my favorite things (:

these are a few of my favorite things (:

-my BEAUTIFUL niece Alayna... who i love dearly.
-my HANDSOME nephews Connor, Braydon, and Gianni... such gentlemen.. (:
-soy hot chocolate with hazelnut (sbucks makes it the best)
-soy mate lattes
-disneyland. <3
-sunshine
-the smell of rain
-stargazing
-lilies, peonies, hydrangeas, red roses, and orchids
-the colors red & turquoise
-my family and their incredibly strange sense of humor
-peanut butter m&m's,
-dove chocolate (best you can get at QFC)
-godiva chocolate- especially hazelnut truffles (my ultimate preference)
-baking, cookies, cakes, cobblers..etc.
-creating new recipes
-cheesecake factory (jamaican black peppered shrimp= DELICIOUS)
-sleeping in my own bed
-buying new clothes
-anthropologie & urban outfitters.
-blue c sushi
-swiss mushroom philly cheese steak (: sooo good.
-thai toms
-listening
-being optomistic
-happy uplifting music
-singing incredibly loud when i am all by myself hah basically the only time i am not nervous (:
-exercising
-day-dreaming
-taking care of my friends/ the children i nanny for & niece and nephews/ my family
-my puppies.
-learning/exploring new things/talents. (like my wonderful rose painting hahah)
-watching romantic movies and living vicariously through them (:
-reading the Book of Mormon (:
-taking pictures
-fruits and veggies.
-moving on and learning from past mistakes!
-heels & shoes in general
-helping people who need it !
-dressing up



so far all i can think of!!! if i think of anymore i will add them (:

summer blissss

hahah cheesy titles, my favorite. this summer has been perfect. SOO much sunshine, and so many visits with people that i love and have missed during the long school year. i need to start an online independent study course soon (aka now so i can finish before fall qtr starts when i will have 20 credits [kill me]) so i will be on track to graduate next spring but i am dreading it sooo much! it has felt so good to be completely free of responsibility & expenses for a month and a half (i start working again this week). working is a bonus, because i could really use the extra cash, with my bank account dwindling and especially with rent creeping on me slowly (due sept. 1st). regardless of alll of these upcoming deadlines, i cannot complain. i have not been this happy since long before i can remember, and i would not trade this for anything!

you know when you feel like there is a huge gaping void that you can't seem to fill? for once everything is completely perfect, and there is nothing that i could really ask for to make anything better. i never thought that i would be where i am at now a year ago, and i am SO grateful i have such amazing family & friends. i seriously love them all so much.

my plans for tomorrow (last day of freedom):
- wake up early
- go running
- clean room
- put clothes in laundry
- lake with tress (prime sun hours)
- seeing all of my favorite people!!!!


love & kisses

i love the rain (:

its so hard to move, even when most of your stuff is being stored in the garage! haha i shouldn't complain, ever. i do think that i am killing my back though, im probably just lifting things wrong but i definitely need to go to the chiropractor. needless to say that is what i have been doing this past week ishh, and now i am at home in issaquah. most of my clothes/shoes are still in seattle bc i need my truck to go pick them up and someone decided it would be awesome to let out the air in my truck tire! sooo rude! hahaha its all good though thats what AAA is for.

okay now i am going to go clean my house. not as easy as cleaning the townhouse as it is about 10 times the size. but my mother is out of town, and my dad is at work till 6 so SOMEONE has to do it (its really not that messy- it never gets messy)! again, no complaints.

at least its friday (:

boys boys boys.

this year has been a little lame when it comes to the dating scene. don't get me wrong i have had my interests, but they have all been disappointments. most recently a guy was trying to 'get to know me', and it turns out he has a girlfriend!! talk about shady!! haha i think he forgot who he was dealing with.. he definitely lost his chances for sure!

i just wish that there were men on this planet who acted like my father. he is the most caring, patient, hilarious, loyal, honest, loving, respectful, kindest man on this planet. i have never met anyone like him. girls constantly are looking for someone who is like their father (just like guys look for girls like their moms), and i would just like to say THANK YOU Dad for setting my expectations waaay toooo high, and essentially destroying my love life (i am kidding.. kind of).

i mean i do have high hopes for a certain polynesian boy to return from his mission ;-) but i am keeping that on the DL... nothing is set in stone, obviously.

anyway, boys, stop being douche bags.. its not cute, and i really don't like you enough to put up with it, and lets be honest- i could do WAY better.

love & kisses

nicibaby (:

unity

the other day i had the most inspirational lecture! a photo journalism professional came in and talked about how he always wanted to make a difference, and since taking photographs was something he happened to be extraordinarily talented at that was how he planned to change society. His photographs (I can't really describe them seems how he is trying to stay under the radar) were incredibly moving. They helped me realize some of the major problems that our society is facing today.

They also helped me realize that I am neither republican nor democrat, and i think it would be in the best interest of our country if we all became more united. I think it is incredibly important to formulate opinions on separate issues, but for me there are political issues from both sides that i can agree with, and the decisions i make while voting are supported on who i think will do the job correctly, instead of what party they are from.

just a thought.

lets get together yea yea yea


love & kisses

nicibaby

memorriaall dayy!!

can i just say that i have the most AMAZING friends that anyone in this world could ever ask for? i feel like genuine friends are people who make you a better person and want the best for you. my friends are constantly by my side looking out for me through everything. i love them all very very much and am soo grateful to be blessed with such amazing people in my life.

i am really excited for this weekend. its gonna be fairly low-key but excellent. ray ray and i are going back to issaquah to watch my sister and cousin for the weekend while my parents are out of town for their anniversary. we're hitting up alll the mexican restaurants because there is absolutely no good mexican food in the u-district (not legit mexican food at least). and we are hopefully having a craft night/movie night/ tennis sesh with caylie too cuz lets be real, everyone needs a craft night every once in a while and i haven't gone to see a movie in like 6 months soo its necessary. did i mention it is going to be absolutely gorgeous this weekend? what more could i ask for?


love & kisses

nicibaby

happy mom's day!

i know there are so many things that i need to be stressing about right now, but for some reason everything seems sooo incredibly peaceful it is hard to focus on anything! i'm not trying to be philosophical or anything, but i was reflecting on life and the future as i was driving home from my house (in issaquah) today, and i have soo many things to be grateful for. i have soo many amaaazing friends, i could not even tell you how incredible they are, i truly do love all of them and would do basically anything for them. not to mention the fact that i have the most spectacular family, they have been there for me every step of the way, they truly know me better than i know myself. i have nothing, nothing at all to complain about. i love seattle, i love UW, i love my house, i love my roommates, i absolutely love life and its' boundless opportunities.


and last but certainly not least,

i LOVE my mother!! she is the most amazing woman on the face of this planet. i do not know how she does all of the things she does but she does it with style! she is such a great example to me, i could not ask for a better mother.


love & kisses!

-nicibaby