happy birthday.

Happy Birthday Mom! (a couple hours late)

you're the best!

love you!

{xoxo}

to be continued.

its just beyond the fear.

ok so here's another christmas post for you...

not necessarily on purpose, (although, who doesn't love a little christmas in july??) but i was listening to this song, by garth brooks, on my way home from arrowhead today (went up with my babysitting fam this weekend, who have a lovely house up there), and was reminded of how amazing it is and what a wonderful story it tells... and it gives me chills. always the mark of a good song. :) i especially love the last couple of lines. enjoy.

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...
But for just one fleeting moment
The answer seemed so clear
Heaven's not beyond the clouds
It's just beyond the fear

No, heaven's not beyond the clouds
It's for us to find it here

i hope you get to find a little piece of heaven this week and i hope this finds you in happiness health and love xoxo

p.s- shout out to my baby brother on his 15th birthday!! love you bud! :)

to be continued.

hey mr. piñata.

so against my better judgement i have decided to blog at 1:30 in the morning. {which will probably result in me getting into bed sometime around 2:30}. i have to get up tomorrow (slash today i suppose) at 8 to get ready for work but ohh well its summer right?....besides i feel like i can think better late at night. maybe because my mind is trying to digest everything that happened through the day, so its already reeling. plus i feel like i can write better too....did/do you ever write last minute papers for school late at night? for me they're always my best work. maybe weird?..but maybe the same for you too?? :)

also it could be that i'm inspired/uplifted by the movie i just watched...the notebook. arguably one of the best movies of my generation, if not of all time. i was streaming tears through the entire thing and definitely did some solid crying through the last 30 min or so. always gets me. but how could it not? such a classic love story, but at the same time not so classic at all, which i think is why i love it so. oh and for the record i also wish i lived in the 40's. just, ya know, another time period to add to my started list of time wish's. what time period do you wish you could live in? why? for me its the clothes, cars, simplicity, and the general attitudes of the people ...including the gentlemen...particularly noah. (he definitely competes with ben covington as my fictional love. we'll see how it plays out)

oh and i went to descanso gardens on monday. it was a gorgeous day and my partner in crime and i had so much fun running through the rose gardens picking out spots appropriate for a wedding ceremony. normal? perhaps not for some, but for us? yes. yes it is. :) {i say partner in crime because we may or may not have not used the main entrance to get in... question mark? i guess you'll never know.}

mm and i have recently discovered this singer on youtube and i am obsessed. particularly with {this} song of hers. its so fun, but also is kind of sad when you listen to the lyrics. i hope she makes a cd someday.

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

ps. dorm bedding news? still looking. i have now bought 4, returned first 2, thinking of returning the 3rd, and considering keeping the 4th. am i thinking too much about this? probably. but i wanna be comfy up in spokane so it may be worth it. we'll see.

OH and i am in the all girls dorm at gonzaga. welch. (as in welch's grape juice?? mhm. ok so now that i think of it, it gets points for its name, if not anything else). it was my 3rd and last choice. did not want to be in an all girls. wanted to mix it up a little. however life is about sometimes getting your last choice, and sometimes having that last choice work out for the best. here's to hoping that's the case. and here's to thinking everything happens for a reason.

to be continued.

perfume on the pages.

photo creds: http://gemtrav.tumblr.com/page/22

oh how i wish we still wore these types of bathing suits....how cute are they??

i have been into anything vintage these past couple of weeks.

while shopping at j. crew with my sister a couple weekends ago i think i used the phrase "ooo it looks so vintage" like 5 million times. i think it started to annoy her after like the 4 millionth time. but she put up with me...good sport that she is. :). this phrase was also used when shopping for my college dorm bed spread. who knew? so far that quest is failing....but i have faith. i will find my perfect vintagey dorm decor. i will. i will.

i wish i lived in the 50's.

reading letters from 50 years ago, found in an antique store, from people ive never heard of/met, is like reading a good book or like going back in time.

so romantic;

the idea of writing a letter to a loved one and then having someone random find it years later...pretty neat don't you think?

i wish people still wrote letters. good old fashioned letters. its something i want to do more of.

this is the end to my random 2:00 am thoughts. :)

hope this finds you in happiness, health and love xoxo

{old fashioned letters} click please.

to be continued.

bc love.

oh and i am officially in love.

with ben covington.

if you don't know who that is, check out the tv series 'felicity'

my and my sister's recent tv series obsession.

you will fall in love too.

goodnight.

{wishing weeds.}

click

to be continued.

the fall.

i have been stuck at home so far this summer minus a short trip to palm springs with my sister and mom which was lovely, and although half of my friends are a zillion places around the world, i have managed to have a pretty activity filled week at home in sunny lc and so far summer is treating me very well.

i have seen 3 movies, 1 musical {'in the heights.' so good. see it if at all possible. i promise you won't be disappointed. a 2008 tony award winner. special thanks to rishi} , baked 1 pizookie, gone to the beach, gone to lunch with a friend, played some board games, gone adventuring around LA, laid out by the pool, gone on a walk, and had a date night with my lil bro.

yes, summer is wonderful and i am thankful for it. i am also thankful for the small tan i am starting to acquire. makes me realize just how white i was before <:)

most recent movie seen: Toy Story 3 in 3D. really really good. made me cry...standard. but very touching. i also loved the short movie in the beginning called "day and night". i think one of my favorites of pixar's so far!

ah and i went dorm room shopping yesterday. who knew there was so much stuff i needed? although fun and exciting, i must say a bit overwhelming. but i am now a proud owner of my very own bamboo cutting board and stainless steel knife, (some of the random things i didn't know i needed) which will hopefully serve me well for years to come :)

also, this is amazing. be sure to check it out.

hope your summer is treating you as well as mine is treating me!

oh and i start work on tuesday. taking care of 3 adorable kids all under the age of 7 for 8 hours, 3 days a week. wish me luck :) i know ill need the energy.

xo, k

one more thing. this song is my new obsession. i love the chorus. check it out on itunes too.

ok i lied. one more thing. yes!.. i graduated! still strange to think about, and even though its only been a week, it seems much longer. weird how that is. high school was good to me, but im getting more and more excited for the next phase in my life. college here i come!

{michi and i skipping}

{family}

{grad night. super fun}

to be continued.

highlight your life.

so i realize its been a month since i last posted, but i have been a busy busy bee, mainly because of a little play call les miserables {which was so so much fun, just a little time consuming. i was in the ensemble, consisting of roles such as a revolutionary woman, prostitute...a personal favorite to play tehe...and a bandage lady}.

but in any case i am back now and ready to blog my summer away! :)

i currently have 1 day left of school which is just so surreal. where did my high school experience go? since when did this happen? its scary, and weird, and exciting, and sad all at the same time, and i think the cliche phrase 'bittersweet' is the perfect way to describe it.

this has been a simply wonderful year and i'd like to share some of my highlights.

scooter to school day 1st dress up day

senior girls TP night mississippi h4h trip

spontaneous adventures with these two

bridge LSU trip with dad

spontaneous SNOW DAY with megan christmas tradish

some snuggie fun with jules hahamungna hike with family

car camping :) with kel and mary (not pictured) backwards dance adventures

catalina sr. trip prom

my 5th grade class teacher aiding. please note what the little girl wrote :) so precious.

thank you senior year for being so great.

...graduation week here i come! ahh

i hope this finds you in happiness health and love xoxo

to be continued.