Fairy Lights and Mistletoe

It's almost Christmas!!! And yet, it doesn't seem like it. I need to get in the Christmas spirit. I need to go bake our super secret Christmas cookies, that always makes it feel like Christmas!!!

All I Want For Christmas...

I can't believe it's almost Christmas! This year has gone by too fast. I've been a very sucky blogger lately. Anyways, here's my Christmas wishlist. I know that one of the items I will definitely not be getting, but it's nice to dream...

Christmas Wishes by StellaRagazza on Polyvore.com

What're your wishes for Christmas?

Of Myself

My dreams are so big
that sometimes they come spilling out-
and beg to find a comfy nook to curl up in.
Nice and warm,
a nice place for waiting until the day
that I can actually allow them to take root in my mind-
twisting and winding round the edges of my consciousness.

But until that day-
I'll package them up,
in the familiar pages of a well-worn book
where they shall be kept nice and safe,
their magic strengthened by far-off adventures
in Wonderland, Pemberly, & Neverland.

And on particularly dreary days-
when I chance to look upon them,
they shall see
that we are woven together
like the notes of a perfect aria,
which is more than Alice, Lizzie, or Peter
could ever wish for.


*photographer unknown

Excuse my language...

...but life is one hell of a bloody confusing/scary/shiteous/sometimesfabulous ride.

Just when I think I have things figured out, everything goes all topsy turvy again; and it's like I'm Alice, tumbling down the rabbit hole-- nothing to grasp, to break my fall. I suppose that's okay, but as much as I love Wonderland, I've always had a special place in my heart for Neverland. If I leave my window open tonight, do you think Peter will come and whisk me away to that second start to the right? Or I am already past the point of no return? Is my imagination shriveling up inside me as I type, hiding itself in the tiny nooks and crevices of my mind, where I shall only catch glimpses of it every now and then?

I don't know. That's what scares me.

I don't know anything, anymore.

Which is why, tonight, I'm going to clear my head and think happy, happy thoughts and wish with all my might that Peter will come and fly me away, off to Neverland.

You Make Me Feel

In the car with you. Jamming to Hall & Oates. Knowing that despite their cheesy lyrics, neither of us will be able to get that silly, catchy song out of our minds for the rest of the night. I don't ever want it to end.

Dear Future Husband

I would very much like to make it known that this, in case you ever have any doubts, is the engagement ring I want. (With a better quality stone, of course.) You have been warned.

Nothing you can do, if you're too scared to try.

You say that God told you that you didn't appreciate what He gave you.





                But what if it's not her?




                          It's me.




*Photograph by Susannah Conway

Here we go, go, go, go, go again.

I proudly admit to being a Disney girl. I went to see Demi Lovato in concert tonight and she was absolutely brilliant!

Fair, Fare

Been home from Africa for a few days. Still exhausted. Just enjoying spending time with friends, family, and puppy. Pictures and more soon.

Fill in the ______.

*Drawing by Hannah Müller

A survey from the always fabulous Yellow Elephant.

The rules:

1. respond and rework: answer the questions on your blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your own invention, add one more question of your own.

2. tag eight other people.

What is your current obsession?
my new scarf from Anthropologie, The Clash's London Calling album, Freshface bronzer

What are you wearing today?
cuffed jean shorts from GAP, a cute GAP top, bronze gladiators, and my fringe bag

What’s for dinner today?
I have no clue, I guess whatever my family decides they want me to cook.

Why is today special?
Because it's Saturday, and I've got no big plans!

What would you like to learn to do?
Sew

What’s the last thing you bought?
a new pair of black gladiator stilettos from Target and some knee high socks

What are you listening to right now?
The Ramones

What is your favorite weather?
I would say fall, but since we never get to see leaves change down here in South Georgia, I'm thinking that doesn't count... So, summer, pretty much the only season we experience here, with its insane humidity and one hundred degree weather. Love it!

What is your most challenging goal right now?
Saving my money, so that I'll actually be able to buy stuff when I go to Africa in a few weeks.

What do you think about the person who tagged you?
She always writes the most lovely posts, and is a truly lovely girl!

If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be?
London or Krakow

What would you like to have in your hands right now?
the keys to a new car, preferably a Mini

If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
London, top watch the Sats shoot their next video

Which language do you want to learn?
more Italian and Russian

What do you look for in a friend?
a sense of humour, and a big heart

Who do you want to meet in person?
Audrey Hepburn and Jane Austen

What’s your favorite type of music?
hmmm, I love all kinds of music, and my collection is very random, but most of my stuff is singer/songwriter

What’s the favorite piece of clothing in your own closet?
a cream tank top from White House/Black Market

What is your dream job?
if I could do anything? to be a photographer, realistically, I want to work for the State Department

Any favorite models?
Gemma Ward, Lily Cole, and Crystal Renn

Favorite designers?
Chloe, Elie Saab, Christian Lacroix, Alexander McQueen

Style Icons?
Audrey Hepburn, Carrie Bradshaw, and (don't laugh) Frankie Sandford, but I'm also very inspired by fashion magazines and blogs

Describe your personal style
vintage, classic, rocker

If your personality was a Magazine, which one would it be?
probably Lula: fashionable, quirky, and romantic

What do you like to do during the weekends?
read, take pictures, go on long drives, hang out with friends

What's one beauty product you absolutely cannot live without?
Burt's Bees, for sure, it's my lifeline

One fashion trend that you think should be wiped off the face of the earth?
Jean Jackets

And I'm going to copy my friend and say that the first people who want to do this survey are tagged.

Hallo, Sommer!

Finals are finished. And, finally, life is a little less complicated.



Summer, I love you!

Currently Listening To: Pony (It's OK)- Erin McCarley

Cloud Nine.

How lovely.

My new favorite commercial!



♥

Please, sir.

I wish the weekend was one day longer.

♥

Matryoshkas and More.

One of my ever so lovely friends was nice enough to make me this GORGEOUS new layout! Isn't it fabulous!!! I think so! Tori (that's her in the photo below) is an amazing graphic designer and has just started her own blog, Typographique Village, so y'all should go check it out. She's still in the process of figuring out the blogosphere, so lovely comments would be much appreciated, I'm sure. And, a little birdy told me that she is also willing to make blogger layouts for anyone who is interested, so, feel free to drop her a line.



(I shall be back tomorrow with a more creative blog entry, some new photos, maybe...)

♥

Blustery Day

The wind has been blowing and huffing and puffing. This can only mean one thing: rain.
Wellies tomorrow, YAY!

P.S.- Fletcher doesn't very much like foul weather, tis the only downside...

Today.

I am getting ready to go get a shower and blow dry/straighten my long hair for the last time. It's kinda bittersweet, but it shall grow back.

Soon I shall look like this:



Okay, well, not exactly like that; I only wish I were as pretty as Frankie. But, my hair shall look like that.

Pictures when I return.

♥


Update:

It's Been...

...one of those days. The weather was shiteous and I just felt gross.

I've ordered entirely too much stuff online lately, but it's so thrilling to receive pretty packages in the mail! The front office at my apartment complex called me this morning to tell me I had a package to pick up and it was none other than the lovely Kate Spade planner I was lusting after in a previous post. Isn't it fabulous?



Then, a few hours later they called again to tell me I had more packages to come pick up. Well, I was very excited, I mean, they could have been any number of fabulous things. But, no, they were some of the books I had ordered for my U.S. Cold War Foreign Policy and Modern France classes at Uni. Interesting, but not as interesting as, say, Ghosthunting with McFly.

I had given up hope when they called yet again, and when I went to the office, I was pleased to find that my Hunter Wellies had finally arrived. Oh goodness, this day was certainly looking up.



I even checked my mailbox to find that the post office had received my package from Yasemin, my Brown Paper Packages friend! (Which I will go pick up tomorrow morning.) So, the day is ending in an infinitely better way than it began.

P.S.- Don't you just adore the Union Jack? I do!

Zwei und Zwanzig.

How does it feel to be twenty-two?

The same as being twenty-one, just a lot less exciting.

But, what can you do, aye?

Cheers to Tor for always being there.

♥

"We write to taste life twice, once in the moment and in retrospection."
-Anais Nin


**I promise a real blog post is coming soon. I have so many things to show y'all but Uni has just started back and I'm a little swamped...

When I See an Elephant

How lovely!
I got my very first tag today from a fabulously creative lady over at The Yellow Elephant, and I must say that it very much absolutely made my day. (I think I've been watching too much Charlie and Lola, for that last sentence sounded very Lola-esque.)So, without further ado...

The Rules:
1. Go to the 4th folder in your computer where you store your pictures.
2. Pick the 4th picture in that folder.
3. Explain the picture.
4. Tag 4 people to do the same!



This has to be my absolute favorite picture of one of my absolute favorite bands, The Beatles. I think it exemplifies their personalities. They just all look so happy and exuberant. I hope, one day, to capture a picture as brilliant as this, one that totally and completely documents one specific moment in time.

Now, for the second part of my task, I tag:
*Lottie's adorable and magical blog... The Tea Drinking English Rose
**My most best friend in the whole wide world's blog... Love is the Movement.
***The blog that continues to inspire me every day... WishWishWish
****13.9...for Yasemin's always interesting pictures and ramblings.

Cheers!