hits + misses
in novemba
hits:
community love
foliage walks
DIY haircuts (for me and mine)
family pride
baggggggy jeans (always tho)
creative passion
the rolling cart at my office
horseshoes + anything horse-girl reminiscent
voting for a woman
baths (these always, too)
Christmas toy commercials like hot wheels and barbie
gripping a rosé glass with might
sesame mochi from Food & Friends
pastries from across Pine (just not their coffee)
pajama sets (another always)
early morning weekday coffee dates that feel like Amsterdam
this fleece good god
dried orange garlands (so Little Women, yanno?)
Merrygold + shopping small
leather fly swatters (like, why so fancy?)
bomber jackets
4th Street Delicatessen + accidentally ordering a GIANT apple turnover
putting together birthday/christmas lists (I just love gifts)
the pure nostalgia of Tru-Tone lights
the word “nasty” (said with disdain)
peeking in neighbors’ windows (in a non-stalker way ofc)
the vibes at Paulie Gee’s
fun jeans - these these and these
dog play dates
coats from Copenhagen
dogs in cafes
spatchcock-ing
jake’s sweaters
Poshmarking brand-spaking-new platfrom UGGs
Stargazers (all-time favorites)
pizza, wine, boardgames, Nintendo Switch double dates
my bff’s boyfriend John
Lacolombeeeeeee
traditions
his family & mine
people having our back
watching races with teary, bleary eyes
thrifting my new coat (NWT)
ginko fruit not smelling nearly as bad as they did last fall/winter
clyde in my apartment
clyde in philly
Eliza’s latest package for OUR birthday! (first person i’ve met that shares it with me) (she’s my Aussie penpal and I love her)
finding cards from my 11th birthday
flurries
this Black Friday buy (I haven’t taken it off)
growing smiles
obvious love
saying fuck to my sister for the first time ever
doosie doody do bb
Grannie & Bobby’s wallpaper and wooden cross + their backstock of saturday pancakes’ syrup
Dr. Shaffer
my mom in Philly (she loves it there almost as much as Paris)
buying lots of gifts
Jake taking pics of me taking mirror selfies in our hallway
our book/cookbook collection
a mouse at Thanksgiving
this color combo:
support that I’ve never seen nor felt before
wrapping paper (did I say this one already?)
Bri <3 <3 <3
woodsy, smokey perfumes
vintage glassware (can I drink out of them or is there lead???)
the 20+ year old christmas countdown decoration in my town
saying “town”
microdosing hallmark movies
the “army brat” UO nail polish Kate gave me for secret Santa sophomore year of high school
this text, and small ones in general:
getting creative sans-Christmas tree (ugh it’s a rule in philly)
Lily sleeping with her mouth open so wide
misses:
cowardly people in power
Lew Blum Towing co & the man on the phone
realizing one of my lil dreams is…..difficult to actualize
raking leaves
losing my Duolingo streak
not tracking my period as much as usual
dry eyes
calling iffy thrifted items “vintage” with a big price tag (à la here..sry)
breakouts
drugs that don’t work
overconsumption
Weis’ apple pies
that wasp in my room
getting caught taking pictures of people in public
this not fitting my laptop. so cute tho
not measuring things before I buy them (I will say i’m usually good at this)
my parents feeling anything other than happiness and comfort
Bobby’s hip
Bobby’s stubbornness
Levain Cookes (i’m SORRY)
the pain of growth (but growth itself is categorized under hits)
rash decisions
not staying true to my budget the first time all year grrrrrrrrr.
singeing a hole in your pants with an electric lighter just because
this book (it was my least fave by SJM so far…. or maybe i’m just busy)
my great aunt forgetting my last name
that fucking fuckhead
(not my great aunt)
LOL. (lots of love, per my grandma)
A few months late to this but I LOVED this one! Especially agree about that last “miss” 😉
ugh the shoutout 🤍 love you & PER ABBY