Thanks to be Given.

The last time I wrote was November 22^nd, which seems like such a long time ago. So much has happened in the days between then and now. Yet I remember that evening so well. J, T & I were hanging out, bored, getting exciting about the looming thanksgiving trip and all round just lounging about.

Am now not sure whether to explain a different story to the thanksgiving trip; I guess that as it happened, it’s real; it’s the truth, thus nothing to be afraid of.

We left on the Wednesday and travelled to Portland to stay at T’s Aunts house – which was amazing, seriously on the verge of just flying back out to stay there forever more – just for the night. Thanksgiving dinner was spent there too. I was told by pretty much every American that pumpkin pie is to die for; the ultimate American pudding and everyone was 100% sure I would like it, because to them, who couldn’t love pumpkin pie? But let me tell you, it is naaaaaaasty! Bleugh.

We then hit up Seattle taaaawn. Which was beaut as; and we got it on the two days of sunshine that it gets a year! Also on this section of the trip, I shall add that T & I kinda got closer…kiss kiss may have occurred.  Chucked out of an empty mall for running up the down escalators? Yep. Felt like such a reb!

Couple of days later we headed back to T’s Aunts house to break up the drive back from Seattle to Ashland. To which the others found the new couple of T & I weird. Talks were given out to us; we weren’t thaaat bothered seeing as it’s our life ‘n all; and we continued fun relationship.

Back to Ashland we went. 

Whitee?

Anyone who knows me slightly will realize how much I wear white. Like my drawer here at uni is split into two sections, my white tee pile and then every other colour pile, both are about equal height. I don’t know why this is; I just seem to be drawn to them.

And then whenever I go to weddings, white is the colour of all the dresses that I want to wear but cannot because, you just can’t wear white to a wedding.

And then here comes Gossip Girl and their all white part from what, season 2? And ever since I have been hoping for an excuse to pull off such a party or to be invited to one.

I would die for Serena’s dress in that episode. Die. And I hate death.

Where the river runs deeper…

Gangsta on the Ice

On Friday, our supposed friends of our crew went white water rafting without Jen & I. How rude! They know how boring this place is, and they left us here. All day.

:)

So as punishment, we made them go ice skating. Which was so much fun. Thought I was going to be freezing but surprisingly you get kinda hot on the ice. Ever since coming to America, I have had this growing obsession within me with flat caps. I just love them. I’m going to get one before I leave and look like a badass strolling around L.Buzzzz. So I was wearing Tyler’s cap – and gloves, that’s why my hands are so large!

Gotta love Ashland for bringing us to do old school activities.  

In Love with a Coat

Totally seems that way. I generally can never pay a lot for something; it just scares the life out of me! So this coat from American Eagle is $100…that scared me. I had such a saga with buying a coat it was unreal. I literally looked everywhere for a nice, unique-looking coat for this winter. My mum is adamant I could just wear the one I had for last winter, but I accidentally on purpose left it back in England and it started to snow over here so buying a new coat was a must. Mwahahah. I was originally going to buy a cape…’cause nobody has capes. And I hate to look like everyone else. But AE messed up my order (raaah) and the clock was ticking to go to Crater Lake where the snow was as high as can be. So Morgan took me on a last-minute trip to Medford, and this was the only coat that I liked. In love with it now though. Thankfully nobody in England will have it either. 

Who Are You?

Forever On My Wrist

I generally get asked a lot about my bracelets on my wrist ‘cause I wear the same ones every day. They only ones I ever take off are the silver one with the aeroplane and shoe, and my watch. So it goes my silver bracelet from one of my best friends on my 18^th birthday. I originally had a different one there because I have an OCD of matching, and because my watch is slightly gold-ish I wanted a bracelet to match. But the one I was wearing broke on the way to Safeway’s and went EVERYWHERE! And I don’t have another one with me out here. Next to that is the bracelet I got from Los Angeles, then the one I got from the United Nations, then New Jersey, then my $7 watch from Walmart when I first arrived in Oregon, then a pink piece of string that symbolises Pennsylvania and Camp, then the bracelet from New York – when one of my best friends and I spent the most amazing weekend there – and lastly, San Francisco.

My sister has one from Bali waiting for me at home, and I am on the hunt to find on from Ashland/Medford.

Love the worldly fun.

Crepes

There’s this Thai café called ‘Nomyen’ right outside the university over here, and I went with a couple of friends this lunchtime. Was slightly weary, ‘cause you know, the French do crepes ridiculously well and I hate to see others try and re-create and fail. Although apaz the Thai have their own signature crepes. And I was pleasantly surprised. I’ve never had a cold crepe before, so that was slightly weird, but I had a choclit one and it was rather yummy. So I recommend it :)

Why Hello. 

Nothing can beat this. Ever. In the history of all live music. 

Paddington Station

Coincidently my favourite shop in Ashland is called ‘Paddington Station’. Maybe that’s part of the appeal? Shopping in downtown isn’t the best, by a far stretch. It’s awful for most things. But if what you are looking for is cutesy bits and bobs, vintage jewellery, cake making utensils or inspirational notebooks Ashland is your very good friend. I hadn’t been into downtown for quite a while, and we actually passed it on the way back from Crater Lake and Paddington Station had been transformed into this Christmassy wonderland! So Jen & I planned a trip to see it after our classes this afternoon! Looked amazing. Could’ve lived there forever. Didn’t actually buy anything but have a sticky-note in the back of my mind to by this ridiculously cute vintage Bernard’s watch-esque necklace [and I’m also saving up so Jen & I can fly to Portland and see Mumford & Sons]. 

Upside Christmas tree! :{]

Love for the Agron

Dianna Agron is one of my role models in life, like legit, love her weird-ness and not-giving-a-crap-esque way to living her life. We have the same headphones [urbanears] except hers are green and mine purple; we have the same music taste and I pretty much love all of her outfits. Eeeee.  

Scrooge.

Think it to be quite impossible to explain my love for The Muppets Christmas Carol. Favourite Christmas film of all time. Love love love. 

Shopping in Heels?

Was told by one shop worker that she thought I could have easily been one of the people from lookbook. Felt rather bashful after that compliment. 

Thanksgiving

We’re currently trying to sort out what we are going to do on Thanksgiving this year. The only time I’m going to be in the States for this holiday until I live in New York working for the United Nations. Our options surround Seattle and Vancouver. We’re trying to decide whether we should try and do one over two days, or do Seattle the first day, and Vancouver the second. Hmmmm. I’d quite like to go to Canada but we googled it and it didn’t seem to have as much to do as Seattle. All I can think about it Grey’s Anatomy.

Canada means the others can drink, and I don’t really think I can be bothered to deal with drunken people. They are crap drunks.

Wish I was in Wisconsin with Dave who’ going to Chicago for Thanksgiving.

Rah Rah Rah.

What’s better; Seattle or Vancouver?

V.Wang

These are my new obsession. Even though I have no-where to where them to as I’m stuck in a country where you cannot go out to clubs until you’re 21. I religiously wear them around my room [and pretend I’m on a runway strutting down the 7 metre space between my roommate and I’s beds] and am quite obviously wearing them right now.

They were on sale in Kohl’s down from $80 to $35…Major bargain. Have no idea how I’m going to get them in my suitcase with all my other newly acquired items!

Totally worth it though.

Vegan

Do I go or do I not? Been thinking about it for a while now, and it generally seems that it is in the future for me. I think about my morals and I desperately want to do it, but then I think about my life and the area I live in, the way in which I live at the moment and just see it to be impossible. My family supports me, most of friends support me, and oddly enough my best friend doesn’t seem to. Does that make her a worse friend for not understanding my beliefs? Or a better one for being possibly realistic? But I hate to be realistic. I crave to live in the optimistic world. This moral dilemma has been going on for too long, I need to grow up and just do it. It’s not a food change; it’s a lifestyle change, so I need to make sure I understand. But then there aren’t set rules, this is my life, so I can make the rules; I can make the limits. Hmph. Regardless, I have to wait until I am back in England to begin. Maybe I’ll start on January 1^st as it’ll be my vegetarian anniversary. 

The Crew

Today’s Adventure.

5 Brits, 2 Americans & a Korean ventured into the snow covered mountains of Crater Lake. Pretty beaut if I’m being completely honest, the only fault is that I wish it would’ve snowed whilst we were there instead of being the beautiful blue sky that surrounded us.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmaaaas

I love how my board in Oregon matches my life. It seems to remind me of who I am whenever I walk into my room.