you turn my legs into spaghetti and set my heart on fire.

hello darlings! 

i'm sorry, it's been ages since my last post. i've been in the swing of spring break-which  means that i was really really busy with school right before, and now, i'm just enjoying being away from my computer. but i have so much blogging to catch up on now! 

things that have been shaking in my life lately (not a whole lot...but that's what's great about spring break-right?!):

1.) i started going to bikram yoga again. 

2.) i found a yoga studio to display and sell our photos for GPI.

3.) i've been running longer and longer distances....i'm up to 6 miles!

4.) i've been doing a lot of sleep therapy lately. zzzz....

5.) i'm absolutely dreading going back to school. :(

6.) i threw a fun dinner party for S, C, C, & T the other night. tacos...so easy. so good.

7.) C & i had the yummiest thai food two nights ago.

8.) i bought my plane ticket to india!! eek!! 

9.) went to the park w/ T & C.

10.) experienced sunflower market...LOVE IT!!!!

11.) and, i've made a bucket list: 

Bucket List:

See the Eiffel Tower

Eat grapes in Tuscany

Go to a Nacho Duato performance

See Netherlands Dans Theatre in the Netherlands

Hot air balloon

Ride a scooter

Ride a bicycle through South East Asia

Take a photo of a green hill in Ireland

Live somewhere abroad for 1+ year

Get my fortune told

Learn to play the cello

Ride a horse (again)

Take a pottery class

Learn how to write calligraphy

Acquire at LEAST 30 stamps in my passport

Drink wine on a boat

Cook something with lemongrass

Be an extra in a Bollywood movie

Run a half marathon

Make a pinhole camera

Volunteer @ a soup kitchen

Become a licensed yoga instructor

Work on an organic farm

do you have a bucket list? i'd love to hear what's on your list of things to do/accomplish... maybe it will give me inspiration to add something to my own!

here are some scenes from the last little while: 

 that's all for now. 

xxoo.

techy.

well ladies and gentlemen, the time has come! the global photography initiative finally has our website up and running! click here to see what we've been up to. and buy some beautiful artwork to support a great cause!

bright sunshiney day.

sleeping in till 9 a.m. 

barking dogs-annoyed i am.

sunny weather puts a smile on my face.

canceled class-am i in first place?!

a matinee movie with a friend.

i hope this weather never ends.

birthday shopping for a roommate.

and getting ready for tonight's date.

feeling pretty and all dolled up.

champagne is calling, pour another cup!

i hope that your friday is off to as good of a start as mine! have a happy weekend lovelies! 

happy bday roommate!

xxoo.

happiest hour of your life.

does anyone else love thursday as much as i do? i don't know why, but i have always loved thursdays. they're anticipatory, seem to breeze by, and usually involve time with friends. how's your thursday treating you?

check out this beautiful hardware store style. i'm in love.

and have you seen nena's blog? i am dying over the photos and getting great ideas for my house. 


oh, and then there is this little beauty that i recently put on my wishlist. what are your thoughts on the new long-dress/skirt trend?

also, PLEASE check out Global Photography Initiative's new blog. (and become a follower!) i'm so very excited about it. the project is gaining more and more momentum... we just hired a new board member, elsa, who is going to whip our finances into shape. we've finally gotten our 501c3 status. concerts and galleries are being planned...it's all very exciting!

oh, and for those of you who were curious about what my plans are for this summer...i'm excited to say that things have been finalized! i'll be spending the first half of my summer in southern india working for a corporate law firm, and the second half of the summer (and the following school year) i'll be back in salt lake city working for the attorney general's office in their children's justice division! yippee!! i'm very very happy!

AND...here are some little whimsies: 

“Someday, somewhere - anywhere, unfailingly, you’ll find yourself, and that, and only that, can be the happiest or bitterest hour of your life.”
 ~Pablo Neruda

xxoo loves.

 

scenes from a dream.

happy monday.

how are you sweethearts?? did you have a lovely weekend? 

mine was just superb! friday i just studied for my exam. saturday i took my exam (and feel like i  bombed it...sigh) then i had a cocktail and went to see the illusionist with S. (by the way, i was not enchanted by the illusionist....who knew it was going to be so damn sad....talk about a movie with a sad ending!) sunday i celebrated L's birthday at squatters-brunch and mimosas! and then went to a dinner party at M's house (yummy pesto!) and watched 127 hours. have you seen it??? if not....i absolutely recommend it! i officially think james franco should have won best actor. 

now i'm just gearing up for this week. i feel a productive week coming on.....oh! and jane eyre comes out on friday!!!!!!!!!!!! (i cannot tell you how excited i am for this....)

here is a dose of poppy for you:

xxoo.

yippee skippee!

you know that job i was interviewing for? well...i got it! i'm so excited! it's my first real, paid, big girl job! too bad i can't celebrate...i'll be busy like a bee studying for this darn test on saturday. but then-it's party time. :) 

how's your week turning out? can you believe it's already thursday? i feel like time is spinning out of control. before you know it, it will be summer time (which sounds amazing, as i listen to this hail storm outside my window). i can't to feel the sun beating down on my back.  

but for now, it's better to think about being cozy in sweats with a cup of tea. speaking of cozy...i love these beds, in their little nooks. wouldn't it be whimsical to have a curtain to close when it was time to shut out the lights and snuggle with your honey pie?

bedford

bedford

time to study!

xxoo.

hold on.

Photo found on 100 Layer Cake

“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” – Audrey Hepburn

xxoo.

just because.

just because flowers. make me smile. :)

girl scout cookies...make studying better. :)

happy wednesday! i'm so happy this week is half way over...but that means i'm just that much closer to this big test i have to take on saturday morning....BUMMER DUDE.

do you have any fun plans for the weekend? (is it too soon to be thinking about the weekend?)

did you catch the fever?

the oscar fever that is...i just LOVE the oscars, and this year i got to enjoy a fun oscar party with C and family. so fun! 

here are my favorite looks...

mila kunis looking ethereal.

gwenyth can wear just about anything. this is no exception.

age appropriate! what a lady!

also age appropriate, flattering and stunning accessories.

hilary swank, rocking the silver gown.

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and my least favorite...

looks like a bird just pooed on her back.

fishnet+fur vest+leotard=not classy.

not so flattering.

lizard woman.

what were your thoughts?? don't you just love the oscars? i was so happy that natalie portman and colin firth won...but disappointed about the king's speech taking home the big cheese. simply because it was a long movie for a little point...and it seemed like just another period piece. nothing new, nothing novel. that's not to say the acting wasn't phenomenal....it truly was.

more to come later! hope you're having a lovely week so far!

xxoo.