untitled.

some forgotten frames from last month.
{reading} the devil wears prada, nanny returns, the fault in our stars.

{listening} restless by audrey assad. i am going to play this song at my wedding.

{eating} animal crackers (soo good).

{drinking} hawaiian punch.

{anticipating} the new season of downton abbey airing tonight!

{loving} God's grace.

{looking} merlin (his cheekbones, seriously); season 4, episode 7.

{inspired by} kinfolk vol. 5.

i don't know what to say, truthfully. so far, my 2013 is going well, even though i'm 6 days into it. one of my grandma's friends (who treats my sister and i as though we were her own grandchildren) sent me a book of encouragements that are meant to be read everyday of the year. and remarkably, i read them at just the right moment in time, because they all have something to do with the day that i am having. it's strange and it's amazing and i am thankful for the people that God's planted in my life to help me stay steady while a lot of people are trying to rip my sails, so to speak. so honestly, i've cried in these first 6 days. they haven't been perfect. but i just keep remembering that every step i take is getting me closer to my ultimate goal, and that is enough to keep me stepping. 

today is sunday, a lazy sunday. we stayed late after church and talked to friends and i made several (failed) attempts to find someone to go see les mis with today. i think i'm going to watch it next weekend. we had pizza for dinner and everyone in my house is alarmed at the amount of pizza my sister is capable of eating (she almost had 4 pieces). downton abbey and the biggest loser are premiering tonight, and so mommy and i will frantically be switching channels to see who the dowager countless of grantham insults next and who will become the object of jillian's eye (Lord help them). i have an abundance of various teas from lovely friends (thank you, eve) and am looking forward to making my transition into a full-fledged Brit. i'm finding myself develop a crush on one of the blue men (more on that later) and am doing my absolute best to remember everything that happened while i was volunteering for blue man group this past new year's eve/day (don't worry, i still love tom). also, i find that every male i tend to fall for is british and i am so okay with that. but all in all, i'm just glad that my creative area smells like cupcakes. 

i am very good at being random.
-kiss kiss kiss, i would so blue you-

this is what life lately looks like for me.

{reading} a tree grows in brooklyn by betty smith. 
{listening} the fountain trickle below the school statue, and if i didn't know better.
{loving} this in-between weather and my great granddad's old suspenders [wait'll you see who i'm dressing up as next week].
{feeling} this poignant post by dearest-abigail-claire. 
{living} my life.

this is something a little different from the structure of my regular lately posts, and the credit goes to katie for giving me the idea. i realised that when i read, i don't just read, i absorb. it's so hard only borrowing books from the library because i so long to underline the passages that i enjoy and fold down the corners of the pages i want to remember. i do indulge myself in the latter, and that's why, when i'm done with a book, it's thickness is twice the size of when i first started it. guess what? i'm almost done with my second orchestral score. next week, i'll be in the articulation stage, which is where i put in dynamics and bowings and things to let the musicians know exactly how they're supposed to play my piece. i've been going to bed later than 11pm since last weekend and i've cried more times than i can count and it's only wednesday, but that's because the new ironman trailer came out and i can't seem to sort out my feelings after seeing that. i wish i had a close circle of friends that i could miss even though i haven't met them and it seems like everyone else does and i want that. i just want... i want a cupcake. that's what i want. i also want sleep.

but anyways. what's life lately looking like for you?

-kiss kiss kiss, you know i like to hear-

{pea ess: seriously, i am just a pile of blah and i apologise for the blah post. something with structure will be coming on friday. i can almost promise you that.}

august 24th, 2012.

{reading} extremely loud & incredibly close by jonathan safran foer.
{listening} heartache by adaline. 
{drinking} orange juice.
{eating} tacos.
{anticipating} meeting up with gracie and bleah on sunday.
{loving} this blog post and this tumblr post. [it's alright. i didn't need my heart anyway.]
{looking} rookie blue. season three, episode five, to be exact.
{inspired by} the weather; sweltering one day and eloquently breezy the next.

extremely loud is incredibly confusing [pun not intended, but still kept], but there are some quotes that i can't stop rereading. heartache is making my heart ache. literally. i've already picked out what i'm going to wear to see gracie and bleah. there is going to be some serious photoshoot action going down, and i'm stoked. lillian's blog post makes me think, while that doctor who tumblr post makes me cry. rookie blue is the best show ever. that's how i found heartache by adaline. they really know how to pick their music. and the weather? i looked out the window this morning, and saw clouds this time. maybe it's going to rain, or maybe autumn's coming.

basically, i've just had a really good day. 
-kiss kiss kiss, gotta get down on friday-
{pea ess: starting community college on monday. beyond nervous.}
{pea pea ess: post credit goes to abbey.}

lately, darling.

source
{reading} the help [reread] // pride & prejudice

{listening} the suite to downton abbey

{drinking} dragonfruit flavored vitamin water

{eating} rice crispy treats // chips ahoy // fruit snacks [i'm hungry]

{anticipating} pizza for dinner + reading with mommy

{loving} parting clouds and quiet. [if you don't count my dad's aggie basketball watching, blech.]

{looking} through pride & prejudice, trying to find my spot

{inspired by} the silence. hallelujah.

i'm out of town for a championship swim meet. we're currently in our lovely hotel; mommy and joy are napping and daddy is watching the said basketball game. apart from that, all is quiet except for my constant tapping on the keyboards. above is a favorite pin from recently {i may or may not be missing summer right now}. happy saturday, beautiful people.

-kiss kiss kiss, hug nautical-

{pea ess: anyone else stalking all things hunger games? who else has seen taylor's music video for "safe & sound"? i thought it was so.. ethereal. thoughts?}
post credit goes to abbey.

on today

there are parties to be attended. dining rooms to be decorated for parties of my own. cupcakes to be made. gifts to be wrapped. outfits to put together. scarves to lace on our necks. slippers to place on our feet. mason jars to be filled. Christmas cookies to be decorated. star wars to be watched {oh yes}. journal entries to be written. 

this is my day. 

-kiss kiss kiss, hug the rubber pencil-

{pee ess: my aunt just sent me macarons. with edible gold on them. uh-huh. oh yes she did.}
{pee pee ess: two days until fifteen.}
all photos via weheartit. 

as of late

prettyful.

{reading} adam - ted dekker
{listening} home - edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros
{drinking} cool glass of milk
{eating} fresh waffles with maple syrup
{anticipating} my brother's cousin's wedding this saturday
{loving} my fuzzy socks with stars on them
{looking} kinfolk magazine
{inspired by} the autumn on the trees

how about you?
-kiss kiss kiss, hug laminated photos-
post credit goes to abbey.

me, at the moment

raspberry tea. five cups, exactly. yes, i am a tea addict, judge me all you like. 

pride & prejudice. i've become a jane austen addict in the course of about 7hrs.
{7hrs = watching both versions of the movie + reading the novel}.  there's something about mr. darcy that can only be explained through emotions.

cookies. i don't know what it is with me and cookies right now, but i just really really want some. no, this will NOT replace my relationship with cupcakes. i'm just saying.

six day. six days until i travel over the great white way into the wild, wild west! 

aka: six days until ca-li-for-ni-a! you know, i think "the great white way" has something to do with broadway. not california. but still! it sounded good, right?

my sister. i always thought that one day we'd walk along hand-in-hand in perfect harmony, but i realized that it would be some interesting harmony because she's a foot shorter than i am. of course, that's going to change. soon. 

vintage. no, for no reason in particular. i just like it. you know?

reading. trying to tackle dear john and ted dekker's sinner before tomorrow when they're both due. that's what you get for going to camp for a week and NOT taking them with you. 

black & white. it's my new obsession, partly because it reminds me of audrey hepburn and her beastly fashion skills. 

food. because i'm famished. 

this post was "stolen" from julia.
because life is a cup of cake, lovelies.

xoxoxoo
{pee ess: notice anything different on this blog?}
{pee pee ess: first person who finds out what's different about this blog and comment about it gets a virtual hug from me :P}
ready....and go! 

lately, me

lately...

{reading} Saint by Ted Dekker

{listening} Adele, Lady Antebellum

{drinking} Orange Juice in my vintage Coca~Cola bottle

{eating} Drop-Dead-Delicious chocolate chip cookies

{anticipating} Camp this coming Monday & July 4th

{loving} Sitting in my bedroom on a bright, cloudless day with cookies and warm milk

{looking} through the Shop Ruche catalogue and wanting every single thing in their listings

{inspired by} The little things around me

Thanks to Abbey over at The Inglenook for giving me this lovely-happy-totally-wonderful idea. I'm going to make this a regular post thing :) So, lovelies, what have y'all been up to lately?