Our new blog is up and running! After some more fiddling around with code and stuff, we’re pretty happy with how the blog looks. In fact, we had our first new post for the new blog today. Check it out here:
http://www.pacificandjune.com/2015/06/vintage-beach.html
xoxo,
Kate “I should be in bed right now”
I love reading, so I hate when I’m at school and hardly have time for leisure reading. However, that is what summer is for. I always work on a reading list second semester of school, and order the books off of Amazon as soon as I get home.
For the first half of the summer, I picked out four books that I thought were a diverse group. I tend to stick with YA books, because YA authors seem to be the best right now, and I find coming-of-age type of stories far more interesting than ~boring~ adult stories. Y’know?
Taylor’s Summer Reading List Part 1: *Click on pictures for descriptions/ purchase options
1. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, by Jesse Andrews
I found out about this book from the movie that comes out TODAY! It received rave reviews and won the two biggest prizes at Sundance Film Festival. This is way enough to spark my interest. It’s always fun to read a good book and get a good movie adaptation to go along with it.
2. Yes Please, by Amy Poehler
I always love reading a non-fiction piece by a favorite female comedian. Everyone loves Amy, and this book will having you laughing out loud (I found that out on a plane). It’s funny, witty, and smart.
3. Fangirl, by Rainbow Rowell
I picked this book mostly because of the title. I relate to it a lot. Also, Rainbow Rowell is one of the best YA authors out there right now. She writes complex, true to life stories filled with diverse characters. I’m obsessed with her writing.
4. An Abundance of Katherines, by John Green
What can I say? I’m a sucker for John Green. I really enjoyed An Abundance of Katherines because they main character was not what you would expect. He is a socially awkward genius that doesn’t have many friends. Not your average protagonist if you ask me. It’s a fun story and an easy read. Bonus: If you haven’t read Paper Towns, you should get on that. It’s an incredible, exciting read! The movie, starring Nat Wolff, comes out July 24.
Enjoy the list! I would love to here your thoughts on the books and suggestions for further lists!
Xo, Tay “I’m seriously addicted to books”
Since I am away at school for most of the year, I try to spend as much time with my family when I’m home. I thought it would be fun (and super easy) to have a family night where we made cannolis! We all had a lot of fun comparing our cannolis, and stuffing as many chocolate chips inside as we could.
If you’re looking for something quick and fun to do with the fam, do this. It is so simple, and so delicious.
All you need is:
– Ricotta Cheese (fresh or in container)
– Sugar
– Chocolate Chips
– Powdered Sugar
– Cannoli Shells (which can be pre-ordered from the bakery of most supermarkets/ or are found already made in the bakery section)
– Paper bowls & spoons
To make it a fun family activity you:
– Lay the shells out on the table
– Put a small bowl of sugar and chocolate chips on the table
– Give everyone in your family their own bowl to make their own filling and a plate to put the cannoli shell
Instructions:
1. Place 2-3 scoops of ricotta cheese in your bowl
2. Add sugar to taste (usually 1-2 spoonfuls)
3. Add as many chocolate chips as you want (I used dark chocolate chips)
4. (Optional) Add a drop of vanilla extract
5. Stuff the inside of your cannoli shell using your spoon
6. Add some chocolate chips at the ends to make it look official
7. Sprinkle some powder sugar on top
Xo, Tay “I want to make more tonight”
A year ago yesterday, I was in New York City sitting in a pen across the street from the Ziegfeld Theater. One of my best friend’s (let’s call her A) and I had read The Fault in Our Stars during our Freshman year at university and fell in love with the writing, story, and characters.
We followed the movie process closely, and found out the movie premiere was going to take place at the Ziegfeld Theatre on June 2nd, 2014. We never thought in a million years we would actually go, but it was a fun idea. We were so obsessed with the book, however, that we planned a trip to NYC (where I live part-time) so that we could see the movie together when it was released on June 6th.
We ended up in New York on May 31st, and planned on exploring the city until we saw the movie later on in the week. Everything changed the morning of June 2nd, when we were eating breakfast and had the Today Show on the TV. The cast was being interviewed and talked about the premiere that would take place later on in the day. A and I looked at each other and simultaneously said, “We have to go.”
We literally left our breakfast on the table and ran out of my apartment. We walked quickly over to the other side of town until we reached the theatre on 54th street. When we arrived we saw the pens that had been set up across the street. People were already camping out in them. We went over and talked to a Mom that was there with her tween daughter and she informed us that they would be giving out wristbands to the red carpet/ movie to the first 300 people in the pens. In that moment, we decided we had to stay. When else would we ever get to have this experience?
So there we were, for 10 hours outside being treated like pigs in a pen, waiting for the premiere to start. They (the security guards/ FOX people) gave us one break to go to the bathroom/ get food. Eventually, they moved us over to the carpet. By that time, we were all sweaty and smelly and gross. But, who cared? We were about to get the experience of a lifetime.
Even though A almost fainted, and there were like a billion tween girls that were screaming and pushing us and being so rude, we had an amazing time. This wasn’t just a movie premiere for us, it was a movie premiere for a movie that we were OBSESSED with. We had been following everything, and the fact that we were there, with the whole cast and crew, was absolutely incredible.
On the red carpet, we saw everyone. John Green stopped by and talked to each section of the red carpet. YES, Ansel is really hot in person. After all the celebs walked the red carpet, we were pushed inside to see the film. They put all of us crazy fans in the balcony area, and literally every single person involved in the movie sat below us. We got to watch the movie with everyone in the room. How cool is that?
Hank Green
John Green
Ansel Elgort
Shailene Woodley
Nat Wolff
A and me in the theatre!
The Inside of Ziegfeld Theatre
June 2nd is a day I will remember forever.
Fun facts about the day:
1. I stood in line for the bathroom with Ansel’s girlfriend for 20 minutes (she’s beautiful)
2. A girl behind A and I sobbed the loudest I had ever heard for the last hour of the movie and we couldn’t hear a word of the movie
3. Hank Green got food from a hot dog stand outside the theatre after the movie
4. I got to thank Josh Boone, the director, in person!
5. I’m a film geek and got to see my favorite screenwriters in person!! (Scott Neustadter & Michael Weber)
Love your film buff,
Taylor
*All photos are mine and were taken on my iPhone- that is why the quality is terrible (that and I was being pushed around by hundreds of people)
It is hot today, just like every other day here. Fortunately, clothes do exist that are cute + comfortable to wear in the heat (I still only lasted outside for like 2 seconds). I felt like dressing up a little bit more than usual today because CHEERS to the weekend! 
Had to go for the vintage-y effect on this one
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I decided to take my dog for a walk and changed into something more walk appropriate (aka a t-shirt and jean shorts).
she’s mid sneeze/ mid escaping from the picture HA
Enjoy your Sunday Funday!
Xx, Tay
Instagram is quite possibly my favorite form of social media. I love looking at pretty things, and insta is the perfect place to swoon over other people’s wardrobes, homes, etc. Here’s a list of a few of my fav instagrammers in case you’re looking to fill your feed with something new & fresh.
Julia Engel // @juliahengel
I’ve been following Julia’s blog (Gal meets Glam) since she was in college herself and am OBSESSED with her style. She always looks so effortlessly pulled together and goes on the most incredible trips.
Dice and Briohny // @bryceyoga
I would love nothing more than to be able to do the kind of inversions that this husband/wife yoga super team manage. If you’re unsure, watch this video of Briny. They’re so focused and calm that they always motivate me in my own yoga practice.
Ashley Rose // @sugarandcloth
Ashley Rose of Sugar & Cloth has the most adorable DIYs and her instas are always on point. Everything she posts is just so damn cute. If I could live in an insta account, it would be this one.
Samantha // @preptista
Sammy of Preptista is a fellow LA resident and amazing lifestyle blogger. Everything on her insta is so bright & cheery that it is literally impossible to be unhappy after seeing one of her perfectly-arranged photos.
Elle // @ellefitactive
Elle started out as a broke college student looking to yoga for all its health benefits, so she taught herself. She has this whole ‘yoga for the people’ thing going on that I’m obsessed with. I have her Get Bendy guide and it’s already helped so much with my joint troubles- seriously worth the money.
Carly Heitlinger // @carly
Carly of The College Prepster is one of my favorite bloggers ever. She’s very honest on her blog and super relatable, which is one of the things I love most abut it. Her blog is a mix of food, fashion, and travel and never disappoints.
Marnie // @marniethedog
I’m obsessed with Marnie. Her life is about 1000000x cooler than mine will ever be and she’s absolutely adorable. Sorry, but if you don’t crack a smile at one of Marnie’s posts than you are probably a robot or something because she’s SO CUTE. Just look at that tongue hanging out. UGH so adorbs.
Caroline Khoo // @nectarandstone
Oh. My. God. Everything Caroline makes is absolutely gorgeous. I’m sure it tastes incredible too but I don’t know if I could even bring myself to eat any of it because it’s so beautiful. If you didn’t think food was an art form before, you definitely will after seeing her insta.
Kelly Mindell // @studiodiy
Bright. Poppy. Quirky. Fun. I want to be best friends with Kelly, who is behind Studio DIY. Seriously, she made an avocado piñata so I’m sold.
xoxo,
Kate “Have I been perusing instagram for the last hour?”
In short, I’m that person who has seen the original Pitch Perfect a good 30 times. I know all the words to all the songs. I know the dance routines of the performances. The biggest reason I know so much is because I was in Europe two years ago and there was a movie channel (the only English channel) that played it on repeat. It’s one of those movies that looked cheesy in the commercials, but turned out to be really well written, hilarious, and had well-rounded, diverse characters.
That being said, I was a little hesitant to see the second one. With such a solid first film, sequels usually ruin it for me. I went in with low expectations, expecting it to try really hard to be like the first one, but fail miserably in all aspects. I was pleasantly surprised when it didn’t suck.
I’m not saying that it is a great film, but it is good, and it definitely is a good time. The first one is amazing, and being that no one expects the second one to be better than the first, the second one is a good continuation of the story of The Barden Bellas. The humor is fresh and witty. Instead of trying to keep the same jokes and the same plot line, they actually modified it successfully. The characters grow in unexpected ways, the plot line is interesting, and the jokes are funny as hell + the MUSIC is great. If you love the first one, it is definitely worth checking out the second one.
Funniest Part: Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson) singing “We Belong” from a canoe
Most Goosebump-worthy Part: The final performance & the performance of the original song “Flashlight”
Cutest Part: When the Bellas sing a rendition of “Cups” around a campfire and find their voices again
Sweetest Part (*spoiler): Benji finds love *tears*
Best Song Cover: Run the World (Girls) #girlpower
Xo, Taylor “I’ll be singing the songs for the rest of my life”
While Tay was in town, we decided to take some new photos so we had something decent to use as our profile pictures. My younger brother offered his photography services in exchange for some fries, so we decided to turn it into a shoot and had a lot of fun with it! Here are some of the photos we took:
Here’s Tay!
Here’s one of Tay where I think she looks SO EFFING ADORABLE but she doesn’t like it so someone please back me up & tell her that this is the cutest thing ever
That’s me (Kate)!
Wheeee glitter
Kate + Tay or teen movie poster??! The world may never know.
A random dog in the park where we were shooting came to join us. It was a literal model. Those faces of pure joy are 100% candid bc that dog is so cute.
Tay told me to pose like this and I said it would be weird. I was wrong.
And as much as I would like to tell you we’re always smiling with perfect makeup, glowing skin, and hair blowing in the wind, Tay & I are NOT perfect. The internet can be great, but it’s really easy to let other people’s perfect photos convince you that you’re somehow inferior. That’s why it’s really important to us that we share the moments when we aren’t at our best…
Without further adieu, the outtakes:
PSA: Don’t blow glitter into the wind!
Wow !!!!! S’cute !!1!!
Don’t even know what to say about this…
Am I about to sneeze? Cough? Also what’s with the hands?
AWKWARDLY PLACED HANDS, PT 2
As you can see, we’re far from perfect, but we did have a lot of fun doing our makeup and wearing awkwardly matching outfits in public. Hopefully we’ll be reunited before too long and get to do it again!
xoxo,
Kate “My hands are covered in Mod Podge right now”
Hey guys,
So we went a little blog-crazy yesterday (procrastination at it’s finest), but we did want to give you a quick update on the giveaway.
The giveaway will be Los Angeles/California themed and we’re including some of our personal favs. Contest starts at midnight on May 3rd! Details below:
Now we’re off to study! Can’t wait to be back, though.
xoxo,
Kate + Tay
YAY! We have reached 100 followers. This is a big milestone in our opinion.
To celebrate we are letting you all see this video that we made to celebrate the last day of classes and the last day of April. Hint on what it contains:
+ Here’s a picture of us and our friends that we took before making the video!
XO, Kate & Tay
Off Campus 101 