thank you,

young man who rang up my frozen yogurt today:

"You can take this however you want to, but you look very pretty today."



That NEVER happens, folks. And today, it did.

isn't everyone an amateur at some point?

tell me whatcha think. 

I'm no Ella Fitzgerald, but it's fun.
(I don't think Ella was ever an amateur...she might be the exception to the rule. )

is for 

College. 

I'm rather excited. 

sometimes

a song will come on the radio,
and my face can't help breaking into a huge grin
for no other reason than pure happiness.



it's not really the song. 


the song just helps me find 
the happy. 

is for

Books.

"the love of learning, 

the sequestered nooks, 

and all the sweet serenity of books."

henry wadsworth longfellow

some of my favorites:

The Book Thief, by Markus Zusack <-- life-changing. 

Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowling <-- obvious, but begging to be included.

The Road, by Cormac McCarthy <-- read it in a cold room. 

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows <-- the perfect blend.

Paranormalcy, by Kiersten White <-- pink tasers. and I totally have a signed copy.

A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini <-- read straight through. 

The Goose Girl, by Shannon Hale <-- simply lovely.

Birdwing, by Rafe Martin <-- taught me to look at things in different ways.

Anna and the French Kiss, by Stephanie Perkins <-- light-hearted, and left me longing to go to paris. 

Inkheart, by Cornelia Funke <-- gave me a deeper appreciation of language.

is for

Arthur.

only the greatest cartoon ever.

the ABCs of me

I got this idea from Sydnee.
It seemed like the perfect way to start the summer. (Sydnee, I really hope you don't mind. If you do, please let me know.)



The first post comes later today. I need to think of some good ones...

we will still be friends forever.