My Life as a Cowgirl

If I lived on a ranch, I would look like this:

And I would wear these:

And he would be my trusty sidekick and I would name him Pancake:


And I would decorate my house with these:

And all the woodland creatures would be my friends, and we would go on adventures together, and meet sexy cowboys and pick wild flowers and solve mysteries.

The End

I'm in a treasury!!

I'm in another beautiful treasury! Check it out!

Thank-a-thon

So. Modcloth.com is having a Thanksgiving blog contest! If you blog about who you are thankful for this Thanksgiving, you and that person have the chance to each with $100 gift certificates! So it got me thinking, who am I thankful for?

And of course there are a lot of people - my parents, my puppy, a certain boy who's 5000 miles away, my lovely Washington pen-pals, the Bay Area people who kept me from going totally crazy while I was looking for a job, and the list goes on. But who am I most thankful for? And who has effected my life the most this past year?

And the answer was, of course, the most wonderful person in my life:

Miss Maleezie
(Otherwise known as Malia, friend extraordinaire)

She always has a smile on her face, and something mischievous up her sleeve. She looks adorable no matter what she wears, and is always genuine to everyone she meets.

She gets as excited as I do about baking cookies and planting flowers and tarot cards and changing the world.

We can talk for hours and hours, and never run out of things to say or plans to dream up.

Once she found a beta fish, in a bag on a bus stop bench. She named him Metro and took him home. Random old ladies have been known to come up to her on the street and give her flowers.

On one of the shittiest days of my life I texted her saying, "I wish you were here," and she immediately texted back "come outside!" and she was on my doorstep! She lives two hours away.

When I decided to spend the summer at a Buddhist Retreat Center, I really wanted someone to share the experience with, but knew none of my friends had any interest in Buddhism, or spending a whole summer in the middle of nowhere in the Colorado mountains, but next thing I knew, Malia called me up and said, "I hear you are thinking about going to that retreat center in Colorado? I would really like to join you!" And she did.

When I feel like staying in, she feels like staying in. When I feel like going out, she feels like going out. We joke that are spirits are psychically connected, but really we just have a real, effortless friendship, and one that I am incredibly thankful for, and my life would not be the same without.

I <3 You Maleezie!!

One Lovely Blog Award

Kathryn over at sassmowthdesigns has been sweet enough to award me the "One Lovely Blog Award." It is basically a glorified chain letter, but it is still a really nice gesture!

So. Here are the rules:

Rules:
1. Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link.

2. Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you've newly discovered/love. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

And I would LOVE to pass this award on to:

Akane Designs
CAPow! Art & Design
Creative with Clay
Etsyzine
Excess Baggage Solutions
Haptree and Me
Kid Giddy
Lova Revolutionary
Pretty, Good Works
Skunkboy Creatures
Sutton Grace
The Lost Earring
The Pretty Chronicals
Thoughts of a Panda
Tokyo Bunnie

Hehe, thanks again for the honor, Kathryn, and to everyone else, don't feel like you have to pass it on <3

Crave

Hey guys, so this is a very random collection of things that I want, need, crave, but I couldn't wait any longer to post them, so here they are in all their random glory:


I don't know why I love this sweater dress so much, but I do. And I could totally wear it to work! Mmm.

Okay, this is the most amazing dress I have ever seen. I dunno if it is a Tim Burton/Victorianesque phase I am going through or what, but I looove this dress! And i could definitely wear it to work also! I love that as an excuse to buy beautiful things, if you couldn't tell :P

I also rrreeeeeaaaaaaallllllyyyyy want this shirt! Unfortunately it is sold out atm, but when it comes back in stock I am going to buy it!

And last but not least, I loooove this panda tea set! Oh how I want it! I wish it came with two cups, because drinking a pot of tea all by myself seems lonely, but I love it all the same.

Me Today:

(This is my 100th post!!!!!)

What I'm Wearing:

I realize my outfits are usually nothing exciting, but it's still fun to post them, so humor me :) Today I'm wearing my favorite pink long-sleeved shirt, one of my favorite baby doll dresses, and my favorite ripped up jeans.

What I'm Reading:

Time Traveller's Wife for the third time :) I looooooove this book. Best book I have ever read in my entire life. If you haven't read it you need to go buy a copy right now!!!!

The Song that is Stuck in my Head:

"Brand New Day" by Ryan Star. It is suuuuch a good song, I can't get over how much I like it.

Who I'm in Love with at the Moment:

Cappie from Greek. Sigh. You have to watch the show and experience his charm to understand how adorable he is, but trust me, he is sooooooo sexy. Mmmm.

And now for a new segment in my Me Todays ---->

What I am Craving:

Noah's Bagels poppy seed bagel sandwiches. I made this decision a while ago to try to eat only whole grains when I ate carbs, which meant not eating bagels anymore, because they aren't whole wheat (except for whole wheat bagels, which do not count as real bagels!) but I miss them soooo much because they are definitely my favorite food. And there is a Noah's Bagels next to where I work, so I think I might have to pick up a bag of them and bring them home with me tomorrow... :D

Steppie Giveaway!

If you guys like my stuff you'll loooove Steppie!
And she's having a crazy awesome giveaway, so check it out!