I'm a dream enthusiast & a fairytale believer

I really love what I’m wearing today. Black jeggings tucked into black suede boots. Black v-neck tee under black blazer with 3/4 sleeves. Green t-shirt scarf for color. Big earrings. Hair down. Glasses. Mustard yellow skinny purse. I want to buy some duplicate pieces in other colors so I can recreate this outfit on a weekly basis. I think it would also look great with my J.Shoes boots (which I never wear) on the weekend.

Best part is—the jeans & blazer both fit better than they ever have. I didn’t really believe when people said I was losing weight, but the clothes don’t lie.

Boss said such nice things about me at the lunch. I turned really red. They gave me $200 worth of gift cards: $100 at Crate & Barrel (I’ve already picked out the comforter I’m going to buy), $50 at Target, and $25 each at Barnes & Noble and Starbucks. I told my boss I was probably going to spend all of them on Wednesday. PRETTY STOKED GUYS.

• A coworker was helping an old woman (80s, I’d say) pick out a perfume. The one the lady liked was called Hollywood something-or-other, so the coworker said “Just think of the stars!” The old woman said “Well I’m not into the stars. I’m a musician. Do you have anything for musicians?” Awesome
• Guest in my lane wearing a cowboy hat was uber-polite, kept calling me ma’am, tipped his hat, and said he was much obliged. Had he been twenty years younger, I’d have had to ask for his number. Seriously.
• There is a cute boy, he has done nothing remotely charming but I think I could be smitten. He fits my profile—long brown hair, a beard. That’s what I look for in a guy. Obvs.
• I got home and Mom had a big bowl of corn-and-clam chowder waiting for me. And we have Krispy Kremes! And she smelled like chocolate chess pie.
• I’m currently cozied up under four blankets, with my Sassydog at my side. It’s only been four days since I dropped her off, but I have missed her so much.

How great is it that tomorrow is a day for being happy & grateful & hanging out with the people you love? That’s pretty crazy, that this is a holiday. I like it.

I’m seeing Ben Kweller on Sunday night! Maybe the Hackensaws the night beforee! Good Old War in a week! Fun next Sunday! I can’t remember the last time I did three shows in a week’s time. Pumped!

Hope you all have a great day tomorrow. Big love.

• Pete Yorn
• fall leaves (campus is glorious right now)
• my begonia. and my geranium. and my ivy. 
• finishing projects. not that i’d know, because i haven’t lately. but i will today.
• cobbler cupcakes from pearl’s. in the summer they had blackberry & peach, and today they have mixed berry. so excited to get some at lunch!
• friday night lights. duh, right? i bought season 1 aaaages ago on amazon, and watched (and loved) the first episode, and promptly fell into other shows. last night my wireless router broke, so i watched the first 3 episodes, which i’d downloaded way back when. OH EM GEE! so good. i brought my laptop to work so i can download the next few in case i don’t get a new router in the next couple days.
• my nutzy bobblehead. i’ve gone to two basketball games and a football game in the past week, but spidey just isn’t as fun a mascot as nutzy. i miss baseball season.
• textbroker.com, which i signed up for yesterday. apparently my writing is worth $1.50 a word. someone please tell my old professors that.
• when things work out. i have orientation at target tomorrow till about 9:30, at which point we can go wait in line for harry potter.

life is good

• Got the job at Target, orientation this week
• Harry Potter at midnight Thursday
• Modern Skirts at IOTA Friday
• Three days off next week from my main job
• Thanksgiving, aka family hangs, which will be excellent
• Hackensaw Boys on Nov 27 in CVL
• Good Old War on Dec 1 in RVA (opening for Dashboard Confessional)
• Classes end Dec 3 so my workload will lessen greatly
• Fun. and Steel Train on Dec 5 in CVL
• Danielle’s Christmas party on Dec 11
• Leeny’s birthday bash sometime the next weekend
• Week off between Christmas and New Year’s (although I’ll probably work at Target all that week)

Chocolate chip pound cake in the oven. Culling my wardrobe, much of which will go to Goodwill. Watching The Orphan and trying not to be creeped out even though I know how it ends.

I get to see Empires on Saturday & Sunday, Good Old War on Wednesday, and Jack’s Mannequin on Thursday.

I’m a happy girl.