new places, new spaces

dorm room (note adorable terrariums to your right) (yes our curtains could potentially belong to a twelve-year-old girl) (we enjoy the sparkliness)

went on a weekend trip to spokane with some friends! on friday megan and i woke up to this beautiful sunlight streaming through our window. in washington, sun = shot of instant happiness (for me, anyway). 

gonzaga university

we explored gonzaga's beautiful campus and somehow made it to riverfront park and the radio flyer  slide (that's one thing to cross off my bucket list: slide down the handle of giant red wagon. YESSSS).

spokane river

the river was a grey, somber sort of pretty (wish it had been sunnier) and i took so many pictures (rivers bring out my shutter-happy side, what can i say). 

megan + i

me trying to control my bratty hair

megan, melanie, + i on the bridge (oh hi, granny shoes)

exploring the river

my canadian kinsmen on the riverbank

friends on the steps

we walked around the city a bit and played laser tag (came in 21st, no big deal) and ate chipotle (aka food of the gods) and i bought some new jeans at the mall (in that white girl flow). 

other ways i spent the weekend:

losing at ping pong

watching youtube videos (including laughing shamelessly hard at this one)

playing an impressive amount of board games, card games, and other assorted games (my favorite was this one)

listened to hours on hours on hours of music

having deep (and some not so deep) talks with friends

mourning my split ends (srsly a haircut is in order)

now i'm writing and avoiding homework and editing photos and may or may not be listening to the twilight: new moon soundtrack (cue haters). 

anyway here's my procrastination playlist.

also, the ride home was beautiful

i love the pnw but, as one of my friends pointed out, california is sounding pretty good right now. 

petitioning for a sunnier washington,

mac

hello

welcome to my blog! 

thanks for visiting +  i hope you stay for a while :)

wow, first post. such pressure.

well, here's me summed up in a twitter bio-esque list:

18 

redhead/bedhead

penchant for caramel macchiatos

love new music, new books, new ways of thinking

ink, paint, film

here is me being comfy (note the blatant disregard for standard cropping).

sweater: forever 21

i'll post things that i find lovely or fun or generally noteworthy from daily life. expect anything. for example, this cat. it's basically the queen of an adorable green house/nursery i visited on a weekend home leave. it was far too fabulous to turn around but condescended to vaguely swish its tail a bit so i took what i could get.

shorty's nursery

my mom and sisters and i made terrariums here (highly recommended. hello new obsession.) and basically just spent too much on succulents, pots, organic honey, tea, and quirky chocolates.

here's part of their succulent collection and i want it. i want it all.

shorty's nursery

i also love taking pictures with an actual camera (not hating on iphoneography--i dabble in that as well). i'll post some of that on here, too! here's a photo of my best friend + roommate, megan, who shares my love of gossip girl, babybel cheese, and taking snapchat selfies that push the limits of "unflattering."

sweater, dress, necklace - forever 21

and of course, to finish it all off, the classic coffee cup shot. subtly showcasing my cool nail stickers (that i would just like to point out that i got for a freaking dollar fifty #bestillmythrifyheart).

atlas coffee shop

nail stickers - charlotte russe

i promise to be slightly more organized next time.

thanks for reading!

--mac