Shoe Lust- Aldo "Pliny"

Why study when you can window shop online? I mean I don't have a major Microbiology Lab Midterm to study for or anything. But let's not bore you and let's get to the good stuff.

These are the Aldo "Pliny" shoes. To me they look very Chanel-esque. And if you knew me, you would know I love that. Sadly, with my current pay and student status. Purchasing some beautiful Chanels are kinda out of my reach. So I would definitely settle for these. I just love the nude up against the black! What do you think??

They can be purchased here: They are $80 USD

Shoe Lust of the Moment: Aldo "Krugh"

So I vowed to myself I would not buy myself anymore shoes unless they can be properly justified. Example: A on an exam (you might not think this is a big deal but with my classes IT IS) or getting bonuses/recognition at work. It's not that I do not have the money, it's that I do not have the time to wear the shoes. My time is spent four ways these days: Going to school, working, studying, or sleeping.

I cannot wear my shoes (mostly heels) to school because:
1. I attend the second largest university in my state.
2. I go to school for 13 hours a day.
3. People would die of jealousy of my shoes (sarcasm)

I cannot wear my shoes to work because:
1. I work 8-9 hour shifts.
2. Sadly shoes must be non-slip :(

And the other two are self-explanatory. Unless I really wanna get ridiculous and wear them to bed. (which I've done before)

But anyways we're getting way off topic. I'm currently drooling over these right now.

These are not my typical "love" shoe just because it has that chunky heel and its fabric. But for some reason right now I am really digging it! They are from Aldo, part of the spring collection and I think they would look so cute with shorts or a really cute summer dress. I've never purchased a pair of shoes from Aldo before but I think these are absolutely adorable!

They are $90 USD and can be purchased online here: The photos are also from that site.

Bowknot Embellished Pumps

So I recently stumbled upon this website called wholesale-dress.net. They are a wholesale clothing site that also sells retail internationally. I'm embarrassed to say that I've spent a couple hours over the past week "window shopping" this site and everytime I stumble upon these shoes my eyes grow large and my jaw drops. These shoes are BEAUTIFUL. I mean beyond beautiful. If you didn't get a million compliments while wearing them everyone around you is crazy. The most insane part of this all? The price of it. 12.47. YUP 12.47 US dollars! How can you not drool?

I know you're probably wondering, so if these shoes are so beautiful and they're so cheap why aren't they in your hands yet? (or more better on your feet). Because they only have limited sizes. Specifically US Sizes 5-7. I'm a size 8 :( So if I know you, and you're a size 5-7 please pick them up for the sake of me! Because these are way too beautiful to pass up!!

Birthday Blues

Every time January rolls around I start getting excited. Because it means that February can't be too far away and that means its my birthday... But for some reason this year I am just not getting that feeling. In fact, I am not even looking forward to my birthday at all. Maybe its because I have school the entire day (from 8 AM to 9:45 at night) or maybe because I couldn't get the weekend before or after off. Maybe it's just not supposed to be an exciting birthday because the my next one is the big 21. Who knows.. I don't even know what to do for my birthday...

Maybe I'll ignore my birthday this year.. Pretend I skipped it. Save all the excitement for 21.

What do you think?

Love, Stephanie

A Fresh Start

Today is my first day back at CSULB. I don't think I can even begin to put into words how excited I am. I don't think I've ever been this excited for school, and that's saying something since I really like school. After my hell of a semester (maybe a blog post on that later) I'm ready to start again. I can't wait to challenge myself and drive myself to the limit, because if I wasn't doing that I wouldn't be making myself happy.

So here are the reasons I'm excited:
1. I'm back at CSULB after taking Fall off and going to a community college and taking online classes. I'm excited for actual classrooms with real students and real lectures and discussions. I am a people person, the whole hiding behind your computer crap just is not for me. CSULB has become a comfort area for me. I thrive when I'm in a place I know with people I know.
2. This is my least stressful semester when it came to adding classes. I've had some crazy obstacles to go through when it came to classes, and this was by far the easiest. Even though some problems did arise, I was able to overcome them and actually get a schedule I liked and will hopefully work for me.
3. I'm going to work less. Since school is really my priority I'm taking on less days at work so I could concentrate. And I'm happy about that, because I was really getting sick at living my life at Panera everyday. The only part that sucks is that I never have weekends off and sometimes you just wanna run away for a day, and this situations does not exactly give me that freedom.
4. I'm in a micro class! Which means I'm one semester closer to applying, and hopefully it means I can apply to the nursing program in the fall and I can finally be on the way to graduating.
5. Even though my best friend Christine goes to another CSU I feel closer to her when I'm here. Is that weird? I just feel like we've got something to bond over when were both going to school.

Well I can't really think of any more reasons.. even though in my mind it seems like there were and endless number of reasons for my excitment. Oh well, I'll write later! Off to Italian class :) Maybe I'll teach you something in the next post! Haha :D

Are you ready for Spring semester?
I sure am! Bring it oooonnnn!