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It’s Wednesday already?

03.03.10
Wow, where have I been? Well let’s see…
Last Friday Scott and I had a fun filled day in downtown Phoenix and Tempe. First we stopped at Cartel Coffee Lab, as a I mentioned in a previous post, and then we decided to head to the Phoenix Art Museum to view the new Ansel Adams exhibit:

The photos displayed were mostly photos that Adams took while he was working for Arizona Highways Magazine. All of the photos were beautiful, and Scott and I definitely enjoyed the exhibit.
After spending about an hour or so in the museum we headed to Tempe for dinner. I’ve really been wanting to take Scott to Mucho Gusto since we haven’t been there in well over a year. Well, it’s safe to say that he was very much into the idea as well and we ended up sharing a cute meal there together.
I had veggie tacos, and tortilla soup. Scott had a chimichanga, beans, and rice. The food was really delicious and we were both really glad that we went.
After dinner we decided to go to Zia Records in Tempe. Scott found a Dirty Vegas record for $1.99 that he just had to have. The record only has two songs on it, but each is like ten minutes of pure party techno. We are thoroughly enjoying it.
Even thought I didn’t get a picture from Zia that night, I did take one a few nights before at a different Zia location:
Scott bought the new She and Him “7 that night.

After record shopping Scott really wanted Yogurtland so we went and boy was I not disappointed.
Scott had red velvet, vanilla of some sort, and granola. I had red velvet, coffee, and little shortbread cookies.
Friday ended up being a super enjoyable day, and the rest of my weekend was spending working on homework with and without Scott.
So far this week I’ve been really busy with school (what’s new really?). I have three mid-terms next week and I’m in the process of gathering information and study, along with writing two articles and reading tons.
Today was my short day at school, but boy did I get a lot of work done there. After class Scott and I went to the gym, then Target, then to my house for dinner, and finally to Gold Bar for a hot tea/study date.
I wanted to say that I know I’ve been lacking in the blog department, but I’m hoping for more time in the near future for cute, inspirational posts. I also want to say thank you all so, so much for reading my blog. When I initially started this blog I was solely writing to update my boyfriend on what I was doing day-to-day while I was gone in Colorado for the Summer, but since then I feel my blog has really blossomed and has turned into something that I’m truely proud of.
Time for a little Time Traveler’s Wife, and possibly more homework.
Love,
Chelsea
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Reading, boba dates, and a message.

02.24.10

This is what my morning has looked like every day for about the last week. I’ve found that getting up a little early and sitting down with a cup of coffee, my books, and my laptop has made it easier for myself to get more homework/reading done. I also very much enjoy the quietness of the morning, when nobody is awake except me.
Also, lately Scott and I have been having lots of Boba tea study dates. Our new favorite=almond coconut!
I want to leave you with an important thought:
This morning one of my boyfriend’s former bandmates, along with a high school friend of mine, were involved a serious car accident while their new band, REECE, was driving to their next show in New Mexico. Their van hit a patch of black ice and sent their van and trailer flipping 5-6 times. Each member sustained serious injuries, and most of them were taken to hospital in New Mexico. I would like to point you in the direction of a PayPal account that members of the band The Summer Set created so that people could donate to help the members of REECE continue on their journey, and pay for the numerous hospital bills each member is due to receive. You can check out The Summer Set’s Tumblr account for more information, and also find the link to the PayPal account there. These boys are truly talented and deserve the best in life. Please keep them in your thoughts.
Time for sleep and The Time Traveler’s Wife.
Goodnight!
-Chels xoxo
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Friday recap!

02.20.10

Yesterday I started my morning off with a nice cup of Stumptown Coffee. Scott and I’s friend Tyler brought it all the way from Oregon for us, and I have to say that after about a month or so of enjoy it we’ve almost used all of it (tear). Right now I’m considering buying more online because it is that good.

Anyways, after Scott got off of work we made a picnic lunch and took my dog Jake to the park.

PS Here is my new Blythe (my first). Her name is Willow and she is a CG!
My boots, his TOMS!
After we ate and figured that Jake was worn out (he’s 13 years old) we headed back to my house, and then on to Scott’s house so we could meet our friend Amanda and go on a bike ride around the neighborhood. Since it was such a beautiful day it was perfect bike riding weather, which ultimately lead to perfect conversation weather. What a great time!
After our bike ride Scott and I focused on homework. Scott made coffee, and a I put on a record. He worked on Spanish and math, I worked on story ideas for my class and the school paper.
For dinner Scott and I went over to his mom’s house to enjoy tacos, rice, and cranbery cherry flax muffins! Oh, and Scott accidentally put orange spice tea in our lemonade (trying to make an arnold palmer) and it was actually really good.
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5 Things!

02.17.10

[5 things]… Chelsea Ellen edition (as seen on the Red Velvet blog)!

5 Things I Am Looking Forward To:

– Graduating with my bachelors degree
– Getting engaged to Mr. John Scott<3

– Finally purchasing a Blythe (I’ve been wanting one for years)
– Spring Break! Seattle here we come (or at least I hope)
– More hang time with the lovely Miss Gina
5 Things I Did Yesterday:
– Got up extra early and drove from Casa Grande to downtown to Phoenix to go to school
– Went to Thai Basil with my love
– Listened to Scott and I’s new Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin vinyl
– Ate subway for lunch
– Updated my Flickr account
5 Things I Wish I Could do: – Fly to Seattle (RIGHT NOW!)
– Bake good vegan cupcakes
– Go shopping for a million cute dresses
– Fly to Norway and spend a month there with John Scott
– Shop at Whole Foods every day
5 Places I’d Like to Travel To:
– Norway
– Seattle (again)
– London (again)
– Chicago
– New York (again)
5 Cute things I’ve found online lately:
Goodnight!
-Chels xox
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Our sweet Valentines Day.

02.17.10

This year Scott and I celebrated a little early, and had a lovely dinner the Thursday before. Scott decided to make me a special dinner, which he would not tell me/let me see what he was making until he was done, and I bought us special dessert to share. On the menu for the night was white/pink colored heart shape pastas with gnocchi pieces in it, and heart shaped garlic bread.

After our meal we enjoyed a piece this beautiful cake from Tammie Coe Cakes:

AND, I don’t believe I have shared with you THE most special gift I received. Scott made me this beautiful, and completely unique vase out of his favorite light bulb:
This vase is seriously a work of art and I will treasure it forever<3
Scott is considering making a DIY video for this beautiful vase, how many of you would like to see one?
In other news, school is still ruling my life, but I promise to be back soon with another update on my life<3

-Chels xoxo
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Date day? I think so!

02.13.10

Today I had an absolute lovely day.

I woke up around 9 a.m.(no school for me on Fridays, so I can sleep in a bit) and soon got up and proceeded to take a few phone calls from a few people I called about a story on small businesses that I’m writing. Around 11 a.m. Scott came over and we headed to downtown Phoenix together for some brunch. We decided to go to Matt’s Breakfast because we’ve both been wanting to try it out for a long time, plus they featured it on DDD on the Food Network so we figured that they must have good food!

As usual there was a long line of people to get a table (I drive by the restaurant sometimes when I go to school and always see a line), so we decided to go over to Royal and get coffee. We both got americanos, and spent some time flipping through a Phoenix brochure.

Americanos!
After we got back over to Matt’s we still had about another 10 minute wait, so I decide to shoot some photos in the meantime.
Once we finally got into Matt’s we had the chance to admire the cuteness that ensued the inside of the building. It took about 20ish minutes to get our food, but it was so worth it though.
Three meat scramble with fresh jalapenos and home fries!
I had a waffle and home fries (not pictured).
Honey lemonade. MMMMM
Such a great shot of Scott! He’s so photogenic.
To top the night off Scott and I stopped by this cute boba cafe down the street from my house and shared a Melon boba. It was DELICIOUS and definitely changed Scott’s thought on boba (YAY).
Cute post about our Vday celebration to come soon!
Night.
-Chels xoxo
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Big city picnics.

02.10.10

Scott and I went on a cute picnic in the park across the street from my school, in the heart of downtown Phoenix, this afternoon. We ate tofurkey sandwiches, sour cream and onion pop chips, lemon snap cookies, and shared an apple. Oh, did I mention that we stopped by the Fair Trade Cafe before we sat down and got americanos (his hot, mine iced).

We both greatly enjoyed our picnic, and loved laying in the sun watching the clouds fly by. Can’t wait to have another picnic oh so soon.

Time for sleep!

-Chels xoxo

PS So excited for Valentines day on Sunday! Who doesn’t love a whole day devoted to LOVE!

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