Friday's Fancies: {The Big Dance}

I am so excited that {av} chose a March Madness theme for {Friday's Fancies}... and I am even more excited that it fell on THIS Friday.  Tonight is the big rematch of IU vs. UK in the sweet 16.  This is a HUGE game to me for 3 reasons: 1. IU has not been in the sweet 16 since 2002 (when I was a Freshman in college).  2. IU beat UK (the number one ranked team) already this year, so UK is kind of looking for revenge.  AND 3. my entire mom's side of the family are huge UK fans... and I went to IU, so it's a fun, little family rivalry (especially with my cousin Terra)! So... in honor of tonight's game - a little collegiate inspiration paired with two of my most favorite trends, colored and floral shorts!  Too much?? I don't think so! :) Enjoy the games this weekend!  xxoo.

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Instagram: Ohio

Happy Monday! I just got back to Philly from an awesome time in Ohio... and I am already missing it!  We couldn't have asked for better weather or company!  Loved being able to celebrate St. Patty's outside on the patio... actually, enjoying almost every meal/drink outside on a patio!  Thank you Amanda and Kyle for having us and it was so great to see everyone else!  Can't wait to visit again soon! Here are just a few photos from the weekend...  :)  xxoo.

Hoosiers!

My blog is not a sports blog... nor do I plan to blog about sports much going forward - but I am just STILL so excited about the big win my alma mater pulled this past Saturday!  Not only is it a huge deal that IU just beat the #1 ranked team in college basketball, but they also beat Kentucky - a school rival as well as a personal rival since all of my family members bleed blue!  ESPN wrote about how the students reacted after the last 3 seconds of the game perfectly... and the videos are a must watch, they will make you wish you were back in college instantly!  Personally, I love the videos so much because in 2001 I was in the middle of the madness just like the many students in these videos... and the excitement and loyalty at IU during basketball season (especially a good season) is something you can never describe to anyone!

ESPN Article -

How excited were Indiana fans? This excited...

When your once-elite program is down as long as Indiana has been down -- unranked for 1,372 days, the longest stretch in school history, with win totals of six, 10 and 12 games per season in each of the past three years -- and you upset the No. 1 team in the country in your own building, naturally, you, the fan, is going to be excited. Describing just how excited Indiana fans were after Saturday's win is, well, difficult. "Ecstatic" gets close. "Exuberant" is right there. But neither word, and none of their synonyms, can capture quite what the win touched off in Bloomington, Ind. Saturday night. For that, we go to the wonder of social media and homemade video. The first comes from inside Nick's, a classic college bar in Bloomington, where one Vimeo user had the foresight to get his camera-phone rolling just before Indiana forward Christian Watford hit the game-winning three. 

The next comes from just outside Nick's -- you'll see the marquee in the video -- on Kirkwood Street in Bloomington, a batch of downtown bars and restaurants located just off Indiana's campus. Forget partying in the bars. Indiana students were on some next-level outdoor love-in swagger Saturday night: 

Indiana students have been waiting a long time for something to celebrate (besides, you know, a home win over Illinois). On Saturday night, finally, they got it. And they certainly held up their end of the bargain. 

....and so did the many Alumni across the country! We love our Hoosiers!!

Basketball and a Great Cause!

It's tournament time -- one of my favorite times of the year! :) Even though Spring doesn't officially start until next Monday, I feel like the first NCAA game is the kickoff to Spring (maybe because it was always during my spring break in college)!!  I was really excited this morning to fill out my bracket - but became even more excited when I came across this {post} on one of my daily reads coco+kelley.  Cassandra is hosting a bracket challenge where half of the entry fee will benefit the relief efforts in Japan!  Love.  The challenge is called the Blogger's Ball Pool, but is open to bloggers, readers, and friends of bloggers... which includes YOU!  Never filled out a bracket before?  Don't fret - it is easy (you can even have your bracket auto populate if you really want), it is fun and I have seen many first time brackets win!  But even if you don't win... you are helping out a great cause!  What do you say?  Are you ready for some college hoops?  Check out the challenge {here}! ...And check back Thursday for my bracket picks! xxoo! 

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