update:

I guess it's been a while, hasn't it readers?

My apologies.

My most recent excuse is a field trip to Moab this past weekend with my Nature Photography class.

I haven't had time to sift through the 700+ pictures I took to pick out the best ones for you, 

but just to whet your appetite...

It was a good trip.

love is:

letting me take silly pictures over your shoulder of our heart shaped, Saturday morning pancake creations while the rest of the batch got cold.

they were delicious by the way :)

the goal-

is that one day
{ when the era of apartments has past }

and I settle down in my very own cozy home,

I want to have a wall that looks like this:

via

with pictures in those frames that look like this:

and a kitchen as pretty as this:

 & this:

 via

with maps on the wall from places like this:

via

and a front door that looks like this:

via

And I'm willing to negotiate about everything.


Except for the door.

The door will be red.

umm...

 The weather here is starting to weird me out.

 8:00 am

I woke up to a snow storm.

Three inches were piled on the ground and it was still dumping.

I opened my blinds and watched the snow fall for the next hour strait.

I thought today would consist of thick socks and multiple layers.

 12:00 pm

It stopped snowing.

Walking under any tree was treacherous due to the fear of becoming a walking target for large chunks of melting snow.

Puddles the size of small lakes formed around my apartment complex and were so deep they soaked all the way through my high quality Walmart moccasins.

 11:50 pm

There's nothing left.

Oh, there's a patch of white left on every other lawn, but for the most part you'd never knew it snowed today.

It's even 40 degrees (at midnight) and I didn't shiver a bit walking from the car to my apartment.

This is unheard of.

I don't understand you, Utah, but I'd like to keep up this 

'warm enough not to wear a jacket in February' trend 

if it's alright with you?

#2

 a few of 
my favorite things
Friday:

sun kissed skin, 

warm cement 

& bare feet

Perhaps it's the snowstorm this morning that got me thinking...but there just something about this:

that is calling my name this morning.

The lounge chairs around the pool may have a huge pile of fresh snow on top of them and I can't wait to hit the slopes tomorrow...

but I do love me some sunny days, 

whose with me?