the only exception

Hi, friends!
It's officially JULY! July notoriously is one of my favorite months of the year. Coincidentally, it happens to be the month of my birthday! And this year, it will be my big 18th celebration. I'm really, really insanely excited. Not for the "18" part so much as who gets to be a part of it this year and being surrounded by people I adore. Hehe! In July, I'll be taking a roadtrip to our annual family reunion camping trip and then crossing states into Wyoming with my dad for a while to see my grandparents. College is right around the corner....

Anyways! My dear is home, as you saw in the last post. IT WAS SO LOVELY :). We spent literally everyday all day long together this week watching a lot of worldcup and tv and snuggling and doing a whole lot of nothing except enjoying the fact that we weren't thousands of miles away from eachother. July 1st marked our "two month" which is semi-exciting. I mean, it may not seem like a big deal to the rest of the world....but for me, and this being my first real official relationship, it kind of is something. Two months? Me? Yeah. But...I have to say, everyday has been a fairytale.

Before he left, we did a photoshoot! It was probably the one time aside from seeing Toy Story 3 that we left my house. Haha.

My sister bought this dress for her graduation...but alas, she didn't like it. It still has the tags and everything (shhh!), so we plan on returning it. But not before I used it for a photoshoot. I saw it and fell in love. The polka dots are so sweet and it's soft to the touch. Upon first glance, I knew I'd be pairing it with something red. So when the time came for a photoshoot and had to decide on an outfit, I immediately grabbed the dress, threw it together with my red heels I never wear because they are unbearably painful, and added a touch of white with my headband. We grabbed some balloons and 10 minutes later, had ourselves the perfect 4th of July setup!

dress- delias $45 shoes- Jessica Simpson $70 headband-f21 $5 

possibly my favorite?

I guess I don't really have a whole lot to say. Summer is utterly delightful. I've been given a lot of crap for not having a job this summer...but honestly, I'm not that concerned, even if logically, I should be. I guess I just figure...I'm only home for 2.5 months anyway. I'm going to be gone for a few weeks of that...and, really, I'm only 17 once. I'll never be this young again with this amount of infinite freedom. I have the rest of my life to work and stress about money, and I'm fortunate enough that paying for college isn't going to be a huge concern after the scholarships I managed to grab. And so....I'm spending this summer selfishly enjoying myself. The last four were spent slaving to soccer and stressing about it constantly. This summer is different. It's my dream summer. I'm loving it.

My hair is getting so long! I'm trying desperately to grow it out. I love short haircuts, and I love the gratification after you get one, but in the long run, having long hair just always makes me happiest. Last year, it seemed like it just would NOT grow! It was to my shoulders all year long! Finally it's getting some length to it. My perm is still magically in place! It's been about a year and still it has some curl to it. I'm thinking of reperming it before college...hmm..

Lately, I've been obsessed with The Only Exception by Paramore. I'm not a huge Paramore fan...I like Hayley and I love her voice, but the music itself never clicked for me. But this song! Ahhh! It reads me like a book. Especially the 2nd verse!

"maybe I know, somewhere deep in my soul that love never lasts and we've got to find other ways to make it alone, keep a straight face. And I've always lived like this keeping a comfortable, distance and up until nowI had sworn to myself that I'm content with loneliness because none of it was ever worth the risk"
Anyways, have an excellent 4th of July everyone! I'm heading to the beach and watching fireworks over the lake :). We're going with our neighbors (my best friend's family!) and it will be a blast! What are you all doing?? 

GIVEAWAY NEXT WEEK FOR SURE! I know I said 5 dresses....but i hope you won't mind if I added a something here and there...:) 
Love always,
Maggie:)
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