Burnt Orange.

Outfit Details:
cardigan target
denim tank thrift
pants h&m

aaaaaand worst blogger award goes to~ me! I can not believe how quickly these days have flown by me! I truly am sorry, the holidays have been keeping me and Ben ever so busy, so busy in fact that we haven't found a single second to stop and take outfit pictures.. Although truthfully I haven't been wearing the best ensembles.. But this one I felt was worth sharing! I am actually planning on recycling this one at my Christmas Eve party my dad, sister and I are throwing, so hopefully I will have better photos of it then! Hope the holidays are cheery and wonderful for you all!

Rosy red.

Outfit Details:
cardigan h&m
crop button up thrift
dress target
boots fergalicious
tights vera wang
charm bracelet juicy couture

These photos don't really show it, but today's weather is pretty dreary. After Ben's gig we bid farewell to northern most New Hampshire and headed south to our second booked hotel. The town we're currently in for the night isn't anything impressive, plus not to mention it's been raining pretty steadily since 4am this morning so we're opting out of exploring our surroundings and just lying in our King size bed getting drunk. Sounds like a good alternative to me!

Fun fact though, our hotel is right next to the location of the first ever widely publicized alien abduction in America. I am slightly petrified though due to the fact that I am a definite believer of extraterrestrial life forms and when I was younger I researched them so much that I gave myself countless reoccurring nightmares.. so fingers crossed I am able to fall asleep tonight!

A day spent exploring.

Outfit Details:

teal jacket h&m

scarf forever 21

cardigan pacsun

tank forever 21

jeans target

bow waist belt forever 21

boots thrift

Yesterday I made the wise decision to save a dress I had packed and to instead wear a much more comfortable outfit since we planned on spending the entire day off exploring the strange town of Colebrook, NH. And I definitely did not regret my wardrobe decision one bit, i'm sure you've noticed my red nose, cheeks, and iced over fingers in these pictures. It was mighty cold out, and trekking through the snow to find the cool locations we were told to seek out didn't help warm us up either as you might imagine. There were a few times where we had to stop so Ben could wrap his much larger hands around mine and shove them in his pockets for a few minutes to try to return my fingers to their original coloring. It was frigid, just trust me on this one.

But as you can see, acquiring nearly frost bitten finger tips was well worth it, the locations we found were BEAUTIFUL. We were told we MUST visit the Colebrook waterfall above all else by the gentleman who owns the hotel we're staying at. When we were on the hunt for it, I envisioned a rinky dink little stream trickling down a slight hill because when I hear the word WATERFALL, I immediately picture the kinds of waterfalls located on gorgeous tropical islands that decent from mountain tops into clear blue lakes. I had little faith that a waterfall in New Hampshire would even be the slightest bit impressive, but BOY was I wrong about that.. It was massive and completely breath taking (as you can see!) It certainly impressed me! And I solemnly swear that from now on I will have more of an open mind about northern New Hampshire, it's certainly full of surprises and unexpected beauty. I really have grown to love it up here.. I'd even possibly consider living here one day if only these towns weren't four hours away from the closest mall.. That is just too far from civilization.. but an occasional visit every now and again is definitely a must I'd say.

After the waterfall Ben and I sought out a covered bridge we were also told to check out then spent the remainder of our evening walking Colebrook's downtown area, popping into the occasional store to see what a town like this has to offer. One thing I'd like to mention, I truly regret forgetting to pack contact solution, because the cheapest we were able to buy it was a $12 knock off brand medium sized bottle. Damn you my forgetful mind and damn you little town in the middle of no where jacking up your contact solution prices just because you can. Just damn you!

Today we're headed back up north a little ways to a school just a town or two over from the first school that we had visited on Tuesday. Hopefully it will be another in-and-out quickly kinda job, then we're making the drive a few hours south into civilization to check into our last and final hotel of the trip and do some more exploring! I have tons of photos so stay tuned for those!

Practically Canada.

Outfit Details:
cardigan target
polka dot blouse h&m
tank victorias secret
pants h&m
belt h&m
flats aldo

It's the first day of our Northern Adventure and it's been so nice so far. I now understand why thousands of people make the drive up the Franconia Notch highway each year, the scenery is to die for! Even if it is the "off season," (best season to drive it is fall, New England foliage is completely breathtaking) it was just incredible! I will share the photos of New Hampshires' mountains once I return home, because Ben and I must make the drive back on the same highway, so I will have more photos to share then also.. So be prepared for a nice, very photo-heavy blog entry coming your way this weekend.

Now, I always considered myself a small town girl. I grew up in a town that hasn't a single traffic light, street light, or side walks even! My friends from surrounding towns referred to my town as "living in the sticks of New Hampshire," but they are so seriously wrong.. I mentioned briefly here that Ben tends to work some very odd jobs. Well, his latest one is the reason we're up here in practically Canada. This job requires him to suit up in a big fat bear costume and travel to countless schools across New Hampshire to give high fives, hugs, and take pictures with the students. He's apart of a company that aims to encourage kids (kindergarden - 12th grade) that school is not finished after High School.. it's sort of brainwashing children with a big fuzzy bear into going to college.. And I say this in the best way possible! I think the idea is brilliant, maybe if this was around when I was in elementary/middle/or high school I would have tried to attend a real college rather than briefly study at a technical institute which I am still on a 'brief' hiatus from.. But after accompanying Ben to this job I can easily say my town is a "city" compared to many of these northern New Hampshire towns.. I can not even begin to comprehend what growing up in these towns would be like.. The school we visited today was in Pittsburg, NH (3 miles from the Canadian Border). The building was smaller than my towns elementary school building, so we went into the building assuming it housed grades K - 4th or maybe through 8th grade, but we were told it was K - 12th grade, and there were just under 100 kids in the building. 100 kids. 100 kids in the entire building. When I graduated from high school there were 106 in my graduating class, whereas the towns surrounding mine had a minimum of 400 kids per grade.. But in Pittsburg, NH, majority of the classrooms we entered had 3 students per room, a class of 7 students was considered huge to them. But can you just imagine only having about 12 kids your own age in your entire town? Only 12 kids to grow up with.. That just blows my mind, I had no idea such towns existed, Ben even informed me some of the schools he's already visited had roughly 5 kids per grade and their school was called an "open concept school," meaning the school was in a semi large wear house and the "classrooms" were determined by bookshelves and every class/grade was technically in the same room. It just amazes me really. I had no clue such things were in my very own state! I'd picture schools like this in Kentucky or Wyoming or Montana for example (no offense to any of those states!).

But tomorrow Ben has the day off so we're just planning on hanging out at our hotel room and exploring the area we're currently in, but Thursday he's got another Mascot gig only a few miles from Pittsburg, so I will report back then with what I experienced at that school and hopefully have exciting stories from it for you!

Until then, hope you guys are having a tremendous week!

Sudden plans.

(photo taken by me)

I really should be sleeping soundly, but my screwy sleep schedule is at it again, and on one of the worst nights of them all. Ben and I ran tons of errands today preparing for our Northern Adventure as I like referring to it as. His job is sending him waaay up north Tuesday - Friday so I will be tagging along. We're making a little vacation out of it which is quite exciting! We have no idea what to expect and hope the weather is somewhat pleasant, but I wanted to let you know I might be MIA for the week because I have no idea what the internet situation will be like and I really have no clue if we'll be at our hotel room's much.. But if you do not hear from me, I promise to return with tons of photos! And hopefully stories of seeing some moose!