Alyssa Dawson

awkward and awesome

vest: thrifted, shirt: A&E (old) jeans: f21, shoee: TOMS, belt: thrifted, Awkward – When your bus ride is really quite, because everyone is sleepy from pulling all nighters during finals week, and someone starts creepily whisteling. It didn’t help that I watched The Following the night before. – Creepy guys at starbucsk. Don’t worry mister I turned my lap top just the right way so that I could your beady little eyes starting at the back of my head. Or were you staring at my large rump? Either way, you are a creeper. – When… Read More

I’m not a stranger to death

This past week my step-grandpa passed away. I’m not a stranger of death, in fact I when I was 12 I was in the room when my bumpa (grandpa) died. As a 12 year old I didn’t truly understand death at that point. I didn’t understand the whole life after death thing. It all seemed so unreal. These past 12 years of my life, I’m 24 now, I have grown to understand what death is. And I have grown to know that it is for only but a while that we will be without… Read More

& it’s over as soon as it began

asu downtown campus This semester of school is just about over. Thursday I take my last Final exam and I can’t wait to get it done with! This semester really flew by, just like all the other ones. It seems like I go through the same song and dance when beginning and ending classes, so if you are interested in reading about my past thoughts about school check out these links: August 2012, December 2012 January 2013 I think I’m especially excited about the end of this semester because I’m finally entering my Senior year of… Read More

that one time when I was dress coded

cardi: target, top: ross, skinnies: tjmaxx, flats: TOMS, bracelet: rocky point, Earrings: the limited, purse: gifted A couple weeks ago we were at my families house talking about school dress codes. I think that it’s ridiculous that these kids get to wear such provocative clothing to school. I mean, do they really think it looks cute?! –Okay, getting off the soap box So, we were talking about people getting dress coded how they would have to wear big baggy shirts if they were coded. Then my mom says “Yeah, remember that time when Lys… Read More

National Volunteer Week

photo’s courtesy of AHS Hello my friends and Happy Friday! This week I’ve been working on school projects and I now can say all I have to do is take two tests and I’m done with the semester! It has been a whirlwind of a week and I’ve been up till midnight almost every night finishing projects and research papers. But, for those of you who don’t know this week is National Volunteer Week. Brand and I volunteer at the Arizona Humane Society where we help homeless pets find new homes. It’s such a great… Read More