take me away.

i like waking up to rain.

i like colorful leaves.

i like snuggling.

i like candles.

i like pretty scarves.

i like soft blankets.

i like warm drinks.

i like big books.

i like sweet texts.

i like burgundy lips.

i like cinnamon.

i like old sweats.

i like bubble baths.

i like helping.

i like baking treats.

i like when a perfectly cozy moment is documented forever. 

i think i really like november.

h

little love.

"you kiss me, i kiss you" 

that's just how it works.

shoulder kisses. proud  smirks. breaking rules. little whispers. feeling triumphant. being sneaky.

that's love, for ya.

h

i just have damn good taste in music.

not many people agree with what my little ears enjoy. but all i know is that those little ears don't lie. 

cause this is the best of the best.

little

it's here.

i love when seasons change. 

there is always that one specific day that you walk outside and it hits you.

it's here.

 today was that day. and i'm so nostalgic. i can't pinpoint what exactly i feel reminiscent about, 

but i can just smell and feel it. this pleasant, yet mysterious, nostalgia has helped me embrace this atrocious thing called snow that i swear we saw just a few months ago.

what's even more elusive is the feeling that something is going to change in my life. 

something monumental. 

and guess what? i really hate change. but it sorta feels right. 

all i do know is that i'm going to get a real bad case of anxiety if something doesn't become more concise.  cause this ambiguous, carefree thing is just not doin' it for me.

h

lo siento.

sometimes i think back to times when i've been mean, whether intentional or not, and feel sad. I'm not a mean person at heart, i'm just really opinionated and brazen. all jokes aside, i think i have napolean complex. like really. cause what i lack in height, i make up for in attitude. my mom sometimes says she's surprised people even like me. she's clearly my number one fan.

i looked back at some of my blog posts and realized something.

 i'm a brat.

especially this post. not that i want to draw attention to how rude i can be.

so i just have this to say:

if you don't write or use correct grammar on the reg. 

i'll still talk to you all day.

if you enjoy running in a sports bra and spanks.

congratulations on your great bod and 60-story high self esteem.

if you hate animals.

just don't hurt them, and we'll be just fine.

if you like 'skyscaper' by demi levato.

i'll only decline your offer of mixed tapes, is all.

if you have fake hair.

it probably looks better than my real hair. so cheers to that.

if you wear kitten heels, flip flops or other not-so-fave shoes of mine.

at least you're lucky enough to own shoes.

if you tell me that your night was an 'epic fail'.

well.. i'll just censor that phrase out of my mind. try as i might, that one still gets me.

and if i've ever offended anyone, cause i'm sure i have, let me apologize via funnies.

 after all, that's my favorite pinning board on pinterest.

i'm dying. i can't even handle how great these are. 

apology accepted? knew it. 

nothin' a good laugh can't fix.

- little

my life in quotes.

"I can decipher your personality through your handwriting, wanna see?.. Looks like you are a happy and optimistic person that can't keep secrets and have a bad case of OCD"

"well that's scarily accurate"

" Haylie, please. You don't even know what compromise means. Tell me the last time you compromised anything" 

'duh. that's easy. I let us go to Chipotle instead of Barbacoa. see? compromise."

"umm.. did you know you have a huge butt? and boobies."

 "uh, did you know that you're 5 and that's inappropriate?... but yes. you've already told me 3 times. thanks."

"Are you guys drunk like me?!"

" this is just us on an average day"

"Next time i go the plastic surgeon, i'm taking you so they can give me your nose"

"next time i need to feel good, i'm coming to you"

"You have a very young face."

"you can probably attribute that to my young age. really young. baby."

"just say you're at least over 18?"

"far too young for you, my friend"

i have some solid conversations throughout the span of a week. 

-h

nanny : 101

do: play make believe or 'tickle monster' with them for hours.

dont:  take them to toys r us. they don't understand the concept of 'window shopping' thus resulting in draining your money.

do:  braid little b's hair at every chance. and play dress up with her. its like a living barbie

 (dream come true)

don't:  go to bed late. their sleeping in is 7:05. helllll.

do: have your hot bf come along.. cause he's just a very large child anyway

don't: be too concerned when they start ferociously biting one another. consider it bonding time.

do: take a hundred and 2 videos/pictures of them

don't: forget to hit up the barbie aisle to encourage (or enforce, whichev) their love for the best toy in the world.

do: let baby b sit on the counter as you do your makeup. and explain that not all makeup is "yip goss"

don't: fret when you decide to watch a disney movie..after they're already in bed

do: laugh when henry tells you he's 'pretending' to smoke a cigarette cause "its safer this way"

don't: let henry use a hose on his own. ever. your clothes won't dry for hours.and he'll just laugh.

do: let them dress themselves. even if that means a superman shirts and cowboy boots. 

do: invite them to come cuddle with you after they wake up. it buys you an extra 15 minutes of sleeping

don't: go with your bf and the kids in public. people will stare and ask about being a family while so young. 

do: be on the sidelines so that henry can run straight to you when he gets hurt on the field

 don't: expect them to listen. ever.

do: sneak a picture of D and henry amidst an intense game of 'toy soldiers'

don't: 

come to love 2 little kids unless they're as cute as these two.

-little

all natural birth control.

 hi.

 this is my weekend of nannying.

 or in other words, all natural birth control. 

 i've received a lot of weird looks while out. 

i sorta wish i could wear a sign around my neck saying "i swear i didn't get pregs as a tween, and then again before graduating high school. pinky swear."

 anywho. while little girl is napping, henry and i hit up the photo booth.

good lookin' people.

this little face melts my heart.

nanny abuse.

 best yogurt in all the world. try it. you'll understand.

:)

                

wish me luck.

-little

                           

things that might shock you:

derek and i live 2 minutes apart. (for the first time in 3 years)  i work almost every day of the week. i'm ready for winter (weird). i like to save money now (also weird). i get on fb like 1-2 times a week ( really weird - but it's okay, i'm convinced its just a phase). i'd rather read a good book than go out, as of late. i like running ( still baffles me) i get excited for class. 

maybe these things are just absurdly shocking to me.

anyway. this song?  i just can't stop.

little

copy. paste.

happy happy 2 months to my little twinsies! 

even though i thought there was nothing cuter on june 14, 

i've realized that you are ten times more darling now.

especially when you guys copy each other, mirror image style.

i.dent.i.cal.

little z.

elle's roller coaster pose. already got herself a trademark move.

my job is done. for now.

i'll love you always, bogo babies.

<3

 - your best (and only) auntie

this week's survival kit:

edamame. 

i could (and often do) eat a bowl a day. 

sea salt is the key.

best friends.

the kind where you can pick up right where you left off at. even after weeks apart.

and if that mean taking a million and two ridiculous pictures, so be it.

punk.

is it weird that i have as much fun with her as i do a human? 

this captures our relationship with exactness. i love it lots.

planner.

you already knew that. but really. between work, school, additional nannying, and my other job called derek- i hardly have time to breathe lately.

eggs.

in any and all forms. i just can't get enough.

and so i ate another just now.

- and last but definitely not least -

music of the 60s & 70s.

for the last few months, i've been overly obsessed with old music. this one is one of the favorites. 

i'm sure you've heard it too. its so good Target used it on a commercial.

-h

i'm baaaack!

hi. it's me. i don't know if you remember who i am or not. but i'm haylie. i own this here blog. and i'm supposed to post regularly. but i don't have a very exciting life. which is sucky, but i'm okay with it. 

remember that job i applied for? well i got it. so now i work 8-5 everyday. and you know what? being all adultish isn't all its cracked up to be. just early mornings and shopping in the 'career clothing' section at nordy's. yikes.

BUT, i have managed to attend every single twilight concert and have loved them with all of my heart. When Edward Sharpe and the magnetic zeros started playing their first song, i started to cry. not even ashamed. their music has been so close to me the past 2 years that it just hit me. and then when i was 5 feet away from Alexander, i about died. 'cept, crowd surfing and having my whole rear end out for the world to see slightly distracted me. 

other updates: my nieces still hold the title of cutest behbehs. my brother and i couldn't be closer, i don't think. derek and i are ridiculous. if it weren't for the insatiable addiction we have to one another, we'd probably try to be single. and last but not least, shark week started today! i hate them so much i love them. huh. that's kinda like clay and i. weird.

brother loves me. almost as much as he loves smiling in our pictures.

baby L & Z

we're so normal. AND good looking, might i add.

-little

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-little

takes the cake.

of all the remixes of my already favorite song, 

i only love this one the most.

- haylie h.

L I F E is a battlefield.

today i learned something. sometimes, you need to reach out to people before they ask for help. cause for some, asking for help is somewhere in between stubbing your toe and being in the woods with no toilet paper. and often times, you will know a person is in need but think 'hey, they see hundreds of cars passing by, they're bound to get money elsewhere' or ' this guy knows lots of people, it's not my responsibility to help him'. au contraire, mon frere. the fact that you even have to justify it might be your first prompting in the right direction. this sounds preachy. heaven knows i'm the last person to preach. but i just believe in being nice. sometimes, that is easier said than done. in fact, often its just hard as hell. like when you go shopping and the cashier girl starts giggling to your bf right in front of you as if you didn't exist. that's really hard. but, keep smiling and observe how boyfriend handles it, and before you know it. you like her. i mean, at least you know she has good taste in boys, right?  its all a mindset. sometimes when i'm driving in what i like to think of a 'little living room on wheels', i wonder where everyone else is going and what their life is like. after all, life is just a battle, and like any battle, it can't be won or done alone. 

good night my cute little friends. 

- h