Alright ya'll. I made the pizza crust! When all was said and done, I really liked it. During the process, however, I was a bit skeptical. It seemed too easy- just a tablespoon of yeast and a tablespoon of sugar? The weird combination of ingredients also threw me off, but the end product was sooo soft and yummy. The sea salt definitely did its thing! I over cooked mine a tad but still good! Lou Lou- give it a shot, its extremely easy.

Sunshine!

 

Last week my best friend and I road tripped it down to Thousand Oaks! I haven't been back there for about 2 years and it felt AMAZING to have my car down there. I moved when I was fifteen so I never got the chance to drive around. It was the best feeling to know exactly where everything was even though I had never driven there before!

Of course, the first day we got there it was raining, so we just went to my favorite beach El Matador to cuddle up in some blankets and listen to the ocean (below) but the next day the skies were clear so we headed to Zuma all morning and soaked up as much sun as we could!

Unfortunately, we over-did the sun-soaking and got ridiculously burned. And now I am peeling like crazy...Ooops?

Driving in the canyons with only our swimsuits on and the windows down, listening to Vampire Weekend and the 500 Days of Summer soundtrack made the trip for me.

And these are some of the things I LOVE about California:

protraro, nordic nursery, the 101freeway, green everything, flowers, palmgrove avenue, squirrels, lynn road, the oaks, Greenmeadow park, el matador, Zuma, NPHS, lizards, seagulls, home, orange trees, in n out, the sun, cleanness, Longs, Baja Fresh, strawberries, good drivers (ha)!

This is me posting instead of studying.

Yesterday I bought this SEA SALT to make this recipe! My cousin Stephanie posts recipes on this website thingy and she claims it is the best pizza dough recipe, so I'm going to give it a shot when I have some time. I'm hoping its good cause it looks soo easy. Oh, and I just love the packaging of Morton salt...

Today

I am so happy!

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Introducing:

My new leather jacket! Owning a leather jacket was a completely foreign concept to me about 6 months ago, but ever since my best friend Julia bought one I've been slowly warming up to the idea. I finally decided a black leather jacket was something I wanted, so I looked EVERYWHERE for the kind I like--no luck. Anyways...I finally found this one at Urban Outfitters on sale!

I just watched Dirty Dancing for the first time and loooved it--Especially the clothing. This is what I wish I could wear everyday this summer. Mmmmm

GOLD BABY!

Stuff You Missed In History Class

I have found a new pastime! My sister first discovered these amazing (and free) podcasts, and now I'm hooked. Along with many other topics on howstuffworks.com , Stuff You Missed In History Class podcasts have very interesting history topics you can download straight from iTunes onto you iPod--So great for road trips. The podcasts are typically discussed by two girls, both of whom are very knowledgeable and interesting to listen to.

Pretty Little Photos

These photos are representative of things or ideas I LOVE.

I like this band.

Bon Iver first entered my life when my oldest brother Clark came for a visit from Hawaii, bringing with him all him amazing, different, and very indie music with him! I've just recently gotten into the lyrics and I have to concur with Clark that Justin Vernon is a genius. My personal favorites of his are For Emma & Blindsided. Check him out! This is a perfect picture of him--It's exactly how I feel when I listen to his music.