yes, yes, yessss!

I loved following John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph as the expectant couple they play search all over the U.S. for the best place to raise the new addition to their lives. I didn't even mind Maggie Gyllenhal's eccentric character. I definitely recommend this sweet summer film.

the big 5-0

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOTHER! CHEERS TO 50 YEARS!

Dreaming of Barcelona

Coming Soon....

Just a few movies coming out in the next couple of months that I am soo looking forward to!

FOR SALE

Goodbye to my sweet, nearly 60 years old, lovable, charming, cluttered, 4,000 sq. ft. home. You have been kind and patient. Although you have required many long hours of maintenance, labor, and costly repairs we have loved every minute of our lives with you. The spacious side and front yard provided John, Natalie, and I with forced yardwork many fall mornings. The kidney bean shaped swimming pool and large back porch helped me host many social functions during my high school years and provided entertainment for all of the cousins during the summer months. I will miss waking up early to dive into your cool, loving waters. I will miss my large navy blue bedroom decorated in a pale green and all sorts of blues. I will miss the old wooden shutters on my window that I would open each morning, first thing. I would put my hand against the window to test the weather then report to my sister. I will miss the sunroom, my favorite room in the house, with its pale yellow walls and inviting yellow and white plush sofas. I love it for its oversized bay windows and bamboo curtains that rolled up by a string, which I have never before seen. I love how the bookshelves in there are so full that the shelves literally are bent inwards due to the heavy weight. I hope you find a family or couple or individual that appreciates you, loves you, respects you, and doesn't change you too too much. xoxo, ags.

As mentioned before, my parents are selling the first home they ever bought. I just realized that in a small town it is likely that I will know the buyers. Oh, I hope not.

My Hometown & C'est La Vie

-Right now I am back in my sleepy, simple, (kind-of) hometown, Fayetteville. It is a quiet town. Not much to offer for a girl my age. That is why I don't really plan on telling my peers that I am in town. I am, however, staying with and spending time with my close family. Now that my summer job is over I retreated here for some r & r. While here I plan to check out the new library in town, catch up on some zzzz'z, play tennis with my cousins, decopauge my old dresser with maps, and work on my tan.

-I have just finished reading this charming book about an American journalist who relocates in Paris upon losing her husband to cancer. The author, Suzy Gershman is the lady behind the famous Born to Shop book series. In the book Suzy tries to adjust to her new life by first renting an apartment then spending the next year decorating it. As a fellow shopgirl I loved reading from this perspective. Her days were spent frequenting flea markets shopping for unique pieces or sitting in cafes for hours on end journaling and sketching. Oh to be Parisian!

Studying Abroad

I am still dreaming of going abroad. Maybe Seville?

I am doing research and am going to try to go abroad

ASAP and get some class credit to transfer while I'm at it.

I hope Dad will agree to finance these travel plans..

Also, I have a distant Colombian cousin that lives there

and helps her Italian husband and best friend run a

restaurant. Sounds lovely, doesn't it?