Peace, Love & Art

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My sister is an amazingly talented artist. She is currently working on a giant, 5-foot watercolor in our hallway. I love walking past it every day and seeing it evolve and change. I can't wait to see the finished product.

Peace, Love & Summer Vacation

Tomorrow marks the first official day of my summer vacation. I am technically on summer break already, because my classes ended a week ago, but with an extra credit quiz due Friday, and a crazy busy schedule this past week, I'm just gonna consider tomorrow the start of Summer.

Summer is and always has been my favorite season. Everything about it is just so wonderful. For those of us not out in the real world quite yet, its a 4 month break from everything. No early morning classes to wake up for, no papers to write, no presentations to give, just four whole months of doing whatever you want. Sure, I have a summer job, but I absolutely love it, so going to work doesn't feel like, well, work.

I can't wait for all the adventures summer will bring...

berry picking,

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picnics,

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breaking out my Nikon to take lovely photographs,

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baking lots and lots of yummy cupcakes,

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the balloon festival I've gone to every year since I was a kid,

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blowing bubbles,

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spending time with the boyfriend,

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a trip to the ocean,

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and as much sun as I can soak up.

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Peace, Love & Christmas Eve Again

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Today my mom, sister, and I are baking Christmas cookies, watching Christmas movies, eating candy canes, and making a fire in the fireplace. Who cares if Christmas was two days ago? We never got around to doing these things on Christmas Eve like we usually do, so we're pretending today is Christmas Eve. We are going to sit around in our PJs all day listening to Christmas music and doing Christmas-y things. It shall be a blast.

Peace, Love & Merry Christmas

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Peace, Love & Christmas Eve

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The lights are up, our tree is decorated, the stockings are hung, my shopping is finished, the presents are wrapped, and now I'm relaxing with a nice warm mug of hot cocoa. Merry Christmas Eve.

Peace, Love & Indy

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One of my good friends from school has to fly home, and can't bring her fish with her for winter break. So little Indy gets to come home with Auntie J for Christmas. We are going to have lots of wonderful adventures! I can't wait.

Peace, Love & My Awesome Mom

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My mom called me earlier today to inform me that she was on her way to Burlington and that she had cookies.

She just dropped off a giant tin of her absolutely delicious homemade chocolate chip and toffee cookies.

This is why I love my mom.

Peace, Love & Grapefruit

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I had a wonderfully lazy morning today, complete with grapefruit and tea for breakfast. I cozied up in a big warm sweater and my brand new knitted mukluks and caught up on all of the blogs I haven't had time to read lately.

And I discovered: great minds think alike.