at the farm with NC

spent the weekend with NC... had a bonfire at the farm.
firewood, watermelon, home made cookies, roasted corn, friends, a guitar...oh and marshmallows.  it was a nice farewell to everyone before we head off to italy.  i wish i hadnt ended the night by throwing up, but hey... it happens. all in all it was still a delightful evening. these pictures are all of earlier in the day when nc had to cut lots and lots of wood up for his bonfire.  it was cedar and it smelled like our downstairs cedar closet at our old house. mmm... cedar and flannel blankets are such a perfect combination.

RA training

at RA training we learned how to put out fires. pretty exciting. craig likes to point out how in the first picture i'm actually missing the fire completely. thanks craig. all fires were put out successfully. in alba they don't have fire extinguishers...

priyanka sodhi

ive recently been on a mission to find some specific rings, uncut diamonds set in gold bands, that someone had posted about a while ago. i can remember the rings very clearly in my mind, but of course have no idea whose blog they were on.  Anyways Jess R. from heartthrobs and villains sent me a few links and i discovered priyanka sodhi on etsy. isn't her work stunning? 

I These rings aren't the ones i was searching for exactly, but they are very beautiful, and im loving her work more every time i look at a new ring.  I especially love the way you can mix and match the rings, and because they are so elegant it doesn't end up looking chunky. i may have to get some of these... or at least put them on my birthday wish list.

"we are all in the gutter, some of us are looking at the stars"
-Oscar Wilde

RA water-front cook out!!

the boys are playing ninja... which is an awesome game that i recently learned the rules to.  their version is very intense and involves backflips and cartwheels. oh camp st. marys, i will miss you this fall. you and your ninth happiest students in the nation.

to-do lists

yesterday in RA training we learned all about "to-do" lists, which i am, already a pro at. i LOVE to-do lists.

here are some things i've got done since i've been back at school:

-completed my oxford application- officially!!!! (much rejoicing)
-straightened out my RA payroll with Gail Wood
-taken many group training sessions with the other future RA's
-personally met dean Laura Bayless
-chopped down some woods for four hours.

being an RA is going to be AWESOME!!

back at SMCM for RA training

Have you heard of the Hogaboom house? neither had i. its located in historic, far far away from campus. okay, a 15 minute walk. but still... far in comparison to the rest of the dorms. its my home for the next two weeks. its good to be back at smcm, if only for a little bit.

sleeping beauty

the whole family came with me to drop me off in MD for school. kim fell asleep on the six hour car ride. i always sit next to her on car trips (i can't deal with sitting next to erika) so i suppose this is a familiar picture to me. i've always found kim looks especially beautiful asleep on the long car trips in the sequoia... which is weird, because long car trips in the sequoia always make me feel greasy and disgusting, and im pretty sure thats how they make me look. so props to kimberley ann.

"kims nails"

These are technically erikas nails... but kim painted them.  I especially like the thumbs, where she painted comic book expressions. my little sister kim is tallented at many things... science, math, volleyball, cupcakes, and nails. so many opportunities for her in life.

happiness

Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want, so they will be happier.  The way it actually works is the reverse.  You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want.  ~Margaret Young

toby and J at the lake

N.C.

more of erika looking vogue

erika chasing the seagulls.

erika was chasing seagulls and n.c. was working on action shots. i like the boardwalk in the background. reminds me of childhood, all the long days and hot nights spent sleeping on the screened in porch on the front of the bungalow... listening to drunk people stumble home, and cars screech around the one-way street.  They're selling the bungalows now, and erika is looking so grown up isnt she?

things that make me smile

a 1950's record player from allunique on etsy

an awesome tepee!! i want this in my room, grass-like carpeting included.

http://www.domestic-construction.com/node/36

oh summer

like the new blog look?
im currently listening to this john mayer song on repeat. i recently discovered it on boyfriends ipod and i love love it. why can't all the pop songs that are always getting stuck in my head be this positive? also i never realized how pretty john mayer is.





also im going to link a photography website that is fabulosa...
http://digital-photography-school.com/tips
thats mostly for self reference. if i don't write things down i loose them. which is a shame.

oh and hey... im going to italy. be jealous.
<3

day at the beach

current etsy cravings

how much fun would it be to take pictures with this camera?
junkyardfinds



i am looking for a pair of vintage sunglasses, but its so hard to know what they would look like when on.
coffeehousevinatage



so elegant...
SarahHoodJewelry




i wonder if this would fit my laptop to be a carry on bag...? im currently in the market for a good carry on bag. this one is by ethanollie



there is also a certain pair of oxfords ive been saving for but im going to wait to post those until they are actually on my feet!

Jeter

kopeki's new baby Jeter came to visit us at the lake today... how adorable?! what a little bundle of love and snuggles and he still has that "new puppy" smell to boot.

ducks

i love ducks. someday i would like to have a few ducks. not these kind, but the white kind that you find around farms. they are so happy looking all the time.

the great unveiling of the first photos taken with my d60...