my time in college (so far) | four weeks

Four weeks have gone by and somehow it feels like I just moved in but also like it's time to go home for Thanksgiving! Here's some pictures of what I've been up to.

1. I moved in.

 2. I said goodbye to my sweet parents. (Don't worry, I've stopped calling home everyday.)

3. The designing for my dorm finally came to life!

 4. I went through Rush with some cool girls

 

5. I received a bid from Kappa Alpha Theta! 

6. Bid day happened.

7. Bid night happened.

8. Fell in love with my school a little more on a walk to class.

9. We went on a sisterhood retreat to Callaway Gardens. 

  

 10. Ben Rector {the love of my life} came to town

11. We did game day. Man, did we do game day. #beatarkansas

12. I got a cool sunburn.

Hope you enjoyed a little sneak peek into my first month of college! My mama's coming soon for Parent's Weekend and I can't wait to hug her neck! :)

xoxo, Molly

what to bring to college

As you can tell from the title, today is all about what to bring to college! I know most people have probably started school (I don't know about schools on the trimester schedule) but this is always useful! (and kinda fun to read, too?) I started this list a few months before I started buying things for school and read tons of blog posts about how to move everything and I'm definitely not an expert but this is the list I ended up with. I'm probably leaving something out but this is what I brought and it worked for me! :)

college freshman series

Hi y'all! We aren't going to discuss the lack of posts on my blog in the past months, we're just going to keep moving forward. :) I'm starting my first year of college this year at Auburn University and I'm feeling all of the emotions. I thought, what better way to document my experiences than through my already existing blog? There may still be beauty/fashion posts here and there but I want to share my life over the next 10 months with you because A) I'm nosy and like that kind of stuff so there must be people like me who are too. B) It's helpful for incoming college freshmen. (How many blog posts and YouTube videos have I watched to prepare for college? You don't want to know.) and C) It should be at least somewhat amusing and if you've already been through college maybe you'll be able to relate to what I'm going through! Also it's kind of like an online journal and I'll be able to look back and relive my experiences via my blog posts. I hope you're excited because I'm finally excited about posting again! Get ready for posts on rush, football games, classes, meeting new people, getting involved on campus, the whole nine yards. (everything comes back to football, doesn't it?) I'm so excited for my first year of school, I can't wait for move-in! :)

xoxo, molly

senior graduation tea | sweet home alabama part 1

hey y'all! i don't know if this is something they do all over the US but in texas (er, in my city?), girls have graduation tea parties during the second semester of their senior year. when you think of a tea party, you probably think hot tea, chinaware, and tiny little sandwiches. well, you would be happy to know that every girl has a different themed tea! i went to an international tea, a pajama/pancakes tea, a real tea party, but girls even go as far as "pink and pearls," or "rain boots and umbrellas," etc. the sky is the limit! every tea theme reflects the girl's personality. this being said, of course i had a southern tea. i mean, what were you expecting? :)

(shoutout to the best sissy ever)

i set out with a goal in mind. i wanted everyone who came to the party to say "oh my goodness this is the cutest tea i've ever been to." or "molly, this is you in a tea." i'm really OCD when it comes to parties and projects and i micromanaged this tea to the last blackberry on the cupcake and butt in a chair. the invites went out, reading "molly's sweet tea" at the top, telling everyone to come wearing summery colors or their favorite floral.

menu:

mini pulled pork sliders, mini chicken salad sandwiches, homemade macaroni and cheese, fruit salad in a watermelon boat, lemon cupcakes with blackberry buttercream frosting, and the cutest cookies ever made by my friend taylor! drinks were raspberry lemonade and sweet tea.

(the best food ever and all made by my mama)

war eagle and sweet home alabama, i'm going to auburn! :)

i found most of the ideas for my tea on pinterest but when i came across the recipe for the cupcakes, i could not resist. i don't like chocolate so i wanted to do something other than boring old vanilla cupcakes and this was the yummiest alternative i could find. 

lemon + blackberry = molly drooling for all eternity.

stay tuned for part 2: decor for the party!

xoxo, molly

doodleollymissmolly is back from hiatus!

wow. senior year was a whirlwind and chewed me up and spit me out and i'm somehow just now writing a blog post for the first time in six months! i don't even know what to say so understand that i'm incredibly sorry. i needed a break because my creative well had been tapped dry and i'm now getting back into the swing of things.

expect pictures of my spring because my goodness there are lots! can't wait to get back into what i love and can't wait for the summer ahead of me. at the end of the summer i'm going to be moving into college for my freshman year. how weird is that? i'd love to do posts on my experiences and how/what i'm packing if anyone would like to see it! leave requests in the comments and i'll make it happen (i think i owe that to you with this weird hiatus.)

hiatus = over. molly's back for good.

xoxo, molly