Reminder:

See You on the East Coast

Nervous.

Let Me Take a Moment

To sit and contemplate.

"To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury,
and refinement rather than fashion;
to be worthy, not respectable; and
wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think
quietly, talk gently, act frankly...to listen to stars and buds, to babes and
sages, with open heart; await occasions,
hurry never...this is my symphony."
- william henry channing

Lately, I've felt the weeks, the days, even the daily hours just go too fast for my liking. I'd appreciate being able to extend time even just a fraction! But I often find it is possible to slow things down when you take a moment to stop. Press pause. Breathe. Enjoy. Reflect. Assess. Affirm. With engines recharged you become capable of anything - everything.

An Ode to Comfort

It doesn't take a lot to make me happy and I don't think I would describe myself as a high maintenance kind of gal, but I love wearing dresses. Something about them makes me feel pretty, and I really like the fact that a dress makes getting ready so easy in the morning. It's the one-stop-shop of the closet, if you will. Just throw one on and you're nearly ready to walk out the house. But, I noticed my serious infatuation with something while I was packing up the embarrassingly large of amount of clothes I own and putting them into boxes for SCAD; It's something that I knew before but realized only when I had a slight panic attack about not having it at my disposal for the next week.
I have a dangerous obsession with a sweater. Before you judge, let me explain that this is not just any sweater. No, no, no, folks. This is the BR394 Tri-Blend Light Weight Raglan Pullover. The name truly says it all. Tri-Blend. Light weight. Pullover! This little guys is so versatile that it acts more like a close friend than a piece of clothing. I could wear it with jeans, over a dress, with a skirt, to bed, at the beach, in a box, with a fox, on a plane, on a train. I will wear them here and there. I will wear them everywhere!

And as much as I hate American Apparel (reasons including their overpriced cheap clothes, poor customer service, inconsistant sizing, obnoxious hipster/we're cooler than you vibe and not to mention the fact that their owner has been hit with over 5 sexual harassment suits in the last 3 years), I am in a slight panic about their recent money problems and announcement of possible nationwide closing. If the company no longer exists, what in the world will I do if I need another fix? Where will I go to stop the itch and calm down my nerves if I perhaps use up my supply. Although I already have three of the colors, do I buy the other two just for security!?
Well, I'll save those problems for another day. Until then, let me just make a public thank you about how much I love you, BR394 Tri-Blend Light Weight Raglan Pullover. You have changed my life in more ways than you will ever know, and for that, I am grateful. I cannot wait until we are once again reunited and I can show you around SCAD.

Closing Time

So, it's the last weekend of summer and I'm still going to avoid the beach at all costs because it looks a lot like this right now.
Not so much my style.

What I am going to be doing this weekend is a lot of needed family time and trying to take adavantage of all the last moments of summer that I try so hard to hold on to every year.

Things still on the list:
1) Godfather Marathon
2) Making Berry Cobbler
3) Packing
4) Kneading dough....I don't really care what kind, but there is nothing I love more than to get super excited and angry at a hunk of starch.
5) Going on a loooong drive down PCH alone

This Video Speaks for Itself

Be prepared to be ridiculously touched.

Danny & Annie from StoryCorps on Vimeo.

You may want to watch this full screen (click the little arrows going in all directions on the bottom right hand corner) to read the text easier.

8 Days

My thoughts exactly.