restless night

i am so nervous/excited about meeting my new cooperating teacher today, that i couldn't sleep. yesss, i did sleep a little..but it wasn't very fulfilling. and i woke up over an hour before my alarm clock was set to go off. ohh, for the record, i'm observing a second grade class this semester!

in other news, this camera situation is getting ridiculous! i need to just pick one that i like and buy it! my cellphone camera has been doing a decent job, but i'm the kind of girl that needs a flash and a self-timer...

sooo, here's some calming music that i like. it truly got me through finals last semester...playing it a million times on repeat helped me focus and stay on task when completing my projects & paper writing.

"We'll be a Dream" - We the Kings featuring Demi Lovato

lemon smile

working a saturday double.

here's an interesting tidbit of information. there's a russian table busser where i work, that eats slices of lemons...whole. like, with the peel and all. like they're c a n d y. whaaat.

labor day

jaws

we collected seven -perfect- sand dollars

found a living hermit crab {that i returned to the water}

a dead horseshoe crab

and a sparkly rock

then i slipped on these rocks & cut my arm and fingers to hell. but being the

risk-taker-for-a-good-picture that i am, i climbed back on and took the damn shot.

got stoked about finding not one, but two, SHARRRK TEETH

saw a float-tilla of party-boaters (they're all tied together in the middle of the creek)

and had a vodka lemonade at vickerys. tradition.

curls of brunette

i wear my hair in messy buns pretty much...all the time.

that's because my hair is really straight and boring

& elongates my face even further.

with that said, i pulled my hair out of a ponytail today

and it was perfectly voluminous and curly.

ohh, how i wish my hair would naturally fall like this forever.

chocolate banana bites

after seeing this recipe for chocolate banana bites on Framed {a food and picture blog} i knew i had to try it. i mean, what could possibly be better than slices of banana dipped in mik chocolate and covered in peanuts or toasted coconut flakes? this past week, i made a batch and oh my gosh. they were divine. i will definitely be making these for every upcoming party i host. mmmm.