In Exactly One Month...

I will be flying over this...

The thriving metropolis of South Bend, IN (sarcasm)

...to drive up to this...

The most beautiful campus ever (no sarcasm)

...and I'm so excited!!!

My roommate and I video chatted for about 2 1/2 hours yesterday to discuss our room. There are going to be monograms (obviously). I'm looking forward to seeing my friends, going to football games, and getting back into my old school routine, but I think what I'm looking forward to most is what's going to be different this year. I'm much more involved with student government and hall council, and I'm finally taking classes that are going to be 100% applicable to my career. It's also going to be pretty awesome to know where I'm going and how everything works.

The Sadie Shop

In my excitement for the start of the new semester, I've been looking for some more ND accessories. The other day I stumbled upon this hair bow and there is no chance that I'm going to school without it. A bow will be the perfect girly accessory for football games, where everyone wears the same unisex shirt that is incredibly unflattering. How cute are those polka dots?
I found this by searching "Notre Dame" on Etsy. Every college girl should do this! You're sure to find lots of unique ways to show school spirit.
As there's only 4 weeks until I go back to school, I'm going to do one post a week with a college-related subject, so be sure to comment or email me at somethingpreppy [at] gmail [dot] com with any suggestions or questions!

Welcome to Something Preppy!!

Hey blogosphere, welcome to Something Preppy! I’m Sydney, and I’m super excited to finally get started on this blog that I’ve been saying I’ll do forever. First, a little bit about myself:

 1)   I’m a rising sophomore at the University of Notre Dame (go Irish!) majoring in business with a minor in Italian

2)   Although I now spend most of the year in South Bend, I grew up in New York, and still consider myself a proud New Yorker

3)   I’m the oldest of 3 siblings; my younger brother and sister are both in high school

4)   I have 2 adorable dogs (you’ll probably be seeing a lot of pictures of them while I’m home for the summer)

4a. Meet Bella, our charming little Lab

4b. This is Harvey, the gentle giant German Shepherd

5) I have a really wide variety of interests; on any given weekend you can catch me perusing the Wall Street Journal (followed by Seventeen), hitting the mall (or the hiking trails) and spending time with my awesome friends

I’ve always loved reading and writing. As a kid I wrote tons of short stories and thought that I would be the next J.K. Rowling (note to my twelve year old self: there’s not a huge market for books about twelve year old blonde girls with secret magic powers). As I grew up, I also developed a love of fashion and expressing myself through clothing. I think that blogging will be a perfect combination of the two.

My blog is fondly named after something I can often be quoted saying. When friends ask me what I am going to wear to an event, my response is almost always “Something preppy!”. I envision this being a blog focused on accessible preppy fashion with some lifestyle stuff thrown in there.

Thanks so much for taking this journey with me and please leave comments about what you want to see here!

(Still thinking of a catch phrase),

TLDNR: Name’s Sydney, starting a fashion blog, look at my cute dogs!