dead fish floating in my bowl.

Trathaniel died today.
Mmm...yeah, i just said that. Even though i never wanted to.
I was listening to JOHN MAYER['my stupid mouth'] when i glanced up at him. DEAD. In his little bowl. I thought i would hate that song after that. But i can't hate 'john mayer'. Ever.
So, i put my head in my pillow, screamed, and then moved on.
Coming this next week i'm going to pick out a new one. It's like pressing the restart button. But it will be different. A good different.
Love.Mandy.
and.
R.I.P. Trathaniel.

it will be the death of me...

This is Bell.
[And this is my rebuttal to her post on her blog.]

Her middle name just might be GORGEOUS.

Seriously. I don't think she knows how pretty she is. (note: BOYS, keep away. love, ME.)

Amidst all the gorgeousness of her lovely face, [i believe] she's gonna kill me with her driving one day. No kidding. I wouldn't call her the best stick driver in the world.(but i wouldn't call her the worst either. thank goodness.) And yes, maybe i am the worlds worst backseat driver EVER.[see here.] But i just can't help myself when it comes to her. Literally. I was thinking about getting out of the car while she crossed the intersection.
I was just to cute to die today.[and so was she.]

On another note:

Mama's bird-day tonight. She doesn't even know. And speaking of not knowing, no one knows how old she is. GOSH. We all just kind of pretend.

Pancakes for dinner tonight. Ria's request on her last day of work. I will be making them.

Conference in just [3]days.

And.
Bell and i went to collage info meeting today.
Helllllo confusing. So much to do i tell you.
Ugh.

Love. Mandy.
[the girl that could die any day.]

Get a hold of yourself(!!!!)

true.

Love.Mandy.♥

When...

When i have my own house...
...it will have rooms covered in WALLPAPER.
...a very large kitchen.
...and a turquoise couch.
...i'll have a swing set in my backyard.
...and orchids planted in my front yard.
...i dream of having two ovens.(selfish, i know.)
...i will have a cupboard stalked with tea.
...and i'll make my bread every sunday.

But for now, i don't have any of that.
DARN.

love.mandy.

how many years has it been?

Mommy: "why do i like self defense so much?"
Daddy: "Cause you need to watch out for my love."

(corny? no, i think adorable.)

It's their anniversary(SOMETIME THIS WEEK). They both claim it's on a different day. And they both told me they've been married a different number of years. I don't know who to believe anymore. So, no specific details will be given.

But.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MUM AND DAD.
(you two are a kick butt couple.)(!!!)

Love. Mandy.

Dog Days Are Over

mandy, i can't take you.

john.mayer.♥

That's what they told me when i asked. And then my heart broke.

Dream number 1("Go to a JOHN MAYER concert.") will not be coming true anytime soon. I could almost cry. 4 hours 50 minutes away, George WA, August 28th, 7 O'clock, tickets for sale right this very second, and one girl dying to go.

Know this...
JOHN MAYER, i will get to you one day.

Love.mandy.

summer is almost over.

love.mandy.

dancing cashier...no thank you.

miriam. yes, she has rad shoes.

This weekend has been a smattering of joy. Literally.
We had visitors. Lots of them too.
Nat, Roger, and jim.(+nat's dad.)

They came and played music. It was like having a free concert in my living room. Front row seats. Yeah baby.*grin*

And we all went "busking" together SATURDAY night. It was good. I like the feeling i get when i watch my seester play. (kind of like..."yeah, that's my seester. be jealous.") Cause i totally know people are. Ria and i went to SAFEWAY on the way home. 11:30. I went and bought us muffins while she took a trip to the bathrooms. It turned out my cashier liked to dance. (like a cowgirl.)

Kind of weird if you ask me. Somehow, i think she got the better deal.nat. busking.

Tonight. Hollywood Bowl. California. JOHN MAYER. And Davey Rose gets to go.
Need i say more?
(i'm to jealous to explain.)

And here comes the week. All i have to say is, "LETS DO IT."

Love. Mandy.

p.s.(to ria)-
if you had a butt as big as i
you would have eaten to much pie.
shaBAM.

ten birthday dreams.

I've been thinking about birthdays lately.
Particularly mine. What i want. What i don't. All that jazz.
Here's a little list.
And maybe some of this will happen this year, maybe it will happen when i turn 72. All i know, is i really want it to happen.

"TEN things."

1. I would die to go to a "John Mayer" concert. Literally.(but i would make sure i died afterwards, cause before would just be a tragedy.)

2. I want to go stargazing.

3. I want Steve Carrel to come to my party. Bell already said no. Darn it. Instead we can just watch the office and dance to the theme song when it comes on.

4. I want a big thing of balloons. And then i wanna let them go(while making wishes.).

5. I want chocolate cake.

6. And talking about cake, i want to smash somebodies head into a cake.

7. I've always wanted a LOVELY trip to the beach.

8. I want a bouquet of flowers.

9. I want to laugh so hard my stomach hurts.

10. And i want to be happier than i was the birthday before.

I think it will all happen. One day...

Love, mandy.

little town of disappointment

(I've been a blog slacker lately.)

Today went swell.
So much better than yesterday.
I spent it with jen.
We ran around town. Literally.

Dearest town that i live in,
You have an enormous lack of floaties for sale. Seriously.
Thirteen stores and i come out with zip.
Summers not even over yet.
GOSH.

28 days till my bird-day. OH JEAH.

Muffins on the brain right now.
Ever since this morning.
Maybe i'll go scourer the kitchen for some ingredients.

Love, mandy.

on my little RED chair.

I ran around in my seester's vintage prom dress today.
Yes, it was JOLLY.
♥

Love, mandy.

sun[day]

LAKE DAY.[today]

It was brilliant.
Almost as good as the beach. (but nothing can beat the BEACH.)(true.)

SUMMER IS ALMOST OVER. gosh.

(dot)(dot)(dot)
Church was good. Every single smattering bit of it. Acts 4.

I'm playing "Biggest Loser" with jen.
Thirty-seven days.
Ten pounds to be lost.
Good food to be eaten.
Thousands of crunches to be done.
And miles and miles and miles to run.
IT WILL BE DONE.

32 days left till my birthday. Yeah baby.

I have a slew of letters to go write. (My hand will fall off by the time i'm done. Literally.)
Hope you have a smashing rest of sunday left.

Love, mandy.

w.edd.ing.

LOVE,
mandy.

SONG

David Rose wrote a new song.

HERE.

You'd have to be insane not to like it.

Love, mandy.

in case you were wondering...

World,
NO. I am not a hippie.

(Photo via)

love from, the girl running around freddies.

Dear Freddies,

thank you for the abundance of MILK.
(dear cold, please go away so i can drink my darling milk.)
I WILL DIE soon.

Much love,
Mandy.

complete

I walked to the cul-de-sac today.
Alone.
My blanket wrapped around me and all.
Laying in the middle of the empty street.

Praying. Praying. Praying.

About anything and everything.
I like days like that.

Love, mandy.♥

[tap]

Ginger and Fred. One day i will be like her. Yes please.

I have a pair of tap shoes.
I feel like "Ginger Rogers" whenever i put them on.
It's a pretty good feeling too.
Kind of like you can do anything.

And...
Once upon a time, there lived a messy room. Then it was CLEANED. shaBAM.

Tomorrow:
Oatmeal.Flax.Brownsugar.
Little tykes sport camp.
Writing letters.
And whatever else comes to mind.

I have a date with my toothbrush now.(be jealous.)
Goodnight dears.

Love, mandy.

warning.

Bell got a job today. shaBAM.

DAIRY QUEEN GIRL.
I think it's darling. She thinks it's everything but darling. I think i'm right.
And you know what? All the boys that come into dairy queen are going to hit on the most adorable counter girl. But you know something else? They can't have her. They just don't know that yet.

Dear boys,
you will most likely walk up to that counter and order a dipped cone or ice cream of some sort.
all the while thinking about how much you want her phone number.
the pretty girl that couldn't work in the back cause she smiled to much.
i know you think you have a chance.
a chance with the most gorgeous girl in the world.
let me let you in on a secret:
before you even start thinking about making a move, think about if you want my foot in your throat.
Love, girl.(her seester.)

repeat.repeat.repeat.

I'm sick.
I'm sitting on my deck.
I'm drinking chia tea.
I'm listening to "The office theme song" on repeat.
I'm missing friends.
I'm in love with the wind.
I'm craving milk.
I'm thinking i shouldn't drink it due to being sick.
AND
I'm feeling bittersweet.

Really, i am.

love, mandy.

in love with my muffins

I feel LOVELY today. Mostly.
(minus the fact that i'm coming down with a cold. dear me.)

I have my jeans and blue t-shirt on. And i am completely satisfied. Literally. It's just that kind of day.

Little tykes sport camp.=♥

I made muffins for lunch. Banana muffins to be precise. (muffins make the world go round. true.) I burnt myself twice and made a BIG mess. Did you know i'm a messy cook? VERY. You have no idea. When i'm older, and married, i think my kitchen is always going to be a mess. (My poor future husband. Baha) And this equals LOVE.
Listen to it.
I was totally in the mood for it today.

Dance. Dance. Dance.

Hope you are having a smashing week.
Love, mandy.♥

salta.

Take a looksie here. I promise you wont regret it.
Here's one of my favourite songs from SALTA.
(it makes me smile my brains out. i probably listen to it ten times a day. bahaha.)
love, mandy

YAKIMA♥.

Back from WA.
It was beautiful all the way.
Livy was a doll.
Elena never came.
Coffee was FREE.♥
The laundromat was uh-mazing.
Church was lovely.
Goodbyes were never ending.
And i am one happy girl.
I'll be visiting again. One day soon.

Love, mandy.♥

...

HAPPY WEEKEND.

Love, mandy.

WA and me

Tomorrow
i see them.
Two of the most loverly girls in the world.
We will take pictures, sit in the road, and eat peanut butter.
It's going to be SMASHING.


I'm off to WA. now.
(i should really go finish packing. GOSH.)

love...mandy

BE GONE.♥

We got rid of the old washing machine today.
I kind of liiiked that thing.
GONE.
I went to the dump to drop it off.
And lo and behold, i fell inLOVE with yet another one.
NO.
I couldn't have it.
DARN.

Love, mandy.

wednesday.

Bohemian dress.
FROSTED MINI SPOONERS.
Sun.
Barefeet.
And Arizona Tea.

My day thus far.
LOVE.

fourteen days

yes, i was that girl.

I was the girl sitting on the sacramento bus stop floor with messy hair and snapple tea.
cute? maybe.