I was looking at my itunes library which holds almost 6,000 songs, most of which I have acquired in the last 5 years and it reinforced what I have always known, that I breathe music like air, that for me the gift of a newly discovered song is one of the best gifts you can give or receive and for me, I look to music to supplement what I don't get ( Read more... )

so around thanksgiving i felt like i should write an official i'm so thankful entry, but honestly i wasn't feeling it, so i thought i'd write it now. i am. thankful. i am thankful. 2009 was one of the most challenging years of my life; i learned how to live without a lot of my friends and i got my heart broken, but at the same time i branched out, ( Read more... )

i think the highlight of my month was my house's holiday cocktail party last night. it's an amazing feeling to see your house filled with beautifully dressed people you love so much. our party was such a good mix of drinks and dancing and smiling faces. it was a wonderful way to end the semester ( Read more... )

1. I applied for City Year! In 4 weeks I may have post-graduation plans. that's a scary thought ( Read more... )

 October Highlights in no particular order:

1. MEETING MIKA (and sitting 3rd row meaning i could actually SEE the stage!) 
2. Fall Break!
3. Ingrid Michaelson concert!! 
4. HALLOWEEN 2009! lots of fun
5. my thesis class meeting at a bar
6. spending my $50 gift certificate for MASA drinking delicious margaritas with wonderful friends
7. the leaves ( Read more... )

 
what an incredible fall break!! i took kadie and mal home with me and we lived the city life like i've never lived it before. we walked the golden gate bridge, went to baker beach, ocean beach, the cliff house, downtown, chinatown, northbeach, noe valley, the mission, west portal, and more. we hung out on a rooftop bar, ate incredible food, had a ( Read more... )

 1. senior year senior year senior year. wow. 2 and a half weeks in and i'm still struggling to make it all seem real.
2. kyrsten left and that hit hard. she was such a big part of how i survived last year with all my friends being abroad and now she is spending a year in germany and when she gets back i'll have graduated and be gone. europe ( Read more... )

 i just completed the two most intense and incredible weeks of my life. being Perspectives Coordinator was nothing like I expected, but the most rewarding and exciting job i've ever had. i am SO incredibly proud of all of my leaders who just shined. it was such a pleasure to watch them grow and become the amazing people i knew they'd be when i ( Read more... )

 nisha and sara moved in!! so home feels much more like home. this past weekend was my last weekend of summer (next 3 weekends are Perspectives and then class starts the next day). Life is getting crazy busy, but continues to be amazing. this has been the most influential, significant and best summer of my life thus far and i'm sad it's ending but ( Read more... )

 and as with so many of the greatest plans, montana fell through this weekend at the very last minute. completely heartbreaking, but i'm trying to believe that everything happens for a reason. and, even if it doesn't, we made up for it by having a fabulous weekend due in large part to one of my favorite girls who accompanied me on porch chats and ( Read more... )