What I Wore

On the day of the Chai hunt, I decided to do the no heat curl again. This time it came out a little differently. The curls were tighter and very 1950's. So I decided to play it up a little bit and wear my high waisted skirt.

And I even wore a little red-ish lipstick.
Perfect cafe hunting attire. :)

I need some advice?

has anyone done any studying abroad while they were in college? I am deciding on whether or not I should study abroad in Italy for an entire spring semester next year or if i should do a semester at sea? Any suggestions? comments? have you done either of these?

i would really like some feedback on a semester at sea. was it enough time in each country? do you feel enriched by the experienced? let me know, please! :)

I Feel So Blessed

I feel so blessed to have the people above in my life right now. I feel like we've created a comfortable little family away from our real families. I still miss certain friends like crazy (*cough cough* Katie) but overall, I'm happy with my little group of friends here.

I see people with all these acquaintances that they've met here and sure, I'll get jealous that I haven't met more people myself at times, but then I remember how lucky I am to have met these people and tell my inside self to shut up. :)

Also, football games are crazy fun.

The Search for the Best Chai

My friend Seth and I are hardcore chai tea lovers. We won't settle for anything mediocre. Especially since we are poor college students. :( So we decided to go on the hunt for the best chai in the area. Here was our day:

The day began with brunch at this adorable place called Wilko. I got their tomato soup. Best tomato soup I've ever had.
Then the hunt began. We went to 4 different cafes, 2 being a 10 minute bike ride away. You could say I was exhausted after visiting those two. But one of them, Cartel Coffee Lab, reminded me of Bloom back home and therefore has a little piece of my heart. But the other, was not very worthy of our money. Except for their to die for midnight chocolate cake. Swoon!

Then it was off to Time Market, where they have pizza named after F. Scott Fitzgerald's books (therefore I'll be going back) and Epic Cafe, which was the WINNER of our hunt.
On our way back from Cartel Coffee Lab and Raging Sage, we stopped by Bookmen's. Apparently this place is big in Arizona, but I had never been to one. It is now my favorite place to buy used books. It's basically heaven.
And look what I picked up?? F. Scott Fitzgerald's short stories for $9! I guess you could say it was a Fitzgerald type of day. :)

What I'm Loving...

These days I'm loving...

The Damnwells

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A no heat curl hair-do (see Michaela's post)

College football games

Twinkly lights as I walk down the street

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Chai tea's- either iced or hot. Fine by me.

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Tomorrow my friend and I are actually going on a hut for the best chai in the area. Oh, and I will be traveling around on my beach bike too. :)There will definitely be evaluation sheets.

No Heat Curl!

Yesterday I read Michaela's post about a No Heat Curl and immediately knew I had to try it.

I am extremely lazy when it comes to styling my hair and curling it is one of those things that I really dread. So if someone was to tell me there was a way to just prepare my hair before I go to sleep and in the morning I would have easy curls, I would say "Sign me up!"

Here's what I came up with:

Hair intertwined in the headband. Oh, so 1930's

Back view of the hair.

And then... WA-LA! Morning curls!

Hellooooo sleepy eyes. :)

and back.

I'm loving how easy this was. In other news, the guy at the French crepe restaurant on campus knew me (Yay! Even though I'm not quite sure how...) and I'm writing a correspondent letter to Katie right after this! Oh yeah, AND TODAY'S OUR FIRST HOME FOOTBALL GAME!!!!!

Go wildcats!

A Lasting Image

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I would love a foot tattoo. Something I could cover up when I don't want it to be seen, but something that means a lot to me. Here are some quotes I'm thinking of...

"One Step at a Time."

"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes."

"As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others."

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

What do you think???

Fill in the Blank Friday

1.   One thing that is completely superfluous, but that I could never give up is     nutella. It's so good! It has been my perfect companion after classes in those quite times when I'm cooling down after walking around in desert heat.

2.    awkward moments in movies     makes me feel awkward.

3.  I can't    imagine life    without,    laughter .

4.    watermelon   is my favorite snack.

5.  Lately I've been     doing a lot of homework, eating nutella and looking for the best coffee place.

6.  If at first you don't succeed    work even harder or maybe it's not for you    .

7.  Fall is    beautiful and whimsical and perfect    .

Sometimes...

Sometimes you have to take breaks when you've been doing homework non stop. When I take these breaks, I tend to get a bit crazy. What does that mean?

Well, I tend to put on my scrubs (that even have my name on them) and show off my awesome dance moves. Don't believe me? (see picture)

Enough said.

You're welcome. Now I'm sitting here doing some laundry because apparently that's what us college kids do for some fun around here. :)