bleck

ya know, for being a germophobe and how often i wipe down every touchable surface of this house with sanitizing wipes, that i would be the one to stay healthy. but no. i am the one who has contracted everyone else's terrible flus, colds, and sores on top of being sick already. its really been a great few days. here's to hoping the airborne finishes this up tomorrow, or at least before christmas.

lately.....

things i love lately......

crocheting

photo adventures with lucy

editing

o sleep

its so pretty and soothing

are you even surprised?

smallville. 

bedhead.

it just makes me laugh.

sleepy g

he is so dang cute when he falls asleep.

maybe its because he's finally quiet. 

just kidding. 

to all the artists and people that use creativity

rule number one:

stay true to your style.  because there's nothing quite like doing something a way only you have envisioned it, and once you show people a little of what your world is, they always seem to appreciate it (in one way or another).  no amount of pleasing certain people or capturing a single specific audience can make you as happy as you want. but pleasing yourself-now that always pays. its the bold and daring essence of you, that keeps them coming back for more.

you must remember, you're not like the rest of them darling.





something i am always reminding myself.

if you haven't seen the series finale of gossip girl yet, you probably don't want to read this...

because only gossip girl (or dan) could have said it better.....

"the upper east side was like something from fitzgerald or fackeray. teenagers acting like adults. adults acting like teenagers. guarding secrets, spreading gossip, all with the trappings of truly opulent wealth. and membership in this community was so elite, you couldn't even buy yourself in. it was a birth right."

and maybe thats why i loved it. and that mixed with my obsessive tend to latch onto any show, book, movie, or form of entertainment, meant that it was meant to be. and it was a fun ride. one, no doubt, that i'll probably relive time and again.  

because you know you love me. 

xoxo.

but lets be real. it was all because j showed it to me. so thanks j. now let's watch smallville next. 

my name is elsa

and i am german. 

and every december, we enjoy some good german christmas festivities. 

and maybe one day i'll finally have all the words to O Tannenbaum memorized. 

lately......

things i love lately.......holiday cheer

 christmas lights. 

an essential.

gingerbread houses with these two

holiday treats. 

snow and this delightful storm 

she & him christmas album

little apartment stockings

Yep

for your sunday

a video and message that i like very much

lights

the weeks are getting busier

and the time seems shorter.

but something i always love is sitting in my room 

with only the big bulbed christmas lights on

and using its subtle yellow haze glow on the walls

and shine through the glass like a large magnifying glass.

ps. i know my lately posts have been somewhat MIA. its not because a lack of things to love, but hopefully my time constraints will ease up in the next little bit and give me time to post them.

this is happening

i may or may not have just introduced jace to smallville.

and we may or may not be watching it right this instant.

and i tooooooootally forgot how much i loved it.

so it was totally smart to start watching a new tv series right before finals week, right?

haha, i thought so too. 

ha thats funny

these are my 

'i have so much homework/crap to do, but i don't want to do any of it' faces.

and every time i decide to put it off just a little bit longer, 

i then remember how extremely exhausting and terrible it would be to wait until later.

and then i debate doing it right then, and remember how i have absolutely no motivation at all.

so i've been at battle with myself all day. 

simply stated

december looks like....