or forever hold your peace....

Newest obsession: Taylor Swift's new album 'Speak Now'.. I dont know if I can handle the excitement of Taylor Swift and Brooke Fraser both coming out with freaking great new albums in the same month.. these gals need to get together on these kinda things and help me out...

OR WHAT IF:: they got together and wrote music. time out. my mind just exploded.....

pause.......
.........pause....
still getting over it.....

okay, moving on....


so anyway the new Taylor Swift album is really great. I can't stop listening to it.. the other day one of my life group girls set her fb status to say that' taylor swift is the best thing that ever happened to teenage girls.' I have to agree, but i also must add that she is the best thing (besides brooke) that has ever happened to girls... in general. she sings all our anthems of love and hopefulness, and heartache... and she's right on the money.

last night bronson and i sat on the floor of my kitchen and he let me show him all my favorite songs off the album.. and he listened intently to every word.. he's so sweet.. i think i'll keep him :)

the great outdoors...

I went camping this weekend... i hadn't been camping in something like 4 years.. That's too long a time if you ask me. It rained a little.. but mainly, i loved it. Some pics for ya:

sunday...

Wellll, since i let you in on my saturday, i'll give you a peak at my sunday as well.. it was a glorious fall celebration.. i woke up and rode my bike to the coffee shop downtown.. for the duration of the 10-minute voyage i had brookie's flags blaring in my ears and i sang with her, joyful and triumphant, the whole way there.. which i think is appropriate for an adorable music video..

later on i went to NLC and got to be part of worship for the 5pm service and elevation. life is a blessing :)

saturday...

Today I've watched 3 episodes of gilmore girls and painted my toe nails...



also, there's something in the water...

kiss your life...

Last December me and two of my favorite friends took a trip to columbus OH.. we did some looking around in a really artsy part of town called the short north. among our many wanderings in and out of the old buildings in the short north, matty took us pondering through an adorable little paper shop.. and thank goodness, because it was here that we discovered some of the best advice that can be given. on tiny pieces of off-white paper, bits of wisdom have been etched in ink by the handy work of a typewriter.. i of course took pictures...

yesterday i came across this one as i was browsing thru my pictures.. as i often do... and i want to share it with you..






"You're blessed when you're content with
just who you are no more, no less. That's the
moment you find yourselves proud owners
of everything that can't be bought."

Matthew 5:4 TM