Thought For The Week

I just love this!

In other news, I'm off to Richmond for the day, then I'm off to D.C. for the week for ISLC for Operation Smile! I wish I could go back to China, like I did for last year's conference, but I'm also very excited that I'm a bit closer to home! 

Have a great week, y'all!

xoxo,

Royar

{The Young Southern Prep}

Soaking Up The Sun

Recipe for a perfect day at the beach...

Adorable bandeau from livelygal

A comfy beachchair...love this one from Brookstone!

A big hat from Marley Lilly to keep the sun away!

A tervis full of Diet Coke!

And a good beach read!

What are your beach essentials?

xoxo,

Royar

{The Young Southern Prep}

YSP Playlist #5

I've been listening to Kenny Chesney non-stop since I've gotten home from camp.  His songs are perfect for summer, as well as growing up and leaving high school. Here are my favorite songs!

What are your favorite Kenny songs?

xoxo,

Royar

{The Young Southern Prep}

Howdy, y'all! Come on in!

Hi y'all!

I've gotten some new followers in the past few months, so I thought I would introduce myself!

My name is Royar, obvs, and I'll be a senior at a small school in Virginia this fall.  It will be my ninth year at my school, and I'll be very sad to bid adieu next June.  I am so excited to go to college, and my dream school is the University of Georgia! 

I absolutely love my summer job as a camp counselor, and this summer I worked at the pool! I absolutely loved teaching swim classes and guarding our camp's waterfront. 

Reading, running, shopping, and traveling are my favorite hobbies, as well as blogging of course! Pinterest is my addiction, as well as a good chai tea from Starbucks!

I would love to talk to y'all and get to know all my sweet followers! Email me at youngsouthernprep@gmail.com, tweet me @hLr2013, or follow me on tumblr at youngsouthernprep!

Happy Wednesday!

xoxo,

Royar

{The Young Southern Prep}

Thought For The Week

It's summer, yes the season for lazy days and late nights, but it's also a great time to play catch up and get better.  What have you done this summer to make yourself better?

xoxo,

Royar

{The Young Southern Prep}

Work It Out: Headbands!

Whenever I run, the last thing I want to think about is my hair.  I always put it up in a high ponytail and then braid it, but since I have a ton of layers in my hair, I almost always need a headband. After years of using pre-wrap, I have finally found the perfect solution!

Introducing...Sweaty Bands! They truly don't slip. Ever. I even wear them around town with my hair down just because they don't get in the way of my sunglasses!

No words are needed.

I could never resist a sparkly purple headband!

They even have sorority prints!

What do you use when you workout? Have you ever tried these?

xoxo,

Royar

{The Young Southern Prep}

College Tour: Tuscaloosa

Thursday, July 12 was casually one of the greatest mornings of my life.  Although it was a little lot rainy (note to self: buy hunters before attending), it didn't dampen my mood as I finally set foot in Tuscaloosa! Parking next to Bryant-Denny was unreal, as well as going into the visitors center inside! I absolutely fell in love with the campus and the school, and I'm so excited that my application is currently being reviewed! 

Tuscaloosa is a great town as well, and thanks to some amazing recs from my twitter followers, my Mom and I had a delicious lunch at Buffalo Phil's and we popped into The Locker Room, The Shirt Shop and Expeditions! 

It was a great trip, and I hope to make another trip down this fall! Also, if you're wise, don't be like my Mother and I and have the only umbrella in your car be Orange and Blue...

Roll Tide!

xoxo,

Royar

{The Young Southern Prep}

PS My amazing cousin, Ensley, has been nominated for a Best of the Web award! If y'all could vote for The Preppy Vegan by liking/pinning/Google +ing here:http://tinyurl.com/78f655j I would love y'all forever!

What I'm Loving: July

Monogrammed Sunglasses from DKM Accessories

My iPad, now that I actually have time to play around on it! 

Comfort Colors tank from TuskWear Collections picked up from Expeditions, aka the best store ever, in Tuscaloosa. (But really y'all. I'm going to have to avoid going in there if I end up going to Alabama. Such an amazing store!)

Essie's Bikini So Teeny

Lilly Pulitzer Alexi Dress

What are your favorites as of late?

xoxo,

Royar

{The Young Southern Prep}

College Tour: Athens

After my five weeks of camp, Mumsy and I set off for USC, UGA, and Alabama! Sadly I didn't get any pictures at USC but I loved it!

We stopped and visited my Aunt and sweet cousins in Atlanta before heading to Athens, and we went to lunch at the Swan Coach House!

Lunch was so lovely - I highly recommend the pimento cheese and chicken salad sandwiches!

Isn't the Swan House gorgeous?

After our delicious lunch, we visited the Beverly Bremer Silver Shop! Oh my word y'all, if I can picture heaven, I want it to be this place.  I narrowed down my race for choosing a silver pattern and received some great tips, which I'll share in a later post!

Ensley even stopped in for the evening and made us a yummy vegan dinner!

The next morning we woke up, and were off to Athens!

Sidenote: If you ever go from Atlanta to Athens and need a Starbucks, do not wait until you're half an hour into the drive to start wanting one.  It's either ATL or Athens, there's no in between to stop in! Mumsy and I learned this the very hard way! Sadly, I didn't think to snap any pictures on the tour (Blackberry problems!) but after our tour and browsing around Clayton Street, we drove out to the new University of Georgia Health Science Campus! It used to be the Naval Supply School, and Royar Square is located there, named for my Great-Grandfather. 

I absolutely fell in love with UGA and would love to keep being a bulldog for another four years!

Have you ever visited Athens? What's your favorite place to go?

xoxo,

Royar

{The Young Southern Prep}

Summer, Part I

Where in the world have I been? After a whirlwind Junior Year, I sped off to the lake for five wonderful weeks of lifeguarding, lake-swimming, and camp counseling! After Mumsy picked me up from the Lake, we took off for a trip around The South: Columbia, Atlanta, Athens, and Tuscaloosa!

I can't wait to get back into writing and catch y'all up on my life! Happy Monday!

xoxo,

Royar

{The Young Southern Prep}