hi, I miss this.

the family stone

watching one of my favorite movies, the family stone, with yes, you guessed it my family. this movie is really sad, yet it is one of my favorites. and my family always seems to watch it every holiday season. one of my favorite lines just came on and i thought the world wide web should know of it:

"you have a freak flag, you just don't fly it."

sally&linus

one of my favorite relationships.

back in action

today is the day.
highly anticipated.
three LONG months.
but now it is going to be four wonderful days of fun.
i'm how can we not have fun, just look at these faces.
pure joy and greatness?
yep.

open your eyes.

my thoughts always.

yes.

it's been said that,

today,

obviously the best video.

this week.

songs to listen to this week. I HIGHLY recommend them, that is. (in no particularly order, I'm in love with them all). and they are all circulating my itunes most played playlist these days..


1. Home- Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
2. Dog Days are Over- Florance and the Machines
3. the entire NEW tswift album
4. honey, let me sing you a song- Matt Hires
5.sleeping sickness- City and Colour
6.sunset room-two loons for tea
7.keep breathing/parachute-ingrid michealson
8.dancing in the minefeilds- andrew peterson
9. awake my soul-mumford and sons
10.the end- kings of leon

check these out!

it's kind of a funny story.

go see this movie. or read the book, but mainly watch the movie. you'll love it.

wallflower.

“I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we’ll never know most of them. But even if we don’t have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things. And we can try to feel okay about them.”

-from the book The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

grabbin' life by the horns.

checking things off of my life list, one day at a time. this past weekend:
#23. Ride a mechanical bull: CHECK

TX.

OH TEXAS.. how i love you. a view weekends ago I went to that great state and have a much needed break from school and a much needed catch-up time with the people that live there. basically, i just had a wonderful time, clearly. We were always on the go, and I loved it. Here are a few things that I took from the trip.

1. Austin, TX is not like all of texas. it pretty much defies all stereotypes of texas.
2. There are no seat covers in any of the bathrooms in texas, gross.
3.I was in love with the resturant names, ie. pluckers, mighty fines, hula hut.
4. Danielle is the worlds BEST tour guide, she should work at disneyland ;)
5. creamed corn is better then it looks. a LOT better.
6. Downtown at night, is probably why they have shirts that say "keep austin weird"
7.Danielle should also be an interior designer. really though.
8. Everyone in texas looks good in burnt orange. (SO much UT pride).
9. the schools are beautiful, and in door, and I want to go to them.
10. Summit Church is stinkin' adorable and I am so exited about all the things that are going on there!
11. Saying ma'am and ya'll are so adorable, and i wish more people here in california said it.
12. When I told people I was from California, the usual response was, "I'm sorry".
13. I really wanted to see an armadillo in the wild, but sadly it never happened.
14. i love queso. and matt hires.
15. I CANT WAIT to go back :)

welp, I really did have the best time on this trip and so THANK YOU danielle.

la familia.

just wanted to take a quick second to recognize the people in my life whom which keep me going everyday. my head would literally fall off without chillin' pop, lynnifer, and tylur. (which is probs a bit sad, but oh well). love you all to pieces (which is also a bit of a weird phrase), and i just wanted to give you your own special place on my blog. and i just want you ALL to remember.. I'm still the funny one.

matt hires

In honor of seeing matt hires tonight, I just wanted to post one of my favorite songs by him. Thanks danielle for showing me his lovely voice, and I cant wait for the concert tonight! enjoy :)

c.s. lewis

saw this on franckie's tumblr and loved it!

On The Radio.

This is how it works
You're young until you're not.
You love until you don't.
You try until you can't.
You laugh until you cry.
You cry until you laugh.

No, this is how it works
You peer inside yourself
You take the things you like
And try to love the things you took
And then you take that love you made
And stick it into someone else's heart.

Regina Spektor.

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy;
They are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
(Thank You).

-Marcel Proust

red.

so I'm getting this feeling, a thought that I never really thought of. people have pointed it out, but I just never really listened. you live your whole life thinking your favorite color is yellow, and BAM everything you own is red. it's the weirdest thing. I never really thought myself to be a lover of the color red. I thought it was to severe and blood-like. but no, i love it. here are examples why:

all things that I can see from my bed right now that are red:
1. bed spread (its a quilt but mostly red)
2.picture frames
3.computer case
4.lamp
5.hair straightener
6.make-up bag
7.decorative flowers
8. phone
9. food journal
10. nalgene water bottle


see what I'm saying.. red galore. who knew? not me, that's for sure.
I still believe that my true favorite color is yellow, but data doesn't lie.
so, let's just say red is a close second.

ps. maybs I'll put a picture up later, so you can get the full effect of my red room.
p.p.s. I wonder what it means, me having so much red around.. i'll probably google it.

Just tea for two
And two for tea.
Just me for you
And you for me.

wishful thinking.

Tree House:

A tree house, a free house,
A secret you and me house,
A high up in the leafy branches
Cozy as can be house.

A street house, a neat house,
Be sure and wipe your feet house
Is not my kind of house at all--
Let's go live in a tree house.

-Shel Silverstein

curlys birrrsadawg.

so my bestest friend around was born today. but not really today, nineteen years ago today. and I am just so excited that its her birthday and I thought what better way to celebrate, then with a photo montage(who knows if I am spelling that right).. I could say so many things about sammi, and we have SO many stories and jokes but I have a certain amount of characters that this puppy can hold, and I feel like I could just write for dayz. all in all, we are the same person and laugh at anything and everything, and thats the way uh-huh uh-huh i like it (jim carrey voice.) side note: did i mention we LOVE (sammi moreso) to quote movies. . anything jim carrey really.. welp anyways these are just some snap shots of our friendship. LOVE YOU GIRL, and you really are da bestest. so blessed to have you in my lyfe!

little lion man.

he wants to be me.

so my dearest older brother is traveling the world without me (rude) and he is just living it up in Morocco as we speak. He rode a camel which is one of the coolest things i think. (side note: i lost in the second round of my third grade spelling bee because i didnt know how to spell camel, i thought it had two m's or two l's...tricky stuff) anyways I am so jealous of how many items he is checking off his bucket list on this trip, but I am SO happy for him and all his experiences.. I will probs blog more about his adventures but I just wanted to note this one thing.. he wants to be me! exhibit A:

me..



















and then there's this guy, trying to look like me..










i guess he just really misses me? LOVE YOU ty. be safe and take pictures like its your job.

i love you; mitchell davis

so mrs. chanandler bong already put this on her blog, but i just couldn't resist. mitchel davis always brightens my day and he is just the best. this is a new video that i have not seen before, and when i watched it instantly went into my top 5 favorite MD videos.. hope you like it too. maybs send it to your special lovahhh.

gal pals.

these girls are my rock. love them to pieces and have never laughed so much as i do when we are together. missing them big time. but so proud of what we are all doing with our lives. thank you for everything you do for me, and for just being you.so stinkin' blessed by you three. gpals fo lyfe.














"As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend".
-proverbs 27:17

brief is life, but love is long.

one sweet love.

life.

september first.

so I can NOT believe it is already September, that just blows my mind. But in a way a like it, but in ways I don't. I like it because fall is my all time favorite season, and i just LOVE September-November. September means that everything will start changing yellow and orange and get all pretty which I love (but if we are being real, I'm in San Diego so the weather isn't changing at all, but I'm just going to pretend). plus, it is when pumpkin patches are open, and those are always so much fun. (shout out to apple hill, one of my favorite places) Also, I love September because that means it's almost October which means it's almost my BIRTHDAY. and who doesn't love birthdays? I sure do. But as I wrote September first on my homework today, it was just weird because I can't believe that it's already here. welp, here is to a great fall and a great next couple of months! (hopefully it doesn't go by TOO fast)





see what I mean?

ten favorites.

stole this little list from another blog I follow, and I thought why not procrastinate on homework by writing down all of my favorite things. ha!


10 favorite______.
favorite hobby-laughing

favorite tv show- friends

favorite restaurant food- sushi

favorite thing to shop for-shoes! (clothes in general)

favorite animal-giraffe

favorite song- trick question. too many!

favorite word- TOO many, but oddly enough, i probably have more least favorite words than actual favorite words. weird.

recent favorite youtube video- the ukulele playing asian boy. so stinkin' cute

favorite movie-of all time- I am sam/little mermaid

favorite currently- couldn't say.

favorite childhood memory- adventures with tyler.

so now that you know this about me, it's like we are now friends. perfect!



hope you can handle this..

romans.

More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,
and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,
and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured
into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
—Romans 5:3-5


This is pretty much where I am at these days. Meditaingon this verse and the truth that it holds, in my life right now especially. Just putting faith in the fact that no matter "how deep a valley I might be in, there is always another hill top" (as megs would say) and there is some sort of purpose for all of this. This state is temporary and I am excited for the greatness that will come out of it.

Just some food for thought, and a more positive outlook on low points in life.

"Live in your strengths."

-Professor Johnson.

today

this is where life has me today,
and most likey for the next three months.












i am determined to make this the best place for me, in my life right now. all we have are the moments of today and this new outlook is what will keep me positive. someone once wrote, "Life is short, forgive sooner and always keep smiling". that's life for ya.

eighteen and crazy.

the city

i have done some super fun stuff this summer, and a few of those things involved the lovely city of San Francisco. from seeing wicked, to just walking around embarcadero st, to seeing a giants game at AT&T park, san fran never disappoints. It is so much fun and always has something new, although i could never live in a city, it is so much fun to visit. i recommend it.

my little rugrats.

so this summer i have spent a GOOD portion of my time with kids. I have been nannying for three families off and on and doing random babysitting jobs and did a week of VBS at my church. so needless to say, i am getting pretty popular with the 8 and under crowd. I absolutely ADORE working with kids, and i just love them. But this summer has taught me a lot about kids, and about myself. the past month though i have been spending my days with three great boys and here are a few things i have learned:

1. the contents of my purse have gone from just my wallet and chapstick, to hand sanitizer (LOTS OF IT), some form of toy, a snack of some sort and band aids. Let's just say, I am prepared for just about anything. call me mary poppins.
2. I have seen just about every kids movie that has been out this summer in theaters, some against my will.
3. i have gotten REALLY good at building things out of leggos, my best work was a model of buzz lightyear.
4. speaking of Buzz, i also have gone back to my roots of using my imagination for everything. I have to keep up with a four year old who pretends that cashews are the soldiers from toy story, so i have to be on top of my game. I often play the role of Buzz, because i cant be a sheriff, or so i've been told haha
5. i have perfected my cooking skills, and can now make the perfect bowl of mac n' cheese and/or oatmeal.
6. is going to the bowling ally three times in one week embarrassing? I bet not as embarrassing as loosing to three boys under the age of 10, one being only 4 years old...
7. the folsom zoo is not all its cracked up to be, although their deer and feline house cat exhibits were riveting.
8. because round table has temporary tattoos for .25 cents, doesn't mean we need to by $2 worth, but try telling that to the boys.
9. i have seen every episode of icarly. twice.
10. i now understand the point of mini vans, the sliding doors were GENIUS. everytime they open the door, i gringe becaue it flings so wide open that i get so nervous for the car next to us.


long story short, no matter how worn out i am at the end of the day, i have some of the best quotes from the things that these boys say, and laughing with them is the best. i love it! I am truely blessed by them.


although, some days i do feel like this.

true.

what it's all about.

too many sunsets I havn't seen.

pandora radio

pandora radio is the greatest thing. if you have not heard of it or listened to it, you must.http://www.pandora.com/
but anyways my friend jamie showed me pandora and it is the greatest. you just put in an artist that you like and then a radio plays songs by that artists and by other artists that you might like if you listen to that person. i'm telling you, it's like pandora knows me. it would always plays ALL the songs I love, and the golden part of it is that it is FREE. so i dithed my itunes because I could now listen to songs that I didnt have in my library and it was awesome. so naturally I listened to pandora everyday when I got ready until one day.... in the middle of a song, it just goes silent. and to my suprise a box had popped up on the site that said pandora only gives 40 free hours a month and within two weeks I had reached my 40 hour limit. i was sooo sad. and now I am lost in the morning and have to listen to my outdated itunes.. I mean things could be worse but it was just a bit sad. but don't fret, tomorrow is the first of july and I will once again have pandora back.

so you should go sign up on their site and listen to all of your favorites. i'd recomend the tyrone wells station, lady antebellem station if you are feeling som summer country music, or the always wonderful john mayer station!

"be a best friend
tell the truth
and over use i love you
and go to work
do your best
don't out smart your common sense
never let your praying knees get lazy
and love like crazy"

nothings sweeter than summer time.

snap shots of summer so far, with the ones i love.