Thursday

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i am still really excited about the cooler fall weather. this has been a hot summer and it is so nice to nap in my car during my lunch break with the windows open or walk charlee without sweating. i know i should appreciate the hot summer months, because chicago winters are the worst, but fall is so perfect. i just want to sit outside with a blanket and a book while drinking hot apple cider. oh yeah and not be at work :((via)
i bought these shoes online yesterday. i have wanted them for so long and i finally just decided to buy them. they are so cute!

i have a lot of pictures from my birthday mini vacation on my camera. maybe i'll post a few later.

i got my tattoo yesterday!

this is my tattoo! im going back in three weeks to get it colored in.
i havent updated in a while, and i don't have time today. i have to try to catch my dogs pee and then take her to the vet before i leave for indiana. bye!

sunderday

i bought a whole bunch of cacti yesterday. they are so cute. i want to have a giant collection and maybe combine some in a pot.

i also got a ton of books at Half Price Books yesterday.
i've already read American Skin, Skinny Bitch, and A Farwell To Arms, but i thought they'd be good to own. Battle Royale is stevie's. i've had it for so long because after watching the Battle Royale movie so many times and then reading Hunger Games (which is such a rip off of battle royale) i feel like ive had my fill of kids killing each other for a while.

it's such a beautiful morning. i am going to take charlee for a long walk.

wednesday talking about saturday

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on saturday i felt like baking so i started getting out all the ingredients to make vegan chocolate chip cookies from the Babycakes cookbook. my mom saw me getting ready to bake and asked if i could double the recipe so she'd have something to bring to a dinner party her and my dad were going to. i love baking for other people, so of course i said yes.
according to my mom everyone loved my cookies and they all had to try one just because they were vegan. my uncle stopped over after the dinner party and asked if he could have a bag to bring home. that's how good these are! i was excited that everyone was open minded and actually liked them.

exhausted

these are the pumpkins i made for the Pumpkin Patch Crochet Along. i am working on my third pumpkin right now because my mom wants me to make one for my cousin and one for my aunt who i will be seeing in two weeks for the bar's anniversary.

i am so tired right now. i went out last night with alyssa and stayed out much later than i wanted to. it was nice hanging out with her though, she's a really fun friend.


i was super tired all day at work and then i dragged myself to the gym. oh and guess who just texted me. gross. boys are so dumb. when you like them they never contact you and when you are over them then they start trying.


i came up with a tattoo i want to get on my upper thigh. i have been thinking about it for a really long time and i think i am set on this idea. i won't talk about it just in case i do change my mind for the millionth time, but i'm 99% sure right now. i even called the tattoo shop when i got home to see when the artist i want is available. the guy on the phone said he'll be in on friday next week so i guess i just have to go in and hope he's not busy. i'm off next friday so hopefully that's the day! ugh time for bed.

Already Thursday

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the weather is starting to change into fall. it's such a great feeling. i think this is the change i have been waiting for. fall is my favorite season, i feel like it was made for me.

my birthday is coming up in a few weeks. originally i planned on not doing anything. every year i hype up my birthday and then it turns out to be a giant let down. this year i decided i wasn't going to do anything. i really want to focus on myself and not worry about friends getting along and boys and bars and all the things that have been bothering me lately. then my mom came up with a great idea. my cousin's bar in Indiana is having it's one year anniversary on the weekend of my birthday. she told me to get some girlfriends and stay at this spa/hotel right down the street. the hotel looks gorgeous on the outside (from the pictures online). it is on a lake with a forest surrounding the lake. i think the leaves will be starting to change at that time so it would be so pretty! barbie and stevie agreed to go and michelle said she'll come down for the bar. jackie said maybe depending on if she can scrounge up enough cash.
i know i am hyping it up again, but i think this birthday will be one of my favorites. it will be the low-key perfect relaxing birthday i wanted.

last night i took michelle out to dinner at pepes because i didn't go to her birthday party. lucas was in a bad mood, but michelle and i drank too many margaritas to care. it was a lot of fun hanging out with her. when we got home i french braided her hair while we watched part of the jeffersons (lol) and family guy. then we started listening to music to find lyrics for the sister tattoo we have been planning on getting for the past year or so. nothing seems perfect enough yet.

the weekend was a lot of fun hanging out with barbie and stevie. and on monday having the yearly ron of japan birthday dinner with my family. heather and karen came along. it was a fun time, good food and they got lots of nice presents. my dad got my mom an ipad!

i also finally got to hang out with the guy i thought i liked. i am really glad i was able to see him because it made me realize that we have nothing in common, including personalities. i always kinda thought he was a loser. well...that's confirmed. not like nerd loser, more of a jerk loser. i don't want to see him at all anymore. i think my distancing myself is making him think i'm playing hard to get because he's trying to hang out more than ever. but really i just want him to go away.
i have decided that i am going to stop looking for a boyfriend right now. instead i am just going to focus on loving and improving myself . i am actually quite happy with my friends and family right now, so i don't want to screw up that dynamic. i am so lucky to have so many great people in my life.

Pumpkin Patch Crochet Along

I signed up for the Itsy Bitsy Spider's Pumpkin Patch Crochet Along and i already finished my pumpkin! it was my first time crocheting from a pattern, but it wasn't hard at all. i am really proud of myself.

i am having not doing so hot at multitasking (watching family guy and typing this post) so i'll just stop here and update more later.

tequila tuesday (yesterday)

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the picture doesn't have anything to do with my post, i just thought she was pretty.

yesterday i went to D.S. Tequila for my cousin, Heather's birthday party. It was so nice spending some time with her. She just lost her mom and I'm sure this birthday was really tough for her. I am glad my sister and I were able to be there for her. She was so happy to see us and thankful that we came. It was a lot of fun. We drank too many margaritas for a Tuesday night.

when i got home from the gym tonight i made a quick dinner of fake chicken nuggets and cooked spinach, took charlee on a short walk and then watched Teen Mom online. that show makes me feel so sad for those girls, except for Amber, who is the comedic relief even though she doesn't realize it. the girls are all dealing with such hard situations. i want to just go there and help them! this season has just been beating up on poor catelyn. i hope things get better for her. i am so happy that i dont have any of their lives.

im going to work some more on my x stitch. i am motivated to get some of my projects done so stevie and i can open an etsy shop soon. goodnight!