our aspirations are wrapped up in books

I finished "Twilight", and I'm almost finished with "New Moon", the second book in the Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer.

I splurged and bought the last two books in hardcover.
I want to be able to read the next books without any hesitation, and I don't really want to break up the series with other books, although there is so much I want to read.


books book books


I'm a nerd and counted how many times Stephenie Meyer used the word "chagrin" in the first book. So far, none have been spotted in the 2nd book.

I ordered a bunch of stuff last night on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. I had a giftcard for Amazon that I've been meaning to use, so I ordered the two John Green books that were just released with new covers, "An Abundance of Katherines" and "Looking for Alaska." I ordered those on Barnes and Noble since they were cheaper with my membership card, along with "Red: The Next Generation of American Writers--Teenage Girls--On What Fires Up Their Lives Today" which has a story written by one of my favorite youtubers. And I got it for pretty cheap, because it was a separate seller through Barnes and Noble. SCORE!



I read this book already, but I feel like I have to support Nerdfighteria (and John Green)


Maybe when I finally meet him, he'll sign these books, because his brother signed the original copies of these books :)


I'm really looking forward to reading this book

I also bought the soundtrack to the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 movie, because my best friend and I saw it, and it was made of awesome. <3


Eric Hutchinson and Michelle Branch are on it!

Then I went to Amazon.com and bought Juno (the DVD) and Matt Nathanson's CD, Beneath These Fireworks. I love Matt Nathanson. (I'm going to see him for the 4th time in October! YESSSSS!)


If I was a flower growing wild and free all I'd want is you to be my sweet honeybee.


Matt Nathanson = omfg.

I'm also seeing Hanson twice in October, and going to my first ever Wizard rock concert in September. Yes, these events are pretty exciting.

And finally I'll end with this picture of this unusual but adorable flower on the sidewalk of one of the main streets I walk down to get the subway. I think it's paint.


The simple things in life that make me happy.

<3 kristin

pictures on the wall, pictures everywhere

my job


pizza box...


...and pizza <3


my beautiful cousins


nicole loves her malibu


mmm german potato salad


playing Left, Right, Center with the family (and fake money)


more cousins


mom and dad's 34th anniversary


aunt rita and nicole's birthday cake


nicole's 21st birthday cake (she loves fruit)


mom made peach cake with blueberries


trying to keep the candles from going out


nicole was tired at like 10:30, and I don't know if she made it to midnight (her birthday was the next day)


tried a new hairdo before


all the books I want to read. I'm missing a couple (I can't find them)

she works hard for the money

I signed up to work the whole day today.

I got into work around 9:30am.

By 12 noon I was beginning to regret agreeing to work the whole day.

2pm rolled around, and I was getting bored.

Lots of stuff started happening. The phone rang, the buzzer rang, I distributed mail, got one of my keys stuck in the lock of one of the doors.

It was eventful.

4pm came by, and I wanted to go home.

5pm arrived, and so did Roxy.

THANK YOU, ROXY.

Roxy and I bonded. She loves Hanson. This is an amazing thing.

She loves Zac. Also an amazing thing.

We talked about concerts, shared little anecdotes, and just did usual banter.

I was already pretty slap-happy from being at work all day. I'm sure that amused her.

I started reading Twilight. She was reading Breaking Dawn (Book #4 in the series).

We continuously made fun of Edward Cullen.

We wrote each other post-it notes saying, "Be Safe," or "pancakes and cereal." And other silly things.

I autographed a bunch of useless things we found in the box office.

We were that bored.

Working with Roxy is so much fun.

<3 kristin