i love finals because....

[you] wait, did i really just read that? did she really just write that?

[me] yes, and yes.

my 2nd home during finals

[lyndi's 1st home. and 2nd home the rest of the semester]

i just got off the phone with erin and i told her about my odd obsession with finals

my reasons?

1. i feel insanely productive. because i am so productive.

2. i'm at the library or in study groups all day.

3. i actually buy food [jamba juice & string cheese from the vending machine] on campus.

4. i get a little crazy. like brain hurt crazy.

5. i'm tired. and so is everyone else. and no one sleeps [except i think 6 hours is stellar considering the cirumstances.]

6. people are sleeping everywhere [library desks / bathroom lounges, halls of buildings, grass, etc.]. and walking around like zombies {see #5}

7. it's a tough week but then it's over. [for 4 months, or in the case of spring term starting in 9 days, for 2 months.]

but what i really love right now...

is spring.

it's here.

thank you, mother nature.

and thank you mr. sun.

your presence is welcome.

and we so enjoy all of the beautiful tulips and daffodils everywhere!

[because we {as in i} so enjoy flowers. so so so much.]

[yes, this was a free foto.]

chic {& some} cheap headbands

so it's not this but it's close, but it's only $3.80 at forever21

{which i have such a love/hate relationship with that store.

em seems to find the cutest things.

i just get so overwhelmed in there that i leave.

but their accessories are great.

especially the slightly oversized flower rings

[i don't like them too big, just big]}.

oh wait, i think i love this one more (minus the silver band part, but i think i could love it.)

i definitely would appreciate it if someone bought me this from anthro.

or this

{discovered via rockstar diaries}

or this

because i'm such a girl.

[at least my style is. me, not so much.]

because we could all use a little extra sun in our lives

i've been pretty into sunflowers lately.

i think they are my flower of the month.

i'm now implementing a flower of the month. {see side bar}.

and i'm loving these red sunflowers.

when i stopped at the bouquet display at sunflowers market today i saw these babies.

love, love, love.
and look at some of the delicious produce a bought today.

so excited asparagus was on super sale. a rare thing around this neck of the woods.

needless to say, my lunch was fabulous and my dinner is going to be fabulous, too.

still loving life.

and still loving that it snowed last night but isn't today.

and that mr. sun has been showing himself for a few hours each day.

5 loves

[the first is a new love.]

one. being brave.

{went way out of my comfort zone last night.}

two. fresh flowers [being given to me].

{my freshman buddy gave me a sunflower today.}

three. life.

{no dana, not the cereal.}

four. cottage cheese + [plain] yogurt.

love / hate

love:
all things flowery.

especially this:
and this.

so naturally, when i was browsing-because-of-boredom-at-work , stumbling upon the cupcakes at marthastewart.com, i fell in love with this one.

love: cupcakes. they're so cute. and i love to decorate them. and make them cute. but i hardly ever do because...

hate: cupcakes. well, cake. which includes cupcakes.

also, chrysanthemums are november's flower. and i'm a november baby. and i love chrysanthemums. probably why i love that cupcake's decoration so much.