time to be distinguished

this is me in my interview outfit.

more glamorous shots of me being distinguished after the jump... yay!

best day ever.

i saw Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes live and now my life is practically complete.
picture fest 'a-coming, of that and distinguished young women achievements.

woo!
xo ROSIE

take a dip

The other day I went swimming in my church dress.

and this is some proof of it.
swimming in dresses beats swimming in swimsuits.

xo ROSIE

listen up

listening and loving... Rave On (a Buddy Holly Tribute Album)

I'm a lover of the oldies but goodies, and after watching The Buddy Holly Story, Buddy Holly has joined the playlist. And since we are also now huge fans of The Beatles, when we found that Paul McCartney did a Buddy Holly tribute album, we obviously couldn't wait to get a hold of it. So here are my favorite songs from that little album, for the fun of sharing...

Dearest - The Black Keys
Everyday - Fiona Apple & Jon Brion
Crying, Waiting, Hoping - Karen Elson

XO ROSIE

costume change

wowee!

Do you see that swell new banner and side buttons and footer?

I'm proud to say that I did it all myself. I tackled that rascally photoshop and did it myself.
There are a few elements that need to be mended, but it's 1 am, so I'll tackle those later.

But everyone needs a little change very so often.

The tape strips and scallop medallion and macaroon stack are from puglypixel

The 'everything is rosie' font is called Eccentric, and let me tell you, I was so excited that I found the actual font based off an inspiration picture of packaging. Huzzah!

...plus I've had some time on my hands now that I'm not preparing any costumes and speeches for Distinguished Young Women. (I joke, I didn't ever have to prepare any speeches.)

XO ROSIE

the luck wishing did me good!

what the hey!

XO Alpine's Distinguished Young Woman of 2012

wish me luck

yes list : 2

yes to crying in front of a lot of people over this
yes to blue refrigerators
yes to 30+ repins
yes to more mail circuits
yes to there being less than a month until my b-day
yes to the fact that I am doing this this week.
          (local readers: buy tickets from me! do it!)


no to the issues I am having with getting the right color on that yes list logo!


XO ROSIE

You're a wizard Harry!!

At this exact moment last night I was in a theater after waiting four hours in a parking lot with... Hagrid?

{picture coming soon, my apologies}

I don't think it's sunk in yet that that whole era is really over. It's too sad to think about!!
I do certainly think that was the only movie that will ever be worth going to at midnight. People were laughing and cheering and all dressed up and super into it all, and it was good times all around, even when the theater was full of sniffles.

Highlights included Neville being awesome and various awkward Voldy moments.
...and there was also this one time while we were waiting in line that me and my plus one were maybe playing with the yellow plastic tape keeping us in line, and then accidentaly snapped it, and then my brother (unknowingly) said "Woah people got so crazy they broke the tape!" Those crazies...



But really, the movie was so dang good.

Here's a song to commemorate!
{you don't have to watch the video - just listen with your ears}

"what a wonderful boy..."
XO ROSIE

PS thanks to Lindsey for including that tune in the mix :)

do you want to know what I was watching to make that face?

it may or may not have been the harry potter trailer.

9 HOURS!!

xo rosie

italia

I always imagine myself wearing this when I go to Italy.

XO ROSIE

{ Lauren Moffatt }

I want cloud clothes too you know.

The most dreamy campaign I've yet to see...

Vivetta S/S 12 via Liebemarlene

XO Rosie

PS: How'd you like that Yes List?  Pretty well I hope because those are going to be a regular thing around here. Huzzah for good habits!

yes list : 1

- no.1 -

yes to layering stripes

yes to anthropologie's youtube channel

yes to monochromatic outfits

yes to Wes Gordon Fall 2011 RTW

yes to adding an extra bag of m&m's to the trail mix
yes to platforms.

no to hair product that smells like stinky fishes.

no to that blue color.

XO ROSIE

I will never love you more than this video.

New favorite thing.

"she feels that understated is overrated."

!

XO ROSIE

{ via diana mini love }

Once upon a time, I went to Mood...

You know, that place that makes an appearance on Project Runway every once in a while, and is now a staple destination of Project Runway loving New York tourists...

I petted a famous dog. 

I stood by the Fancy Lace. With my mama.

I smiled a cheeky grin.

I got my eyes to close half-way.

I did it twice, for good measure.

And then I smiled a cheeky grin once again.

And then...

I took a picture with Casanova!!

(Remember him??)

He may or may not have been on the phone in that picture.

true story.

XO ROSIE

ps: this all happened way back in October. but I had to quick and share before the next season came out and Casanova was all but forgotten. (PS: the new seasons starts on the 28th!!! countdown starts now.)

Ladies and Gentlemen...

We've been busy watching The Beatles Anthology documentaries over here, and now I think The Beatles are super cool all over again. Not the "oh yeah, The Beatles, I totally think they're cool" cool, but the "John, Paul, George, and Ringo!! They're cool!!"cool.

I went through a Beatles phase a few summers ago, but I mostly thought the "oh yeah, The Beatles, I totally think they're cool" version of them.  But now that I possess the knowledge and insights that the Anthology presented me, I think "they're cool!!"

John Lennon is our new favorite.

You should watch.

XO ROSIE

cool count: ||||||||

zut alors

I took a huge sigh of relief when I realized I still have 7 years until I'm 23.

7 years is a long time.

I can handle 7 years.

I can't handle, however, the fact that there are less than 2 months until I'm a senior in high school.

I can honestly say that every single day, I daydream about future endeavors as a high school graduate. College, study abroad, jobs, etc. I've got a lot of dreams to live up to. But when I realize that those will be happening in one year, I feel a huge disconnect.

"I've never seen myself as a senior"

"It's so much sooner than I thought"

"I can't even go to camp with people I know without calling my mom"

"I don't know how to grocery shop or fix a car or take the right train!!"

"I don't want to leave home!!!"

so I decide not to think about it.

because that's the best way to overcome fears.

obviously

XO ROSIE

I went to camp.

Oh Hey!!

Look at me, I'm back! You may not have known I even left, but I did.
I went to Lake Powell for camp.

It wasn't much of 'camp' because we stayed on houseboats and I only touched shore maybe a combined 1 hour out of 4 days. (Probably the reason why I feel like I'm about to tip over and can't go up and down normal stairs now that I'm home).

I had a disposable camera but didn't take it out until the very end. I knew I'd want pictures to blog, but my favorite times of day never saw the lens of the disposable. When the sun was right over head I could have gone home and not missed it, but the mornings and evenings and nights were enough to keep me around.

We slept up on the roof under stars.
When I woke up the white roof was glowing in the purple and pink and blue light of the crack of dawn.
It was windy up there. But it was cooler than anywhere else.
Then the uncharacteristic sun bore down on us until...
The evening when the sky turned purple (matched my nail polish) and the canyons made big shadows over the lake.

One morning the water was glass.

I'm quite acquainted with the morning and night boat rides because I was a baby and got to go out to get reception and call my mom. Three cheers for calling home!!!

One night we stayed up late on the roof (like girls at camp do) and clouds rolled in, we got sprinkled on, and the stars were only visible through little patches.

We made jokes about ring tailed cats, and kayaked out to a crevice in the rocks where we saw 7 lizards (woohoo). Then we wiped out pretty bad on the tube and that was the beginning of extra-nausea inducing 'head injuries.' Turns out, unless you are bleeding, bruised, or in need of icing, no one thinks your injuries are worth their attention. (But let me tell you, we hit the water head first, on the same crash that bruised/cracked a girls rib. How's that for a head injury.)

and the best part is that I escaped sunburn free.
Which is more than most people could say.
Turns out rash-guard turtlenecks and a big hat and towels over your legs pays off.
And I had just as much fun as anyone.

XO ROSIE

PS: this is basically what it looked like.