happy new years y'all. i'll be keeping it black tie classy out west tonight as sarah's sidekick, but rrraging in spirit with my east coast comrades back in boston. i miss you, i love you, dont die, happy 21st erin, austa la vista 2011. 

“I don't have much in the way of money or worldly possessions, I'm not beautiful, intelligent or clever, but I'm happy, and I intend to stay that way! I was born happy, I love people, I have a trusting nature, and I'd like everyone else to be happy too. ” --Anne Frank

annual nebeker christmas party at my grandmas house tonight. i asked maddi, samantha and annabelle to give me their best model poses, and this is what i got. priceless.

ho ho ho merry christmas. festivities tonight were a success--chocolate covered everything, a never-ending flow of sparkling cider and a roar of laughter that followed us out the door, into the car, and throughout the rest of the night. after the traditional christmas eve snuggle with mom and catherine, i am off to bed so santy-clause can make his rounds. until tomorrow!

Coldplay- 2,000 Miles

just a christmas note from our good friends coldplay. if you werent already in love before, this should seal the deal.

falling in love with salt lake again.

the title of the autobiography i am too tired to write. still in recovery from double dipping in all-nighters this week. fly to salt lake tomorrow morning, where i intend on performing, yes it is a talent and a skill, a 24-hour nap to get me back on track for the holiday festivites. a hui hou hawaii! until 2012. 

Coeur de Pirate- C'était Salement Romantique

music to my ears (literally). new shins album, "port of morrow" coming out in march, just in time to lull us through april finals. its about time these guys give us something new to celebrate. 2012 is going to be epic. ps. credit to tim for the heads up. thank goodness for good music and best friends.

U.S. Royalty-KEEP IT COOL (Bo Flex Remix)
Florence and the Machine- Swimming

theres no better way to smother the glory of a lindsay lohan sneak attack weekend than to be suffocated by finals. so goes life!

kauai. was it a dream? when you wake up from this kind of dream-- spectacular, bizarre, at times terrifying, yet incredibly colored with tastes and smells and the most breath-taking sights and feelings you'd forgotten--you sit up, eager to tell every detail the first person that will listen, but when you start you realize you'll never be able to capture the smallest bit of it. theres not enough time and not enough words. your mouth defeats you. thats how i feel. it can't be articulated. its not just a memory, its a feeling. its awe and wonder and happiness and simplicity. its singing amazing grace at the top of waimea canyon, with only mountains painted pink and purple and blue and grey and green and red as your audience. its collapsing into the sand under a setting sun after hiking 11 miles of bone-chilling cliffs. its losing your breath as you plunge into a dimly lit cave, feeling the relentless surge of the ocean underneath the boat and knowing you just cheated death. its friends that start feeling like family. its fires and smores and missionary stories. its clinging to your knees in the bed of the truck, wondering when the road will end and if you'll still be alive when it does, but smiling ear to ear anyways because its all you can do. its martinellis in the hottub. its hippie thanksgiving. its sweet disposition. its the hanalei branch. its laughing until your whole body hurts. yeah, i think it was a dream. one of the ones where you wake up and feel a sad, sorry, almost desperate feeling in your stomach because you know its over and you have to step back into real life. do i really have to step back into real life?