Oh hey there, blog.

I feel like super poop for taking so long to post. And I feel like poop for complaining about it too, so I'll just leave it at that. 


On to happier things :) :

1. I discovered, spent an arm and a leg on, and read entirely this book: Why We Broke Up written by Daniel Handler a.k.a. Lemony Snicket :P and Illustrated by Maira Kalman. It's wonderful. It encompassed so much of my feelings at the high school age, has beautiful illustrations every chapter, and is written in the same style as my brain thinks. Totally wonderful.


2. We played with the ferrets for a while and tuckered them out. Came back a while later and found them snuggling in the hammock :DD *eternal ferret adoration*


3. Found the tastiest snack ever ever.


4. We got Calvin's karate room set up downstairs! It's right next to my beautiful spare bedroom/craft room thing so we can be close while still doin our own thing sometimes. Plus I find it really fun to play in too :P


5. I just started having to do teeny tiny little pigtails in my hair because it's growing out into a baby mullet XD And yes, I'm gonna grow it a little while again. Probably keep it around shoulder length this time. I like to mix it up :)


6. Made the awesomest soup ever. We really enjoy soup around here :P This one is organic potato, green beans, and rotisserie chicken with cheesy bread. So yummy!


7. Broke in the new karate room with a little his and her's boxing match on Saturday :D


8. My lovely Momma with a picture I drew of my lovely Momma! <3


9. We looked at this house for sale last weekend as well! Like, set up a time with a realtor, discussed lending options legitly looked at it. Adult status yo. And isn't she dreamy?? The scallops are to die for! *fingers crossed*

So, that was my week. How was yours lovely people? Missed ya'll!

All the best,

Grace Elizabeth.

Living In Earnest

Phone cover art by the amazing and talented Teagan White.

So, I don't have much to say today so I thought I'd just give ya a little updated photo of my quickly growing out pixie cut (yes i'll get it trimmed soon!) and tell everybody what we've been up to:


Recently, I've been super obsessed with the amazing writing on Thought Catalog :a place for relevant and relatable non-fiction and thought. They featured a ton of super talented writers sharing their thoughts and stories about every subject you can imagine, and most all of them leave my face looking like this :O It's been a long time since I got a chance to read really beautiful writing from people in our age bracket. I can't recommend it enough, go check it out :) (This is one of my favorite posts!)


After reading Sarah O'Holla at Desirous Of Everything's various blog posts about the show Downton Abbey, I finally got around to looking it up on Netflix and WATCHING THE ENTIRE FIRST SEASON. Unfortunately its only 7 episodes right now, but holy wow I cannot wait for next season to come out. It's extremely interesting, has engaging characters, plot twists, historical events, and of course- drama! It keeps you guessing and on the edge of your seat the whole time. I quickly fell in love with the characters and I can't wait to see what happens next! Be sure to check out the show if you have Netflix or PBS, and Sarah's blog where she was even featured in The New York Times for her Downton Abbey Season 2 Premier viewing party! :D


Once I was finished watching the whole season of Downton Abbey, Netflix recommended other PBS Masterpiece Classics, one of which I watched last night in it's entirety, Wuthering Heights. I cannot even explain to you how completely AMAZING and moving this two part series was!! I was a huge girl and cried multiples times. This adaptation of Emily Brontë 's scandalous novel does not disappoint, it is filled to the brim with romance, suspense, longing, drama, scandal, and love. It was beyond words fantastic. If you love the 1800's and forbidden love dramas, oh man -____- watch this. I also saw a listing for PBS Masterpiece Classics Sense and Sensibility so I'll give you a review of it as soon as I can! :D


In that same general historical love story token, I recently got a copy of Through A Glass Darkly for 2$ from an amazing new little used book store a block from my house! I'm only a little ways in, but the back blurb sounds amazing! "As opulent and passionate as the 18th century it celebrates.Through a glass darkly kill sweep you away to the splendors of a lost era. Like gone with the wind, it is rich with characters so vivid -- from aristocrats to scoundrels--they create their own immortality. Here is the story of a great family ruled by a dowager of extraordinary power: of a young woman seeking low in a world of English luxury and French intrigue" and of a man haunted by a secret that could turn all their dreams to ashes..." Uhm, yes! I can't wait :D


Also, I've been wanting to tell ya'll about and ammaazzzing organic food delivery service we've been using lately, Door-To-Door Organics. They deliver fresh organic produce straight to your door in varying sizes and prices weekly or bi-weekly and basically just saves you a ton of hassle! We love it. It's been a blast! We do the Bitty Box, so for only 25$ a week, we get enough fresh organic fruit and veggies to last us well into the next week. 

They also have a shop section where you can buy any other organic food you want basically. We usually get the free range chicken broth, and I can't resist their amazing fresh bakes breads. MMM. We use the broth to make varying veggie soup depending on which veggies we get. It usually consists of onions, carrots, celery and potatoes :)) So yummy! 

So if you live in or around the Colorado Springs area, be sure to check them out! If not, just Google produce home delivery, and I'm sure you can find someone who delivers to you! I've been working on becoming better at lady things like cooking and cleaning, haha >__< so I'm pretty proud of that soup. I also scored a new food processor and Kitchenaide mixer over Christmas so I'm really moving on up in my Suzy-Homemaker status :P 




(By the way, as I'm sure some will speculate, Door-To-Door Organics in no way sponsored this post or blog, I just really dig their service and felt like sharing :P If you're interested, all members get 5 invites a month they can send out, giving the person who receives it 50% off their first order. I'd love to share if you're interested :)

And just in case you're short on your cute quota today, here is our little sleepy ferret Milo getting a bath :D 

g'awww.

So what have you all been up to? I'd love to know :D

All the best,

Grace Elizabeth.

Adventures of Milo and Ilona

The weather yesterday was totally gorgeous here, so we took the opportunity

to let the ferrets get some fresh air!

We got these adorable referee vests and leashes for them, and while the ferrets were not huge fans of the vests or leashes themselves, they did really enjoy getting to run around in the grass and get some sun, and we enjoyed not losing them to the wild ;)

They even got super cuddly for a while! :D It was freaking adorable.

But it didn't last for long :P They sure are rambunctious at times, but so much fun!

Ferrets are like all of the adorable of a gerbil, mixed with the agility of a cat and playfulness of a puppy- so perfect! Thank you Yeti for convincing me I'd love them! :D

Off to adventure! :P

Have a beautiful day, readers.

And go buy a ferret! Heh.

All the best,

Grace Elizabeth.

"Wild

and free, you've got no place to be."

Matt and Kim- Spare Change

While Calvin was away at his Kempo class yesterday, I got a chance to write and draw, sip iced coffee and listen to Matt and Kim on headphones while people-watching up a storm, heh.

It was nice. No laying in Yeti's arms in a comfy bed watching Netflix nice, but nice all the same.

Some time alone can be good. Or so they say, right? Oh codependence, you cruel mistress. :P

But eventually we were together again and

this little furry friend of ours wanted to say hello. :)

And I hope you have a good day,

because the truth is, you are unthinkably beautiful.

All the best,

Grace Elizabeth.

Family, Fish, and Ferrets

It was just a lazy, stay at home and play with adorable ferrets kind of Sunday.

I happened to contract some sort of wicked food posioning Friday night, and spent the rest of the weekend in a slightly catatonic state as a result. Readers who have had weird fish induced food poisoning know my pain. Your spine just shivered a little just thinking about it.

But thankfully, I was feeling mostly better by Sunday afternoon, had some family over, introduced our babies to them, and even snuck some photos of them in once they got drowsy. (the ferrets, not the family lol.)




Fun story: Ilo jump lept tackled and attacked the camera immediatly after taking that photo on the bottom left, tehe.



Aw, my boys!

^__^

No matter how bad a situation can be, it's so comforting to know I have a Yeti to hold me in the night and keep me safe, and some little furry babies to keep me smilin'.

I wish you all the best-

(P.S. I realize there has been an over abundance of ferret related posts lately-

what can I say? They're important little guys to us :) But I have some outfit posts planned and on their way, promise.)

Our Babies!

This was the surprise birthday present for my Yeti that I blogged about earlier :D

Pardon the blurry pictures- they're so hard to get to stay still!

Calvin has loved ferrets for yeeaarrs now and always told me so,

so last Wednesday, a day before his birthday, I surprised him with two! :P The top little guy is Ilo, and the bottom is Milo (or Little Bear) heh. Their names were from an adorable video game we played a while back about two little cube people who were best friends :) The surprise was largly in part of my Momma! Who drove the boys from the pet store to home while we were at work (even when Ilo chewed out of his box! haha.)

I've always thought ferrets were a little freaky with their weird long bodies, but after visiting a few pet stores and getting to play around with them, I realized they're super sweet and playful, even if they are stinky :P

Though we've only had them for a week now, they've already got a sharp little clawed hold on our hearts :)

Have a Beautiful Day!