best love

we're a band of thieves, us hopeless romantics. stealing the world of all its very best love. -meg

she is such a breath of fresh air. i stumbled across her blog a few days ago and fell in love. she is absolutely brilliant.

world, meet tuscan.

yes that little precious ball of fur in my arms is tuscan. she is a 6 week old chocolate lab who is so full of life and overly clumsy.  we decided to have a lazy friday morning together and snuggle on the couch. well, more like she sat at my feet whining until i picked her up and then would not allow me to finish my homework. we have become the best of friends/sisters. 

doesnt she have the prettiest eyes? i wish i could love on her all the time. i guess this post no longer applies although she is a different breed. hope you all love her as much as i do :)

this world

i realize that yet again i have been on a blogging hiatus.
i was hoping to wait and show you all pictures of the new puppy (coming soon because she is too cute to pass up).
instead i find something plaguing my thoughts over and over that i need to get off my chest.

two days ago a girl from my home town was shot and killed.
yet this girl isnt just any girl. jayme is the little sister of my junior prom date. she is the smiling face that greeted me at the front desk of OVSC every day during the summer. that same smile graced her face as i would drag out crying, grumpy children. she is a daughter, a sister, and a friend.
jayme happened to be in the wrong place, at the complete wrong time. stopped to use the restroom.  shot due to a dispute between two groups who could not control their anger. at 19 this girl lost her life in the back of a car because of a bathroom break and a bunch of idiots.

what in the heck is our world coming to? why do people have to attempt to solve their problems with violence and murder? have we not learned that problems are not solved by waving guns around and killing other people? i am seriously heartbroken by the world i am growing up in. the world that i will one day bring my children into.  i am also shocked at the amount of death i have encountered in the past year.  death of young people who deserved to live out full, beautiful, loving lives.

i hope that those people who left jayme in that car realize the pain and the heartbreak they left behind.  jayme is in heaven making a beautiful angel and watching down on us all, but it is not the way any of us wanted her to go.  youre so missed and loved, beautiful girl.

if you can give any information in the case of jayme please do. her family deserves some justice and closure.

awk and awes thursday

i figure this would be a great week for an awkward and awesome thursday.

awes:
- wearing flannel and lace together. favorite patterns/textures for sure. it was like this with a lace cami underneath. i would wear it every day if acceptable.
- today i watched a homeless man stop traffic so an old woman could cross the street with her walker. they parted ways once she made it safely across the street. that womans smile was so big. it's the little things.
- pizza and tv show thursday with this silly boy i know.  
- new puppies! i cannot wait to share this little chocolate bundle of joy who will soon be entering my life. her name is tuscan and is a 6 week old chocolate lab. stay tuned. 
- the word lovely. and when people use it in their every day vocabulary.  makes me smile. 


awk:
- missing two days of class then returning and having your teacher say "oh, so nice of you to join us again" in front of the whole class. uhhh sorry i had to fly to la for work and have not missed any other classes. i promise it wont happen again.
- that toy gun i spray painted black for halloween to make my swat costume cooler. i understand why it was manufactured in a camo color now.  the black made the gun look so realistic that i scared people. whoops.
- the word awkward and its spelling. also, using awk or awkies instead of awkward. 
- being able to see into your neighbors living room. mmm you may want to close your blinds or learn to wear clothes or at least your towel after your shower. nice to meet you! 


hope you had an awkward and awesome thursday/week!  

Dale Benfield

i am obsessed with this wedding shoot.
this photographer is fantastic. > dale benfield
i seriously would use him to take my photos. check him out.
anyway, this couple is adorable. i love the use of the yellow converse.

um, so perfect.