A year in lists

A few days ago I started a list. A list of the things that 2011 brought to my life. Some of the list was sad- with broken hearts and the loss of a beloved uncle. Much of it was happy- finding love, internships, two beach vacations, new friends, and old friends, lots of novels, and most importantly for this setting- the start of Magical Simplicity.

This year I began a new outlook on life: finding little moments of magic every single day. So I thought I might just thank you, for being a big part of my list. On the side of my blog there has always been a list of your favorite posts (determined by the number of views) but I thought you may like a list of mine. Happy new year loves, I have a feeling this is going to be the most magical year yet.

a little necklace.

this morning i woke up, and pulled on my sweatshirt (thanks to an ohio winter morning) and noticed something was missing from my neck.

i looked around, unusually calm, and found it caught in my hair.

on christmas eve, the most magical day of the year, my year-old-wish came true.

how very magical indeed.

a merry christmas, from me to you, and all my love. as always.

fivecents pie.

megan pacitti and i are "power walkers." and on the weekend before i left for break, she wanted to make a pie. she brought eleven dollars on our walk. at check out we realized that it was not quite enough. we exchanged the name brand evaporated milk for kroger brand which brought us to $10.95. with tax? $11.05.

what are two girls to do?? i told her that surely i would find a nickel in the parking lot. i searched and searched. to no avail! i checked all the candy machines. no such luck! i came back empty handed and as we were about to leave.. megan chanced our last ray of hope. an exchange student was checking out next to us. we asked for a nickel. "im sorry, i dont have any cash." megan turned around, sorely disappointed. "wait.. is this one?" the girl had pulled two nickels from her purse. and in hesitant english saved our pie.

on top of the world-table rock 2011

our last visit to table rock was thirteen months ago. 

so for the second time, we climbed 3124 feet, and every single foot was worth it- just for this picture. who could have ever guessed that life could look like this. 

happy trails.

the dirty chai

good tuesday! quick post to say ive fallen in love- with a drink!
double grande soy chai latte. it is so flavorful and smooth. it has a double hit of caffeine with the tea from the chai tea and the double shot of espresso from the dirty. i got it on a whim this morning, and i dont think i can ever go back.