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1. Allison with her sweet dumpling bunny.. made of chopsticks. After discovering Lulu's in Evanston, we have clearly become obsessed.. third weeks in a rowww!
2. The view from my dorm room.. only have a few more weeks of this pretty picture. /:
3. I have recently become a huge one direction fan. Here I am showcasing my new phone background and future boyfriend, Niall.
4. I cut my hair! And donated to locks of love. I've only done it twice so far but it's a really great cause and I think everyone should do it once.
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check out one direction. I'm obsessed.
seriously.
<3 grace.

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1. Once again, we returned to Lulu's for their Munch A Bunch deal. This is a picture of their Calamari dish (one of my personal favorites). It probably seems like Grace and I go there far too often, but you can never have too much Lulus. At $18.95 for unlimited dim sum and entrees, who could refuse?
2. On Saturday I went to the Barstool Blackout Tour at the House of Blues. It's kind of like a rave geared towards college students. After previously attending Zed's Dead, Diplo, and Dayglow Blu, I was pretty unimpressed. The House of Blues is an undoubtedly awesome venue, but the place was overrun by high school kids and creepy frat star wanna-be's trying to dance with me (sorry fellas, I'm GDI till I die). At several points during the "rave" I had a legitimate fear of dying... have you ever heard stories about people getting trampled to death?? It's a real phenomenon!! Anyway, aside from being disgusted by hormonal boys and constantly fearing for my life, I had a great time with some of my good friends from Loyola and I'm sure it will be a night I won't forget.
3. April showers sure do bring May flowers! Loyola's campus is overrun with these beautiful tulips, and just in time for finals. Its great to be able to take a break from all the academic stress and just enjoy the surroundings, even if only for a moment.
4. The Dalai Lama came to visit us Loyolans last Thursday. Although I was unable to get a ticket, it was great to feel the spiritual buzz around campus. Students of all faiths were pumped to go see His Holiness, and I think the student body's collective excitement exemplifies Loyola's accepting environment. How could you NOT love the Dalai Lama... he's so cute!! And wise and a leader and stuff...


-allia

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1. my nailssss! they are just from a forever 21 color that i found. And the glitter is some hello kitty glitter that I found at limited too? (don't judge me Allison).
2. BOOOOO! have you guys seen him? he's like the cutest dog on the planet. go to youtube right now and search boo the dog. seriously. he's the bomb.
3. I WANT A POLAROID CAMERA SO BAD. but they are so damn expensive, well the film is. However, my friend has one and we took a picture with it. That's my friend mark, and there's Suhana.
4. hahaha Suhana got a coloring book for her birthday and this is what we did to batman.

1. I got this really cool necklace for fairly cheap at a place in Evanston called Crossroads Trading Company. They have several locations around Chicagoland but I figured the one in Evanston would have nicer clothes. It's a resale shop so I figured I would sell some old clothes there as well. Instead of taking cash and getting only 35% of their profit, I opted to get 50% of their profit as in-store credit. Overall, I ended up with a $200 shopping spree! All of their clothes are designer and in great condition. Some are even overstock items donated by area boutiques.
2. This is a really cool sparkly nail polish from Urban Outfitters. It goes on REALLY sparkly and is awesome. Its pretty hard to get off though.
3. Another picture of some food I ate at my new favorite restaurant, Lulu's. In this picture is their Pad Thai dish.

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1. If you're wondering if that is a stuffed squirrel wearing a hat on a wall, then you are absolutely right. The other morning some friends and I went for a walk around Roger's Park and found this awesome/creepy little antique store. There were so many things to look at; I was a little overwhelmed. Robin Squirrel here was just one of the many strange additions to the store. It was a good time except then a hobo with eyes facing two different directions walked in and starting causing a ruckus so we left...
2. My latest lip color obsession is coral/orange. Its such a springy color and is very close to red so I like to believe it looks good with my skin tone. The color I am wearing in the picture is Revlon's "Kiss Me Coral". I got it for about $8-9 at Walgreens. It goes on smooth and keeps my lips feeling moisturized for a couple hours, however, I found that wearing clear lip gloss over the color makes it last longer. It works well day to night! Revlon was also the only drugstore brand I could find that had the perfect coral/orange shade I was looking for. Well worth the higher price.
3. I'm sure I already have tons of haters because of these glasses, but I think they're AWESOME. They are tortoise shell frames and yes, they are prescription. I've always worn square rimmed glasses in the past so this time I went for a bold, round style. Call me a hipster or Harry Potter but I'd like to see you pull these bad boys off.
4. Last but not least, I'd like to tell you all about the AWESOME place where I got my glasses: Warby Parker. It's an exclusively online store and all of their glasses are only $95, with no S&H fees. They offer a wide range of super stylish eyewear (even monocles!) and for every pair you buy, they donate a pair to someone in need. Wary of buying a pair of glasses you've never tried on? Warby Parker will send you 5 pairs of glasses of your choice for free, and you can buy the pair you like and send the rest back! I highly recommend this company.

-allia

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1. Last night we went to our friend Suhana's house for a traditional Indian meal for her birthday. She told us she was going to give each of us an Indian dot upon arrival (which I thought was a joke), but believe it or not we all got Bindi's! The one I have on was one of the more ornate and colorful selections available.
2. Aside from traditional Indian food, we also were offered delicious treats in celebration of Suhana's birth. Aside from a scrumptious chocolate cake, Suhana's mom made her own dainty desserts, as seen in the picture: milk chocolate/white chocolate cups filled with homemade whipped cream and topped with a fresh raspberry. I ate about 2. Or five.
3. Some of our handsome guy friends recently pledged Delta Sigma Phi as founding members of Loyola's new fraternity. I was given a pin and I wear it proudly on my new purse from H&M (only $12 and super cute!). Apparently if a pledge sees us wearing the pin they have to buy us coffee? I haven't been offered any coffee yet but I'm still hoping for that special day...
4. Last weekend our university brought in comics Jim Gaffigan and Judah Friedlander for a show exclusive to Loyola students and faculty. At one point during the show I got up to use the ladies room and who do I run into but the one and only JUDAH FRIEDLANDER! I'm a huge fan of 30 Rock and I love his character on the show. I got to meet him and was super nervous and didn't know what to say but at least I got a picture right? Way more cool than meeting the Biebs.


- allia

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1. Suhanas birthday was a success. this is a instagram pic of the cake that i may or may not have had for dinner and/or breakfast. 

2. snapped a quick picture of the lake on my run. 

3. smoretini!!! tastes like straight godiva chocolate but its like 15 bucks so its sooo not worth it unless youre rich. 

4. benny got pinned for his new frat!! sorry fraternity. did you know people don't like it when you call it that? but anyways i have the same pin allison does and no one has bought me coffee either. so thats upsetting. 

on a heavier note, thoughts and prayers go out to the Suh family at Loyola Chicago. you can read the article here. No one should have to go through that and i hope everyone involved is okay. 

-grace