Cheers!

It's New Years Eve!! Yay! What are you going to do to ring in the new year? My friends and I are headed to Cherokee, North Carolina to Harrah's Casino to ring in the New Year. We have reservations at Paula Dean's restaurant at 7 tonight. There's also gonna be live bands throught the casino, so that should be fun. I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful night whether you're staying at home with loved ones or going to a party in your sparkliest dress! We're in the last few hours of 2011 so enjoy it while its here! Cheers!!

xoxo,

Alissa

Looking Back...

Hello! I hope everyone had a great Christmas! I meant to do a post earlier in the week, but I got so busy with work, plus we were doing inventory. Another thing taking up a lot of my free time, which I didn't mind one bit, was getting a lot of requests for my help on fashion advice this week. I am always thrilled when someone asks for my help....therefore I think I've finally found my calling. I plan on doing a post of a holiday recap later, but I just wanted to take a look back at 2011 as we're in the final days and hours of this year. This year started out a little rocky and well, just not great. Although it was rough at first, it ended up being the best year of my life! It was also a year of concerts for me. I got to see Eric Church, Little Big Town, Taylor Swift, The Band Perry, Keith Urban, Justin Moore, Coldplay, The Black Keys, Young the Giant, Luke Bryan, and Lady Antebellum. If you know me, you know I love concerts...as you can tell :-)

Here's a look back at my year, 2011:

My sorority's chapter celebrated it's 55th anniversary! That's my family from left my grand-little, my little sis, me, and my big sis.

I got my very first kitten on my own as an adult since I moved out(besides my childhood cat who lives with my parents. My precious Penelope (Penny). She's the love of my life!

After years and years of begging, I FINALLY got my family to go to New Orleans for vacation. I'd been dying to go since middle school! (Those are my sisters)

In front of the first Real World New Orleans house. I'm a huge Real World fan, therefore, I had to find this house.

They were filming 21 Jump St. while we were there. I got a glimpse of Channing Tatum inside that restaurant and we got to watch a car chase scene! I was pretty excited!

I met my ALL TIME FAVORITE Real World cast member Ace from the Paris cast when I was in Atlanta over the summer. I have literally been in love with him since high school and he was the nicest guy EVER! So sweet...he even bought us tequila shots! :-)I would marry him.

I met The Band Perry at my hometown's 4th of July celebration. They were unbeleivably nice. They really adore their fans. They live in Greeneville, Tennessee, which is only 30 minutes from where I live.

I celebrated my quarter of a century birthday at the lake. I still can't believe I'm 25. My cake says Happy 25th birthday in French if anyone was wondering.

I got a chance to go to Music Midtown Festival in Atlanta where two of my favorite bands, The Black Keys and Coldplay were playing. I went with my friend Haley and we had a blast! Coldplay blew me away!

And of course my friends and I had to cheer on our Vols, also celebrating my dear friend's birthday.

And I had the best Halloween ever! I was beyond excited to finally get to dress up as Wonder Woman! I'd wanted to be her for forever!

Anyways, there's some of the highlights of my year. What were some of your favorite moments of 2011? What are you looking forward to in 2012?

xoxo,

Alissa

Merry Christmas!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!! I hope your day is blessed and filled with joy! Amongst all the craziness of the holidays, try not to forget the real meaning of Christmas. Remember, Jesus is the reason for the season! Hope you're having a holly jolly Christmas! :-)

xoxo,

Alissa

Santa is Coming!!

image via pinterest

Happy Christmas Eve! I still can't believe today is already here! Do you remember the excitement you felt as a little kid? Putting the milk and cookies out for Santa, with a letter, and leaving some carrots for the reindeer? Trying to go to sleep but not being able to contain your excitement? Brings back warm and fuzzy memories of waking up early and tearing into those presents! I'm finally home at my parents (it's an hour away from where I live) and it still doesn't quite feel like Christmas. What are you doing on this Christmas Eve? Are you enjoying holiday parties/dinners with your family? Are you waiting for Santa? ;-) I'm spending my evening eating Christmas candy and watching Christmas movies (Home Alone to be exact). However you're spending your Christmas Eve, I hope it's warm and delightful!

xoxo,

Alissa

My week

Hello there! So this week has definitely flown by, and has also been a little strange. I absolutely LOVE Christmas, but this year, I'm just not feeling the holiday cheer/Christmas spirit. I think the weather has something to do with it. It's been in the 50's and really rainy here. The past 2 Christmas's have been snowy and white, so I guess that had me spoiled. No matter how many times I watch the Christmas classics, put Taylor Swift's Christmas cd on repeat, light my cinnamon candles, or sip on some egg nog, I just can't seem get into that "holiday spirit". I have, however been doing some shopping and indulging! I've been far too generous to myself this Christmas that I really think retailers need to ban me from their stores. Here's what I've been up to this week!

I got an iphone!!

Indulgance #1 - Peppermint Bark! A holiday favorite.

Indulgance #2 - Krispy Kreme holiday doughnuts! How cute is the little snowman?? He's so cute I don't want to eat him! :-)

Bath and Body Works was having a sale! Everything I got was $3! Plus I got a discount with my empty bulbs! Side note: Going to the mall on my day off (Fridays) which is also 2 days before Christmas, was a HUGE mistake...made me hate my life!

I went to Old Navy and did a little indulging there. I had two $10 off rewards cards and I saw a commercial that sweaters were on sale for $15. I ended up with the two plaid camp shirts ($15 each-I plan on wearing the red one on Christmas), the leopard sweater and camel sweater (in love with that color) were $15 each as well. Also, I got two great pairs of wedge booties in black and olive on clearance for $13.99 each! And how cute is the navy cross body purse? A steal at $9.99 - not to mention my $20 off rewards, plus 10% off for using my Gap card. I'm all about some savings!

Trying to soak in some holiday spirit with my Christmas decorations

And of course, I couldn't leave you without sharing a photo of Penny! :-) She was hiding with the nutcrackers earlier in the week hehe.

Last Friday was my friend's Holiday party/gift exchange. I'll try and get pictures up of that soon. Have you all been brave enough to venture out and face the crowds during the crazy week before Christmas? Are you one of those people who wait til the last minute? I sure am! :-)Until next time!

xoxo

Alissa

Feelin' Festive

Hello everyone! Christmas is just one week away!! Can you believe it?? I haven't done a whole lot of shopping. My family doesn't tend to over do it or stress too much when it comes to gift giving (my family is really small by the way). I do love the hustle and bustle of the holiday season though, but I have to admit that sometimes it makes me cranky, bah humbug! Guess that's what happens when you work in retail! Anywho, I've been sick/busy, so here are some photos of how I've been preparing for the holidays.

Penny in her Christmas sweater; My beautifully sparkly Christmas tree; Poinsetta wreath on my front door; A finished Pinterest project of mine.

My tacky Christmas sweater I scored for $1!; Holiday candles from Bath & Body Works- Fresh Balsam, Cinnamon Stick and Twisted Peppermint - smells like Christmas :-); Nutcrackers - my favorite holiday decoration (I buy a new one every year and collect them); My favorite holiday mug and Christmas-y coffee creamer.

Hope everyone is enjoying this holiday season! Have you finished up your Christmas shopping?

xoxo,
Alissa

Howdy Y'all

Hello There!!!

 

 

 

 

My name is Alissa.

 

I can't believe I've finally made it here! I have been back and forth on starting a blog for sooo long and figured, why not? It could be one of the best things I ever did, plus it took some encouraging from my friends and co-workers....so here I am!

 

Some other things to know about me are...

• I'm a small town southern gal with big city dreams.
• I am proud to be a born and raised Tennessee gal.
• I am a 25 year old lover of all things FASHION! I was also a Fashion Merchandising major in college.
• My life long goal and also what I went to school for is to become a merchandise buyer (my dream job). I am still in the process of meeting that goal. Of course my real dream job, which is a total fantasy, is to become a wardrobe stylist for music videos/tv shows. Hey, a girl can dream.
• I am a self proclaimed magazine hoarder (No lie, I still have magazines from 1998. I just can't bring myself to throw them out).
• I work in a really cool and trendy consignment store where I usually find a lot of my clothes for super cheap! :-) Who doesn't love that?
• I honestly have a serious shopping problem. Clothes just make me feel good inside-at times I'm convinced I need to seek professional help, but don't most girls have this problem?
• I am completely and utterly obsessed with Paris, France and French culture. (I was lucky enough to visit when I was 17 and it changed my life).
• I am absolutely in love with gold whether it be jewelry, clothes, hardware on accessories, home decor...anything gold, I love it!
• I'm all into some celebrity gossip and am filled with useless information. I am a walking wikipedia. No really - ask me anything! I can assure you I know the answer. ;-)
• And lastly, I named my blog after two of my most favorite things EVER - Sequins and Stripes!! Stripes are just so classic! And of course I love anything that glitters, sparkles, shimmers, and shines!

Thanks for stopping by!! Hope y'all will stick around for more!
xoxo

 

Alissa

 

P.S. I forgot to mention one very important thing! My absolute #1 dream
man is Daniel Tosh, so you guys will hearing A LOT about him! He is, however, perfect in my eyes:-)