Apples (31)

Right now, I am eating a small yellow apple.  Whole.  

I think I've mentioned before that I never eat large/hard fruits whole.  

(I didn't mean to - really.  I was just admiring the yellow of the apple and how pretty it was...and then I bit into it, because it looked so good.  Even though red tastes better)

Well, in the future, I will stick to my self-made fruit-consumption rules.  

I ate the apple whole, and now I am regretting it.  

It hurts.

Just as I suspected it would.

Do you have any strange food habits or rules?

<3 Kiersten

Spring Nights (30)

It's nights like these that I'll miss over the summer :)

About ten of us that live on my floor went out and sat in front of our building for a couple of hours tonight, and I think I took at least 100 photos!

It was such a gorgeous night out, and in a week, about half of us will already be home, and the rest of us will be busy studying for/taking finals and packing to go home.

What did you do tonight, loves?  Are you enjoying the weather?

<3 Kiersten

Spring is in the Air (29)

The past two days have been absolutely gorgeous, and despite my terrible allergies, I've been trying to spend as much time as possible outside enjoying it!  The school's campus is beautiful, and in a couple of weeks, I'll be back home which, although it has its well-kept secrets, is not as lovely.  

Today, I spent most of my time out on the quad (albeit, working on class work.  But at least I was outside) when I wasn't in the quad or in direct need of the internet/printer.  

This quote is written on the wall at the front entrance to the Communications building at my school, and I love it!  It's been there for a couple of days now, and today I finally took my camera with me to class so that I could get a photo.  (My opinion may be biased because of my love of the Beatles....but that's okay, right?)

 This is a photo which I've been wanting to take all semester, and for some reason never got around to.  But today, my friends and I were sitting in the quad right next to it, and it seemed like the perfect opportunity to run over (barefoot) and take a few pictures.

 And this right here is the tree who's shade I sat under for a few hours of my day today, working on Italian homework with friends. :)  Pretty, right?  The building behind it is where I'll be spending a large portion of the next three years of my life, and also houses the "bells" which play Here Comes the Sun in the Spring, and the bells every hour throughout the day.  

So how about you, loves?  Did you enjoy the weather today?

<3 Kiersten

Weekly Gratitude (28)

It is officially the last week of classes for my Freshman year.  I don't know how I feel about that...mainly because I don't feel anything about it, because I haven't come to terms with it yet. This year just honestly went so soo fast, and I can't believe it's over already.  A lot is going to be changing as of next Friday - a lot of people I know transferring.  New roommate next year.  Officially taking all classes for my major (Marketing) and my minor (Communications) -- 

Pre-Reqs so that I can officially enroll in the programs.  

Right now though, I'm trying to just concentrate on all the papers I have to write and finals I have to study for, and next Friday I'll start freaking out about oh my God my freshman year is over this is crazy how am I so old soon I'm gonna be graduating and the real world and oh my God oh my God **cue hyperventilating/complete mental breakdown**

Breathe Kiersten

So, here's Day 28....before you say it, I know - worst 365 photo ever.  I almost completely forgot a photo today, and - I know this is lazy - I lack the motivation to get out my camera and find something to photograph at 10pm.  Don't hate me?

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Weekly Gratitude

(Join us???)

* warm weather (finally) *

* weekends off where I don't do any of the work I'm supposed to be doing *

* Easter, and the fact that it is a perfect excuse to eat way too many jelly beans *

* chocolate covered strawberries that my mom made *

* my iPod, and music by people like the Mumford Sons *

* lovely blogs to follow/read *

* Augusten Burroughs books  (currently reading Selevision - his first book, his only fiction, and the only book by him that I haven't read) *  (psssst,  what are you reading???  I'd love to hear all about it!!)

How about you loves?  What are you thankful for this week?

<3 Kiersten

Playing Catch-Up (26 and 27)

Happy Easter, loves!!  I hope you all had a wonderful day off to spend with family and friends!  


I went to brunch with a friend of mine from high-school, her parents and a couple of their neighbors today.  It was nice to get to see her and catch up.  (Plus it made me even more excited to be home in two weeks for the summer!)  


And after that, I went to my grandparents' house with my dad and brother for dinner, which was also nice getting to see family for a few hours, before heading back to the dorm. :)


How were your weekends, loves?  I'd love to hear all about it!!

And now, to make up for not being around for a few days, here are a bunch of photos I took over the weekend!!

Last night, my parents, brother and I dyed eggs together.  There were actually two-dozen of them total, but this is only the one case :)

 Before that though, my brother and I went to Rita's to get water-ice. :)  He wouldn't let me take any pictures of him and his gelatti, but these are some pictures from around the Rita's itself since we ate it there.

And then these are some photos from today at my grandparents' house

  Of course, it rained for part of the day today, and I love photos after/during the rain <3

 And finally, of course, my 365 photos from the weekend:  Days 26 and 27:

 (Sorry for the insane amount of photos - I hope you at least enjoyed looking at them!

Happy Easter, everyone!!

<3 Kiersten

A Somewhat-Break

Hello loves - I'm sorry I never posted yesterday, and to be honest, I won't really be posting today.  
I'm reaching the end of the semester - next week is the last week of classes, which means I'm writing multiple 10-page research papers, studying for last-tests-before-finals, and preparing myself to freak out next week over studying for finals.  This is what I do in the last 3 weeks of school - I forget that things outside of school and classes and papers exist, and I spent most of my time stressing.  


Breathe


So, here is what I'm going to do - I love this blog too much to say that I'm not going to write for 3 weeks - mainly because I know myself:  a day will come when I say to myself "I can NOT study this anymore right now." And then I will sneak away from my stressed out self and type blogspot.com into the search bar, and I will miss this.  


So I'm going to say that the next 3 weeks won't be regular - I am going to post sometimes, but it won't be every day.  And I promise you that come the end of the first week of May, and the beginning of my 4 months of summer, I will be back to posting "regularly".  


For now - since I'm here - here are my Wednesday Wishes
     * I wish to not stress out the way that I always do at the end of the semester/year
     * I wish for more warm days like today was (78 degrees here, loves!!)
     * I wish for some scholarly sources on Harry Potter's effect on my generation
     * I wish for chocolate, Chinese food, and Pepsi


Okay, for now I'm done - to go write some more about Harry Potter and Event Planning.  I'll be back soonish (I hope)
<3 Kiersten

Of Term Papers and Format Standards (25)

I spent about 90% of my day today researching/writing a paper for my micro-economics class.  (The other 10% was spent going to class, eating, and procrastinating via Facebook and Blogger)  This book is the APA Publication Manual, which lists all the standards for writing a paper in APA format - over the next three years and beyond, I'm supposed to learn and love it.

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Weekly Gratitude

* Chinese delivery that doesn't have a price minimum or a delivery charge

*the resulting leftover Chinese food

* amazingly fun weekends with friends

* rain boots (after being in the rain with converse, I have a new appreciation and love of my rain boots!)

* snail mail - I absolutely love getting letters/cards in the mail

* music.  (I'll put my current playlist at the bottom!)

* my camera. 

* books like It's Kind of a Funny Story that are "an easy read" at the end of the night

*pretty flowers all over campus that I can pick and put in my dorm room

How about you, loves?  What are you thankful for this week??

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My current playlist:

- Never Gonna Leave this Bed  by Maroon 5

- Slow Dancing in a Burning Room  by John Mayer

- Dear Prudence  by the Beatles, but this is the version from Across the Universe

- Magdalena  by Brandon Flowers

- Dog Days are Over  by Florence and the Machine

- December, 1963  by Frankie Valley and the Four Seasons

- The Remedy  by Jason Mraz

-Have a Little Faith in Me  by John Hiatt

-Astronomers  by We are the City

How about you?  What can't you get out of your head right now?

I hope you had a Happy Monday, everyone - for now, I'm going to read a bit of my book, and pass out!  Goodnight, moon.

<3 Kiersten