An Addiction

So the other night my boyfriend made the huge mistake of singing NKOTB's Step-by-Step, and I have to say, I've been singing it for the last, umm, 5 days straight.

And when I say that I've been singing it for the last 5 days straight, I really mean it. I've been singing my conversations, naturally to the beat of Step-by-Step, doing my side-by-side dance moves and generally acting like a 12 year old, which I'm sure is super awesome for those around me.

SIDE NOTE: when I was younger I had a kissthepicturehangingonmywalleverynight crush on Joey McIntyre . Now isn't that special?!?

xo.

Guess What...

Ranunculus are beautiful.

Unwritten Words

I'm the type of person that always has a journal or day planner on hand. Despite my iPhone addiction, I just can't get over my love for day planners. It goes back to my college days when I would write down EVERY SINGLE THING I did, right down to what I ate (I'm not kidding). One of my favorite activities is looking through planners-past and seeing what I was up to. Another special treat is finding to-do lists, or grocery lists, or....unfinished love letters? I found love letter to my [current] boyfriend while looking through my 2009 planner:

There is an undoubted wonder that surrounds us when we're together, wrapped in each others arms. A wonder about what ridiculous statement will come out of my mouth. A wonder if you'll laugh. A wonder that locks our eyes in a crowded room. This wonder anchors us together like the moon and earth; love's gravitational pull is our unconscious movement towards one another. One without the other would be...

I was really onto something there...

Does anyone else like going through journals/day planners/ etc and reminiscing about your old life? It undoubtedly brings a smile to my face and, in this case, reminds me of how I really should finish love letters when I start them.

A Trip Cross Country

This past summer, I drove cross country with my friend Sara (who was moving to LA). We drove through 12 states (CT, NY, NJ, PA, OH, IN, IL, MO, OK, NM, AZ and CA). It took us 5 days, which is pretty insane if you really think about it. I would totally do it again if I had more time to really enjoy each town I stopped in. We only had 12 hrs in each place, and when you subtract our 8 hours of much needed sleep, so we really only had about 4 hours in each place...which was a little bit stressful. But all in all, I'm glad that I got to go on this adventure, I'm glad I got to see a bit more of this country I call home. Every town we stopped in, I stopped and thought "this is someones hometown, this is where their heart is" and that thought humbled me. There are so many people in this country, it's amazing to think about.

Well, here are SOME of my favorite photos from the adventure. Some are from my SLR and some are from my Diana Mini.

LA!

Venice Beach Eatery

Surfs Up! LA, CA

St. Louis Arch

The Arch

We saw this for literally 48 hrs straight. There is a lot of open land in the USA (oh and there are a lot of cows too!)

Santa Fe town square

Santa Fe

More Santa Fe, I really loved it there

The GRAND Canyon!!