Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Spoiling My Geek of a Boyfriend

You know the one tech savvy guy? Yeah, that one who is in college for computer engineering? That geeky guy that loves zombies? That guy is my boyfriend. I'm going to share with you what I got him for Christmas. My blog is a secret to him. Don't go off telling him that I posted this here! It's not like you know him though...Anyways, these are a few of the things I got for him online.


This is zombie soap!! It smells like twizzlers. I could smell it through the box that it was shipped in. This shop has all kinds of cute soaps. The food ones are really, really neat and realistic. 


 Of course this keychain will have the initials C + F.(= This shop has a lot of really cool carved wood gifts in it. I really enjoyed coming across this shop!

And one day I had my parents pick up a Bear's jersey for him, but it's an extra large. I think it might be a little big on him. Ha. But he's tall, so maybe it will work out? 
I was also considering getting him a pillow pet because that is what he got for me for my birthday this year, and I absolutely love the thing! And not because it is a giraffe. It's super soft. It always makes me think of him, and I cuddle up with it every night. But now I just need to decided which one I want to get him. And I also need to decide if I am getting gifts for his family. Bleh! I'm broke right now and I need to pay for my cap and gown and graduation stuff and I owe my parents for buying that jersey for him. What to do? What to do?
Busy busy!
Felicia

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Winamac--1955





First off, I am blogging from my brand new Sony Vaio laptop!! This will be the laptop I take with me to college this summer. (=

So, I work at my school's library. I was putting away magazines in the archives, and I stumbled upon old yearbooks! The oldest one that they had was this 1955 one. It's crazy to see how different everything was back then! There was a Future Home Makers Association and a class that taught you how to be a secretary. Even the school is different. Our current school was built in the early 60's. The building pictured here is now the community building. Funny thing, I looked at a yearbook from when they built our current school, and the hallways still look the same! How crazy is that! Time for a makeover Winamac. Let's try to pick a color that doesn't make me think of puke now. Maybe some actual maroon or white would be nice. But anyhow, it was really neat to look through all of those old yearbooks!
Sincerely,
Felicia

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!!








Dress: Victoria's Secret
Shoes: Aerosoles

Yesterday it snowed! That was the scene from yesterday! I was so excited. I love snow!!! I also got new tires put on my car. FINALLY. I feel so much safer now.
And today I became a redhead again.(= You may be wondering why...here is why:
RITA HAYWORTH!(((((=

Have an awesome day!
Felicia

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Christmas Shopping!

60's Drop Waist Dress: Height of Vintage
Velvet heels: DSW
Belt: Goodwill
Hat: Antique store
Clutch: Hollywood Mirror (Chicago)
Necklace: Customer from work (=

Yesterday I purchased my first Christmas gift of the year! Actually, my parents picked it up for me and I still have to pay them back for it. (Oops!) I got my boyfriend a Bear's jersey! He doesn't own one and I find that sad. We can wear matching Urlacher jerseys on Sundays now...except mine is pink! Today I hopped on Etsy and bought the few things I had favorited for him also. Those items would be zombie soap and a carved keychain. Just some small cute items. I don't think I'm done with my Christmas shopping for him yet. I think I might get gifts for his family too. I get along with his sisters really, really well.
I can't wait for the snow! It's supposed to snow some this week.(=
Hope everyone is having a blast with Christmas shopping! Remember that it's okay to buy yourself a Christmas gift too!(;
Dreaming of a White Christmas,
Felicia



Friday, November 25, 2011

Thanksgiving Was A Blowout. . .No Seriously

Blahhh! Where to start? Where to start? Yesterday had a terrible start. I got up and made the brownies like I promised. I left the house to meet my boyfriend halfway to his dad's house. I was almost there...maybe 15 minutes away when my tire blew. Whoosh. There went all the air. This tire had a slow leak for a while and I knew that it was in need of air again, but getting air yesterday would have been out of my way. I knew I needed new tires, but I was waiting until the town decided to fix all the streets they had torn up! So I had to call my boyfriend and have him pick me up. He just thought that he'd put my spare on and we can take it the rest of the 15 minutes I needed to go. But of course this proved to be much more difficult than what it seemed. You see, the thing that holds your spare tire down in your trunk was completely rusted in my car. My trunk had apparently been leaking. And then I found out that the lug nuts on my car are two completely different sizes! Blehh. So we found a field and parked my car there. We were starving. We ate and then Calvin grabbed his cousin and left me at his dad's his with a bunch of But really that didn't turn out badly. I got to bond some more with his sister who is also a senior in high school. After what seemed like a long time I decided to shoot Calvin a text to ask how everything was going. His response..."Do you have your keys?" They had forgotten the keys at the house. Oh jeez. They had to come all the way back to get my keys! Poor Calvin was already exhausted. He grabbed some brownies on the way out to give him a little boost.(= Time passes...Calvin's step sister paints my nails. I play with a six year old for what seems like forever and Calvin finally came back. Ugh. What a terrible day. He ended up following me all the way home. My boyfriend lives an hour away. He drove over 200 miles yesterday because of that dang tire! I'm definitely thankful for having someone like him in my life.But this couldn't have happened on a worse day. Black Friday is like a freaking holiday now. All the tire places in town were closed today. So I have to try again tomorrow.

Here's my rude customer of the day. This old man ordered a cheeseburger club with fries. I take it out to him, set the ketchup down, ask if he needs anything else. He says no. Like 5 minutes later I'm taking coffee around my section and he is fully on waving his arms around in the air. So I walk over to him and ask him what he needs. He complained about how he was trying to get my attention for mustard, but he already had some on the table so I don't know what happened there. But then he picks up the little paper cup that the cooks put in the middle of the plates of the club sandwiches, and he throws it down on the table and says quite rudely, "I'd appreciate it if I coould get some cole slaw!" Okay, that was pretty rude. The entire room got quiet. I went back to the kitchen. Of course we're all out. So I go back and tell this guy that there's no cole slaw and he proceeds to ask if he can replace it with anything. This little paper cup of cole slaw is a spoonful. I tell him no. All of my other customers were whispering to me about how rude he was and how they almost said something to him because they thought it was that bad. This old man has given one of my coworkers a hard time before too. It's to the point where I'm not going to be nice to this guy next time he decides to freak out on me for something that is out of my control. Naturally, he told the hostess that his sandwich and coffee were good...but that's it. UGHHH! I rarely get people like this, but when I do it is the biggest damper on my day and my mood.
Hope you had a better Thanksgiving and Black Friday than I did!
Felicia

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Cold & What to Wear to Thanksgiving?

Not only is it cold outside, but I caught a cold while in Chicago. Something is telling me that it was the the walking around outside in the cold and going into warm shops and back into the cold and back into shops, etc. This really, really stinks. =/
I haven't posted any photo posts lately for two reasons. One of them being that I have been waking up late for school so I just throw on jeans and a hoodie. (Which I will definitely be doing this week because I feel like total crud!) And the other is that I don't have time to take pictures! By the time I get home from work it is dark and I am super tired. But I will try to get on taking some photos soon. Promise.
Now on to Thanksgiving! This Thanksgiving I'll be going to my boyfriend's dad's house to celebrate with them. I'm not quite sure which dress I want to wear. Maybe my green drop waist dress? Or maybe my black velvet dress? Or maybe something new and not old? Anyway, I'll be making pumpkin brownies for the occasion and my boyfriend is SO excited. He just got a whole batch of them a few weeks ago and they were gone within 3 days. I'm a pretty dang good baker. I was actually considering making a new tab on my blog just for recipes! Hmmm...maybe.
Gobble Gobble,
Felicia

Monday, November 21, 2011

Chicago Shopping Results. . .







Black purse, black clutch, rabbit hat: Hollywood Mirrors
White wicker purse: Salvation Army store
Scarf: That's Her Bag

Here they are! Most of my purchases from yesterday! I went a little purse crazy, but believe me, I almost went hat crazy. Hollywood Mirror had a TON of vintage hats all locked up in glass cases. The poor guy had to come and unlock almost all of the cases against the wall! I ended up only buying one hat. The hat is rabbit fur. I normally don't buy any fur, but I figured it's only a rabbit. People hunt rabbits legally. There are plenty of rabbits in the world. The hat is adorable, so I had to have it.
The only thing not pictured that I bought were these adorable black velvet heels. They didn't have the color I wanted in my size, so they are being shipped to my house. I can't wait!
Con Besos,
Felicia
P.S. Like my hat model? It's a giraffe-a-poo!! =D

Successful Day!

Had a successful day in Chicago! We ended up hopping on the L to go to Belmont and Clark (my dad's old neighborhood!) and found a few vintage places there. There was this really cool shop called Hollywood Mirrors. I bought two purses and a really cute hate from there! There was also a beaded clutch that looked a lot like the one I got at work, and it was also made in Japan. The girl at the counter actually asked about my bag, and I got to promote the shop on ebay! We went to another place where I got a white wicker purse. I also ordered some cute black velvet heels and bought a scarf for myself and a new Vera Bradley for my mother! You bet there will be some pictures tomorrow night!
Goodnight!
Felicia

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Rita Hayworth



Rita Hayworth...that woman is my style icon. Well, one of them. As you can see I tried to have my hair dresser do my hair like her's for prom last year. I feel like I'm going to research some more into her life and see if she is a good person to look up to.
Well, tomorrow is my trip to Chicago with my mom. Yaaayyy...my mom hates Chicago. She's being a Debbie Downer about all of this. I don't really want to go shopping...Michigan Avenue doesn't have antique stores, and antique stores in the city will just be ridiculously priced anyways. I do have to remember to take my camera with me. I can share pictures! I'm hoping I can talk my mom into something fun like the aquarium.
(=
Felicia

Monday, November 14, 2011

Windy Days





1960's black lace shift dress: Momoshop
Black Cardigan: Delia's
Sparkly shoes: Rue21
1950's beaded clutch: Work! The Pulaski County Trading Post
Visit our ebay shop for an array of vintage items here.

Sunday I took pictures before going up to Valpo to see my boyfriend. There were 40 mph winds!! So needless to say it was impossible to get good pictures. They are what they are. The best that I could get! I love this new lace dress! My other black velvet dress arrived, but the hem needs to be fixed up. I've noticed that a lot of old dresses from usually the 50's have really bad, weak hems. My sewing teacher seems to think that fusible web will be enough to hold the hems in place. I now have two dresses that need the hem fixed and two that need a seam resewn. I don't have the time!!
Today I worked from 11 to 8:45 at the store! But I talked Connie into letting me have the little beaded clutch I'd had my eye on. Because it was consigned she had to get enough money to give some to the original owner. She is taking $20 out of my pay for it, but I think it is worth it. I love, love, love the clutch!
Happy Monday!
Felicia

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Anime Girl?



ButteKnit dress: Rusty Zipper
Tights: My mom
Shoes: DSW
Shrug: Don't remember?

Today was my first day at the antique store. She has so much cool stuff! The shop has really grown since I bought my vanity chair. I'm looking forward to working her Ebay auctions!
I've worn this dress a lot. I think I've styled it differently every time. Today two people told me that I look like and anime character. I really don't see it, but apparently it must have some truth to it if two different people told me this today. Weird.
Until next time,
Felicia

Monday, November 7, 2011

Second Job

For those of you who don't know me, I currently work at my uncle's restaurant as a waitress. I've been working here since I was in middle school. But recently I was offered a second job. I'm kind of excited because it's at the local antique store! I'll be working their online Ebay auctions. I get to see everything that comes into the store first! I'm sooo excited. Maybe I can buy some stuff while working here. Afterall, I did buy my vanity chair from this store. Tomorrow after school I'm going to the shop to start training.
Wish me luck!
Felicia

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Blue Roses in My Pocket



50's Dress: Stutterinmama
Faux Fur Coat: bought from a woman in town
Shoes: DSW
Hat: Antique store in Rochester
Necklace: Given to me by a customer at work



I don't know why, but my camera is obviously not functioning correctly. I should probably get that fixed.
Anyhow, everytime I put on one of my old dresses, I always wonder who wore it before me. I wish my dresses came with a sign in sheet. It would be so cool to know the history behind it.
Sincerely,
Felicia

Friday, October 21, 2011

ACCEPTED!



Black Dress: The Vintage Studio
Black Belt: Goodwill
Shoes: Rue21
Leaf necklace: Antique store

Today I was accepted to Indiana University Bloomington. This is the only school I want to go to.
That is all,
Felicia.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Forgetting...

 Well, this one isn't a fashion post. Just a rambling of my life.
If you know me well at all, you may know that about 5 months ago I was dating a different guy than I am now. And you know that it ended BAD. Like nasty terrible bad. Worst end to a relationship ever. At least I feel that I can still be friends with my other exes. If you're a friend, then you've heard me talk about this relationship A LOT. So here's what happened:
I dated this guy for 8 months. Things were great. We had hit that rough spot that people seem to hit around 6-8 months. Everyone does. I've learned this. It didn't seem like much to me. We always said that we'd talk things out. This guy was The One...or so I thought. I knew the "we'll always talk it out" thing was way too good to be true. And it was. He ended up dragging out the breakup for like 2 weeks. We got together on a Monday to talk face to face after several late night crying sessions on the phone. He had brought to my attention that he wanted to join the Navy. I had told him before that I didn't want him in the service because I would worry way too much. So sitting there on the park bench in Judson I told him that I'd support him. I just wanted to stay with him. And then we preceded to talk about how that would work out in the future, and we were back to normal. We were laughing and kissing and just being ourselves again. It was great...but he had lied to me. That wasn't what the problem was. So after this emotional roller coaster I decided to be a terrible person and break up with him through text the day of his graduation...but he asked me to come as a friend. So I went with a few friends. I found his parents and asked them to help and talk to him about what is going on. They said they'd try. His parents absolutely adored me and still do. I found him later after the ceremony and gave him a hug and a kiss and told him congrats. And he just really brushed me off even though he told me that he really wanted me to come. I was so confused. That was on Friday. So the next day I went to his house to bring all of his stuff back to him. I sat outside with him for over an hour crying in the grass and asking him what happened. All he could tell me was that he lost his feelings for me and he didn't know why. So in comes this factor of the story...this girl that he went to school with had obviously been flirting with him via Facebook. I chose to ignore it because he told me that I was too jealous. Plus, he had always told me that this girl was a "fat, nasty, whore". His words exactly. He had even said that a few times. I asked him several times about them, but he swore up and down that nothing was going on between them. The last thing I said to him before I left his house was "if you think the grass is greener on the other side, it's not. It's really really not."
Of course that night he went to the drive-in with this "fat, nasty, whore". And then on Sunday they were Facebook official. Even now he claims he didn't cheat and I believe that, but I do feel like he used me to make her jealous. And here we are today. They've been dating for 4 months and they're both freshmen in college and they're now engaged. Mind you I was this kid's first relationship ever. I was his first kiss too. And he's marrying this girl that he called a "fat, nasty, whore" and only his second girlfriend ever? After everything I have heard about her from other people from their school and graduating class...I can see why he left: sex. It's as simple as that. He felt left out for being an 18 year old virgin. Well here I am, an 18 year old virgin and I don't mind it. But let me tell you something, sex really changed that boy. Or at least this fiance of his did. He's a totaly different person now. He threatened that he was going to put his mom in a home if she ever talked to me. When he was with me, he was a mommy's boy. Well, just last week both his parents came to my spellbowl competition and proceeded to tell me how much they hate his fiance and neither of them are in a home...yet.
This relationship has been haunting me. And it has been the hardest to forget. Anytime I went somewhere it seemed to have memories attached to it. There were many times I'd just go home and cry...and even by then I was with my new boyfriend. It's taken me a while, but I think I'm finally starting to forget. I look back now and I see how bad he was for me. My current boyfriend, Calvin, has really helped me see this. I feel so different when I am with him than when I was with Matt. With Matt I was still very vulnerable and self conscious. With Calvin I'm a different person, but I didn't change into a jerk like Matt did. I'm a better person now. I'm a lot more confident now. I'm not worrying about whether I look fat or not when I'm with Calvin. He's really brought out the good in me, and I feel great. All of these realizations have really helped me finally forget about Matt. He didn't do anything good for me. I'm much better off with someone that makes me truly happy.
<3,
Felicia
PS..I took some pictures of my new black and purple dress, but my camera was taking weird pictures. I suppose I will post them anyways even if they aren't the greatest. That shall be my next post.(=

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Mad Hatter







Black hat, leaf necklace, oriental purse: antique store in Rochester just off of 35
heels: Rochester's Goodwill
Cream hat: Green Oaks Antiques

This morning before I had to go to work at 2 I decided to go to Rochester to search through the racks at Goodwill. I found NO good dresses today. Although I talked with some random lady about 50's dresses and vintage jewelry. Ahhh, bonding with strangers....not something I normally do. For those of you who don't know me, I'm a pretty reserved person. I don't go out of my way to meet people. What really stinks about my Goodwill trip was that it was 50% off Saturday and all I bought were those heels and a belt that I didn't photograph because it's just a plain black belt. I was kind of upset that I wasn't able to find anything I like. It's hard to find really good dresses in stores around here.
The antique mall on the way into Rochester is a store that I have always wanted to stop at. They're only open on weekends and it's usually not a weekend when I am passing through. I found my black hat in a hat box with a baby pink hat. The only reason I didn't also purchase the baby pink hat was because I don't have anything to wear with it! I figured the black hat might look cute with my new black and purple dress. The leaf necklace and the purse were all the way in the corner of the shop hanging on a rack. I'm really intrigued by the necklace because of its clasp. I feel like it's really really old because I have never seen a clasp like that before.
Green Oaks Antiques...I can remember going there with my parents when I was a kid. They have a lot of gorgeous furniture for sale, but all the way in a corner I managed to find a cute cream hat to match my cream heels from Goodwill. The hat only ended up costing me two bucks and compared to most stuff in that shop, that's extremely cheap. I feel like a lot of their merchandise is way over priced. While I was outside of the shop I found another wicker purse! This one was a different shape and color than mine and it had leather handles instead of the lucite ones my purse has. I would have bought it in a heartbeat, but a portion of the wicker was missing on one side.
Goodnight,
Felicia