college reunion!

a quick little reunion in college station.

first of all, i love these girls.

i cannot imagine life without them.

if only, we had more time...

secondly, everyone has become such a grown up.

its kind of weird and very cool all at the same time.

xoxoxo.

ayrshire minus a few...

::texas a&m::

katie and i before the aggie football game

this past weekend... we finally made it to the game!

{correction: i went to the game with mindy lou}

whoop.

is your coffee boring?

i have tried and tried to find the perfect coffee...

i have gone through the vanilla latte stage,

the misto with soy, the iced coffee, and about three years ago-

i even drank carmel macchiattos?

maybe i will get brave and try

something new? what do you drink?

via swissmiss.

mad for MAD MEN.

Pretty tired today due to the fact that

I am OBSESSED with these two.

The Drapers.

p.s.- you should probably watch this show.

happy things.

Pretty giddy about a few things right now.

1. Just started Mad Men and I LOVE it

2. Finally left the library after studying 17 hours for my test

{that I took tonight!} done. whoop

3. Enjoyed finance freedom with glee!

*******omg. i love glee.

4. It is 60 degrees outside.

in texas. in september!

5. Tomorrow is Thursday!

Friend reunion begins in 48 hours!

**i am also waking up at 6 am

to write a paper that is due at 935.

go college. go last semester of college.

& happy fall weather!

here's to hoping thatI can spend

sometime outside tomorrow.

sibling love.

these were taken lastnight at amc roller derby.

first of all, yes i went. and secondly,

i am not so sure that the irelans are made for ghetto?

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and third, i am so proud of my little brother.

{even though he is one of the few people in this

world that makes me feel really short}

and so thankful that we get this last semester together.

and crossing my fingers that he survives these next few months!

i like this...

isn't it cool?

for my roomie:

**good luck today roomie! she is teaching her kiddos

all by herself for the next 2 weeks.

via lola

happy birthday catherine!

yep. it's her birthday.

twenty-three!

...so glad I share a birthday week with her.

{and a room for the past three years.}

see you tonight. happy happy birthday!

the weekend

hey kiddos.

the week is over {for me}.

party animals.

HBO premiere event in Austin.

I cannot tell you how good it was to see this girl...

and I get to see her again this weekend.

headed back to ATX tomorrow for a full

weekend of bachelorette festivities.

{i can only imagine what the weekend has in store?}

25 years.

My parents are celebrating

twenty five years

of marriage today. [25 years!]

They were married on September 15, 1984.

Congratulations Mom and Dad!

I love yall more than you will ever know

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and guess how our entire family is celebrating?

we are going to a Dallas Cowboys game.

{only my mother & I finally got invited...}

if you're a bird?

do birds usually fly north for the winter?

via freya art & design. {and decor8}

chuck + blair

it all begins TONIGHT. you know you love them.

xoxo. gossip girl

the time for tights.

crossing my fingers for cooler weather.

don't you just love fall?

xoxo.

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Feeling overwhelmed with thankfulness towards my friends.

Every phone call, text, & voicemail made my day.

THANK YOU. It was a perfect day.

I am so very blessed to have each one of you in my life.

I love you all! xoxo

twenty three.

I am officially old. I have no idea why 23 seems so much older than 22... but it does. For real, not kidding. Its been a whirlwind year that began with Hurricane Ike and is ending with a four day rainstorm. {seems fitting, right?} Looking back on the year, I think it was a good one. Nothing beats senior year of college. nothing.

So in the spirit of bringing in a new year.

Here are my resolutions.

23 things that I hope to accomplish

in my 23rd year. cheers!

1. Move to NYC

2. Survive the New York Winter {i am scared}

3. Acquire a better camera & take more pictures.

4. Learn Adobe Photoshop

5. Become a top-notch emailer.

6. Perfect the homeade, from scratch oatmeal chocolate chip cookie

7. Embrace my naturally curly hair

8. Plan my brother's 21st "family" birthday in Vegas!

9. Finish reading Gone with the Wind

10. Continue my blog {its my daily dose of creativity}

11. Become a member of a church

12. Give up my coke addiction/ lessen my coke addiction

13. GET A JOB.

14. Become independent of my parents.

15. Travel to Chicago. {I've never been}

16. Call my grandparents once a week

17. Be a bridesmaid :) {yep, i said it}

18. Watch my friends as they live life & succeed & fall in love.

19. Finally get that a&m diploma.

20. Surprise my parents, an over-the-top surprise.

21. Learn to jog/run/workout ??

22. Attend a Bon Iver concert. {& inevitably cry my eyes out}

23. And to never give up on myself.

September 11.

“Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died in honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will remember the fire and ash, the last phone calls, the funerals of the children. "

-President George W. Bush

New York City... I have come to love you so.

Thinking of you today.

Wish I could witness the camaraderie of your people today,

inspiration boards.

want to know a little secret?...

and the way to my heart?

give me something to put on an inspiration board.

i basically love them. and in return, i will love you.

via domino.

a bit of fall whimsy.

hands down. without a doubt,

the most whimsical clothing for fall.

kate spade is the epitome of cute. colorful. & classy.

... and i love the owl bag.

hoot hoot.

all cute images via katespade.

omg... glee!

love it. love it. love it.

... and for those of you who have been living

under a rock for the past three months,

watch this show!

i promise that GLEE! will not disappoint.

carrie underwood.

... she has a new single.

full cd out in november. 

she is seriously too cute.

FOUR day weekend.

Its a four day weekend. Thank goodness.

It has been a whirlwind of a week & for some strange reason

I cannot seem to get organized. School has started, work 

is continuing... and its busy.

It's truly a strange time to be in college station.

I don't one hundred percent feel like I belong...

but I also don't feel like I am supposed to be anywhere 

else right now. Its just a little weird & un-normal?

{i think i just made up that word...}

So... with all of these kind of uncomfortable 

feelings, I am off to the lake for FOUR days.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

its SEPTEMBER!

my favorite month of the year!

there are numerous reasons why i LOVE this month...

1. my birthday month {23...ouch}

2. my brothers birthday month (20!)

3. fall fashion magazines! and

fall fashion in general hits stores.

4. football season. gig em ags.

5. my parents 25th wedding anniversary :)

cheers to a great month of celebrations! so proud of my parents.

::the Psalms::

Praise Jesus for his PERFECT love. I am continually so needy of HIM.

"He HEALS the brokenhearted and binds up ALL of their wounds." -Psalm 147:3

"Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord DELIVERS him out of them ALL. He keeps ALL his bones, not one of them is broken." -Psalm 34:19

"The Lord is MERCIFUL & GRACIOUS, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast LOVE." -Psalm 103:8