Summer jams

"Summer Girls" LFO
New Kids On The Block had a bunch of hits
Chinese food makes me sick
And I think it's fly when girls stop by for the summer, for the summer
I like girls that wear Abercrombie and Fitch
I'd take her if I had one wish,
But she's been gone since that summer
Since that summer

Do you remember your favorite summer songs? Yes yes, this is one of mine. I know, I'm lame. Others include (but not limited to):

• "Beautiful Girls" Sean Kingston
  
• "The Sweetest Escape" Gwen Stefani
  
• "My Love" J.T.
  
• "Summer Love" J.T.
  
• "Promiscuous" Nelly Furtado
  

I'm ready for the summer! Here is what I'm planning to get done.

• AVID Summer Bridge tutoring
• Work of some sort?
• New York City to visit Andrew
• Going with Stephen to Syracuse or visiting him
  
• Canada with Stephen (when I visit him)
• Philly is quite close to NYC apparently
  
• Boston? (when I'm in the Northeast anyways)
  
• Going with Liz to Vanderbilt/Chapel Hill/Brandeis (if so, that will be when I go to Boston)
• Raleigh, NC - I've been in NC for 4 years!
• Visit GA Tech
• Austin, TX somehow?
• Savannah, GA
• Charleston, SC
  
• All of this requires saving money or dipping into my funds. :/

Indian food is too expensive. I dropped over $20 + tip for food. Instead, I'm making food. I was doing so well with making chicken parm and eating it for two meals. I like making food myself and without someone in the kitchen with me. More Julie cooking adventures to come...

My work is getting done very very slowly, and I have to go to my observation school tomorrow. :( They have a test I believe.

Doesn't this room remind you of summer with all its cheeriness? I'm all for yellow in the bedroom.

(via sfgirlbybay)

MA in Arch History

Satisfying the architectural historian in me... Here's my fave. Very ideal, very East Coast.

More here.

Speaking of architectural history, I'm cataloging the limited number of programs available. Everyone else is going to grad school. I want to go too. I was hoping to go after I teach for awhile. With our economy, shouldn't I just go to school for the time being? I'll take the GREs this fall (and study all summer) and apply, maybe defer admission for a year or something. I don't want to submit myself into any PhD programs quite yet though. I like to keep my options open.

• Georgia Tech - M.S. History, Theory, and Criticism of Architecture
• U Oregon - M.S. Historic Preservation
• UT Austin - M.A. Architectural History
• UVA - M.A. Architectural History
• Berkeley - M.S. History of Architecture and Urbanism
  

Best Cities for Teachers to Live & Work

Furthermore, Raleigh has a long list of accolades. No suitable houses for cheap in Orange County.

I think I'm considering like every city! Click on my map with the purple hearts.

Live, eat, be pretty

Austin, Texas, you have some good prices on amazing homes! Check this one out.

I added This Young House to my dailies because wow, is it great! I love the adorable couple who transformed their home and also show pictures from their wedding. Let's just say I want to be like them one day. :)

Amazing living room

Great bedspread

I fell asleep again and I'm definitely hungry. My aunt bought fried noodles, but I don't want anything fried. I went to Trader Joe's for a spa salad for lunch, spicy spinach pizza, and lobster ravioli. Yummy meal tonight! Oh, I also can't wait to get home to start baking! Pumpkin baked goods are my specialty so I'm up for healthy pumpkin muffins. I said no candy this month, but I need some baked goods!

Other things to dos: go to the bank, deposit $, and ask for a check register; buy Bare Escentuals that Van swears by. I need a makeup regime right? Or am I too lazy? The natural look has been okay so far, but I think a boost of confidence is nice.

K, straighten hair, Bare Escentuals, eyeliner, eyeshadow, and mascara. I think that's enough. I just need to buy that Getting Started kit.

Tomorrow I'll visit Van for dinner if all plays out well with everyone else. For now, I'm relaxing and recovering with TV (new "Suite Life of Zach and Cody" and some HGTV maybe) and food.

Cities list

Best Places for First-Time Homebuyers include Salt Lake City, Raleigh, Seattle, and Las Vegas, all of which have come up. Here are some cities from West to East.

• Orange County as long as I'm in the nicer areas (something that ends in "Beach")
• Long Beach, CA
• Oakland, CA
• Portland, OR
• Seattle, WA
  
• Las Vegas, NV
  
• Santa Fe, NM
  
• Salt Lake City, UT
• Austin, TX
  
• Raleigh, NC
• Chicago, IL
• Boston, MA
  
• Atlanta, or surrounding area

P.S. How to Dream Up Your Dream Town via FrontDoor.com