mary-kate and ashley.

me and my friend alyse have been friends for well..forever.
we met in kindergarten when she came up to me and asked if i wanted to play, and apparently i was rude and turned her down [or so she says ;o)] but apparently she's not easily discouraged because ever since kindergarten we have been amazing friends. when we were younger we both loved mary-kate and ashley olsen, and we used to pretend we were them. me being mary-kate since my name started with an 'm' and her being ashley since her name started with an 'a'. how convient!
i don't have a clue in the world what i would do without her. she always has some kind of crazy idea in her head and i love hearing them or carrying them out with her. we have had some amazing, scary, insane, lovely adventures together and dear lord i wouldn't change it for the world. she always understands where im coming from when i have an issue, or an idea, or a worry. and she definitely brings out the fun, crazy, don't care what other people think of you side of me and i love her for it. she is a completely amazing person and i am one lucky girl to have her as my best.

Seasons Greetings

how cute are my cousins?! these beauties are [left to right] Kira, Jacqueline and Grace. everytime i catch a glimpse of this picture my heart can't help but smile. they are just too adorable and i am so lucky to have them in my life! [now i just wish i lived closer!!!]

This place looks so interesting and fun. Hopefully next time i'm in philly i will get to chance to see it myself. The chaos of the mosaic just seems inspiring and im sure there are so many treasures just waiting to be found among the walls. Philadelphia's Magic Gardens was created by Isiah Zagar and is located on South Street in Philadelphia.

Pandora

if you haven't fallen in love with pandora yet, now is the time.
pandora is a free internet radio site, but not just your average radio. you can choose artists you enjoy as 'seeds' and they will find similar artists to play, along with the artist you picked. love a certain song? you can use that as a seed too. they will find songs with similar qualities. once you have a station created you can mark which songs you like and which songs you don't like, and pandora will modify your station accordingly. amazing!
i have discovered so many new artists to fall in love with. if i'm on my laptop you can bet that pandora is one of the first things i start up!
right now i'm enjoying MGMT radio [they just make me want to get up and dance!] and city and colour [which does the exact opposite by calming me down :o)]
you can listen to my stations here: my pandora profile

im currently loving this scarf from SweetAnnieJeanne on Etsy.
i love the simplicty of the design. i also love that is comes in a super cute gift box.

i want one, but theres that voice in my head telling me that this is the season of giving to others, and buying and giving to yourself doesn't really count :o)

Procrastination..

see, this is why i was never able to keep a journal! i am soo bad about getting into a routine. i think its probably because im so good at procrastination. i can always find something to do when i should be doing something else. procrastination is the only routine that i can keep up with...its a horrible habit.
hopefully i'll be better about keeping up with things..

last week i got my christmas/birthday present!
sadly, my birthday falls on december 21st. usually people say 'oh awesome, its probably like getting double the presents right?!' no, no it's not. it's like getting half the presents. everyone in my life has, at least once, combined my birthday present and my christmas present into one. now, i understand thinking up 2 seperate presents may take a little more thought but please, please, pleaseee, just get two little things that at least make me feel like my birthday is a separate event from christmas. you get a separate celebration, why shouldn't i?
This year i gave my parents full permission to combine the two events into one because of the price tag that was attached to the gift that i was after.
i asked for skis. my own set of lovely skis, boots, poles... the whole package.
now that i have them (early of course) i am sooo excited! i can't wait for the snow to come and cover the slopes so i can get out there and test them!
They are Volkl Cielo skis and i am in love<3

Thanksgiving break was enjoyable but the schoolwork is getting heavy now that there are only a couple weeks left in the semester. ughhh. so, since i need all the encouragement i can get to make it through these next few weeks, maybe you do to!
"free encouragement" is a project by 'booooooom' and i absolutely love it.
i submitted 2 of my own and have been checking the site nonstop anxious to see mine appear!