a favorite.

you guys. New Year's is my favorite holiday. FAVORITE.
everyone seems to think this is strange so allow me to explain...

1) the entire world celebrates

    honestly it is probably the closest we will ever come to world peace! I remember watching the ball drop on television one year and "imagine" by J. Lennon was playing and I just sobbed-like full on wepttttt. The night sky was full of confetti and everyone was making out under the lights in times square and then the network flashed to fireworks booming in Japan and flags waving in Canada and dancing in Germany and I'll never ever forget it.

2)it was fun when I was young

   I would spend the night out in the country at Charlee's house (childhood best friend). We would dress up (wear a wedge we couldn't walk in and wear a little lip gloss) and go to dinner (Macaroni Grill) with her parents. After dinner we came home and drank out of goblets full of mountain dew. We ate chips with salsa and sour cream, and SO.MUCH. dessert (sometimes still hungry after our healthy feast we ate our leftover pasta from dinner). We would watch the ball drop beneath the glow of the Christmas tree while holding her dachshund Oscar, and talk about our big 7th grade goals, and finally end the night with a go to sleep movie (normally A Walk to Remember). this tradition lasted quite a while you guys-I was very cool in high school....

3)it is so freaking romantic

    kisses in evening gowns in the snow, babies being born, showing up at 12:00 to confess love, finally breaking up, proposing, champagne and chocolate...you get it.

4)the clothes

   helllooooo sparkle shoes! Hi tutu! how you doing red lipstick? what up glitter eye shadow?? what's happening tuxedo?

5)hope

   we all hope for good things together, and that is wonderful. I love how blank you feel the very next morning. I love the tv marathons and radio talks and gym memberships and being sleepy/hungover/happy/covered in glitter with your pals.


each year I seem to find words I go over and over and over-this year it was these:

2014 was hard and far and away  more wonderful than I could have dreamed up. I moved to New York City and pushed myself and freed myself and got my heartbroken and felt more joy than ever before and even got a dog! I'm truly excited for 2015.

I've even found my words: "Hope comes as a companion; she slips her arm around your shoulder and offers to help you stumble towards change."
(Patsy Clairmont-from Mammaw)

Friday Favorites

congrats on another week finished friends! Happy Friday! let's chat favorites shall we?

first up this amazing article 
so good! this little girl and her cat are amazing-It is a beautiful story!

Halloween is coming up you which means it is time to put a pumpkin on the stoop. I'm stuck between a couple of designs...but definitely leaning towards a white pumpkin this year!

I have no idea what costume I'll attempt, but I really want a wig-
so if you have any suggestions let me know!

I can't stop watching Call The Midwife. 

I can't stop reading The Goldfinch.

another favorite is my sweet family will arrive on Sunday and stay the whole week to play in the city! there will be lots and lots of eating and walking around the autumnal streets :)

and now for my biggest favorite...maybe of the year...
my puppy  comes home on Sunday!  meet my new little nugget :) 
After giving pet adoption a lot of careful thought, I realized I was ready to take on a pup in the city! He is a border collie/ lab mix from North Carolina. His mom was rescued from a kill shelter, and shortly after she delivered six precious puppies! They have all been flown into the north-I can't wait to bring him home!

 cheers to the weekend xo

Friday Favorites

It's Friday y'all! 

we made it another week reader of mine! I just landed in Memphis for a few days-so my absolute favorite  is getting to spend some time with my family and sweet little pets! let me tell you what else I thought was cool this week...

I loved this article about female pop stars posted on hellogiggles earlier this week.

I have  new bedding in my room! just felt like a change (don't judge it came from a teen website, I promise it looks pretty!)

It's fashion week in the city! I personally really love Honor NYC-the clothes are stunning, wish I could afford to buy something! A girl can dream...

I had a horrible headache yesterday, and Bartholomew chose to nap with me until I was feeling better. He has been in a crazy mood lately, so this cuddle session was a little surprising.
Also  his smirk is perfectly captured in this bottom picture. what a charmer.


cheers to the weekend pals xo 

coming straight from the heart

life can be kind of rough to say the least, when I've fallen I reach for sweet scenes-here are scenes from my favorite movies with love from me to you... if you feel a little down you should watch all of these films, but if you don't have time for that then at least watch one scene

1) Blue Valentine
when my favorite Ryan Gosling (Dean) "happens" to see Michelle Williams (Cindy) on the bus-He had been to the retirement home to ask about her because he can't stop thinking about her and it's raining-she wasn't there so he leaves and then on his way home, she gets on the same bus and  a perfect rainbow comes out!! Apparently it literally happened as they were filming this scene-it is one of the sweetest things I've ever watched in a movie.
also in this movie (can you tell I love it?)
the scene where they spend all night getting to know each other, and he sings a song that will set the tone for their life together-it makes me believe in true love y'all.

2) Rear Window
Grace Kelly's introduction-she enters the dark apartment and slowly begins to turn on three lamps, as she says her name you start to see how stunning she is and she quite literally lights up a room-it's the most feminine, stylish, sophisticated thing I've ever seen

3)Sweet Home Alabama
well as a southerner in New York I had to list this one-when Melanie cries and talks to Jake in the coon dog cemetery. it will break anybody's heart, it is the sweetest, most genuine conversation...and they are sitting beside a dog's grave. COME ON. sweet home alabama!

 

4)The Greatest

The greatest is in fact the greatest. The end of the movie is spectacular-when the family finally starts telling Carey Mulligan all about her boyfriend's life when he was alive specifically "his first word was WOW"-I DIE. I just fall apart...like can.not.stop.crying. and the song "these lovin' arms" by The Wood Brothers is playing OMGAH it is the greatest. and then she has her baby, and she holds it up in the window! Just watch it-I don't know why no one seems to have heard of this movie.

 

 5)Almost Famous

I saved the best for last. This movie in my opinion... is the best movie in the whole world period end of story-the scene I have chosen is Kate Hudson (Penny Lane's) monologue at the rv stop when she discovers Russ sold her for beer. It is the reason I chose to stay in acting- I watched this my senior year of high school, and thought I have to do that. She goes on this ride-the camera never moves from her face and she laughs and she cries and she is so beautiful and hurt-man oh man. If you've ever been hurt by a dumb guy just watch this scene. It is amazing. LIKE AMAZING.

 

the other one I must mention is about 5 sec. long-she is dancing on an empty stage and it's the purest thing ever caught on camera-the song playing in the background sings "where I'll end up where I'm going only God really knows"

Friday Favorites

Hey! Happy Friday! want to talk faves? me too! I was off work today, whoohoo!

 I spent the day at Brighton beach with some pals, and got some much needed peace of mind.

this city is full of noise, sometimes you just need to be out in the open listening to the waves

speaking of taking a break...I have been binge watching "The Killing" on Netflix. I'm completely obsessed if you like a good murder mystery I highly recommend it!

 have I mentioned...It's football season! Hail State!!
I went to the greatest school in the history of the world you guys. I can't wait to cheer Mississippi State on this season from Brooklyn.  This was at my first game as a student :( where has the time gone?! somehow we all unintentionally wore black dresses-too cute

I am loving this large groceries tote I bought-it's the perfect size, I even took it to the beach today!

I  feel like I need this  one-I mean clearly I do.

I hope you have a wonderful labor day weekend! cheers xo

Friday Favorites

It's Fridayyyyy!!!!! It's so great to be here with you dear reader.  Let's talk favorites shall we?

to begin
 I love The Beatles more than I could ever, ever, ever say on here-I'm sort of obsessed.

I forgot about this little song...it's one of those that seems to get lost in the many they wrote, but it's one of my favorites ever. John Lennon is just ridiculously sweet on this one-the lyrics kill me. It sounds like the perfect song to sway to at a middle school dance, or in your living room at midnight.

"all my little plans and schemes
lost like some forgotten dreams
seems that all I was really doing 
was waiting for you
no need to be alone
it's real love"

this article put a smile on my face this week-everyone should read it
everything i need to know i learned from my cat

The fabulous tennis team at Mississippi State University (my school) donated all of their old tennis balls to the Humane Shelter this week!

During a thunderstorm, I went bowling with a great group of girls-too much fun! This was our serious picture-I think it's the only time no one was screaming the entire time we were there

 

I saw "Magic in the Moonlight" on Tuesday-can't say enough good things about it! The acting, locations, story, costumes it was all spot on-GO WATCH IT.

 It was wonderful watching in this beautiful theatre! I'll be going back A.S.A.P.

I got to see Dawn Landes perform at Rough Trade last Saturday night-her set was amazing.
I especially loved this song. It was gorgeous live-everyone in the room went quiet.

This one was great too a John Prine cover! nice to hear a country song far from home

My biggest favorite is it is beginning to feel like fall in Brooklyn-there has been a soft, cool breeze blowing each day this week, and the sun is hiding out.  My whole world is transitioning y'all.

Cheers to the weekend pal xo

Friday Favorites

Hello there! it's been a looonnnnggg week on my end-how about yours? There was a minute that I wasn't sure I would make it! I am going to attempt-for the sake of this little space of mine-to pull out some positivity and light to share with you dear reader!

 Here are my favorites as follows:

-Anne Shirley is sort of the essence of everything good to me- I read Anne of Green Gables at my grandmother's house at around nine or ten, and suddenly my life began to make more sense. I was out of new books to read, and Mama Jo sort of half way threw it at me one afternoon after school-"entertain yourself and stop following me around" basically....Two days later she had created a monster! I had to follow her around even more furiously through the house to tell her how great that book she gave me was. This is one of my favorite quotes from Anne-I have a vintage print with this saying, and it always makes me feel a little better.

 

-I mailed three stunning engagement rings across the country to three boys who are going to propose this week. 

-Speaking of work I am on the blog this week with a few picks for you in the store this month! 

 August shop girl

-My video doesn't do this girl justice! She had a full on song and dance rehearsal while at the subway stop. She danced for ten minutes, and sang two hits from Rent.

-Baked lays are always, always a fave

-I've never talked about faith on here, and I'm not sure I will...but this verse is a favorite if you're cool with the Bible y'all

"Because of the tender mercy of my God by which the rising sun will come to me from heaven-to shine on my darkness and what feels like the shadow of death to me-I will find peace." Luke 1:78-79

-this is so incredible, and I will love it forever. It's probably one of my top 5 favorite- most romantic scenes in film

-while on the subject of romance- this is one of my favorite romantic songs... that seems to always make me cry 

Cheers to the weekend! xo pal

Friday Favorites

Happy Friday dear reader! Congrats on finishing the week! Let's dive into my favorites shall we?

1) I have a super secret project in the works for the blog, and I think you are going to love it

2) I got eyelash extensions this week!!!!! let me just say...game changer.

 

3) The best news came today! She&Him  announce  their new album coming this fall! sounds spectacular -per usual

4) I'm amazed by just how big the world is, and how many people from amazing places come to live in Brooklyn. I sat beside the sweetest lady yesterday on the train-look at her book-can you imagine reading sentences vertically?

 

5) I finally got a great phone call in with my Sloan yesterday. She has been traveling abroad all summer-my favorite is she is back in the states!

6) coming from someone who is verrryyyy intimidated by cooking anything.... I must tell you this girl's cooking blog is the greatest thing I've ever found! Also the recipe I am listing below is spot on! I crave Chick-fil-a all the time in the city-so when I saw this I was pretty excited. I made it tonight so so good-can't wait to try everything else she lists!

damn delicious

7) my final favorite is binge watching The Real Housewives of New York City-no I'm not ashamed. It's been a long week for me and no sunshine for the city. Just curling up with Bartholomew and watching crazy women in fun shoes has been an excellent use of my time!

cheers to Friday! Happy Weekending pals xo

 

I'm sorry

so I disappeared....
honestly I went to Memphis, and my days were much more full than I expected. I had no time or desire to sit down and write. I'm sorry for making a false promise! 
Are we still pals dear reader? I sure hope so.

 I have decided not to do an all time favorite list. It felt oddly...personal...like very personal. Instead, I'm going to tell you some stuff, and throw in a few favorites as I go along.

Let's begin with this song:

It has had such a profound impact on me-I don't even know how to put into words how much I love it.  It has the prettiest, most melancholy melody that has seeped deep into my brain. I hum it when I'm not playing it, and I've played it about 200x since I first heard it randomly in my car. Nothing is better than music in my car, with summer air blowing around, late in the evening. nothing.

I've been having a bit of a tough time with this new number in my life-twenty four. I'm trying to calm down, but I feel older this year. I'm trying to see all the beauty in this number. I moved across the country alone, I'm acting, I'm meeting beautiful, kind people daily, and the scars I do have-I'm pretty proud of. Still....it's a weird number. I know most of my friends my age feel a little lost right now so let's call it normal, shall we?

 

I had such good days this past week-I looked through old photo albums with Pops and Molly and Mom. I danced with Jeffrey and Jessica. I spent the day at Gigi's house. I took hugs from my brother that he didn't want to give.  I slept late with the cats, and gave the dogs my food scraps. I read-currently on Gone Girl-almost to the end. I saw some movies. I took a long walk around the neighborhood, and ate birthday cake.

Now I'm back in this little ole town-happy to be here...

greetings from the home land

 

After spending today in the sky, I made it to Mississippi! 

Let the birthday festivities begin

My favorite today is drinking tea with Mother dear after I landed. I have missed you like hell properly prepared, sweet iced tea.

My favorite band (other than the Beatles of course) is  Kings of Leon. This video is the best, and the song is fitting for today!

those summer nights

It's my birthday week y'all! 

 I turn 24 on the 25th-can you believe it?! I can't. 

Since this is a big week I will be posting a favorite or two every day! Friday will be a super special  edition "Friday Favorites" called...dun dun dun.... "Friday Favorites OF ALL TIME".

Turn down for what? 

To begin this week of favorites- I present to you a fantastic summer video-a song that makes me feel joyful-sung by someone beautiful the ONE...the ONLY...YONCE! Who I totally love like XO.

This album was released shortly before I made the big move-

I remember, I made a trip with Mother dear to apartment hunt in the city, and we had to take two flights. You should know, I get scared on airplanes... I watched this video about 50x on a very turbulent flight, and it is the only thing that distracted me! 

Also loving that New York is like the smallest town ever. Don't believe me? 

I bumped into a girl I used to work with in Memphis this afternoon, and neither knew the other was living here! How does that happen? HOW? I don't know, but it did.

Onward to birthday week!

cheers to Monday pals