weekend recap [simple pleasures]

this weekend was full of

friends & the fam

birds

these ones were so cute. they kept making little noises to each other, and they'd fly together, come back together. I like to think that they were in love. =]

this one had lasers for eyes. serious.

at the zoo.

long walks in the battlefield behind my friend's house

my friend's new puppy that I am quite seriously thinking about stealing in the middle of the night...

crazy painted nails.

I never paint my nails. I don't know what came over me.

my inner 6-year old, perhaps? ;)

(also note the tie dyed shirt I made, which is my new favorite :] )

hand-holding
don't get so excited... it's just my little sis. ;)

picking flowers
I'm adamant about picking my own flowers for my wedding bouquet. Preferably queen anne's lace and other wildflowers. :]

"be the change you wish to see in the world."

My weekend in [a LOT of] pictures

First, I've extremely overdue on my happy mail pictures... (every time I write happy mail I feel like I'm writing happy meal... and it makes me think of McDonald's... so strange...)

Brandilyn sent me a cute package with vintage fabric, a funky glass ring that I can't wait to wear, beautiful old postcards, and a yummy bar of ghirardelli caramel and milk chocolate.

I added the postcards to my ever-growing postcard collection. I want to start putting them on the walls, but so far this is all I have up.

Marci sent me this lovely collection of goodies, it was such a nice surprise getting it in the mail :) I knew it was coming of course, but I didn't know that she would send me so many wonderful things!

She sent me pretty fabric in my favorite colors, a mini journal with a bird on the front, ring and bracelet, blue thread, postcards, a crocheted headband with yellow buttons, GIRAFFES, a giraffe charm (my favorite!) whale cards (also my favorite), a cute little coin purse, and a bunting with my name on it that she made herself! I don't know if she did it on purpose, but it's in yellow, turquoise, and purple (my three favorite colors). :)

It was too fun doing these giveaways, thanks so much you guys! :)

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This weekend one of my best friends from school came to visit me :] We went to my two favorite places in the whole world (within an hour's distance, of course). I "borrowed" my dad's camera for the pictures because it's such a dream to use...

I want to be married here.

(isn't her hair gorgeous? I couldn't stop taking pictures of it...)

I have an obsession with taking pictures of feet.... =]

I just love how the colors turned out in this one.