friends are friends forever..

seriously laughed really hard when i read this.... !!!

today, i was faced with the fact - a very amazing fact - that i have some of the best, quality, friends a girl could ask for. one of my closest friends, elisa, texted me, randomly, and said, "you should come over and make me some food." so i did. we had a spontaneous home-cooked meal - masala chicken with garlic aioli quinoa - great conversation, lots of good laughs and just enjoyed each other's company. and then, my other dearest friend sydney (of 21 years) wanted me to go to value village with her and so, after having a great fun, spontaneous time with one amazing friend... i did the same with another. 

you see... syd is getting hitched soon and she's going to be leaving me to become the best housewife out there. sad for me, but then again, i'm so happy for her! so tonight, i just kept thinking, "thank you jesus for such amazing friends! help me to never take these times for granted..."

so yeah, as i'm getting ready for bed (another early morning tomorrow), i'm just thinking about how blessed i am to know some pretty amazing people. and i guess, not just know them, but share life with them. community is the best. and knowing that if i were to ever jump off a bridge, my friends would come save me.. well, that's an added bonus ;) 

"It's a sign from God, mom!"

as you might've read in my last post, as i was sitting in BN, i realized that they were playing hawaiian music. be still my heart. not quite what i needed to hear in the midst of trying to not get distracted about my desires to want to go to hawaii. so i just tuned out the music and focused on finding a job.

looked at my tea and realized, "hmm.. i need a refill." got into line. and what did i hear? two old men talking behind me... in PIGEON. unreal. i turned around, asked them if they were from the islands and we struck up this long conversation about island living, different hawaiian events that go on around seattle, etc. etc. after i left BN, i quickly called my mom and told her, "it's a sign from God, mom! i need to go to school in hawaii!" 

mr pet piggy.

yep. that's a real life little piglet. isn't it adorable?! my friend sent me this picture... it's a little piggy he rescued.

i was sitting here in barnes & noble trying to figure out what i wanted to blog about & i remembered this cute pet pig. if i could have a pet {and it would be easy to take care of it}... i would most definitely have a pet piggy. that or an elephant... but that's for another blog post. 

[side note] they're playing hawaiian music in BN right now. i don't know how i feel about that. here i am trying to be okay with being in wet & rainy seattle & BN is messing with me by playing iz kamakawiwo'ole ... not nice.

well. to pet pigs & hawaiian music - happy tuesday!

to be old & in love..

... means to go on an afternoon date to the mall, take a seat on a bench & nap. 

isn't this the cutest/funniest thing you've seen all day? a couple months ago, i saw this little couple at the mall. knocked out. seriously napping in the middle of a noisy mall. i felt like a creep taking all these pictures... but i bet you're happy i did :) cuteness all over this blog post right now! 

the grand search..

and that something i can't find is a good job. it's so frustrating sometimes... i honestly feel like i've applied to every open position in the state of washington & hawaii {yes, my heart soooo badly wants to be there}. i have a job and i love it. anthropologie is such a great company to work for and i love my store and my co-workers but i definitely need another job. so for those of you reading this, say a little (or big & lengthy) prayer for me. 

first time for everything

this is the un-named, regular customer @ anthro.

sooo... you know how a lot of girls have "old man celebrity crushes"? (i.e. george clooney, etc.) well, i've never been that kind of girl. until today. and he's not even a celebrity. there's a man that comes into anthro all the time. he's probably late 40s, early 50s. he's apart of the visual team for another store in the area and loves coming into anthro to see our new displays. well, today, i realized & thought to myself, "man.. he's cool. and i so want my husband to be like him someday." its pouring down rain outside.. he comes in, messy bun on his head, t-shirt, straight leg jeans, some cool tennis shoes & a smoothie in his hand.

he's just cool. is this a creepy post? if it is.. i'm not sorry for it. haha. i did a little sketch of him just because i wanted you to see who i was talking about. 

anyway. this is all i've got for tonight folks. 

peace, love & old-man-celebrity-crushes.

if grace is an ocean, we're all sinking.

"There is a longing for God in each of us and though it may not be recognized or consciously expressed as such, the search for joy, for peace, for happiness and above all for love, is a manifestation of this longing. Though the desire or hunger is implanted in every human heart, entering into a relationship with Him depends largely on our cooperation with His grace. The freedom to cooperate or not is yet another expression of the love and respect that God has for each of His human creatures. He does not force Himself on anyone; He leaves it to our choice. Yet, the response befitting a creature before its Creator, who is infinite love and wisdom ought to be on of love and trust, praise and adoration, recognition and thanksgiving." 

-  Where There Is Love, There Is A God