Twinkle Toes

In an effort to not study constitutional law I was looking over my facebook wall. 

It's interesting to look at it and think about how other people see you. What story is your wall telling? I'm a Facebook Philosopher don't ya know. 

Well I assume people that don't know about my job in the summer are very confused by my wall because almost every single one of the posts call be "Twink", "Twinkle", or "Twinkle Toes". I'm not sure that even one calls me "Char". And I kind of love that. I mean, if I had to have a second name, I'm glad it's Twinkle and I'm glad only my favorite people use it : )

This was our end of the year trip to Chicago! We spent a good many minutes trying to pick out trustworthy looking folks to take pictures of us... 

Ignore the bad words, it's a beautiful sentiment!

This never happened in Europe...

Ya know what? When I was in Europe I never had to study for tests. Not once. Ever.

This is crap. Somebody Leonard that I don't want to take a giant essay test on constitutional law. 

I hate the constitution.

And the judiciary too.

I will be making all decisions for America from this point on. 

Cream cheese and bagels for everyone!!!

500 Days of Summer

Just finished 500 Days of Summer! I've been waiting for a very long time to see this. I was surprised the BF didn't jump to see it this summer due to his long standing infatuation with Zooey Deschanel (is it weird that Elf was really when he fell for her?) but alas, it did not happen. And so I started watching it last night and finished today. It's lovely and it's very pretty to watch. The clothes, the colors, the scenery, all great. 

But it is not the love story I expected. It is a break-up story. A good one though. And the soundtrack? Completely amazing. A break-up movie with good music. If you get a chance please check it out, totally worth your time!

So I have a new camera!  Which I think I already posted about. But I've been very lax to post any new pictures. And so without further ado here is the first picture my beautiful Canon ever took! 

He's gonna love that... More pictures to come later!!

First Time Renters!

Things Hermione and I have learned about our house so far...

1. The windows fall out sometimes. Push them up sloooooowly...

2. Roger the handyman is a good guy and he can fix anything. He's also very punctual. 

3. The house is happiest when we are playing Friends DVDs. 

4. If I plug my computer into one of the outlets in the living room it will vibrate.

5. The shower hates Herm and is constantly falling apart when she's in it. 

6. Boys eat food and create more dishes... 

7. But they put in lightbulbs and carry heavy things.

8. The people across the street are not the first house we will go to if we get locked out in a storm. 

9. The people next door are. 

10. Badminton nets are very hard to put up and are testers of friendships. 

11. Ceiling fans are not indestructible. 

12. Neither are lawn mowers. 

13. There are giant crickets on the back porch. 

14. Bees are attracted to holes in walls. They build nests there. 

15. Internet are necessary. 

16. Subtract 5 minutes from all things that go in the over or they will burn. When the fire alarm goes off your food is done. 

17. Basements are scary. I hope we never have a tornado because I'm not going down there. 

18. Not one door operates correctly.

Glee is the best thing since sliced bread.

Ok admitting that I'm home on a friday night eating Dairy Queen, writing a philosophy paper, and watching TV might take me down a few notches in coolness, but for this I'll take it. 

Glee is f-ing fantastic. 

iTunes and Free Fonts

Ended the evening on a cranky note : ( So to make myself feel better I finally cashed in the iTunes gift card my favorite little camper gave me at the end of the summer!

Music bought so far?

-Joy Williams

  -Charmed Life

   -One of Those Days

-Billie Holiday

  -Getting Some Fun Out of Life

-Kate Nash

  -Merry Happy

-Rone Pope

   -Fireflies

-She & Him

   -Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?

I have quite eclectic taste in music... Then jjust to top off the evening, I had a giant bowl of mint chocolate chip ice cream and then downloaded no less than SEVEN new fonts : )

For Free! Courtesy of DaFont

Back at my lovely little Pennies

I've been a terrible blogger lately. I think constantly of lovely things to write and record here and I almost never follow through. So here is a short update for you!

-I got a new camera! Expect lots of pictures very soon! 

-My love for interior design and decorating has reared it's head. Expect mucho interior posts.

-I did a ridiculous number of crafts this summer! There will be soon be photos to document them!

-I am on my way to becoming a teacher, whether I like it or not. Expect lots of education related posts about pros, cons, and everything in between...

-I have a house! Hemrione and I are officially in our house and l

earning how to do things like mow and clean up after boys break things. Expect fairly hilarious posts about that...

-Speaking of the house I finally managed to hook up wifi and speed up the terrible speed available in MC, so expect more blogs! I'm going to make a serious effort to be super regular about posting this year!

I think I'll close with two absolutely gorgeous interiors, styled by Lizzie Chambers. Definitely my ideal bedroom and living room, no contest. Lovely teals, metallics, and warm neutrals  :)

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