12 Moments From 2010

Watching my brother graduate high school :)

Spending SIX HOURS in the salon with my favorite lady. :) We texted each other from across the room. Ha.

A play day with these kids. It was a fun adventure. :)

David Bazan+mewithoutYou concert at the Outland.

Road trippin' to Lawrence with Miss Ashley.

The day I started dating my best friend. I will never forget walking into my room to 100 paper airplanes.

Getting my feather tattoo. I love it. :)

Meeting Wayne Coyne, and seeing The Flaming Lips in Columbia with Jacob.
It's still so surreal.

Going pumpkin-patching, in search of the perfect pumpkin.

Being Tank Girl for Halloween, and going to see Rocky Horror.

Going to Ryan's wedding, and spending the holidays with Jacob.


Expanding my "tribe." Getting to know my parents' significant others, and getting a good grasp on juggling double holidays.

Eureka. Beautiful.

2010 feels like a year of duality to me. The first part was rocky, and the second went smoothly. It's like an even split. I learned a great deal about myself in the first half of 2010. I tied up loose ends. Closed chapters. Moved into a new house. Cut ties. Grew up. And reconnected. The second half feels like a blur. A great adventure. New beginnings. Late nights at the lake. A metamorphosis. A challenging semester. Clarity. Warmth. And new ambition.

Working on a goals list for 2011. :)

Love you, Mae

Magic

Merry Christmas, everyone! :)
Hope your Christmas morning has been magical.
I think the snow makes it perfect, don't you?
I've spent my morning with the fam, opening presents on the floor. We just got a bunch of blankets and pillows and made a sort of Christmas present fortress.
My baby brother got a new acoustic guitar, and he has been trying to learn "3rd Planet" by Modest Mouse all morning. :) Le sigh.




I look like such a lush... ha :) Mmm pink champagne!

(The aftermath)

Last night I spent Christmas Eve at my second home (ha ha) and opened presents with my lovely boy. He is the SWEETEST. I would try to explain my all of my gifts, but as most of them involve inside jokes, I'll just say that they were really really good and thoughtful. :)

This one was my favorite though... :)


And these were just way too cool.
Bracelets that look like focusing rings. I am in love.



And a few days ago, we took a little trip down to Eureka Springs, AK to stay in their pretty pretty treehouses! They were so
magical! I never wanted to leave.















This season is so lovely.

XOXOXO Mae

5 Things: Written Word Edition

Instead of 5 images that have inspired me this week, I thought I'd share 5 written works.
One is Sylvia Plath, one is by Ellen Bass, one... is an interview for Playboy by director Stanley Kubrick, which may be the most beautiful of all.... and the other two I am unsure of the origin, but they are lovely all the same.











Love, M

Holy Birthday Weekend, Batman!

I had three birthdays this year. Yep. Three.
Chalk it up to the joys of being a busy college student and a child of divorce. ;)
But it was a truly great one. And now I'm liquor legal! Woot!

FIRST, I went out for sushi with my Mum and her bf Kelly... the night before my birthday. And had a preemptive chocolate martini haha.. was fun. Oh, and my mum discovered photobooth... and I practically had to drag her away from my Macbook. lol Too funny.






Then, my Jacob came over and surprised me at midnight! He was so sneaky about it too! Ha. And he gave me the most gorgeous point and shoot. The sweetest.
Annnnnnd the next day, we went for ice cream and a movie. We saw 127 Hours at The Moxie.
My boy was tired...


And I definitely closed my eyes during the arm sawing part. Bleck.
He was brave. :) It was a great day.

AND then, last night, I went out for belated birthday dinner with my Dad, his gf Gena, and my Gramma.
We went to Avanzare, and had good italian food, vintage champagne, ice wine from Germany, and Tequila shots.. haha. And yes, my ninety year old gramma took it like a champ. :) So much fun.
I wore plaid and vintage boots. :)





Was a great weekend.
XO Mae

Wedding 2

So much fun with the boy. XO

Wedding

Goin' to a wedding this afternoon. :)
Pics later, perhaps.
I'm gonna freeze my bottom off.
Congrats to the cute couple! XO

Candy Canes & Birthday Plans

We have candy canes... everywhere... around my house.
Literally, everywhere!
And as a result, I find that I have eaten like 15 of them in the last week.
Like, absentmindedly walking around my house... with a candy can sticking out of my cheek.
It's been a rough week... ha.
I just want Christmas break to be here NOW.


... I think we're losing it. Ha ha.

This weekend is so busy! We've got a wedding on Saturday, and my birthday on Sunday :)
I've been fumbling for something to do, since it's so close to final exams, and since we're doing a belated celebration in Eureka Springs on the 21st. :) But I think I've settled on going to The Moxie to watch 127 Hours and drink wine with my boy. Sounds pretty perfect to me.


Hope you're staying warm this week!

XO M