T2T: U.S. Cities

Being a girl craving the city life, I already have an idea of where I want to go.

Still, there are so many choices and it's hard to pick a couple favorites.

San Francisco, CA

Ever since my first visit to this dreamy city on a family vacation, I have been fascinated by it and cannot wait to return. I love the combination of hills, ocean, and sky line, all blanketed with clouds in the morning and graced with pleasant weather all year. And who doesn't love some San Fran clam chowder in a bread bowl? Best meal on the pier. :)

Ocean City, MA

While not a legit city by definition of skyline, I loved Ocean City for the first time I was there. It is very quaint, right on the ocean, and has a great boardwalk. I always envisioned this place as those bubbly tourist bowls during the summer, and then clearing out except for the locals come fall in a "Boys of Summer" lyrical fashion.

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so. much. STUFF.

So for these last couple days before I move back to Ball State, I have been scrambling to finish up my online classes, as well as pack up my life and clean my room.

At first, I was thinking that since I had learned what I did and didn't need last year, I would be heading to Muncie with a lot less stuff. This does not seem to be the case, though.

Apparently, I just feel the need to have nearly my entire room from home with me at school. Plus, my friends and I have a suite this year, and I have most of the big ticket furniture for the common room.

Here's just the basics of my packing list:

furniture and such

futon

overstuffed chair and ottoman

fridge

book shelf

tall floor lamp

bathroom storage cart

2 rugs

dresser/TV stand

storage cube

necessities

clothes

shoes

toiletries

bedding

extra pillows and blankets

towels

laptop

printer

books

dishes

dvd/vcr combo

guilty pleasures

my entire DVD collection (in a CD wallet, no cases)

guitar (because for some reason I think I'll have time to learn to play)

my embarrassing but awesome collection of coloring books and crayola products (coloring is good for stress!)

my PS2 with DDR and SingStar games (hello, karaoke and dance parties!)

sno-cone maker (no comment)

many pictures of the people i will miss

Honestly, it is going to take a miracle to pack all of this stuff into just a truck and car!

my dream dorm

So during my lazy day off, I came across a Bed, Bath, and Beyond catalog.

NOT GOOD.

I have this little obsession with interior design and remodeling.

Seriously, I used to rearrange my room at least once a month when I was younger.

So of course this catalog is featuring all sorts of dorm decor since we all go back next month.

Needless to say, my creative juices started flowing and I started to envision my dream dorm room.

Here are some pieces that would be my inspiration:

I've been really into gray lately,

and I think this would really offset the other bright pieces I already have

to provide a good balance of color in the room.

I had a friend that had some of these in her dorm last year,

and I just thought they were great.

From reminders to roommate notes,

I could find a million uses for these!

And they come in cute colors :)

I'm always needing more storage,

but brown boxes are so boring.

I could throw just about anything in these cute storage bins

and not be worried about looking too cluttered.

(or about forgetting what I was putting away in the first place!)

I cannot stand plain white walls.

I love to hang up pictures that remind me that

there is something more out there.

While I could plan out my dream room forever, I just don't have that much time.

What would your dream room look like?