a drop in the bucket

seeing as the summer is now over (labor day has come and gone and school has begun), i believe it is time to take a gander at that summer bucket list and see what sort of damage i made.

1. read 10 books.
the last song/ safe haven/ the yada yada prayer group book 1/ water for elephants/ the hunger games/ catching fire/ mockingjay/ winter garden/ michael phelps. no limits: the will to succeed/ yada yada prayer group book 2 (the last is "in progress", i'm counting it as #10)

3. take a spontaneous day trip - location to be determined.
#1 - to rehobeth beach (while on vacation down the shore)

#2 - weekend get away to raystown lake - thank you boyfriend and his family.

4. go on a wine tasting.

brewery tour and wine tasting tour? with roomie? check this one of my list big time.

5. go see a broadway show! (on broadway or a touring production)

mamma mia! 

7. finally see the hunger games. now that i have finished the trilogy i'm ready to view the first installment via big screen (or small screen). even better yet, do this with my sister and have a good old fashioned girls night with her.

squeaked this one in, just in the nick of time! and i managed to do so with the big sister. bonus points for that!

8. all those diy projects i pin and am inspired by - do one!

expect a post about this in days (or weeks) to come! i surprised myself and did at least two, so double check right there.

you wanted pictures? me too. but someone sorta stinks at photographing things...

now if you are keeping count, or clicked on that link up there, you will know that i managed to check off all but two things on my summer bucket list. and even though the last month was a hodge-podge of throwing together my classroom and getting ready for school, i still managed to squeak in the final things i wanted to do! who knows, maybe next summer i'll be able to knock them all out of the park.  but as for now, i've got myself a "someday" list that boyfriend and i are working on...maybe someday i'll share.

when life gives you grapes, wine a little

in the caves at the yuengling brewery

my college roomie and i have a firm appreciation for wine. many friday nights were spent with a bottle (or box) shared between us, fatty girl night treats, and a chick flick or two from the red box. we swore that one way or another we would actually go on a wine tasting tour - this time without being the designated drivers for a bunch of middle aged women. true story.

so when the opportunity presented itself to take a mini-bus to the yuengling brewery and surrounding wineries for the day, roomie called me up and i (excitedly) accepted. so here are just a few snapshots of a wonderful saturday including lots of girl talk, lots of giggles, and maybe a little bit of wine-ing.

at pinnacle ridge winery (left two photos) and outside at the blair winery (right)

happy friday! 

and may the wine be ever in your future.
and go USA! (may the gold be ever in your future)

i-spy with my little eye

life lately according to my instragram photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

not ashamed to be the only 22 year old in the theater (well, and with my 23 year old bff)

outfit for girls day out with said bff to see brave.

mamma mia!

here i go again. (bucket list accomplishment numero uno)

outfit of the day: last breakfast before best friend leaves for alabama.

inspirationgram.

little nugget is ready to pack.

grandpa toes and baby toes.
fashionista in the making.
cousin c visited sister, baby s, and i.

vintage rattles and home-made headbands.
first tram ride!

girls night out with my big sister.

itty bitty baby love.

and yes. i am somewhat ashamed to say i was one of those people who had a minor cow while instagram was down and out for the count over the weekend.

and no. i won't go in to detail..

but yes. i may have sang a tiny version of the hallelujah chorus inside my head one it was back up and running.
admit it people. you were all right there with me.

A&A

dress LC lauren conrad for kohl's; purse j.crew; wedges (last seen here, here & here)

awkward:

-- the case of the missing arm. sometimes it just happens when you take pictures. and sometimes you gotta post um...ya win some, ya lose some. no pun intended.

--  to the awkward boy swimming laps in the community pool at my friends apartment complex. please stop. you are not michael phelps.

-- to doug on the bachelor: did em finally give you those "give me a kiss eyes" that you were looking for? something tells me that they may have been more like "i'm sending you home eyes" but i applaud your effort as i painfully watched it all unfold.

-- ever try to blow your nose while your nails are drying from a fresh coat of paint? i did. and thanks to mother dearest we have photographic proof of how awkward it is. even more akward, that i'm sharing the lovely proof with you:

awesome:

-- mamma mia! mom and i went to see the wonderful show tuesday night and were singing (or at least i was) along with every song (and still am!). i mean honestly i was practically dancing in my seat. and giddy as a school girl. check #5 off of my "summer bucket list" please and thanks. and go listen to the soundtrack on youtube. i know i will be the next week or so.

-- dresses. i think i have an addictive relationship with them. and this little kelly green number that i wore for the show tuesday night was by far one of my favorite purchases yet.
-- to the wind: thanks for giving me a sultry windblown look in the above pictures. good timeing since my wind machine broke down that day.

you can talk the talk, but can you walk the walk?

whole fam, circa 2009

after much deliberation (and a third of the summer already gone), i decided that it was about time that i stopped simply talking about all of the things that i want to do this summer and actually start doing them. now, i'm putting my money..err blog..where my mouth is..

summer 2012 "bucket list"

1. read 10 books.

2. go to a philadelphia phillies baseball game adorned in jersey and team specific attire.
(really, any baseball game is acceptable for this one.)

3. take a spontaneous day trip - location to be determined.

4. go on a wine tasting.

5. go see a broadway show! (on broadway or a touring production)

6. ride bike on the trail by my house every sunday with my father. make it twice a week if possible.

7. finally see the hunger games. now that i have finished the trilogy i'm ready to view the first installment via big screen (or small screen). even better yet, do this with my sister and have a good old fashioned girls night with her.

8. all those diy projects i pin and am inspired by - do one!

now, let's get to doing!

join in the fun and link up with big sisters blog over here!.