Finally :D

Mission papers are in!!

Nathan Edwin, I love you.

January 2 (tanto)

"Too many people make and love music for it to ever die. It will never be over. The music will outlast us all."

I'm still alive! I've been spending a lot of time in downtown L.A. and I'm absolutely in love. The architecture, the streets, the cafes, the eccentric people, and not to mention my new favorite bookstore. I'm giddy just typing about it! Here are some pictures but I still need to get a few more rolls developed so until then...

Nothing to say...

except that studying (or not studying) for midterms BLOWS and that i REALLY want to go on a night-bike ride. Like right now. As I listen to this song (amongst others, of course).

That is all.

Avec Mes Mecs by Humans

Dead beat summer

This summer has consisted of so much work and beach time it's ridiculous. I'm as dark as a... well, I don't know I'm just dark. But I don't mind balancing every waking hour between work and beach time. It's pretty sweet. Only 2 more weeks of this? Bummer.

Attraversiamo

Favorite Beirut song. The cover by Florence and the Machine is incredible (at least I think so).

Florence and the Machine - Postcards From Italy (cover)

Bike riding + Foster the People = ♥

Pumped Up Kicks

Such a lovely cover

Flume (Bon Iver cover) by Kiersten Holine, Jeff Pianki and JT Royster

Happy Accidents

I'm happy. I think.

But what is happiness anyway? Maybe it's having all the money in the world and being able to do whatever you want when you want? Or maybe it's a vanilla ice cream-Reese's Peanut Butter cup-Butterfinger bites-Hershey's unsweetened cocoa powder-peanut butter-Oreos milkshake?

I'll take the latter. Any day. :)

Jokes aside, I don't know what happiness is. But I guess, for now, for me at least, it's being content with what I have and being thankful for it. Things could always be worse. I'm just grateful I have supportive parents, a job with crazy/funny bosses and co-workers, and friends who are down for random adventures.

Hope you're happy too.

Two Door Cinema Club-Something Good Can Work (Ted & Francis Remix)

This song makes me tap my feet and bop my head side to side.

Cafe Nouveau

If you're ever in Ventura check out this cafe. These mini chocolate chip cupcakes are DIVINE! And the cinnamon vanilla syrup... where do I even begin?

NYC & Toronto

More pictures!

Things that make me happy:

Cupcakes

Going to the beach with friends

Matt-Matt

Different perspectives

Anything owl related

Winks (from friends)

Kendal's face

Oh, I got a new lens and I finished my third year of college. Crazy.

Hope it's not rated R.

Countdown to NYC/Toronto: 6 days.

Summer, please hurry up. Thanks.

I hope they play this song tonight.

SCA I still love you...

but my heart's a little broken right now. =/

I applied and I got denied.

(But at least I made it to the second round? Nope, doesn't make me feel any better.)

"It's still pretty what with all these leaves we'll be fine we'll be fine"

I saw Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros on Thursday. Best concert I've ever been to- hands down.

Haim opened up for them and if you've never heard of Haim check them out! They're amazing.

An e-mail my mother sent me

"Hello my girl,

Look at this message. Do you realize you are like a precious metal being refined? God is with you every step of the way. Take your time and do things right. You are not alone.

Love, mom"

My mother is one amazing woman. I love her so much and I can't wait to see her this weekend.

I'm exhausted and overwhelmed with school at the moment and her e-mail made my day (she sent me this story about the silver smith and the refining process and how it parallels the love Christ has for us and how He hopes to one day see Himself in our image as we strive to be like Him). I have two 5 page papers to write by tomorrow at 3pm. Am I motivated? Not at all. I'm exhausted from studying all last week for midterms. But I know I can do this. I have to.

It's crunch time.

p.s. Happy Birthday Dad!

Lately I've been in a funk and it's time I get myself out of it.

I've forgotten how to be creative, how to be carefree, how to live each day.

I feel as if I'm simply going through the motions.

New month. New perspective. New me.