Tuesdays

Let me just say that I am loving this weather.

Some would describe it as mucky, but I actually really like it.

It's a fantastic excuse for sleeping in late, not going outside, drinking tons of tea, etc.

(although I'd probably do all of those things if the forecast were different)

Over the weekend....

I went to the Star Wars convention!

(I'm not totally positive that Padme wanted her picture taken)

You'd be surprised at how many people dress up for these things.

Mostly Star Wars characters, but I did see Captain America and the Green Lantern...

not sure why.

It was so cool! :)

On Sunday, I finally finished my collage!

I don't know why, but they seem to take ages to complete lately.

It's been a good weeks so far.

:)

xoxo,

Danielle

ps, school has been crazy! pre-calc will be the death of me.

on the bright side, I'm super excited to finally be applying to college!

Tea party :)

Hello :)

So it's taken me a while to get them onto my laptop, but I have photos from my birthday! :)

My aunt let me use her house as the setting for my tea party. 

Everything was perfect.

(we mixed and matched tea sets to put a little bit of quirk into it. Also: yes, we had fig newtons. I'm weirdly obsessed with them.)

(Melanie and her lovely crayon art -- doesn't she look gorgeous?)

(Stephanie and I! She's so awesome.) :)

The tea party was absolutely wonderful, and I couldn't have asked for a more fabulous 17th.

~ in other news...~

School has fit right back into my routine as though it never left. 

Pre-Calculus is probably my hardest subject.

But then, math was never my strongpoint.

English, however, shouldn't be difficult to pass.

We're reading The Great Gatsby next semester. 

:D

I read it as a Freshman, but didn't really pay attention.

This time I'm super excited to read it, and will probably ace all of the quizzes. 

(fingers crossed!)

I seem to be very easily distracted lately. 

For example, I decided to take pictures yesterday for no apparent reason.

As you can see: totally random and without point.

But as they say: c'est la vie. 

I hope your weekend (and Monday) was fantastic.

xoxo,

Danielle

winter.

So it's only the middle of August. 

That doesn't mean that I can't still crave Winter, right?

After all, Summer is over.

It's time to embrace the coming chill.

Although Autumn in Florida is practically a continuation of Summer, it's quite useful for pumpkin pie and Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.

(it's in September; don't miss it!)

As for Winter, I would normally dread the freeze it brings, but this year...

well, I can practically taste it.

(cranberries, egg nog, and cookies: yum!)

And that smokey smell that accompanies the season is just amazing.

I'm thinking of throwing a big Christmas party.

We'll hang lights around the pool enclosure and everything. :)

I can't wait.

Here's to the best shiver seasons of our lives. :)

xoxo,

Danielle

thoughts, Tristan, and toddlers

Hey :)

It's been a crazy week! 

This is my thought process:

Yesterday was fun!

I got 5 hours of community service hours through decorating (not a bad way to earn hours), and then picked up Tristan to hang out all day. 

There's no limit to the things you can do in a Super Target with lots of time to kill.

My sister and I stayed at Tristan's house for his great uncle's birthday party...

we didn't know his name until we sang Happy Birthday.

Also, apparently it's awesomely normal to sing Happy Birthday both in English and in Spanish when you belong to a family of Puerto Ricans.

It was cool.

:)

Earlier this week, I went to the Myraun's house to watch the kids for a bit.

They're so flippin' cute.

I'm pretty sure that the only time Hannah puts her feet on the table is when I'm there.

I don't technically encourage it, but it is pretty funny.

We ate pizza.

Phase 1...

... and Phase 2.

This is how Joey likes to blow on/lick his pizza.

Like I said:

 so flippin' cute.

I get to go back to their house today! :)

The weekend should be fantastic.

(Friday just so happens to be my birthday.)

However, since today is Wednesday (and not Friday), I'd better do my laundry.

Actually, Wednesday has nothing to do with it.

Mostly it's the issue of not having any clothes clean. 

xoxo,

Danielle

The crazy life of the high school senior

To say that I "haven't blogged in a while" would be the greatest understatement of my blogging life.

Blogging is one of those things that, although well loved, is nearly impossible to keep up with during senior year.

Now, I know I haven't 'officially' started my senior year yet, but....

 well.

    It has begun.

However, I do find a small bit of much needed peace in blogging.

With the craziness of college preparation, I've got to do something to keep myself from panicking.

And so I have decided that (aside from tea, old French music, and reading about Paris,) that 'something' will be blogging. 

(or rather, making collages and posting them here along with whatever else I happen to post.)

This is an experiment, and I anticipate that the result will be a more relaxed state of mind.

We'll see if I'm right.

Seeing as I thought about all of this the other day, I've already created a collage!

(best enjoyed while listening to this.)

Let's hope this works. 

(fingers crossed!)

:)

xoxo,

Danielle