Trenching through Thursdays

I have been eyeing a trench coat for over the past year or two while the weather continues to warm in Michigan. While shopping with my mom at Dress Barn, I came across a simple, tan trench coat. I fell in love with it, especially with the price of the coat. I am all for shopping on a budget, as a "poor" college student.
This coat is such a spring collection item while it looks great with bright spring clothes. It is a very light weight coat, that goes longer than my knees. I paired this trench coat with my J.Crew toothpick jeans, Jack Rogers sandals, a striped long sleeve and an Old Navy neck scarf. 

More blog post are to come as my first semester of summer classes are coming to an end. More projects and final exams are underway this upcoming week. I would love to share more ideas about tips on taking summer classes. 

Catch Up with Simply Emily Elizabeth

These pass couple of weeks have been crazy! The last weeks of April, I finished the spring season of soccer as it was the final spring season I will have at Aquinas. I turned 21 on the 23rd of April, finally! Summer courses have begun as getting into the routine of class and lab. This summer, I am taking one class at Aquinas (that is only given at AQ) and three classes at Grand Rapids Community College. In order to graduate on time, I have to take these classes. This is my last summer of my senior year! It is crazy to think that I will enter in my senior year of college and my final year of soccer. I seriously don't know what my life will be after soccer is done (tear!). 

I can't wait to share my summer adventures with you that come in a couple of weeks! 

Seniors: Graduation

To ALL the seniors who are graduating high school, do not be afraid of this moment. It's a major accomplishment to graduate high school. I can remember the morning of graduating, for how nervous I was that I was going to trip over the stage and embarrass myself in front of everyone. Be excited that you are moving forward with your life. Do not stress about the small things for your graduation party or even your hair during this time. Enjoy this moment! Trust me I wanted my hair to be perfect and by the end of the night it was up in a ponytail. 

I graduated on May 24th 2015 (three years ago) which was on Thursday. Then after the ceremony all the seniors get dress for the all-night celebration that is put on by many senior parents. I walked with one of my best friends Taylor and we lined up around many of our other friends. I was ready to take the next step forward and prepare for college. I wore a Lilly Pulitzer for Target Shift Dress (that is no longer available) with Target wedges. These wedges are very comfortable even with a higher heel. They are very true to size as I have them in a size nine.

Graduating is a major accomplishment for your life. Don't be scared of what the future holds but learn to go with the flow of any obstacle that comes into your life. 

Birthday Wishlist: April Special

As my birthday is on April 23rd, I thought it would be a great idea to show a small wish list for my birthday. Now that I am getting older, the list becomes more reasonable items such as a new computer, student loans paid off, or some clothing items. My parents usually get me a couple of gifts of that I sometimes pick out such as a new trench coat (that I will link below) along with the other items. My top four items that I want for my birthday. Enjoy!

MacBook Air Laptop:

I have wanted a MacBook since my senior year of high school and heading into college. Since having an IPhone, I found it easier to then download pictures between both devices. Now with having a blog, editing pictures would be amazing to do it within one device and not have to constantly emailing edited pictures from email to email. I loved the editing component on the MacBook, as it was very amazing to see it be saved on the computer. Although I will miss having Office 360 on my laptop (currently have a HP) but I can definitely get use to using Google Documents. I would love to hear more opinions about thoughts on buying a MacBook. 

Sperry Seaport Penny Loafer: Platinum

Lately I have been obsessing over buying more loafers as when I found that Sperry made new style of them, I knew that I need to get a pair soon. I was disappointed that our outlet store didn't have any of these loafers in store so I could try them on as to know exactly what size I am but typically I will go with my gut on the sizing. I can't wait to buy more after getting a pair. The color choices are amazing. There is Platinum, Navy, Black, Tan, Blush, Green, Grey so many options to choose from. 

Striped Maritime Dress: 
This dress is probably the most comfortable piece of clothing that I own. I already have this dress in a white and red striped color but I would love to have it with blue stripes. In my blog post Statement with Stripes has explained the similar dress. I can't wait to wear this during the summer and fall with riding boots and colored cardigans. 

Cameron Street Lottie Cross Body: 
This purse from Kate Spade has amazing colors for the spring time as I fell in love with the Olive and Tusk/Black color. It's a great everyday purse that is large enough to function through daily task. I don't have any Kate Spade purses but I would love to have to add to my collection. It does come with a leather crosshatched for the cross body effect. 

Every birthday is different but these are just four items that I would love for my birthday. Now that I am older, the items become more logical to our life. Hope you enjoy my birthday wish-list.