Papa Eddie.... You were taken away from us before time. You had so much more to give and so much love to share with people. You were always the light that lit a room and the laughter and the voice that calmed a weary heart.

I will miss you dearly.

RIP papa Eddie..I LOVE YOU!

New Addition!

Although I had said that my blog was getting a change of scenery..I opted for something different.

After much thought...I have decided to start a new blog. 

so click HERE to check it out!

xox, 

O

My Blog & My Life Getting A Change Of Scenery!

Along your journey in life you meet many people along the road...some of which are just acquaintances and if your lucky enough some become far more than that. 

I was lucky enough to have met the latter. 

As some of you might know...it has been months, weeks and days of prayer and simply waiting on God regarding New York. First, the let down of FIT and them not taking my credits to the downward spiral of the economy giving me anything but security for such a scary move. 

However, as He told me...I waited. 

I am so

 happy to finally post that I got an Internship at Elle Magazine in New York City!!!!!!!

This is honestly a

 post I thought I was far from ever posting.  But for some reason out of all the hundreds of fashion students I go to school with, God has chosen me to go. 

I feel honored that I get this amazing opportunity to live out my dreams!

However, sometimes dreams don't come without a price...

I leave to New York on June 20, but I leave on my own. 

Carlos for now has to stay behind due to work, and simply that we can't afford to live in NYC 

with one income. (hence the word "internship" which is the equivalent of "broke".

Although this can be a scary thought that Carlos and I would be separated, I can only hope and pray that it will be for a short while.

So with all that said...now that you know about my life, also know that I plan to revamp my blog. Not only aesthetically but I am going to let you in on every intern experience I encounter at Elle. 

In closing, all this could not have happened without the help of two people which I love with all my heart....The 1st being God, of which has guided my every step

and the 2nd, you know who you are.... you have been my angel that God has used to guide my steps. Thank you for all you've done! I love you!!!

xox,

O

 

The Beauty of Darkness

Your promise came true long ago...your words still linger so strongly in my heart. Although you hung briefly, love overcame death and you are now alive...and are now alive in me. 

-Olivia

My Journey...

My life has been crazy, hectic, stressful etc etc..but overall everything is great! So much has happened after my last post which seems like forever ago.

As some may know and have read that for a while now i have been talking about moving to NY.
In January I applied to to FIT in NYC. If your not familiar with FIT it's basically " the Harvard of fashion" I was really looking forward to make this big move in my life. I was so excited that I in fact sold EVERTHING in my apartment in the hopes of preparing my new life in NY.
Well that didn't turn out so well..FIT only accepted 30 credits out of my 90. I realistically could not afford to basically throw away all the money that I had already to spent. So i had to make the hard decision to for the time being, take the idea of NY out of mind. To me, that was the only way I was able t0 move on after such a hard let down.

I decided to continue school here in Miami. Time passed and NY as much as i tried not to, was always in the back of my head.
I knew i had to leave my plans and dreams in Gods hands, knowing that his ways are much bigger than mine.

Last week however, I got a call that could potentially change my life. It was one of my closest friends that I went to school with here in Miami. She transfer to FIT and landed an amazing internship at Elle, and was having the time of her life.
She updated me on everything that was going on in NY and at Elle. Then she said, " but that's not what I am calling you about" At that moment i had no idea what news she could possibly have for me.
She then continued on saying that she had gotten really close to her boss..and he had told her that he was gonna have to start looking for new interns and would prefer if the interns were referred by someone in the company, rather than some stranger.
My heart continued to drop....
Then she said, " Olivia I told my boss all about you and wants to meet you asap, you have to email him and introduce yourself to him."
I could not believe what i was hearing..i felt like i was in a dream and i was about to hit the snooze button.

I quickly emailed him and i 1 hour i got a response.
To make an even longer story short....
I HAVE AN INTERVIEW AT ELLE MAGAZINE ON MON MAY 4!!!!!!!!!!!

I have to thank God so much for opening this amazing door...and I continue to ask for guidance in exactly where i am supposed to be.

In closing, I have to apologize for being absent so long from the blogging world! I am back now and will do my best to keep you updated on my journey to NYC!!

If we do not change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed"
-Chinese Proverb

xoxo,
Oli

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