A girl can dream!

Summer dreaming as we speak...

Eclectic. Chic. Flawless.

I want to serve this at a dessert party.

Yes, please. 

Love this and love that Zara's spring line also utilizes these colors.

glamgasm.

drool with me...

Welcome to my humble abode!!

Everyone already knows I love her.

Still love her.

MKA=BFF4L

Classic and I love it. Not trying too hard and still lookin' bangin'.

Little sex-pot man.

My dream mans' uniform. I know I posted my uniform in a previous post...

I plan on it.

I have no rights to these pictures, but I thoroughly have enjoyed them and would feel selfish if I didn't share them with my loved ones. So enjoy, babes!

“The universe doesn’t care if you’re scared. I know this is not news, but you need to hear this. I’m scared, you’re scared, and we’re all scared. The difference is whether you’re going to keep moving. I really hope you will.” ~Merlin Mann

Stick to what you know...

There are few things in life that will never fail you and often times I've found that sometimes we have to learn the hard way what we can and can't rely on. The conclusion I've come to is this: When in doubt, stick to what you know to avoid turbulence in your otherwise cool, calm, and collected life. Now, if your life is already turbulent then I guess you have nothing to lose... but for those of us who seek control and comfort in life, we have to stick to what we know to remain sane. There are a few things that I know will undoubtedly fail me at one point and probably another; those things include (but are certainly not limited to) my car, my skinny jeans, my math skills, my judgment, my budget, my computer/flash drive, etc. Luckily, I can rely on a few things in life to fix my car, to disregard my skinny jeans, to compensate for my lack of math skills, to have mercy on my judgment errors... you get the picture.

I know I can rely on my family, my church, a generous handful of friends, and therapy. By therapy, I mean what you do to make you feel overwhelming happiness. My closet might tell you that I consider retail therapy to be an acceptable form of therapy... and that would be a perfectly valid conclusion! Another form of therapy for me is running... a habit that I have almost forgotten about since I've been able to hide my winter weight for way too long, but a habit that has recently blessed my life with a little bit more balance and a few more endorphins.

My goal right now is to stick to what I know. I know at this point what I want and what I don't want for myself and for my future and am challenging myself to keep those values in the forefront of my mind when making decisions.

Lo and behold, dammit.

I love my Mommy.

I don't even know where to begin! My mom is the best. She is the first one to take care of anyone. She doesn't have to know them, but she assumes the role of caretaker to anyone she comes in contact with and for that I love her. She truly taught me the art of caring and that to truly care means that you don't expect it in return. I can't tell you how many times I rolled my eyes at having to run soup and crackers to a stranger's door because my mom heard through a grapevine that they had the flu. Or when someone at church was struggling financially and my mom just so happened to clean out her closet that same week and drop the clothes off at their house because they "didn't fit her anymore" without so much as asking a question. I honestly can only hope to be half as selfless as she has shown me to be. I have learned through her example to make sure that the house is clean before bed, that when someone has been out of town we should have warm cookies waiting upon their arrival home, and when someone comes to visit we are to have a thoughtful gift on the guest bed to let them know we appreciate their company. Even more admirable, is that most of these things are second nature for her. It's not a burden at all, but just the way she is. Not to mention she does all this while looking fabulous! While our fashion senses don't always see eye-to-eye, I respect her for wearing what makes her feel good and for taking care of herself always. She's gorgeous and that fact lightens my fear of aging with the chance that along with many other traits I also might have inherited her graceful and inevitable pursuit towards old age. Basically, I love my mommy. And by posting this on my blog for everyone to see, I feel like I've made my point abundantly clear.

An oldie but a goodie of me and Mom!

Sorry for the wordiness but I had been out of town for the last week both in Frisco (home) and visiting some family in Arizona so I feel like I have so much to say! Much needed TLC was enjoyed and it's always great to catch up with long lost family! I have been so blessed to have so many influential mother figures in my life and this Mother's Day certainly reminded me of all of them. From literal 'aunts' to my substitute 'aunts' that I have no blood relation to, but have earned that title no less, I realize that I need to let these women know of their emanating beauty and genuine example in my life... even if Mother's Day was last week. Better late than never, right?

Ello Princess!

I swore I wouldn't catch Beiber fever, and I did. Now I've found myself drooling as I watch the Royal Wedding coverage and repeats. Since when am I on ANY bandwagon? As of late, I'm a molded follower of pop culture... it's true. From the Biebs to Her Majesty the Queen and to the bazaar antics of Charlie Sheen, I'm guilty of falling subject to the opinions of TMZ and E. Maybe I'll consider this a natural physical reaction to lose all the brain cells I may or may not have acquired this semester-homeostasis! That's it, my current trash TV binge is a subconscious, physiological attempt to balance the information in my brain.

While on the subject of Princess Kate... I have to gawk momentarily at how stunningly she presented herself as an addition to the Royal family. Also, the comparison of her dress to Grace Kelly's made me love her even more because I strongly believe we should all strive to be more like Grace Kelly. Gawk with me...

LOOK at her teeny waist. Please, just look.

Perfection. I love this. Not sure how much I would love to be Pippa though...

Sorry men, after today ALL girls/ladies/women/whathaveyou will be slightly jaded about not being a princess... maybe try to make them feel like one... just a thought.

Lo and behold, we are ALL princesses! :)

People are CRAZY.

The older I get, the truer this statement becomes. Be it ex lovers or new lovers or strangers at the grocery store, peoples' "isms" never cease to amaze me! We all know what makes us tick and as we get to know others their possibly crazy tendencies become normal to us, but as for the people we don't know... they're just crazy and need to keep their crazy to themselves as far as I'm concerned!! The market is surely not a place to open up your craziness via an escalating phone call with an apparent uninterested individual. I hardly want to hear the intimate details vexing you as I pick out my bananas... And as for exes... How come it takes them becoming an ex for us to realize just how crazy they are capable of being? Did the actual act of breaking up make them crazy, or were they always that way and we were blind to it because of our feelings for them? So for those of you who are in a relationship and can admit to the insanity of a person, I'd advise you to get out of the relationship asap and put bars on your windows... cause you don't know crazy yet!

Meanwhile, the sun is out today and despite the frigid, cold air I have cracked my window to let in the sun and pointed my space heater to my feet. Counterproductive? Maybe. I'm just being responsible in getting my daily dose of vitamin D!

I'm swooning over a newly discovered blog. coco+kelley. I love when I find blogs of people with great taste.

I'm keeping my head above water... Barely

Between moving and finals and friends and whatever is left of my social life, I'm drowning quickly in "coulda shoulda woulda's"... One. More. Week. I can do this! I am loving being back in a more social part of town! It's not quite as easy to hibernate and people might actually notice now if I disappear... haha I wish I had something more exciting to share, I'm just grateful to be living in the moment. I can't control the future and the past is set in stone so all I am focusing on being in the present and really soaking in life for all it has to offer.

I just started reading C.S Lewis' The Problem of Pain, and I love it. I highly suggest it. If for no other reason than the ability to relate to humanity on a deeper level, even if you aren't Christian. The logical way he approaches emotional subjects makes the concept that much easier to grasp. I say 'grasp' only because just understanding the concept is not enough, we can understand something and still struggle to apply it to our lives.

No pictures today... I haven't gotten a chance to cyberstalk anyone in this hectic time of my life... a crying shame if I ever knew one... ;)

Lo and behold, my head is still above water...

Moving again!

The good thing about moving... Fresh slate. My turn to take up something new in my new surroundings. I want to learn to cook deliciousness so I stop eating fast food like a fat American! A few of my ideas/cravings... I will succeed at this. Be my source of inspiration? Any of you? Side note: I NEVER thought I'd be moving to another place in Provo again... Lo and behold, right?

I never would have thought of this, but there are peaches in this beauty! nom nom.

Cute table cloth... but say hello to the cure for PMS...

Seriously? Cuteee little bunnies. 

This reminds me of the delicious berry coffee cake at starbucks!

Love love love asparagus. But it does remind me of the part in Elf when they propose the idea for the book where the asparagus is self conscious about his pee smelling...

Not hard to make by any means but THIS is tempting right now...