Dressember Finals Week

Hello Friends:

Here are the pictures from finals week.
They are nothing spectacular at all.
In fact- these all go as a series:

"Lauren Crushes Finals"
...and does not get a lot of sleep

December 12, 2014 

I love Biochemistry! 

Thank you Rachel for letting me borrow your dress! 

Friday I prepared for my Biochemistry and Microbiology finals! 

December 13, 2014

This is what I wore as I took my Biochemistry and Microbiology finals! 

December 14, 2014

Sunday reprieve! 

December 15, 2014

Took my C.S. Lewis Final on Monday! 

December 16, 2014

Took my physics final on Tuesday, and flew back to Denver! 

I flew in my favorite Levi's dress, and a large sweatshirt :)

Elated to be with my sweet momma!

My brother! 

I look exhausted.

 

 I am so happy to be home with my family for Christmas! 

I have had a restful break thus far. 

In my next post I will show you all the dresses I have worn since I have been home! 

But- let's remember it's more than a dress. 

It is creating beauty. 

and standing up for people around the world that are exploited

and saying that is not okay. 

If you want to join me in my fight-  please check out:

http://www.dressemberfoundation.org/legillesp

Glad tidings of Great Joy. 

Peace & Blessings, 

Lauren 

Dressember Week 2

Hello friends!

I apologize for the break. I was kinda busy finishing up the semester with finals and everything. And even thought I did not blog everyday (or very often for that matter) I still continued Dressember. :)

It has been really great being able to tell people why I am wearing a dress. There are people now that are oppressed and in chains, and Jesus came to set the world free, both spiritually and physically. It is more than a dress, it is proclaiming liberty and freedom and embracing the inherent dignity of all people. People are beautiful, because they are made in the image of God. Every different person reflects that image of God.

On a purely aesthetic level, Dressember has also been a fun way to wear crazy combinations of clothes and get away with it! :)

Here is my progress from where we last left off:

December 6, 2014

After the Christmas party at Grace's House. 

Even though you can't see my dress, I am wearing my black and green checkered Levi's dress. 

December 7, 2014 

 This is Mary Grace's super comfortable dress. :)

And it pains me to post this, but I am just going to embrace the mirror selfie. It happened. 

December 8, 2014

I love flowers :)

December 9, 2014

And I love my roommate! 

December 10, 2014

It's right side up!

This cute dress is from Rachel! 

December 11, 2014

We wore Christmas colors!

HAPPY STUDY DAY! 

I feel like Study Day should be/is a holiday. 

It is very festive and lovely, and a free day to hang out with your textbooks. :)

That's it for this post. I will continue more later! 

Peace and Blessings, 

Lauren

Dressember Week 1

Hello friends!

Since the last post, I have enjoyed Thanksgiving break at home, and have returned back to the Grove. It is good to be back for a little bit before Christmas. Christmas in college is full of Christmas music, parties, dances, gifts, adventures, and finishing up the semester. :) 

It gets a bit crazy, but I have the best friends to enjoy this ride with!

I want to document my adventures this Dressember.

The challenge: Wear a dress everyday in December.

For more information- check out my last blog post or dressember.org 

So far so good! It has been fun dressing up, and telling people why I am dressing up. 

But this movement is bigger than a dress. 

This is a choice to dress up to embrace the beauty and dignity of all people.

This is recognizing there are women out there that are exploited for their femininity, and pointing out this issue, and saying this needs to change. 

Here is my progress so far:  

December 1, 2014

 I wore a blue polka-dot dress that my mom made for me. It is one of my favorites!
My dear friend Mary was wearing a blue polka-dot dress as well, so we took a picture of our twinning!

December 2, 2014

It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

I wore a black dress with a red sweater in full swing of the festivities!

December 3, 2014

photo credit- MGB 

Wore one of my favorite dresses, a cute Levi's green and black checkered number. I love the pair with this necklace I got for Christmas last year from my mom!

December 4, 2014

Got these great plaid leggings from my BFFs mom for my birthday this year!

December 5, 2014

The IJM GCC Campus Chapter is doing a candy cane sale this week! (Continuing to Monday and Tuesday!)

Alex and I at the candy cane table. 

A group of us went to the Crimson Dance Friday night! We had fun goofing around. :)

In South Lobby with dear friends after the dance!

If you would like, join in with me! It is not too late to join and start wearing a dress in December. 

It is fun, and it is an excuse to create beauty and dress up!

I hope by dressing up this month, and by this post, I can be a light. 

 I will take a picture every day and update this blog when I can. 

Blessings, 

Lauren