SNAPSHOTS // CADBURY MINI EGGS & MOVIE NIGHTS

On Friday after school I got together with some of my close friends and we went out to dinner and then back to my friend Bethany's house for a movie night! She kicked her husband out of the house and us girls ate an embarrassing amount of candy, air-pop popcorn (post about that soon!), Trader Joes coconut cookies, and pumpkin muffins. We watched the movie "Hugo" (any of you seen it?) and it was beautiful! It was so well done and the story was really unique. It also didn't hurt that it took place in Paris. 

Side note: why in the world have I not been eating Cadbury eggs my whole life? I tried some for the first time on Friday and I haven't stopped eating them since! They are so, so, so good(!!)! 

Have you seen any good movies lately?

SNOW DAYS.

On Monday evening it started snowing. Tuesday evening it snowed even more (5.5 inches to be exact). Wednesday it all froze. Thursday it decided to pour freezing rain. Friday it started to melt. Needless to say, it's been an interesting and beautiful week! It doesn't snow too often so it was so fun to look out of my window into the wintery wonderland that had appeared. I'm not too sad to see it leave though, it was nearly impossible to get anywhere (my car transformed into a giant block of ice and people were getting stuck in the roads) and life kind of stopped. It made for a memorable week, though!
Have you tried out Grace's hand warmer tutorial yet? I made one (bottom right picture) and I love it!

SNAPSHOTS.

I've joined the instagram craze. I got an iPhone for my birthday and instagram is definitely my favorite part so far!
Here's a few snapshots of what I've been up to lately:

making pretty decorations // counting down the days until Christmas // eating too much sour cream berry pie (mm!) // making mix cds as Christmas gifts


my instagram username is: letterstorome

snapshot of the moment (v.7)

some pretty flowers in san francisco

listening to "helplessness blues" by fleet foxes

reading To Kill A Mockingbird

snacking on microwave popcorn from trader joes

wishing for sun so it actually felt like summer

inspired by the organization "krochet kids". those t-shirts? yes, please.

what are you up to, friend?

snapshot of the moment (v.6)

wondering how it's been a week since I blogged. whoops!
thankful for the sun. it now actually feels like summer!
addicted to greek gods yogurt. have you tried it yet? you will never go back to regular yogurt again!
organizing my computer. I realized that I probably didn't need every homework assignment from freshman year clogging up my documents folder.
finishing up ordering my new glasses from warby parker! i'll definitely be blogging about them when they arrive...
reading the book of genesis. soo good. I came to a point where I decided that I needed to learn more about the "old traditions" and story of our faith. I started at genesis. and it has been incredible! I have read genesis before, but I am taking it slower and really trying to take in and research all that I am reading. God is so amazing.

snapshot of the moment (v.5)

enjoying my smooth and slimy teeth. :)
listening to the pouring rain as it hits my skylight. its nearly june. what is this nonsense?!
praying for all of those in joplin who are dealing with the devastation- both physically and emotionally.
(definitely check out jazzie's blog for more on what is going on and get a "praying for joplin" button for your blog)
finishing up my "this I believe" paper for my humanities class. and then...that's it! no more papers! yay!
dreading the SAT. this saturday. ughh.
reading the book "one thousand gifts" by ann voskamp. so inspiring. it shines a new light on the importance of being thankful in everything.

snapshot of the moment (v.4)

snacking on fresh blueberries. so yummy! tastes like summer. (speaking of which...there are only 18 days until school gets out!)
sore from a 10 minute bike ride (don't judge me). out of shape, much?
feeling completely unmotivated to do anything school related
inspired by this verse: "In simple humility, let our gardener, God, landscape you with the Word, making a salvation-garden of your life." (James 1:21, The Message)
adoring these cute and simple desktop backgrounds. (I downloaded the hot air balloon one!)

snapshot of the moment (v.3)

listening to: Philip Westley's music...soo beautiful. The calming piano makes the rain a little bit more endurable.
swooning over: one of my favorite blogs, Bleubird Vintage. What a fun mama!
eating: Butterfinger chocolate eggs from Easter
dreading: that darn SAT
reading: Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis.

snapshots of the moment. (v.2)

listening to: Kristian Stanfill's new cd "Mountains Move"
wishing: I had enough time to catch up on GLEE and The Office
inspired by: "But that's not the way of Christ. Everything of God gets expressed in Him, so you can see and hear Him clearly. You don't need a telescope, a microscope, or a horoscope to realize the fullness of Christ, and the emptiness of the universe without Him. When you come to Him, that fullness comes together for you, too. His power extends over everything." (Colossians 2:9-10, The Message)
loving: photos of my great grandparents (isn't she beautiful?)
craving: yummy spinach salad (recipe to come!)

snapshots of the moment.

eating: (see above) yum.
reading: Another Theory About Happiness by Paul Guest
missing: China (especially these babies)
wishing: for summer- or any sign that the sun still exists
wondering: how I did nothing productive over spring break