Success!

Guess what happened today?
My sister approved of a cardigan I wanted to buy! Yep, she actually pointed out the cardigan and then told me I could buy it! It was pretty cool. I guess it was understandable since the cardi was only $2. Yep, we're awesome at finding good bargains. :)

Anyways...that's all.
Sorry, no pictures today. Just awesome cardi news. :)

                            Love,
                            Jessi

FREEDOM!

It's SPRING BREAK BABY!
Do you know what I feel like doing now? Watching a movie and sleeping. Because this week pretty much took the life out of me. I don't think I've been able to breathe since...Sunday. Seriously. I'm not over-exaggerating. I wish I was.
But...it's finally over with. I finished everything I needed to do at 5:30pm today. So about 30 minutes ago. haha.
Anyways, I'm sure you don't care to hear me ramble anymore about how long and treacherous my week was. But don't let my complaining fool you, it really was a good week. I enjoyed all of it. Except maybe the studying.

Cardi: Target. Shirt: F21. Belt: Charlotte Russe. Jeans: F21. Boots: Deb.

Cele.

Bration!

 I hope you get time to relax this week...because sometimes it is very needed.

                                                                Love,
                                                                 Jessi

Just a Cardi Girl.

So the other day...my sister, cousin, and I went shopping. We have to travel about 30 minutes to actually hit a mall, or any good places like Target. So it has to be planned accordingly. Anyways... I have this addiction to cardigans. You think I'm joking? Ask my sister. It's a problem. Everytime we go shopping, I always find a new cardigan I love. I usually plan on buying it because I love cardigans and can't get enough of them. But my sister always looks at me and here's what our conversations sound like:
 Jody:  "do you need that Jessi? That kind of looks like another cardigan you have..."
 Me: "No, it does not look like the other cardigans. I mean, a lil' but I really like it."
 Jody: "Jessi, you don't need it. You can't buy it."
 Me: "Jody...please. I really like it.
 Jody: "Jessi. no."
 Me: "Okay...I guess you're right."
Then I usually don't buy it cause I know my lil' sister is right.
She keeps my head on straight and saves me money. I'm lucky.

The cardi my sister wouldn't let me buy this trip. :(

Did you read that? Yep...it describes me. :)

I hope you have awesome people that can help you with your lil' addictions. ;)

                                              Love,
                                              Jessi

Takin it back to 2001.

At least that's what my sister thought when I wore this outfit to church today.
I personally thought it looked like a cute Kansas prairie look. Guess I was wrong...
Oh well. I thought it was fun to wear. :)
Tomorrow (I guess you could say today)...is the beginning of a new week. Ever just want to just sleep through the whole week til you get to the weekend again? Because that's what I want to do. It's the week before spring break and I'm not ready for the homework that is going to be thrown at me...or just life in general. Weekends should definitely be longer.



Whole outfit: WM. Necklace: F21.

I hope you are ready for the week, full of positivity and spunk! Something that I am lacking a bit...

P.S. Did I mention I broke my camera a couple weeks ago? Yeah...it's broken. :( So I've been using some lame camera we have around the house...I guess it'll work. For now.

                                                         Love,
                                                         Jessi

Dresses and Boots :)

My favorite combination.
Especially in the spring. Because it's not cold enough to wear leggings but not warm enough to wear sandals. Personally, I just love boots with everything.
And I just love dresses. So that's probably why I love them together. :)
Oh hey, I got my hair cut yesterday...2 inches. Because of those dang split ends! I wasn't too happy, but it had to be done. I just love my long hair. Really and truly. And now it's just average length and it makes me so sad. I know it'll grow...but as soon as it gets as long as I want it, it'll have split ends and need to be cut again. It just never ends does it? Split ends make life terrible. Just kidding. But they are annoying.

Arm band: JUSTICE WEEK. Cardi:Thrift store. Dress: H&M. Belt: Rue 21. Boots: WM.

I hope you never have to cut your hair! Ever. Embrace those split ends and don't believe the lies that say you need to cut your hair. ;)

Love,

Jessi

JUSTICE WEEK.

It is Justice Week at our school.
On Sunday before our Sunday night chapel, many students were "tricked" into coming into this building where they were handed an arm band and a card with a true story of a child that has been put in the slave traffic. Then we were put in a small bathroom, crowded to know what it feels like for those in other countries that are put into slavery and forced to be in crowded places. We are then supposed to wear the arm bands all week, showing that we are a slave this week.
I realize I probably did a horrible job describing all of that...oh well. You get the picture.

For this week, my friend Molly and I got a lil' picture creative.

J-ustice.

W-eek.

Haha. Yeah, we know we're corny. But hey, we thought it was cool.

I found this off of the World Vision website - http://www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/learn/globalissues-child-trafficking

What is trafficking in persons?

Human trafficking — especially the trafficking of children — is essentially a modern-day slave trade.

Trafficking in persons is the use of fraud, force, or coercion to exploit a person for profit. That person can be exploited in his or her own home, within his or her community, or in a country half way around the world.
It does not necessarily involve movement. Human trafficking and human smuggling are not the same. Trafficking takes on many guises and occurs within countries and across borders. Examples include:

• Children abducted to fight as child soldiers
• One person sold to another to serve as a slave or bonded laborer
• Impoverished girls from rural areas sold or stolen away to serve as sex slaves in brothels

Trafficking in persons knows no boundaries. It occurs in every country in the world, including the United States.


So it's a pretty serious deal. Check it out. See how you can help.
No one wants to be a slave. No one should be a slave.


I thought it was a pretty important to share, I hope it moves you to do something as it has me.

                                                            Love,
                                                            Jessi

Lets be frank here...

Life is absolutely ridiculous.
Sometimes I really like it and other times I really hate it and all its decisions and changes it throws at us. But, thank goodness for those lil' joys in life that counteract the bad. :)

Also, I'm really craving a shopping trip and a legit photo shoot. Just wanted to throw that out there. Two of my favorite things and they have been lacking in my life. Not cool. At all.

Dress: Target, $5. Belt: WM, $3. Cardi: Target, Mom's. Shoes: WM, $5.





P.S. My sister takes most of my pictures...and she always does fantastic. I'm so lucky that she does it so lovingly and willingly. ;)

Hope you are finding those lil' joys in life that just make the terrible things crumble away.

Love,

Jessi