monday

Ok, I’m serious about blogging again this time.

I'm also serious about my new bed time, so hence, there is no picture. It was a busy day. 

I’ve decided having too many shades of chambray is never a bad thing.  A girl needs every wash possible, right?

Every morning I drive to work drinking my smoothie out of a red solo cup and I wonder if the people staring at me think I’m drinking akky.

I have decided that weddings are much more work than I thought they would be. Not in a bad way, but they are a lot of work. I eat, sleep, breathe weddings.

Yesterday I watched High School Musical 2 with the twins and I admit to getting a little too into the whole Troy and Gabriella love story. As L said, “They just kissed twice. That’s a lot of kissing.”

Optimism is my friend of late, and I like having it with me.

Also, I can’t stop reading Where’d You Go Bernadette?.  Like really, I’m in this battle with myself over reading it – I can’t stop reading because it’s so dang good and then I also don’t want to keep reading because I’m dreading finishing it and not having something this fabulous to read anymore.

I’ve found that wasting my energy on some things just isn’t worth it. 

I feel like being crafty. The computer screen hogs my life lately and I’m in need of a craft.

monday

I'm in need of a bang trim and hair cut. 

Getting back into writing is almost like getting back into the dating field. It’s awkward to get back into. But here I am – back again.

My last few weeks of school were busy in every sense of the way. But I’ve learned that that’s when I find out what isn’t necessary to my life and move on with what is.

I thought a lot about this last year at school.  And I learned a lot about myself.  More on that later.

I’m back to work.  Having an excuse to dress up every day = my kind of summer.

This summer calls for an onslaught of new routines, traditions, and experiences. 

I’m in a little summer book club and we read the most delightful books.

I just ate an entire sandwich sized Ziploc baggie of green snap peas for lunch. Hoorah for healty food.

Have you ever been embarrassed at your ability to speed through a TV series and at the same time not be embarrassed enough to stop? That’s me.

It rained today. Don’t you think the Earth looks its lovliest when it has just rained?

Allergy season is always the silent plague.  Trying not to itch my eyes until my make-up comes off leaving me to look like a druggie or a kid with pink eye, is harder than it sounds.

monday

busy is an understatement. is it the end of the semester yet?
i'm trying to eat healthier now. weaning myself off treats is even harder than weaning myself off soda.
on the same page, i loooooove cooking lately. its heaven to me.
this is exactly how i feel about this movie. except i like richard gere.
i have another wedding to shoot this weekend and i can't believe its actually here!
i want to update my laptop to the maverick operating system very badly, but i'm also worried that it might erase things on my computer on accident....
so webmd last night was not a good idea. again. especially because i've added so much language to my repertoire of medical maladies and reading those listed only sent me into a panic. bad choice elsa.
if you can't tell, there's not much to say today that's worth mentioning. maybe next week.

monday

this is as good as it gets today.

writing is therapeutic. that's why when i'm unbelievably busy i still write. i'm a creative.
oh happy st. patrick's day. i wore this green scarf. because i still remember when i was in kindergarten and my mom forgot it was st. patrick's day and i was about to get on the bus, so she took a safety pin and took a green leaf off the tree and pinned it to my shirt. that's a nice mommy.
i have only a few weeks left in school, and i just want to know, how is that going to work out?
target is all i need sometimes. and a good craft store.
the photos keep rolling in. i'm currently learning how to balance all of that.
can i please have the attractive man that skeeter dates in the help? he resembles john krasinski and zac efron at the same time and that is a blessed combination.
i've decided that i watch grey's anatomy like a drug user. its in spurts of way too much at a time and generally when i want to avoid doing anything productive. so, is that a bad thing...?
i get to go to girls camp again (which wasn't completely clear before), but i don't have to be in charge, and that is the funnest thing i could ask for.

monday

this is how i feel. except i'm not dressed like this. 

so, somehow i got on this stint of wanting to listen to the dixie chicks on repeat.
also, long car drives back to school are really just my excuse to have glee club rehearsals. because that's what keeps me awake.
the bachelor finale is on tonight and half of my apartment already knows who wins. why we're still all watching it is a riddle to me (insert sarcasm here).
doterra oils are literally magic. like sometimes, i think that they're potions from hogwarts.
every night before i go to bed, i sneak out to the living room and turn on the AC because it gets so hot during the night. and in the morning everyone asks why its so cold hehehe
i have decided that being the back up is not in my best interest. done.
i also have decided that i love doing what i do. i shot my first wedding all by myself. it was a rush.
also, what was with the one photographer that wore jeans to shoot her wedding? JEANS! unprofessional.
this monday is one of those mondays that i literally couldn't care about anything else.
falling asleep last night was no easy task. waking up was even harder. #daylightsavingsprobs #insomniacprobs
i've purposely made myself not watch grey's anatomy since last thursday. ask me how its gone.
all i know is, i can't complain, because i got pizza from my dad and chik-fil-a this weekend. i'm set.

weekly

I. Love. The Oscars.
You can bet you'll see a post on that soon.
Also, I'm now crossing my fingers, excitedly waiting for the Us Weekly and People magazines of the Red Carpet editions to come out on stands.
I have a wave of photos to shoot and edit lately and I seriously love it so much.  I'm crossing my fingers it stays that way.

The snow that plagued small college town all day on Saturday was not welcome. Like, at all. Luckily today its just raining.
I'm desperately looking for a black utility jacket for a decent price and preferably has gold buttons. I  have yet to find one. 

I miss going on trips with my family. Whatever it is about family trips that is different, I don't know, but it makes everyone so much funnier and I can't wait until our next one. 

I'm really loving green beans and asparagus lately.
Catching Fire comes out on DVD this Friday and I can't wait to buy it.
I'm really hoping spring comes sooner. Because its fresh and I like it. 

My photography teacher really intimidates me, because he's so good at what he does, but when he gives me props for my photos, I feel so cool. 

hi, i'm back.
in case you didn't know, i went to my best friend's wedding a little over a week ago. and in case you were wondering, it was so wonderful, fabulous, and happy.
i also got to be her photog, with my other best friend as my co-photog. two huge experiences meshed into one? fabulous.
i think i've become a little bit of an insomniac. i find myself staying up until all hours of the night, pushing off sleep.
maybe its because i keep having dreams that i'm in grey's anatomy. and that includes all the drama it comes with.
the other day it snowed while it was 47 degrees and sunny. the sun was out. am i in hell?
sundays feel abnormally long lately.
i keep pushing off loads of homework. i think i'm at the end of my semester rope.
is it funny to anyone else that all of the people that i don't like suddenly decide they want to like me now? like, really. these idiots can't get timing right.
also, i have three other weddings booked for the next two months. THREE. happy happy.
this whole no sleep, over stressed, tired body, over working mixed with the above said business of the semester has proven to be a toxic mix. and yet, somehow i'm still managing.

monday

i have no time to take a picture today. oops.



i force myself to eat healthy now. and sometimes finishing that plate of veggies for lunch can be rough.
also, does that cancel out the cupcake i had earlier? having a baker for a roommate can be bad for my figure.
i had two meetings for wedding photo shoots this last week and i have never been more excited.
i feel like i'm picking up speed on the things i want to do with my life and it makes me so happy.
its snowing like crazy here. really. its like a snow tornado, flying every which way. and for once, i kind of wasn't happy about the snow.
the song 'hot and cold' has never made more sense to me than it does now.
i had an assignment to take landscapes, and while i normally dread them, i was happy with how they turned out.
i love talking to the twins on the phone. they are the funniest and it makes me miss them.
i am upset over phillip seymour hoffman's death. who is going to play heavensbee? no one else can do it that well.

monday, oh monday

i am so tired. i could sleep for days.
i'm thinking of transitioning over to WordPress for my blog...thoughts?
chicken salad is the best thing ever. so is coming home from a grocery trip with enough food for a whole month.
doing laundry for only myself is still a really weird thing for me. i guess i'm destined to do lots of laundry for lots of kids.
lately i dream of downton abbey and myself as a crawley sister.
i made lots of pizza on saturday and it was so good.
that bachelor wedding though....not as eventful as it seemed it would be. bring on the juan pablo tonight!
i am on the verge of a creative outbreak in my life right now. i can feel it in my bones. the possibilities are perfect.
also, i spent an hour looking at past oscar winners and nominees and i feel like a movie buff failure because i haven't seen HALF of them. so, here starts my new resolution to start watching all of the movies that have won and were nominated. ever.

to be honest, today felt like a monday

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long weekends are the best. and coming home made me not want to go back to cold college town.
sometimes i dream that me and my bff were bffs with shailene woodly. and she had to switch schools, and she cried because she was going to miss me so much.
i don't even know what the date has been for the last week.
my brother had a huge party last weekend and you would not believe how glad i am to be out of high school.
i slowly feel my life unfolding more and more the more i do what i want to become.
do you ever feel like maybe january can be the hardest month ever?
i have two best friends that always say the exact right things.
making my mom laugh so hard she wheezes out air before an audible laugh comes out is probably my favorite thing to do.
i played a pretty funny prank on my parents over the weekend too, and i promise you'll want to hear more on that later.

monday

i love teapots and the way they slowly collect on my shelves and remind me of other things.
there's a red devil inside of me and it wanted desperately to crash my monday morning.
i forgot how the winter weeks feel painfully longer and much more boring than they should.
craving brownie batter is a very real thing and i experience it.
i missed all of the good parts of the golden globes and now i'm just waiting for it to be put on on youtube, because amy poehler and tina fey is something i have missed both years now.
the more time i spend thinking of my future in a visual media world, the more i really love it.
i've been thinking about january, and i think i've concluded that it can be a very hard month for most people. its full of resolutions and things to keep us moving forward to a better person, but i think people forget to mention that its also a really hard time. the days can be gloomy with no sun, and the stress of a new year and becoming a new person weighs on us and makes us rethink ourselves at every step. i notice people comparing to others, and analyzing themselves as if they're testing their own self-love and image. maybe its just me and a few others, but for those that feel the same, hang in there. we always over analyze ourselves much more than we should.

monday

first day of another semester.
i think i've finally gotten to the point where it doesn't feel like a big ordeal every time this happens.
um, the bachelor is starting tonight. HELLO!
i'm really working on my posture, because its supposed to help prevent the usual land mine of knots on my back. its more of a conscious effort than i thought it would be.
i miss being with my family every day. i had such a wonderful break with them.
on that same note, my dad makes the best pizza out there.
keeping to my resolutions proves to be more of a conscious effort as well, but i really like it all so far.

the weekly

christmas came and went and it already feels like a far passed event. boo.
i have been watching more gilmore girls than necessary this past week, thanks to the complete boxed set of seasons as my christmas gift. believe me, that was a long time comin'
i taught primary on sunday and the cutest 4 year old girl in my class legitimately thought i was THE Elsa. i mean, i am. but she thought i was also the queen and asked why i changed my hair red, because 'she thought it was better white'.
do you ever think that maybe sometimes new year's eve is a little overrated? its not my favorite.
i am a super shopper. really. (i get it all from my mom) and it benefits during the holiday season.
the kardashian's are in park city. and its rumored that kanye's even with them. uh WHAT?
mostly, i just don't want this break to be over.
aren't flowers just the most loveliest of things?
that's me up there. on our trip. everyone keeps making those slideshow collage things of their year in review, and while mine was definitely a fabulous year to review (i mean this summer alone could have been a novel - don't get me started on the months before and after it!), i feel like the one thing that was best this year, was me. that sounds really full of it, but for the first time in a while, i've enjoyed really thriving in being myself and doing what i love. here's to hoping another year is just as grand.

monday

somehow, its much easier to blog when i'm at home. somehow its also much easier to take self portraits at home.
i finished another semester at school and i couldn't be more happy with how that one turned out.
i'm in a disney movie, and its pretty darn cute. yes, you can ask me if i want to build a snowman. my mother also suggested i stay away from red-headed men after that. ironic.
i don't know what it is, but certain people seem to have a radar to when i'm in the area and it is not what i prefer.
we've watched so many christmas movies at my house, we could be called the holiday cheer-meisters
for some reason, i've been pondering a lot about myself and the things i want to do differently, and it makes me excited for fresh beginnings.
the more i think about creativity, the more i realize that its a gift and talent from God, on lend to us all.
i've booked two weddings within the next three months. TWO! i feel so legit.
sometimes i dream that my roommate and her fiance didn't move out over the break and i wake up super bummed out.
hey, best friend, i had a coffee oreo shake the other night but i added BROWNIE BATTER. it was phenomenal. then i watched new girl and wished you were there.
then i promptly went to the gym. #holidaysmakemefat
my other best friend spent the night last week, because we are never too old for that. and her husband was out of town.

monday

i have two days left people. TWO. DAYS.

the fact that i'm not at home right now, but i was at the same time last year is really upsetting to me. 

on a happier note, it was my birthday this last weekend! i am now 22. you may now begin asking and saying silly lines that involve my age and are from taylor swift. everyone else did. 

i now have a professional working website! it was so hard to make, i literally can't explina to you in words how hard coding a website is and how much time it takes (but I'm thinking i locked in about 40+ hours), but i am so stinking proud of that simple website. so proud, that i can't get my fingers off of it and once my teacher grades it, i'm adding more. 

i was slightly regretting watching a ton of SVU last week because i had a crazy dream that i was a detective, so i moved onto revenge. and OH MY GOSH. 

i officially booked my ticket to my best friend's wedding and i am so excited! but looking for a light pink bridesmaid dress right now is about impossible.

i also booked a wedding today and i feel so professional! its all in your website ;)

i want to be emily thorne. 

tuesday. because monday is oh so busy.

this is my face, because the cold snow makes me happy, and cold.
i know, i know. i haven't blogged in a while.
if you couldn't tell from everyone that resides in the states surrounding me, it snowed today. like, a lot.
thanksgiving break was wonderful in every aspect of a break.
but now that is december, i can start talking about how much i love december. because hello, it has my birthday. and the world turns into a gorgeous snow globe of goodness. oh, and the best way to spread christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.
i also sang "snow" from white christmas all last night and today because it snowed.
and the apartment is decorated like a winter wonderland. its fabulously fabulous and i find myself wanting to be in my living room next to my little pink tree always.
i also hung mistletoe above our front door ;)
oxblood and gold are officially my two new favorite colors.
i love this season and i want it to stay a while.

monday

thanksgiving is thursday. my break starts tomorrow. and i mentally checked out on saturday. why am i still here?

in good news, i get to leave and go home tomorrow. 

in better news, one direction's new cd, midnight memories is on sale today and i TOTES BOUGHT IT!

i also watched all 7 hours of 1D Day. it was not planned, but it definitely happened. 

my weekend didn't go as planned, but i saw catching fire, so at least that happened. 

i also can't stop thinking about said movie. seriously. have. to. watch. again. 

why do i always want gator jacks when i'm blogging on mondays?

sometimes i really love to pretend i'm online shopping. i'll fill up a whole cart and then just not buy any of it.

there's this game called skunk and we all can't stop playing it.
this weekend holds so much exciting potential, i can barely handle it.
i want to watch anastasia. odd? maybe. 

MONDAY

i am counting down the days until thanksgiving break.
my best friend got engaged on saturday!! i am so happy for them both!
there are exactly three things i can't stop thinking about: 1. a gator jack's sandwich 2. my weekend and how much i like it and 3. my birthday. its getting close!
after years of wanting a tulle skirt, i bought one yesterday and its stinking adorable.
it finally snowed in small college town, but it barely stuck to the ground, which is so uncharacteristic.
i definitely bowled a 111 and i am proud of that.
when is it ok to want to ask your roommate's boyfriend to leave the house? is it when he makes himself at home while she naps in her room? because i feel like thats an appropriate time. fiance's and college apartment life don't mix well.
for the first time in weeks, i finally had time to do whatever i wanted on a sunday, and it was bliss.
the fact that i don't have midnight tickets to catching fire doesn't disappoint me. its the fact that i don't care as much about not having tickets as i should care.
i have realized that happiness is subjective and dependent on ourselves - and that makes it that much more satisfying. i have earned my happiness.

it's wednesday and i'm much happier now

i gave a presentation on pizza the other day, and replicated my dad's thai chicken pizza to bring to class. i've never been so popular on campus before.

i had a dream the other night that i was best buddies with the Kris Jenner and i traveled to Spain with the entire Kardashian clan for Kimye's wedding. 

i think i might have made progress. and that is a good thing. i mean he always opens the door for me. and only me. so that's good, right?

so we definitely had a cake party this last sunday, and it wasn't as big as the others. it was still fun, but i think we hit the quota when we went three weeks ago. 

anyone want to do my laundry for me?

i think getting mail from my best friend is one of the best things ever. she's a cutie that i miss. 

sometimes i just want to stop all of my school work and dive head first into photography again and do only that. 

and then i also want to keep doing video. i need to practice that. 

i've started to count down to thanksgiving break. anyone know how many days there are? i actually don't know, i just know its closer than it was yesterday. 

having friends on sports teams at school has actually made me that much more aware of how all sports work. i never thought i would learn. 

it's gotten so cold outside that i can pretend i'm smoking with my steamy breath. 

again, does anyone want to do my laundry for me?

hola monday

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i have a knot the size of texas on my left shoulder blade and trying to get rid of it probably is a feeling similar to giving birth. too much?
i tried mcdonald's breakfast for the first time ever last week.
i successfully made it through midterms. high five for me!
have you ever wanted to just nap all day long? i felt like that on saturday and didn't even care.
speaking of saturday, we went bowling at this ghetto place and oddly, i came in third place.
i've come to the conclusion that i'm the ultimate soccer (or insert any of sport) mom there is.
when is thanksgiving break again?
has it snowed yet here? nope.
i was shocked at myself for actually wanting to keep watching the kardashians after it was turned off.
class sign ups are on thursday. what?
twitter is becoming a thing again. at least for me.
i've decided naps are always a good idea.
also, we've started a bowling league and i'm somewhat serious about practicing.