boo!

happy halloween eve!

tomorrow bennett and i have a full day planned.

we are going to a pumpkin fest in downtown franklin

(which i am SO excited about)

and then a bunch of our friends are having halloween parties

the only problem?

i STILL have no idea what to do for my costume!

and it's driving me crazy

i guess i'll figure something out...

(bennett's scary pumpkin!)

hibernate

i wish i could hibernate through the winter

and snuggle with him

until it's warm out again.

yuck. school.

i am super overwhelmed right now.

i feel like my assignments are out to get me all of a sudden.

i just want it to be christmas

so i can lay under my decorated tree

covered in christmas lights

and listen to the charlie brown christmas album.

life doesn't get much better than that.

belly

confession:

i am obsessed with pregnant women

obsessed

and i have been for as long as i can remember

(i used to stuff my leotard with towels and do "pregnant lady exercises" when i was about 5)

there is just nothing more beautiful than a pregnant woman with an enormous belly.

i cannot wait to be pregnant.

which brings me to this:

last year for halloween, i was "pregnant".......

and it was a hit

people really thought i was expecting!

so now i need your help,

should i be "pregnant" again this year?

i just had so much fun pretending

and i kind of want to do it again...

but would that be lame to do the same thing 2 years in a row?

the edge of love

i want every single outfit worn by keira knightley and sienna miller is this film.

i think i was born 50 years too late and in the wrong country...

story time

i think one day i'll write and illustrate a children's book.

maybe even two.

i could use a beach trip right about now...

(photo from our one day beach adventure last october)

come home already!

4 days is too long

to be without him.

...only 3 more hours!

back from the windy city

i'm back from the windy (and freezing) city!

i had such a wonderful time with my mom.

we did so much shopping along the magnificent mile

and i got a wonderful new pair of boots

and we ate at giordano's

(although i must confess, i am not a fan of chicago style pizza)

and we of course went and took pictures of the bean!

i like chicago

but i love nashville

chicago!

finally, fall break!

i am going to chicago with my mom tomorrow

to shop

and go to art museums

and shop

and i am so excited!

i will be back saturday with plenty of polaroids and stories.

oh and p.s.

i would greatly appreciate suggestions

on where to eat and shop : )

have a happy weekend!

today

today is just one of those days

where i would have done anything

to stay in bed

and not get up

today is a special day...

happy birthday, lover!

today is bennett's 21st birthday!

i'm taking him to dinner tonight

(where? it's a secret...)

and then we're going to get dessert

and do all sorts of fun things

and this weekend we're going to see

andrew bird and st. vincent

at the ryman auditorium!

oh i can't wait.

and instead of making him a card

i made him a birthday booklet

(see photo above)

filled with letters

and pictures

and secrets

and memories

happy birthday to my favorite person in the universe!

i kind of love you a lot.

bright star

bennett and i went and saw this movie last night...

it was so beautiful

and sad

and lovely

and inspiring

if you get the chance,

you must go see it.

cookies for bennett

right now i am making cookies

(pillsbury ready to bake sugar cookies with pumpkins on them)

as a peace offering

and an apology

because sometimes i can be so ridiculous

and impatient

and stubborn

but despite all my nonsense

emotions

and unnecessary freak outs

he loves me

and i love him

more than ever

and that's all that matters