tangled mangled

italian butter cookies.... you know the ones. An assorted box of misc chocolate & sprinkle dipped delights. Some swaddling a dollop of jelly, others with cream sandwiched in between. They are so delicious... and remind me of my mother & her infamous search for a bakery that parallels the ones of her childhood. These cookies also make me miss visiting New Jersey, & my family.

had a cannoli for breakfast from a bakery off of Grand today, along with an assorted bag of the butter cookies. Unfortunately i ate them all before i was able to take photos, so i'll have to show you them another day...because i will be getting more. i like them so much, i'm sad they are all gone. similar to the sadness im feeling now that my roommates have started moving out.
i wish i didn't have to go to school sometimes & just sit and BE! i'm frustrated with the fact that i want to dive deep into my friendships & i feel like im running out of time. i don't want to spread myself too thin, i crave these deep connections. some how i must mend my disconnect.

all i ever want to do is lay in grass and hear about your thoughts

something about summer makes me want to have a tattoo. weird, right? well someday when i am financially on my own i am allowed to get one. so until then i will draw out some ideas.

let me never forget.

moving is happening. i found my stars all tangled up... sadly they will not be coming with us.... 

Thank you CocoRosie, Charles Gounod & Mozart for being in the background of my day.

intro to wedding season

Jelly candies from chinatown!

 

     June is creeping up which means.... not only my birthday!... but wedding season... i wanted to share some of my favorite wedding images from last year, but also to get the word out that
i would love to help document this special for anyone around Chicago or the Grand Rapids area. feel free to shoot me an e-mail
brennan.smith@loop.colum.edu & i'll see what i can do, until then enjoy the photos.


simple pleasure of the day: New athletic socks!

 

   

silly bird, dirty puddle

i saw a bird plunge his head into a puddle today. it looked refreshing, until i realized that the puddle was a mucky dirty city of a thing. the bird looked happy though... and some say happiness is all that matters, which is something i used to think. "i don't care what i do, i just want to be happy in the end. success is only success if you are happy." that was my mindset for the past few years. i had a talk with a classmate this semester about who i am & what i live for. i was so excited & confident in what i was sharing that i was disappointed in the response i received at the end. he asked me, "well, are you happy?" confused i responded "well yes of course".... and he said, "well that's all that matters then..." rather perplexed i said goodnight & we parted ways. ...had any of what i said registered? frustrated, i tried to understand why i wasn't content with agreeing to being happy... it was because i don't just want to be happy, i want to be fulfilled! i want my life to glorify Gods kingdom, i want to do His work & spread his love. it was a wonderful realization.

it is now summer, and i am thankful. my life stopped twice last week. First when i lost my sketchbook and Second when i lost my harddrive... thankfully they were both found. 4 final projects & 1 exam - check! and now we look ahead. not too far ahead... but ahead.

here are some photos from this past week...

<- i made the raw carrot & cabbage salad last week, so delicious.

cave bunny charlie

ariel is a bunny kisser

recent indulgences:

* lime or lemonade

* toasted marshmallows

momo's birthday puppy balloon.

cutie birthday girl!

frozen banana peanut-butter cheesecake!