5/31/2012

'tis Thursday, my friends.

Bonjour!

Just an update today.

1) It has been raining every day for the past three days. This is what it produced:


I honestly cannot wait for Autumn/Winter. Summer's great, but right now I'm kind of at that in-between stage that involves no homework, but also no beach or swimming of any kind. I'm just not there yet.
Rainy days actually help. :)


2) I have been listening to Ingrid Michaelson nonstop. My favorite song is The Way I Am. Don't ask me why, but I listen to it over 10 times a day. 

3) I'm pretty sure I had an allergic reaction to an ant bite. (random, but update-esque.)

4) Pinterest distracts me from just about everything, including food. (even the food pinned on Pinterest). The basic line of thought is this:

Oh, food!
Wait, Pinterest...
Hey look, a recipe!
Now I'm hungry again.
Ooo, cute shoes.
I wonder what that smells like.
Gosh, I wish I were born 50 years ago.
CAT!
Paris.
Aww, they're so cute together!
Food...
...Pinterest.
Right: pin now, eat later.

(in case you were wondering) ;)

5) I bought twine today. Well technically, it's called hemp cord. It's weird, I know.


As you can see, nothing exciting has really happened this week.
Although no news is good news, if you know what I mean.

Oh! However, I would ask that you please pray for the Campbell family, as they recently lost their 87 day old son. It's very sad and they need all of the prayer that can be given.


Until tomorrow, my dears.

xoxo,
Danielle

5/29/2012

Long weekends and Audrey Hepburn

Happy Tuesday!
I feel like I should say that on good days.
Especially on Sundays (Happy Sunday) because they're my favorite day of the week.

Anyway :)

My weekend was fantastic!

On Saturday I went to Angel's grad party.
It was absolutely lovely!

Here's a photo that I stole from Facebook ;)


(Dorina, Angel, and I)

The company was far from lacking, and the food was delicious!
Needless to say, I had a wonderful time.





Sunday was good (as Sundays often are), although some would consider it rather uneventful (myself included).
Mostly I read.
There's a Frank Peretti book I have to finish by the end of June for school, and I am not looking forward to it.
It's about 3 inches thick.
And the font is tiny. 
>.<
Besides that, I finished The Hunger Games trilogy and began a new series.
(the new series is good, but The Hunger Games is difficult to beat.)



On Monday I finally saw The Avengers!
It was Marvel-ous!
(Get it? Marvel? Like the comics? Okay, that was a bit lame.)
By the way, did you know that Stan Lee (the creator of a bunch of superheroes) was featured at the end of the film?
He makes a habit of appearing in superhero movies.





Today I went to BN and finally got the book I've wanted for months.


Audrey 100 is a must for those of you in love with old films and actors.
If you're as obsessed with Audrey Hepburn as I am, I highly recommend that you get the book.



And that, my dears, is what I plan on occupying myself with today. 
(that, and four Jane Austen novels, conveniently compiled into one book.)
Also, tea.
Yes, I'll be drinking lots of that today. 



I hope your long weekend was exceptionally pleasant.
:)

xoxo,
Danielle

5/25/2012

Friday Faves! Today is Friday... isn't it?

My week has been slightly hectic, so I'll just skip to the good part.
:)


(all photos were found on Pinterest)

1) Ohmygosh, banana pancakes. (cue choir of angels). I'm pretty sure that nobody in the known universe loves breakfast food quite as much as I do. Pancakes are pretty much my number one favorite food. (although mangos are definitely up there. also peanut butter...)

2) Audrey Hepburn is my favorite actress. Yesterday I watched How to Steal a Million, and although her hair could have used some work (I'm assuming it was the style), the movie and her acting were excellent! 
(of course.)
She's just so cool. :)

3) Teacups are definitely on my list of things to buy. In fact, I bought a polka dot one today. Unfortunately, it's on backorder until August. But hey, maybe it will come just in time for my birthday!

4) Hehehe. This is simply the cutest way to phrase "hey, i like you a lot". Just reading it makes me giggle.

5) How lovely is this scene?? I wish I could go to London. I mean come on. It's the perfect place to pretend you have a British accent.

6) Is this not the cutest picture of a kitten you have ever laid eyes on? I wish my cat was still this tiny! (and agreeable)
But alas, she is now old and somewhat fat.
And she meows...
All the time...
Like now.
(translation: she's still cute, but also annoying.)



Anywayyy...

I posted more this week than last week!! :D
I feel accomplished.

However, I must now leave you to enjoy your weekend.
(and what a wonderful weekend it shall be!)

xoxo,
Danielle

P.S., I am very much looking forward to a certain graduation party tomorrow. ;) It'll be great fun!

5/22/2012

Tuesdays :)

Ciao!
(it's like 'aloha'. it can be used as both 'hello' and 'goodbye'.)

So lately I've been very into making collages.
If we're friends on Facebook, you've probably noticed.

Here's one I did a few weeks ago:


And one I did last night:


Mostly I just download pictures from Tumblr and Pinterest. 
My very organized boards help with that. :)


Other than that, there's not really anything new in my life.
(although I did work yesterday.)

Therefore, I will post again soon!
I hope your weekend was lovely.

xoxo,
Danielle

5/19/2012

Little soccer games

I cannot believe I didn't post these before!

Last weekend I went to Aunt Becky's house.
On Saturday morning, Hannah and Olivia's soccer game commenced!
They're so adorable.

I asked if anybody wins, and my aunt said that they don't keep track.
(obviously, 'they' didn't include the parents) ;)




They're so stinkin' cute. :)

Happy weekend!

xoxo,
Danielle

5/18/2012

Sick Days/ Friday Faves/ Science Center

Friday Faves!!
(I'm on schedule this week) :)



(1, 2, 3, 4, 5) :

1) This is very true. However, the philosophy is often questioned by many. For instance, today I wore a skirt and my dad asked why in the world I would wear something nice on an ordinary day. True, I wasn't wearing it in order to be 'polite', but there's no great reason why I shouldn't wear something on a Friday that I would wear on a Sunday. Or... maybe it's a teenage girl thing. Either way, I love being well dressed, and that's a perfectly good reason to be exactly that.

2) This print is so adorable! I love the French-ness of it. I would actually buy this print and frame it. I'm not sure where I would put it, but I'm certain it would go perfectly somewhere in my room.

3) I want a Vespa in mint. I doubt any other person I know is as obsessed with European modes of transportation as I am. (although I could probably bike more)

4) In about six years, this will be me. (hopefully I'm half as gorgeous as the majority of the woman in this picture). I will have successfully become an event planner, meaning that I will attend glamorous soirees that require evening gowns and a dashing date. (who, by the way, happens to be my Prince.)

{Oh, I haven't told you about my Prince? Well that's probably because I haven't met him yet. 
It's nearly impossible in high school.
There's a list of qualities that he has.
(these qualities have accumulated over the years.)
If I find time in my weekend, perhaps I'll describe him to you. :)}

5) This depicts my ideal day off. It also reminds me that I need to buy new books and teacups (which I will hand wash with care). I love that Florida summers are rainy in the afternoons. They make the objects in this picture essential, and they're really all you need on rainy days except perhaps cute rain boots. (Also, old books are just really charming.)



I will be the first to admit that I ought to blog much more than I do.
Unfortunately, sickness came at a most inconvenient time and I was unable to blog from Sunday to Wednesday. 
As Miranda from The Devil Wears Prada would say, I was 'an incubus of viral plague'.
(Basically I had a stomach bug, followed by a few days of horrible vertigo.)



Other than that, though...

my week was fairly good.

On Thursday, I went to the Orlando Science Center
Although it wasn't quite as exciting as it used to be,
(and we're talking elementary school)
it was still pretty cool.
I took pictures.





Obviously, I was a fan of the dinosaur exhibit. (always have been)



I probably looked like an idiot spinning this around to get the 'eye of the storm' effect.


I went into the anatomy exhibit.
I took a picture.
I walked right back out.
I am not destined to become a nurse.
Also, I am dreading Anatomy class.



My favorite part of the whole thing!! I'd use it as a giant, glamorous nightlight.



It's a perfect little world. :)


This reminded me too much of Alice in Wonderland to not take a picture. Seriously, this was too cool.





Yes, they had baby crocodiles!


We watched a documentary on dolphins in a really rare dome-like theater. It was pretty cool.


And this was the stage in the very empty theater at the back of the building. I'm not sure if I was even supposed to be there.



So there you have it! 
My whole week in one post. 
Hopefully I'll be able to post more often. 
I really do love blogging.


Until next time, my dears. 

xoxo,
Danielle

5/12/2012

Fri-- oh, Saturday Faves ;)

I know, I know!

I missed Friday Faves.

In my defense, yesterday was the first day of Summer break.

Therefore, I didn't do much of anything.

This is my attempt to make up for yesterday.

(how's six favorites instead of four? I included mouthwatering pictures of food to make you feel like you haven't eaten in days.)



(13, 5, 6)
2 and 4 were found on Pinterest.

1) I have a shirt like this and I wear it all the time. It's usually the first item of clothing to be worn after I do laundry. And it goes perfectly with white shorts!

2) This print is so cool. Basically, it describes everything summer. Can you feel the beach yet?

3) PANCAKES. As many of you already know, all of my favorite foods (with the exception of pasta) can be categorized as breakfast foods. I am also very inclined to eat fruit on a daily, if not hourly, basis. Any kind of berry is fine with me. :)

4) Ants on a log! I used to eat these all the time in my elementary days. Actually, I still eat them every now and then. Good times.

5) Ohmygosh, does this not make you want to eat french toast every day of your life?? I have got to make this very soon. (I would make it tomorrow, but my mom prefers bacon and eggs.) ;)

6) This skirt is so gorgeous. I'm not positive that I would wear it, but the detail is amazing! I can't imagine sewing all of those flowers. But then again, I'm no seamstress. Regardless, whoever designed it was a genius.

See? That sort of made up for yesterday. :)

Well, I suppose that concludes my excessive raving about things that have caught my eye this week.

I hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day weekend!

xoxo,
Danielle

5/07/2012

Car accidents. SATs. Green shorts. Kuersten.

Hey, y'all :)

Okay, so if you were on your way to Ocoee HS for SATs on Saturday, you probably saw a car crash.
That was me in my totally awesome green shorts.



But don't fret! I and the other driver are doing just fine, thank God.

It was actually kind of funny when a girl at the school went "Oh were you in the crash? I recognized your shorts."

So apparently it's not normal to be able to take the SAT right after a car accident, but I think I did pretty well.
If not, I'll have a perfectly good opportunity to re-take it next year.

This is what the rest of my day looked like:

(basically relaxing and not really doing anything)

I don't always eat chocolate, but when I do it's fancy schmancy chocolate from Europe. :)
(or whatever else we happen to have in the house.)

By the way, I love my sunglasses.
I bought another pair exactly like them so that I could keep one pair in the car and one for whatever else.


Anyway, after that I attempted to take pictures of my neighbor's dog, but the battery died and I ended up with this:


(He's that brown fluffy thing next to the cabinet.) :)

After that, I went home and, through multiple pictures of myself that have no real purpose applicable to life, produced my new profile picture:



Also, this:


Because I'm that cool.


Sunday was much easier to live with. :)

My friend Kuersten came over and we took pictures all day!
















I think we both looked very J.Crew-esque.
Don't you?
 :)

Basically, Saturday was extremely weird, and Sunday was really fun. 
By the way, I love polka dots.

I hope your weekend was absolutely amazing!

xoxo,
Danielle

P.S., here's a video of Kuersten and I dancing to Italian music.




5/04/2012

FRIDAY FAVES

I adore Fridays.

To celebrate, I have compiled photos of my week's favorite things.
(otherwise known as Friday Faves)
:)

(1, 2, 3, 4)

1) Cinnamon roll cupcakes. How absolutely delicious would these be in the morning?? (I am not at all opposed to cupcakes in the morning.)

2) If I had a dog, this is exactly how I would dress him. He is just stylin'. ;)

3) I love flowers wrapped in paper and tied with ribbons or twine. It's a weird concept, but I do love it! Also, that sweater looks so comfy. It just makes this picture even more charming.

4) If I owned these shoes, I would either wear them constantly or put them on a pedestal for display. They're that spectacular.


As you can see, I've been crazy about stripes! (similar to the way Holly Golightly was "crazy about Tiffany's". I even thought the words in her voice.)


So... I went shopping recently!

Guys...

I got green shorts.

:D
(I'm not excited or anything)

Also, I got tons of polka dots!

(and some things for Hannah Myraun) :)



Okay, I have got to get back to the schedule! 
SATs tomorrow. >.<

I hope your week was lovely, and I'm so sorry that I couldn't post more. C'est la vie!

xoxo,
Danielle