Your girl is lovely Hubbell.

when you and grandma watch The Way We Were...


there is n0 way you DON'T end up bawling your eyes out.
BRB gonna go jump off a cliff...
HE'S HER LOBSTER!

#mistywatercoloredmemories

P.s. Robert Redford? I can't- I just I can't.

tanksgivin' dinna!

IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!

the time where everyone gets together and designates a day where calories don't count and if you eat less than 5 dinners than you should be ashamed of yourself! but really, what a swell day. macy's day parade? check. jimmy fallon and the roots in macy's day parade? {swwoon} check! forgetting to go on a run? check. GRANDPARENTS!? check, check! top secret homemade pumpkin bread? chhhh-heck! cooking enough food for the state of tennessee for 6 people? you bet my bloated bottom dollar. {every year my family tries to cook less and less food. and i take it upon myself to do the exact opposite} oh yes, thanksgiving day in all its glory. kicking off the greatest 30 consecutive days ever. happy happy joy joy!

THE PLATE.

WHO SAYS YOU NEEDS MEAT!?

i've got the three main food groups.. BREAD, STUFFING {aka more bread}, and a dollop of veggies!

now this is where the real fun begins.

enter the main course.

that's right folks, DESSERT!

homemade cheesecake {like you gots be kidding me}

pumpkin pie.

apple crisp.

a more than generous serving of each that would make paula deen proud. and whilst we eat ourselves into a coma we turn on It's a Wonderful Life and revel in holiday traditions. which of course turns into getting on my mother for quoting all the lines and then fast forward ten minutes later and i'm quoting them with her.. ahh #family.

"HERE THEY COME!"

"MY LIPS BLEEDING BURT, MY LIPS BLEEDING!"

"SHE'S JUST ABOUT TO CLOSE UP THE LIBRARY"

"ZUZU'S PETALS ZUZU'S PETALS!"

"HOT DOG!"

in a state of total stuff-ation nation and pure sugar high we elfed ourselves and laughed for hours while pretending our dance skills were this good. also i do believe my calling in life was to be an elf. and also it should be noted that tessa's skills are that good! hip hoppin' dancing diva extraordinaire who can whip her hair like woah. {i'm not bitter. she just stole all the cool genes in the fam. its whateve.}

hope everyone's thanksgiving was button poppin', delish food eatin', and good time havin'! {also it seems i'm country now... so that's excitin'... okay i'll stop with that...}

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!

Kodak FunSaver 3000- TAKE 2

the prettiest movie theater i ever did see.

too bad the inside doesn't match the outside.

#ijudgedabookbyitscoveranditfailedme

i really don't ever get tired of sweet cece's.

i mean its got all the food groups. basically.

breeafaaast, lunch n munch, and dinneh. all day, everyday!

despica... de de des

des despicable me.

despicable me!

had to fight off a giant dragon on my way to the movies. if you think he's frightening now, you should of seen him before i plastered him to the wall, sentencing him to a life of misery. {hey, what can i say. i really wanted to get to the movies!}

a big top cupcake for a BIG ANNIVERSARY!

it was my grandparent's 50th year of being married!

huzzah!

smores&campfires.

friends watching friends!

"Now our Neil must decide
Who will be the girl that he casts aside?
Will Betty be the one who he loves truly
Or will it be the one who we'll call L-L-Lulie?
He must decide, he must decide
Even though I made him up he must decide"

hope your day is outstandingly marvelous!

i miss...

sometimes i wish i could live close to all the people i love.

i miss chelsea.

csi marathons and girl talk galore.

making pottery and nashville adventures.

super salad and baking cupcakes.

and i miss the rest of the mills family.

{marty, suzy, zayne, and dash}

i miss memo.

long talks and encouraging words.

memories and tons of sweets.

crafts and the cat, smokey.

late night tv and dark chocolate edamame.

i miss tess&emma.

mellow mushroom overload.

game board marathons and favorite movies.

car rides with music blasting.

dance parties and cookie baking.

i miss jared.

best friends.

arrested development and franklin adventures.

sonic drinks and lots of music.

random games and nashville.

i miss all my friends in peru.

sublime and funny games.

slang spanish phrases.

incredible worship services.

lots of jokes and peruvian food.

haus of cheesecake.

i'm back in nashville and all i can think about is how i want to flee to the cleve. i tried to convince Memo into getting a blog. no such luck. but before i jet-setted {i like to pretend i wear a creme suit with a giant pashmina and some sultry heels when i travel and i have long flowy hair, when reality i'm wearing a blue striped skirt with a t shirt.} we had to stopped at CHEESECAKE FACTORY {normally i don't like chains. oh wait, thats not true, i so do} why must their food be so decadent and so giant?! i love it. and the restaurants always look like castles. so i feel like a most important guest. {that is until they squish you so close between tables you can hear the old man two tables down chomping on his beets.} but i'll do anything for one bite of the heavenly cheesecake.

me and Memo got the same thing! {actually we got the same think every restaurant we went. too funny.} chinese salad with edamame instead of chicken. so light and fresh. and the leftovers are the greatest. {we might as well have been sitting on the highest tower of the great wall of china, watching jackie chan do insane stunts whilst sipping on some green tea}

caught Memo mid-bite.

"you'll thank me later for taking all these pictures!"

"oh i don't know about that. not if they will be all over your blog"

you can't go to the cheesecake factory and not get cheesecake. {its why you skip the bread, which i usually/always forget to do} i usually get CRAIG's CRAZY CARROT CHEESECAKE {seriously run to your nearest cheesecake factory and try this asap!} its layered with their carrot cake and classic cheesecake with dollops of cream cheese icing instead of whipped cream. but i was feeling like 100% cheesecake and something a little fruity so i got white chocolate raspberry truffle. deliciousness.

sadly now that i'm no longer in ohio its back to regularly scheduled meals. no more fancy meals complete with decadent dessert. it's back to reality where there is no shopping all day, no such thing as a 3 hour visit to adorable book shops like The Learned Owl, no more Smokey{Memo's cat}, no more wonderful stories of cupcakes and coffee, no late night crafting adventures. its back to my responsibilities. bleh. oh can't i go back!?

cookies and crafts.

somewhere, probably over the rainbow. there is a land where tables and floors look like this. ready at the drop of a pin to craft away. {needless to say, a little trip to joanns turned into an hour long shopping marathon for supplies. woops.}

we made what else?! GARLAND. i'm seriosuly overdoing {ODed} on the garland but i can't help it. i love it. we got little tiny canvases so that we could paint on them, and then we just hot glued it to some twine and VOILA! garland. we also used tons of glitter and beads and colors and fun things we found!

i did bliss. and i painted purple butterflies for the ends but they didn't make the picture. i used gold beads to glam it up a bit. {fergie was playing, i couldn't help it}

Memo is quite the crafter. look how wonderful her GLEE turned out. {which is funny because she totally got me hooked on the show glee. like i need another tv show guilty pleasure obsession.} but you can kind of see how much Memo loved the sparkles! my favorite is the butterfly on the first canvas. she put it right about the window into the kitchen. and i think it looks wonderful. you can tell our different styles. i was slightly jealous of Memo's more professional looking one!

no craft is complete without cookies! and these cookies are absolutely delicious. i was wanting some salty and something sweet. so i took a regular chocolate chip recipe and added pistachios. melt in your mouth. it makes me want a giant cup of lemonade, be sitting on a checkered blanket, and soaking in the sun with a good book in the park. after the first batch i decided to throw in a handful of craisons which ended up being the best decision i've ever made.

Chocolate Chip Pistachio Cookies

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons hot water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup pistachios
• 1 cup craisons
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F . Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add to batter along with salt. Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and nuts. Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased pans. Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.

chargrin falls.

the cutest little town near cleavland. complete with its own mini waterfall, delicious food, and the cutest shops {where i picked up a ton of goodies for an upcoming giveaway! i can hardly wait. seriously tempted to keep it for myself!} the sun was shining and the day was glorious. it makes me kinda want to move in with Memo!

there was a popcorn shop! and this adorable purple house with the most cutest trinkets. we spent 5 hours walking around, soaking in the sun, spending too much money, and indulging in delicious treats.

look at the sun streaming through! oh how glorious. {yes, Memo indugled me and took this picture. isn't she simply wonderful.} she told me so many stories. and now Aunt Eda is my new role model. she was fearless and hardheaded. this woman got hit by a car when she was riding her bike and would get in the ambulance. she also showed up to a wedding wearing sneakers and a visor. she does what she wants! same with Aunt Edna's sister Kathleen {Memo's mom. they both came to USA from Ireland.} she was so stubborn and vivacious. full of personality. {i'm pretty sure they would of been my best friends} it was truly a gift getting to listen to all these MEMOries. {yeah, i just did that. i'm with my grandmother, i'm allowed to be corny!}

we went to this funky little thrift store where we dug through countless sequined bags, stained shirts, and faux fur jackets to find a few gems like my new gold acorn necklace {i'm in love} and a simple 1960s dark navy coach satchel. {yes, satchel!}
JOEYS for dinner! {bonjourno. says Aldo the Apache} this quaint little italian restaurant that was so reminiscent of italy. {they made sure of it with all the italian memorabilia on the wall. 6 foot italy-shaped clock?! check.} Memo told me stories of her travels to Italy {she is a world traveler. Italy, Istanbul, Greece, France, Scotland, England, Ireland, Austraila..to name a few} while we munched on the bread dipped in olive oil and parmesan cheese that was to die for. and we both got the eggplant parmesan. {new headline- MEMO, the newest vegetarian: inspired by granddaughter} Delizioso! but i couldn't help quoting quotes joey from friends said all throughout dinner. "You're so far past the line, you can't even see the line. The line is a dot to you.” "Don't you remember when your mom dropped you off at the movies with a spoon and a big jar of jam."

orange buttercream cupcake.
words can't express how delicious this was. enjoyed with two mugs of green tea and two forks. one bite and Memo and i were floating on clouds of florida oranges whilst george clooney repeatedly told us how beautiful we were.
we ended the day with inglorious bastards and a glass of wine. {we concluded quentin tarantino and brad pitt were absolutely robbed at the oscars!} could every day be as lovely as this one? i wish. i hope your tuesday is absolutely delightful.

reasons #21, #142, #86, #205, #298, and #56

I love my grandmother, Memo. and what a joy it has been to spend some quality time with her. her stories, her jokes {Memo is quite the comedian!} and most of all her love. two days with her and she's already worked her magic and has made me feel invincible. there is something special about grandparents and there unconditional love. "to make a long story short" {Memo's most favorite and most used saying}, here are a few reasons {from this weekend} why i love her.

she is absolutely stunning. and she has so wonderfully passed down her luscious dark black locks to me. {everyone always ask where i get it from. and i lucked out big time!}

she always has strange yet insanely delicious treats waiting for me!

dark chocolate edamame?! who knew it was so incredible. don't worry i've already almost eaten half the container. {we enjoyed them whilst dying laughing at Zach Galifianakis on SNL. "nice beard." "i'm greek. this isn't a beard, its part of my eyebrow."}

we have to most marvelous time watching the academy awards {complete with gourmet cheeses and crackers, grapes, and even a molten chocolate cake for my birthday!} and we filled out our ballots to play a little betting game. Memo won! {what can i say? i was rooting for avatar and they just didn't pull through!}

i love her home. its filled with eclectic treasures. like this cu-cu clock.

she takes me on most epic shopping sprees. {i hadn't been to H&M in over a year!} needless to say we did some major damage.

i find little chelseas everywhere.

a face only a grandmother could love.

{oh my beautiful buck teeth! and yes, thats an abcrombie shirt that says yummy. i'm pretty sure i though it meant i liked delicious treats. and my eyebrows are as crazy as ever.}

so excited for 3 more days with Memo!

do you have anything wonderful you love about your grandparents? do you have a memory or a story?

p.s. you might of won an award!!