Hi everyone!

As I type this, it's 11:10pm here in Georgia, but I thought I would update on how life has been.

CRAZY.

I changed my major from Forensic Chemistry to Criminal Justice this semester, quit my Charming Charlie job and got hired at Gymboree, joined a music fraternity (sorority), Sigma Alpha Iota, went to Florida to visit family for Spring Break, and now it's getting close to finals! 

I will try to put content on here weekly if I can, I need to brainstorm some ideas of some posts! 

If you have anything you would like to see, feel free to comment below and help me in my quest to make blogging a normal thing for me.

If you've stuck around, thanks! If you're new, welcome in! 

Have a good night everyone

tyleralesia ♥♥

LONG TIME NO TALK

OMG, It has been over a YEAR since my last blog post! That's crazy! 

Granted, my life hasn't really been anything to blog about and I haven't had time between school, work, and sorority to sit down and review anything or do a favorites post or anything, but I'm going to try and do at least 1 post a month for the rest of the year!

My classes are getting harder going into my fourth year of college, so hopefully I can find some time to sit down and write a blog post!

P.S- My Pura Vida code changed if anyone wants 20% off their order! (TYLERSTOREY20)

Hopefully I can do a post next month about my sorority's recruitment and being on the outside of all the planning (I'm LOA this semester to not stress me out with my course load) and tell you all about the awesome new girls we'll be gaining!

So, keep checking back and I promise to not be MIA!

Have a wonderful week!

♥♥ tyleralesia

UPDATE + MY 20TH BIRTHDAY!

Hey everyone! I know I have been super MIA, but honestly, I haven't really thought of anything to blog about! So, I figured I'd just give you a little update on what I've been doing and also a little tidbit about my birthday tomorrow!

I've mainly been working, watching Netflix, watching YouTube vloggers, and going to orientation at my college to introduce freshmen and transfer students to Omega Phi Alpha! 

And tomorrow, June 24th, is my 20th birthday! My day is gonna be pretty fun, I'm gonna have french toast for breakfast, go to orientation at my college and tell a bunch of girls about Omega Phi Alpha, then go get lunch and see Inside Out with one of my best friends, then come home and have dinner with my family! 

Saturday I'm having a party with some of my friends and I'm having a taco bar! I might make a post all about it and I'm planning on doing a June haul since I've gotten a lot of stuff so far, and I'm gonna include my birthday presents as well! 

Hope you guys are still sticking around with me and I might update you tomorrow about my birthday or maybe on Sunday after my party! 

Have a great week everyone! 

♥♥ tyleralesia

Busy busy life!

YOU GUYS! Life has been so crazy recently! 

School is hectic. I'm on Spring Break right now (one of the last few schools in the country!) and then I've only got 2 and a half weeks before finals. (AHHH.) My sorority has been doing a lot of events and service projects recently and those have kept me busy as well! Also, work is also another thing keeping me busy as well! Sometimes I think I'll have time for something, but really I won't! 

I'm planning on doing an April favorites video (I've already started my list!) so be on the lookout for that at the end of the month! 

I promise, once school is out, I will be posting more!

Have a good week guys! 

♥♥ tyleralesia

Back to School!

Hey everyone! 

I recently started back up at college for my spring semester! This semester is gonna KICK MY BUTT! I've got some pretty hard classes going on so I probably won't be on as much as I'll also have work and sorority stuff to do! 

Here's my schedule for this semester!

• MWF: Gen Chem 2, 9-9:50 am
• MWF: Calc 2, 11-12:10 pm
• MW: World Lit, 3:30-4:45 pm
• T/TR: Criminal Investigations, 12:30-1:45 pm
• T/TR: Chorale, 2-3:15 pm
• Thursday only: Gen Chem 2 Lab, 5-7:45 pm

So yeah! As you can see, it's getting a little harder since I'm getting more into my classes for my major (Forensic Chemistry) so I'm probably not going to be on here much this semester and for that I do apologize! 

Hope you all have a good week! 

♥♥ tyleralesia

Mini Haul!

Hey everyone! So yesterday I went shopping with my mom to get some new clothes for me. We went to Charming Charlie (although, I had just gotten off work so I didn't really go so much as my mom came to me!), Delia's (since they're going out of business and their clothes are on sale!), Hot Topic and the Disney Store. This is gonna be my mini haul post about what I got! 

Stars and Style Cardigan- Charming Charlie// Floral crop top,
bow back crop top, Skylar High Rise Skinny Jeans- Delia's

Elsa plush- Disney Store

Frozen Fair Isle Dress- Hot Topic

So that's my mini haul! There are links to things I could find so you can get them too if you'd like! I'll probably be back either this weekend or next week with a couple more posts! I go back to classes on Wednesday and I have sorority retreat this weekend as well! 

Have a good week everyone! 

♥♥ tyleralesia

OOTW: Day 7!

Hey everyone! Today was my first day off of work since last Monday (not counting Christmas)! So, mom and I headed out to do a little bit of shopping! I'll show you my recent purchases in my next post, but for now, here's my outfit from today!

Sweater & leggings: Walmart/ Necklace & watch: Charming Charlie/
Tank: Comfort Colors (one of my sorority shirts)/ Boots: Payless

I was feeling particularly "basic" today, haha! But, it was comfortable and cute so I don't even care! Hope you enjoyed my outfit today on the last day of my OOTW series! I'll probably do another one of these when school starts up in January! 

Stay tuned for my next post about my Christmas presents I've bought myself! :)

♥♥ tyleralesia

Omega Phi Alpha Rush (Year 2!)

Hi everyone! 

This week (Tuesday-Thursday) is my sorority, Omega Phi Alpha's rush nights! I'm SOOO excited to be on the other side this year! I can't wait to meet all of the girls and see which ones will join OPhiA! I'm super excited for this week and for Bid Day and Pinning as well! 

Our Rush theme this year is carnival/circus themed and our bid day theme is Only the Best get Picked! For Bid Day, I cannot WAIT to wear one of my flower crowns! :D I am so excited to meet our Kappa class and I wish all the potential pledges to sororities the best of luck!

I will update you guys later on with pics and stories! 

♥♥ tyleralesia

Sophomore year of College!

So, today (August 18th) I started my second year of college! I was super nervous but I'm actually really looking forward to what this semester has in store for me! (Although I am still nervous about ALL the work...)

Here's a peek at my school schedule! 

Calculus MWF from 11-12:10
Criminal Procedures MW from 12:30-1:45
General Chemistry MWF from 3-3:50
English 1102 (It's like the second English class, you take 1101 first) T/Thurs from 8-9:15 am
Chem Lab on Tuesdays from 11-1:45
Chorale T/Thurs from 2-3:15 

Then I've got sorority and work on top of all of that! AHHHHH.

I'm also working on an outfit of the week video for this week with all of my outfits for this week at school! That should be up sometime over the weekend!

Hope you all are having a great week and, if you're in school, an awesome school year so far! 

♥♥ tyleralesia

July faves!

So, my July favorites video has been up for a while, but I forgot to post it! So, here it is!







Enjoy! 


♥♥ tyleralesia

Two Videos up on YouTube!

Hey everyone! Within the past week, I have recorded, edited, and uploaded 2 videos to YouTube! Here's the links! 

Makeup Collection and Storage: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kovfmrBIX9U&list=UUtFPqwfrlAIseTcTcKeeyrw

April 2014 Favorites:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuTKNL70-_c&list=UUtFPqwfrlAIseTcTcKeeyrw

So, I hope you guys enjoy the videos and lemme know of any more ideas for videos you may have!

♥ tyleralesia

Quick Life Update

Life. School, work, sorority. It's been a crazy couple of months! We lost about two weeks of classes because of the Atlanta Snowpocalypses (snowpocali?), and then work and sorority things have been crazy. 

So, update! On March 29th, I will be heading down with my friends Ashleigh, Meredith, and Ashleigh's sister Haleigh, along with Ash and Haleigh's mom and grandma to PANAMA CITY BEACH for SPRING BREAK! :D This is the first time I have been on vacation for Spring Break since I was 8 and went to Disney World and Seaworld with my family! 

We are staying at the BEAUTIFUL Shores Of Panama! Here's some pics!

I am seriously SOOOOOOOO excited and I cannot wait for Spring Break to get here! 

Work is still going great and I'm super happy to be surrounded by gorgeous jewelry and clothes all the time! (In case any of you didn't know, I work at Charming Charlie!)

Sorority life is great and I'm super excited for next semester! I want to take a little so I'm already planning crafting ideas and such! My big transferred to another college for nursing but I still talk to her a lot! Her Spring Break is this upcoming week so she's coming to chapter on Sunday and I'm SOOOO excited to see her! I haven't seen her in almost a month! 

Well, I'm gonna finish watching my shows! Hope everyone is doing well and I hope you all have a good day!

♥ tyleralesia

Happy New Year Everyone! :D

Yay! It's 2014! Happy New Year everyone! I am so thankful for everything that's happened this year! I have had a great year! Sorry for all the exclamation marks haha, I'm really excited! 

Here's some highlights that happened this year!
-had a role in my first and last High School Drama production, Anything Goes
-went to Washington D.C with my school's orchestra and chorus
-went to my last prom
-got my fourth 'Chorus' bar for my Chorus letter
-graduated High School with honors
-had an awesome graduation weekend in Atlanta with my online friends, Sam and Bashia
-got my permit (yes, my permit)
-turned 18
-got into Kennesaw State and started college
-got a bid from Omega Phi Alpha
-got a job at Charming Charlie
-became an active sister of Omega Phi Alpha
-finished my first semester of college with straight A's

I am so thankful for all the friends I've met this year and all the fun times I've had with all the people in my life I'm lucky to call my friends and family! I can't wait to see what this year holds for me, and I guarantee you're going to see a lot more posts from me! I'm going to try to be a better blogger this year! That means:

-more posts about life events
-more posts about fashion
-maybe some posts about makeup
-posts about nail polish 
-posts about trends and outfits 

Seeing as I work at Charming Charlie, an accessory store (if you don't know what that is or have never been, you're missing out!), I will definitely try and post more about fashion and trends! I already have a post planned on my Charming Charlie collection I have acquired since I started working! (I have been working since Oct. 30, we opened Nov. 5, I first got paid two weeks later, and I already own 29 things from Charming Charlie (30 tomorrow when I buy some super cute flats!)) 

So, I hope everyone is ready for a great year and some new posts from me! Have a great year everyone and make it your best one yet! 

-tyler alesia ♥

OPhiA Bid Day 2013!

Hi everyone! Today was Bid Day for OPhiA, so I'm going to share my experience as a pledge! 

We arrived at the campus green and waited for everyone else to show up. Once everyone was there, Christine, the pledge mom, took role to see if everyone that could be there was there. Then, we split into carpool cars and headed out to Acworth Beach! 

Once we arrived, we walked to a pavilion where a bunch of the actives were singing and welcoming us. It was so fun and exciting! Once everyone arrived, we got some food and sat down and ate. Once we finished eating, the pledges circled up. We went around the circle and said our name, age, major, and a fun fact, just as a way to get to know everyone. While we did that, the actives went around a taped a picture of another girl in the circle to our backs. Once we finished, Christine explained that it was a new tradition they were starting. Whoever's picture was on your back and yours on theirs, was your 'rosebud.' Your rosebud is just another friend you have in the sorority and is basically a way to make a new best friend. My rosebud happened to be Sarah, who I'd met the first night of recruitment! After this, we played some little games while some of the actives took the pledges by groups to get their bids. Soon, it was my groups turn! 

We walked to a little curtain they had set up by the lake. We took pictures as rosebud groups and then a group picture. When Tiffany, who took the picture, was showing us the group picture to see if we liked it, some of the actives jumped out from behind the curtain yelling 'Surprise!' and handed us our bids! They are SO cute! 

My bid for the Iota pledge class!

Once we got our bids, we went back to wait for everyone else to get their bids. Once everyone had their bids, we went to a little patch of grass by the water and took pictures! After that, we got together and headed back to the school to go home! 

I had an AMAZING time at Bid Day and I am SO thankful to be a part of this amazing group of girls! I can't wait to be involved and have my life be changed for the better by joining and being a part of Omega Phi Alpha!

If anyone else has Bid Day today, or has already had Bid Day, good luck and enjoy this new chapter of your life's journey! 

Good luck and lots of love, 
tyleralesia ♥♥ 

Fall 2013 Sorority Recruitment!

Hey everyone! I'm going to share with you my recruitment experience! 

I've wanted to join a sorority for a while. I knew that the regular Panhellenic recruitment cost money to register and I didn't have the money for that, and that made me a little sad. Then, one day during the first week of college, they had a little event on the green with a bunch of booths set up. There was one for a sorority and I instantly noticed it. My friends and I walked around a little bit first, and while we were waiting in line to spin a prize wheel at a booth, a girl came up to us from the sorority booth and started talking to us about her sorority. The sorority was Omega Phi Alpha, and it is a national service sorority. That means, while doing normal sorority things, one of their main things is doing service to the community and the world. She handed us a card for recruitment and left. I knew this was something I wanted to do. 

Recruitment was 3 nights, and it started on September 3rd. The first night we got a number, filled out a questionnaire, and got a name tag. We went into the room and sat down at tables. The theme for their recruitment was Disney so there was pink, purple, princesses, and crowns. It was so cute. They dismissed us by tables to go get food, which was veggies, fruit, cucumber sandwiches, cake pops and other little snacks, and drinks. We sat down and ate and some of the actives would come around and talk to us. Soon, it was time to go over the general information about the sorority. After that, the actives would rotate tables and talk to us. Soon, it was time to go. 

The second night started off the same way. Girls who weren't there the first night did what they needed, we got name tags, and went inside. Tonight, I had 3 friends with me that couldn't make it the first night. That night, they had an ice cream bar set up for us! It was so yummy and amazing! Then, they went over the information some of the girls missed from the first night, and explained why we had paper, stickers, markers, and crayons on our tables. They first showed us a video about Bert's Big Adventure. Bert's Big Adventure is something Q100 radio station in Atlanta does where they take terminally ill children and their families to Disney World for 5 days. It was so heartwarming to see all these children smile and have fun. They then told us we were going to make buttons for the children and write them letters. It was so much fun and it was nice to make something that was going to make these children smile. After we did that, we played a game where one person started and said their name and something they liked or that they may have in common with someone else. Then, the first person that has that in common and gets to that person first, links arms with them and says their name and something else they may have in common with others and it continues on until everyone has linked arms. It was fun and silly and a great way to learn a bit from everyone. After that, it was time to go. I couldn't wait for the last night.

Last night of recruitment came and I was so excited. My friends and I got there, got name tags, a little piece of paper with a number on it and went inside the room. They had cake and pizza for us and we sat down and ate. After we were done, they talked about what the numbers we got were for. The girls with the odd numbers were going to play games first with some of the actives and the girls with the even numbers stayed in the room. One of my friends and I had odd numbers while our other two friends had even numbers. We went out into the big hallway in the student center and started a game that involved us getting into a circle and passing around a red ball with questions. When you caught the ball, you answered the question your right thumb was over. It was fun to hear all the different questions and people's answers. Once that game was over, we played a big game of Never Have I Ever, but with a twist. One person was in the middle and said their Never Have I Ever. Once they did, if you HAVE done the thing they haven't, you had to find a new spot in the circle. It was like the circle version of musical chairs where one person always didn't have a spot. It was super fun! Then, it was time to switch places with the even numbered girls. We went back into the room and sat down in chairs across from some of the actives and alumnae. We had 5 minutes with one and they asked us questions. Once the 5 minutes was up, you moved to the left to a new girl who had different questions. Since I'm a little shy, that was a little difficult for me; but once I talked to a couple girls, I was a little more confident. We got through maybe 6 girls and then it was time to go. They told us they would email us Friday morning (today) to know if we had a bid. 

Today, I woke up for class and anxiously awaited an email, along with my other friends. After waiting until about 12:30, I didn't think I got a bid. Then, while on my phone and making my lunch, I happened to see the banner notification for my email at the top of my phone. I opened the email and was so happy, I GOT A BID! I am so happy! 

Bid Day is tomorrow (Sept. 7th) and the formal pinning ceremony is this Sunday. Sadly, one of my 3 friends didn't get a bid. But hopefully, she'll rush next year and one of us can be her big! I am so excited for this opportunity and for this new chapter in my life. (Haha, chapter. Sororities have chapters. I made a joke!) 

If anyone is thinking of rushing, I also didn't rush Panhellenic because the ones at my college, the girls are stuck up and rich. I'm sorry, that shouldn't matter in a sorority. They're for meeting new friends that aren't like you, not just a popularity contest. Also, I heard it was really overwhelming cause there are SO many people! But, if that's your thing, I'm not judging. I personally like this sorority because I don't feel like I can't be myself with these girls and they don't care where you live or how much money you have or anything like that. 

Omega Phi Alpha is my new home and I seriously could not be happier! I cannot wait for Bid Day, the pinning ceremony, and I definitely can't wait to get my Big! I know I'm going to be so thankful for her and I cannot wait! 

Well, that's my sorority recruitment experience! I hope you guys read this and are inspired to join a sorority or look up info on this one and maybe join our OPhiA family! I'll add posts about Bid Day and the pinning ceremony probably Sunday afternoon/night! 

Have a lovely day! 
tyleralesia ♥♥