Sunday, May 27, 2012

In the Summertime



Summer playlist:
1. Abraham's Daughter - Arcade Fire
2. There Goes the Fear - Doves
3. You Are the Best Thing - Ray LaMontagne
4. American Music - Violent Femmes
5. Cough Syrup - Young the Giant
6. Laundry Room - The Avett Brothers
7. I've Got this Friend - The Civil Wars
8. The Kids Don't Stand a Chance - Vampire Weekend
9. I Shall Be Released - Bob Dylan
10. It'll All Work Out - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
11. Corona and Lime - Shwayze
12. Someday - The Strokes
13. Hannah - Ray LaMontagne
14. Lust for Life - Girls
15. Come Away to the Water - Maroon 5
16. Careful - Guster
17. Ne Me Quitte Pas - Regina Spektor
18. More Than Anyone - Gavin DeGraw
19. Hey Ya - Outkast
20. Wild Ones - Timeflies Tuesday 

Summer has been full of so many fun things: 

-Working! I'm working a pretty fair amount at the music library, and I was planning to work at Red Mango but since they have been so slow, I don't have many hours there. So I've applied for another job in hopes of adding to or replacing the hours I'm missing!

-Seeing all of my friends. Sarah, who has her own house, has been having the posse over pretty often, and holding large gatherings for a lot of our high school friends who have been out of town. We play games and eat a lot of food and have a grand 'ole time. Sometimes that same group of us goes to Trivia Night at Applebee's or we watch movies at Beau's house, but overall we've just missed each other a lot and are having a lot of fun catching up. This week I also got to go to Omaha with Rachel, who was housesitting for her aunt and uncle. We got to sleep in at their big, fancy house, make a great breakfast, do some shopping, go to dinner, and watch movies. I had missed her so much, and I had a wonderful time hanging with her! :) 

-Planning Italy. Working on visa paperwork, learning to speak Italian via Rosetta Stone and busuu.com, and reading up on the culture and cuisine of the region where I'll be. I'm so excited!!

-Working out. I had been doing a REALLY good job of exercising regularly throughout the week while I was at school, but I haven't had much time since Dead Week. Yesterday I decided it was time to get back out there and start running again, and while it was painful and sweaty and disgusting, I'm sure it'll get better, and I'll have a strong, healthy body to show for it!

-Cooking! Here's the recipes I'm looking to try this week:

Penne Rosa with Shrimp - adapted from the Noodles and Co. dish


Orange Creamsicle Cookies


Black Bean and Guacamole Burritos

Hope everyone's been having a good week and a great summer!
<3

Monday, May 7, 2012

Movin' Out, Movin' In

Well, year one of college is done!

Last week I moved all my stuff out of the dorm room, said goodbye to my best friend and roommate, and moved back in to my parents' house. It's been a VERY strange adjustment, particularly because my closest friends have, for the most part, retreated to different states and sometimes it feels pretty lonely when you can't walk down the hall and knock on your friend's door to say hello. 

So here's what I've been doing to take my mind off missing my friends and college and living on campus: 

Finding new music
"The Kids Don't Stand A Chance" - Vampire Weekend

"Hannah" - Ray Lamontagne


"Atlantic City" - The Band

Learning Italian
(It's super exciting!! I'm learning all sorts of fun phrases that will hopefully come in handy while I'm abroad.)

Painting My Nails
(Essie is my new favorite brand. So cute.)


Painting


Using these as inspiration!

Cooking


Brie Croque Monsieur sandwiches and roasted tomato soup. The sandwiches were delish, but the soup did not turn out quite like I intended!

Hope everyone's having a great week - I'm off to bed before getting my wisdom teeth out tomorrow. Wish me luck!