i've mentioned on here before that i'm a pretty big mumford & sons fan. their latest album is fantastic, and i've really liked the music videos that they have released along with it. this is probably my favorite though, and you'll know exactly why when you see it. absolutely brilliant.
lake cora getaway
last week, chester and i joined a handful of our friends in michigan to celebrate our friend jorie's 27th birthday. we stayed in an incredible lake house for 3 nights, and spent most of our days on lake cora. it was only about 2 hours away from home, but it was the perfect getaway. i really hope we'll be able to make it back there before the summer is over. below are a few photos from the week, brought to you by my iphone (with my handy lifeproof case) and the fabulous vsco cam app:
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ahhh, summertime :)watching: i've been at a bit of a loss since game of thrones ended, but i have gotten back into the latest season of the killing. it's pretty good so far, although last night's episode had me less excited about the season. eh, we'll see what happens. i do love detective holder... he's so hot! i'm super pumped for the newsroom to come back next sunday! i love love love that show.
reading: i ordered some "pool" books from amazon last week, and "into the darkest corner" almost didn't make it to the pool! i finished it in a week, which is a record for me, and it was amazing. i couldn't put it down! and it did freak me out a bit when trying to go to sleep, haha. i also received "the fault in our stars", which i've heard amazing things about, but i'm thinking that one will not come to the pool with me (don't want to be a crying mess out there, haha). my friend lent me "i've got your number" last week, and i'm looking forward to that one as well.
listening to: the new did you hear the new mixtape for june 2013. they always put out amazing monthly mixes, and this one is one of my favorites! i also can't seem to get enough of the new daft punk album, and this song! gotta love it. i have a summer playlist on spotify too, if you want to check that out.
excited about: all of our plans for the rest of the summer! a week from this wednesday, chester and i will join our friends in michigan for my friend jorie's birthday. we are staying three nights at her lake house, and i cannot wait! it's going to be a lot of fun. in august (exactly a month from today), chester and i are going to california for a long weekend :D we'll stay with some good friends that moved there last april, and i'm excited for them to show us around. we'll be able to catch up with a few other friends who have moved to the west coast, and it will be so nice to see them.
loving: my lifeproof case that i received for my birthday in may! last summer i reviewed the photojojo scuba suit for the iphone. the first case they sent me was defective, but they quickly replaced it and i enjoyed using it at the pool. BUT the reason i bought the case was for our cancun trip last september. as soon as i went to clip in the bottom piece, one of the plastic clips broke. at the very beginning of the trip! i was pissed, and wasn't interested in another replacement at that point. the customer service was stellar as always, and i received a full refund. i had heard such great things about the lifeproof case, and i have to say that it works like a charm. i bring it to the pool (the image above was taken in the pool this weekend), and i'm excited to use it up at the lake. it's definitely worth the $80, in my opinion.
so that's about it! hope you all had a great holiday weekend!
italy vacation: venice
the last leg of our trip was spent in venice. the first day we walked around the downtown area with no real plans... just tried to soak it all in. st. mark's square is beautiful at night, with all of the classical musicians playing outside various restaurants, and even the little light up toys that soared into the sky (that guys tried to sell to tourists) added to the beauty of it all. kind of like fireflies :)
the second day we took the water taxi to the islands of murano, burano, and san michele. murano is known for their beautiful handblown glass. the rose covered doorway below was my favorite sight on the island. burano is known for their lace, and many shops had such beautiful lacework to offer. sarah wanted to stop at san michele, otherwise known as "cemetery island" before heading back to venice. the island is literally a huge cemetery. of course it sounds creepy, and i'm sure it would be at night, but during the day it was beautiful. we walked around most of the island, and stopped to read quite a few gravestones. i swear i felt a strange prick in my pinky finger when i passed one grave, and kept telling myself it was a bug (even though there was no bite mark) until we got back on the boat. haha! i mean, of course it was a bug...
that evening was our last day/night in venice, and sadly the last night of our trip. we did a little more shopping of course (i had to buy a duffel to fit everything that i wanted to bring home), and we spent the evening in st. mark's square again. it was really bittersweet, but we tried our best to soak it all in.
the next morning we headed to the airport and geared up for our 10 hour flight back to the states. many sleeping aids were involved, and sort of worked, but at least the flight back offered pretty good movies, like one of my favorites, crazy stupid love.
so that was our fabulous italy vacation! hopefully the 4 different posts didn't seem like overkill. it definitely was too much for one post, don't you think? haha.
if you haven't checked them out yet, i uploaded a handful of photos (well, 50) to flickr. there is some overlap with those photos and the ones i share on here, but if you want to check 'em out here's the link.
the second day we took the water taxi to the islands of murano, burano, and san michele. murano is known for their beautiful handblown glass. the rose covered doorway below was my favorite sight on the island. burano is known for their lace, and many shops had such beautiful lacework to offer. sarah wanted to stop at san michele, otherwise known as "cemetery island" before heading back to venice. the island is literally a huge cemetery. of course it sounds creepy, and i'm sure it would be at night, but during the day it was beautiful. we walked around most of the island, and stopped to read quite a few gravestones. i swear i felt a strange prick in my pinky finger when i passed one grave, and kept telling myself it was a bug (even though there was no bite mark) until we got back on the boat. haha! i mean, of course it was a bug...
taking the water bus around the islands // beautiful glass in murano // beautiful houses in burano // cemetery island
that evening was our last day/night in venice, and sadly the last night of our trip. we did a little more shopping of course (i had to buy a duffel to fit everything that i wanted to bring home), and we spent the evening in st. mark's square again. it was really bittersweet, but we tried our best to soak it all in.
the next morning we headed to the airport and geared up for our 10 hour flight back to the states. many sleeping aids were involved, and sort of worked, but at least the flight back offered pretty good movies, like one of my favorites, crazy stupid love.
so that was our fabulous italy vacation! hopefully the 4 different posts didn't seem like overkill. it definitely was too much for one post, don't you think? haha.
if you haven't checked them out yet, i uploaded a handful of photos (well, 50) to flickr. there is some overlap with those photos and the ones i share on here, but if you want to check 'em out here's the link.
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