almost home. here’s hoping i can find a place as gorgeous and perfect as this closer to july/august.

almost home. here’s hoping i can find a place as gorgeous and perfect as this closer to july/august.

“Nobody can say anything about you. Whatsoever people say is about themselves.

But you become very shaky, because you are still clinging to a false center. That false center depends on others, so you are always looking to what people are saying about you. And you are always following other people, you are always trying to satisfy them. You are always trying to be respectable … This is suicidal.” —osho

berkeley: accepted.

never in a million years did i think UC Berkeley would offer me admission.

also, for the record, davis: rejected.

dear world, this is the night brennan and i met. i don’t know/remember who took this picture, but i kindof love that it exists.
going through old photos. woah, nostalgia. 2007 was a good year :)
p.s. i just realized i’m currently wearing brennan’s shirt from this picture.

dear world, this is the night brennan and i met. i don’t know/remember who took this picture, but i kindof love that it exists.

going through old photos. woah, nostalgia. 2007 was a good year :)

p.s. i just realized i’m currently wearing brennan’s shirt from this picture.

“Some people are horse people, some people love cows. For me, there’s just something about goats. I love their sense of humor.

“All my goats had names. Lester was my beloved wether. He was the original party animal. He drank beer; you’d put a bottle up to him and he’d just suck it down. He loved to be in a smoke-filled room, had a great time one year at a New Year’s Eve party. And my nephew used to ride around on him,” Bob recalls. “My goat Nibby loved to look at the stars. I swear. I’d go into the barn at night and count goats and start worrying, because one was missing. Then I’d go out into the yard, and there she’d be—only on clear nights—looking up at the stars. She was kind of a loner. Then there was Claire, the trouble maker. She loved to get inside the house and eat out of the fruit bowl” he continued.

“Sometimes I would take the goats for a walk in the woods. They loved that. Some people have trouble with goats, but I never did,” Bob remembers. “I believe that if you treat goats like stupid animals, they will act stupid. But when they have a little bit of social contact, they’re happy.”

time to start dreaming in the present, baby.

the most beautiful perfume of orange blossoms and jasmine blossoms is coming through my window right now. this right here = the smell of summer, to me :) 

the other day i went for a hike and a visit to the goats and found two new baby goats! they are beyond precious, i am in loooooove! i’ve already been back for a second visit :) while there, a little girl came to feed them and we talked briefly. i mentioned my goat and when the girl heard her name, riot, she said, ‘oh, yeah, i’ve heard about her’ which really warmed my heart. 4h still talks about riot <3 the big goats were in the private pasture, but i hopped the fence and called out to midnight, who perked her head up when i called her name and came running over. awh, seriously. she is so giant! big and fat and fluffy right now. i seriously cannot wait to own a goat again one day :)

dear online shopping, you are so fun until i get everything into my cart and realize i don&#8217;t have $400 for clothes. why must you torment me in this way? 
this is my dream outfit for a summer uniform. you can&#8217;t see the back (or sides) of the dress, but they are low cut&#8212;loose and breezy. perfect for a swimsuit cover-up or when paired with a bra top or tube top. ah, sigh. too bad the bra top sold out while i was daydream-shopping, otherwise i probably would&#8217;ve splurged for these items (minus the earrings)&#8230; they still came close to $100, though. i could do better.

dear online shopping, you are so fun until i get everything into my cart and realize i don’t have $400 for clothes. why must you torment me in this way? 

this is my dream outfit for a summer uniform. you can’t see the back (or sides) of the dress, but they are low cut—loose and breezy. perfect for a swimsuit cover-up or when paired with a bra top or tube top. ah, sigh. too bad the bra top sold out while i was daydream-shopping, otherwise i probably would’ve splurged for these items (minus the earrings)… they still came close to $100, though. i could do better.

presenting ava on the piano