patricia and i are road tripping.(+ria)

I'm adoring this week.

[photo by bell.]
Yesterday was senior picture photo shoot. I literally had smashing time.

Homework is being a butt.

Little seester little brother photo shoot today. They have some gorgeously wild personalities.
See below.[grin]

[little brother]

Tomorrow i leave with ria to Eugene. Road trips are always the best. I hear there's going to be knitting group, a juggling brothers show, and a chai tea date with a girl i've never met. It's going to be smashing. I'll be sure to bring "patricia".

Hope you have a rad week loves.
love.mandy.

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.]

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.)

fourteen days

my head is the sun

RECAP.
(my week)

Puppet shows. Done. And boy am i glad. My arm feel like it's been through a tsunami. Seriously. Two whole hours of holding my arm straight up.
Note: the last performance was the best. it always is.

And...

Bell blew out her candles this week. Finally. She is now officially nineteen. Good for her. I stuck them in a klondike. (After searching through the whole entire house for something to put them in.) We are practically cakeless.

I Gardened today. And i didn't enjoy it. Not in the least. Though every minute of it i was telling myself "i like this." Lying to myself didn't work. Darn.

Skype. is. love.
(most definitely.)

Tomorrow will be good.
Just cause i don't know what i'm going to do. I like days like that.

Happy week loves.

-me.
xoxo

what if girls were chickens?

Sometimes,
when i'm in a room full of girls,
i get overwhelmed.
WAY overwhelmed.
It's almost like being in a room full of chickens that wont stop clucking.
Ugh.

Anywho...

Summer is finally here.
Hello little dress and sandals.
I love you already.

Today is going to be beautiful.
Pappy daughters date. With Bell and i. (heart)
Lots of sunshine.
Pink lips.
Maybe a run.
And
Pancakes.
Hope you have a terrific day dears.
Love,
tandymandy

bird-day day.

She's 19 now.
A lovely 19 year old.
I liiiike her.

Her birthday:

A hunt full of witty little things.
It took her more than an hour.

Drank tea.

Park date.
It was darling. Every bit.

We all went to the movies.
"Letters to Juliet"

She got a kindle.
Named it 'Trey Francis'
Bahaha.

And tonight,
the ballet.

love...tandymandy

Bella is David, David is Bella

Bella,
Happy Bird-Day.
i don't think i could ask for a more darling youngest oldest seester.
Thank you for being mine.
I LOVE YOU.
(serioulsy...i do. running around outside in the dark. gluing till i feel like puking. and frosting cupcakes past midnight. that's got to mean something.)

And just for the record, you aren't cute.
You're Hoootttttttt.

cheerio.
Love, TandyMandy

I will wear a lellow summer dress

It's going to be a loverly day.
I know it.
(and that calls for a loverly dress.*smile*)

Birthday shopping for Bell today.
I'm going with daddy.(we'll call it a date.*wink*)
It's going to be smashing if i do say so myself.
Lots of places to go.
I have my little list of what i need to get.
This is going to be grand.

See you later lovelies.
Yours,
Tandymandy

i can be happy with just one sock

{photo via}

ME:
happy.
warm.
sockless.
listening to needtobreath.

i ♥ sunday.
church was beautiful. simply beautiful.

bell and i went on a little walk before church. i adored it with all my heart. we ended up sitting on a bench playing the car game. i count all the red cars, she counts all the blue. and i was happy. it's funny how doing something like that can make me happy. just me, my seester, and a bench. simple things. (though i wouldn't mind an ice cream cone. tehe.)

i took a nap. it was nice.
but i lost my sock. so right now, i'm walking around half sockless. i don't mind though.

something i realized today:
this might sound ca-RAZY, but i LOVE the kitchen floor.
and when i'm older, with my own house, i will eat my breakfast on the kitchen floor everyday. always.

five days till sand between my toes. mmm.

tomorrow is the start of a brand new week. love it.

tonight:
stargazing.

love...tandymandy

it's a very merry...

Un prom.

Yes.

bell and i are having an un prom.

and i think it's going to be rad.

something to do with
prom dresses.
curly hair.
starbucks.
the movies.
and arizona tea.

i liiiiike all of it.

so i will see you after bell's and my very merry un prom tonight.
love...tandy
{via}

sticky note love

My day: delightful.

pappy made french toast for breakfast. yummo.

Sha-BAM!
bell blew up a curling iron this morning.
needless to say, her hair looked smashing.*wink*

hello shorts and t-shirt weather. can i say i LOVE you oh so much? ♥

Found this darling little site today.
"post-it notes left to their fate in public places."
it's darling. seriously.
click here to check it out.

Thursday tomorrow.
it's going to be rad.
love from...tandymandy

Viewmaster love.

Bella dear,
i bought this for you.
Can you say HUZZAH or what?
we'll call it an early birthday present.
i think it's pretty rad.
$2.50.
vintage.
and you know what?
it will even look cute with your hair when you hold it up to your face.

LOVE YOU FIVE WHOLE ORBITS AROUND THE EARTH.♥

this and that

my blogging skills have gone down the drain lately. goodness.
here is a little mumbo jumbo of everything...

soccer. sunburns. and striped green dress.

the weekend was oh so good. i went to a little bbq with bell. it felt like we were in a "Napoleon Dynamite" movie. seriously. take a look here.

ria brought Starbucks home yesterday. it was most definitely delightful. believe it or not, she got me exactly what i wanted without me even telling here. that's how talented she really is.*wink*

reminder for me:
tandy, don't forget to put on sunscreen.

letters are being written today. i have o so many to write. i rather enjoy it though. so why complain?

and right now:

i have a hankering to watch "The Walton's"
i want to play tennis
and i wish i had a pie sitting in the kitchen.

(it's rather disappointing)

hope you all are having a terrific week.
love...
tandy