birthday time.

a little shout out to my september birthdays:

MEREDI. {sept. 4th}: HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

CECILIA. {today}: HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

love you guys so much. hope your birthday month has been spectacular.

xoxo

to be continued.

weeping willows.

so i went for a little walk today. this is what i saw:

{lake and art museum}

{favorite spot}

{beautiful weather}

{weeping willows!! seriously so cool}

{of course i found some daisies in the grass. made me so happy}

{also for you cece :)}

i am currently in the library attempting to get some work done. went earlier this evening to get some annual tuesday fro yo at didiers with my favs, ellery, her brother a.j, cortney and kristie. {delish ....although doesnt beat 21 choices. when cort and elle visit this summer i am taking them there. they will fo sho appreciate its greatness}.

now i am off to the dorms once more to get my english book which i forgot to bring to the library...whoopss

and then maybe its off to bed early tonight?? we'll see.

i hope this finds you in happiness, health and love xoxo

to be continued.

{ah and remind me to one day blog about the story behind 'to be continued'}

some love.

here is some love.

because i think everyone can use a little more.

p.s i LOVE {this}. its my theme song for the year.

to be continued.

{as love should be}.

new life.

i am currently in spokane washington, sitting in my dorm room, listening to some coldplay, hearing my roommate, callie, flip through the pages of her assigned reading {probably something i should be doing to0, but oh well. im blogging :) }, and i am exhausted, but happy. why? because im in college!! finally! i have not had a spare moment these past 2 weeks to do anything but to pack {which was hard}, say bye to people {which was even harder} and to move into my life here at gonzaga. for the first week of 'college' i was on a pre orientation trip in montana, which consisted of biking, hiking and rafting activities. seriously so much fun, and i met the best people. when we got back we went straight into orientation, which was also so much fun, but also exhausting. we had to be at something everyday with nothing but an hour or so between each activity. annndd today was my first day of classes...im a true college girl now. also exhausting. but also just a blast, love my profs, and went the whole day without getting lost or going to the wrong class {although i did walk into a class early and the previous class was still going on...a bit awk but the professor was really nice about it tehe}. the people here at gu are some of the greatest people i have ever known...i mean ya i've only know some of them for 4 days or less but for some it seems as if ive known them for so much longer.

it is such a relief to be here and to begin to immerse myself in my life in spokane. i already love the city as well. forget whatever negative comments you've heard about spokane, b/c its seriously the best. sure its a bit sketch at points and we sometimes, fondly though of course, refer to it as spo-compton, and you gotta watch out for the "spokey's" but other than that, its pretty great and im looking forward to exploring it more these next 4 years. :)

overall my gu experience has been amazing so far, and i cant speak highly enough about it. plus you cant beat the beautiful campus, free farmers market {more on that...read on} and the school spirit is amazing... i can't wait for basketball season to begin!!..im ready to get my cheer on :)

hope this finds you in happiness, health and love xoxo

{my bed}

{my friend cortney and i with our fruit finds, from last saturdays free farmers market on campus. now how many people can say their college did that??}

{downtown spokane}

more pictures to come..these arent that great, but just wanted to give a little taste of my new life :)

to be continued.

l. o. v. e.

photo creds: google

i got the following in an email a while back and just rediscovered it and thought i'd share. hope you enjoy this little bit of cuteness as much as i did!

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A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds ,

'What does love mean?'

The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined

See what you think:

'When my grandmother got arthritis , she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time , even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love..'

Rebecca- age 8


'When someone loves you , the way they say your name is different.
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth...'

Billy - age 4


Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'

Karl - age 5


'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'

Chrissy - age 6


'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'

Terri - age 4


'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him , to make sure the taste is OK.'

Danny - age 7


'Love is when you kiss all the time.. Then when you get tired of kissing , you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that.
They look gross when they kiss'

Emily - age 8


'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents
and listen.'

Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)


'If you want to learn to love better , you should start with a friend who you hate , '

Nikka - age 6
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)


'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt , then he wears it everyday.'

Noelle - age 7


'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.'

Tommy - age 6


'During my piano recital , I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.

He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'

Cindy - age 8


'My mommy loves me more than anybody
You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'

Clare - age 6


'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'

Elaine-age 5


'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'

Chris - age 7


'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.'

Mary Ann - age 4


'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'

Lauren - age 4


'When you love somebody , your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)

Karen - age 7


'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross.'

Mark - age 6


'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it , you should say it a lot. People forget.'

Jessica - age 8
And the final one

The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.

Upon seeing the man cry , the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard , climbed onto his lap , and just sat there.

When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor , the little boy said ,

'Nothing , I just helped him cry'

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sometimes, i feel like little kids know what love is better than grownups do. we know too, but forget at times.

these are good reminders of what love is and how best to love.

i hope you love extra this week xoxo

ps. my favorites from this are billy's, chris's, lauren's, & mark's. too cute.

to be continued.

its not about your scars, its all about your heart.

i've been feeling sad about leaving recently.

its all starting to become real, and it just sorta blows my mind. how did i get here so fast??

i had always been so excited to go off to college... even in 8th grade i just wanted to fast forward to this time, and now that im here im wishing i had only known then how fast the time would go.

a little over 2 1/2 weeks is all i have left with everything unchanged, the same as its always been and when i come back things will be different. even my town will be different. {my little town, i think, has this idea that it has to expand and upgrade and keep up with the changing times. i really wish it wouldn't. its starting to not even look like my town anymore. please stop little town of mine. you were perfect in your imperfections, and you were perfect the way you were}.

today, i booked my flights for thanksgiving and christmas.

i received my schedule.

i've gotten my dorm assignment.

my roommate is next.

i think i might have to pause time for a little while.

is that possible? sometimes i wish it was.

side note: {this song} has been playing non stop in my room for the past 3 days. and i have come to the conclusion that it is one of the most comforting songs i have ever listened to. it is almost up there with monster ballads.... almost. :)

do yourself a favor a listen to it.

bedding news?: i have almost completed my bedding. finally. its not exactly what i had in mind, but i have accepted that it won't be perfect, and that really is only my freshman dorm room, but i am growing to love it. stay tuned for dorm pictures when i move in :)

oh and i just took a lovely 4 day vacation to coronado with some of my girls. so relaxing. post to follow.

i hope this finds you in happiness health and love xoxo

to be continued.

happy birthday.

Happy Birthday Mom! (a couple hours late)

you're the best!

love you!

{xoxo}

to be continued.