Looks for Spring

Above four: Modcloth

Skirt: American Apparel

Above four: Urban Outfitters

Above six: Forever 21

Spring time = floral, pastels, a romantic 70s feel, long skirts, and either really slouchy or really tailored denim. Bring it on!

sunshine in a bowl

If I make summer foods, will it force summer to come faster? In my family, pasta salad tastes like summer.

winter, with a touch of spring

Snapshots from yesterday - it seems that Washington can't make up its mind about if it's going to welcome Spring or not! The wind was frozen on the waterfront, the waves were a choppy grey, and there was snow on the ground; but a few pink blossoms stubbornly showed themselves here and there. As for the pup, this is the second time I've seen him at this coffee house - he sits in front of the door and stares in for hours! He played hard-to-get when we tried to play with him, but he is the sweetest thing. You have no idea how tempted I was to let him in to lay by the fire! Unfortunately, I'm forced to listen to humans instead of dogs.

guess who's back

Two days ago, this was streaming through my window: and as of this morning, the ground is covered in snow!

I was SO hopeful that Spring was coming early because of the beautiful weather this weekend. I should have known it was too good to be true. OH, the Pacific Northwest and I: such a complex relationship.

Spring Forward

Looking at these pictures from last June make me desperately anxious for Spring!

walkin' in a winter wonderland

Snow over last week = beautiful and stressful. My life is one big juxtaposition.

snowed in

it's been a cozy weekend, but I want to be able to drive home tomorrow for Thanksgiving with my family!

Bonjour, l'Automne.

this is my current situation: wearing a sweater and wool booties, eating gingerbread crisps (from Trader Joe's - so yum, go get some), drinking a homemade vanilla chai, and listening to Regina Spektor (and blogging, but that's a given, no?). And this morning I ordered a pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks.. so I must say, it's time to say hello to Fall. The summer slipped away too early for my taste, but now that the sun is tucked behind the clouds for the remainder of the next six months we can celebrate the coming of the next season. By moving into cute new apartments in a lovely town, par example! Or in smaller steps, like wearing scarves and boots and chunky sweaters that look like they just came off of Jennifer Aniston in one of her many rom-coms.


I am in the process of packing to move in just a few days (yes!) and am now on the fun parts, like packing up my room. I went shopping with my mom the other day and bought so many frames and candles/holders, and as I put my personal pictures into them and tucked them into a big box with all the gorgeously scented candles, I got so excited to have my own space. A room that is no one else's but my own. That is something I've never had, since I grew up in a family of seven and then shared a dorm room with two others last year. I've never had a place that is fully my own, that I can fill with absolutely anything I want. And for some reason, collecting all those photos and candles made me so thrilled to fill that bedroom. It seems like something so simple, but I am going to cherish my room. Just you wait. And, with all the candles I bought...it is going to smell absolutely delicious.