Meet Virginia

Yeah About That

Hello......ello.....ello.....Anyone out there.....out there.....there? ;)! Guys what is up??? I know, I know where the heck have I been? Why would you just leave us hanging? My life stood still while you were gone (ok that was a bit of an exaggeration...just a small one right?). Well I am here to set things straight, first I am so so sorry, and NO I am NOT pregnant (unless you count birthing my interior design degree than yes I'm pregnant).
In all honesty it was so difficult for me to take a step back from this blog, you don't know how many times I wanted to jump on and post something but didn't know what to say, and couldn't find the time. To sum things up life caught up with me, which I am sure this has happened to everyone. My life for the past 3-4 months has been crazy.

Silly me thought I could handle taking 7 classes, working part time, amongst other things you will soon discover
We finally got fed up with house hunting and decided to build! That's right building baby! It could not be more perfect for us
We decided to a lot of the work on our own, again add more things to that list
Umm, can we just lump being a wife into this without elaborating...Nuff said right?
I am now the publicist for the IIDA (International Interior Design Association) for my school, which includes doing marketing for our events, and for the program by creating a blog
Did I mention school?
Lastly but most importantly, my amazing Grandma whom this blog is named after passed away two months ago. Wow was that incredibly hard. Having to say goodbye/see you soon to such an amazing woman was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. We as a family are still trying to pick up the pieces, but it gets easier every day. Love you Grandma!

That's it in a nutshell guys. I am also happy to mention that while I was gone I still got ready and am sad I wasn't able to share some of those outfits. Doesn't it just seem like, whats the point in wearing a bomb outfit if I don't post about it? The blogosphere has definitely skewed my way of thinking, but I'm ok with it.
I'd like to say that I will be back on a regular, but I may have to postpone a little longer since our house should be done next week and we will have to pack it up and rap it up in our apartment and start living the dream of not having to share walls with strangers. I do however promise I will be back, mark my words. Until then hope you all are well, and know how much I have missed you.

Thriftaholics Weekly #34

Now that we have "I'm a Thriftaholic" we thought we'd share weekly, our thrifted treasure! Thrifted treasure could be an item(s) you have thrifted: thrifted clothing you've worn in outfit posts, thrifted home decor, really any thing you thrifted and want to show off is welcome!

Remember this really is a support group in reverse, we don't want to kick our thrifting habits, we want to embrace them and show them off. And most importantly we want to have fun in the process!

So if you have a thrifted find that you are dying to share, this is the place. Every Tuesday we will have the: "Thriftaholics Weekly Link up."Where you will be able to link up anything you have thrifted whether that be something in your outfit post, a piece of furniture, anything your little thrifted heart desires. There are no limits on what can be linked up, it just simply needs to be anything you've thrifted and fell in love with. Bottom line: If you thrifted it, we want to see it. Simple enough right?!

Thanks to all those who linked up last week, it was a blast seeing all of your thrifted finds! I had to narrow it down to my pick of the week (which was super hard you guys are awesome)!

My Thriftaholic of the week is:

Lissie from Notes She Wrote

Um how cute is Lissie? So cute I know! She thrifted a couple of these amazing grandpa sweaters, and she is totally rocking them. Bring the gpa sweaters back girl! Loves it!

Ana is taking a little bit of time off from blogging, super hope to see her back soon!

The guidelines for linking up weekly are easy:

Link up a post about your thrifty finds, be sure to link the direct post.

and

Place one of these badges on your blog post you are linking up with.

Excited to see what you've thrifted!

Thriftaholics Weekly #33

Remember this really is a support group in reverse, we don't want to kick our thrifting habits, we want to embrace them and show them off. And most importantly we want to have fun in the process!

So if you have a thrifted find that you are dying to share, this is the place. Every Tuesday we will have the: "Thriftaholics Weekly Link up."Where you will be able to link up anything you have thrifted whether that be something in your outfit post, a piece of furniture, anything your little thrifted heart desires. There are no limits on what can be linked up, it just simply needs to be anything you've thrifted and fell in love with. Bottom line: If you thrifted, we want to see it. Simple enough right?!

Thanks to all those who linked up last week, it was a blast seeing all of your thrifted finds! I had to narrow it down to my pick of the week (which was super hard you guys are awesome)!

My Thriftaholic of the week is:

Kimberly from: A Night Owl Blog

Who doesn't love some vintage Pyrex? That's exactly what I thought...Nobody! Kimberly thrifted these amazing Pyrex bowls, and I'm uber jealous! Go you Kimberly!!

Ana is taking a little bit of time off from blogging, super hope to see her back soon!

The guidelines for linking up weekly are easy:

Link up a post about your thrifty finds, be sure to link the direct post.

and

Place one of these badges on your blog post you are linking up with.

Excited to see what you've thrifted!

House Hunt Stress

Top/Thrifted, Sweater/Thrifted, Jeggings/Kohls, Socks/Kohls, Boots/Old Navy, Beret/f21, Necklace/f21, Glasses/f21

Nate and I have been house hunting for what seems like an eternity, and can I just say it has been next to miserable! What is it about spending buckets full of money that results in death-con five between a couple? When I could no longer count the number of fights on my fingers and toes I stopped counting. All of them are really really stupid too, come to think of it we always fight about stupid stuff that doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. Through all of these disagreements we have learned even more about each other, like we are now on the same page of what constitutes a house as being ghetto...Very important if you ask me.

We think we are getting close though. If not I think the stress might make use explode! I hands down wouldn't want to go through this with anyone else, I married a gem. Sure do love that guy, and the way he puts up with my HM (high maintenance) tendencies, also if you could do me a solid and not mention that I admitted I am a little on the HM side to him, I'd appreciate it ;). Loves

Thriftaholics Weekly #32

Remember this really is a support group in reverse, we don't want to kick our thrifting habits, we want to embrace them and show them off. And most importantly we want to have fun in the process!

So if you have a thrifted find that you are dying to share, this is the place. Every Tuesday we will have the: "Thriftaholics Weekly Link up."Where you will be able to link up anything you have thrifted whether that be something in your outfit post, a piece of furniture, anything your little thrifted heart desires. There are no limits on what can be linked up, it just simply needs to be anything you've thrifted and fell in love with. Bottom line: If you thrifted, we want to see it. Simple enough right?!

Thanks to all those who linked up last week, it was a blast seeing all of your thrifted finds! I had to narrow it down to my pick of the week (which was super hard you guys are awesome)!

My Thriftaholic of the week is:

Amy from Green Eggs and Hamm

Check out this awesome treasures that Amy found thrifting! She also listed a bunch more that you must check out, and even gives some tips on how to become a better thrifter. Dang Amy go you girl!

Ana is taking a little bit of time off from blogging, super hope to see her back soon!

The guidelines for linking up weekly are easy:

Link up a post about your thrifty finds, be sure to link the direct post.

and

Place one of these badges on your blog post you are linking up with.

Excited to see what you've thrifted!

Lately On Instagram

I decided to take the photo a day challenge that is floating around there out in the blogosphere at the beginning of the month, and it has been a lot of fun! I have been posting my pictures on Instagram. You know the weird thing is about instagram is that I didn't want to look at it too much, or post as many pictures because I knew that I would become instantly addicted (I mean that is the same thing that happened with pinterest). I just know myself all to well, because I'm a full blown addict...Like it's staying up till 2 AM browsing pictures bad. In spirit of my new found addiction I thought I would share some pictures I have taken for the photo a day challenge:

Do you guys instagram? Give me a shout I would love to find some more people to follow! You can find me at @morgan_virginia . Hope you guys have a lovely three day weekend! I plan on doing absolutely nothing, this first week of school has did me in. Loves.

New Camera Euphoria

Sweater/Macy's, T/Target, Jeggings/Kohls, Booties/ Kohls, Shades, Necklace: c/o Brideblu, Rings: Macy's

I am beyond obsessed with my new Canon DSLR camera that I got for Christmas from my loving husband (kudos). These are the first pictures that I have taken with it, and with my new remote...Which was/is a learning process, hence the hot picture above ;). I feel like I am a sponge right now soaking up anything and everything that has to do with taking and editing pictures. I would love to get some pointers from you guys!

Any tips with taking pictures with a camera remote?

Any tips for shooting pictures manually?

Any tips for editing pictures in photoshop?

What do you prefer, pictures that are more simply edited or gussied up?

Thanks guys! I am so excited to see what you have to say and try out some new things! Love