playlist for a fall day

pressing pause

"Rejoice in the Lord always. 

I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

(Philippians 4:4-7)

An amazing God we serve, no?

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Well I'm back. College apps, SAT prep, and life have been keeping me pretty busy. I'm glad to say that things are starting to slow down (a wee bit). 

pretty desktop wallpaper

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dreaming, dreaming.

I've been day dreaming about France lately.
Maybe it's the beautiful architecture, or the art, or the food (who am I kidding, I'd go just for bread and cheese) but I would love, love, love to go to France someday. Someday soon, preferably.

all photos from this lovely blog

What have you been dreaming about lately?

A cure for the easily distracted...

I found this video via bleubird and fell in love. I think this was made for me. Little quirky videos are my favorite.



video:
Miranda Joy
"A Handy Tip For the Easily Distracted"


Happy Sunday!

cupcakes and precal

One of the major benefits of going to a school downtown is the local shops and restaurants. During a moment of weakness, the best friend and I decided to run down and grab cupcakes before PreCal and it took us all of 2 1/2 mins. New record.
Sometimes all you need to endure a cold, rainy day and an extremely boring math class is a cupcake.

I highly suggest it.


Also, hello October! You are going to be a stressful month. I foresee lots of cupcakes in the near future...

things neatly organized

I love when things are organized neatly. As you can imagine, when I stumbled across this blog, my heart was very happy.
Here are some pictures from the blog, cleverly titled, "Things Organized Neatly".

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happy first day of fall, my friends!

Wow. Has it really been a week since I last blogged? Whoops!
Our teachers have been on strike for the past two weeks, and so today was our first day back. Over the "break" I was able to tackle some college stuff, but I spent most of my time reading which was nice for a change.

Some lovelies from this past week:
-I read "Blue Like Jazz" this week, and was amazed by the beauty and truth of this quote:
“There is something beautiful about a billion stars held steady by a God who knows what He is doing. (They hang there, the stars, like notes on a page of music, free-form verse, silent mysteries swirling in the blue like jazz.) And as I lay there, it occurred to me that God is up there somewhere. Of course, I had always known He was, but this time I felt it, I realized it, the way a person realizes they are hungry or thirsty. The knowledge of God seeped out of my brain and into my heart. I imagined Him looking down on this earth, half angry because His beloved mankind had cheated on Him, had committed adultery, and yet hopelessly in love with her, drunk with love for her.”       -Donald Miller
-I made Buttermilk Chocolate Cupcakes multiple times this week. I promise to post the recipe soon! They. Are. Heavenly.
-Warm weather. Sometimes fall (when we are in school) in Washington is warmer than summer. This is wrong, I tell you.  
-The movie "Once. Have any of you seen it? So beautiful. I've had the soundtrack playing nonstop in my room. My favorite songs are "Falling Slowly," "When Your Mind's Made Up," and "If You Want Me." 


Have a wonderful weekend!

I need to start living

lovelies

*Peach season is one of my favorite parts of summer. I could have peaches and yogurt every. day.
*WARM WEATHER! It has been in the 80s all week. I think Washington finally got the message that it was supposed to be summer.
*Kina's cover of "Sound of Silence". It is so breathtaking. I'm a sucker for three part harmonies.
*First week of school = awesome.
* the notebook doodle's free phone wallpaper downloads! I have one on my iPod right now.
*I'm playing at this coffeeshop tonight with some friends and I'm really excited. We are playing "You Are My Sunshine" (Civil Wars cover), "The Water" (Johnny Flynn), "Hallelujah", and "The Sound of Silence".

How was your week?

what to do with doilies

The Simple things: Dark Chocolate Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

Why have you not been in my life before now?