A wedding celebration for Wills and Kate

What little girl doesn't imagine falling in love with her prince charming and living happily ever after?  

And what woman in her late 20s wasn't smitten with Prince William at some point in her formative years? 

For me, Prince William was up there with JTT, Leonardo DeCaprio and Heath Ledger. When I found out that he had a girlfriend several years ago, I was a bit saddened that my imaginary fairy tale would never come to fruition. Not that I really believed it would really happen, but you never do know, right? :)

Honestly though, how could you not be happy for these two?

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With the Royal Wedding tomorrow, my friends and I have been following the various preparations with great excitement. When top designers made public their would-be designs for Kate's gown, we were all on top of that. Wedding souvenirs? One friend has made her own, and is in London selling them at this very moment. (You should check them out because they're brilliant!) Another friend conveniently has family living in London, and chose a very fitting time for a holiday (uber jealous). 

The most fun I've had in preparation for the big day tomorrow, is my dear friend Maggie's Royal Movie Marathon. A wonderful idea, and soooo much fun! Here's what we viewed, in homage to the royals present and past:

Monday          Sisi 

Tuesday         Marie Antoinette

Wednesday    The Young Victoria 

Tonight          (don't laugh) Will and Kate (the Lifetime movie) 

{Us lovely ladies excitedly anticipating the grand event tomorrow}

I wish I could say that I was waking up at 4am tomorrow to watch the shindig, but since I should probably go to work and function, I won't. But by golly I'll be checking for updates throughout the course of the morning.

Here's to a bright spot in present day history amidst all the gloom and doom in other news! 

And here's to couples finding love and happiness! (It definitely gives hope to the rest of us!)

My new favorite thing.

Now that my hair is finally long enough to pull up (hooray!), I've reverted back to my high school self, and have been trying out new hair styles. I'm much out of practice (short hair will do that to you...also not having a younger sister close by enough to be my ginnea pig).

I remembered my roommate Rachel saying that she's used youtube.com to learn how to play a harmonica and to learn new crochet stiches, I figured I could also use it to my own advantage. So the last couple of days I've checked it out to come up with a few new creative dos. Like this one:



Super easy, and super cute.

Now I have to decide if I'm too old to really pull this style off.

In any case, now I know where to go for new inspiration!

For Easter Monday

I love this time of the year when we focus on the atonement and resurrection of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. I am so grateful for His selfless sacrifice for me and for all mankind, and that through Him, I can return to live with my Heavenly Father some day.  I know that He is always there, that He lives. I know that He knows me, and loves me, and wants the absolute best for me. And I am so grateful for this knowledge, and I hope that others can come to know that it is true.

Please enjoy this message from the apostles and prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Their testimonies and knowledge of the Savior strengthens mine.

A day in Annapolis

 A couple weekends ago my roommates and I headed up north and east to the beautiful capital town of Annapolis. And I fell in love. How could I not? What's more perfect than a colonial town on the ocean? Really, nothing.

It was cloudy and a bit cold, but it was well worth it to see the ocean. And the cool bikes. And the amazing hat, tea, and fudge shops.

And the Naval Academy. Boy do I love a man in uniform. 

All in all, I think I could live in Annapolis. A quaint small town on the ocean, and relatively close to DC. What is there not to love?

What I've been listening to this week

It was an incredibly stressful past couple of weeks, and when nothing else seems to work, changing the music I listen to does. This week I listened to the soundtrack to Pride and Predjudice non-stop.

Can I just say that I think the movie is absolutely beautiful? The cinematography combined with the music was breathtaking. My favorite scene/song from the movie is this one:



I remember seeing it for the first time in the theater (yes, I saw it several times), I was in awe. The scene where she is standing on the ledge with her dress billowing in the breeze. Absolutely beautiful!

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Here's to beautiful music and the way it makes us feel!

Rewind Spring

Spring! It exists! 

And has been existing for the better part of a month. I'm smitten by the colors!

 Most of the early spring flowers are gone, but I'm glad I was able to document them. 

Hooray for Spring!

Beautiful

As you've probably gathered from my previous post/rant, this past week has been particularly stressful. Listening to upbeat music was making me more anxious, so I listened to one of my most favorite bands, Sigur Rós, for most of the week.

I gush about Sigur Rós. Their music is so powerful to me. And it's so unique. If you haven't checked out their musical documentary, Heima, please do so. It's incredible.

And like Heima, watching this recording of their song Ára Bátur brought me to tears. It's got to be the boys choir.

Beautiful.