10 things that are making me smile today.

or....i am trying, once again, to avoid studying.

10. my "new" camera...that i just cannot wait to get the film out of. i needs to use it up.

9. my french press just supplied me with a delightful cup of coffee.

8. the prospect of friends coming to visit me for the next couple weekends. (eeeekk- as i squeak with excitement).

7. i get to be creative...making notebooks and letters for various friends of mine this week. even though i have plenty of homework i could be doing.

6. this picture...when i look at it i can't help but picture myself living there.

5. http://www.dailypuppy.com/

4. these glasses (from redvelvetart.com)

3. flannel pajamas.

2. brent's haiku review (genius)

1. ryan adams and his harmonica, of course.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRnoh86FD2A

oh...and a bonus...aaron weiss.

i hope one of these will make you smile.

it's monday. this leaves me without much to say...
other than the fact that i'm eagerly anticipating trying my new coffee and i have recently acquired a taste for black licorice.
it was quite the weekend.

either way you should take a bit of time and watch this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy0HNWto0UY

and check out this blog.
http://www.cardboardlove.com/

i hope you enjoy.

sweet pea...apple of my eye

i can't get enough of this song today...

i think amos lee is pretty great...maybe you do too?
this song is wonderful.
it makes my heart jump a little.

p.s. i hope you're enjoying this weekend.

this is great too...

one of my favorite things about spring is that sooner or later you can depend on the sun to shine once again.
today is a perfect example...it was a bit on the gross side this morning, spitty rain..gloomy gray sky..it made me tired, did it make you tired as well?
but just now, i look out my window, and what do i see????
the sun has shown once again that it is dependable.
what's your favorite thing about spring?

it's sunday. and it's beautiful. enjoy.

did i tell you? did i tell you? did i tell you????
i got a "new" bike this weekend!!!!
one of the many reasons why this past week was probably one of the best that i've ever experienced.
on friday, some of my friends and i were planning on meeting for dinner and my friend liz texted me a bit before saying that she had a surprise for me...
much to my curiosity's dismay i had to wait 'til after dinner to find out what it was.
in my head i was hoping for a puppy, however unlikely/inconvenient that would be.
when we got to liz's though, my surprise proved to be soo much better than a puppy.
it was a sunshiney yellow schwinn road bike with racing handlebars.
can you even believe it? i'm still a bit in shock.
but yes, it's all sorts of perfect.
i was able to ride it for the first time today...what a beautiful day for a bike initiation, don't you think?
don't you worry...in due time there will be a picture here so that you too can bask in it's glory..
i hope that your first weekend of spring has been filled with a ridiculous amount of time enjoying the wonderful weather..

dust has begun to collect on my desk

you know?...

sometimes i wish i had the capability to sleep in, the physical capability that is. i have plenty of opportunities, my body just will not let me sleep past 8:30am...ah well.

sometimes (most days) i don't live each day to it's full potential. that makes me a bit sad... i need to work on this.

sometimes i wish i lived in a different city, a different state.

sometimes my dreams of living somewhere else manifest themselves into plans of the perfect little house, flat, a place i could call home. where i can pick and choose what each room looks like and i could just settle down and be so wonderfully happy there.

but then sometimes thinking of a future home makes me a little sad, because growing up is intimidating, and i don't want to move on from this beautiful part of my life that i'm in right now, there are too many people my heart would miss too much.

sometimes i wish every day could be as perfectly spring-like as these past couple days have been (except a bit warmer, being able to wear a dress without a chill would be nice). although i do enjoy the occassional rainy day.

sometimes i would like to be able to say/do exactly what i want to say/do when i'm in a situation, that the perfect witty statement would come to mind, that i could act on an impulse instead of walking away, and 5 minutes later having the perfect thing to say come to mind.

sometimes i go on and on for much too long....and for that i'm sorry...

i get a (kick) out of you.

so, today i ended up watching martha stewart with my grandma, and despite my general disgust with martha's demeanor she usually has at least one interesting segment in her show.
and today was no exception.
please forgive me for sounding silly, but this guy from the baltimore botanical gardens was on there talking about soil.
i know, i know...but just wait.
he had a lot to say about the care and keeping of gardens, and that's pretty exciting to me.
but my favorite thing about it was how interested he was in soil and gardening, how intelligent he sounded when he talked about it, and how you could see how much he genuinely enjoyed sharing his interest with others.
and as trivial a thing as you may think soil is (which is a silly belief to have since it's a pretty basic universal need) i admire this guy.
i just love talking to and interacting with people that are just...intelligent.
i love walking away from a conversation feeling like i'm a better person because of it.
bottom line...i think intelligence and the sharing of said intelligence with others is highly attractive. so thank you, mystery soil man on martha...you made me smile....you and your beard.

pandora.

as i'm sitting here "studying"...minding my own business...listening to pandora...
the most wonderful of songs surprises me...
the beatles "i will".
i never realized how beautiful it is.
if i was one of those girls that picked "our song" that would be it.
maybe i'll be one of those girls someday....probably not.
it'll just be my song.
for now.

oh. my. word.
it's splendid oustide today, simply splendid.
actually...now that i think of it, i'm kind of wasting time inside typing this when i could be out of doors.
i'll make this quick.
less than 24 hours 'til i will be heading home for spring break.
eeeekkkk.
after looking at design sponge's posts today i can barely contain my excitement for a trip to the treasure mart, to get some items to spice up...yay for painting!!!

p.s. please do yourself a favor, and spend as much time outside as possible today.

"I love living. I have some problems with my life, but living is the best thing they've come up with so far."

-Neil Simon.

yay! another monday!

the sun is doing it's job wonderfully today, don't you agree?

it's helping to lessen the blow of the ridiculously cold air...

this cold makes me giddy with thoughts of spring break.
no...i'm not venturing off to some tropical paradise where the temperature will permit a sundress and bare feet....but there's the promise of warmer temperatures...

i'm heading home for spring break, and i'm so ready to spend a week with my family.

other than indianapolis and a possible trip to chicago i won't be travelling very far from home, so i will get to just relax...

and more than anything else i'm excited to spend time with my grandma.

i don't know that i've ever told you much about her, but she's the greatest human being i've ever met.

if there was one person i have ever wanted to grow up to be like, it is her.
i don't truly think that i can describe how lovely she is, you would just have to meet her.

she's so very crafty, quick-witted and humble.

but yes, i would just like to be able to spend this spring break soaking up whatever bits of her wonderful-ness (?) that i can. i think we're going to be doing a bit of sewing together, and who knows what else. hopefully baking bread...drinking tea...talking about how ridiculous my grandpa is...building a coat rack (yeah, she's quite the carpenter as well)...and watching dumb & dumber (her favorite movie)...

just thinking about it makes me smile....eeeekkk!

see...isn't she lovely?