hello november.

hello november. its so very nice (and so very weird) to see you.  i can't believe its already november 1st.  its crazy to me! not only is today the first day of november, it is also my dad's birthday.  i miss him very very very much right now but i know that he is having such a great birthday, or at least i hope so.

my dad is currently in china, adopting a son who is two years old.  my dad and stepmom are naming him gabriel.  i cant wait to meet the little guy over christmas when i go back to boise to visit. 

happy birthday dad! i hope your day is fantastic. i love you so much.

-thank you for picking raspberries in the backyard with me when i was three.

-thank you for always cutting my french toast up into perfect slices.

-thank you for taking me to see beauty and the beast in movie theaters when it first came out.

-thank you for getting me new sheets when i fell asleep with gum in my mouth and ruined my little mermaid ones when i was little.

-thank you for teaching me how to garden.

-thank you for teaching me how to lay sheet rock and paint walls so theres no stripes.

-thank you for teaching me how to make a house extremely clean (even though i hated having to redo chores).

-thank you for making me proud to be a gibbons.

-thank you for giving me my love and knowledge of sports and amazing music.

-thank you for not judging me when i got tattoos.

-thank you for being my dad.

-thank you for the relationship we have now despite all of our struggles and rough times.

-thank you for loving me.

fall/winter must haves so far

so these are just some of the things i wish to possess for the fall/winter season. sadly i have no money, but when i do, these are mine mine mine :] they're all from free people too! 

im loving FAUX fur coats and hooded coats, little dresses (obviously i need them for work too), oversized, printed sweaters, and just any oversized sweaters in general.

for fall/winter this year i need the following in my closet:

1. boots: uggs, knee highs, riding boots, etc.

2. cute flats: embellished, plain, bows, etc.

3. classy winter pea coats.

4. oversized sweaters.

5. faux fur.

6. tights.

7. stockings.

8. leggings.

9. skinny cargos.

10. little dresses.

11. studded earrings.

12. anything minnie mouse [of course].

13. leg warmers.

14. amazing JACKETS.

15. anything to layer, layer, layer.

xoox

Fall sickness

nonono the title does not mean I am sick of fall. That could never happen! But I think this fall is bringing me yet another season of sickness. I really hope it doesn't happen to me every year. Last year was hard enough with being ill but I suppose if the same situation happens again I will just have to deal with it the best way that I can. If I really want to look at the positives of it I guess that laying in bed all day will allow me to watch movies, tv show seasons, and read massive amounts of books. I wouldn't mind that at all.

It seems like reading in the fall is so fitting anyways. Have you ever felt like certain activities are more appropriate during different seasons than they are for others? Im not talking obvious ones like sledding in winter or swimming in summer. Activites like riding our bicycle in the spring or, as I mentioned before, reading books in the fall and winter.

Anyways, back to the topic before of being sick...cross your fingers that Im not sick like last year. Please please please. I hope you all are feeling healthy so far this season :]

xoox.

coffee amore

so I was thinking in honor of this fall/winter season coming up so quickly I would list "a few of my favorite things." But as I sit here thinking about it, I really can't pinpoint what some of my favorites are when it comes to say...favorite animals, colors, movies, etc. Do you ever have trouble with that? I feel like there's so many people who are so certain their most very favorite color is red, or blue, or (for example my friend rachel) their favorite animal is cats. But! I can never seem to choose. Or if I do choose, it always seems to change months if not weeks later. Haha.

Lately, I've been trying to find out what my favorite coffee drink to order is. I've tried sugar-free caramel lattes, caramel macchiatos, mochas, white mochas, toffee nut mochas, pumpkin spice lattes. I will admit pumpkin spice lattes are one of the choices I ALWAYS consider in the autumn, along with peppermint mochas in winter. To be honest though, I just absolutely cannot pick a coffee that I would order time and time again. I guess this makes it easy for anyone who would like to bring me a coffee. I jus would love it to be as sugar free and skinny as can be.

So I think that this very minute I'm deciding my fall drink will be either a pumpkin spice latte and/or a toffee nut mocha! I'm one hundred percent sure that will change once peppermint mochas come out though.

xoox.

armistice-happy september honey bees.

happy september everyone :)

oh how i love the fall season. what i don't understand is why the weather is supposed to reach 100 degrees again this week! i am so ready for fall weather. i am so ready for the 60's and 70's, breezes blowing, leaves changing, the feel of fall. oh i can't wait because guess what is after fall? CHRISTMAS! my favorite holiday and season of the year. holiday season that is.

my favorite season is autumn season though.

i love absolutely everything about fall. i can't wait to be in fort collins when the trees turn from green to yellow, orange, and red. i can't wait for rain. i can't wait the entire feel of it all.

things i love about fall:
-the smell of the leaves.
-the beautiful colors of the leaves, the trees, the sunsets.
-chai tea.
-lattes, lattes, lattes.
-the smell of school pencils.
-taking notes at school.
-scarves.
-sweaters and cardigans.
-pea coats
-mittens!
-hats.
-early morning reading outside with a blanket.
-raking leaves.
-riding a bike outside.
-the fall weather breezes.
-pumpkin spice!
-holiday decorations coming out in the stores.
-halloween candy :)
-soup
-the fall lineup for new shows on tv!
-backpacks.


oh my goodness i absolutely cannot wait for fall to officially start. this week needs to end so that the cool weather can come in.