Style Olympics

So I mentioned earlier that there's been a ton of Olympic nail art bouncing around and showed y'all a few examples and even tried my own. Apparently, there's been a nail salon put up in the Olympic Village called Nail Porn. Sounds like my kinda place. Here are a few more manis that aren't strictly USA themed

And of course a USA one:)

I was also telling you about the girl with the Old Glory sweater on and it kinda inspired me to find some more patriotic themed pieces.

 Ok so maybe these shorts don't exactly scream "USA!" but they're a good "Go for the Gold" reminder. Ok I love sparkles.

 Love these shorts!

How cool would this sweater be with a pair of white cuffed shorts?

And how amazing does Princess Kate look? So laid-back but still chic. Perfection.

Loving all the coverage, and excited for what I'll see tomorrow!

But before my last post of the night, I need to catch up on my Brit List. 3 days, 3 artists. Hmmmmm.
OK:
1)Ellie Goulding- "Starry Eyed" ( I really,really,really love Ellie. Love.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBf2v4mLM8k
2)Mumford and Sons- "After the Storm"( It always gives me a bit of peace. I love the whole song but especially this part "And there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears.
And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears.
Get over your hill and see what you find there,
With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair."http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMsTSdHIJds

3)Florence+the Machine "Cosmic Love" (Her voice seriously gives me chills. Love this woman.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EIeUlvHAiM

ohhh, Summer.

Today was my open house, and with every second I spent there, I became a bit more annoyed. If you've forgotten what open house is like let me refresh your memory: it's basically just a bunch of sweaty,confused, and anxious teenagers with their parents. Which is pretty similar to what school is actually like, but without the parents to corral them in. Fun,right? I really just don't know what to do with myself now that the twins have moved to Minnesota. I have Victoria, muh bestieee<3 but she'll be gone for half the day. But enough of my moping! We've got one more weekend for a beach trip. You know who's been doing beach style really well lately? Rihanna. I'm not really on the same page as Rihanna when it comes to style, but honestly, she's been wowing me with these vacation outfits

I think my favorite is the white Oscar de la Renta one-piece and what really makes it is the red lipstick. It's so Hollywood glamour.
So I planned out a little weekend getaway in my head and it includes

This longline bikini from Asos. I love the water color print:)

A beach blanket with a killer view. How convenient:)

And this guy. His name is Ryan Lochte, you might have heard of him. Happy birthday!

Perfect summer song? "Glad You Came" by The Wanted. Watch the video. Trust me,ok?

Enjoy the rest of your summer!

Procrastination Nation

I am a procrastinator. I have been for some time now, and in some capacity, will probably always be. This is my really crappy excuse why I haven't updated in a few days. BUT I am going to make up for a it by writing a few posts tonight. A million things have been happening, thus requiring more than one post:)

To start things off: What kind of drugs are the people over at gymnastics on? I absolutely cannot believe Japan medaled over GB. It's kind of a joke, but a really un-funny one. Like are you serious? And I'm very sad the US men didn't place. Goodbye, Sam Mikulak. But console yourself with my suggested hookup of Missy Franklin. Feeling better already, aren't you? No? Ok, I understand.
Also, in the gymnastics corner, that one British guy has fantastic hurrr.

Like what's the situation here? Do you think he wears hats, or is he more of an earmuffs guy? Is that at all relevant?  I don't know. Probably not.

And YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! The Fab Five are kicking butt and taking names. Like just all over. I especially love their whole team spirit. Like in every interview they do, you can tell they're each fierce competitors, but also care equally about the team as a whole. I can feel the reality, like it's not staged. And I'm still head over heels for their hair&makeup. I've said it before& I'll say it again: I am a confirmed glitterholic.

Inspiring girls everywhere to put it in a pony.

And now(drumroll please) time for my favorite part of the night: SWIMMING. I honestly just think it's safe to say a have a legit obsession. Pause while I google the dictionary definition of "Obsession."

So along with some very seductive Calvin Kelin ads, I found this:

the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc.

Um, yup that sounds about right. So, of course, our guys have been pretty much dominating thanks to these guys.

Matt Grevers

Ryan Lochte

Michael Phelps aka the new world record holder in Olympics medals. Normal Guy Stuff.

I don't remember who's won what since I last posted, but it's safe to say we're doing pretty good. And in hindsight, I'm not sure why my newfound love for the sport, but maybe something to do with the half-nakedness? Not sure, but that is probably a factor.

And on the womens side: A Gold!

My theory: they're mermaids.

Also, I just really want to have a dance party with Missy Franklin.

That's all from the athletic perspective,now for the real fun;)

July 29 Post, Olympics Version

SO! Back to the games! I'm becoming a tad obsessed with swimming so I think my favorite event today was the men's 4x100m. I finally got to see Nathan Adrian! He gave us a super strong start, and Phelps and Jones definitely held their own, doing a fantastic in the middle 2 laps. And then came Lochte! I was soooo readyto jump of the couch and start screaming. WE HAD THAT. I  was so freaking sure. And then in the last couple seconds France not only caught up, but took us over! WTF?! But our guys did a phenomenal job, really. We medaled! SILVERSILVERSILVERRRRR! Whoop!

I also  tuned in to Water Polo and gymnastics. Admittedly, the water polo was sorts meh a first, but then I got into it. A cool sport I think. I didn't see it all since our reservation was for 6:30 and I had to start getting ready. When I got home I caught up with the gymnasts. First off, there seemed to be a lot of girls going out-of-bounds. I'm still a newbie, but is this normal? And second, I'm semi-obsessed with the USA womens leotards. They're like purple sparkle perfection. I wish I could get a closeup look at those panels though. And was anybody else ogling their eye-makeup? I lurrrrved it.

I felt terrible when Jordyn Wieber didn't make the all-around finals. I honestly couldn't even dream of doing a fraction of what they do on a daily basis and I thought she was fantastic. She just seemed so devastated, it was heartbreaking to watch. But the best of luck to our ladies in the days to come! Bring it home for us!

And nowwwww, I was in bed last night, and had like a genius idea. I was reading this ESPN article about Olympic Village hookups a few weeks ago, and I thought: Who would be a cute couple? And so without further ado, a new segment I have titled:
Olympic Athletes Who Should Totally Hookup in the Olympic Village

Ryan Lochte and LoLo Jones. Basically because Lochte loves a challenge and LJ has that whole virginity thing going on(which trust me, I totally respect and get) but I feel like is anyone could change her mind, it'd be him. In related news, if anyone could change my mind, it'd be him. And also, because the 2 of them are just like insanely attractive.

Nathan Adrian and Alex Morgan. There really is no explanation other than he is super hot and as a fellow pink-lover, I see a bit of myself on her. Which is kind of why I chose LJ for RL too... yeah, maybe a pattern here.

Sam Mikulak and Missy Franklin. They'd actually be cute together I think. They just both seem very like infectious and light.


And Day 2 of my Brit List comes to you in the form of another boy band The Wanted.

 I of course as a British fanatic, have a a thing for British accents. I also however, as a rule, have a thing for brown and/or curly hair on guys( I feel like I should let you know just how much I like this picture. Nathan<brown hair>,in the beanie. I love beanies on guys. Jay<curly hair> in maroon,which I find to be the absolute most attractive color a guy can wear. Well played,gentlemen. Well played.) The Wanted somehow combined these things. And it is amazing. You know who else did that BUT ON THE SAME PERSON(Harry Styles)? ONE DIRECTION,yesterday's Brit List pick, but more on them another time. So yeah, The Wanted's latest single is "Chasing the Sun" and the video for it basically combines like leather, British guys, and a catchy beat. You can watch it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFS5N_yAGTo

See you for more Olympic greatness tomorrow!

Happy Birthday BroBro!

Another day in the Olympics! Today was also my brothers birthday, so we went out for a celebratory dinner. My outfit was a tad Olympics-inspired.

Obviously the white and blue for Team USA and since I don't actually own any red clothing this is what I tried instead:

Ribbon bracelet with an Old Glory print. And the nail art I showed y'all a few days ago inspired me to try my own. It's my take on the stars&stripes. A deep blue polish with a glitter topcoat on 4 fingers and red&white stripes on my ring finger as an accent nail. I added a bit of gold(optimism, people! The power of positive thinking!) with my rings& crossbody bag.
Anywho, I had fun at dinner, my prom date showed up,since he's an old family friend.He's the guy on the end in the end in the glasses and the birthday boy is in the middle.

Ok,now I'm going to go reheat my leftovers.

Lochte Nation

So everyone is talking about the olympics. I missed the opening ceremony last night because I had to  :( But from the looks of it, I missed something ah-mazing.

BUT I got to catch up today with coverage of volleyball,gymnastics,and swimming. Volleyball is one of the few sports I actually have an excellent comprehension of.

My old team, the Maranatha Lady Warriors! I'm the one with the sleeve on, because I only played like twice, because I was terrible. But all that time on the bench gives you a good understanding of the game. I was pretty proud of myself for actually being able to understand what was happening in the US/Aussie match today. I was even more proud of Misty May Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings! I was in serious hand-clenching mode but they diiiiiiid itttttttt!

The gymnastics was tres cray. I think it was China and the US mens teams I saw compete and WOAH. I could never do any of that. I had no idea those guys were so short,though. But the muscles!!! And I mean seriously. Nothing but love for those guys, it was insane. Crazy-awesome. The vault was sick but the floor work really blew my mind.

And I loved watching the reaction of Jon Orozco's mom. But time out: did you see the outfit on the girl sitting behind her. American flag pullover&cutoffs. It was so USA. I'm going to keep searching for a pic, but no luck yet.
 SWIMMING! I'm a total water baby, but more of a floater than a racer. I love watching the races, and my favorites going  into it were Ryan Lochte and Missy Franklin. Confession: I'd seen Missy swim before, but not Ryan. In fact he wasn't even on my radar until he showed up in my mail last month in Glamour(the issue that also introduced me to Nathan Adrian, who I haven't seen yet but hopefully soon, I'm keeping an eye out!) He's such a cutie and the blue eyes are like sent from Poseidon(get it? that was actually kind of terrible, I'm sorry.) So yeah, I put the picture from Glamour in my last post, but this was Lochte with his GOLD medal today.

Ok,yes, I have officially joined Lochte Nation. Jeah.

I was like squeezing my own hand watching the women compete in swimming. I was basically commentating to myself from my living room couch. Anyway, congrats to the US women! They were insane in the membrane and made us all proud! 

.And so in homage to the Olympians, go watch their parody of "Call Me Maybe"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPIA7mpm1wU&feature=player_embedded#!

I have a slight obsession with England, and since London is hosting the Olympics this year, I'm going to share some of my Brit List with you everyday of the games. Todays pick is super simple. One Directionnnnnnnn! Haha, you can go with the classic "What Makes You Beautiful" or for a switchup "Stole My Heart." Good song, go listen.

Good luck tomorrow!

Olympics!

Happy Friday!
 Today is the official start of the 2013 Olympics and I'm pumpedddddd! Reason #1 to be pumped:

These guys: Cullen Jones, Nathan Adrian, Ryan Lochte and Brendan Hansen. Go Team USA! And also, a big thank you to Glamour, the best magazine everrrrr.

So in all seriousness, the Olympics are great. They showcase ah-mazing athletic ability and that's totally inspiring. One prime example? The gods-who-be at the Olympics have decided that they're going to ease up on the dress code a bit, allowing the volleyball players to participate in something other than their standard sexy bikinis. Well, that's fantastic news for a lot of women, especially those with strict religious and moral views. But our leading ladies said no thank you and are sticking with the 2-pieces.

And here's what they had to say about it "what you see is what you get- there's no airbrushing"

Totally inspiring,right? I am an avid lover of magazines,and  there's kind of an internal war going  on with them right now. You know the whole airbrushing controversy thing. But some magazines are working against it. Seventeen started a body peace treaty, and you can sign here:

http://www.seventeen.com/health/tips/body-peace-pledge

But the point is, I love that it's sort of a message of body-peace in itself. They're proud of their bodies(and they should be!) and want to show them off! A bit of inspiration for us, be happy in your skin. Love it.

Keep an eye out for these girls too:

 Alex Morgan

 Alise "The Beast"

 Claressa Shields

 Foluke Akinradewo

 Kayla Harrison

 Julie Zetlin

 Missy Franklin

Maya Moore

So good luck to all the men and women competing! WOO-HOO USA!