happy independence day.

whether i believe it or not, the fourth is here.
i actually really love fireworks. they sort of remind me of being a kid. i don't know... they still seem sort of magical to me even though i'm fully aware of how they work now. so i think i'm going to make it my goal to watch them this year, and just think about all the freedoms we have here. cool.

today i made a little effort to find some good photos to take, but i didn't have any luck.
and unfortunately for my bank account... i stopped into a few stores during my quest and had quite a bit of luck. but everything i bought was on sale... so i'm not feeling too bad. seriously every store at the summit was having a sale. it was so hard to resist. so i'm going to try everything on again, and just make sure that i won't have buyers remorse. there is one top that i got that is fabulous and i love it... but i don't know if i will actually wear it. you know how that goes. :/ i'm the same way with shoes. [i don't think i'll have that problem with the shoes i bought today though. ack. yes. i was really mean to my bank account.]

i'm almost done with my little fiskateer project. i thought i had planned it out pretty well so that it wouldn't take me too long to create... but man. i am putting lots and lots of time into this. it's ok though because i'm really liking it.

not making much progress on my mom's gift though. i meant to pick up something at the store today, but i spaced it and of course, when i remembered they were closed. i hope to have it done by the end of the week, but who knows how that will work out.

yep. so now the question is... should i go get in bed and attempt to sleep or stay up and be crafty? last night i was up until the sun came up. that was a real downer. laying in bed and noticing the light starting to come in my window. so maybe i'll just do a bit more and call it a night. :]

happy fourth. i hope you all have an amazing celebration today and don't forget to take a photo or two. :]

i'll leave you with this. this one totally reminds me of my history of dance class that i took last year. my old ballet teacher when i was a little one is now a professor of dance at unr... so i took her class. a little embarrassing when she would call me out in class. things like, "miss amy... do you remember doing this?" ha. all 100+ people staring at me. weird. anyway. i think i just might send her this link too. :]