Fall Shopping List

A lot of people like the fall for the clothes. Personally, I hate being bundled up and  constricted in long clothes, but I don't really have a choice. I may not like wearing the clothes, but picking them out sure is fun. Here is what I'm going to shopping for this season.

Riding Boots!

These Steve Madden boots are perfect and I want them, but they are $150. That may be a little out of my price range. 

Black Leggings!

My leggings have seemed to disappeared out of my room. Oh well they were cheap and didn't fit right, so I'm not to sad to part with them. These J Crew leggings look like a good replacement. 

Long Cardigans!

I love wearing long cardigans over skinny jeans or leggings. It is such a comfy combination. I got a few longer cardigans from Nordstrom last year, but I really like these from American Eagle.

Scarves!

I have never been too into scarves, but I think they are an awesome way to add color to an outfit while still being functional.

Rain Boots!

At my school, when it rains, it pours. I mean floods! It rained during my orientation and I ended up having to walk around barefoot all day, which is probably kind of dangerous. I will definitely be needing a comfortable pair of rain boots, and I love these grey Hunter boots.

Quarter Zip Sweatshirts!

I love sweatshirts that don't have hoods and only unzip a little ways down. I have two, and I can't get enough of them. I love this one from Vineyard Vines; the color is PERFECT!

Slouchy Sweaters!

I absolutely love loose, baggy sweaters. They are just so comfy and can be styled with skinny jeans for a more dressed up look or leggings for a casual, laid back look. I am going to start stocking up on these.

A Passion For the Sea

It's tax free weekend, so I had no choice but to go shopping. I got a few things, but my favorite purchase (well my dad bought them for me) were a new pair of Sperry Top Siders. I have a classic pair of brown boat shoes from 8th grade, but they are pretty worn out and need replacing.

These are the adorable boat shoes I got! I have been loving leopard print lately, and these are perfect. I decided to get the brown ones instead of the black because I felt like they would go with more things. 

After looking around the store I wanted to just buy everything. Here are a few of my favorite things I saw.

Love the floral print on these. They could add a pop of color to almost any neutral outfit.

Seriously, I love seersucker. Who doesn't?

UNCW colored loafers!

'Merica!

Pink and green is the best color combination ever created!!

Lilly Got It Right

My college doesn't have a football team, so dressing up for game days isn't really possible. However, I am going to find reasons to dress up; basketball games maybe? My schools colors are navy, gold, and teal (or green). Lilly Pulitzer has so many cute things with my schools colors in them, and it makes me super excited. I really hope that I can wear some of these one day.

From left to right:

Cassie Dress Slub

Tylar Dress (I absolutely love this one. The wave patter in the gold is just so perfect for a school at the beach.)

Laney Dress

From left to right:

Cody Cardigan Sweater

Izzie Top and Luxury Capri

Elsa Top

And these Set in Stone Sandals will be perfect with anything. The navy and gold together is beautiful.

Back to School Necessities

I leave for college in exactly two weeks. WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE? I can't believe the summer went by so fast. It makes me sad to think that I am leaving everything behind, but I am also super excited to make new friends and a new routine down in Wilmy. The one good thing about going back to school is school supply shopping, yes I'm a nerd. Here is what I think is going to be necessary for me to survive my freshman year.

1 Agendas: I am super picky about my planners. I color code everything, and I have a super specific organizational system. I use two different kinds of planners: the Heather Bailey small agenda by MEAD (available at Target) and the large Lilly Pulitzer monthly planner. The Heather Bailey one has literally everything in it that has to do with school, work, or clubs. My Lilly one is reserved for social events and birthdays. I am planning on going through sorority recruitment in a few weeks, so I am going to make the Lilly Pulitzer planner my sorority planner.

2 Laptop Sleeve: I am absolutely obsessed with anything Vera Bradley; I have an unhealthy amount of Vera things. This laptop sleeve is the perfect size for my computer, and it is super cute. It will keep my computer safe from scratches and most bumps while it is in my backpack.

3 Laptop: I am going to be taking my 13 inch Macbook Pro with me to class to take notes. I am a super slow writer, so it will be more productive to type up notes then handwrite them later on. I love my laptop so much and I would take it everywhere with me if that was normal.

4 Backpack: The Jester backpack by The North Face is my favorite backpack. I had one all through high school, but I decided to retire it and get a plain black one for this year. I am thinking about monogramming it. I monogram everything.

5 Pens and Highlighters: As I mentioned above, I am a color coding freak. I don't use highlighters in my agendas but I use them for almost everything else. The Sharpie Accent highlighters are my favorite and they come in tons of colors. The Papermate Flair Marker Pens are perfect for filling in my agenda; I keep a bag full of them with me in my purse just in case something comes up that needs to be written down. For regular note taking and writing, I am a fan of the fine point Sharpie pens. 

6 Notebook: I have been using the 5 Star spiral notebooks since junior high, and they've never let me down. Why fix what's not broken?

What are your back to school necessities?

New Blog Name

My mom requested that I take my full name off my blog, so I've gone from my name to Prep at the Beach. I also changed the URL, so I am not prepatthebeach.blogspot.com. This has created a few issues with linkups and stuff, but I think I will be able to work around it. I hope this doesn't cause too much confusion!

Apex Embroidery Designs

I have had my Brother PE 500 embroidery machine for about 2 months now, and I couldn't be more happy with it. When I first got it, I was struggling because there are only 5 built in fonts and it was difficult to make monograms from any of them. I determined that I was going to have to go online and find fonts to buy and download. It turned out to be super easy; I wrote a whole tutorial on it here. My absolute favorite place to get fonts is Apex Embroidery Designs. Their website is so well laid out and easy to use; they also have specific instructions on how to download the fonts and which type of file to use. I only have 5 embroidery fonts and 3 separate embroidery designs, but they are all from Apex Embroidery Designs. If you have an embroidery machine and are looking for fonts I would definitely check them out!

Excuse the user error on the "c" in this one. It was late at night.

Pinterest Obsessions: Colored Jeans

I have been loving the colored jeans trend. I have three pairs, blue, white, and tan. I think it's fun to go on Pinterest and look for ways to style them. Here is what I found: