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Summer Story: Waiting and Screaming

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HAPPY SUMMER 2015 EVERYONE!

As you read on the title, I've decided that my summer series is going to be called, "Summer Story." Every summer has a story and this will be my way of sharing my stories of Summer 2015. This series will include all I wrote about in my Summer 2015 Bucket List post (read it here) and more. I'm excited! Hope you are too. 

These past few days have been incredible. On Thursday, I met up with some of my good friends to have brunch and hangout. We ended up trying to cafes and dessert places. We walked around a lot so I ended up getting one of my favorite things to drink- Pressed Juicery.



Summer 2015 Bucket List

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On Tuesday, I had a girls day with my friend, Heidi. She's one of my first friends since entering university. We decided to grab lunch and do a little bit of shopping. It was nice being able to talk, hang out, catch up, and shop. Afterwards, I made my way to one of my favorite coffee shops by my house and decided to journal for a bit. I forgot my earphones at home, and not having my earphones with me made my regular visit such a different experience! I was surrounded with people conversing, reading, and listening to music. I had nothing to focus on other than the words I was writing in my journal. That being said, I was able to write about what the next part is going to be about. (:


I want to start the next part of this post by explaining what has been happening the last couple of months: I've spent the last six months, applying for internships in New York. I've also been contacting people on Craigslist to sublet their rooms. However, after six months of applications and emails, turns out that I'm not going after all. I'll admit, I'm quite upset about my change of plans. I put in a lot of time and effort in my applications and looking for rooms to sublet.  Since I'll be staying in L.A., I'm going to be applying for internships around the area instead. However, because It didn't work out the way I hoped it to, I now have three months of no classes and quite a lot of time on my hands. 

When I realized that I won't be spending my three-month summer vacation in New York like I thought I would, I wanted to do something that I can post about, at the same time, make my summer fun. I've taken the time to think of activities I want to accomplish this summer and began making a list. As I was writing down the things I wanted to do, it hit me.  I'm going to make a Summer 2015 Bucket List. Here it is:

Summer 2015 Bucket List
  1. Have a Welcome Summer bonfire
  2. Make a summer playlist
  3. Go on a road trip
  4. Throw a Fourth of July get together
  5. Go to a farmers market
  6. Watch the sunrise
  7. Go to Colorado
  8. Make a music video
  9. Read 10 new books
  10. Pick peaches & make peach cobbler
  11. Eat at a vegan restaurant
  12. Make macarons
  13. Create a Mix CD
  14. Collect seashells and fill a jar
  15. Bake a pie
  16. Buy a white shirt and tie dye it
  17. Go to a club
  18. See an outdoor movie
  19. Take pictures on a rooftop
  20. Keep a field journal
  21. Get a henna/tattoo
  22. Say YES to everything for a day
  23. Blog everyday for a week
  24. Have a picnic
  25. Go to Vegas
  26. See a summer movie in the theatre
  27. Watch the sunset
  28. Get a tan
  29. Attend a concert
  30. Go to a carnival/fair
  31. Have an End of Summer bonfire


This bucket list began as a small idea because I wanted to start a summer series here on my blog. I wanted my summer series to centralize my blog posts for the duration of summer around summer activities, while also incorporating fashion and music into the posts. This summer series will allow me to write about my summer. Some things on the lists are things I've always done over the summer, but this list also includes new activities for me to do/try. This list is not definite, nor is it close to being complete. I've shared my thoughts to a few people and some of my friends have helped me add things onto the list. If you have any ideas, please let me know! 

Lastly, I want to give a BIG shoutout to my best friend!! She's currently in Vegas so I can't say this to her in person… HAPPY BIRTHDAY NANCY! I've known her since we were in the seventh grade. We had leadership class together and we've been friends ever since. She's one of the most generous, selfless, and loving people I know. And today, she turns 21!! WHOOOO!



I'm still not 100% sure about how I'm going to write these posts or what I'm going to call the series. I'm still trying to process my idea but that's what I have so far. Today, I wanted to write share my idea with you all since the first official day of summer is this weekend. What are you doing for the first day of summer/Father's Day? I'm going to be doing something this weekend so I'll probably won't be able to publish another post until Monday. Have a great weekend! 

“ONE DAY YOU WILL WAKE UP AND THERE WON’T BE ANY MORE TIME TO DO THE THINGS YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO. DO IT NOW.”
Paulo Coelho 

Spring Break 2015

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I can't believe the first quarter of the year has come and gone. Today's blog is a little throwback of how I spent my spring break 2015. I ended up hanging out with my college friends the whole week (besides work day), and I had an amazing time. It's amazing how much fun you can have with the right people. Throughout the week, I vlogged (video blogged) as much as I could, as well as, take as much pictures. However, there are two days I loved the most: Monday and Wednesday.

On Monday, we ended up up going to Disneyland! I usually go at least once a year and this time I went with my friends. I had a blast riding the rides and experiencing Disneyland with my friends (since most of them have the pass and go every other week). Sadly, when I got home and looked through the footage I acquired throughout the day, I noticed I didn't have as much as I would like since I was too busy enjoying the day with my friends. I have a lot of photos before we started going around the park and towards the end of the day and not as much in between. Here's what I have:









On Wednesday, my friends and I decided to get away for a while and escaped to San Diego. I've blogged about my past San Diego trips before, and my college friends and I decided to see those places together. It was a lot of fun exploring SD with my friends and just being together was good enough. Also, that day, our grades came out and we all celebrated for passing our classes. Hurrah! 




























I also ended up making a vlog for that day. Check it out:



Spring break 2015 was so much fun. I ended up not doing anything big but I did have a great time spending my week off with my friends.  Let me know how you spent your spring break/are spending your spring break.

The first quarter of 2015 has passed. April is coming and going so quickly, I can barely wrap my head around it. I'm trying to make the most of each single day. I hope your 2015 is starting off well and if it's not, don't forget you have more day to come.

xoxo  -Mira