a year and a half with quinn.

a year ago today, i bought quinn and i surprise tickets to go skydiving for our 6 month anniversary.

but they had special group deals, so i invited our friends molly, brian, and bill.

while we were training, we watched a video of the entire skydiving process.

my mom was so mesmerized by the video that she decided to splurge the extra $100 for me to have pictures and a video taken of my experience. (thanks mom.)

my friend bill also decided to splurge, so we were able to take the same plane up. 

*I GIVE VANS MY PERMISSION TO USE THIS PHOTO FOR ADVERTISING*

that's pretty much how the experience went. but you will never get the full effect unless you try it for yourself.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.

since molly, quinn, and brian didn't get the premium package, their plane went up first.

they came back TOTALLY ECSTATIC.

it was a mind blowing and sensory overloading experience.

and a perfect gift for quinn.

and even though we're not able to share our day together, i've been more than lucky to spend the last year and a half with him.

he is my everything. to infinity and beyond.

love and light, xo

birthday & mac miller.

my birthday was on the 23rd, and i spent it with quinn. after i went to class and took a math test.

we packed a cooler and brought a blanket downtown with us.

we went to free music monday, and the band was..........really bad.

we sat on wet grass, ate our dinner, and got picked on by cranky security guards.

so, we decided to go home.

HA.

so we got to the train station and boarded the train early.

the train conductor made an announcement that it was early and that those who haven't bought their tickets yet should go back to the station and buy them, since there's a $3 service charge added if you buy them on the train.

so quinn got off and bought our tickets.

but the train took off without him. and i was sitting by myself. with a dead phone.

PISSED. OFF.

i had to get off at the station by his house and walk back to his house by myself in the dark.

not knowing when the next train was and if i'd be waiting all night for quinn....while i sat in my car because no one was home at his house.

well lucky for me, the people around me realized what had happened and a lovely woman next to me insisted on buying my train ticket. if you're the saint who bought my ticket, THANK YOU. it meant so much to me.

but anyway, about 40 minutes after walking back and sitting in my car, i was able to turn my phone on long enough to see a text from quinn saying he left his house key in the cooler.

shortly after i went inside, his brother came home and kept me company while we waited an hour and a half for quinn to come home.

the whole night was just pretty messed up. screw you metra.

these are my 3 best friends: steph, molly, and kate. xo

looking back on these pictures, i realize how unsober we look.

but that's pretty much mac miller and wiz khalifa.

i gotta be honest, i LOOOOOOVE mac miller, but i was disappointed in his live performance.

wiz on the other hand, he killed it.

sidenote: the first picture of me and quinn is from his phone, which explains the quality. i am still without a camera since breaking it. BUT i just brought it to best buy only to find that i DID purchase a 2  year warranty on it, so geek squad will have it fixed in about 2-3 weeks. no more phone pics woo!!! but i do have to bring a disposable to seattle because we leave monday. boo.

love and light, xo

bonaventure.

i know, i know. i've already blogged about them.

but i've been listening to them all day and they deserve another shout out.

andy is one of my good friends and i've been following his music for the past 4 years.

him and dan currently reside in nashville and have been working very hard on their music and growing as a band.

you can watch how great they are here:

you can listen to great music (and fall in love with andy's voice) here:

anyway, these guys deserve everything they've gotten. please spread the word.

if you're feeling extra nice today, go like them on facebook.

if you've just fallen in love, go order a copy of their EP....and maybe a shirt.

if you like following people on twitter, go follow them.

if you like them but you're lazy, go check out more of their songs on itunes.

okay i'm done. but seriously, check out more songs on itunes.

maybe if you're lucky i'll ask andy to come back to chicago and play a show with dan.

but not until there's a solid fan base.

so tell your friends ;)

love and light, xo