lunch, thrifting, & costumes

october is almost over! crazy how fast time goes. i've been super busy working two jobs. but i've had some time to squeeze in for myself too : ) i had a nice & spontaneous lunch with the lovely lizzie. don't you just love her hair?? we went thrifting & i found two blue glass bottles for 75 cents each. i loved the color & i knew that miguel would like them too (his favorite color is blue). i got them with future home decorating in mind ;) i told them about them & he wants each of us to keep one.

the wedding i went to was quite lovely. below is what i wore. a floral vintage dress & j crew cardigan with a sweater clip i made. at the wedding, they had an awesome photobooth set up! my mom & i took photos. it gave me the idea to create a few photobooths at the party i'm planning for my twenty-fifth birthday next month! i'm really excited about it. diy!

miguel & i were invited to a costume party my friend was having last weekend. after working all day, miguel drove the hour to my house & surprised me to go to the party together! what a sweetheart. we dressed up as a 1950s couple. me in my vintage dress & him in his white t & black jacket & jeans. we had a wonderful time.

i'll leave you with this rather long trailer of this movie that looks really interesting! i kept seeing the short trailer on tv & thought it looked worth checking out, but didn't really get what it was about. after watching this trailer though, i definitely want to see it. take 6 minutes, & watch this spectacular trailer. after watching it, i was wanting more.

non sequitur october

 so, the last time i blogged was way too long ago & i've seriously missed this part of my life. i've been ridiculously busy lately & this post will show only some of what i've been up to. since i'm lazy & tired (& feeling a tad under the weather) the following will be a bit out of order & a bit long.

this october has been quite a nice one. i've spent time with miguel as often as i could throughout the first half of the month because i knew that i wouldn't be able to the last half as i am substituting as a tutor for a friend who is getting married this sunday. very excited for the wedding : )

these first photos are from the pumpkin patch miguel & i went to. honestly we only went to take photos...haha. we only stayed about 5 minutes, but i love how the photos turned out.

 earlier this month i went on a lovely picnic with melissa. we made cheese sandwiches & melissa baked chocolate chip cookies. we ate on a vintage quilt & used vintage plates. we ate at my favorite park that has a beautiful white gazebo & is on an island. we had a fabulous time with our fuji instax cameras!

 i even drove my family's giant truck for the first time. i was a bit scared! but i felt really empowered when driving it!

 one time when miguel & i were shopping at h&m, we were taking advantage of the full length mirrors & taking photos together like sillies. he bought this blazer. i think he looks amazing! as dillon would say, "so dapper" ;)

 so, mayte (from the blogger family!) was going to be in my neighborhood this month, so miguel & i drove to the city to meet her for dinner. it was so nice to see her again! i was super excited & honestly a tad bit nervous. we had a nice time with good food. (later that evening was awful - next time we are taking public transportation into the city).
anyways, love his face here...

 mayte!

what's not shown in the photos is that:

• i finally got hired! i work for the university of california as a set (science engineering & technology) program representative. i feel all important & grown-up with this new spiffy job title. hehe. i even have my own mailslot in the office.
• i've been getting caught up with the walking dead & girls. 
• i've added the fault in our stars to my ipod & listen to it on my morning walks. so many of you have read it & love john green, that i've decided to give it a go. i've never read anything from him before. i'm on chapter 18. 
• between my two jobs, it's been really hard to find time to work on my thesis. this is not good... :(
• also because of my two jobs, i won't be able to go visit miguel until november...which is also not good... 
• november, please be less demanding of me! it's gonna be my birthday month!!

& now

my new tumblr is no longer private. you can follow me now if you'd like. however, i must warn you that there will probably be multiple photo posts of me, miguel, & miguel & me, & food. always food. haha. also, just a warning that i may make it private from time to time. it will most likely be updated more than the blog since i can do it from my cell phone & posting photos is so much more easier that way. (i still need a new camera to replace my broken one!). anyways, follow & ask away!

thanks for the encouraging comments on my last post. i love that you all are rooting for me : )

this going to be a long week...

i have been homesick for you since we met

 life has been...a bit crazy lately. stressful. sad. hopeful. longing. but most of all, i have felt loved. i've had quite a few visits to the doctor recently. waiting is tough. sometimes finding out is more tough. miguel has been figuratively & actually holding my hand through everything & i love him dearly. i get to visit him once a week if i am lucky. it's tough living apart.
part of the results from my doctor visits have been that i really have to eat healthier. i am a vegetarian, but i do love my cheese & sweets...so recent trips to local farms have ensued. fresh food is really the best.

i've started a personal tumblr where i mostly blog my own stuff. it's private right now, but i am feeling like i will let you all see it soon : ) peace & happiness to you.

busy weeks

 i've been so behind in my blogging that i decided to make this one post to encompass some of what has been going on in my life. last month i decided that i wanted to get back into writing letters & sending packages. so i contacted jane & asked if she would like to exchange packages & she agreed! i got an amazing package from her:

 she sewed this little zipper pouch out of a toms flag!

 she designs cute graphics & she sent me two cards she designed! i want to send this one to miguel...shh! ;)

 in other news, my sister turned 21 last month & i flew to visit her for a week. we did so many things: whale watching (& dolphin sightings! see below), the spa (i got a facial for the first time & it was so relaxing), & a sunset cruise.

 we also visited the humane society & played with all the kittens! it was two hours of pure glee.

 i'll be teaching my arts & crafts project this year again to school kids. lizzie & i had fun making this flyer together. no one has signed up though...but i hope they do! we have a lot of fun things planned.

 lastly, i thought it was so cute that most of you who entered the giveaway said you wanted more miguel ;) i do too...haha! i was trying to not be one of those girls who blogs only about their boyfriend (even though it's hard not to!), but since you don't mind me blogging about him, i'll keep that in mind : )
here we are, one day after our seven month anniversary!