My regular blogging schedule will return next week once I'm settled but for now....

I'm a post grad. 

I'm an alumnae. 

This isn't real.

Graduation was a truly surreal day and I have to say, I was so incredibly proud of myself. I know that a lot of people don't get to have the honor to attend college and I had this blessed privilege to be able to graduate from someplace as amazing as Iona College. 

It was a great day to spend with my friends, classmates, and family. We all took the train in together, drank mimosas and ran through Manhattan as people applauded us in our caps and gowns. I felt like I was having an outer-body experience. It didn't feel real, it didn't feel as if it were happening to me.

When I got to Madison Square Garden, I couldn't believe I was there. I was about to walk across the stage at MSG and accept my college diploma. It was insane. 

While in the hallway, waiting with my friends to walk into the ceremony, I couldn't believe it. I felt incredibly sick and nervous. Then we heard the graduation march and walked into the theater; as soon as I walked in, I saw my family and my emotions hit me.

The ceremony wasn't terribly long or boring, it was actually kind of beautiful.

Before I knew it, my name was being called and I was walking across the stage to shake the President of my college's hand and getting my fake diploma. 

Afterwards, pictures were taken, tears were shed, and I went to brunch with my family before heading off to the bars for a splendid, fun night out with the Class of 2014.

I didn't cry at all on Saturday but on Sunday, when the goodbyes started, that's when it all hit me. Saying goodbye to my friends, both who live near and far, was really tough. I have full faith that I will stay in touch with everyone close to me but it'll never be the same. We'll never be in the same place at the same time, we have to make an actual effort to be friends. It's going to be weird but I know it'll be okay.

I'm home now, post grad living, and it's definitely going to be an adjustment. I need a job, need to learn to live with my mom and sister again, and learn to be an adult. It's going to be interesting, fun, scary and exciting so please take the ride with me.

This new chapter is going to be quite the page turner. 

PS. Here are some pics from graduation! (I wore my FIRST Lilly Pulitzer dress! How exciting!!) 

It's a busy and stressful week on my end and I need some sort of escape. Hence why I'm looking at things I want and don't need. #daydreaming

Mint Wallflower Strand

Kate Spade Candle

Alex and Ani Class of 2014 Bangle

Tory Burch Sandal

What are you wishing for this Wednesday?

Last week kicked my butt. I was super stressed out, hardly had any time to breathe, and had too many emotional breakdowns. Let's put it this way....it was my last Phi Sig Family Luncheon, I'm planning my sorority's Formal (which is tonight) and dealt with owing the banquet hall over $5,000 extra. I picked up my cap and gown, had a bunch of homework assignments, and there was a gas leak in my house.

Last week just did not agree with me, on any level.

Even with the bad luck I was experiencing, I did find some mini windows of light this week and there are some things to look forward too.

-Girl Meets World Trailer: In the middle of a breakdown last week, I saw that E! Online had tweeted that a mini trailer for the BMW sequel had made it's way onto the internet. It's hardly anything of substance but my goodness it put me in the best mood and made me that much more excited to have Cory and Topanga back on my screen.

-BaubleBar: As each day passes, I think I fall more and more in love with Baublebar. I'm not even just talking about their jewelry but their brand as a whole. I think their social media presence is phenomenal and the way they present themselves makes me long to work there and be part of it. Every Friday, BaubleBar does a mini flash sale or a Buried Bauble (a few pieces on the site are marked down but it's your job to find them). A few weeks ago I didn't care that I had no money, I needed something from BaubleBar. I participated in this Buried Bauble fun and received my purchases this week. I'm kind of obsessed. 

-Easter Break: My Easter Break starts on Wednesday and strangely, I'm really looking forward to it. I need a break. I need to get my life together and it's really hard to do that at school. I'm excited to go home, see my mom and the rest of my family, and just sit on the couch doing nothing all day. I do plan on writing some papers, blogging, and getting down and dirty with my job hunt. This is the last break I'll have as a college student so I'm taking full advantage. It's so bittersweet I could start to cry.

-An Open Letter to the Class of 2014: Meaghan McGoldrick is an alumnae of Iona College. She's a year older than me, she was the editor of the Ionian newspaper, and she's probably one of the greatest writers of our generation, no lie. She is constantly instilling me and the other Gaels, along with everyone else who reads her blog, with wisdom, funny anecdotes, and blowing us away with her way with words. This week, she posted on her blog, "An Open Letter to the Class of 2014". It literally broke my heart and tore into me like a wrecking ball. This post quickly floated around Twitter and Facebook with all my classmates posting and retweeting it. Then, suddenly the post was on Huffington Post College and Meaghan went viral, again. Please go read this letter. If you are a graduating senior, go read it. It will make you cry, smile, and make everything incredibly real. It made my week better and even sadder, all at the same time. Break out the wine Class of 2014, the countdown is on.