Thinking Out Loud

Haiii there, friends! Can we take a hot minute to talk about how it’s already Thursday? 

WHAT.

Where is this week going? If someone finds it, please let me know since I don’t have enough hours in a day to get all the work I have done. While we’re getting closer and closer to the weekend, we’re also getting closer and closer (gulp) to my approaching finals. Judgement week begins on the 15th and it’s not going to be a fun intellectual journey to get to where I want to be in terms of preperation for them. Someone hold me 😯 .

But enough of that. Let’s get on to more fun things! Random musings, here we gooooo! As always, thanks to the lovely Amanda for hosting this edition of Thinking Out Loud. You’re a gem <3.

First off, how cool is Kelty? 

Kelty is one of my most colorful friends (in more ways than one) and I miss her like CRAZY. She’s off studying abroad for the quarter, but will be back after winter break . You might recognize her from the Never Merely Pretty post she wrote for my site. Anyways, she’s been doing all sorts of fun things to her hair since our freshman year of college, but recently went brunette. How does she pull everything off so well?!

Andddd here’s Martha!

Let me introduce you to Martha: one of my roommates, closest friends, and diva extraordinaire 😉 . She expressed some jealousy to me after noticing she hasn’t made an appearance on the blog yet, so I thought today would be the perfect time for her grand debut! Here she is in a picture I took over her and her boyfriend for their 1 year anniversary. So much cuteness <3. 

This cinnamon sugar grinder…

Found it at Trader Joe’s and couldn’t say no to buying it. Forget that I can just sprinkle normal cinnamon and sugar on my food, that just wouldn’t do when I know that something like this exists. So cute and satisfying to twist. Pshhh…. the things I spend my money on.

Oh! And on the topic of sweet things, you guys are the sweetest!

Super loose connection there, but I want to thank you guys for all of your positive feedback and support for my November Income Report. Not only do those monster posts take absolutely forever to write, so it’s nice to know that they’re helpful, but I’m always nervous about hitting the publish button for fear of sounding insincere about blogging. I blog because I 100% love the community, friends I’ve made, creative release it gives me, etc. You guys are the best. 

Cold weather is finally starting to hit California!

We had an insanely rainy day and, since then, the weather has started to get a little chillier. I took this photo today (after the big rain pour we had the day before) from our oceanside balcony (wow, do I sound spoiled saying that hahah) and couldn’t get over how stormy everything was. 

Via a friend’s Facebook status…. So true. I love my school. 

CHRISTMAS TREE!

One of my housemates went out the other day and picked up/decorated a tree for the house. This is a big deal for us since most of the time, we don’t get to have much holiday cheer until we head back to our hometowns for Christmas break. I can’t even how express how nice it is to wake up early in the morning and sip on some coffee with the glowing lights and sound of crashing waves. Heaven.

Want to know the best thing I’ve eaten this month?

THESE.

Decadent S’mores Cupcakes.

Argh. Drooling. *cue me passing out*

So since that basically leaves me as a salivating mess on the floor, I guess I’ll seeya guys tomorrow with another recipe that you won’t want to miss 😉 . It involves mini cast iron skillets, so you know it’s gotta be good!

Peace out, home skillets. 

(sorry I’m so painfully awkward sometimes)