Summer 2013

sadly, it's time for the end of Summer recap. it feels like June was only a few days ago, and I can't believe it's August! i'm not excited for school, but i'm SO excited to be a senior! it was an awesome Summer and I just have a really good feeling about all the events to come. i'll share with you some Instagrams, because I just didn't use my Nikon nearly as much as I should have. so here we go!

 

I spent time by the pool, but not even a quarter as much time as past Summers. I could probably count on 2 hands how many times I went in the past few months. crazy!

I got a chance to throw the first pitch at our local baseball game and I still haven't done it!

I experimented with outfits and hopefully i'll win best dressed at the end of the year! ;)

 

I picked pretty flowers from the yard. who knew we had all these beauties!

had my senior pictures taken!

 

went to Hershey oodles of times just like always. I love it there! and when we went to Hershey Park this year I even went on TWO roller coasters!

 

did plenty of shopping and relaxing. (and went to the Disney Store!!)

 

got together with Jennette as much as I could and had many tea parties and photo shoots.

 

enjoyed PA's pretty sunsets.

 

said hello and goodbye to Alexandra once again.

 

went to NJ.

 

got to see Abby for a few hours before she left for Ghana for school!

 

went to North Beach.

met up with a friend that I haven't seen in the longest time!

 

did oodles of arts and crafts.

 

started my senior year of tennis!

 

and many other little things. this year I suppose i'll enjoy my last year at home and take advantage of all of the little things that i'm familiar with.

 

I hope you all had a fabulous Summer! and here's to an even greater school year/work year!

architecture

 

 

 

 

 

 

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love these photos of beautiful architecture by Khánh Hmoong, on Flickr!

Lorde

i'm so obsessed with the song Royals by Lorde right now. her songs are so unique and her voice is awesome. definitely check her out!

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Royals:

 

any songs you have on repeat now a days?

Cari Ann Wayman photography

 

 

 

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FANTASTIC pictures! check out her website as well.

"best money i've ever spent"

sometimes when I buy something and I really love it and it gets a ton of use, I tell myself "that was the best $10 I've spent this year", so here are a few things that are on said list:

 

polka dot sunglasses -- $3 at Target

Steve Madden Flats -- $10 at Ross

big super comfy sweater -- $13 at Target

swimming shorts -- (hmm it's been so long that I've forgotten how much they were. i'm pretty sure they were from Target though!)

infinity scarf -- $8 at Old Navy

 

are you the same? do you ever buy something and say "this was one of the best purchases I've ever made!"?

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Loving: that I had an awesome Summer! having my license this year was amazing -- I got to drive to the beach by myself to visit some friends and friends of friends recently and it was so fun! I also got to see Alexandra which is always awesome! while not everything went as planned, it was still a fabulous Summer and I will miss it greatly.

 

Thinking about: work (again). but this time I'm thinking about working at a camp next Summer. my friend works at camps almost every Summer and I think it would be great for me to do. I found a few that look nice and I guess I'll have to think pretty hard about it this year! I'm a huge homebody, as I've said before, and it would definitely be out of my comfort zone. but I think it would be good!

 

Watching: there are only 3 episodes of Twisted left! ahh!! (does anyone watch Twisted??) also, I'm ADDICTED to That 70s Show on Netflix. please, nobody look at my 'recently watched' because it's insanely embarrassing!

 

Listening to: my 2 favorite songs at the moment are We Can't Stop by Miley Cyrus (the music video is pure gold) and Holy Grail by Jay Z and Justin Timberlake. :)

 

Working on: SO many things. prepping for senior year, telling myself to actually be myself this year since I'll never see these high school people again, college, work, tennis, trying to save up to be able to visit Alexandra in China one day. so much.

 

Wishing: tennis was different this year. the team is super clique-y this year and I hate it. tennis is one thing that I love about school and I love that we can all talk and be a family and this year it's totally different. I love playing it, but the team is also a big part of the whole season and I wish we had the team we had last year again. :(

p.s. have you done major things that were out of your comfort zone? did you regret doing them? I'll have more on things I'm scared about later...

*picture is from my Tumblr and thanks again to Sometimes Sweet for this 'currently' post idea!

what's currently going on with you? link back to me!

"here's to making it count"

 

"Well, yes, ma'am, I do... I mean, I got everything I need right here with me. I got air in my lungs, a few blank sheets of paper. I mean, I love waking up in the morning not knowing what's gonna happen or, who I'm gonna meet, where I'm gonna wind up. Just the other night I was sleeping under a bridge and now here I am on the grandest ship in the world having champagne with you fine people. I figure life's a gift and I don't intend on wasting it. You don't know what hand you're gonna get dealt next. You learn to take life as it comes at you... to make each day count."

 

-Jack Dawson (Titanic, 1997)

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"Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams."

-Ashley Smith

 

photo by Amanda Mckenzie

 

 

 

 

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oh, how I love the beach...

by beck, on Flickr

 

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the weather in PA has been great lately, so I wanted to just post some happy pictures to go along with my mood. :) hope you're all doing well!

 

pictures by the ever-awesome Carrie

Fall fashion

I love all the Fall outfits! Fall is definitely the best time to experiment with cute clothes. it's such a cozy time, but you're not super hot and you're not freezing cold. I can't wait to wear big scarves with dresses and leggings with my skirts. oh! and lots of chambray!

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when is your favorite time of year to be a fashionista?

all pictures are from my Pinterest

NJ

I'm back! after a dose of the sea I always feel better. like I said, this was my first time at the NJ beaches, and it was super fun. the boardwalk there is great too. I definitely want to go back! next year, I told my parents that I want to stay at the Trump Taj Mahal. (look it up, it's fantastic!) I hope you all had a great week too. until next year, NJ!

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(days 1, 2, and 3 at the beach, & the ocean)

Winter in Paris

 my longing to go to Paris just escalated...

 

The Quiet City: Winter in Paris from Andrew Julian on Vimeo.