'Cause We All Want Change

Hello all,

I've been listening to Never Shout Never's new album Recycled Youth - Vol. One On repeat since it came out a few days ago.

 (Photos circa 2010... I was a silly thing even then)

 I've been listening to Never Shout Never since I was 14... That was 7 years ago! The new album is some of their old songs revisited and re-imagined, and there is something so surreal and nostalgic about it. So many of these songs were and are so important to me, they played all through out my teenage years and still do play, maybe not as much as they did when I was 14 but when one comes on I can't help but smile. Hearing all these songs in a new state makes me realize how much I grew along with the music I listened to. When I was 14 I never in a million years would have listened to these songs in this new state, I liked the happy little ukulele emo pop that it was, I mean I still like that don't get me wrong, but I have a much deeper appreciation for this deeper more "adult" sound that this album has taken on.

I guess this album came out at the perfect time really, my 21st birthday is on the 2nd, just two weeks away now, and it's hitting me how much my life has changed, I am so far away from that 14 year old girl I was, but I am also very much still like her. I never intend to grow up so much that I lose sight of that 14 year old, I know I will always be silly and childlike, but I have grown up since then. This album reminds me of all the changes that have happened since I first heard the songs, and still how little some things have changed. I will still always fan girl a bit when my favorite bands come out with new things, I will still have all the dreams of a 14 year old because we should never grow up so much that we forget to dream like that. 

Do you still listen to any of your teenage favorite bands?

Have a wonderful day!

Lexi  

What I Wore - Miss American Pie

Ello ello lovelies! 

Well I took these photos I had American Pie by Don McLean playing on my record player. I'm not gonna lie I love that song, I know some people hate it but I love it. I love it's timelessness, even though it was written 40+ years ago it can easily be applied to events that are going on in our world today. The world and America as we know it is going through massive changes right now, some good some bad. But in any case it's rather an exciting time to be a young adult and know that you are part of the changes that are taking place. Some day I think people will look back on two thousand teen's the same way we look back on the 1960's, as years of huge change in our culture. And American Pie reflects those changing turbulent times, at least I feel like it does.

Anyway on to outfit photos!

 Dress, Thrifted, Vintage, 25 cents (!!!)

Shoes, Marden's, Piper & Blue, 2$ or 3$

Basket, Thrifted, 1$

Bracelet, Yard Sale, Vintage, 25 cents

Okay so let me just say, I squealed when I got out to the car with this dress! I mean 25 cents for this kind of vintage is unheard of! In these photos you can't see the intricacy of the pattern or the rich texture of the fabric but let me tell you it is amazing! It fits like a glove but it isn't really the most flattering, and I attribute that mostly to the fact that modern bras don't really give you the shape that these vintage dresses were made for. Usually I don't find that to be a problem with my vintage dresses, I mean I can always tell that it's not exactly the right fit over the bra but you can never really tell, this one you can really really tell with though. But I don't care it was 25 cents and I'm going to wear this beauty with pride!

This is how I image Miss American Pie being dressed in the beginning of the song (yes that is how I interpret the song), and then at the end wearing a mini dress or something, maybe I'll do another post that shows how I think Miss American Pie would look by the end of the song.

In any case I really love this outfit. 

It's been very very hot and humid here for the past few days and we are finally getting a little break from that this morning. But it is supposed to get just as hot again by this afternoon, so I'm going to go get some things done well it's still cool.

Have a wonderful day!

Lexi 

Summer Playlist

Greetings everyone!

Today I thought I'd share my Summer Soundtrack with you.

I love music and I listen to just about everything so by the end of the summer, probably the end of the week I'll be listening to different things. But these songs seem to be my favorites right now, some of them are some long time favorites. They all just seemed to scream summer though, or at least my idea of summer.

It's another hot sticky day here, and I have no clue what I'm going to do today. I guess I'll just have to figure it out.

So here is my playlist. I hope you enjoy it!

What are you favorite summer songs?

Have a great day!

Lexi