Friday, August 31, 2012

Hobbits, Thrones + Autumn 1922






The list of books I want to read is endless, but these are my current interests. Have you read any of these books? Do you have any others that you'd like to recommend? I love knowing what books people are reading. Happy Friday ♥

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Wish List + Keeping Calm & Carrying On






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I think it's good to make a little wish list every now and then. Is there something that you are wishing for? I'd love to hear what's on your mind ♥

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

The Ladies of Mad Men + Flapper Doodle Sale


The talented Kate from Scathingly Brilliant is having her 3rd annual $1 print sale at her shop that you can find here. It's really simple, and it's all of her beautiful 4x6 prints. The coupon code is DOLLARPRINTS. The print above is the one I got, and I'm really excited about it! I love the ladies of Mad Men. I can't wait for another season!

Currently + Wishful Adventures


From left: my mom, my dad, Mrs. Luana, Mr. Evan, and yours truly. When I lived in Maryland Evan + Luana Byington were our neighbors from across the street. They were in town so I met them at my parent's house. I used to go over to their house when I was little to watch Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. I was so happy to see them!

{Loving} I love that The Hunger Games is now on DVD. The book is amazing, and the movie is great too. I need to finish reading the trilogy.

{Reading} Janson's History of Art: Eighth Edition. It's my Art History text book. I have the longest list of books I want to read, but I haven't had the time. I think I might find some time on Friday to dip into one.

{Watching} We've been catching up on Weeds Season 8. I already like this season better than the last one. I can't believe who shot her! I didn't see that coming.

{Thinking about} I've been thinking a lot about our trip to New York and how much I miss it there. The heat here in the Valley is really taking a toll on me, and I miss being able to walk outside comfortably. I can't wait until we move!

{Surprised by} I can't believe how much I love the morning. I used to hate waking up early, and a couple months ago would have classified myself as a night owl. I'm more of a morning bird now :) Jason and I have our coffee with a side of Boy Meets World.

{Working on} A little project with a world map and a cork board. I want to frame a map of the world that is on top of a cork board with different color pins. One pin is for places we've been and the other is for places we want to go. I have a lot of places I want to have adventures in.

{Anticipating} Our next adventure! It could be as simple as a new museum, or coffee shop. I need to do some research for something fun for us to do.

{Wishing} I'm wishing that we can plan a trip to San Francisco, California before the end of the year. I've always wanted to go there, and we can break up the 12 hour drive by stopping at my brother's house in LA.

{Making me happy} Yoplait light Boston Cream Pie is so yummy, and it's only 90 calories. It doesn't get more perfect than that.

Thank you to Danielle from Sometimes Sweet for the inspiration for this post. What are you currently up to? Let me know in the comments ♥

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Random Topic Tuesday + Fernweh

{Fernweh is what the Germans call that longing for faraway places, the poetic certainty that things are better elsewhere; there is a superlative degree of geographic desire}

Hamburg, Germany

Keukenhof Gardens, Keukenhof, Holland

Keukenhof Gardens, Keukenhof, Holland

Fern Forest, Jamaica

Waitomo Glowworm Grotto in New Zealand

Mystical Forest, Madeira Island, Portugal

Ice Hotel, Quebec 

St. Basil Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Russia 
Does this remind anyone else of Candy Land?

Cave of Melody, Scotland

I love travelling. I have a very long list of places that I want to visit and explore, but these are the newest additions. I want to see pretty much everything. I love learning about different cultures and experiencing history. I'm taking an Art History class involving Prehistoric through Gothic Art. I've fallen in love with the Lascaux Caves in Southwestern France, and Stonehenge in Salisbury Plains, England. I actually get excited to wake up every Tuesday and Thursday to learn more about Paleolithic pieces. I never thought that I would be interested in cave paintings, but the more I learn about them, the more I like them. 

Has anyone visited any of these places? If not, is there any one of these that you'd like to?

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Senses Saturday + A Fixed Gear


{Sight} Premium Rush was a fantastic movie. One of my favorite actors is Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and once again he prevailed. It was great seeing all the streets in New York City that we recently walked down. It really made me miss New York. I love how fast everything is, and there is an adventure around every corner.



{Scent} Swiss Army cologne smells amazing. I bought it for Jason a couple years ago, and when he put it on for our date night last night it made me smile.


{Sound} "Seven Devils" by Florence + The Machine is my favorite song right now. I've been playing it over and over all week and I'm no where near sick of it. Her voice is so intoxicating.


{Taste} Jason surprised me with a new restaurant called Richardson's Rokerji. I was excited to hear that it was a Dutch name. I love new places, and we had a really good time. I've been eating a lot of salmon lately, and it was really good there.


{Touch} Our vintage globe from an awesome place called Antique Trove in Scottsdale, Arizona. We scored a 1960's Cram's Scope-O-Sphere. Jason quizzed me on all the capitols of the states, and various other countries. Needless to say, it was good to brush up on them.

♥ I hope everyone is having a wander full weekend! What is your favorite {sense} of the week? Let me know in the comments!

Monday, August 20, 2012

La-La Land + The Last Hurrah of Summer














We have gone on so many adventures this summer, and I am so grateful for this. My favorite thing in the world is to travel with Jason, and we have seen so many places over the last few months. Just this last weekend was the final weekend of summer. We went to Los Angeles, California for my dad's birthday. Saturday afternoon Jason, my dad, and I went to the La Brea Tar Pits. Both Jason and I had never been to the museum, so my dad took us. Good times!

♥ What was your favorite adventure from this summer?

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Senses Saturday + Coast to Coast

Shark Week 2012

{Sight} Goodbye Olympics, hello Shark Week on the Discovery Channel. I try to watch a little bit of it every year. We have been really busy {Last week: New York, Washington D.C. and Maryland. Now: Los Angles, and I start school on Monday}. We caught an hour or two of it while we were at home in Arizona for three days in between going coast to coast.


{Scent} I love the smell of Starbucks in the morning. Honestly, I love the smell of any coffee when I wake up. I thought my point was well represented by this awesome chalk artwork inside Starbucks. I think I might want to take this idea and recreate it in our kitchen. We have chalkboard paint as kind of a faux backsplash, and it's about time I do something cool with it.


{Sound} We picked up the newest Florence + The Machine album: Ceremonials for the drive out. It's just as amazing as I thought it would be! "Shake It Out" is my favorite song.


{Taste} Veggie Grill is our go-to place when we visit Los Angeles. All their food is made from vegetables, and it's all amazingly delicious!


{Touch} For the few days we were home in Arizona I watched my sister's boyfriend's daughter Scarlett. She is such a sweetie, and we had a blast swimming. I love this photo of her.

I hope that everyone is having a wonderful weekend! What is your favorite {sense} of the week? I'd love to hear about it :)

Thursday, August 16, 2012

East Coast Adventure + A Love Affair: NYC




































I missed doing a post. It's been almost two weeks! We had such a good time on our East Coast Adventure. New York City was our first stop. I'm in a love affair with the city, and left a piece of my heart there. We saw so many wonderful things, and made a lot of memories! We took a train down to Baltimore and I got to see some family, and Jason got to see where I grew up. We took another train to Washington D.C. and got to see the White House, the Lincoln Memorial, and many other important places. We spent a day at the Inner Harbor, which is a fun place to hang out in Baltimore, Maryland. I'm so thankful for this adventure, and I can't wait to go on our next one tomorrow night to Los Angeles, California. My dad's birthday is coming up soon {August 17} and we are going to celebrate it at my brother's house. Our schedule is jam packed before school starts on Monday!

Have you had an adventure this summer? What did you do? Let me know what you've been up to in the comments ♥