stranded at starbucks, and other summer adventures

Is school really only a week away?

*sigh*

I had no job, no summer classes, and basically no real purpose other than to see how many different ways I can make coffee enjoyable in this ridiculous summer heat. But I can honestly say that this has been THE best summer of my life...might have a thing or two to do with the fact that I am dating the guy I've had a crush on since highschool, that magical time of consistently bad hair days, freaking out when he asked me to prom, and forcing my little sister to go with me to his football games...even in the rain.

But between him, my best friends and my (loyal) sisters, I have had so many crazy summer adventures and I only wish I could have documented them in pictures. Alas, I only have fond memories of getting caught my the cops (multiple occasions) as we found ourselves accidentally trespassing at parks and private lakes late at night. These are the kinds of stories my youth pastor boyfriend will probably not be integrating into sermons.

Yesterday Christy and I were sitting at Starbucks, feeling kind of bummed about summer ending as we downed our matching tall pike place roasts with a shot of vanilla. I was late for volunteering at VBS at our church, and Christy told me to just skip it.

"Come on," she said. "We can just hang out here, they'll never miss you!"
"Ugh, but I can't do that, I told them I'd help out."
"Oh, fine."

So we're about to get into my car when she realizes that she locked it from the inside...and I didn't have the key that unlocked my doors.

Me: Wait, wait, we're LOCKED OUT??
Christy: Oops.
Me: Oh my gosh, I'm going to miss VBS!

Pause.

Us, simultaneously: SCORE!

So, we hung out at Starbucks, ordering more drinks and entertaining the baristas with our (perfectly timed) predicament. It was the perfect end to the perfect summer!

sUmMeRtImE!

This has been the most amazingly laid-back summer of my life! No job, no summer classes...ba-lessing! (as my sister would say). Just friends to hang out with, books to read, and the boyfriend to have sporradic dance parties with! I do, however, want to feel like I'm being at least *somewhat* productive, so here is a list of goals for this summer...

*plan a day trip to the beach. I mean, I live in North Carolina, there are no excuses!

*watch at least one more movie at the drive-in. Even if the movie sucks, the people-watching is plenty of entertainment in and of itself.

*have a photo shoot on the farm with my sisters

*finish the photo album of my trip to Nicaragua...three summers ago. (slacker).

*spend some alone time at Starbucks. I love staying busy but I so much miss sitting at Starbucks in a little sundress with a good book. Sundresses, in my opinion, are mandatory at coffeehouses.

*pick out my classes for next year considering, you know, that I'll be a senior and if I don't get into the classes I need I won't be able to graduate. Kind of a big deal. (again, slacker).

Hope you guys are all having an awesome summer!

(beach photo from weheartit.com)

wedding!

Last weekend I was a bridesmaid in my cousin Jessica's wedding and it was sooo much fun! Definitley a lot of work because she had an outdoor wedding and while we were setting up for it that morning, the wind was blowing all the flowers over and there was a chance of rain and we were panicking slightly. But the weather cleared and everything was perfect. It was sweet and simple, but so romantic!

Mmm, coconut cake.

Sisters!

*sigh* You gotta love weddings.

So now that it's over and I still have absolutely no job prospects, I'm thinking that I need to dedicate time to doing some serious crafting! I've gotten a little slack with that lately, but I'll have some new scrapbook pages posted soon. But right now it's pouring down rain and I have a stack of books and some Chai tea waiting for me!

xo

heather

she's back :)

Wow.

I haven't posted since April, how crazy is that? I miss the blogging world so much, though, and I am definitely ready to get back in the swing of things this summer. Is summer not the best season ever? I mean, fall is great and I like spring, but there's just something about summertime that makes everyone so carefree and happy for no other reason than the fact that life has slowed down just a little.

I have no job (yet), no major projects going on, no (major) trips planned, but life is so good! Staying up late and not worrying about tomorrow, multiple trips to the library, tennis, movies, swimming in lakes, kayaking, daydreaming...life is good right now!

Annnnnd tomorrow is my twenty-first birthday! That's so weird to wrap my mind around...I'll be twenty-one when I graduate from college! I don't have any huge plans, other than to hang out with my friends and the fam...although a certain cute boy is taking me to the drive-in movie theater tonight! I can't wait; drive-ins are just so Grease.

Anyway, sorry about the pointless rambling! Just thought I'd post a little update and let everyone know that no, I did not get get by a semi or anything on the way home from college.

Week in the Life...so far

So, my original plan was to post each day this week about all the notes and photos I've taken for my "Week in the Life" project. But with finals coming up, late night meetings, and everything else going on, well...it ain't gonna happen! But here are a few of my favorite pictures of the ordinariness of my week so far:

Finishing up my 12 page paper...not fun.

Caramel ice cream and Breakfast at Tiffany's...much more fun.

I had to make a second trip to Wal-Mart this week because I forgot to buy honey...the trip was totally worthwhile when I found this Winnie-the-Pooh honey. Made my week!

Our cozy little kitchen

T.P. and air freshener in the background...so glamorous.

...because I'm always this perky in the morning...must have been post-coffee.

Me, Christy, and a couple of our friends went to the park to play :) I forgot how fun swings and monkey bars are.

So, that's been my week so far. Hope this gives you guys some ideas if you're doing your own Week in the Life Project and if not, well...you know a whole lot more about my life than you ever wanted to!

xo

heather

things to be happy about

...or, "What I Did During English Class"

*free Starbucks drinks*walking out of the library with an armful of books*watching two movies in a row*

random chit-chat with strangers*reading Jane Austen in the summertime

*turning on the radio to the exact song you were hoping to hear*surprise visits

*watching a movie you haven't seen since you were a little kid and realizing that you remember a lot more of it than you thought*getting compliments from strangers*skipping class for no other reason that the facts that it's sunny outside*reading your middle school diary*meeting new people and feeling like you've known them for years*trying not to burst out laughing in public when you suddenly remember something hilarious that happened a week ago*looking through old pictures and finding some of when your parents were dating*

when profs push back the due date of an assignment*inside jokes


what are some of your favorite things?

"A Week in the Life..."

Next week I will be participating in the "A Week in the Life" project, created by talented scrapbooker Ali Edwards. The project basically consists of recording a typical week in your life, focusing on even the most random details, like what you wore, what you ate, where you went, what kind of music you listened to, etc. It's a way of recording the small things that you may not remember five years down the road.

I know a lot of you have expressed interest in scrapbooking, and if you want to learn how but aren't sure where to start, this is a great project to get you going!

Here's what you do: Take as many pictures as possible each day (I'm starting on Monday, just because that always feels more like the beginning of the week than Sunday). Throughout the day, or at night, jot down all the details of the day. Did you overhear an interesting conversation, did the cute Starbucks barista ask for you phone number (ha-I wish!), did you try a new recipe, etc.

Then, after the week's over, you can compile all your photos and notes into a cute scrapbook categorized by each day. Easy, right?

For more information and ideas, check out Ali Edwards' blog.