After a brief hiatus (hey work and Scandal, stop taking over my life!), I’m back with another installment of THESE DAYS…aka what in the world I’ve been up to lately…aka vague photos from my camera and iphone that SORT OF give an indication of what’s been going on. For example, what’s not pictured is 22 dvds of Scandal that are strewn about my living room as I rampaged through the entirety of season 2. But here’s what is pictured and what’s been occupying my time as of late:

^^Taking care of my plant children. Seriously, I take progress pictures of the newly sprouted leaves and send them to my mom.

^^Spending time with friends who make me laugh THIS HARD and do real life *thumbs up* emojis. More photos from this adventure coming soon.

^^Wearing Scratch watermelon nail wraps and then discussing their amazingness on the InStyle tumblr, which was tweeted by InStyle, and then grammed by Catbird! *shameless plug*

^^Getting deep into the cheese board game. If I could do a cheese board for every meal, I would. Also marcona almonds are a real game changer.

^^Still can’t decide where to hang this beauty in my house, so for now it hangs (literally) on my bedroom door.

^^In my last THESE DAYS post, I mentioned that I was wearing chucks and ankle booties. Now, it’s all about Madewell sandals and hi-top chucks. Also, freshly bought Converse are THE WORST. Must get them dirty.

^^Spending the hottest of hot summer days in my parents’ backyard. Hot days are the best kind of days.

^^Picnicking at Grand Park across from City Hall in downtown is my new favorite pastime. We even watched the fireworks here on July 4th!

^^Save-the-Date’s in the mail from Ann-Marie! She is so talented, that one.

^^Sunday nights at the Hollywood Bowl are the most magical. The sun sets just right and the colors from the stage look extra vibrant. We enjoyed a bottle of bubbly, bread and cheese, and hummus and veggies. All the food groups.