yes, i know.

I have been a turdy blogger lately.

Haven't had much to post on i guess.

BUT.
right now. It's 12:22am and i am making cookies. Crazy me. I believe with all my [heart] baking is so much better in the middle of the night. Forever.

I have a whole list of things to do.
Packages to mail.
Details to work out.
Homework to do.
It can get overwhelming. o my.

Cookies are calling my name to come out of the oven.
Goodnight world.

love.mandy.♥

*smooch*

HAPPY BIRTHDAY [kirsty] !
*smooch*

I would dance my bum off right in front of you
and
sing you happy birthday three times slow & one time fast
and
eat cinnamon rolls with you(even if they were burnt)
and
THROW CONFETTI IN YOUR FACE!

i love love love you one thousand times.
love.mandy.
[p.s.- patricia will take pictures of you one of these days.]

i adore it

gardens grow on paper

I went babysitting tonight. Ahlee and i drew a garden picture together.
[p.s.- i liiiike how little children's brains work.]

It feels like it's the end of the week already. But really it's only tuesday. Goodness me.
[I think lots of naps are in order to get through the week. TRUE.]

And it's finally starting to feel like Fall. The first day. I bid summer a bittersweet goodbye.

Dear summer,
i bid you farewell.
i will miss you.
love, me.

Dear autumn,
i'm beginning to adore you.
i really think it's time for you and i to be friends.
love, me.

Hope life is joy to all you.
Love.Mandy.

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.

love, patricia.

today was gooood.

college. first day. i liiike.

camp fire night.
it was LOVERLY. really.

and. i ran around with patricia. that's what i named my camera. "patricia".

tomorrow. will be even better.

love.mandy.

Class has come.

Good morning loves.

First day of class this morning.
I'm excited and nervous.
And excited and nervous.
But mostly just excited.
It's going to be smashing.
I can tell.

love.Mandy.♥

hi fall, how do you do?

Fall is here.
And i am loving it immensely.
♥
love.mandy.

happy birthday me.

I got my 'SLR' today.

uhdajkbaxbauyh!
It's my birthday present to myself.
I am in love with it. Literally.
(thank you alicia.)

love.mandy.

road+trip.

[photo via]

Heading off to WA. today.
I packed my cowgirl boots.
I packed my toothbrush.
I practically packed my house.
(Yes, i over-packed.)
Which by the way is so much better than under-packing.

I'll be back soon.

I promise.

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.]

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.