Inside All of Us Is A Wild Thing

I watched this movie trailer off one of my favorite blogs - Vanessa's Runway- and had to share it. I had no idea there was going to be a movie adaptation (directed by Spike Jonze) for the child's book Where the Wild Things Are. I haven't watched a kids movie since... hmm... I can't even remember, but I am going to make an exception for this one!

Inside all of us is Hope. Inside all of us is Fear. Inside all of us is Adventure. Inside all of us is a Wild Thing.

Despite today being the start of a new term, it has been a happy day. Big changes have been going on actually. And it seems like life is coming together perfectly and there is no need to stress anymore.

My boyfriend recently moved to my hometown and it is definitely nice having him live closer. Being only a 40 minute drive now is so much more convenient. He also started wine making school today. I was feeling a little anxious for him and his return to school. Getting ready this morning I could tell his nerves were racing and I was trying my best to calm them. On my drive down to school I was wishing/praying that everything would fall into place. His class schedule is chalked full of chemistry classes (I feel sorry for him), but I have confidence he can handle it. It was pretty cute to have him call me later all excited about his first day. He will be so good at this. It really inspires me and makes me happy that he has found his niche. And wouldn't it be cool if he got to go work in vineyards abroad- lets say in Chile?

I guess I do still have one minor stress:

Unpacking! :(

I stay in college so I can spring break

An amazing week spent in West Palm Beach, Florida.
All of us!
The Square Grouper.









Eating at the greatest restaurant ever- The Food Shack- after an afternoon of kayaking.

MARGARITA CHALLENGE!
There were no losers :)

Itchin' for some new music

Since my favorite band has been keeping me in suspense for far to long about when a new album will arrive and since I have been getting bored with all my music, I am on a hunt for some great new bands. Any suggestions? My music taste varies, but I always come back to my love of folky vocals and amazing guitar. Throw in some violin and I am in heaven. I have also been digging Australian singers/bands lately. So once again, any suggestions?

And if you hear when Band of Horses plans on dropping their next album let me know. :) Here is a picture of the lead singer at a live show. I wasn't close enough to the stage to get a good picture at Bumbershoot, so this one I stole from their myspace page will have to do.

Departures/Arrivals

I am back from Florida and I can't wait to share the pictures with you. But, first I will need to find my camera cable...

I'm off to Florida!

Six days of sun, shopping, friends, ocean, relaxing, reading, and fun. I think this will be the greatest Spring Break ever.

Reunited.

I'm so excited for a new episode of Gossip Girl tonight. I have been counting down the days. Woo. Hoo.

Whats your personal style?

After reading a post from Dilly Dallas about her personal style I went ahead and tested to see what mine was. Turns out:

My personal style is a mix of 3 specific styles:

40% French Eclectic

40% Hollywood Couture

20% Modern Elegance

I believe it. Take the quiz here!

Oh Grandma!

I talked to my sweet Grandma yesterday. It reminded me of a time she told me that my Grandpa and her went to the Mexican restaurant for lunch. Turns out that the "Mexican restaurant" was Taco Bell. Made me laugh. She ate a chalupa. She is precious.

Amazing Photographer!

Professional photographers are so... umm... cool? I find them to the among the most interesting people on the planet. Their job is to find beauty in the world (or mask the ugly). Definitely a challenging job, yet so inspiring.

My grandpa started a photo finishing lab located in Portland, OR back in the 60s. He originally worked for Kodak, but took the leap into owning his own business called K & K Color Lab (named after his then 2 daughters- which became 5). K & K or "The Lab" as the family calls it became very successful and a pride for the family. Three of my aunts and one of my uncles continue to work there. As the world of photography has transitioned to digital, the demand for photo finishing has decreased, but K & K will always mean a lot to me. I loved visiting and seeing all the film develop, especially as a young girl seeing all the fairytale weddings. This initial joy has led to my current admiration for great photographers. With the rise of photo blogs, I have been spoiled with the ability to rummage through collections of amazing pictures.

I want to share is Kristy of Wreckless Photography. Her talent caught my attention the moment I saw these pictures. Wow. I fell in love. I only wish she had more photos on her already extensive website, because I can look at them for hours. I recommend you check out everything. Such an inspiration and I can tell through her pictures she really loves her job.



Aren't those photos great? Beautiful dress, beautiful people, beautiful location.
All photos by Wreckless Photography

I want to live here today.

I want to live here today. I imagine myself drinking a lot of tea in this cottage, while designing and building my own furniture. I would also employ a gardener to do the yard work for me, because I don't enjoy weeding and pruning. But, I would enjoy the wonderful smells of lavender drifting in the air.

Picture via cottageliving.com.

A couple new pieces.

I couldn't fight the urge to go shopping today. The sunshine and getting down with class at 1 was an added bonus. I went a cute lil boutique in Corvallis (being there is only three) called Urban Minx. I picked up two cute things. The jacket was a great deal at 60% off and considering it is still cold here in Oregon I will still have use for it for spring and then back again in the fall. The dress will be so universal for summer and for my upcoming trip to Florida. Yay! I feel the models need to do a better job making the items showcase how cute they are, because the pictures do no justice. But, hopefully I will.

Tulle corduroy blazer.
Charolette Tarantola Marci dress.
Oh, and I bought those sunglasses below in black. I am curious to see how they look.

I am really in the buying mood, even though I need to contain myself.

Once I start buying it is hard for me to contain myself! Here are some other purchases I really want to make... but I am going to sleep on it... thats me trying to be rational.



These Fred Flare sunglasses. I am going to Florida soon?! And they are only $11. Besides they have been spotted on Mary-Kate, Lindsay Lohan, Liv Taylor and Drew Barrymore.


This Vera scarf. $9.99 on Etsy from seller VargasVintage.


This Dooney & Burke zebra metallic tote.
Or this one that is "inspired" by it. $46 instead of $300?


This French orchid birdcage-esque hair clip . $30 from Etsy seller pishposhes.


Green feather headband. $10 from Etsy seller LovMely.

My new boots

Check out my new vintage Frye boots I bought on Etsy. Amazing steal. Love that they will already be broken in. I can't wait until they arrive!

"You Should Know From the Beginning This is Not a Love Story"

This movie looks great. I have seen the trailer on two blogs now and couldn't help passing on my excitement. I love every movie Zooey Deschanel is in. 500 Days of Summer.

These are the cutest prints!

I especially like the first one.  Even though, I probably need the second one more to use as a little reminder.  They are from the etsy shop of dazeychic.   

Crocodile

I like this new J. Crew crocodile cocktail jacket. So cute for spring.

Oh, I want to be

This little girl right now.  Just contently staring out into a reflection of trees on the water.  Thinking, wow, life is great.  

I feel I owe it to my blog to have a happy post.

So I thought about what has been making me happy lately. And the first thing that came to mind was Eggo Waffles! I think I have found the key to getting me out of bed on time in the morning. I get so excited, hop out of bed and go straight to my supply of Eggos. It makes me feel like I am 8 years old again when I would go down to the kitchen in the morning and my dad would have my Eggos ready (we definitely weren't the family where the parents would actually make waffles from scratch, or even mix, so Eggos are the only waffles I know).

Mmmm... Pure happiness.


Disclaimer: I am eating the whole wheat variety with sugar free syrup. I'm lame. I don't want to spend more time at the gym :)

I Feel Stuck

I found this somewhere- The truth is that humans are destined to feel stuck at various points in their lives. There is no way to avoid it and no way to ignore it. Feeling stuck is an absolute given condition of human beings. You may be asking, "Why is being stuck a given?" It is because humans are always growing, always changing and always evolving. There is never a moment when your body, mind or spirit stops recreating itself. Humans are always desiring (wanting something) — even if it is simply a breath of air. When you achieve a goal you have strived toward for years, that goal ceases to be a goal the minute it is attained. And just like you don’t get rid of bad thoughts or bad habits — you replace them with better thoughts or better behaviors — what you desire is constantly being replaced by what you desire next. This doesn’t mean you are not momentarily happy with where you are. However, your mind seeks expansion. There is only so long that humans can stay satisfied with where they are before new desires pop into their heads. Desiring is what continually evolves the universe and the human spirit. The feeling of being stuck is simply you telling yourself that there is more that you desire in a given area or areas. The frustration of being stuck, and what may create negative emotions around it, is often caused when you aren’t sure how to make the changes you want to get unstuck. Thus, being stuck may create a panic inside of you that the situation will never change. The degree to which you feel the stuck-ness and how quickly you respond to this feeling often determines how being stuck affects you.

The revolutionary road to boredom.

Yes, yes.  I realize I am procrastinating and already going against my goal of finishing my homework before the sun starts to rise.  But, I thought I would add- I watched Revolutionary Road earlier with the bf and I was really disappointed.  I was certain I would love it.  Dramas are my thing.  The sadder, more depressing, more intense, and more ironic the better for me.  But, even I couldn't deal with the slowness and constant question of "is anything going to happen in this movie?"  So, Leo and Kate, better luck next time.

This describes me perfectly. Right now.

Well, I am nestled in to a full night of homework.  I am definitely rooting for myself to accomplish as much as I can before more to-do's come my way tomorrow.  I couldn't have agreed more with fellow blogger from Apartment #34 when she posted this picture and the caption, "Right now things are all over the place and up in the air."  

I told myself to stop eating saltines so much.  You know, cut down to a box a week? Maybe?  So today I tired.  I really did.  And what it got me... I consumed enough animal crackers to fill Noah's ark.  Oops! :)

Pictures from DECA

The Klamath Union High School DECA Members.

Kristina and I at mini-awards.  

All the returning KU Alumni at Grand Awards.

Alyssa, Mr. Ellis, Me, and Kristina at Grand Awards.

Like a mother leaving her baby for the first time...

I have been heartbroken the last two weeks as I have been forced to neglect writing.  It was definitely an unintentional hiatus and now that I am back I feel so overwhelmed on what to talk about.  So much has happened and my life is still way too crazy for my liking.  Heres a snippet of what has gone on with me in the last two weeks:

- I got my haircut and highlighted.  I asked to be a warmer blonde, none of the California blonde and what I got was copper spots mixed in with platinum?  Apparently the color didn't take evenly.  I couldn't believe how stressing it was to have a bad color hair.  haha.  So I went back and had it redone.  This time to cover up the spots she added in brown and a honey, so I had a head of calico.  I really hated having so many colors of hair.  So, I went back and now I am once again a blonde.  It feels so good to be back.  I never knew how much it could throw off my week.  :)

- I had DECA state conference.  DECA is a high school business organization that I did in high school and now I go back each year to help with my favorite chapter- Klamath Union High School.  It is one of my favorite weeks of the year.  Despite never getting more than 14 hours of sleep in 4 nights.  KU DECA had some really great projects and it is so fun to watch the kids do well at state and make it to internationals.  

- Since I attended DECA state I missed three days of school.  Which made me unbelievably behind.  I am still trying to figure out how to solve the matrices from math class.  Uhhhh...

- I helped my boyfriend move.  It was a whole day affair and I woke up the next morning feeling muscles I never knew I had.  The low point of the experience was definitely crying as 'we' carried the 160 TV down a flight of stairs and into the truck.  I actually don't think I helped at all.  The TV has so front heavy and the grip kept hurting my hand, so I just cried the whole time.  I am not quite sure how Chris managed it by himself.  But, it definitely showed his character when he didn't yell at me at all.  Awww... what a keeper.  

- Allergies have overtaken my life.  Three medications later and I am starting to breath again. 

- My urologist finally called me back with my test results.  Apparently I have high levels of calcium, high levels of oxulate, and low levels of citrate in my urine which are causing my kidney stones.  Meaning I have to give up eating foods with calcium (so hard!), foods high in oxulate (which is just about everything else!) and add lemon juice to all my water intake (really easy and I love it).  

- I became ADDICTED to saltines... again.  I need to start limiting my daily intake.  I am having to go to the store way too often lately.

- I wrote a paper.  Changed the topic because it didn't meet the page requirements.  Rewrote it after my teacher informed me I didn't follow the guidelines.  Oh, its still in the process... 

I'm exhausted even writing this now.  I say forget the past.  Moving on.  I'm excited I am back.