for a week to celebrate my grandma and grandpa's 50th wedding anniversary!
i have some posts lined up including a super fun craft how-to. so stick with me! :)

giveaway time!

hello, my friends!
i couldn't quite believe my eyes this morning when i logged into my blogger page. 50 followers. uh....what?! craziness! i have loved getting to know you guys and i am so blessed to be able to see life through your blogs as well.
anyways, that said, i thought i would do a little giveaway!
this is what you'll win:

assorted cards/stationary, a mix cd, cupcake notebook, fuji instax picture (not shown)

to enter, all you have to do is

1) become a follower if you aren't already

2) comment below and tell me what your favorite quote, song, or book is!

i'll pick a winner at random on monday, august 8th!

have a lovely, lovely weekend!

friday favorites

photo taken on my diana f+ last winter

some of my favorites from this week...

*three warm, sunny days in a row! 

*johnny flynn's music. on repeat.

*a clean room. so lovely!

*getting a long black maxi dress from h&m. dang, these things are comfy.

*this adorable house. i can't wait to have my own house to decorate some day!

happy friday!

in the kitchen: roasted chick peas

these are super cute, healthy, and fun to eat! (aka: the perfect snack food)
to make these little guys you'll need:
-one can (or more) of chick peas/garbanzo beans (same thing. so confusing)
-cookie sheet
-oven, preheated to 400
-olive oil
-salt
-seasoning of your choice (optional)

simply drain the water out of the chick peas and pat dry. spread out on cookie sheet and drizzle with olive oil. stir around so they are lightly covered. salt. cook for 30-40 minutes (i cooked mine about 40 minutes because i like them to be on the crunchier side) and stir occasionally.

that's it! so easy. try them and tell me what you think!

in case you've missed some older recipes:
hearty chocolate chip cookies
yummy spinach salad
baked oatmeal

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?

i love fonts

this was originally a guest post i did for kelsey's blog. unfortunately the picture didn't show up, but i thought i would share it with you guys anyways!

i hope you found some new fonts and inspiration!

click the links below to see where to download each font:

matilde

folk

lucidity

japan

maridavid

learning curve

rough typewriter

clementine sketch

(digital papers from puglypixel.com)

you should listen to...

photo from here

my friend gave me one of their cds a while back and it always gets me in a great mood! their songs are so lighthearted and fun. my favorite song is "jelly bean". I mean, who wouldn't love a song about jelly beans?!
check them out here!

favorite Christian books

i love to read. some of my very favorite books have been ones that inspire me to learn and grow in my faith. here are some of those reads:

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis (i'm halfway through but i had to put it on this list!)
Searching For God Knows What by Donald Miller (one of my favorite authors)
The Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne
One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp
Crazy Love by Francis Chan

do you have any favorites?

snapshots from my diana

have you heard of lomography? or diana cameras?
basically, they are these fun little plastic cameras that take very...unique...pictures. I say unique because you never really know what you are going to get! i'm talking random blurry spots, light leaks, super bright colors, super faded colors, vignettes, that sort of thing. what makes the diana neat is that unpredictability!

here are some shots that i've taken this past year...

 funny random red light...

 mmm... cupcakes!

 my pretty sister

neat double exposures (sometimes on purpose...sometimes not!)

if you have one or are thinking about getting a diana, I would be more than happy to attempt and answer any questions you might have! 

I love fonts

i'm over here at kelsey's blog today! she invited me to do a guest post while she is away on vacation. 

check out my post on some of my favorite fonts! (ok...that doesn't sound too exciting, but I promise you it actually is semi interesting...) let me know what you think! 

oh and if you are visiting for the first time from kelsey's blog...welcome! 

have a lovely day, my friends!

pretty desktop backgrounds

I love turning on my computer and seeing a pretty desktop background. maybe that's just the nerdy graphic design-y, visual part of me, but it bothers me when I don't have something I like as my background. anyways, whether you are like me or not, I thought I would give you some links to places where you can get some super cute (free, of course!) backgrounds!

pretty vintage looking designs from ruche
hand-painted watercolor backgrounds for each month
or perhaps something more simple
retro backgrounds? yes please!
these pretty ones from fossil

what is on your desktop?

my soul won't be thirsty anymore...