**snowboarding**

i finally got out snowboarding for my first time this season. i normally only go once or twice a season so my saying "first time" can also mean my last time but you never know. i enjoy snowboarding so much especially when i get to go with a friend who is on my same skill level. this time i went with caitlin, who i had never gone with before, but we had a blast. she's so easy to get along with and is a bit better then me so she pushes me. it was pretty nice out, a little colder then i expected, but it was not very busy.

we went to afton and hit a bunch of runs that i usually don't hit for fear of getting lost so it was great!!! the snow was decent and not too much fake snow which i find hard to carve in, so i was impressed. also, both caitlin and i had issues in the past with getting off chairlifts so we were worried. but we did great; didn't fall once or knock anyone else down. so all in all it was a successful day. i should have brought my little point and shoot camera with but didn't know if i'd fall on it and break it. i've been wanting to try and take pictures while snowboarding of someone else so i should have done that.

but i did end up taking some pics of my snowboard, which i LOVE, and of myself in my goggles, which i also like. (i think my enjoyment of wearing goggles is partly contributed to seth green's character in the movie "can't hardly wait" :})

here's my beautiful board!!

burton + hot pink + a star = meant for me!!!

if anyone knows about snowboard brands or cares, my board is a demo burton seven and my bindings are burton customs. :]

i am hoping to get out snowboarding again in february with my usualy partner, brittany!! and maybe i'll chance it taking my digi camera out there!!

food is fabulous

i love food! :) it's so yummy and can even look tantalizing... so in honor of that (and my 3rd successful week of effectively counting calories online via my fitness pal) here are some photos i found on weheartit.com of food!

mmmm... i love a fantastic cheesburger!!

milk and cookies is the bomb diggity! :]
milk out of a cute bottle and a good book, yes please!

i love star wars, especially yoda!! too cute!!

and i love little candy treats!! and valentine's day is on it's way!!

my minnesota vikings!!

despite the thoughts of many critics and even of some fans, the vikings pulled off an amazing win today over the cowboys. with the game being such a blow out it gives us a bit higher hopes going into the game versus the saints. but it's hard to be too positive with the way the saints have played this year. i will definitely be wishin and hopin this week that we can stay on fire and pull out a win and then head to the super bowl... yikes.. knowing this vikings team it's hard to even talk that far ahead but we looked good today so... maybe...??and of course my jared allen played amazingly!! loves him!! :]

keep it up guys, i will continue to cheer you on even if you never win a super bowl but i sure would love to see one....

winter wonderland

early this week the foggy, frosty air overnight engulfed the trees a bit and froze. it was so beautiful i had to snap a few pics. although they are just with my little digital camera and not one of gina's fabulous ones, i still think they're gorgeous! i love the white against the bright blue sky!!

little zoe

i got to watch little miss zoe two days this week. she is 3.5 months old and is so sweet and so cute. she's got huge blue eyes and tiny pursed lips. such a beautiful little one!!

her little outfit just kills me with cuteness!! a little starred fleece jumper and striped leggings with little button details! too adorable!!

wardrobe

so i'm a bit odd in my wardrobe choices as i mostly wear black. i have many reasons that shall remain in my head alone for doing this but i have come to love it and appreciate it as "my style." don't get me wrong, i love color and love to throw in pops of color with my black, and thus find myself often pining over gorgeously colored pieces. so i thought what could be a better place to pine then on my blog? well, here are a few beautiful pieces i'd love to have (if they fit into my style :])

but first this picture hit me as soon as i saw it!! a whole room with huge windows as a closet? yes please!!!!!! and a floor to ceiling shoe shelf? count me in!!! i'd die!!

i have recently rediscovered my love of dresses. i bought and wore a bunch of them this past summer and continue to buy them to wear next summer! (mind you, i have not had a love of dresses since kindergarden. which promptly ended in kindergarden when the boys tried to look at my undies at recess...) i lllloooovvve this pretty little simple green dress with sleeves!!
these floral sleeves are amazingly beautiful and delicate, i'd love to first have these sleeves on a dress and then have somewhere fancy to go to wear them!! :)

and the colors in this picture are fabulous! love the rustic/vintage feel and the pearl bracelet!!

also, i have always, some where deep down inside, wanted a half sleeve tattoo!! i think they can be so beautiful and can create a whole new look for a wardrobe. maybe one day i'll do it....

working on a style and staying true to it is so difficult when the tempature barely gets above zero, but i will continue to try or at least find more pretty pictures :]

(all pics from weheartit.com)

still head over heals!

i have absolutely adored, been in total and complete love with shelves for years now. i don't know what it is about them but i want a lot of them and i want them full of things that represent me and most importantly full of books! it must be my love of organizing materializing out into a tangible thing. i would love a room where all the walls are shelves or a house where each room as one wall that is just shelves. a library room with floor to ceiling shelves would also be amazing.

when i was younger and collecting beanie babies (yes i have tons of them...) i also collected wooden shelves with hearts carved in to them to put my beanie babies on. i had them on every wall in my room. i have recently taken down all those shelves and the beanie babies, but still have book shelves in my room and if i had more wall space i would have more...

ok enough with my obsession, hopefully you get the idea now... :} here are a few pics i found of gorgeous shelves on weheartit.com.color coordinated books? yes please. beautiful!
love the symmetrical yet different parts of this shelf. and love the globes!

floor to ceiling wall of book shelves!! love!

having a design on the back of the shelves is a beautiful way to add to a simple shelf. i love it!

o.m.g. can i have this please?!?!?!?!?!?!?