Kind of mushy.

This guy is so attractive in a suit.

I'm so glad we shoot weddings together.

I love love.

Two Two Two.

+Two shifts at work

+Two papers to write

+Two parties to attend

+Two classes at school

+Two movies to see

+Two sleepless nights

I'm so excited you have no idea :)

Puppy Lovin'

On Friday night, my roommate Abby and I rented a puppy. Yes, rented a puppy.

For one whole hour, we got some serious play and snuggle time with this little hunk of love named Alfie. And we were so sad when he had to leave. We're seriously considering just keeping him forever.

Best $15 we ever spent.

Brown paper packages, tied up with string

Mail from home is my favourite thing!
My sweet Mama sent wonderfully cozy socks and
a heart handwarmer when I told her about the snow
And my boy sent the most wonderful letter ever written...
With the pigeon from Don't Let The Pigeon Drive the Bus!
(It's a long story, but maybe one day I'll tell it)
If that's not true love, I don't know what is.

I'm just feeling super happy and super blessed and super loved.

also: I'm thinking of a new series called "All The Surfaces in Tay's Apartment." Ya dig? ;)

Just a couple of kids

This is the face of a boy who loves a baseball movie.
It makes him look like an adorable 5 year old and that melts my heart.
(From our skype movie date last Friday)

...

"We'll go on Space Mountain and make out."

This boy sure knows how to 

make a girl's dreams 

come true at the

Happiest Place on Earth.

(Future plans are the best)

As of late...

We have been having Skype movie nights.
Same snacks, same drinks, same movie. 912 miles away.
First up was my pick, Father of the Bride (one of my all-time favourites since I was a kid)
And now onto his: Angels in the Outfield.

Long distance is not something I particularly enjoy.
Read: Do not like at all.
But it's nice that we can still have some time together.
And really, I'll take anything I can get.

Snow is gross.

Clockwise: 1//2//3//4

Snow is pretty high on my list of things I hate.
Because I hate being cold.
And I'm not so much a fan of being cold and wet.
I can barely drive as it is, so snow on the road is terrifying.
Which means I can't go anywhere I like.
All in all... No bueno.

Today, it snowed. Real life snow. And it was 73 degrees two days ago!
Which is actually breaking my heart. I'm not okay with this.
One plus to cold weather, however, are cold weather clothes
(though I never feel warm enough)
My prediction for this winter is that bobble/pom pom beanies will be a big deal.
So here are my current favourite picks, all from helloquiettiger
Though I'm a poor college student, so I can't afford any of them.
But a girl can dream...

Anyways, moral of the story: bobble hats. Get on that.

My man turned 27. TWENTY SEVEN! It feels like just yesterday I was (slightly) freaking out when he told me he was 25. He DOES NOT look that old. And it was his 26th birthday 3 weeks later, but he wasn't going to tell me that. Time flies when you're having fun?
Anyways, here are some facts about Mr. Kyle in honor of his birthday.

1. His favourite food is cereal
2. He was nicknamed "Chunkers" as a baby (he was kind of huge.)
3. He owns a MILLION t-shirts, no joke.
4. He told me for a whole year that is favourite colour is teal, until I actually showed him what colour teal is. His favourite colour is Azure.
5. He taught himself how to slackline
6. He used to be a firefighter
7. He doesn't like salad because he does't like dressing, but he also won't eat salad plain because "then it's just rabbit food!"
8. He sometimes sleeps till 1pm on his days off
9. He shot at his first wedding when he was 18 (same as me!)
10. His main form of communication is shrugging & "sure"
11. He's lived on the same street his whole life - he was actually born in a house across the road from where he lives now!
12. He loves baseball movies
13. He did the STP (Seattle to Portland bike ride (post to come)) for the first time this year
14. He turns into a little kid just at the MENTION of Disneyland
15. He is so kind, always offering to spot someone if they can't afford something or inviting people I didn't even think of to parties/adventures etc. He's good at making sure people feel included.
16. He loves games. Videogames, obscure boardgames, you name it.
17. He is one of the funniest people I know (though I tease him, because he can't help but laugh at his own jokes)
18. He's really talkative, but not many people see that side
19. He's a little bit in love with his car. It's a 1989 Chevy Nova that he bought for $500
20. He has 7 siblings (He is the second to last in the lineup)
21. He's one of the most ticklish people I know
22. He is super picky about condiments/sauces
23. His favourite TV show is Fraiser, though when we first met he told me it was The Daily Show
24. He wears flip flops 98% of the time
25. He gets super snuggly when he's tired
26. He always wants to live near water
27. He's pretty much the only person that can snap me out of a lumpy mood

Happy birthday to my bestest friend and all around favourite person :)

What cuties.

I've decided taking photos of kids is one of my favourite things to do.

These are my cousins, taken in Utah during some family photos.

Aren't they gorgeous? I'm just a little jealous ;)

T-2 Days

Birthdays, as I've said before, are a big deal at my house.

And it's this cutie's birthday on Wednesday!

We're going Go Karting and trying a new burger place to celebrate :)

I think I'm more excited than he is.

C & P

I love love.
And I love too many of these photos.
C posted some of her favourites over on her blog too :)

Heartbreaker

I'm a big fan of family
(which is good, because mine is rather large)
and I'm lucky enough to have a family
that LOVES spending time together.
My cousins and I went up the canyon
to take a few photos, and I haven't
edited them all yet,
but this one was too perfect not to straight away.

Miss Katelyn is going to be a heartbreaker for sure.

Feeling Inspired

Don't you just love this?
I love this.

One of the perks of working in a library
is the amount of picture books you're suddenly exposed to
and the wonderful art work that goes with them.
This one is from a book called "The Heart and the Bottle"
(which was so so so beautiful)
by Oliver Jeffers. He is amazing.
I'm a little bit crazy about all his picture books now.
And I highly recommend "This Moose Belongs to Me"

Doesn't this just make you want to make stuff?
I want to make stuff.

And have this framed in huge proportions on my wall.

It's love or something

Skyping right after Chalise got engaged (!!)

Pretty crazy stuff going on.

My little baby is growing up *sniff*

***

This post is for three tiny moments I want to remember.
Nothing special, or super out of the ordinary.
Just little snippets of life.

//one I fall asleep any where, at any time. It's a gift I perfected as a child that Kyle has gotten used to. When this happens, he usually just tucks me in a little tighter, then does homework or watches TV next to snoring, drooly me. The other night, however, he was the one to fall fast asleep on my couch and it was finally my turn to return all those countless times before. I tucked him in with a larger blanket, moved to the other end of the couch to finish my book, and promptly melted into a puddle.
There's just something about him when he's asleep that makes me instantly think he is five years old and all worn out from a day of adventures, you know?

//two Today was a gorgeous day, though the weatherman predicted rain storms, so I decided today we would go outside and frolic (or something.) Shortly after I got to Kyle's house, I was searching for information about a new sandwich shop that should be opening soon when the heavens opened and it started bucketing down rain. That's not too big of a deal, living in the PNW where it rains on a pretty consistent basis, but then thunder started rumbling and that was enough for me to pay attention. I turned away from the computer to see my cute boy kneeling on his bed, elbows resting on the windowsill, happily staring out the open window at the storm. All at once I wanted to perfectly capture this sliver of time, totally regretting leaving all THREE cameras I have out in my car, and scheming on how I could sneakily take a photo with my crappy phone without him noticing. Instead, I just left the computer and knelt down beside him. He wrapped his arms around me and we watched the rain together.

//three We have a tradition of going to the movies every Tuesday, because our local theater has discounted tickets. Our routine is simple: buy our favourite glass bottle sodas from QFC, smuggle them into my purse, head over to the movie theater early to get the seats with the bar, prop our feet up and enjoy the show. Kyle pays for tickets, I pay for soda and candy. I fell asleep today, so I was running late, and since I was meeting him there I didn't have time to stop at the store. Instead, I grabbed two white nectarines out of the fruitbowl on my kitchen counter. When the movie started (Monsters University, for those who were wondering) I reached into my bag and pulled out the nectarines with an apologetic smile. His entire face lit up and quietly exclaimed "Best idea ever!!" We then proceeded to chomp and slurp our overripe fruit, the juice running down our arms, making us beyond sticky and beyond happy.

//

"But how do you know??"

"No one ever really knows.

 But that's okay.

 Because I love you,

 and that is enough."

Roses are Red, Violets are Blue

Why yes, that is a paper flower made from the pages of The Great Gatsby.
This all came about because I (being the worst girlfriend ever) complained that I never get flowers.
So obviously, he had to go above and beyond*
*Because any old flowers just wouldn't do
Then I felt really bad...
But really happy at the same time.
Maybe I should complain more often?

(Just kidding. Sort of.)