Alyssa Dawson

let it go

Now, I’ve never seen the movie Frozen, but my nieces seem to love the song “let it go”. I have to admit, I’m really loving it too. The words are definitely inspired and I think that us adults can relate almost completely. You can read the lyrics here and see what I mean. There are so many times when everything seems like it just comes crashing down. When you feel like you are in the depths of despair and everything is going quite the opposite way that you think it should. Whenever I start thinking… Read More

ear warmer giveaway

Hi everyone! Happy Saturday! Brand and I just got home from walking through the Gilbert temple, and it was so beautiful! Anyways, I wanted to wish you a happy Saturday and leave this giveaway for you to enter! (: Win one of these little lady ear warmers! Good Luck! a Rafflecopter giveaway

a condensed version of my weekend: link up

Oh beautiful weekend, you leave is such a hurry. This weekend was a pretty good one, but I really didn’t get much done. I’m seeing quite a trend with this semester. This week I did one thing of homework, and have yet to order my books for the semester, you could say that I am really enjoying this semester. But you could also say that I have a reeeeealy bad case of senior-itis. I guess that’s been my excuse for the past several years now. But really, finishing your bachelors degree when you’re 25, give-me-a-break…. Read More

elbow patches and anne shirley

top: Persunmall, jeans: buckle (similar), shoes: converse, necklace: Choies, watch: no longer sold (similar) I absolutely love this sweater. I love the elbow patches, they bring me back the the 20’s and I can’t get over how stylish everyone was back then. Then they reminded me of the 90’s, I was watching Frasier the other day and he had a sports jacket on with these same elbow patches-well, not the exact same but I think you understand. They make me feel robust and sophisticated, I’d like to think that Anne Shirley would have worn them,… Read More

His time is not always our time

There are so many things that have gone on in my life that I love sharing with others, it’s fun to talk about the wonderful things that go one in your life, all the progress you’ve made. And then there are times where I don’t like sharing with others–about my life that is. I don’t want to tell you about the negative things that I’ve gone through. Although they’ve made me who I am today, it’s kind of a personal barrier that can be hard to chop down. I think the walls that I put… Read More