the month by iPhone :: November 2015

I nearly forgot to write this intro...

Well, November was an interesting month! It started off with a very long night with some wonderful people, and I was able to go out a few more times throughout the month to spend some time with parts of the #songfamily. I also spent some time with family at Thanksgiving, and there were Monday adventures in between.

big huge thanks to the wonderful people at the Inn at Cedar Crossing for letting us in a few minutes before they opened. going out for breakfast at seven means that we didn't sleep. whoops.

thanks, dancing.

three black stars for luck on my camera. here to stay. thanks to Teflon for making them for me. <3

I was so happy to find the last one in the Target clearance. I actually hung this up on the day of the dead, which is the second, not the first like I had thought!

beautiful maple leaves and the smell of autumn.

"or peas... I like peas too."

lunch at Coyote Roadhouse!!! (delicious bbq pulled pork)

new sunglasses <3

stripes of sunlight.

brick love.

lobby friends.

there were some pretty incredible sunsets this month... unfortunately, especially since the sun sets so early right now, I don't really get more than this for a view.

Lake Michigan mornings.

hiking on some Door County Land Trust property along the canal. yes, this is what I wore.

same place, different day. same subjects, different angle.

not everyone is allowed to leave a mess for me to clean up.

I straightened that painting to take a photograph, but the I took the photo at an angle anyway...

same room, the next day after realizing that the wrong chair had been in there for a month!

a dusting of snow on the way for getting Luna's snow tires on!

 baking Chai Spiced Snickerdoodles from Sally's Baking Addiction for Thanksgiving!

I totally won Candy Land (:

thanks to a conversation with the very convincing Barrett, I got this beauty back out.

Meadow Lane, Baileys Harbor

my Influenster Spice VoxBox arrived in the mail! I can't wait to try and share these products!

xoxo.

44/52 :: 2015

it was certainly a whirlwind of a week/weekend. I had an excellent time with the #songfamily, which included a night of staying out way way way too late, but it was worth the memories. oh how I love them. soon I will catch up on blogging. (;

Thursday 29 October // day three hundred two :: beautiful window display at the Artist Guild.

Friday 30 October // day three hundred three :: sweet Sugar Ransom (with Kim Manning, Carley Baer, Uno Lady, and Steve Smith) for "Shaking Death Blues"

Saturday 31 October // day three hundred four :: Miss Kim Manning and co. for "Fuck Yeah! Halloween"

Sunday 1 November // day three hundred five :: breakfast with this crew after staying up all night <3 <3 <3

Monday 2 November // day three hundred six :: and just like that, it's over. somehow I still become responsible for their belongings (not my Star Wars water bottle), sometimes they let me wear their clothes (not pictured), sometimes they leave sweet notes (thanks, Devil to Drag).

Tuesday 3 November // day three hundred seven :: my sweet gold stars got me a giant star! I still am not sure where to put it/what to do with it, but it's here for now.

Wednesday 4 November // day three hundred eight :: newest picks from the library.

{Imaginary Fred // The Blue Whale // The Octopuppy // Edmond: The Moonlit Party // Maple & Willow Apart // Leo: A Ghost Story // Double Happiness}

xoxo.

a melancholy Tuesday afternoon post.

today on the On This Day on Facebook, I saw a picture of myself five years ago on my first day of my senior year of high school. it was while I was still in bed, so I decided that I would wear that same shirt today. that shirt was one of my favorites that year, because it was a gift from one of my musician friends, a shirt for his USA tour that year.

later, after getting out of the shower and getting dressed and ready for the day, I decided that it would be fun to listen to some of the music that I listened to that year, starting with the album that came with the shirt. it was fine listening to that album because I had some fond memories with the songs (some of which I still listen to on a very regular basis).

but listening to that album led me into some other albums I listened to a lot that year, and that was when things got harder.

the thing is that I used to have a much more familiar relationship with one of the musicians whose album I listened to, and he and the another musician I listened to today did as well. the second album that I listened to was her songs about him, and it made me so emotional today, since I don't really listen to a lot of those songs anymore.

but the weirdest part about listening to these albums was knowing that they were recorded about five/six years ago, when these musicians were around my age. when they were 21/22, they were out traveling and touring and playing music. things have changed so much now. I haven't seen him in four and a half years! the funny thing is that at this point five years ago, I still hadn't met either of these two because I didn't meet them until late October. I am so thankful though to have her as a part of my life. this got me to thinking about where I am now compared to where they were then, and I know that I shouldn't compare myself to other people, but I did.

it's not that I'm not happy to be where I am right now. I love my job and getting to know all of these wonderful people and helping to take care of them, but sometimes, when they're not here, it's just so hard and I miss them so much and I wish that I could be traveling the world and seeing new things and experiencing life on the road. I wish that I took the time to learn an instrument, and I wish that I had the musical talent that these people have.

this post doesn't have an ending, just to say that I miss these people so much and I can't wait to give them each a hug again and feel the pain melt away.

"first and foremost I've gotta learn not to give a shit

but I can't do it

I'll never throw the first hit."

"listen, listen, listen to me

there is still no other place

I'd rather be."

{lyrics from I'm Such a Fool by Geri X} 

I fell back down the rabbit hole today, and while I know that I need to get myself back out, sometimes it's just so comfortable here.

xoxo.

the month by iPhone :: June 2015

I don't understand how June is over already, meaning that the year is half over! June is always a very crazy busy month, but it's also wonderful. some of my sweet friends come to visit for a week of music and fun, which always happens to be the same week that we are getting ready for camp at the Y. everything went really well with the musicians, and camp is going great as well. I even got to spend some extra time with one of the guys before he headed home.

I feel like I am just babbling, so here are some pictures.

c'est juin.

wedding season.

peeking into a vintage candy machine.

camp room prep.

temporary lobby accessory. at least I only tripped over it once.

trying to escape.

semi-twinning with my semi-twin DanO. we are incapable of taking a nice picture together.

some more camp room peeks!

{The Day the Crayons Quit // Mix It Up! // Press Here // Stuck // The Dot}

broken limbs on the poor tiger.

Geri X at the Red Room! (:

....and then four days later more Geri X in Green Bay with some friends!

Jameson from some sweet friends who know me best now (shocking them all) and a flower from the night before. <3 some say I'm twitterpating.

tourist season means that I waited about twenty minutes for a scoop of ice cream from Wilson's.

I'm not quite sure what this brown rectangular prism is... (:

taking one of my new favorite people down to the airport. sigh. they can't stay here forever. <3

Clark Lake with the littles.

life with musicians.

professional artwork hanger.

xoxo.