Finals Frenzy

All right y'all! I'm at the end of freshman year and about to go off on summer. I can't believe it. Time truly flies fast and all I want to do is go back to September and start it all over again. I'm super excited, however, to be done with school for the most part and I'm so ready to go home and see my mommy! (who arrives this coming Saturday night!!) So right now I'm going back and forth from dorm to library to gym and repeat. Soo tired but I just have to stay focused! I mean, it's not like I've put on real clothes in over a week or actually did my hair and makeup, so studies are kinda all I have to worry about....

Any who, hope y'alls week is going well and wish me luck on this coming week!
xoxo Savannah

My Power Playist

Dedman Center @ SMU

Loving these songs! They're on my workout playlist and I'm obsessed with them. Like, OMG.

1. I Love College – Asher Roth
2. Pompeii – Bastille
3. Work B*tch – Britney Spears
4. Fancy ft. Charli XCX – Iggy Azalea 
5. Dark Horse ft. Juicy J – Katy Perry
6. Legendary Lovers – Katy Perry
7. C'Mon – Ke$ha
8. Cop Car – Keith Urban
9. #SELFIE – The Chainsmokers
10. Hard Out Here – Lily Allen
11. Bad Girls – M.I.A.
12. F U Betta – Neon Hitch
13. Timber ft. Ke$ha – Pitbull
14. I Hate College – Sammy Adams
15. All Night Longer – Sammy Adams
16. Only The Good Die Young – Billy Joel 
17. Summer of 69 – Bryan Adams
18. Let It Go (Papercha$er Big Room Remix) – Idina Menzel

What are y'alls faves?

xoxo Savannah

Chocolate Oatmeal Scotchies

Hey y'all! I hope Easter was as good for y'all as it was for me. So much good food and such great company. I am truly blessed to have such a wonderful family so close by me.

And one of those perks of living close to family is coming "home" to homemade foods. Which means, NO DORM FOOD FOR AT LEAST A DAY!!!!

On Easter, my auntie made these Chocolate Oatmeal Scotchies that were just to die for. Like OMG y'all. I wanted to eat every single cookie AND lick the plate. So, naturally, I got the recipe from my aunt to share with y'all...

Chocolate Oatmeal Scotchies

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butterscotch morsels 
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels
• 1 1/4 cups unsifted flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 cups Old-Fashioned Quaker oats

1) Preheat oven to 375°F

2) Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in small bowl; set aside

3) Beat softened butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract in large bowl

4) Gradually beat in flour mixture

5) Stir in oats and morsels

*6) Drop by rounded tablespoons onto an ungreased baking sheet

*7) Bake 7 to 8 minutes for chewy cookies, 9 to 10 minutes for crisp cookies

*8) Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes, remove to wire racks to cool completely

*PAN COOKIE VERSION

6) Grease 15x10-inch jelly-roll pan

7) Prepare dough as above

8) Spread in prepared pan

9) Bake for 18 to 30 minutes or until lightly browned

10) Cool completely in pan on wire rack

Makes 4 dozen (48 cookies)

*from food.com (Nestle' Oatmeal Scotchies) with a couple of modifications from my aunt :)

My Fave Movies

Hey y'all! I got super sick with strep throat, so I haven't been up to doing much except watching movies and sleeping. So, I thought I'd make a list of my top 7 favorite movies leading up to my all time fave.

7) Crazy Stupid Love

6) Pitch Perfect

5) Les Miserables 

4) Steel Magnolias

3) The Notebook

2) The Princess Bride 

1) Breakfast At Tiffany's

What are y'alls favorites? 

xoxo Savannah

How to Stay Organized

Hey y'all! So finals are coming upon us, so now's the time to get organized and ready to knock those tests out of the park. However, as a busy college student, life sneaks up on us and it's super easy to fall into disorganized chaos. Besides my notebooks, my laptop and my textbooks, here are a few things I always keep in my tote to help avoid disorganization. 

1) A planner. I love my Lilly P one too much

2) Colored pens. Great for color coding notes and events

3) Highlighters. Making sure no small detail goes unnoticed

4) Hair ties. When I pull my hair back, I feel like I can accomplish anything

5) Cosmetic bag. Good for keeping pens/pencils as well as lipgloss and mascara

6) Pencils. Because sometimes pens aren't enough

7) Glasses. You can't take notes if you can't see the board

How do y'all keep organized?
xoxo Savannah

What We Wear Out

Dallas is unlike any place on planet earth. It is a thriving city, with a host of colleges (private and public) and never ending attractions to attend. Like New York, Dallas is "the city that never sleeps" of the South. I love it.

This also provides a dilemma on what to wear for all of these potential events. Sometimes the dress code calls for class, and sometimes it calls for a little more of a wild take of life. 

Mid-Morning/Early Afternoon

Usually brunch after church or if the family is in town. Or some day long event like a fraternity Crawfish Boil or Boulevarding in the Fall. 

Places these outfits seen:

• Breadwinners
• Barley House
• Nick & Sam's Grill
• Blue Mesa Grill

Dinner/Night Out

These outfits are suitable for a dinner out or night exploring Dallas. They're very "Uptown"-worthy due to their 'edginess' yet present class. 

Places to wear these outfits:

• Banditos
• Royal Thai
• S&D Oyster Company 
• Sushi Axiom

Going Out

Going out at SMU is a real affair. Hair and makeup have to be perfect and every outfit planned to a T. An SMU girl can never leave without looking ready to party.

Places to wear these outfits:

• The Green Elephant 
• Candleroom 
• Avenu 
• Fraternity parties

What do y'all wear out?
xoxo Savannah

Haircut or No?

Hey y'all! So it's about that time when I start questioning every little thing about my life – do I weigh too much? Are my summer clothes going to fit? Why aren't diet shakes cheaper? Is my degree going to get me a job? – but none more debated than... Should I cut my hair?

I had a bob for the beginning of senior year in high school, after my hair had been 3/4 down my back in junior year. Now my hair is growing back (it has been close to two years since I cut it...) and I'm debating whether or not to go short again. I have the kind of face that can pull off a cute bob, but I also like longer hair for styling...

This...

 Or this...

What do y'all think?
xoxo Savannah