london trip [aka katherine and trey's engagement pics]

last week i went to london.  it was a blast.  i went mainly to see my family and hang out with them, but i also went to take katherine and trey's engagement pics.  just in case you haven't seen them on my facebook, here are a few of my favorites:

i also created their save the date.  and i'm really proud of it.  so here it is:

important people

now this blog is private, it's going to get a whole lot more personal.

meet some incredibly important people in my life:

my parents

laura and peter

their son, andrew

ruth and joe

katherine and john

my grandparents

my roommates (and ahlin)

last but not least, my boy

another week, another weekend

sorry guys.  i feel like i'm only blogging after the weekend... don't know why.  i guess college life is a lot more boring than when i lived at home.

this weekend wasn't too exciting.

friday: i walked around campus looking legit and taking pictures of autumn.  trammel, jen and i went up to sandy for chipotle.  (it was like my second time having it, but dang, it's good stuff).  then trammel's roommates bennett and tanner joined us at our apartment to make sugar cookies.  i showed them this and then this.  their other roommate alec came over with his bud jordan.  then kye joined us.  we just hung out and stuff.  it was a blast.  pictures below.

saturday:  the football game.  i'm not a huge "Y" fan, but i like going and hanging out with friends. oh, and we were on the front row.  right behind the end zone.  say what? afterwards, we stayed and volunteered to help a buddy clean up the stadium.  gross, gross, gross.  people are gross.  i will never leave anything (half eaten or not) behind at a stadium.  yuck.  then, i took a shower, ignored the two miler i was supposed to do, and went on to study german. (yuck) photos below.

sunday: a much needed extra hour of sleep thanks to the end of day lights savings. church.  a desire to bake resulting in a no-bake peanut butter/chocolate/oat bar.  watching chitty chitty bang bang with friends and eating all of said no-bake delight.

monday: (yea, i know it's not the weekend, but whatever)  rain, which made me miss home- rainy ol' london.  grocery shopping thanks to urges to bake all sorts of things (peanut brittle, pepermint bark, cinammon rolls).  i swear it was bring "attractive man shopping day".  i saw at least twenty VERY good looking men today.  dang.  if only i had put on make up.

things i've been liking

image from here

sorry it's been busy.  school is tough.  but here are a few links to things i've been liking.

this dress
this sweater, these sweaters
these flats
this photoshoot, this photoshoot, this photoshoot
this outfit, these outfits, this outfit, this outfit, this outfit, this outfit, this outfit, this outfit, this outfit
this exhibition
this wedding
these photos
this clothing line, this clothing line, this clothing line
this wedding veil
this quote
this soup
this idea to spice up my house
updating my new blog

image from here

i have this struggle every day.

david and rachelle

oh yeah, these are my gorgeous parents.  aren't they lovely?

 balboa trip 2010

balboa I

my family has been vacationing on balboa island forever!  seriously.  it's a huge tradition for my family.

since the ocean was cold for the first few days, my family spent those days laying out by the pool.  we kept busy though, mostly with chicken fights.  but it was still fun.

sun kissed sneak peak

i just got back from a week long vacation in california.  my family goes every year- and by family i mean all of my dad's side, including his cousins.  it's a party of ostlers and boyers.  i'll do a bigger post later, when i have more time, but for now, here's a little somethin' to intrigue you.

a little mid-week, almost done with school pick-me-up

so, i just got sick- a super nasty cold complete with runny nose, congestion headaches and problems breathing.  joy.  on top of that i have to move out this week, take my VERY big final that will determine my physical science grade.  in a nutshell, it is a stressful time.

here are some images that i found that work great as a pick-me-up.

a nerdy confession from here

fun loving twiggy from here

how i eat nutella from here

an adorable cup of bunny from here

puppy kisses from here

what looks like a fun camping trip from here

i want a hedgehog! from here

a great reminder from here

for some reason, this photo reminds me of little red riding hood.  from here

portraiture

there is something magical about portraits.  good ones convey the personality of the person.  there is often a conversation with the viewer and the subject.  they are amazing.
here are a few portraits that i enjoy.

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just a craving

i know it's summer. blah, blah, blah.  but i can't wait for september.  cause, come september, it will be the beginning of the best season known to man: fall, or autumn if you want to sound really cool.

just look at these pictures and crave autumn as much as i do.

photos credits in order ********* (the second to last image is a good image of my dream house.) also, i can't wait for my hair to grow out.