nothing but bliss

i cant even explain how beautiful it is outside. i spent most of my morning listening to music and laying on the bench at the foot of my bed while watching the heavy snow form blankets over everything. the cars. the branches. the footprints that had been freshly made. its gorgeous. and very relaxing. i want to hold this feeling inside of me forever. and i am going to make an effort to do so.

i cant believe how much snow we have had and that we are only going to keep getting more . i am also surprised by the extent that i am enjoying it. im stuck in my apartment alone, my final got pushed back (which i wanted least of all to happen), but i was able to add two more days to my weekend and have been thoroughly enjoying it all day today. i cant say the same about yesterday because it was more of an impending doom of most likely losing power which, thankfully, never happened!

the snow looks so fluffy on the trees that i feel like i just might be in narnia!

i made a walk to the mailboxes hoping that the book i ordered for the book club i joined had arrived. sadly it had not, but brigittes apron did! and it is also a good thing i got there when i did because i got to have a nice conversation with the mailman and since a branch was broken and blocking my box, he was able to open the back for me! what a nice guy. i bet he wishes he got the day off today. i wish he got the day off today.

preparing for this storm made me realize how it is nearly impossible to make something to eat without power. while at the store, the only thing i could come up with was peanut butter. i also got some vegetables to make sandwiches since it will be cold and not matter too much if i open the fridge. luckily i didnt have to resort to no electricity cooking and was able to use some of the dough i made the other day to make a pizza for dinner yesterday and then made a favorite of mine, macaroni and cheese with broccoli, today.

what a lovely day. i hope yours is just as lovely.

love.

pictures from the past

sometimes i browse through old pictures and i have noticed a trend about my favorite ones. they always involve callie. i do not believe this is a coincidence either. we have been friends from the beginning and i truly love her with my whole heart and miss her tremendously. i think a lot of it has to do with the fact that we can get upset with each other and then be fine. it doesnt matter how much we argue about things, including me hating walmart and her worshiping it, we always get over it.

there have been some times we grew apart, but we were able to overcome it. i feel that we can be ourselves around each other and say things that we actually mean (even when we know the other one feels the complete opposite). i feel that these qualities make a really good and strong friendship. yes, we get irritated with each other, but it doesnt matter because we mostly love. we love each other for the good and for the bad.

i cannot wait for her to come back to oklahoma more than anything. and i mean anything. i feel like i wouldnt feel trapped anymore. i need my friend back!

i cant wait to sing and dance again! all the time!

i cant wait to have the most fun nights by watching movies and making up strange drinking games.

but most of all, i know that no matter where i am or where she is, callie will always be there for me. she will always help me, even if the only thing she can do is listen. and i will always do the same for her. love you callie! you are truly irreplaceable.

love.

what a sweetie

tulip has been the sweetest little bunny ever. i finally decided to print off new pictures to put on my magnet and cork boards. (procrastination? yes. very much a yes.) tulip kept licking my pants and demanding for attention by constant nudges while i sat on the floor sorting everything and cutting the pictures out. what a sweetie!

karen also discovered over break that tulip LOVES popcorn that is covered in butter and parmesan. to the point of attempting to jump into the bowl in order to eat it with greater ease.

love.

a bit too much love for beautiful things

i saw this picture and it reminded me of how crazy i was about rings when i was in the fifth grade. and by crazy about rings i mean i wore so many they would begin to double up on fingers because, naturally, i had to wear them all at one time! honestly, who wouldnt wear all of their rings at one time?!

there is one specific incident however, that made me discontinue the wearing of my many rings all at once. it began when my sister and i were on an airplane headed to kansas city to visit our grandparents. i think it may have also been our first time to fly without the parents because we had to wear those weird underage necklace things. i, of course, had to wear ALL of my rings. why would i leave one or multiple at home if my fingers can all hold them just fine? well, they may be able to hold them fine, but only fine. as in, not fine enough to be very successful. it came time for the landing and the next thing i knew, all my rings flew off and were rolling all the way to the front of the plane! (and by all the way to the front of the plane, i mean as far as they would roll before getting stuck on peoples purses and other belongings they had underneath their seat). we were sitting in the very back. the furthest back you could go before you were sitting in the lavatory. i then had to ask everyone to look for my rings and hand them to me as we taxied into the gate. i dont think i wore them on the plane ride home. or if i did, i made sure to have clenched fists during the landing.

i do love this picture though. and all of the rings. they are all so beautiful in their own way. dont worry, i wont be going back to wearing them on every finger. or multiple on a single finger. i have learned my lesson.

love.

my resolution

my "resolution" for the new year is to stop assuming all guys are assholes. it has been a resolution of mine for awhile, but i have had a very difficult time putting it into practice. probably due to some subconscious issues that i am aware i have but always find hard to overcome. well, i feel like im doing much better! maybe much is an overstatement, but i think im doing better! that is all i am saying.

love.

YEAH!

that is what i think about when i look at this lovely picture i took of my sister. and when i think about how productive i was in beginning to put my ideas from the beginning of october into action! as in, i am putting the appleques on my shirts that i bought at mood while in new york! i must say, so i far i am loving them! however, it is very difficult to sew around beads. it was a bit of a speed bump in my project since i had not even considered it. sewing this next shirt will be an interesting adventure due to the amount of beads. but regardless, i love them and cant wait to take pictures to show you! (i initially intended to take before and afters, but naturally, i got way too excited and forgot about it until it was too late. apologies)

for now, enjoy my lovely sister!

and me with my lovely bag (courtesy of cristina by means of an amazing birthday present!) of goodies that enabled me to begin my plans!


love.

welcoming a new year!

i have been the worst blogger ever! maybe its because the holiday season is over and now its just freezing cold. and school is around the corner and that is never something that is considered fun. i have also been trying to figure out how i want to make some changes on my blog. ones that will hopefully make it more consistent from time to time and include some fun things (at least things that will be fun for me that hopefully yall will enjoy). i think i have things a bit more figured out.

here are a few things i have learned in the past few weeks:

1. 3D movies make me very nauseous. i learned this from not only final destination 3D, but my recent viewing of avatar. i am very disappointed by this illness that seems to always overcome me throughout the movie. mainly because it seems that nearly all movies soon to be released are going to be in 3D. including alice in wonderland, which i cant wait for!

2. my diana mini and i are in a love hate relationship. as in i really love her, but she randomly decides to hate me. diana mini, please love me all the time the way i love you all the time!

3. i love plants. you might as well call me a soon to be plant lady. all i need is for my apartment to get some light!

4. i really miss certain people being in my life on a constant basis. im going to try and fix this. new years resolution? maybe.

5. i think the only cheese that i really cannot stand is gardenjack. i do not suggest trying it.

6. i like preparing my meals. not necessarily an elaborate meal all the time, but even just boiling noodles. using the microwave is not fun. maybe thats why i dont really like leftovers.

love.