{ h i g h & l o w }

h i g h s
01. i've successfully trained my hair to go 3 days without needing a wash.
02. i found an $80 dress on sale on Macy's for $12.
03. i look hot in said dress.
04. i have great girlfriends with whom i can attend the temple with, enjoy gingerbread hot chocolate with, have great late-night girl chats with, and for whom i am indeed grateful for helping me clean my old apartment. you know who you are. i love you.
05. i love living in my own place. i am down to having only 5 boxes still unpacked, rather than about 15.
06. for late-night chats, for rundowns on the street & bald heads.
07. hot chocolate. have i mentioned i really love hot chocolate? with whipped cream? i do.
08. my family. they are a constant in the storm of life.
09. my coworkers. seriously. never a dull moment around here.
10. maverick runs.
11. covered parking.
12. naps. i looove naps.


l o w s
01. i'm still about 1 week behind in papers and projects for school. that's better than the 3 weeks behind a few days ago. i've made a huge dent in things this weekend, so hopefully it will get better.
02. don't ever do a lease-to-own car purchase. you'll hate it. i do/did.
03. feeling so busy that the world is spinning around you.

{ lil' sister's engagement photos... giulia & david }

giulia & david

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NYC & Boston: Version I

Ok! So, here are a few pics and reviews of my trip with my friend Heather. Explanations will have to be given later, especially when I have all of Heather's pictures to add to these. :)

But for now, enjoy, and you can see all of them online here and here.

As you can tell, we had a GREAT time. :)

{ t . g . i . f . f . }

thank
goodness
it's
fall-y
friday

{highs}
.01 i wore flip-flops today, which pairs well with my "super girl power" red vintage t-shirt.

.02 i am moving tomorrow.

.03 i will post pictures if i can find my small digital's chord if: my 50s cherry red dining table i found from my new kindred spirit retro friend on ksl. thanks, ann!

.04 congrats to my first lil-sis giulia & her now-fiance david. they'll be sealed on jan. 2nd in the las vegas, nv lds temple. winter weddings in vegas are like springtime elsewhere. perfect!

.05 i leave for nyc & bean town next wednesday a.m.

.06 i love my job. a lot.

{lows}
.01 i'm still not finished with my field project proposal. it was due last monday.

.02 i'm still not all packed up to move... that will change tonight because, well... it just has to.

.03 being the oldest of 6 siblings and being one of only two unmarrieds (the next is 18) is proving to be a bit more difficult than i had anticipated... :( oh well, right?

{ b a b y p i c s :: krugh murdock stolworthy }

meet nephew #3:

krugh murdock stolworthy

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{ high / low }

{ h i g h }
i leave for nyc in 14.5 days.
i move in 10.5 days.
i am going home in 2.5 days.
michael buble's new album comes out in 2.5 days.
i turned in my graduation application yesterday.
i'm h a p p y.
i looooovvveeed general conference & the much-needed spiritual boost it gave.


{ l o w }
my field project proposal is supposed to be done in 2 days.
said proposal needs to go through one more round of supervisor edits.
i'm exhausted.


also, for your viewing pleasure: see this beauty

{ g e t t i n ' c r a f t y }

about 2 months ago i saw my friend M's post about a great craft she created. a little piece of artwork to spice up her cute west seattle home.

that same week i organized a ladies craft night and purchased supplies to make my own little creation. this lil' beauty sat unfinished on my dining room table for nearly 6 weeks... i finally made myself sit down and finish it on sunday. my own modpodge creation that is a bit random, but suits my personality and is dang cute, if i do say so myself. it will suit my new apartment very well, don't you think? :)