Yesterday, as mentioned in this list, my cousin Sabrina
had her Sweet 16 party and I - indeed - wore that little polka dot number.
I danced and spun around in it all night.
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WARNING: bit of a peep show below ;)
It felt/feels incredible to spend a day focused on yourself.
I got my hair blown out in the morning,
my first mani/pedi of the year
make-upped by sister,
drenched in polka dots,
and
fed, hugged, and loved yesterday.
So far, Spring Break has been awesome.
This past October weekend was lovely...
...until Monday had to limp in and gurgle it's way to my life.
There was a comfy, cozy Ugg boot + robe wearin' Saturday morning // kitty business waving all in the air // a sweet sister walk/jog on our jog/run trail // and the most hilarious picture message from my friend of her two littles ready for this year's Halloween.
There was a good chunk of craftroom time.
...and today, there's nothing I wouldn't do to be able to
do good work there from dawn 'til dusk.
Halloween was smacked onto our front stoop, and thus began the season of lit house.
December Daily's been on the brain. Can't help it.
Later this week, I'll post about the jump I got on it this past weekend.
Oh, and my obsession with this song just makes it worse:
Oh my goodness! I've been playin' it on loop! I can't stop.
I'm a sucker for soft, sentimental December originals.
During yesterday's early evening, sis and I dressed in our sweetest Fall best, and drove to the park and had ourselves a little photoshoot. Jus' cuz. I think siblings should do it more often. Above are our IGed [shoe shots].
Finally, there was a smorgasbord of artichokes (our autumn/winter delicacy) and a watching of the new Walking Dead episode.
I love my special Saturday and Sundays.
We got a FULL WEEK of no reprieve these next five days. I'm going to have eyes on the prized Friday afternoon at 3pm, and focus all my attention on getting there. I never thought I would feel like this in my lifetime job, but I'm working on that.
This week I have report cards to fill out, progress reports to complete, IEPs to construct, loads of lessons to pull out of my butt, and a new student to prepare for who supposedly enters my classroom in a week from today. Oh boy.
Not to mention: a PL week to finish, a blog to maintain, and Halloween costume embellishments to breathe into life.
To memories of the weekend!
Love you, weekend.
So whoops! I posted this list last week without the following images attached, but today here they are and Yay It's Friday!
To know me is to know I love Summer. Like, L.O.V.E. Summer...like I absolutely am its bitch. Days can never get too hot for me, I worship the sun...everything. Summer. IS. IT.
However -- being born and raised in New York -- that Summer lovin' time is short lived, and as John Mayer sings...
When autumn comes, it doesnt ask.
It just walks in, where it left you last.
And you never know, when it starts
Until there's fog inside the glass around your summer heart...
Fall has come. It blasts through. Leaves no trace of Summer. So I bes' be startin' to get used to it.
Here are the things that are my favorite about Fall:
These two, above, are from Target. First spotted here. Booties are the cutest, I think. They don't need to be worn for warmth, and are just sweet enough to say 'Hey, it's not 80 degrees anymore."
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Cliche, but whatevs. It's true. Pumpkin things taste YUM.
My favorites have been ShockTop's Pumpkin Wheat beer, store-bought pumpkin pie, Starbs' Pumpkin Spice Latte (duh!), and Dunkin's morning blend.
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Tea is my throughout-the-day warm beverage.
Coffee is restricted to just the morning, and only one cup, mayyyybe two.
MY tea of choice has been Yogi because they taste so damn delish (I like my teas spicy) and because the quotes are delightful (and spot-on most times).
Tea makes me smile BIG with closed eyes like an anime character.
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Halloween and 4th of July *tie* as my two favorite holidays, but whichever one's 'next' is the one I call my favorite. So...HALLOWEEN IS COMING, and it's my favorite holiday!
My para and I are going to dress up as Peanut Butter and Jelly
for the half-day of school on Halloween,
and that's enough for me to be excited about.
My birthday's always fun because I get to pick what my friends HAVE to do.
Last year we roller-rinked it. I had no voice. Good times.
It's always sweet to have a night out.
Finally, Thanksgiving is bomb. 'Nough said.
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AND...one of my FAVORiTE things about this fall is Sunday's coming of Season 3 of my favorite show: THE WALKING DEAD!!
If you have not watched it, I believe the whole 2 first seasons are going to play in a marathon starting tomorrow. You could also find it on Netflix, but OMG! So stoked!
That middle image is a little sneak of an outfit post to come Sunday as my little season 3 premiere blog party! (hint: click the 'ABOUT' button on the nav bar to see another sunday outfit post peek) Yay!
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Readers and Peepers, throw on your fall booties,
fill your bellies with pumpkin beer and yogi tea,
and get ready for Sunday on AMC!
Have a happy October weekend!
We are a bit Snooki & Jwoww, us two.
...just a bit.
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My friend, Elisa's, birthday bash at Sugar was Saturday, and like I said I was going to:
I dressed classy, and danced cheesy.
We all did.
Here are some shots:
My sister came with me as my date, because the boyf didn't come.
Whomp. Dumb.
I even made this image below with the tagline in mind:
"If ya like it, then ya woulda came to the party with it...oh oh oh...oh oh OH oh..."
Boyf or no boyf, my bish and my bitt were there, and they are two lights in my life.
I had my dancing booties on, and barely sat down.
If you ask me, it was the most perfect way to spend the Saturday night of a three-day weekend.
I ended up coming home the time I usually wake up: 3 - 3:30 am.
After we left, sis and I ordered take-out from the diner and
sat at our kitchen counter and scarfed it before bed.
SO MUCH FUN.
Today -- not so much.
Back to work.
Anxiety switch -- ON.
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..oh, and my dress is from asos
Triangles and diamonds, too. ;)
I wore this getup on Monday to teach the kiddies. My sister later told me it was a silly outfit, the way to boots exactly matched the dress...but I had the dress for about three years, and the boots were a purchase just this month.
I suppose I could get used the this fall business...
...at least it ain't winter.
Happy *fall* Thursday, nuggety boops!
This was me Monday -- heading back to school to for the first time since June.
[I did NOT miss being there.]
I wore my 'smock dress' because I can shove everything into the huge pockets.
(other essentials noted above) ;)
I've been in everyday for 5 to 6 hours this whole week.
How I feel from it:
Coo-Coo & sore! Haa haa! Yesterday, I did do some decorating, though, see HERE and HERE. That made me happy and excited amongst all the books and CRAP layed all over my room like a hoarder.
My new classroom has a bunch of storage, luckily, so today and tomorrow it's all a matter of figuring where I want to put everything.
BEFORE & AFTER pictures of the classroom will come next week.
Holy Moly...the KiDS come next week too. Gah!
Have a happy Thursday!
xOxO,
P.S. - Carmen Sandiego kitty-boop:
I love her sweet feets. ♥ ♥
Happy Thursday, visitors from The Nearsighted Owl! I'm PROUD OF MY SIZE!
I'm SOO proud of it, I drown it in fabric! Haa haa!
No...but seriously, this is my all-time favorite look for Fall.
I'll rock anything nipped under the bust, and then flowy to right under my ass cheek.
...and it's an old-lady salmon color, with florals on it?? Damn, that piece is mine!
I loooove patterns that look like they belong on an old lady's tablecloth, couch, or curtain.
With this look, I paired the old-lady flowy top with accents that kept it fresh:
...fedora...heart shaped earrings...chain strap purse...black stretch pants -- which -- can we PUH-LEASE pause to talk about: thank GOODNESS they made a come back!
They're my saving grace, my beloved black stretch-pants. I own multiple pairs and toss 'em on under everything in the Fall...EV-ER-Y-TH-ING!
Three cheers for black stretchies! Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray!
Now these sandals? ...they get compliments alllll the time. I don't remember where I bought them, but people love 'em. Even my mom. The other day she goes, "Oh, those shoes are nice."
I say, they're open enough to still say 'SUMMER', but closed enough to start whisperin' 'FALL'.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL STARTS IN TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY!!
HOT DAMN!!
like my stamp, above :)
'Love My Size' or 'I'm Proud of my Size' ...it's a really awesome link up.
HERE: my size is LARGE & IN CHARGE!
I explained in last week's submission more of why I joined this link up and what it means to me.
Instead of dwelling on not being a 'SMALL', I can use brain power on putting together outfits that make me feel good (like this one), and energy on taking pictures and being silly:
The End.
...for now.
Quick outfit details: shirt: F21 / stretch pants: Cotton On / fedora: Target / the rest: ??
Hi. |week 32| time.
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Nothing much to say. Some wishywashy-ness in |week 32|.
Two weeks to Labor Day & summer is over & work begins again.
One week 'til I'm back in my school as the Tazmanian Devil trying to get my classroom -- the room I'm going to be in most of days for the next ten months -- suitable and acceptable for 10 4th and 5th graders, one para, and myself. ...for the NEXT. TEN. MONTHS.
|week 32| shook the life out of my snazzy, jazzy July-type-summer self.
Let's see how this next week goes.
Get your own one little word { } RECORDED stamp, selfie. & bestie. stamp, and
[ shoe shot ] stamp over HERE.
Thank you. Love you.
Have a Super Sunday!
xOxO,
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For more of my past Project Life spreads, go HERE.
For more on Project Life itself, go HERE.
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Green-tipped teacher toes were trottin' me along this whole last full week of the school year.
Monday, the first day of sportin' them, my Melvin goes, "Miss Zampelli, new shoes? Ugh!"
"Ugh? What do you mean 'ugh'," I replied.
"No no," he said, "old lady...old lady."
He was in complete protest against them. The next day I wore them again and when I lifted my foot up to show him he said, "Horrible. Just horrible." :P
I think I worked 'em alright...
[shoes...Modcloth]
Gosh, only 3 and a half more days of the schoolyear left.
"We can hardly stand the wait, please Summer Vacay, don't be late!"
xOxO,
...and we're in April!
I'm so happy to have gotten through March in one piece. I feel my March|movement|Challenge was a BIG reason why.
I had set out to walk/jog/run/bike/move for at least one mile every-other-day in March, and as you can see, I did much more than that. I'm proud of myself because my goals were attainable. I am one to set crazy, outlandish goals, never achieve them and hate that I failed. This time around, I was real with myself and real with my schedule.
Below is the awesome result:
I love pairing exercise with documentation. Each picture is like a cheerleader.
I shall continue to document my movement (<--my {one little word} for 2012, in case ya weren't aware) for the next few months via instagram and here occasionally. I like to. It makes me happy. I reminds me to continue taking care of my body, so it can take care of me. It reminds me to be grateful for all it allows me to do.
It definitely needs a #hash (...and that's how I can tell I'm a social-media-dweeb. I categorize everything in my mind anyway, but now I need it #hash-tagged on all my devices. Lawdy Lawdy!).
I shall get back to you when I've decided on a #hash for my next movement/documentation project. For now...
...YiPPEE! It's April! We made it. We moved it. Now let's move some more. ;)
xOxO,
