they hear we got swagger

i had another club stella moment this morning.

i felt like a total rockstar- music up way too loud, huge/ridiculous sunglasses, and a hairstyle that was just screaming HOT MESS.  i'm telling you, there are few things better in life than hopping into the car and rocking out. i probably talk about this too much, but i can't help it. it makes me happy.

this is  my jam:

{btw did you notice her fabulous gold toe nails??}

it is SO delicious. such a wholesome RAD song :) and it makes me smile. there is no way you can sit still when this song comes on. i've seriously got it on repeat this morning.

i'm supposed to be cleaning right now. i should also probably be studying for tomorrow's old testament final. or writing a paper that is due tomorrow.

okay...i'm doing it. i'm going to clean. right now. BUT i'm keeping this song on repeat. i think it's the only way it'll get done!

oh and ps- i'm learning to crochet next week! i'm pretty amped, not gonna lie.

okay HAPPY HUMP DAY to you all. love you long time.

we got more bounce

i live here.

i catch myself saying this all the time.

i mean...don't get me wrong! i'm super grateful to have a place to go home to! especially one that experiences all 4 seasons in dramatic ways. BUT come on...

that is just delightful.

not to mention...

palm trees

big bridges

major league baseball

excellent concerts

really good radio

{seriously, way better music than what is played in oklahoma. and NO, i'm not just referring to country}

one of my favorite california memories thus far:



and right now i'm listening to marianne {matt wertz}
"california's come and gone, now i got my mind back on the open air and you on hwy one. baby ever since that day, i'm tryin' to get back to that place when everything was right under the sun."
i just love it. i feel like it puts the perfect image in my mind of all that california represents to me. delicious.

dj, blow my speakers up

today i will be sharing with you a little collection of things that would make me happy right now:

watching a classic Christmas movie

enough said

baseball...love.

nyc ballet workout. still haven't gotten to it, but i definitely renewed it so now i have a whole week.

what i wouldn't give to just jump in the car and go. doesn't even matter where.

and now i will begin thinking about what i'm supposed to be doing:

ps my mom and i just had a progressive phone call. she and my dad were Christmas shopping, and they called me between every store. hee hee that was fun. happy weekending.

just keep dancing, honey

this long and ridiculous week is coming to a close, and i must say- i'm pretty stoked.

after:

4 papers

1 presentation

a million study breaks

about 20 cups of coffee

and all the hebrew vocab i can handle

...

it's friday.

in honor of this beloved day, i am sharing one of the greatest movie moments of all time:

this just doesn't get old.

here's to little kids, sleeping in, fun with friends, and the hebrew old testament. should be an exciting weekend! happy friday!

you're a hot mess & i'm fallin' for you

okay so i probably shouldn't be blogging right now, considering i have to write 3 papers, BUT...what can i say?

something that is on my mind this morning:

i bite my lip.

it's just something i do, and i've done it for as long as i can remember. i know that it is an awful habit, and i have no idea how it got started, but i'm just not sure that it is something i can be cured of.




i took a class in college called The Abused, and it got me all paranoid because my professor told us that things like biting your lip or picking at your cuticles are mild forms of self-mutilation! that seems a bit extreme right? so that entire semester i worked and worked to keep from biting my lip. that clearly got me nowhere.

anyway, i'm only writing about this because i think that i am beginning to develop a complex about it. i mean...what does this say about me? hopefully nothing, but for whatever reason, it has me feeling mildly concerned. i guess i'm also writing about it because my lip hurts :)

i'll be honest, i just feel like a little bit of a mess today. not physically, i actually think i look kind of cute (hee hee), but my mind is all over the place. so much that i couldn't even sleep this morning! this is huge for me; if there is one thing i do well, it is sleep. i don't know...maybe it is the end of the semester that has me in this condition. or perhaps my messy room. i just feel like things are slightly out of whack this week. maybe tonight's study break should consist of the nyc ballet workout video that i got from the library the other day. i need to clear my head.

what do you do to clear your head? i need some suggestions. in the mean time, i will press on in my hot mess ways...

my celebrity twin for the week

love. love. love.

i'll be home...

it's official...i'm in love with december. i'm also in love with my nail polish, but that's another story.

not to dwell on the same thing for too long, but i just cannot get the image of a dark, snowy, wintery night out of my mind. i'm just drooling over the idea of the journey that we make to get to the ones we love at Christmas time. these pictures are feeding my obsession, and i can't get enough.








i guess i just cherish the idea of being out on a cold night, making my way toward the warmth of a particular person (or group of people). i'm telling you, listening to winter song so many times last week really did a number on me :)

and here's another image that i just adore...

i wanna be that kid.

i realize that i will probably be severely let down this winter, considering the fact that i live in california, and the flurries are not likely to make it to my world. but i don't care. i'm indulging in this thought anyway.

sleeping to dream

friends: i apologize for my unfaithfulness. seeing as how there are only 2 weeks left in the semester, i have finally decided to get serious about school. i'm letting my education get in the way of my blogging...uh oh.

if i could have anything right now, i would wish for a pitch black room, a huge firm bed with a down comforter, complete and total silence, and an empty schedule for the next 3 days.

therefore, a tribute to some of the most delightful looking beds i've ever seen:











nighty night.