The LBD

What I'm wearing: Forever 21 dress and leather jacket, Banana Republic outlet belt, Hue tights via Macy's, Gap city flats, Shebead earrings

I know I've been pretty MIA lately, but frankly, I've been too busy enjoying my life to blog about it. It's my last year of school and possibly my last year in Columbus with all of my friends, so I've been trying to enjoy every minute of it. This means that homework and blogging have fallen to the wayside a bit, but I'm determined to get back into blogging. Homework, not so much. I wore this outfit Friday for a friend's birthday dinner. It was a great excuse to wear my new LBD that I picked up a few weeks ago at Forever 21. Also it's been pretty chilly here this past week, so tights were a must. I love using colored tights to add a little bit of a pop to an outfit. I can't wait to see all of the different ways I can style this dress...it's great how versatile a black dress can be!

A Rare Treat

What I'm wearing: J.Crew outlet button-down, Gap Always Skinny jeans, Payless heels (2008), Forever 21 necklace and earrings

I'm always saying that I wish I wore heels more often. Unfortunately, as a student who lives on a very large campus and doesn't have a car (meaning I have to walk everywhere), heels just aren't very practical for my current lifestyle. So when my parents decided we were going out to dinner last night (which involved very minimal walking), I jumped at the chance to pull out an old pair of heels. It always feels like a rare treat when I get to wear heels; no matter what, they always make me feel just a little bit prettier than I did before. I had worn this outfit earlier in the day for lunch and shopping at the outlet malls with the boyfriend, so adding heels and a pretty necklace was the perfect way to kick it up a notch for dinner.