it's finally friday, folks.

it is finally here.

"it" being friday.

you know you're in trouble when you wake up thinking it's friday

and then suddenly, your heart is shattered to pieces, when you find out it's only wednesday.

double whammy, if you ask me.

this week has managed to drag on a little too long for my liking.

needless to say, i'm thrilled today is finally here.

can i get an, "oh yeah!"?

i'm hoping you have grand plans for the last weekend in september.

unfortunately, due to lovebird and i being miles apart {at the moment},

my weekend will consist of:

 cleaning and then decorating our home. 

performing, or rather rock and rolling. 

reading, homework and studying. 

oh, and patiently awaiting lovebird's arrival back home, 

because i know it will be accompanied by hugs and kisses that smell of a camp fire.

{yes, i secretly love that smell.}

that's another "oh yeah" in my books.

happy weekend! 

p.s. can you believe monday is october first already?

time flies, i tell you.

xoxo

five senses.

hello to this week's five senses:

touch:more like, not being able to stay in touch with lovebird this weekend. 

he's being a complete nerd and going on a geology field trip for school.

surprisingly, quite far away, to a place with no reception... 

leaving us out of touch for a few days. 

yikes.

taste:ginger ale. what would i ever do without you?

it's my beverage of choice nowadays. 

you can blame my horrible {and regular} stomach aches for this.

smell:bath and body works candles. holiday scented ones, to be exact.

{i lucked out on the 'buy 2 for $20' sale.}

the best 20 dollars i spent, because our house smells absolutely divine. 

they remind me that the holidays are just around the corner.

see:believe it or not, we have another performance this weekend.

come to our rock show {aka fundraiser}.

what's not to love about an evening full of delicious food, dance and rock and roll? 

absolutely nothing. 

hear:lately, nothing pleases me more than the sound of our  

washing machine, dryer and dishwasher running. 

it's the sign of clean house;

something i feel my busy schedule has managed to neglect. 

do help me. 

your turn- let me here your five for the week. 

{link up or leave a comment below. }

xoxo

falling for...

i'm falling for fall.

but, we have a slight problem...

it doesn't exactly feel like fall here.

it's getting there....

i can feel a tiny breeze outside, 

i can see the leaves aching for change,

and the holidays seem to be creeping up on us. 

but, for some odd reason, we {as in california} are in an awkward stage.

you know, that stage of it not being summer, yet not feeling like fall?

that stage where you don't know if you should

dress in fall colors or stick to the summer hues while you still can.

or that stage of autimatically feeling like it's fall because school's in session,

yet if you wear a sweater of any sort, you'll end up breaking a sweat with just one step on campus.

which, brings me to my point...

the heat.

summer is officially over, and the heat needs to go.

these 90 degree days are putting a delay to fall's arrival. 

it's time for the sun to take a rest;

i would love a few rain showers or thunder storms.

anything that will give me an excuse to pull out our fall clothes, 

that seem to be jumping out of my closet in hopes they'll get worn. 

so... until those rain drops fall, 

or more signs of fall make their appearance,

i plan on falling in love with the pieces of fall i already have;

like fall's "it" color {plum purple},

pumpkin frozen yogurt, decorations, hot chocolate 

and the lightest layers i can manage to wear in this heat. 

has there been a delay in fall's arrival where you live?

or are you lucky enough to enjoy it already?

if so, i'm completely jealous.

1...2...3...4...5...6...

it's a monday.

which also means it's a:

school day, work day and dance day.

a day that came too soon after the weekend. 

it's definitely a no-make-up kind of a day.

it's a day i spend wishing it was already friday.

a day that seems to last an eternity.

a day that has a momentum, 

or a feeling of a fresh start to a new week.

speaking of a new week...

i'm really hoping this one goes better than last week.

man, last week was ruff;

in every possible way.

especially, in the sleeping department.

or should i say lack of sleep?

lately, i have been counting sheep- hundreds of them.

my mind can't seem to shut off at night.

or sometimes it completely shuts off,

and i'm left lying in bed with an empty, nearly silent, brain.

i can't figure it all out; it's quite frustrating.

i'm the type of person who can only survive with ample hours of sleep.

not to mention, the minute lovebird's head hits the pillow- he's out. 

which, obviously adds to my frustration.

i'm hoping my lack of sleep was in relation to the 

terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-week 

i couldn't seem to escape from last week.

which leads me back to monday.

this monday, i'm hopeful.

hopeful for many nights of sleep,

happy thoughts, motivation, healthy days, 

and for things to go right this week.

sorry for the pity party.

i guess i just needed to vent a little-

and you just happened to be the listener.

thanks kindly.

happy monday to you.

see you tomorrow for a happy post.

i promise. 

it's finally here. {well, almost.}

i love autumn.

{thank goodness it officially starts tomorrow.}

happy autumn, my dearest friends.

this is my favorite time of year.

hands down; no argument.

i think i'll pull out my boots and scarfs, 

order a yummy apple cider from starbucks,

stock up on cans of pumpkin,

pull out my fall decorations {early on} to enjoy their festivity, 

and finally light my fall scented candles. 

{candles during the holidays are my weakness- i swear i could burn through one a week if lovebird let me.} 

all these things, just to celebrate autumn's arrival. 

after all, i'm so excited i don't have to anticipate doing all my favorite things;

 wearing fall colors, lighting those delightful scented candles, 

baking pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, wearing layers upon layers, 

coming home to a festive home and sleeping with the windows open at night.

all good things happen in the autumn. 

what are you doing to celebrate the first day of autumn?

i hope you have a happy weekend

and that the first day of autumn is nothing but exciting for you.

i have to get through two tests today before i enjoy tomorrow-

which means the celebration will be that much better.  

xoxo

{source of picture: unknown. sorry!}

hi-ho, hi-ho it's off to school i go.

the focus is on school this week.

 this semester has finally settled into the full swing of things;

tests are being thrown right and left,

teachers are suddenly in their strict moods,

waking up for class is becoming a bigger chore,

i'm starting to see less and less of lovebird

and the piling up of homework seems to be creating mountains.

life is crazy when in school.

or maybe life is crazy due to trowing school on top of my already

overbooked and busy schedule...?

regardless, school is a happy place for me.

some people are just made for school, and i'm one of those.

lovebird on the other hand- is counting down every last second.

he's a little over school, to put it politely. 

that being said, i'm so glad we are both in school-

bettering ourselves, our brains and our futures.

cheers to being students.

if only i could somehow figure out how add an extra 

hour in the day for cuddling, instead of doing homework.

then, life would be too good to be true. 

take.

i'll take a pair of these, please.

wouldn't mind having them in black too.

this week, i'll also take an extra piece of chocolate,

or four if i'm allowed.

i'd take an extremely hot bath at any given point;

one i can sit in for an hour while reading next to a scented candle.

if i could, i'd take a puppy tomorrow.

okay, i swear that's the last time i'll mention a puppy.

{at least for this week. i can't make any promises for next.}

if taking your bed to class in the morning was permitted,

i'd be the first one to class every single day. 

are taking your vitamins every day important to you?

if so, what do you take?

i'm curious, because i don't take anything, and i'm beginning to wonder if i should.

as tired and exhausted as i may be on any give day,

i never will take a sip of a red bull or a 5 hour energy drink.

they literally scare me and make my heart skip a beat just thinking about them. 

lately, i'm trying not to take life to seriously.

or should i say, living it with my stubborn perfectionist ways?

sure, i laugh {almost too often},

but, i never let go of that perfectionist in me;

 and sometimes that's exactly what i need to do.  

take, take, take.

what are you taking part in this week?