jeggings! Thank you Levis, you are never a disappointment. They fit so nicely and are extremely comfy.
Although I was initially really excited about my backpack, when it got here I found that it was teeny tiny. The site I bought it off of didn't mention that is called a "mini" backpack (or so Roxy calls it). I really like the style, though, so I'm going back and forth on whether I'll return it.

I've also bought a ton more things online that haven't arrived yet. My online spending is out of control. I'd say that I need to stop, but I really don't want to. What's better than getting mail and having new clothes? Probably nothing.

bicycle

Couldn't sleep last night so I decided to go on a bike ride at 6am, and as nice as it was, I nearly collapsed of exhaustion afterward (as you can see above, I basically just dropped everything to sit).
I'm usually asleep until mid-afternoon because I'm not a morning person...but I really wish I was, because everything is much nicer in the morning.

Especially Texas weather.