One of my favorite presents ever.

Today (in 2007) I was on an airplane to Vienna!

The perfect present (even if the time zones cut off half of my birthday).

(westminster)

(vienna)

(venice)

(a snowy night train ride)

(outside paris)

(alps)

(prague, with darling friend)

FUNNNN-

I have this distinct memory of lying on the floor in front of the radio on a scorching summer day waiting for the perfect song to play so that I could record it on my tape.

And now I can have that again (kinda)!

Adolescence reclaimed!

Swagger.

One thing I love about mister is his love for music.

I like music, don't get me wrong, but I don't have any drive to discover new music. Occasionally I'll stumble upon something (like Miss Goulding) but it's not intentional.

Every couple of months mister and I will huddle together over a computer screen and he'll show me his discoveries, or just music he has that I might love. This months foray was explicit gold!

Lovely Ellie!

EXPLICIT. Did I mention that? But brilliant.

weekend on a volcano.

My first purchase when I have a grown up job.

Hello summer!

The classics never go out of style.

Love it. (Sartorialist)

just dance.

blackeiffel posted this video and I can't help but follow suit.

Not only vodka and tigers come from Russia.

dandelions.

I love them.

The yellow ones, the flowery ones, the seed ones.

The ones on etsy.

here and here!

Pursuit.

It's weird drifting away from friends.

Sometimes it's with the desperation of Tom Hanks screaming for Wilson and sometimes it's the quiet click of a door and sometimes you turn around because your hand has fallen out of theirs and they are gone. Or you are gone.

In any case you miss them.

(I want to be as I was here. Knowing that however long was just long enough.)

Yes!

Why isn't my name Oh Land?!?

Kitchen time with mamas.

We have orange counters. And orange floors.

I know, it's kinda crazy.

But it's just as enjoyable to muck about in your pajamas with wild hair in a kitchen with orange counters as a kitchen with marble.

Today we made homemade vanilla and planned a couple parties and ate some fresh banana bread (last nights kitchen time).

Gone for the weekend-

To watch them kiss some more forever.

It's Thursday! Thursday!

Tea.

Pride and Prejudice.

Ladies.

Crocheting.

Reasons why Thursday morning is going to be great.

Oh the friends you touch at camp..

The only picture of me from camp. A brave showing!

sweet french song.

I am enjoying this song immensely.

Like Belle from Beauty and the Beast.

One of my favorites, CUPOFJO had a lovely thought today on young girls... and the article it stemmed from.

(pics from the sartorialist)

Older and wiser.

I love summer USA TV.

Specifially White Collar and Suits (and Covert Affairs).

You know what I like about Suits (besides super attractive Macht, duh)?

It's a show about mentoring.

Where has mentoring gone?

There's a generation of people who are searching for direction and advice and an example of how to transition into adulthood (because honestly for the most part not many people my age know how to work hard) and no one is coming alongside them.

And back to lighthearted topics!

Ape Caves.

My Mom and I went last October and this weekend we went back, with 18 other people! I've taken no pictures this summer (not even at summer camp- crazy right?), but I snapped a couple hiking in the pitch black.

I love summertime.

I forgot my trainers but luckily my moccasins are up for anything! Not one slip.

Mama and me.

This is madness! Birthday edition.

moccs, to replace my rather worn pair.

I'm so over being embarrassed by royal wedding love.

love it.

Design mom posted this jumbo pillow beanbag and I realized... I could make that! What a glorious addition to my house.

Maybe to someone's house. We have a million chairs.

WATER.

(from here)

Time after sometimes..

A few, unrelated things.

Counseled at camp last week. Great fun.

I think that camp is an excellent example of the influence friends can have on a person's life. Being good, honorable, focused, comes much easier at camp. And I know that part of that is the distractions of life being held at bay to some extent, but lots of it is because you are held accountable, and you are encouraged and loved. Who you invest in matters. It's silly because I said that to at least ten campers and I'm still investing in people that aren't willing to engage with me. So maybe it's time to let them go yeah? It could get lonely for a bit.

Anyways, off the soapbox!

Ran the warrior run, and signed up for the hell run.

Super cute bridal shower... or birthday! I love birthdays.

Heard this at camp.

I love her, I'm willing to listen to almost any cover (but when that cover is impeccable well...).

reading.

You know what would look good with my lovely passing exams present?

This.

RN.

Finally.

Finally finally.

I am going to get a giant coffee, return a library book, and buy some thread to make friendship bracelets.

(photo and instructions HERE)

more freha...

What a nice greeting from H&M yesterday as I came up the escalator!

I'm going off for a long walk and hopefully some french fries. Sounds excellent right?

Waterfront dinner.

I wish I had thought to grab my camera tonight, but it stayed nestled in my purse between junk and my journal. We grabbed dinner with dear friends (bruschetta) and lingered until it was cold.

On the water with a mountain view. Could any place be more beautiful? I don't think so.

And I bought sparkly pink nail polish. SPARKLY. There's not really a description good enough for the blinding glare from my nails. Barbie would be proud.

Oh, and took exams.

It made the rest of the day so much better at least!

Unless we wrecked my car I was bound to get more happy.

Mister and I listened to this song probably ten times- and I mean I put it on repeat while he was driving in traffic. He's a good sport, it's not his favorite (I think this is the best Avett song by a mile).

Baaaa!

I already have a birthday wish-list, because I am that kind of person.

A sheepskin throw is so on it.

shag.

I have the best hairstylist.

I took her these two photos and said, "I want her hair, and his attitude."

So happy.

Especially when she products me up to make it look more dirty... a haircut that looks better the longer it sits. It's Christmas in the Savannah household!

(Freha Beha is a yes please! in my book!)

pink.

H&M has the perfect summer dress.

I'll wear it all three sunny days we have!

EX. 14:14

Want to know how the body responds when in an addisonian crisis?

Thought not.

The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.

adult-likes.

Graduation party has come and gone and now I don't get to leave my house except for church until I pass boards... if I had to pick one thing to leave for though this party would have been it!

I wore my mom's 70's prom dress, my dad wore my grandpa's blue leisure suit and my mom wore a bright green and hot pink jacket with her mom's giant peace sign. Dress-up family edition. And everyone I love was there (from Washington).

The graduates!

And then we played mafia until past my bedtime.

So it's really over. No more undergrad school, always more learning.