C'est la vie.

Bonjour mes amies! 

As you have probably noticed, my blogging has been very random and almost nonexistent lately and I deeply apologize. I had this post prepared since last week but forgot to post it. ugh. Je suis désolé. 

I was in finals a little over two weeks ago which absolutely consumed all of me and my health so when I finished, I spent the next four days recovering in bed from lack of sleep and a terrible cold. It was the worst. I then had graduation and lots of celebrating to do with family, friends, and my fellow classmates. (woo! class of 2013!). I attended grad parties and dinners in the afternoons and nights the next couple of days while still trying to recover from the hell I put my body through during finals during the day. Very nostalgic all of it really, I mean, celebrating the past four years of hard work while at the same time saying goodbye to friends. I have a hard time saying goodbye so I felt like crying almost everyday which again, was just a bittersweet experience. I mean, I know I will probably stay in touch with most people but with others it was sort-of-a 'have a good life' kind of conversations which made me sad. I wish we could just stay another four years together! (I have separation anxiety, can't you tell?). Welp, after all that was said and done, my family and I had a couple days to pack our bags and get ready for my graduation present.

My amazing mom and dad have brought me to Paris in celebration. When they told me, I couldn't believe it. I don't think it really sunk in though until I was packing the night before since life had been so hectic the couple weeks prior but now we are here and I'm just taking it all in. We got here on Sunday and will be here until Saturday, then it's off to the coast of France to Cannes and Monaco for another week. 

So, as you can see, for how much I love all of you, the internet is one of the last places I want to be so I won't be posting anything probably until I return state side. 

Hope everyone is doing well and if you are on summer vacation already, congratulations! May you enjoy it as much as I have. 

I know I'm enjoying and cherishing every minute because as soon as I get back to Colorado it will be  time for job searching, apartment searching (hopefully in New York City...anyone need a roommate? haha but seriously....), intern searching and probably sanity searching at some point but well get to that later. 

If you would like to keep up with my adventures, make sure to follow my INSTAGRAM and TWITTER. 

Much love, 

Mindy Erazo

(I can still be reached by e-mail as I check it daily at mindyerazo@gmail.com if you need me, I'll be there!)

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Culinary: Lavender French 75.

Now that the weather is finally starting to warm up, it's nice to sit back and relax a little with a drink in hand. I'm not very big on making drinks at home but I enjoy them when I'm out with friends. However, I've been finding so many great recipes on PINTEREST, I think it's about time I try making some for myself. This one in particular caught my eye because the ingredients are simple and the recipe just sounds delicious. 

Weekend Roundup.

My posts have been lacking lately and I apologize! School has been awfully busy. I have finals for the last time as an undergrad. I can't believe how time has flown. In exactly thirteen days I will be graduating. I'm excited, nervous, anxious, and happy all at the same time. I'm thrilled for whats to come but I'm also extremely nervous to be leaving home in August. I've been an emotional wreck and I'm hoping after finals, I start enjoying all these coming changes. 

If you follow me on INSTAGRAM, you've probably seen me posting a lot of pictures of art lately. Well, like I said, it is the end of the semester when all my artsies are turning in their projects and displaying them. I absolutely love this time of year because I get to see what everyone has worked on from all the different departments. The image above (left) was located in the VAC and I wish I had grabbed the students name that made this but unfortunately, I forgot. It was a fantastic piece though. 

I've been making far too many trips to Starbucks lately and my caffeine intake is probably at an unhealthy level but its the only thing keeping me going at this point. I seriously cannot wait to be done! 

Hope you all had a happy weekend and if you're in the middle or about to start finals too, good luckk! I wish you all the best!

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Pumped up Kicks.

I can't even begin to express my obsession with Alexander Wang's 'Mackenzie' Boots....I just......

RIGHT?! They are so beyond perfect I would give up my soul for them. Ok, maybe I took it too far but I am a strong believer of love at first sight (strictly in reference to shoes). My heart melts when I find a good pair and these left me weak at the knees. We fell in love when they graced the cover of January's Vogue on Gwen Stefani, of course. Miss Queen of cool knew what was up and she would have been cray not to take those home with her no matter what the cost. I know I would have. 

In all honesty, and I hate to admit this, but I did forget about them for a split second until I came across them again on Giorgia Grazia('s instagram feed) and immediately my heart fluttered again. Damn you Alexander Wang and your ability to make me feel so many emotions for an inanimate object. But, can you blame me though!? 

I want youuu Mackenzieeee. Will you please magically appear in my closet, maintenant?

You can find these beauties here, here and here. Oh, and hold the phone for a sec. Did I tell you they come in different heel heights?! (here and the pump style here). I completely understand now why Rachel Zoe uses this phrase and I will proceed to have the same feelings for these shoes. 'I die.'

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Coachella Chic.

These past two weekends Coachella was the talk of all social media networks. If we had a dollar for every hashtag Coachella, we'd all be millionaires, seriously. Although the music festival brings a lot of over-the-top hobo, gypsy-esque fashion, some chic individuals know how to properly dress for a weekend of good music and fashion parties while rubbing elbows with the likes of models, actors, and (the newest trend) fashion/music bloggers. 

Of course, all the major magazine photogs were present and photographing the best Coachella style looks. So of course, when I knew I wanted to do a post on this festival, I headed straight over to VOGUE and HARPERS BAZAAR.

These are my favorite looks ::