the Upside

Hello world! Well, tumblr world!

Been here and gone and back again. I’ve just been living life, and napping, and feeling good. Really good. Save those beans I had for lunch…stomach still sort of hates me for that. 

Again, I’ve been feeling good. Maybe it’s being back in school. Maybe it’s that the season is starting to turn. I feel more comfortable in my skin when I’m not sweating my nonexistent balls off.

Good things are coming with the cooler temps. 

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Random Things

-It’s my last week of work before going back for my final year of law school! SUMMER STARTS IN T-MINUS 3 DAYS!

-I have two weeks off before classes! POOL TIME!  

-My toes are bright orange, and they make me happy.

-In an effort to look less slovenly at work (better late than never), I promised myself I would wear heels all this week and put away my flats. My feet hurt like hell, but they look hot! Especially with the aforementioned orange nail polish. 2 days down, 3 to go. Heel it up, bee-yotch!

-I am going to go grab some junk food from Kroger and go to bed at 8 tonight. This makes me happy. Some days you just need pie, you know?

-Writing more. YAY Squared!

-I’m feeling silly but have nothing to say so I just texted the boy “Hey You! I’m feeling silly, but have nothing to say. That’s it!”

-Caught, literally, the last seconds and closing credits from Slumdog Millionaire on HBO this afternoon, and it made me smile. Life should have more adorable kids and choreographed (and non-choreographed) dance numbers.

-Now I must go dancing soon. Zumba class does not count. Must dance for the fun of it and not because of the calorie burn. 

Oh, time for snacks! Happy Tuesday, folks!

Photo via. Isn’t it lovely? Paris…sigh. Must return to you soon!

lalanii:

dreaming so big.

I’ve never been a Marilyn person. I’ve always preferred my starlets dark and smoldering. Elizabeth Taylor, Vivienne Leigh, and yes, Audrey (I know, I know, she’s about as smoldering as a cup of tea, but what-ev). I’m not enchanted by the glamour or the blond hair. The only time I ever found myself truly drawn to anything Marilyn was while watching Wonder Boys (great book and movie). 

Tobey Maguire’s character has an infatuation with Marilyn and the jacket she wore to her wedding to Joe DiMaggio. Really, that’s a great movie. 

Anyway, when I came across this picture I actually stopped and looked. And this is the first picture (besides that wedding photo I linked to) that made me stop and look. She looks sad in this photo. Sad, but real and kind of lost, a little lonely. To be honest it sort of reminds me of the way I look sometimes. I don’t have it all together and I do feel lost a lot of the time. 

I go about my day normally and do all the right things. Get up, go to work, make dinner, etc. But sometimes it’s just going through the motions. My dad especially notices when I have ‘sad eyes’. 

And so maybe I’m becoming a more of a Marilyn person. One sad eyed girl relating to another. 

chocolatetherapie:

abbraccispezzati:

(via cityofwasteddreams)

(via ephe)

Healing a heart can take some time, so I’m taking some time to do that. 

lalanii:

i can’t find the right key

This might be the best bookshelf I’ve ever seen. 

Photo via Oh Happy Day

chocolatetherapie:

into the light {at home in the light} (by .blue.algae.)

Oh how wonderful to be so effortlessly stylish and sexy. There’s confidence behind those eyes. 

Via

Another Monday morning. And I’m already looking forward to the weekend. 

chocolatetherapie:

(via mode-de-vie, heartshit)

Via

A table for two, some coffee outdoors, romance, excitement, adventure and love. Everything I ever wanted in life. 

Well…plus two or three rugrats:) Yes, that’s a smiley face emoticon. 

chocolatetherapie:

justbesplendid:

for 2

This is so cute!

Pic via

Definitely check out this wedding. It’s really quite beautiful. And really what love is about. Less spectacle/stand here/say this/pose now, more true celebration of a new phase and a true commitment.  

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carolynannahall:

This is one of the most beautiful weddings I have ever seen.  via eat drink chic

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