Chill

Making necklaces while watching one of my favorite movies.

How are you spending your Saturday?

The Soft Fall

Needing some inspiration. 
(I recommend listening to "Song For A Winter's Night" by Gordon Lightfoot while viewing.)

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My Stories + The Music

Summertime hasn't meant a ton of TV for us - except for, you know, the Travel channel, the Discovery channel, and the History channel (which we've come to refer to as the "Aliens" channel, because that seems to be the explanation for most everything lately.)  With our favorite network shows all wrapped up for the summer, we watch more things like Pawn Stars, Mythbusters, and Man Vs. Food.  Which are all well and good shows, and we love them, but we've both found ourselves saying several times over the summer how we miss Bones, and we sigh with nostalgia whenever we listen to the Glee soundtracks on Tony's iPod or catch ourselves quoting the effortlessly-quotable Dan Stark.  "Que pasa your nombre, hombre?!"

Today, however, whilst eating my PB&J on the couch, I saw the commercials I love, that give me butterflies in my stomach.  The shows are returning.  You know; the good ones.

I hate to sound like such a TV junkie, but I really can't wait for Glee, House, Bones, and The Good Guys.  It actually might be one of my favorite parts about the non-Summer months (or, as I like to refer to them, the Dark Months.)

(In truth, I'm kinda looking forward to Autumn.  I'll miss the happy summertime, but gold-and-red leaves and crisp sweater-weather are looking pretty good too.)

In other news, and while we're (sort of) on the topic of the Deschanels, I went with a friend last night to one of the free annual Summer concerts in my city where we saw She & Him.

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I don't know much of their music, but I think Zooey is adorable and it was good fun to see her bouncing around on stage.  The music was good too.  It had been a while since I've gone to a concert, one where I let myself really enjoy it.  I elbowed my way into the crowd, pressed on all sides by perfect strangers, and felt the energy.  It's time like those that I'm grateful to be alone while the boy is off playing.  I got to do exactly what I wanted, stay out as late as I liked (which turns out to be no later than 11) and not worry about what someone else wanted to do.
Not that I'm not dying for him to come back.

Do you like going to shows?  And are you also completely jealous of Zooey's adorable style?

love,
kayla

Har-ray!

via WeHeartIt

Today I am happy because:

• I got out of the house, even though it took me until 2 pm
• I ate lunch, even if it was just a PB&J
• I got my mom a  b-day present
• I handed out resumes and filled out applications
• I finally picked up supplies for a new project I've been dying to begin
• I'm narrowing down on a cute name for the "shop"
• I managed to clear my head just by walking the mall and window shopping
• I even got complimented on my outfit (I'd post a picture of the sweet awesomeness, but Tony took the camera camping with him, so I guess you'll just never know.)

Yup, I'm just incredibly impressive.  I know.

Now I'm gonna hunker down with a movie and work on the aforesaid project for a few hours, then later tonight I'm off to my Mama's to tag along on a surprise birthday adventure.  I don't think she reads this, but just in case: Mom, I'm just kidding.  There's no surprise.

What are you up to today?
love,
kayla

'Cheerin Up' Music

What do you listen to when you need to cheer up? 

For me, The Proclaimers do it every time.


(gives me chills)

 
This song's a classic, of course, but I love their whole "Sunshine on Leith" album.

Late Night Emo Rants

Burned through the last half of this book tonight:

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Cried and felt intensely about it (maybe (probably) influenced by the death of my kitty today.)

Feeling an urge to take up the cello.  Really wishing we had a piano right now - and that we didn't have any shared walls.  Thirsty for some music, I'm listening to this powerfully beautiful lady:

Cat Power

I downloaded a Live Sessions release from iTunes and it's exactly what I needed tonight.  Listening to her makes me wish I were bluesy and played guitar and went on tour.

This is slightly unrelated.  I'm just gonna say it.  I've been fiercely needing some friendship lately.  The real kind.  Good girl talk, good deep talks, unspoken understanding and a different kind of love than the beautiful kind I share with my husband.  Since marriage all the friends I had have faded away.  I don't know if it's my fault or theirs - likely both.  Maybe neither.  I'm forgetting how to relate to people, forgetting what is socially normal and knowing I'm the one who's crippled.

I haven't wanted to rant about that anywhere to anyone for fear of sounding needy and knowing it just sounds horrible anyway.  People want life to be positive.  Sometimes I am not positive.

Just needed a little outlet, so thanks for letting me do that.  I promise not to let it happen too much.

Good night,

kayla

5 things I'm grateful for Sunday: Monday Edition

Dude.  Sorry for the major blog neglect going on around here.  To tell the truth, "it" just hasn't been in me the last little while.  My days have consisted of an intense feeling of not wanting to do anything.  Well, anything where I have to think and perform.  There's been lots of taking the pup to the dog park and sitting on the couch with the boyface and playing Bejeweled Blitz (yuck).  With fingers crossed, though, I may be coming out of the slump.  Friday I began a new spur-of-the-moment knitting project, and I have some new ideas, and I put one of these (no, that's not me) in my hair for the first time. 

Last night I babysat a kid in my class and his baby brother for 5 hours, which was the starting point for a very busy week.  Tonight I'm going visiting teaching (finally!), Wednesday I say farewell to my love for 6 days (he's going camping) and then I'm off to help out a friend, Thursday night there's an annual Salmon Fry in my neighborhood, Friday is Stake Temple Night, and I'm also hoping to take Thursday and Friday off of work to go get my hair cut (YAY!) and then go job hunting.  And then, the weekend.  I.  Love.  Weekends.

So there's the much-overdue mini update on me.  I hope to not get in the habit of ignoring blogland because I truly do love it.  Sometimes we just have our funks.

Anyway, let's return to our regularly scheduled program.  :)
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5 THINGS I'M GRATEFUL FOR SUNDAY: MONDAY EDITION


1. Getting new clothes once in a while.

2. Sunday dinners with the 'rents.

3. Being able to easily attain necessities like milk and toilet paper when we run out.

4. Fresh-baked anything.

5. Not having kids yet.  :)


Happy Monday, y'all.
love,
kayla