Lately {Walmart + Doo wop music}

1. One of the the things on my 19 Before 20 list is to get my own car/truck, and I'm really hoping I'll be able to get a cool older Ford car!

2. Couldn't decide which mug to get at Target (I ended up with blue).

3. Wore my faux JC Litas with my matching camera bag and a new dress to Jiffy Lube. One of the ladies also waiting for her car asked if had bought the bag + shoes together or if it was just a happy coincidence. ;)

4. My makeup on Friday.

5. Look who was all productive while watching the Bourne Legacy on Friday!

6. My dad bought me an awesome calendar full of Ford pickups!

7. Maddie made the most delicious cake pops!

8. Biggest bag of cereal. Ever!

9. Don't get down on my Walmart love! I mean, where else can you buy food, tires/car batteries, ball jars and washi tape all in the same place!?

1. Wah Wah Watusi // The Orlons

2. The Twist // Chubby Checker

1. My newest obsession is doo wop music, and Wah Wah Watusi is def one of my new favorites!
2. Another fun doo wop song. This one is so much fun to dance to!

1. Once Upon a Time season 2

2. Downton Abbey season 3

3. The Help

1. You guys! I just love this show so, so much! Especially the whole Bell/Rumpelstiltskin thing, and I actually feel bad for Regina!
2. This season is really good so far, and I love some of the happy stuff going on, but - unfortunately - I know some of the stuff coming up, and I am not looking forward to it!
3. This is one of my favorite movies! The fashions are great, the music is great, the cars are amazing, and the story is so inspiring! If you haven't seen it yet I definitely recommend popping it in!

Lately {It's Begining to Look a Lot Like Christmas}

1. Enjoying my new Betsy Johnson sunglasses from Little Black Bag.

2. Making perogis for Thanksgiving with my little sisters

3. The farmers market in the town where I work has been replaced with a Christmas tree farm.

4. Maddie's cranberry cobbler

5. Maddie got me this ah-mazing necklace from Claire's!

6. I really want this Christmas tree ornament!

7. I love this little red cacti!

8. My family finally put our tree up.

9. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy - a Christmas tradition with my family.

 

1. River // Haley Westenra

2. Let it Snow // Celtic Woman

3. The First Noel // Josh Groban

4. Peppermint Winter // Owl City

5. White is in the Winter Night // Enya

1. Maddie got me the Haley Westenra Christmas album for my sixteenth birthday and I still love it! It's definitely become a Christmas tradition for me.

2. Celtic Woman used to be one of my favorite bands and this is still one of my favorite renditions of Let it Snow.

3. Over the weekend I finally bought Josh Groban's Christmas album. He's def one of my favorite artists - I mean, his voice is so amazing and I really love this song sung by him.

4. Peppermint Winter is Owl City's one and only Christmas song so of course I'm listening to it! It's a really fun/funny song for Christmas. I really wish Owl City would do a whole Christmas album.

5. And Winter Came was one of the first whole albums I bought on iTunes and it's still a favorite of mine! I remember listening to it the whole time I worked on NaNoWriMo in 2008, and it's another album that's become a Christmas tradition with me.

1. Once Upon a Time

2. Doc Martin

1. This show was on again last night after a week break, and it was really good to get back to it! I can't wait to see what happens with Cora (and am I the only one who is really liking Mr. Gold and Regina this season?)

2. My family forgot about this show for a while, but we've started watching it again and the season we're on right now (three, maybe?) is really good! I'm glad to see that it looks like Doc Martin and Louisa are sort of getting together. *winks*

Lately {Food + An Abundance of Owl City and Katy Perry}

1. Red velvet + a chocolate long John + coffee for breakfast on election day. ♥

2. The problems with wearing bright red lipstick and drinking Starbucks.

3. Birthday cake ice cream and chocolate ice cream with magic shell - two of my favorites!

4. Maddie found an easter egg gumball still hiding in our house!

5. I put up a shelf in my room all by myself! I'm so proud! (Even if it is a bit crooked)

6. I wore chevron Forever 21 flats to work on Saturday - just in case y'all were wonderin'

7. Drinking Italian cream soda pop Friday night.

8. The necessities of a good manicure (tried the ol' Pam method of drying nails, but the jury is still out on the result)

9. Finally jumped on the Afterglow bandwagon + the last rose of summer.

1. Part of Me // Katy Perry

2. When Can I See You Again // Owl City

3. Hot N Cold // Katy Perry

4. Dreams and Disasters // Owl City

1. I've really kind of fallen in love with Katy Perry's music. So many of her songs are just so uplifting and encouraging - and this is definitely one of them. ♥
2. I just can't stop listening to this song yet. The music is so wonderful, and the lyrics are so upbeat and happy and encouraging ("life's too short to take it slow" I agree!)
3. Guilty pleasure. I accidentally bought a non-edited version one (what does "radio edit" mean if not "no swear words"!?) so I skip the B word.
4. Another really, really encouraging song during a less-than-peachy time. *winks*

 

1. The Amazing Spider Man

2. Once Upon a Time season 2

1. This movie was fantastic! Not that I didn't know that it would be, but I just felt like that needed to be said. Andrew Garfield is - IMHO - the best Peter Parker ever, and despite how much I love Bryce Dallas Howard, Emma Stone is my favorite Gwen Stacie. (I love Emma Stone!) She's just too cute!

2. This weeks episode was really good, and I loved learning more about Red, but I felt like it just wasn't as "OMG WHAT WILL HAPPEN???" as usually. Am I crazy, or do any of you agree with me?

Lately {Wreck it Ralph + Betsy Johnson Dresses}

1. I finally got When Can I See You Again on my iPod! So happy!

2. Got my very first Little Black Blag box with two Betsy Johnson bracelets in it! I love 'em!

3. My Urban Outfitters haul! Total spent: only thirty bucks! Score!

 

1. When Can I See You Again // Owl City

2. Part of Me // Katy Perry

3. Hot N Cold // Katy Perry

4. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together // Taylor Swift

1. Ok, I know that every time a new Owl City song comes out I'm like "it's a new Owl City song so of course I like it" but I really just want to talk about why I love Owl City so much. All of Adam Young's songs are just so happy, upbeat and encouraging. It echoes exactly how I try to look at life, and I love that.

2. Confession time: I had never heard this song before watching the movie, Part of Me. I know, where have I been? Under a rock!? But I'm making up for it by listening to it nearly non-stop now. It's such an encouraging song, and really puts into words a lot of what I've been feeling lately.

3. I bought this song on iTunes, since it said it was a "radio edit" but after buying it I realized that the "b" word is still in it. Boo! How is that a radio edit!? So now I just mute it when that part comes up since a) I already bought it and b) it's a fun, catchy song to listen to on the way to work.

4. This song is back on my playlist owing to the fact that it's also a very good vent for how I'm feeling lately.

 

1. Part of Me

2. Sherlock season 2

3. Wreck it Ralph

1. My mom and Maddie and I took the opourtunity of my dad being out of town to finally watch the Katy Perry movie. I. Loved. It! I've liked Katy Perry's style for a while now, but after seeing what an incredibly strong lady she is, I'm even more of a fan!
2. I finally got around to finishing season two of Sherlock! Yay! It was a really good episode despite feeling a bit rushed (but then, I thought all of the episodes in season two felt rushed), and I really liked getting a chance to see John and Sherlock's friendship again. I have to admit, though, that the ending didn't really hit me until the next day. So sad!
3. Loved it! I figured it would be pretty fantastic considering a) the preview looked great and b) there was an Owl City song in it, and it was really good! The little girl was super-duper cute, and the plot-line was really good - and don't even get me started on the soundtrack!

Lately... {New OC Song + a Favorite Disney Show}

1. Bought myself a chocolate bar after a hard day of work. I so earned that!

2. My dad took me to Chipotle for lunch. So delicious!

3. Loving my new designer shoes!

4. Teen Vogue is my magazine of choice.

5. Having said that, I'm also a huge fan of Lauren Conrad.

6. Chocolate malt cupcake! It was delicious.

7. Lunch with my mom and Maddie at this awesome hot dog place we finally tried.

8. I carved my pumpkin with the Avengers "A" you know, like an "A" for "AWESOME!"

9. I wore my new ring + a matching dress yesterday + even got outfit photos. Score!

1. Catapult // Breanne Duren

2. When Can I See You Again // Owl City

3. Galaxies // Owl City

4. Good Time // Owl City

5. When Can I See You Again // Owl City

1. Re-discovered one of my favorite songs from my girl crush, Breanne Duren. She's just so talented!

2. Saturday night I realized that Owl City has a new song! It's for the Disney movie, Wreck it Ralph, and I am - of course - in love. Adam has a way of writing everything that's on my heart: "Life is way too short to take it slow." Yep, it's official... Adam Young and I are kindred spirits.

3. One of my all time favorite Owl City songs. Such a great message and also reminds me of some really good times I had once upon a time... I need to do a post about that sometime.

4.  No explanation needed. (I honestly don't think any song has ever been played this much for this long ever!)

5. Confession: when I find a new song I like, I may or may not listen to it 24/7 for the first few weeks/months. *coughs* Good Time *coughs*

1. Once Upon a Time season 2

2. Snow White and the Huntsman

3. Sonny With a Chance

1. I'm still really loving this show! I look forward to watching it every week. My family thinks it's a bit confusing but for some odd reason I seem to be able to follow it easily. I also love all the characters - even Regina and Mr Gold. Imagine that!
2. Finally got around to watching Snow White and the Huntsman. It wasn't horrible, but I was hoping it would be a bit better. I felt like there wasn't much explaination about what happened to Snow White and, you know, the hunstman... Still, not bad considering it has Kristen Stewart in it...
3. After nearly two years I'm still heartbroken that this show is no more. My parents bought one of the episodes on iTunes (Chad without a Chance - so funny! Easily one of the best episodes!) and we all had fun watching it again. We hadn't seen it since Netflix took all the Sonny with a Chance episodes off the instant cue 6+ months ago. (That was a sad day.)

Lately... {Packages and Country Music}

1. This week I passed 100 followers on Instagram! Woohoo!

2. Remember when I said those $2 cups of coffee would add up? Well, it's already started...

3. Laying out an outfit the night before allows me to sleep in a few minutes longer the next morning.

4. I park under this tree whenever I have the chance. It's so gorgeous!

5. Came home from work to find two packages for me! Made it all worth it!

6. My Ipsy bag this month. My favorite yet!

7. What was in my other package! Too bad I have to exchange them for a half size smaller. :(

8. No one would re-watch Downton Abbey with me so I started re-watching it by myself.

9. Went to Target for some new tights and ended up doing some retail therapy!

1. Sailboats // Sky Sailing

2.  Behind the Clouds // Brad Paisley

3. Real Gone // Sheryl Crow

4. Life is a Highway // Rascal Flats

5. Good Time // Owl City

1. This is a favorite song of mine - as are all of the songs on An Airplane Carried Me to Bed -  it's such an emotional sounding song, and I just love the reference to Audrey Hepburn! ♥

2. I really love this song. It reminds me so much of visiting my aunt and uncle's ranch in Missouri, and my friends out in Wyoming. And let's face it - Brad Paisley really is just one of the best country artists ever.

3. This used to be a favorite song of mine and I've started listening to it again. I just really love the Cars soundtrack, ok?

4. Now that I think of it, I really have been listening to a lot of country music lately... maybe seeing my Aunt Mary last weekend got me started on it. I really just want to go back out to Missouri and then Colorado/Wyoming. I need me some country time. ♥

5. Do I really need to explain yet again why I love this song?? I've been singing it at work all week! (Because, you know, Pandora never plays it anymore. Why Pandora, why? I thought we were buds...)

1. From Time to Time

2. Doc Martin

3. Once Upon a Time season 2

1. Viki commented on my last outfit post and recommended this movie. Of course I couldn't resist a movie written by the same writer of Downton Abbey (especially one with Maggie Smith in it!), and it was absolutely fantastic! Really cute and sweet story. Definitely want to watch it again sometime!

2. I love this show (but then, what British Show don't I like!?). And even thought he's grumpy, and a bit gruff, I just love the Doc and I just can't wait until he gets together with Louisa!

3. This season is definately not disapointing! Despite the fact that I find Snow just the tiniest bit annoying, I'm really loving it so far! I'm actually really liking Regina and so far my only complaint is that Mr. Gold needs to be in more! Also, are me and Maddie the only ones who think that Henry looks like a younger version of Adam Young!?

Lately {Veggie Tales + Makeup}

 

 1. A cake pop after work.

2. These three things are like gold to me!

3. The rainy day was gorgeous but it def made my outfit photos interesting!

4. This is what it took for me to get outfit photos in the rain (yes, that's a grocery bag)

5. All packed for my weekend - including four pairs of shoes!

6. I loved the cosmetic mirror in the hotel room!

7. I felt so classy with a cup of coffee in my hand and a clutch under my arm!

8. There were life sized Veggie Tales characters in the Sunday school rooms of the church my uncle's wedding was at. The six year old in me was thrilled!

9. A minty chocolate pop rose at the wedding reception. They were so delicious!

 

1. Good Time // Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen
2. That Don’t Impress Me Much // Shania Twain
3. Fairytale // Sara Bareilles
4. Captains of the Sky // Sky Sailing

1. I know, I know... would I stop listening to this song already? I just can't help how good it is and how much I love it!
2. This was a favorite song of mine a couple years ago, and I recently rediscovered it. It's just such a catchy song and I really love listening to country music sometimes.
3. This song was also a favorite song of mine several years ago, and despite it being a bit depressing, I still sort of like it. Sara Bareilles is extremely talented.
4. I heard this song playing in H&M last week while I was doing some shopping and I just feaked out! Sky Sailing is one of my favorite bands ever but I've never heard it on the radio! I was practically running around the store going "Mooooooom!!! It's Sky Sailing!!!" Luckily the store was mostly empty. *winks*

1. Once Upon a Time season two
2. Kitchen Nightmares
3. Doc Martin

1. Just watched the second episode last night and it's so good so far! I was a little worried about how it would be with the curse broken, but it's still soooo good! I can't wait to see the next episode!

2. Maddie got me started on this show and now my whole family is addicted! Basically this extremely successful British chef, Chef Ramsey, comes into failing restaurants, takes over, and tells the owners what to do to fix the place. It's really good!

3. Another British show. It's about a doctor from London who moves to a small, island town called "Portwenn." He's kind of grumpy and grouchy, with sort of a Sherlock-esque personality, but it's really good and interesting. We're on season 2 of 6 and right now I'm just really hoping that the doc gets together with his lady friend! ♥

Lately {My Room + Magic Returns}

 

1. I wore a really cute outfit to work on Wednesday, but - due to a dead camera battery - I couldn't get any outfit photos. Boo!

2. I am completely addicted to caramel flavored candy corn.

3. My new dress + adorable note from Kaelah!

4. My pretty bed ready for me to get in it. ♥

5. I've always wanted a vanity, and now I finally have (a mini) one!

6. My new dress from the Forest Bootery. I'm in love with the collar on it!

7. Matchy-matchy!

8. Writing notes to myself before bed.

9. Just when I thought froyo couldn't get any better they make cake batter froyo!

1. Work of Art // Rachel Platten

2. We are Never Ever Getting Back Together // Taylor Swift

3. Get Back // Demi Lovato

4. Call Me Maybe // Carly Rae Jepsen

5. Good Time// Owl City

1. Yes, this is still on my playlist! What can I say? When I like a song I like it for a looooong time!

2. And yeah, so is this one. Taylor Swift is good for dealing with drama.

3. I used to loooove this song a couple years ago, and I'm definitely rekindling my love with it the past few weeks! ♥

4. This one snuck it's way back onto my playlist. *winks*

5. Ok, so in all honesty, I haven't really been listening to this song this week, but it came on at work yesterday when I was just exhausted/not feeling well and I swear it was like a miracle! ♥

1. Doctor Who Season 7

2. The Help

3. Once Upon a Time Season 2

1. Finally finished the fall part of season 7 of Doctor Who. I thought that the season finale was the best written episode of the bunch and was very well satisfied with the way they summed everything up. I have to admit, though, that I'm still wary of Oswin - I wasn't a particular fan of her in the Asylum of the Daleks... What did you all think? Leave me a comment - I'm dying to discus it with other Whovians!

2. I love this movie - a lot. Emma Stone is so fantastic and the entire movie is just so well written/acted. And since Bryce Dallas Howard is also a favorite actress of mine,  having her in there can only make it more awesome! (Even if her character is pure evil.)

3. Am I the only one excited about the return of Once Upon a Time?? I thought last season was fantastic, and I have really high hopes for this season. I'm a really curious/a little unsure as to how the whole "magic-in-this-world" thing will pan out, but that's probably just because I've become sort of used to being disappointed in my favorite shows lately. *winks*

P.S. Do you all like the new fonts in this post? I decided to switch it up and use something other than Lullaby for once, and so far I really like it! ♥

Lately... (BBC Shows + Cleaning My Room}

1. I love that - for the most part - my hair looks great when I get up in the morning. Especially on days when I over sleep...

2. You don't really appreciate how long it takes to heat something up in the oven until your microwave is broken. So glad we got a new one!

3. I found these notebooks in my room. They're all filled with school stuff I haven't needed for months. This is why I'm cleaning out my room, y'all!

4. My little sister packed me a lunch for work and this is the bag she used! How adorable!! ♥

5. My dad helping me with a special room project. I can't wait to show you all it!

6. I don't know how this is comfortable, but she looked soooooo cute!! ♥

7. Trying on dresses in Deliah*s. If this had been longer I'd have been tempted to buy it. :(

8. Froyo with Maddie!

9. I've gotten back into the habit of taking outfit photos regularly and I love it. ♥

1. Work of Art // Rachel Platten

2. I Am the Doctor // Muray Gold

3. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together // Taylor Swift

4. The Avengers Theme // Alan Silvestri

5. Dreams and Disasters // Owl City

1. This song is still on my playlist because a) I love it and b) it makes me feel inspired/encouraged. ♥

2. Doctor Who was on again on Saturday night and I wore a TARDIS t shirt on Sunday so of course I had to listen to this song on the way to work!

3. This song got me through some very difficult drama earlier this week. So thanks for that Taylor.

4. TOMORROW, Y'ALL! Need I say more?

5. Another really encouraging and inspiring song - plus it includes Adam Young!

1. Doctor Who season 7

2. Wallander

1. Still watching Doctor Who season 7, although I can't say that I'm anymore impressed than I was after the second episode. It all feels very rushed (and at the same time it feels like they're just killing time till the Ponds leave...) and I'm very disappointed that the Ponds leaving will not be a two parter. Steven Moffat I'm ready for you to quit Doctor Who...
2. A BBC mystery show featuring Tom Hiddleson. It has to be good, right!? (In all seriousness it is a fantastic show and Tom Hiddleson really is an incredible actor! Can't wait to see him as Loki again this week!)

Lately {Hair Changes + Iron Man Headphones}

1. Part of the walk from my car to the shoppe where I work. I work in one of the loveliest towns around. ♥

2. Some of the inspirational photos I took when I got my hair done on Friday.

3. One of the temporary tattoos I wore this week for National Suicide Awareness week.

4. The salon I went to served tea in mustache-decorated mugs. How perfect??

5. Delicious strawberry + cucumber limeade at P.F. Chang's.

6. This is a really great reminder after how bummed out I've been feeling lately.

7. Froyo is the best desert ever. Fact!

8. Ready to watch Psycho and The Birds at the outdoor theater with my aunt and my cousin the Z Dog.

9. Iron Man headphones! Every eighteen-year-old girl's dream. ♥

1. Work of Art // Rachel Platten

2. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together // Taylor Swift

3. Sailboats // Sky Sailing

4. The Avengers Theme Song // Alan Silvestri

1. I found this song because it's the theme song for Jane by Design. It's so catchy and sweet sounding! It also reminds me a lot of a Carly Rae Jepsen song...

2. Let's just say that I'm having one of those months and leave it at that, ok?

3. Ethan's the one who pointed this song out to me - and how epic is it that Adam mentions Audrey Hepburn in it?? Besides that it's a gorgeous, sweet tune. ♥

4. This song makes even driving to the store feel like a mission to save the world - oh, and did I mention that the movie comes out a week from tomorrow? I know, it's awesomeness. *winks*

1. Jane By Design

2. Doctor Who Season 7

1. Saturday night/Sunday Morning I stayed up till 7am finishing season one of Jane by Design (I know, crazy right??) My biggest complaint? That there won't be a season two.

2. Watched episode three last night. Didn't like it as much as the first two - and is it just me or is the Doctor getting really arrogant/dangerous again?? I'd say it was time for a new Doctor but apparently the 11th will last through 2014, so I'm not exactly sure what's going on there...

Lately {Food + Shopping in Chicago}

1. Salted caramel mocha frappuccino = delicious.

2. Cinnamon roll french toast + sausage + a fruit cup for breakfast

3. A Jolly Rancher someone gave me at work (it's a long story)

4. Maddie getting her makeup done at Mojo Spa

5. Gorgeous dresser + record player at Mojo Spa

6. This vintage camera canteen at Urban Outfitters reminded me of my friend Ethan.

7. Apparently UO also sells crickets - like to eat! G-R-O-S-S.

8. I wear suspenders now. Suspenders are cool.

9. My shopping haul from Sunday: two eye shadows, an indie dress and suspenders from UO.

1. Speed of Love // Owl City

2. Hot N' Cold (Clean Version) // Katy Perry

3. Akbar // Jeffery Dallas

4. Good Time // Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen

5. Get Back // Demi Lovato

1. This is yet another song from The Midsummer Station so of course it's on my playlist! Not one of my favorite favorite songs but still utterly fantastic!
2. I'm a little ashamed to admit that the clean version of this song has been a guilty pleasure of mine for a couple years. It's. Just. So. Catchy!
3. This is all Maddie's doing. She loves this song and bought it off iTunes so now we can listen to it whenever we're in the car. The good news is that the grandma's only line in this song is so hillarious is makes up for everything else. *winks*
4. Yep! This song is back on my playlist again! What can I say? It's a great song to listen to on the way to work. Trust me.
5. This was one of my favorite songs a few years ago, and it's finally resurfaced! Demi Lovato is so talented and I just adore her style while she worked with Disney! This music video is so fantastic - still easily one of my favorites ever!

1. Downton Abbey

2. Doctor Who Season 7

1. We finally finished the first two seasons of Downton Abbey! It's such a fantastic show and I highly recommend it! I cannot wait for season three! Anyone know when it starts?? (Pst! The first season is on Netflix instant and you all should totes watch it!)

2. On Saturday we watched the second episode of season seven of Doctor Who and I was very pleasantly surprised! I thought the second episode was a lot more fun than the first! But I'm starting to wonder if I'm the only who thought that... :-/

Lately... {Owl City + a Flea Market + Doctor Who}

1. Uploading my newest makeup video

2. Feelin' great in a dress + heels + bold makup on my day off

3. Bruschetta for dinner while watching Captain America after work

4. Me and my friend Ethan at the flea market on Saturday (post coming later this week!)

5. Jammy Dodgers to celebrate the Doctor Who season premier

6. My kitty was mad that I wouldn't let her eat Maddie's string cheese

1. Dreams and Disasters // Owl City

2. I'm Coming After You // Owl City

3. Metropolis // Owl City

4. Bombshell Blonde // Owl City

5. We are Never Ever Getting Back Together // Taylor Swift

1. This just might be my favorite song on the Midsummer Station. The music is fantastic and I loooove the lyrics "I wanna feel alive forever... follow the light through the dreams and disasters." I want to live my life - I want to feel alive and the only way to do that is to go through the "dreams and disasters. This is one of those songs where I feel like Adam Young has written exactly what I feel.
2. This song is so. much. fun! I love it! It's really upbeat and so much fun to drive to! Not the deepest of Owl City songs, but really fun nonetheless. ;D
3. This song is probably tie for my favorite song. It reminds me of a rainy day in the city - maybe that's why I love it so much. I love the chorus of "I left my heart in metropolis" because that's how I feel every time I got to Chicago and then have to come home. ♥
4. Not one of the best Owl City songs as far as lyrics go (not that their bad - just not as deep and sweet as usual) but let me tell you it's great for days where you just feel so fetching!
5. I'm not really a super huge fan of this song, but it's very catchy and I've found myself listening to it (I have to have something to listen to in between the Midsummer Station songs - I don't want to get sick of them, you know!) I will say, though, that music video is really weird... *wide eyes*

 

1. Contagion

2. Downton Abbey

3. Doctor Who season 7

1. When I first saw the preview for this movie I though it looked really good, and last week I finally got to see it! It. Was. Fantastic! And I'm honestly really surprised that I liked it, because usually I'm more of a "happily-ever-after" kind of gal, and this was - to quote Maddie - definitely "not the feel good film of the year!" It was an engaging plot, though, full of suspense, and the acting was superb, too! But let's be honest: with Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Gwyneth Paltro was there ever any doubt that it'd be good??

2. Over the past few days my family has become addicted to this show! We finished the first episode on Friday night and are now just one episode away from finishing the first season! It's the kind of show where you just have to find out what happens, and - despite a few historical inaccuracies - I'm really enjoying it. Who'd have thought that soap opera set in the early 1900's could be so good??

3. Started this on Saturday night, and - I know I'm going to slapped silly for saying this, but - I wasn't hugely impressed. I won't give anything away for those of you who haven't seen it yet, but I feel like they built up stuff in the previews and just glossed over it. I thought those elements were going to play much more into the next four episodes - not be summed up in the first one! I'm a little disapointed, but hoping that the rest of the season makes up for it. *winks*

Lately {Eating Out + Fashionable TV}

1. The cap to my iced tea is filled with wisdom. lol

2. My dad and Maddie and I went out for lunch and all three of us got a salad.

3. I love that TGI Friday's carries non-alcoholic slushies. Nicer than a diet coke without having to be 21 or older. *winks*

1. I Live Alone // Sky Sailing

2. Explorers // Sky Sailing

3. Embers // Owl City

4. Enchanted // Taylor Swift

1. This is one of my favorite songs by Sky Sailing. It's such a sweet melody, and I love how this song is sorta about wanting to grow up and see the world and chasing your dreams - at least, that's what I got from it. Sky Sailing is the kind of band, I think, where everyone could get something different from the same songs.

2. Another Sky Sailing song. All of Sky Sailing's songs remind me of summer days and lush fields bathed in summer light - so basically they remind me of the time I spend at my aunt and uncle's ranch in Black, Missouri.

3. Earlier this week Adam Young had Embers steaming for one day only. In my years of using the internet I've learned a thing or two - like how if you don't re-load a page you can continue playing whatever video/audio tracks are on that page. Needless to say I've been listening to this song a lot. I don't want to go into a real review right now because I'm saving that for next week, but let's just say that so far it's one of my favorite songs from the new album. *winks*

4. I love this song as long as I don't think of who it was written for, and what happened after it was released (Taylor Swift what were you thinking!?). lol

1. How to Steal a Million

2. Jane by Design

3. Charade

1. Finally finished How to Steal a Million with Audrey Hepburn. It started out a little slow, but once everything was explained and the story really got started it was really interesting!

2. I also finally finished the season finale of Jane by Design - just in time to learn that there will not, in fact, be a second season. Why does ABC just love to cancel my favorite shows?

3. Friday night my mom and dad and I watched Charade while Maddie was at a sleep over. I loved it! It's your classic 1960's spy film with a cute little romance in it, too. I think it's my second favorite Audrey Hepburn film (you just can't beat Breakfast at Tiffany's!) and it only helped that Cary Grant was in it - I love him!

Lately {A Weekend Away + Audrey Hepburn}

1. Working on blog stuff + writing emails till 2 or 3am. Yep, this is what I do sometimes.

2. Breakfast - granola + dried cherries + milk & doughnuts. Sounds healthy.

3. I'm so proud of myself for only packing one small bag + my train case for a weekend trip. Score!

4. Rockin' an up-do + floral sunglasses during our car trip.

5. The Illinois landscape.

6. Practical shoes for a fun day at the amusement park.

7. The ferris wheel. These things always remind me of Doctor Who episode, Rose.

8. My makeup sitting on the hotel window sill.

9. My new hipster ring (from my dad!) + the only drip coffee I ever drink

 1. Trains and Winter Rains // Enya

2. Eternity // Owl City

3. The teasers of the Midsummer Station songs on iTunes // Owl City

4. Call Me Maybe // Carly Rae Jepsen

5. Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore // The Boatrights

1. This is one of my favorites of all of Enya's songs. Ever since seeing the music video it always makes me think of Chicago at night in the winter - and St. Louis in the autumn during a shower isn't too far off, which made it the perfect song for this weekend.

2. You can read my review of this song here.

3. Adam Young recently released 1.5 minute preview of each of the unrelased songs from Midsummer Station (Owl City's newest album, scheduled for relase on the 21st of this year), and so far I'm addicted! I especially love Bombshell Blonde, and I'm Coming After You. ♥

4. This song is still on my playlist since it usually takes a week or two for me to get sick of a new song. *winks*

5. The Boatrights is one of my favorite bands. They're a little, unknown family band that used to play. They've since stopped preforming, and it's neigh impossible to find their songs anywhere anymore (although there is one more on YouTube - and it wasn't uploaded by me!). It's really sad, though, because they play some of the best Celtic folk music I've ever heard. This is one of my favorite songs by them.

 1. Pawn Stars

2. Breakfast at Tiffany's

3. Roman Holiday

1. This is one of the few shows that my whole family can agree on. Some of the stuff that comes into the pawn shop is just crazy, and I'm convinced that I'll become a better barterer from watching - which is bound to come in handy when attending garage/yard sales and flea markets!

2. My friend Ethan got me started on this movie and boy am I glad he did! It's one of my favorites - even if I couldn't exactly tell you what it's about. It's just such a cute, sweet movie. ♥

3. When Molly heard that I liked Breakfast at Tiffany's she suggested I watch this movie. We watched it last night and - though I didn't like it quite as much as Breakfast at Tiffany's - I did really like it! I just wish the ending was a bit happier...

Lately {Sweets and Board Games}

1. S'mores cupcakes for my mom's birthday

2. Breakfast with my sister. Yummy!

3. Spending Sunday afternoon playing Monopoly. ♥

1. Blow Away // A Fine Frenzy

2. Call Me Maybe // Carly Rae Jepsen

3. Electric Twist // A Fine Frenzy

4. Home // Ok Sweet Heart

1. Maddie got me started on this song, and I love, love, love the melody and vintage-y sound of it. ♥
2. After weeks of saying how I didn't like this song (based on the chorus I'd heard) I finally listened to the whole thing... and then ate my words. Despite the rather kitschy sound of the chorus, the song in it's entirety is actually really good! I understand the hype now. In fact, I'm addicted too.
3. A second song by A Fine Frenzy this week. Maddie got me started on this one, too, and I love this upbeat, fun song!
4. This song is still on my playlist. It's just such a fun, vintage-y sounding song. I can't help it.

Lately {Pyrex and Tangled}

1. Lots of casual outfits this past week (tee shirt not pictured).

2. It's a big hat day! (Big hat courtesy of Maddie.)

3. A pretty graduation present from my aunt in California!

4. Got to spend a lot of quality time with this little cutey this week!

5. Pretzel roll + half an eclair + half a brownie + an Izzy soda = perfect snack.

6. New dress! Thrifted this beaut for just $6! It'll be perfect for my uncle's wedding this autumn.

7. Spent some hard earned cash on makeup this week! (clockwise: L'Oreal

8. My mustache key chain. Can't believe I haven't photographed it before now!

9. Saturday night Molly and I spent an hour skyping + going through our Pyrex collections. After putting aside the pieces for her + the ones to get rid of, my collection fits in ONE box!

1. Only Hope // Mandy Moore

2. When Will My Life Begin // Tangled

3. Home // Ok Sweetheart

1. This song was recommended to me by a friend early in the week and I just love it! It's such a lovely song. ♥
2. Listening to Only Hope by Mandy Moore made me want to listen to When Will My Life Begin - so I did. It's just such a fun song! And I mean, seriously, who can help but like all the Tangled songs??
3. I found this song through Beth's blog, and I love it so much! I've baked chocolate chip cookies twice in the past week (don't you judge me!) and both times I listened to this song. Also, I'm longing for kitchen like that! All the Pyrex and a gorgeous Kitchen Aid mixer?? *swoons*

Lately {My Superhero Obsession}

 1. My kitty found the one spot of sunshine in the room for her nap.

2. You can't tell very well in this picture, but for some reason the front two sections of my hair decided to straighten out that day. It was weird.

3. Finally got me some more fro yo. I wish Tutti Frutti wasn't 45min away. *sadface*

4. I took Maddie to see the midnight showing of Dark Knight Rises for a late birthday present - I went as Cat Woman!

5. I don't care what else he's ever in, Jeremy Renner will always be Hawkeye to me. ♥

6. Attended a second wedding as an assistant photographer on Friday.

7. Chillin' out with Owl City on my way to said wedding.

1. Shoot to Thrill // AC/DC
2. Live to Rise // Soundgarden
3. Good Time // Owl City and Carly Rae Jensen
4. The Avengers Theme // Alan Silvestri

1. This song is featured in Iron Man 2 - at the beginning of the Stark Expo. It's not something I would usually listen to, but now that it's associated with one of my favorite movies, it sorta has good memories attached to it. ♥

2. This is another song I wouldn't normally listen to, but every time I hear it I'm back in the dark theater waiting for the credits to roll before the special, after-credits-scene in the Avengers. Again, good memories can make all the difference. ♥

3. Yes, this song is still on my playlist. What can I say? I'm consistent. 

4. Seeing the Dark Knight Rises made me realize just how much I love the Avengers. Therefore, this song is making a comeback on my playlist.

Lately...

1. Wearing my Jeffery Campbell knockoffs with a Molly Marie original.  

2. This is what I wore for a day of blog work + TV. Score!   

3. My wingtip eyeliner actually turned out for once!

1. Way to Mandalay // Blackmore's Night

2. Galaxies // Owl City

3. Ghost of a Rose // Blackmore's Night

1. This song always reminds me of the summers I spent in Missouri, and the renaissance faire. We listened to it lots in apprehension of going back to the ren faire this past Saturday. 

2. This song has been coming up on shuffle lots and I'm not going to complain!

3. This is another song that reminds me of Missouri/the ren faire, so of course we've been listening to it lots, as well!

Sorry this post is a bit short! I've not really been paying attention to what music I listen to, or taking many instagram pics since I've had company! Next week's Lately post should be longer.