I've Finished the First Semester of my First Year in University!

So the first semester of my first year of university is over! Yay!

Don't mind the face in the picture lol it's the only one I could find where I was actually in the air :D

Anyway, this past semester was pretty good, although there were a few rough patches for me. Firstly, at my university when you live on a hall of residence there is a tradition of going through orientation and being inducted onto the hall. That was a pretty hectic but fun experience for me but not for some of my friends who live on other halls :/ that went on for a week and a half, then came school.

I am a Spanish and French major (DOUBLE MAJOR EEEEP!) and so my courses are quite demanding and require me to be using the languages EVERY DAY, but I enjoy it. The lecturers are great and I find the conversation classes to be the best because you just talk. You talk about the topics covered in the lectures and students sometimes even start talking about topics they want to and the classes are just laid back and interesting. 

In addition to the school work, there re inter-hall competitions, this semester was mainly sports and so I had to wake up at 5am at times or leave the hall at 7pm to go and support my fellow hall mates at these games. I know absolutely nothing about sports so I just sat on the bleachers cheering my heart out lol and it worked because we won a couple games! 

As the semester began to come to an end, my hall mates and I began to prepare for our annual hall dinner and so everyone was getting themselves in a tizzy trying to find dresses and shoes; bags and jewellery; make up and hairstyles that they thought would suit them the best and we all went out and had a great time.

Red Carpet 

Did I mention I met some AWESOME people this semester?

After all of the festivities it was then time to settle down and prepare for exams which for me weren't all that bad...I don't think. I hope the results reflect the same thing hahaha *inserts anxious emoji here* 

THEN it was time to pack and go HOME! That was pretty exciting for me as I had packed a week before my exams had actually finished and before my parents were due to come and pick me and my sister up. Yes, I was that ready to go home. 

But all in all, it was a good semester and I hope that next semester will be even better although I've heard it will be much harder and the first one was just a little breather before the real work began. Yikes! Well, time will tell right?

So I'll end this blog post here and insert a few pictures for you to see what I'd been up to during the semester, if I can find any. 

Manager's Reception for all First Years on my Hall

I was being serenaded at the dinner

That's all I can find for now :/ sorry

Thanks Joel for taking the picture :D #TGIFPhotography 

Thank you for reading! 

Love, Toni

Favourite Drugstore Lip Products of March

Hey there! Today I am going to tell you about my favourite lip products for the past month. Lippies are my favourite make up product. Even if I don't wear foundation, concealer,eye shadow, eye liner or mascara I HAVE to wear a lip product. It may be lip balm, lipstick ^_^ or lip gloss :D

I have been loving this Blistex Nurture & Nourish lip balm that I got at Fontana Pharmacy  (You can shop on line here ---> http://fontanapharmacy.com/ )

 This lip balm has Olive Oil and Grapeseed Oil so you can just imagine how moisturizing it is. According to the packaging it also feeds lips with nutrients, antioxidants and essential minerals. To top it all off it smells DELICIOUS! Every time I smell it, I am reminded of Starburst and Skittles :D

The next set of products are lip glosses/paints, lip liners and a lip stick.These are just gorgeous and I have received many compliments on them.

LA Girl Glazed Lip Paint (L-R) Blushing and Tempt, City Color Be Matte Lipstick in Lola Nyx Lip Liners (from top to bottom) Mahagony and Mauve

Lola

From top to bottom (L-R) Lola, Mauve, Mahagony, Tempt, Blushing

I have had the City Colour Lipsticks for a couple months now. Actually, I went out and bought it after seeing Natalia Oh (check out her blog http://www.nataliaoh.com/ ) post about it. I instantly fell in love. It is such a pretty red! Again these photos were taken with a phone and I took them when the sun was gone (which probably wasn't very wise). Oh one tip before I leave, Please ensure that you moisturize your lips before applying a lip liner as they have a matte finish and if your lips are dry and flaky it will show.

Leave a comment and tell me your favourite lip products, whether they are drugstore or high end, I would love to know. Have a GREAT day! Thanks for reading! :D

Toni-Ann

xxx

Nail Polish Addiction, Mid-Term and More

Hey guys! I have been MIA lately mostly because of the truckload of assignments that I have to do, I mean this is just unfair to expect one child to do...smh, but as Jamaican say, "If yuh want good yuh nose haffi run" so I'll just stick it out.

Anyway, I have recently come to the conclusion that I seriously have a nail polish addiction. Whenever I see a new colour that I like and don't have, I just HAVE to buy it. My Mom recently 'banned' me from buying any more because she says I already have enough, but come on, one can never have too many bottles of nail polish. Psshhh! LOL I can't wait for the break so that I can try out the new colours...Eeep!
Speaking of break, we're going to have out Mid-Term break next week!! Halla! 3 days away from school? YES PLEASE! I just hope my teachers don't call us in for classes because jah know I don't think I'd go I'm sooo tired.

Youth Rally is around the corner and it's only a couple days before I see my camp friends again! #soexcited
This weather here in JA though. I mean I am positive that it's going to snow here soon. LOL j/k but it's sooo cold. This weather calls for a good book and some hot chocolate in bed. NO SCHOOL Hehehe :D

Anyway this post was just a little 'catch up session' since I've been away for so long. Enjoy your day loves!

Love, 

Toni xxx

Graduation Photos!

*Snap Snap* "Strike a pose! That's it! Hold it!" 

Graduation is a couple months away and the 5th and 6th formers are getting their photos taken. The 'photo studio' is packed with boys and girls getting all glammed up to record (through photos) a milestone in their lives. Make-up artists and Hairdressers are out in their numbers in the form of students helping their friends and batch mates to look their best for these photos. Friends take group pictures with each other and the place is full of life, laughter and excitement, it's contagious! 

I have only spent two years at this institution and they have been pretty good ^_^ I will miss certain things at MHS but I think I'm ready for the journey ahead of me. I know I can do it with God at my side :D

So if you have lost hope, try to get it back. Keep your chin up! You can do it! P.U.S.H. Pray Until Something Happens! 

In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.
-Bill Cosby

Getting help with fixing my blouse over the gown

The First Day of the Easter Term

This is exactly how I felt last night LOL 

Hi guys! I hope you are doing well :) Today was most students' first day back at school in Jamaica. Back to the early mornings and late nights doing assignments :/ I'm so grateful that I am able to go to school though because there are so many who do not have an opportunity to do so so in all things, give thanks :D

Anyway, today felt like a waste/lazy/chill day at school because our classes were shifted to different rooms for the day. I was so tired during the day because my body is not yet back into its old routing, it's still in the "holiday routine".

It was great catching up with friends though, chit chatting about what we did during the break and the different events that occurred hehe ^_^
This is my final year in 6th form EEEEPPPP!!!! I'm going off to university this August. *gasp* The time surely flies by quickly! I remember my days in Grade One like it was yesterday :D Good times :)

I am going to try my very best to study harder this year and to do my very best and you should too. Let us do it together! I wish you all the very best for the rest of the school year and God's richest blessings.

Toni-Ann

xxx

Happy New Year!!!!!!

Happy New Year!!! I am so thankful that the Lord has allowed me to live to see another year. It is the year 2015! OMG how mind blowing is that?! I wish you and your family all the very best for this year and that all your dreams come true!

I am going to try to be better at posting this year :D

Bye for now! 

Toni-Ann