currently...

listening to...

bruno mars - locked out of heaven

christina aguilera - just a fool (feat. blake shelton)

rudimental - feel the love (feat. john newman)

reading...

just finished the first two books in veronica roth's divergent series. it's like harry potter + 1984 + hunger games. couldn't put it down. i read both books in less than 8 hours. straight.

making...

just finished all of my cookies for christmas...maybe i'll take some pictures...they might be all gone before then.

watching...

big sci-fi kick right now. re-watching doctor who from 9 onwards. can't wait for the christmas episode. (not to mention the downton abbey christmas episode...eek...) throwing in a little supernatural for good measure. just watched the first episode of glee again. it's nice to remember why i started to love that show in the first place. and crazy to see how much everything has changed. also watching homeland. great show, but unless you watch them consecutively, i think you'd get bored.

just realized i watch too much tv. if i counts for anything...i do bring my ipad when i work out...

loving...

that mr. brack is home for three week! i just finished my last exam so i'm looking forward to spending time with family and having a wonderful christmas break!

looking forward to...

the new year and all the new beginnings it holds for us as a family!

a muddy fall day

i love austen

things i'm thankful for

wow. this post is super late. but i have a paper due tomorrow, so obviously i'd rather be doing anything other than that. like posting. or cleaning. or reading two novels in two days. just a few snaps from fall time and thanksgiving for your viewing pleasure...

crunchy leaves at balls falls craft show

on a clear day you can see forever...

incapable of making a 'normal' face

frick & frack

getting brownie points with my mom

by doing the thanksgiving dishes...

<3 fall

a farewell to summer

okay, well, it's still a little sweaty during the day, but the nights are starting to feel like fall! i'm excited becasue i am the only person in the world who loves fall and winter (hello...all the best holidays are from october to march!) so let's say so long, sucker summer! it's been nice knowing you.

short hills, long hike

the mister and i took the pooch for a hike the other day. of course i brought my camera. i love these little memories! random days are the bestest...

we let him lead the way

but he goes so fast!

we have to call him back

every now and then...

marley lead us to horses!

yea, i made mr. brack figure out the self timer...

and then i tried it out...

 storms a brewin'

but not really...

i mean it probably rained in like

welland or niagara falls

but never here...

a spencer dakin experience

ok, because i'm the biggest nerd in the entire world, i planned a war of 1812 excursion for my family! yup. i think history is fun. i can admit that. my step sister had learned all about laura secord this year in school and was so excited to see where she lived and where she travelled that i had to plan an outing for all of us! and it was such a blast! everyone had such a great time and some of our legs hurt a lot the next day...!

picnic lunch at queenston heights

sammies and cukes and goldfish and club soda...

yum!!

addy and my dad at the top of brock monument

237 stairs and 2 panic attacks later...

and then down...

yup, we climbed that...

my boys!

handsome men...

secord house...

learning and junk...

hey...

i can guarantee what they're listening to wasn't that enthralling...

we all wore matching t-shirts!

we are that awesome!

in front of the secord house with our mediocre tour guide...

lainie and the big guns...

are you kidding me with this family...

how can you not love em!!??

at fort george

<3

<3

this is how everyone stood naturally while in bricks bastion

i couldn't have planned this...

we're cute like this...

addy is the best because she's always ready for a photo...

she's my #1 ham!

lainie is this best because it was so hard to 

take her picture!

she was so engulfed in doing stuff!!

i had such an amazing time making the t-shirts and researching (and making a fife and drum playlist...)! however, i realized i have to keep my camera on me more often (or learn to whip out that phone!!) because i'm missing some cool stuff we did after fort george like getting ice cream from cows and looking at the shops in niagara on the lake and our amazing dinner at the irish harp and the car ride home...!!!