Watching the show New Girl + realizing I'm sorta just like her.

too bad I don't have zooey's vocal chords.

Singing to songs with my cute cousin. 

And converting her to Indie + Singer/Songwriter music!

Her red pants. she's cooler than everyone else.

Matte Nail polish.

Shopping with my G-MA! she's thaaaa bomb.com.

rain. rain. rain. 

Tunes & Spoons, little baby girl! 

(I get too excited when bloggers have children)

Wearing pretty earrings.

Spending time with my mom. 

Eating In&Out.YES!

grahams

I like to make up nicknames for the people I love.

Mostly I will call them the first letter of their name. Or something like seriously cray cray!

With my grandmother the nicknames are endless. 

You have Grandma. boring....

grahams....which is what all my siblings & myself call her.

G.. however this one confuses me...cause my perros name is sorta G, too.

G to thaaaa ma... ya I enjoy this one.

G-MA... I HIGHLY enjoy this one!

SO after I finished class yesterday I decided to take a stroll down to her house.

We sat and chatted...or she chatted.

She told me funny stories.

especially ones about my dad....

She truly is an awesomely, stubborn, full Irish, opinionated, caring, warm, surgery having, serious, sugar cookie making grandma, or G-MA. Whatever you prefer.

I really enjoying spending my free time with her.

because all we have left is time.

adventures down the coast

I'm obsessed with the Oregon Coast!

Like obsessed!

My eyes get all big in large when i drive through the cute little towns.

My family went to Astoria, Cannon Beach, and Tillamook. (tillamook like the cheese)

We did a lot of laughing.

Found new places to explore.

partook of cheese samples.

had carmel toffee ice cream.

watched the sunset...at the beach.

Stayed in the prettiest hotel ever.

got the worst spider bite.

sang in the shower.

and smiled a lot.

I just love winter break!

thoughts

Feeling really blessed today. 

Loving the cold weather.

Loving the smell of my pumpkin spice candle.

Love the silence that surounds us in the country.

Loving quality family time, including seeing my grandma bust out in laughter, uhh priceless.

Thankful I have such an awesome dad, he really is one of the most caring people I know. 

Relieved that Jenjtyler made it out of black friday safely. 

Thankful for the new Mac, that now feels my once empty desk.

Thankful that Mindy Gledhil, Colbie Caillat, & of course JB, have a Christmas Album.

Overjoyed that I only have two more weeks in the semester.

I'm hopeful that my ever thinning hair will take a reverse and start thickening back up.

Feeling blessed that I have a girl named Shel in my life, she is my burst of sunshine, no joke.

Loving my perfectly organized closet. 

Feeling a lot more happy.

I guess holiday breaks can do that to you.

state fair of Tejas!

  

arriving at 6pm sharp

sun slowly faded away while we munched down on corn dogs & fries

bright lights

awkwardness

too many people

yummy pink cotton candy

Ashley wishing her life was a musical

singing colbie caillat 

watching the girls ride the swings

taking too many unfocused pictures of lights

not really getting to hang out with who you want too

my dad falling in love with the new Fiat car

test drive scheduled for this weekend

long walk back to car

too much thinking in the car ride home

happy i talked my dad into going

happy everyone left happy

happy i got to go to sleep super tired.

I think I'm going to skip the fair for a couple of years..