Summer Dreamin’

 
Thank you T.J. Maxx.

I don’t usually shop for a bathing suit until the summertime, but let’s face it…by then, the racks are usually cleared and it’s impossible to find a good deal that still fits properly and covers everything you want to cover.

I walked over to the bathing suit rack while shopping in T.J. Maxx out of curiosity. I’ve been wanting a cute one-piece since last year (I got something from Old Navy but it turned out the material was practically sheer), so I thought I’d try one on. And I fell in love. It’s a Jantzen, a century-old company popular for their 50’s style bathing suits. As soon as I put it on, I felt a pin-up girl vibe.

It’s got a great bandeau top and it’s skirted, but not in that frilly, old lady bathing suit way. This picture doesn’t do it justice.

I just wish I didn’t have to wait forever to wear it.
Summer, come here soon!

Reasons to Live

I cherish the small moments I can experience. I am so thankful that I can see and hear beautiful things. I was on my way to Blockbuster and Joe’s (my friend’s house, we are always there), and I left at the perfect time. The sun was setting and it was this amazing mix of reds, oranges, pinks, blues, and purples. Minus the Bear was playing (more on them later…I can’t believe I haven’t shared my love yet) and everything was in place in life.

It’s times like these I can breathe in deep and thank the Lord I get to experience moments like this. This is why we’re here.

{P.S. These pictures are untouched. No editing. That is how amazing the sky was. Thank you, Canon Powershot SX120 IS, for the sunset setting. Nothing would show how amazing it truly was without you. The only thing better was real life.}

Holga Babies and Stress

It’s one of those weeks where I cannot wait for the weekend. Lately, I feel drained and blah. Lacking in inspiration and creativity. But I want to use this as drive for greater things.

Don’t like something? Change it.

The only problem is, I have a really hard time getting off my butt and getting things I want (unless it has a reasonable price tag). I never try and achieve my goals. And why shouldn’t I? This is my life. And I want to enjoy it and look back and thank God I got to do what I loved for so long. I want to wake up everyday excited to do my work. I want to express myself. I just have to do it.

It’s so sad that it’s hard for me to improve my life. I always take the easy way. Which is nice, because I have a job in a time when there are many who don’t. I am doing it for a reason. I believe that you have to work for things but I also believe that opportunities happen for a reason, that I must be doing this so that it can lead me to the next chapter. But I won’t talk about destiny and fate and all that stuff…too deep.

All I know is, I am excited to sleep in. I’m excited to be myself for a couple days, and not worry about rules or regulations. I just have to make it through tomorrow.

Culture

I need to get out of here. I need to see the world. I want to travel, even if it’s not that far. I’m heavily contemplating visiting my sister in Philadelphia this weekend. It’s always like a mini-vacation…an escape from my normal life, and a look at what it could be. I’ve always loved my home, and I’m fine with how I grew up. I am lucky that I got to go to London and experience something so fantastic on my own. I didn’t mind going to school 30 minutes away from where I grew up (I loved my college experience, miss it, and wouldn’t change it for the world). But…I’m getting sick of this place now.

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Time to get away.

Little Joys

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• Apple slices with lots of JIF
• Bangs
• Netflix movies arriving in the mail
• Headbands (I’ll take one of each)
• Crying hard, even if it’s happening for no reason
• A “fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants” care-free attitude
• Reading cute blogs
• Daydreaming about getting the heck out of this town

Comfort Films

We all have those things we turn to in our sad and lonely times of need. Songs we play when we feel blue. Food we eat when we want to feel at home. Pictures we look at when we miss family and friends. Movies we turn to because we know they’ll make us laugh and/or cry every time we watch them. For me, that movie would be Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

There is so much I love about this movie. It’s funny, it’s touching, it makes me want to go to Hawaii, and Jason Segel is naked in it a few times (and he wrote it, giving me another reason among many for why I love him so). Once upon a time, I watched it pretty much every night before bed. Despite how many times I’ve watched it, I still sat through, enjoyed, and laughed at every minute of it last night with my friends. We saw Shutter Island yesterday, and I didn’t really care for it. Add in all the mental illness and manic-depression in it and I felt funky. This movie kicked me right out of it.

 

This makes me wonder what movies people turn to when they need some comfort in their lives…

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Can you believe we’ve made it to the 3rd month of 2010? Where does the time go? It’s officially March. Hopefully, this means it’s time for spring. I’m getting sick of snow, gray skies, and sparse sunshine.

Even though there were clouds in the sky, at least it was blue.