Author: vanessa joie

most wanted

June 23, 2011

i just got back from a quick trip to utah to visit friends. the driving part wasn’t quick.. it was very, very long. just ask harlow. she’s currently passed out in the middle of the kitchen.

but on sunday after church i was hanging out with billie and brian and we were killing a little time before dinner with billie’s family and having some snacks and brian said something like he could just eat right now to which billie replied, “don’t give up what you want most for what you want now.”

i kept thinking about that all the way home. how often do i sacrifice what i want most for what i want right now?
but more importantly what do i want most?

i’ll have to take this list up with my journal but i’ll share a few that i thought about on the (long) drive home:

a husband
a family of my own
eternal life
good health
to be surrounded by good people
for my family to be well and happy

i don’t want to sacrifice anything on this list for anything in the world. not sacrificing takes courage, faith, and a lot of heart. thanks billie for always being a good friend and helping me to be a better person.

photo by nick burns

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uh oh

June 16, 2011

this happened a few weeks ago… did i tell you already? it was a good, good day.

summer social

June 12, 2011

urbanic hosted a summer social this week and it was a blast. sweet lucies served up petit dishes of the most delicious ice creams (the strawberry mint was my fave), smock was responsible for the awesome pinwheels being made, mrs. lilien whipped up some lemonade cocktails (non alcoholic ones too), and audrey was a wonderful hostess.

for someone who can be quite shy i almost chickened out… but then i decided that was so 2010. there were a few people there i knew like bri, and angela and paige and a few faces i recognized from twitter (that’s such a funny thing to say) so i plucked up my courage and introduced myself and met new friends and had a wonderful night.

if you want to make a pinwheel just let me know. i’m pretty much an expert now.

road trip!

June 8, 2011

i’m excited to have some time off to head back to salt lake city and visit friends. just me, harlow, and 15+ hours of driving. i’m looking forward to it actually – the visiting and the driving. i hope harlow does okay. i’m excited to get to stop in vegas to see erin too. finally! it’s too bad that chelsea will be out of town… this is what i get for being spontaneous. oh well, i can’t wait. please keep your fingers crossed that all the snow still on the mountains stays on those mountains.

there’s really not that many days to count down but i think i’ll make a paper chain anyway.

beautiful polaroid by phanieisfunny

random

June 7, 2011


i have running water again
and plumbing
i never want to not have running water and/or plumbing agin.
harlow has doggie body spray… why wouldn’t you want a dog that smells like vanilla cupcakes??
i’m looking forward to driving to utah to see friends
i think a 15 + hour drive will be good for me
i’m currently wearing hot pink tights under my pj pants for no other reason than pure laziness
and watching “untamed heart” on netflix instant view
i love harlow so much
i am secretly loving this fall-ish weather we’ve been having
but don’t tell anyone because this is cali and we’re supposed to like sunshine all the time
did i mention i’m going to vancouver this fall
i’m so excited to finally meet pia
i’ve been listening to songs for may over and over again
i’ve lost my camera battery and charger. they’ve run off together and i miss them something awful
i realize it’s been a long time since i’ve used my polaroid camera
this must be remedied
i got to substitute for my old primary class last week and they cheered. i felt like a rockstar
i painted my nails mint green and liked it
i’m not ready for this week
i really hope i win jordan’s giveaway
did i mention i’ve started a raw diet? it’s been about two weeks
i was going to post about it today but i cheated big time…
i’ll tell you about it tomorrow

photo by elise.blaha

it’s no trip to paris… but it’s a giveaway!

June 7, 2011

i’ve got a little giveaway for all you pretty things. it includes some fun ban.do goodies, my favorite colored pens, a pretty travel journal, the pretty i “heart” macarons book, my favorite sparkly nail polish from sephora, and an awesome mix cd made by me. i’ll probably through in a few extra goodies for fun.*

this is my first giveaway and one thing that always drives me crazy about giveaways is when you have to do a million things to be entered. i mean, i guess i get it but still. so to enter this giveaway you need to play your favorite tunes, twirl around in a circle and leave me a comment. a winner will be picked at random on tuesday, june 14th. good luck!

*please note that this is not a sponsored giveaway.

fruits of summer

May 29, 2011

in a perfect world i’d live somewhere with fall weather and summer fruit. not that i’m complaining. california’s not so bad.

earlier this week i bought an enormous watermelon and it made me ridiculously happy. it must have been a really long time since i’ve had a watermelon because i don’t remember them being so perfectly sweet and wonderful. and surprisingly (to me at least) there are lots of ways to enjoy it:

bonnie mentioned eating it with a little basil sprinkled on top (as pictured above), i’ve also had it with a few fresh mint leaves, jasmine makes a mean watermelon salad, i remember when i was little my dad and i would eat it with a little sea salt sprinkled on top and of course plain and sweet is always a favorite.

watermelon, you can do no wrong.

are there any fruits you look forward to in the summer?

photo credit: shoko and bonnie tsang