Artscape 2015

         Its been awhile since I last posted but I'm back! This past Saturday I explored the Artscape festival in Baltimore. It felt like I was in a sauna all day. Right when I stepped out the car I started sweating :( literally drenching in sweat! It was pretty sad.

       Besides the unbearable weather, there were so many fascinating things at the festival. Here is a truck covered in recycled caps. It must of taken the man years to collect that many caps to cover his truck.

            Fish Camry.

      While my friends and I were exploring the festival we came upon this tent. We had no idea what was inside, until the owner's came out dressed in fish costumes made out of cardboard and jelly fish tops made out of colorful materials. They had hippie music playing and were dancing bollywood style. My friends joined in with them, putting on the jellyfish costume and posing when the owner's would try to snap shots of them.

Cierra posing with one of the jellyfish costumes.

    Everyone and their mother was out there hustling! On every corner there was someone selling water, soda, or shaved ice. I don't blame them though, it was extremely hot Saturday. I know each and everyone of them made a lot of business that day.

Trenice, Yemi and Cierra.

Eye Wink ;)

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    My parents and their friend Tomeika even stopped by the festival. They never go anywhere without their shades!

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        This is my favorite shot out of the ones that I photographed. I love this picture so much because it was not set up at all! Literally before I even hit the shutter button we were geeking haha dancing to the ice cream truck theme song. Gotta love candid pictures :)

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      Overall, I really enjoyed myself at artscape this past weekend. The only thing I regret is that I did not visit some of the free entrance art galleries :( Oh well, there will be a next time.

And then there's me :)

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A Night To Remember

Towson Nights

         Friday night was definitely one of the best nights I've EVER had in Maryland. This night I really felt like myself and actually had a great time. My guard was down and all. My friends witnessed the real Kyra! That whole day I did not do anything besides clean the house and work on my routine for a talent hunt. I usually get dressed at my house but I got dressed at my friend Cierra's this time. I tried to rush to get dressed because I normally take hours lol I did not want to be the last one done. 

    This was my first time wearing makeup this whole week. I have been avoiding wearing any product besides eyeliner because I broke out badly on my forehead :( With every outfit I wore that week I added a funky headband to cover the acne. 

               I was feeling my outfit that night! I had on my favorite shirt from F21. I purchased this at the beginning of the school year when they had the back to school sale. Because it had been snowing so much lately, I was afraid that I was going to freeze to death wearing this shirt but thank god I did not. The jeans I have on from H&M. They are regular jean material at the top but have a leather material attached at the bottom. I also purchased those during the back to school sale. And of course I have on my favorite boot/heels from H&M.

          The earrings and necklace I had on are both from Charlotte Russe. This bracelet I have on is my mother's (I always take her jewelry). I'm not sure where she purchased this from but I adore this bracelet. It gave my outfit PIZAZZ!

There was some other girls in the bathroom taking "off guard pictures" but my friend Taylor and I :)

           Once we arrived back in Riverside, we stopped at the Waffle House to get something to eat. My friend Pam works there and she always decorates the waffles nice with whip cream! I was craving her waffles but unfortunately she was not working at this hour :(

      I asked my waitress could she add whip cream thinking she would decorate it like Pam but she did not. I was some what disappointed but the waffles were still delicious so I guess that's all that matters. 

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First Family Outing

I Hate Bowling

Oh yay. Bowling is so much fun. Bowling is life. The sarcasm is so real. I really dread going bowling but everyone else in my family loves it. Yesterday was gloomy and foggy and it rained majority of the day. I was planning on sleeping most of the day because I wanted to catch up on sleep since school starts in a few days. That plan was rejected when my mom bursts into my room and yells "Wake up Mae". I acted like I was still asleep. I was in a comfortable position and did not want to get out bed. She kept on trying to wake me, she started to tickle me, shake my body, and even jump on top of me but none of that worked. I started to hear her hands rub together and I instantly jumped out from under my pooh bear covers, she was about to smack my butt! I hate when she does that. 

I honestly wanted to go skating but since it's Kyree's last week here I decided to do what he wished to do. The closest bowling alley was down the street from my house but I refused to go there. I live on base which is basically a ghost town. It would be nice to actually see people out rather than it just be my family and I out bowling. Last year my friend Erin invited me to this one bowling alley in Bel Air called Forest Hill Lanes, I actually enjoyed myself there so I figured my family would as well. When we arrived there no one was there. I would of thought it would be packed because it's a Saturday night, but no, I could hear myself breathing; that's how quiet it was.

After we finished our first game we went to order food. I didn't eat anything all day, so I was ready to eat right then and there. My mother didn't order anything she said it seemed like their food would be disgusting. She was somewhat right. My burger just did not look appetizing, plus it came with lays chips that I did not order which seemed a little sketchy. The fries were not hot and the wings were "okay" I guess. Even though I wasn't satisfied I ate the food anyway I was too hungry to just throw it away.

Once we ended our second game I was ready to go home! I came in last the last round and was over the game. But no, Marquis wanted to play another game because he wanted to win at least one game. Since he's the youngest of course he got he way and we played another game.

Okay, now to what I wore this night :) I had my hair straightened for about two weeks and finally decided that it was time for the puff to come back. Since I've been natural I've only straightened my hair about three times, I usually do a flat twist out and pick it out the next day, put it in a mohawk or put it in a simple ponytail. I don't use a lot of product in my hair, only water and TRESemme conditioner, which you can purchase from Target or any beauty supply store.

I never put on much makeup besides mascara, concealer, and lipstick. This night I wore Ruby Woo lipstick from MAC, the eyebrow pencil I used is also from MAC. I just started to fill in my eyebrows this year so I have not mastered them just yet.

I purchased the Africa earrings from a vendor at Howard University's Yard fest. I have their business card/flyer somewhere in my room. 

The gold half heart ring is from Melody Eshani's collection, it says "Best Freaking Friends" on it. My best friend Kay Kay has the other half. I also purchased the other ring from a vendor at HU Yard Fest, it's one of my favorite rings, I wear with almost every outfit! My jeans are from EXPRESS and my boots/heels are from ASOS Marketplace, they always have good deals on shoes. My purse is also from EXPRESS and my grey turtleneck is from F21.

It took my brother forever to get a good picture of my whole outfit but this was the best that he could execute. So here's my OOTD :)

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Goodbye 2014 Hello 2015

It's That Year!

   The year of 2015 has finally arrived and I could not be anymore excited than I already am! This is the year where I will end the chapter of my high school years and start a new at the University of Texas at Austin. That is if I get accepted, I find out the final decision in March, I have my fingers crossed. I am thrilled to almost have the opportunity to start my own journey, make adult decisions and have a great amount of freedom. In five months, my parents beloved little Kyra Mae will break away from the nest. Most of my friends are afraid to be far away from their parents. I feel as though the separation from one's parents will allow one to grow up and not feel babied, as they were for majority of their lives.

   I usually don't make new years resolutions but this year I did and I'm sure I'll stick to this one. A few years ago, during my sophomore year, I had started up my first blog. I posted daily and I would take photographs and OOTD's, I was quiet consistent and dedicated to that blog but after a while that dedication faded. I lost interest and felt it was a waste of time. Just a few months ago, while I was lounging around my room looking at old photographs of myself I thought, "I should start blogging again". I do intend on majoring in journalism or public relations so why not start it again? 

 I decided to take a picture of my view because the sun was setting and the colors just looked so nice on my curtains :) I have no clue what I'm watching on television either. I have my boyfriend on FaceTime with me but he's clearly not paying me any attention because a basketball game is on. I'll be sure to post every other day, I'll even set a reminder on my phone for it lol. I'm sticking with it this time!

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