It’s a Small World After All – #YOLOmondays Link-up!

You guys, I had honestly the craziest “THIS WORLD IS SO CRAZY SMALL” moment I’ve ever had in my life happen to me this weekend. Keep reading. I’ll give you the deets. I promise…

Also, today is Monday… which means it’s time for #YOLOmondays – a link-up where you can share or celebrate anything and everything. Why? Cause #YOLO. Link up! We’d love to have you! (The linky thingy is down at the bottom of this post)

Last week we had 37 people link-up! That is AWESOME! I’ve met some seriously fabulous people through #YOLOmondays – so Carly (my rad cohost) and I are SUPER thankful. Y’all rock!

[For the curious… outfit deets: Blouse: Fab’rik Chapel Hill, Skirt: ModCloth (exact), Shoes: Nine West (similar), Belt: Target (similar)]

So that photo you see right there… you know, above this text, is a photo of me at my lil sister’s bridal shower. More photos and whatnot to come, but this picture is particularly hilarious. Why? Cause the wind and my pleated skirt are a hilarious combo. No, I was not standing atop a vent.

SO. Onto my small world story.

So, the bridal shower this weekend took place in the Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach, VA. The hotel is supposedly haunted. Yeah, scary.

Well, regardless, the story isn’t about that.

So, my friend Ashley and I were in the elevator heading down to the lobby to go to our car when we were sharing the elevator with a girl who was a guest at a wedding going on in the hotel. She (the girl in the elevator) was wearing the most adorable black dress – she looked so pretty – so we talked to her in the elevator for a few minutes. I complimented her on her dress. She complimented us on our outfits. We were just all around having a good old “You are so adorbs” session with each other.

We talked for a few moments out of the elevator when we got to the lobby and then went our separate ways… never to see each other again.

Just strangers passing in the night. Or day. Or haunted hotel. Whatevs. This happened Saturday afternoon.

Fast forward to Sunday evening. I had been home for a while and I needed to run up to the gas station to fill my car up and grab a few things. So, husband came along with me.

We went down to the gas station about a half mile from our house – husband pumped gas, I ran inside.

About five minutes later, I came out and was about to get in my car. I look to my left and there’s a girl and a guy getting into a truck RIGHT next to our car and I recognized the girl.

It was the girl from the elevator. Over 300 miles away from where I saw her the day before.

I thought for sure it wasn’t her.

  • ME: “Excuse me, this might be a weird question, but were you in Virginia Beach last night?”
  • HER: “Uhh, yes. Why?”
  • ME: “Were you at the Cavalier hotel?”
  • HER: *getting creeped out* “Yes, why?”
  • ME: “I was in the elevator with you! I complimented you on your dress! We talked clothes and our love for Target”
  • HER: “WHAT THE? Oh my gosh it IS you!”

Yeah. That happened.

Turns out they live in Charlotte, North Carolina which is another two hours southwest of where we live in Hillsborough.

But yeah… they JUST SO HAPPENED to pull off on the Hillsborough exit to fill up their tank, get snacks, and rest for a second on their long drive back to Charlotte from Virginia Beach. …at the SAME TIME I was running down the street to get gas and run a quick errand.

SERIOUSLY. I wish I could explain how crazy that was / is to me. I mean, I saw this girl in two completely different places (i.e. 300 miles apart), at two completely different times, in two completely different circumstances.

THAT IS CRAY CRAY.

I don’t know about y’all, but this world is super small after all.

That rhymed.

Anyway, it was an awesome weekend – so much love for my friends and family. I can’t wait to share more later. In the meantime, I’m gonna go continue to collect myself after my crazy “small world” moment and get some ZZZZs.

LINK-UP! It’s MONDAY, which means #YOLO!

Happy Monday, y’all!

all for now.

Grab the button 🙂 (code is available in the sidebar, or you can just right-click and save the above button) 

The Rules for #YOLOMONDAYS Link-Ups:

  1. Grab a button and / or post a link back here in your BLOG POST so your readers know what all the #YOLOMONDAY-ness is about. We love you guys linking up and we do go through and read all your posts… so if you do not give credit, we will have to remove your link. That’s no fun, right? Right. So be nice and share a link! :)
  2. Link your blog post up using the linky tool below! It can be ANYTHING! An outfit post, a giveaway, a story, a recipe, whatever. Why? Cause it’s #YOLOMONDAYS!
  3. Visit a blog or four that you’ve never been to before and leave a #YOLOMONDAYS comment – you never know, you might “meet” someone new that you will lure!
  4. Have fun! Cause #YOLO!

Linking up today with these awesome ladies. Join me?! HUZZAH!:

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Also, HUGE congrats to Sarah from Simply Sarah for winning the Penelope Lane Clothing giveaway! WOOT! WOOT!

66 Comments

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  5. Hahah, that is hilarious!! And a little bit weird, too. lol

    Awww, the linky isn’t available any more. =( But I love that mint skirt. So pretty!!

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    1. OH NOES! the linky tool company didn’t update my subscription… i’m getting it fixed ASAP!! check back in a lil bit and it’ll be live again! 🙂 thanks so much for letting me know, tiffany!!!

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  6. Wow this is a lovely post, hehe! This linkup is so cute.
    Thank you for following my blog! I love yours and followed through Bloglovin’.

    xoxo
    Meera

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  7. First off, I totally thought that skirt was just a really big puffy bubble skirt. I was thinking, “Wow Molly…that is very avant gard of you!” LOL!
    Second, I love your stories. You make me laugh.
    That is all.
    XO – Marion

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  9. So, I was definitely drawn to your blog when I saw the picture of what I thought was a girl in a tutu on the Weekend Linkup! I adore that picture. SO funny!
    Don’t ya love moments like that?! I’ve had stuff like that happen to me too. Crazy, for sure.
    My friends always make fun of me for making conversation with just about anybody..whether it be in an elevator, a bathroom, or standing in line for movie tickets. Nothing wrong with being friendly : )
    Love your blog! Newest follower!

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    1. hahah love it! yeah i wish it was a tutu. i kinda wish tutus were okay to wear all the time! 🙂 thank you so much for your sweet comment, kristen! following your blog, girl!

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  13. CA-RAAAAAAA-ZY!!…But kinda dope at the same time…one of those WHAT in WORLD moments…but it had to mean SOMETHING??…Why would you guys just bump into each other AGAIN 300 miles away from the OG locale??… Exchange deets??

    Anywhoo…Molly you’re uber AMAZEballs and you totally won me over as a new follower…

    Be Blessed, Girlie!! <3

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  14. That story is CRAZY! What an interesting thing to happen. Its so random how we come in contact with people!
    I would be that awkward girl who’s like…”are we supposed to be friends??” – creepy.
    Love the blog! Thanks for the hop, its nice as a new blogger to get to know some awesome people!
    Love it <3
    Erin
    http://www.cali-landchic.com

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  17. Molly, that is an awesome story!!! I sat next to a guy on a flight to Madrid once – we didn’t really talk much – basic pleasantries and “could I get by you to go to the restroom?” sort of talk. A few weeks later I ran into him at a restaurant in town, and Madrid is a big city! It was surreal. Hope you had a great weekend, and I cannot get enough of that mint skirt on you!

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  18. Woah, that is a crazy story. You have a friendly stalker, Molly! You are a real celeb now! Also, that photo of you in your blue look is just the cutest thing.

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  19. I love you in that skirt, first of all. You look super adorbs and I would have said that to you in the elevator as well. What a crazy story,such a small world!

    One year I was vacationing in Miami with a friend. We were visiting another friend and she randomly took us to a some restaurant in another town. I went to use the bathroom and ran into a girl that I had gone to high school with… she was also vacationing in FL (in another random town). So weird.

    xo, Yi-chia
    Always Maylee

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  20. Can I just say small world experiences are one of the joys of my life. I seriously love them and love hearing about them. It is NUTS that you bumped into her again!

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  24. You look so cute in your bridal shower outfit – so perfect for a girlie, fun day! I hope you guys had a blast at the shower! I’m still obsessed with that skirt and still haven’t bought one, but I’m becoming more convinced every day… And that is freaking crazy that you saw the same girl the next day! I would be freaking out too, and probably thinking it was some sign from the universe – maybe you’re meant to be best friends or something! 🙂 Also, I totally forgot to mention YOLO Mondays on my post today even though I intended to link up, but I fixed it so it should be showing up in today’s pos tnow! 🙂

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  25. That is WILD! Stuff like that always totally freaks me out. Anyway, sounds like you had an amazing weekend and I love love love that skirt!!

    Stephanie

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  27. Oh gosh girl that is so freaky!!! Haha. I’ve never experienced anything like that, but my mom does say there’s a look a like of me running around town. I just hope she doesn’t commit any crimes lol.

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