Thanksgiving

after baking mini apple pies for three hours, driving an hour and half, stuffing my face all day and chugging wine, then driving an hour and a half back, i'm home in my cozy apartment laying on the couch in my sweats. i love hanging out with my family. i don't think anyone's family is as fun as mine. this year was the first year we didn't have to go to two separate dinners, which made it even better.not to say i don't miss the side of my family we didn't see tonight. but christmas is a month away.

i was thinking about things i am thankful for on my drive home. i honestly have too much to be thankful for. i am in such a good place in my life right now. every time i would go to my uncle dennis's house he would always show me his music magazine The Big Takeover and lend me band biography books. i have always had this crazy appreciation for people who can create music. i love making all types of things but music is the one thing i can't. i can't even sing. i just think it's so awesome that someone can visualize sounds and then someone write lyrics that fit. i just wouldn't even know where to begin. i am thankful that musicians exist and share their creativity.

neon indian

i made soy chorizo and potato tacos tonight. yum! so good. i need to make these more often. i decided to drink wine tonight too. it's my friday since i took tomorrow off for my sister's graduation ceremony. i'm so proud of her! i'm really glad she's done with nursing school. hopefully she can find a job right away. mostly so she stops complaining lol. no i really hope she finds something. i know she hates waitressing.
thought i was gonna hang out with my bf tonight but he's getting drinks with work people so i should be cleaning or doing something productive with my time... i'm posting on here though, so that's semi productive. i haven't written in a while. i miss it.

i can't stop listening to the new neon indian cd (the above music video is just an image fyi). i never listened to this band because i always thought their name was trying too hard. but i love this cd so much. i really wish i started listening to them sooner. they sounds like m83 but almost better. ahhh.

i knew it!

i've been saying it this whole year. maybe all of last year too. i needed a change but my life was just so stagnant and i felt no matter how i tried i couldn't make anything happen.
well it happened!
new job, new apartment, new guy (maybe).

i'm really happy right now.
although, i lost another friendship, but again, it's for the best. this person took advantage of me and i never want to speak with them again. looking at it from a positive, i'm happy this happened now because i am stronger than ever and i have a lot of other exciting things to focus on, so i can put this in the back of my mind.

i've been adding a lot to my etsy site. my pictures are so crappy though, i really need to have someone help me take real pictures.

outfits

i couldn't afford to go shopping much at all this summer, but i wanted to dress cute for some nights out. i put some effort into these cute outfits without buying anything new.

top: Express
shorts: H&M
Necklaces: XXI & Noble Town Vintage

I wear my Noble Town Vintage crystal necklace all the time. It's definitely one of my favorites. Here's a close up of it.

This weekend i wore:
top: urban outfitters
hot pink bra: VS
black jean shorts: Delias jeans i cut into shorts
tights: target
shoes: Rosegold
necklaces: Noble Town Vintage & a necklace from a quarter machine at t-bell

huge updates

so much has happened in the past week! i got the job! i put in my two weeks notice at FTD. i also signed a lease for an apartment in downtown AH. i feel like i havent stopped smiling this whole week. my friends have been awesome lately too. i just couldn't be any happier with all these new changes! this is what i've been aching for over the past months. i knew it would happen. & it did! everything's falling into place for me.

i also found out that the one guy liked me too. although it doesn't really change much since he won't hang out with me bc his friends don't like me. it's bs but i can't let one stupid thing get me down when i have so much amazingness going on in my life. september is going to be a great month for me.

skirt

i finished sewing this skirt tonight! it took me a long time because i first sewed it without the lace layer. then when i tried it on i realized it was completely see through! i added in the lace lining and i'm really glad i took the time to do that. i think it looks really cute and adds on some much needed length.i can accomplish so much more when i skip softball games ;)
next is the apron! i'm going to lay out and cut the fabric tonight.

finally

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a long standing "friendship" that was only hindering my happiness ended on friday. instead of being sad and regretful about 10 years going down the drain, i actually feel a great weight lifted off me. the end was a long time coming. i have the opportunity to counter attack, but i choose to keep silent. i don't want to per-long the ending. i just want it over.
she was probably the utmost selfish and negative person i've ever met who literally cannot function in the real world. these are things i dont need in my life. i feel that i'm growing older and i have much more mature friends (who talk about pooing out the black piece on the bottom of a banana skin). ok my other friends aren't necessarily more mature, but they make me happy and i love them. why wouldn't i surround myself with people who make me a better person and care about me and are true friends with good souls?