WCW: Laverne Cox

 

Happy Wednesday Y'all!

I hope you are all staying warm! Sadly, Knoxville has been frozen over this week, however the upside is I have not seen the inside of a class room since Monday morning! But I am NOT complaining, I will gladly take my snow days and catch up on Gilmore Girls in my favorite jammies! 

So last Wednesday I got the privilege to attend an event hosted by UTK's Women's Coordinating Council with featured a lecture from the one and only Laverne Cox! The title of the lecture (and tour) is Ain't I A Woman: My Journey to Womanhood. She spent about ninety minutes discussing her life as a trans woman of color; giving narratives about her journey to womanhood, professional achievement, and self-acceptance. And it was truly great!!

Afterwards, there was a brief Q&A in which she told us about her Christmas Card from Beyoncé, how to support transgender friends/family, and her new TV show for CBS. The night ended with a Meet & Greet (in which we were strongly informed NOT to touch Laverne since it is still Flu season) and this was probably my favorite part! Not only did I get a great picture with her, BUT she told me I was gorgeous and I literally could have melted!

(This was me on the inside the entire time I took the picture and after)

Overall, it was definitely an experience that I will always remember and probably in my Top 10 favorite moments of my freshman year at UT. And to think I have at least three more to go!

|Outfit| Top {Old Navy}, Jeans {Old Navy}, Clutch {via Jane Deals}, 

Necklace {Body Central}*, Boots {DEB}*

- Lindsay J.

*= These stores have gone out of business.

It's Football Time in TN!

It's Football Sunday!

                     

I hope your Labor Day is going fantastic! Today is the first football game of the season, and I couldn't be more excited! It's great to finally be apart of the Vol Nation as a student. The pride and unity of all the students and fans is UNBELIEVABLE, and I know it is gonna be a great football season for the Vols! My outfit today is definitely one of a kind, thanks to my best friend, Janee, along with my sister Claire. I bought my skirt fabric last summer and had Janee sew it together for me. My sister then dip dyed the skirt for the perfect ombre effect! This skirt is so comfortable and it's the perfect piece to include in my Game Day closet! Looking forward to Friday because I finally get to reveal my Pinterest Perfect Dorm room! 

Lindsay J.

Thifted Finds & Sunday Dinners

Happy Sunday!

    After a week (okay 3 days) of classes, it was nice to put on my Sunday's Best and attend church with my friends and family; followed by dinner at my house. The icing on top of today is I am sporting a one dollar dress. Yes, you read that right; I found this dress at the campus yard sale for one dollar, and it was definitely worth it. It took me forever to decide how to dress it up, because the options were limitless. As you can see I chose nude pointed heels {Target}, pearl jewelry {Thrifted}, and my favorite {French Connection} purse. I am definitely happy over all with today's outfit choice and I can't wait to wear this again! Looking forward to classes this week and I am SUPER pumped for the first game of the season next week! 

Lindsay J.