Life Update

{pic from Catalina}

Hey everyone! Life has been pretty busy lately, so I figured I would update you guys. I start school next Monday, so I'm finishing up my summer projects and trying to memorize all of Europe for AP Euro (wish me luck...).  I leave for Europe in around a week and a half, and I'm so excited! Yes, I will be missing 8ish days of school, so please bear with me as I will have a lot of makeup work when I return.

As you can probably tell, I haven't been blogging as much as I would like to. Between school (summer assignments), soccer, and traveling, blogging unfortunately gets pushed to the back burner. I have been blogging for almost a year and a half, and blogging is something that I do enjoy. I try to think of posts that people would enjoy reading, which is important, but I personally would rather put out content that I enjoy and have fun making. From now on, I'm going to focus on writing posts on topics that I want to talk about, as well as sharing things going on in my life. I hope you guys enjoy this change :)

A specific type of post that I have been wanting to do is OOTW, or Outfit of the Week posts. I have some outfit posts up on my blog currently, but I feel like outfit posts can often be fake. I want to show what I actually wear on a daily basis, and hopefully it will help me wear soccer clothes less (haha). Expect OOTW posts as soon as school starts! 

Last week I went to Catalina Island as well as the Reagan Presidential Library. If you would like to see pictures from these places, let me know!

xoxo,
Alyssa

Travel Diary: Mammoth Lakes, California

Hey everyone! I'm back to blogging after a week long camping vacation. Every year we go to Mammoth, California and usually camp (we have also stayed in a hotel/a cabin). I thought I would share some snaps from our trip. 

Upper Twin Lake

Lake Mary (our personal fave)

How pretty is this sunset from our campsite?

My first favorite hike is Emerald Lake, and this creek runs next to the trail. 

My other favorite hike is Heart Lake. When you hike to it, you get a great view of Lake Mary!

Hey Cookie and Mom :)

This is the view from the Heart Lake trail. Not too shabby.

Cookie hearts Heart Lake!

Thanks for reading!

xoxo,

Alyssa

Fab Friday

Happy Friday everyone! This week has gone by pretty fast and was packed! Last Friday my mom and I drove up to Big Bear Lake and went kayaking. I volunteered at the pet rescue Saturday, and worked on my English summer project Sunday and Monday- I finished! Now i just have to do my History one (yay...). I had lunch with a friend Tuesday, had my first behind-the-wheel driving lesson Wednesday, and did some school shopping after that. This weekend I have a soccer tournament, and next week I'm going camping! Here's some snaps from this week:

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Last Friday, my mom and I drove to Big Bear Lake. I hadn't been for a couple years, so it was nice to go back. We rented a double kayak, and spent about an hour and a half out on the lake. I made sure to wear my favorite hat because I always get sunburned ): Also, I think I should have probably re-done my braid... don't you think?

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On Monday, my friend invited a bunch of our friends over to have a pool party. Unfortunately, a lot of our friends were out of town or couldn't make it, so there were only three of us. We ate really good food and just hung out. Who knew that an inflatable pool could be so fun?

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When I returned home from my driving lesson on Wednesday, I saw that my new soccer cleats had arrived! Somehow the order was messed up so we ended up with two of the exact same pair, but I'm not complaining. I like the solid green, and the embroidery- 7's my number!

Have a great weekend!

xoxo,

Alyssa

Georgetown University Tour

Hey everyone! I apologize for the lack of posts lately. I have been really trying to focus on getting my summer project done, so I left blogging on the back-burner. Today I will be sharing some pictures from a tour of Georgetown University that my soccer team and I went on around two and half weeks ago. 

Georgetown University is located in the neighborhood of Georgetown in Washington DC, and is situated on the Potomac River. It has an undergraduate enrollment of around 7600 students. 

This was my favorite building on campus!

This is the view from the football field looking up at the business school.

There were definitely different materials used to build the various buildings on campus.

Here's the view from some student housing- not too shabby!

The campus has a lot of open green space, and this particular building reminds me of Princeton!

This is the view looking down at the football field from above.

These houses are the cutest, and they're just across the street from GU!

Overall, the campus is super pretty and the town of Georgetown is really cute. Georgetown University is pretty rigorous academically, and is comparable to an Ivy League school. It was interesting to visit another college after committing to Colorado, but I know that i made the right choice!

xoxo,

Alyssa

What I Received In My July Birchbox {VIDEO}

Hey everyone! Today I'm back with a different type of post. I received my July Birchbox last week and realized that I had never shown a Birchbox to you guys before. I thought it would be fun to switch it up and do it in video form! Please excuse my not-styled hair, chipped nail polish,  and no makeup face; I wanted to keep it a casual video (:

I hope you enjoyed the video and let me know if you would like to see more videos in the future!

xoxo,

Alyssa

Fab Friday

Hey everyone! Happy Friday. I'm so excited to be back blogging after a crazy two weeks! I mentioned in the Fab Friday two weeks ago that my soccer team made it to Maryland for finals. Last week we flew to Maryland, and were there for 6 days. We were able to explore Washington D.C. as well as parts of Maryland and Virginia. It was really nice to be back on the east coast, as I hadn't been there since last August. I will have a few recaps of our trip coming up next week because I did take a lot of pictures. For this post, you'll just get a little sneak peek ;) 

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On our first real day in Maryland my team and I headed over to Georgetown. We were given a tour of the campus by the coach, and were able to see a bit of the town. Georgetown is so cute! I'm obsessed with all of the brightly painted homes, as well as fun streets packed with preppy stores. 

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Like I just mentioned, we toured Georgetown University (let me know if you would like to see a post just with snaps from GU). The campus is situated on the Potomac River and it's a really pretty campus. The buildings are interesting because some of them look like Hogwarts, while others are brick. 

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If you follow me on IG (@lotsoflys) you would've seen this snap from Mount Vernon. I had been to DC before, but had never been to Mt. Vernon. We went on our last day and it was so pretty! There were so many pretty flowers, and the views of the river were spectacular!

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When in DC, it's pretty essential to make a stop at the White House! It's such a touristy thing to do, but I always enjoy it. This was about the best picture I could snap with all of the fences and guards and such, but I think it looks pretty good. 

As you're reading this, I will be heading to the beach with some of my friends. Tomorrow I am volunteering and they are bringing in 8 puppies in the hopes of getting them adopted (heart eyes emoji)! Have a great weekend and make sure to lookout for some recap posts next week!

xoxo,

Alyssa

Fab Friday

Happy Friday everyone, and happy Fourth of July weekend! What a week it has been! If you read last weeks Fab Friday, you would know that I had soccer playoffs last weekend. We played really well and are moving on to the national semi-finals (hopefully finals) in Maryland next week! It's been a crazy last couple of days trying to figure out everything for the trip that's only a week away.

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My mom and I tried the new Strawberry Lemon Limade Granita from Starbucks! It has a slushie consistency, and is super refreshing (not to mention being the prettiest color!). I want to try the other flavors now.

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I shared one of my favorite outfit posts ever this week! I have been obsessed with this romper, and have also been wanting to show you guys my Madewell purse. If you haven't read the post, you can check it out here. 

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Yesterday I volunteered for the first time at a local cat and dog rescue. I am such a big animal person (especially kittens), and it was so awesome to just hang out with animals for a few hours. This is Garfunkle, and he's a 10 week old kitten that is just so playful! I'm actually off to volunteer again today in half an hour!

I hope everyone enjoys their holiday weekend!

xoxo,

Alyssa