senior class picnic

today we had our senior class picnic to plan some graduation details for this coming spring.

really weird to think about graduating and leaving high school in just 7 months or so.

we took a lot of pictures... some of them are blurry since certain people (ahem!) don't know how to focus a camera. but that's ok, we still love them. :)

and i had to model the faaaaattie penguin outfits...

i love, i hate.

i love the rhythm, the schedule that fall brings. there's structure and certainity.
i love going to bed at night after a mentally and physically exhausting day.
i love that the cross country season is well under way.
i love the fall weather that's coming soon, and all the holidays and yummy, warm junk food.

i hate sitting inside at my desk all day, memorizing the definition of moist stratified squamous epithelial tissue.
i hate not going to the beach, going to the pool, and having all this free time to read good books.

i love that soon i'll soon be going on bike rides around d.c. on clear, sunny, breezy afternoons.
i love that school is strechting my mind, getting me mentally back in shape.
i love going to my county college and getting to meet new people and listen to new professors.

i hate that soon the sky will be gray instead of blue and that all the vibrant colors of summer will fade and become drab and dull.
i hate knowing that i will soon have to be trapped inside, that it'll be too cold or slushy outside.

i love the new things in store in this next season of life, coming oh so soon!
i hate that all the old, amazing things are coming to an end- summer, childhood, sunshine, pools, beaches, vacations.

i love that fall is coming, i hate that summer is going away.

ellie's sorta sweet sixteen

back in april, my best friend ellie had her sixteenth birthday.

now things got crazy and school and cross country started, and she still hadn't found a chance to have her party.

but did she let that stop her? duh! no! she went right on and had a party in late october.

it was a little chilly, but that didn't deter her big group of girl friends from gathering outside to talk and laugh.

we gathered around the bonfire and played a game or two.

then we continued to talk and laugh, very very loudly... about everything, anything, and nothing... and as the result of this night many awkward, inside jokes have continued to flourish to this very day... :)

it was SUCH a fun party, probably one of the best ever!!

[i would insert a "happy birthday ellie" here... but it was in april, and the party was in october... soooo. ummmm. hahahaa.]

lllooooveeee yooouuu elliiieee!!

pc: http://www.imkristensblog.com/

fall idea #3

ok. so.

this might not be the most fally idea.

but here it goes!

handmade envelope set by pickledpantry on etsy!

i like how a lot of stuff on etsy is recycled.

it adds a lot of depth and layers and looks more vintage.

i wish i could send cards and letters to people more.

its so fun! :D

aaaaand. just want to leave with this picture.

pc: bekah

:)

fall idea #2

fall idea alert!

oh how i love this!

:D

today's fall idea has all to do with...

pumpkins!

pumpkin drink's cooler!
(picture found on http://www.blogger.com/www.marthastewart.com/)

i think i'll do this for my sweet sixteen party comin' up!

:)

after you've made your jack-o-lanterns...

or your pumpkin cooler...

what are you going to do with all those seemingly useless seeds?

throw them away?

ta-da!

also on martha stewart, this really cool trail mix!

click on this LINK for the recipe.

but really, think about how practical this one is.

or add your left-over pumpkin seeds to your bird feeder.

have a great day enjoying God's creation!

vote!

which blog background is the most awesome?

chirp.

chirp.

haha. this is a joke. because this blog is blocked from all outside viewers.

it's kinda lon el ey.

:(

http://thecutestblogontheblock.com/962/

http://thecutestblogontheblock.com/1190/

http://thecutestblogontheblock.com/1193/

http://thecutestblogontheblock.com/1210/

http://thecutestblogontheblock.com/1195/

i think i might like the second one with the cool faded look. and i love blue.

if you have a vote and you're actually looking at this blog (which would mean you're my mom, sister or brother... or possibly father...) pleeease vote by thursday!

gracias! :)

fall idea #1

found on A BEAUTIFUL MESS

ok and now to admit a personal fall fail.

i know it is now autumn.

but as you can tell from my blog, i'm still hangin' on to summer with all i got.

sure, fall is fun.

cuddling with your family and a warm bowl of soup... curling up in a window seat with a good book... carving pumkins and apple cider. i know.... I LOVE IT too!

mmmm. yummy fall.

still not sure though if i can remove this amazingly summer shimmer background from my blog. it is too heartbreaking that those amazing days tanning by the beach... and fruit smoothies... and swim team practice early every morning... and flying on a tree swing in the backyard... and screaming and laughing in the sun with good friends... and canoeing in the bay... and chasing the kids i love around the playground...

IT'S OVER. :(

ok? but you what... if i find another background for my blog that i super love i'll replace it. phew. nuff said.