first, FOOD
lunch was a mixed salad with avocado dressing
mix 1 bunch romaine, 3 quartered tomatoes, 1c. shredded cheddar, 1 small jar black olives, 3 chopped green onions together
dressing- 4 avocados, half cup mayo (replaceable), 3 tbsp. vegetable oil, salt, 3 cloves garlic, dash lemon juice: puree
toss everything together, presto amazingness!!
my mum picked me up some frozen mango (just the generic-brand, from the freezer section), and i'm telling yall, i'm hooked. frozen fruit, sometimes with a little cream, makes the best warm-weather dessert or anytime snack, hands-down.
dinner was out to chinese for my brother's birthday
in this area there are MANY ethnic restaurants, and a diverse range too, because of all the different peoples that reside in the northern VA. at this chinese restaurant, there were real chinese people eating, so we took that as a really good sign.
i had mo pu tofu, which was basically tofu in sweet-and-spicy sauce with peas and carrots. i was thinking "i could have made peas and carrots at home" but it was still really good.
for dessert we made a trip to coldstone i wasn't planning on. i always get the sugar-free sweet cream flavor, and today my mix-ins were fresh raspberries and coconut. my dilemma: only eat half, since it's already 10pm, and save the rest for tomorrow? or since its already late and i havent worked out already and there's a lower chance of me pigging out on other things since i've already had dinner, go ahead and finish it all?
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i finished it.
yum
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all in all, the weekend was pretty good. i went to my high school's graduation on saturday, since i know most of the class (my school is really small, and inter-twined with my church, like family), then hung out with my friend from waaaaaay back (6th through 12th grade), melissa! she slept over at my place, then we hung out again sunday afternoon. all of this was only possible because my dad drove my mom home and stayed with her-normally my job. but boy was it great to get out for awhile.
millsy stays with her grandparents, and we had the first dip of the summertime in their pool
this cracked-out picture is the best yall'll be getting, b/c i dont have a camera yet, and the camera on my phone went all funky. i am now truly stranded, on the camera-front. i feel like a part of me is dead.
clothes!
while waiting for my sister to get out of school, we stopped at salvation army to kill time. did i mention how much i love thrifting?? these photos are a bit sketch, but they are the best i can do. today scored a 80's-ish lemon chiffon-colored mini-dress, which is cotton, and tucked at the waist. also a medium-skinny brown leather belt, which i promptly paired with the dress, some brown sueded flip-flops, and some vintage necklaces, and later wore to dinner. also got 2 better homes and gardens cookbooks from the 50's
no picture, but in ross i got the cutest summery sundress for only $15., yep. its navy with tiny white polka dots, comes right above the knee,with skinny spaghetti straps, a wide sash belt, and a scalloped hem with white lace detailing at the hem and the upper bodice. and it fits like a summer dream.
also spotted these beauties, and decided i might come back for them later. i want some gladiators (bpth flats and heels) something awful, but i'm not quite sure about these, and i dont really have any money anyways, today. what do yall think? the heel is maybe 3 inches...?
im excited for the anti-brass brunette treatment and clear gloss treatment i bought. my hair is dry, puffy, dull, faded - NOT HAPPY. and it needs therapy.
very thankful to have found provident style blog ( http://providentstyle.wordpress.com/page/2/). this gal has good style and a fabulous blogroll i have been exploring all afternoon. favorites include hand it over, 1 2 3 4, and hold in your breath
my future is kind of up in the air right now, and family situations have backfired to culminate in a gloom that i worry i won't be able to shake from over my summer.
i'm meeting with a used-to-be-close-but-college-and-life-changed-things friend tomorrow, and i'm wary. i was hurt. badly. but i do miss this person, in a (sick and twisted?) we-used-to-be-such-good-friends-and-grew-up-together-what-happened? kind of way. wish me luck.
(much more fluorescent in real life) 
brighten my day
this is me (right) with her in the movie theater.
clothes!
except also real sweaty and hot. it was a good run, though. i really like now that my surroundings and circumstances have changed from college, i notice myself exercising more to relieve stress and make my body and mind feel healthier than because i know it's the right thing to do.
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LISTENING:
ALSO LISTENING:
last but not least (actualy,i;ve spent the most time on this one. it's just so easy to melt into...you know how sometimes you'll be reading and you look up and an hour and a half has gone by, and yu've finished this giant chunk of the book, but it seemed like mere moments? yes, it is that good). this is the second in the series...i have to take it in portions so i will actually read my other books, from the library!!!
