Sunday, April 29, 2012

sunday

any day that starts with a breakfast sandwich is pretty much going to be a good day. today was no exception.

ham, egg and cheese on a low carb bagel gave way to a long random drive that led me to these lovelies:




 this Rhode Island Red did not like me one bit. i can only imagine how she felt about the screaming children running around


you weren't allowed to feed or pet any of the animals. such a bummer. so basically, i walked around talking in a baby voice trying to comfort these little creatures. they loved it. i was tempted to pet them when the caretaker wasn't looking but i didn't want to push my luck and get bitten or some crazy donkey flu.



so many birds out today. i tried like crazy to get a few pictures of them but man, those suckers are fast.


there was a geese party. i wasn't invited.



i swear this picture looks better than it does here. this man was amazing. i sat on a bench on the water for a bit just watching ducks and geese hang out and saw this old man doing the same. he was adorable and so content so i decided he wouldn't mind if i snapped a picture of him. i probably looked like a huge creep but he made me smile and i wanted to remember him. 


i walked on the path behind him because i was so curious as to what he was doing in his notebook. turns out, he was sketching the pond and the gazebo and it was AMAZING. the guy has talent. i walked by him with the biggest grin i could muster because i couldn't help but thinking "this is exactly how i want to be". not when i'm his age, but now. i am pretty much as close to this as possible but plus a whole bunch of guilt. when i take these little day adventures by myself i cannot help but think about what everyone else my age is doing. i'm sure they're shopping, waking up from a big night out or getting brunch with their significant other. thats great and i'm sure they're happy. part of me wishes i was doing those things. but the actual, deep-down true self part of me is so freaking happy just sitting on a bench alone with some birds and an old man. i was so at peace for those brief moments. i hope that part of me never changes.


Wednesday, April 25, 2012

in my other lives

i have this bad habit.

well, not so much bad as detrimental to my emotional well being.

you see, i can spend a whole day fantasizing about what i do in my other lives. i'm not crazy (well, not THAT crazy). it's just that when I'm bored I create all these other scenarios in my head of what I would rather be doing with my life. most of them have to do with living somewhere fabulous in Europe and not working. in my England scenario, I spend all day in my gorgeous garden and drinking tea with friends; in my Paris scenario I have an insane wardrobe and stay outside all day drinking lattes and in Greece, I get to wear kaftans and flat sandals, go to the beach and eat all day long.


this i could do:





I also have some regular 'ol American dreams that involve actually doing work: writing/experimenting for some fancy website and living the LA lifestyle; owning a farm where i can get tan all day long and ride horses and even one where I own a coffee shop where the workers aren't snarky assholes like most places.




i would have all my employees make the lattes look like this because every time i get one with a heart, it absolutely makes me day.






man oh man, do i wish i could do all of these things.


Sunday, April 22, 2012

sister sister

this weekend was pretty awesome.

why you ask?

well numerous things, really. here it goes:

i had the weekend off! this is very rare for this time of year at my job. but because it was a vacation week, i got stuck working monday-friday. that meant i got an entire weekend to frolic around this lovely state and do a few fun things.

friday night i was dragged out to celebrate my sisters birthday. it was actually a very good time.



i spent saturday morning at a cafe. it was supposed to rain but instead, mother nature decided to be super generous and nice to me and it was an absolute perfect day. i sat on their back patio soaking up the sun and studying. i was also lucky enough to be sitting next to a super hot man and his adorable golden retriever. some day i will have the guts to talk to random men.

after that loveliness, i went rollerblading on the bike path near my house. the "east bay bike path" to be exact. this lovely piece of asphalt is about 14.1 miles long and runs from my town to Bristol, RI (3 towns away) the whole path goes along or over the water. theres a few wooden bridges to go over (so scary) and  on my way to turn around, i decided to take a short cut to avoid the bridge on the way back. and by "short cut" i mean the "longest, most out of the way stupid decision ever". i basically rollerbladed 3 miles out of the way to end up right back at the bridge i was trying to avoid. and here i thought i was good at directions.

i met this little fellow. so many people just biked, jogged or walked right by him. i realize he is a snapping turtle but seriously people, nature is awesome and you really need to start soaking random stuff like this up.  also, he was GINORMOUS.


my fam and i then met up with the other half of us at Flatbeat Pizza Company. this place is basically my ideal restaurant. the waiters wear what the want (ours was wearing a Nimbus Two Thousand shirt from Harry Potter: i was instantly in love) everyone is friendly, almost everything is organic (even the beer) and the vibe is just positive and relaxing. it was such a great time.

we taught dad how to use the GPS on the way. it was rather hilarious to watch.


dad was very talkative tonight. he was running the show.

i tried the peak organic. i love IPAs. i also love any brand that is cool like me and doesn't like capital letters.

lindsay is always tired.



he used to be so good at this as a kid. not so much anymore.

 pumpkin ice cream with gingerbread. this was after 3 large pizzas.


kate is either glowing from her pregnancy or because of their awesome lighting. maybe both.


yea people, let's do this:



interesting thing here. they grow their veggies in raised bed gardens that line the walk up to the restaurant. i was impressed.



today was one of those dreadfully rainy days but i got a lot of studying/cleaning done. i also made these bad boys:

chocolate pancake recipe i got from here.


now back to studying and some wine drinking. hope your weekend was as great as mine. if not, sit back, relax and drink a glass (or bottle) of wine. wine makes everything great.





Sunday, April 15, 2012

current crush list:

Ryan Gosling- obviously.
Zach Efron-   just about the sexiest man ever at the moment.
Ryan Reynolds- OH MY GAWWWWDDDD.
Harry Shum Jr.- marry me right this very moment. also, a lap dance would be nice.
Mindy Kaling- can't tell if i have a crush on her or am just really jealous of her. either way, she's awesome.
Zooey Deschanel- so quirky, so pretty. and i'm jealous of her ability to pull off bangs.
Zachary Levi- I realize he was a cartoon in Tangled but his voice made it a very sexy movie.
Jennifer Lawrence- HOT.
Adrien Brody- no, seriously...have you seen that gillette razor commercial? google it. love.
any celebrity couple- i have a crush on them all. Nina Dobrev & Ian Somerhalder, Selena Gomez and the Biebs, Lea Michele & Corey Monteith, Brangelina? they're all so beautiful and rich and i love them all.


and as always, here is my #1 crush of all time:


Sunday, April 8, 2012

as i promised:


fun with glow sticks or "light graffiti" as my professor calls it.




thank god for pedicures
and pancakes



these are just some of the photos i've taken this past week. all of them haven't been touched by photoshop yet. i've been lazy (obviously) but i feel like they look pretty good without it. once i get around to uploading so more i'll give you a glimpse. hope everyone had a fabulous Easter :)

Thursday, April 5, 2012

i really need to get an iphone

it's well known among my family and friends that i am an extremely lazy person. sometimes i get lucky and get these little burst of "i am going to do a million things today" but in general, i'm pretty lackadaisical. it's not that i am lazy in the sense that i lay around all day watching tv and being a bum, i'm just a procrastinator and would rather do things at my own pace. i also can be kind of spacey and sit in a chair outside for 2 hours debating life or read an entire book in one sitting. for instance, today was my day off and last night i was all intense saying to myself "i'm going to wake up at 6:30, go for coffee and crepes, go shoot for a few hours, do some yoga, build my fire pit and clean my room". haha rightttttttttt. like that happened.

i did wake up at 6:30 but quickly returned to a state of lovely coziness and rolled over back to sleep....til 9:30. i then proceeded to eat lots of bacon, stay in my pj's til 11:30 and do random things around the house all day. i need to start saying "i'm going to sit around on my ass all day and watch tv" and hope that   the trend will follow and do the opposite. day off's should now be referred to "opposite day".

why am i saying this?

well i did tell a few friends i'd be putting up some pictures i've been taking lately. they really are lovely but obviously i haven't had time to upload those suckers. sorry. i probably should have been doing that right now rather than rambling on.

so this is the reason my post is titled "i really need to get an iphone". maybe not an iphone, but definitely something that has the capabilities of taking a decent pictures and putting them online. right now i am stuck with my old blackberry that takes worse pictures than a disposable camera. i need something that will help document all the pretty things i see and do throughout the day because carrying around a DSLR is a really pain in the butt. and then no one will ever see them. ugh, technological turmoil.

here are some examples of my terrible blackberry pictures:

i have probably rambled on about these donuts before. but here they are in their spring sprinkle colors. i'm obsessed. allie's donuts in north kingstown, god bless you and your donuts.

presentation is everything:

i made fish tacos the other night for my parents at my house and i decided to make a big plate of all the fixings. it was pretty and also smart because 1) the less dishes the better 2) my table is super small and couldn't hold anymore dishes. 

sometimes my job is fun:

part of my job this week was to put together easter baskets to give away for a raffle prize on Good Friday. this was super fun. mainly because i was paid to meander around Target for an hour. it's still missing a few things but i thought this looked pretty hilarious. leave it to me to take a cute, cuddly duck and turn him into a bad-ass. you're welcome little kids.


that is all for tonight. i promise tomorrow i won't put up my newish pics (thinking opposite here people). in the meantime, i will be bribing my sister to let me take her phone upgrade.