currently,

i'm happy about: 

1. being 1/3 done with my 45 hour candidacy review

(be glad if you don't know what that is)

2. maybe going on a magazine photo shoot

3. waking up to rainy skies

4. husband making dinner

5. books in the mail! (hurry up and get here)

6. finally having bedside lamps...

now if we could just get tables to put them on

these

ten things:

1. no alarm clocks 
2. a week and a half without A! 
3. Trader Joe's Colombian Supremo (a gift) 
4. warm soy milk at night (see 2 and 3)  
5. sister in law's engagement 
6. last friday's berry crisp

7. a clean bill from the dentist 

(except for the wisdom teeth that must come out, we won't talk about that)

8. brunch and barbecue plans with friends

9. trail mix during film class:)

10. starring in my crazy creative husband's stop motion movies at midnight.  

 bonus: alliteration in all thing literary, à la lolita.

(blooper) still from stop motion movie

this is how we do it

love lately list:

1. discovering A Cappella books (wish it were closer)

2. nature's candy (cherries)

3. eating all the fruits there is

4. the search for the perfect place to drink coffee

5. (might be in) Borders while it pours outside

6. short hair

7. thoughts of swimming

8. the soothing whir of the fan at night

9. my writing chair

10. mid-day love texts

this week's utterly happy list

how to enjoy a week off: 

1. discover a coffee shop with a yard for your dog!

(sit outside with him or he wont be able to enjoy it).

2. savor your morning cup of coffee. then have more.

3. make as many green monster smoothies as you want

—however you want. 

4. trade the morning walk for a late afternoon 

mad dash through the rain.

5. snuggle with the family.

6. snuggle with the couch.

7. read like they'd never invented tv.

8. wear your hair down.

9. snack on a giant bowl of blackberries.

10. spend a lot of time staring into space. 

yep. that's about all it takes to 

make me happy these days. 

best vacation ever

an ode to the beach

(or rather, a list).

this week was the best vacation ever. 

we're finally home with our lars, 

making sure he knows he's loved 

(even though he already got a lot of love 

from the grandparents while we were gone).

it's nice to be home, but i'm a little fried 

from our long drive, so hopefully i remember

all of the highlights of our trip:

1. walks on the beach

2. the search for the perfect sea shells

3. making the best sandcastles

4. yum yum mexican food at tower 7

(and pizza and vegan burger and breakfast...)

5. our super (and silly) photo shoots

6. spending time with jazz

7. the sun, the sea, the sand

8. capturing the sunrise 

9. porpoise sighting

10. arguing the merits of calvin&hobbes vs. farside

(c&h wins, of course).

11. getting pictures of lars from home

thursday things

a little list of love.

1. the rain, oh the rain. 

2. mini chocolate donuts

3. ridiculously adorable miniature donkeys

4. walks in my rain boots

5. b&w movies à la Dracula with Bela Lugosi

a thursday love list

these keep me sane:

1. the look on Lars' face when we go to the park
2. yoga in the living room
3. a new exercise schedule
4. vacuuming
5. crossing off the weeks til summer (only 3 left!)

P.S. Sorry for the posting delay! Blogger was down yesterday for some reason. 

Don't worry though, I'll have a friday photo post tonight, too.

happy list

things that are making me happy

(a thursday love list)

1. peanut m&n's

2. retro bathing suits

3. packages in the mail

4. writing by hand

5. my nightly cup of tea

6. planning trips away

Photo by Lucy of Attic24.