I Have Fallen in Love...

I feel like I haven’t written to you guys in forever! We have so much to catch up on!  As I have talked about in previous blog posts, you may know that I recently went on a vacation.  We actually traveled up to the east coast, and it was PERFECT.  I loved everything about the east coast! The history, the cities, the ocean, sometimes even the traffic just made me smile.  I have always dreamed of living on the east coast, just because the idea of it seems so big and mysterious.  As we were on the plane I suddenly felt anxious, thinking to myself “what if I don’t love it like I thought I would”.  I couldn’t fathom the idea of all of my dreams being crushed, but as soon as we stepped off the plane I knew.

This was my dream place. Everything was perfect just as I had imagined. I loved the idea of all these people that traveled to the east looking for their dreams and it truly inspired me.  Everywhere you went there was an artist, or a musician; just simply doing what they love. 

The cities were all busy yes, but there was a sense of just electricity going through the air.  You saw all different people there. To one side of you, there would be a businesswoman, and on the other side would be someone wearing suspenders; playing a bagpipe!  Everyone there just seemed like that was THEIR place. They knew that they were meant to be where they were, and it was beautiful.  

Sadly the times on the east coast came to an end, but trust me; I will be back.  There is nothing that will ever keep me from seeing that beautiful place again.

To any of you that have gone on trips this summer:

* Where did you travel to?

* Did your trip inspire you?

College Bound Chummy

Okay so today’s blog post is going to be kind of sappy, my apologies in advance. 

Growing up my older sister and I were typical sisters. Played together, but fought often.  Then high school came.  I got into high school expecting all my “friends” and I to stick together and to form this amazing bond, but that’s not how it works.  Most of us went our separate ways, and that’s totally fine!  The only problem was, that left me feeling quite lonely. Thus the chummies were born.  We did everything together, whether it was grocery shopping or summer camps we were always with each other. I honestly had the best freshman year because of my chummy.  She is my best friend, and I couldn’t imagine my life without her in it everyday, that was until now. 

My best friend is graduating from high school.  Within 2 months she will be moving away.  Even now as I type it still doesn’t seem real.  It seems crazy to think that just yesterday was the last time that we will ever be in high school together.  This whole process kind of sucks honestly.  We get this close, and she does all these amazing things and is now graduating…AND NOW SHE’S LEAVING ME?!  It just doesn’t seem fair! 

I know I’m being dramatic, and I honestly could not be more proud of my chummy.  I am just going to miss her like crazy.  I am going to miss the late night talks, the random grocery store runs, and even just seeing each other in the hallway. 

Change is good, I just have to keep reminding myself.  My chummy is going to college and she is going to have an amazing time, and she is going to build her life.  It will all be fine…I will survive! 

Love you so much chummy, best of luck at college!

Find Your Passion

The older I get the more I look for things to love…does that make sense?  It’s as if I am on the hunt for things that make me happy, or things that I enjoy.  It’s crazy to think that a year ago I didn’t even realize that I liked to write, or take pictures!  I can’t even imagine my life without it now!  The only hard part is when I find something I love, I use that as an excuse to quit trying new things.  It would be so easy to just stay within my comfort zone and do the same thing everyday.  I think that is good to stay invested in something you love for a long time, I just think it’s important to continue to add to that list of things!  Explore a little bit, which I know for me that is a VERY difficult.  I seem to be able to encourage other people to do it, but can’t get motivated enough to do it myself!  So that is why I wrote this blog post.  This is a reminder to not only you, but to me as well.  To continue to just LIVE!  To motivate you to continue to work hard at those things that you love. To try new things, to be yourself and see what that leads you to!

What are some of your passions?

What keeps you motivated to try new things?

More Pictures!

Hello!

So recently I have been really considering buying a nice camera.  I have a camera now…but I want to invest in a NICE camera, since I love photography so much.  Comment below some of the best cameras you have used!  In the mean time, I have been borrowing my grandma’s camera, and I have been having a BLAST!  So enjoy these pictures I took!

P.S  Notice a pattern of green...spring has sprung! :) 

Rainy Days ☔️

Hello Everyone!

So recently it has been raining a lot where I live, and its been GREAT!  I have always loved the rain, and the peace that it brings.  I especially love it when there is thunder and lightning.  Don’t get me wrong, I know it can be dangerous, but I just love it so much!  As a kid I also loved the rain, but not as much as I do now. Really the only reason I liked it as a kid was because of sugar cookies.  Now that is a strange sentence… trust me I know.  

Let me explain. As a kid when it would rain my mom and I ALWAYS made sugar cookies.  It was just something fun and quirky that my mom and I did together.  I remember always trying to pick out the most complicated cookie shapes, and then at the end having them all look like strange blobs.  They always tasted great though!  It makes me so happy thinking back on those days when my mom and I spent that time together.  Just running around having fun little adventures.  My mom and I still spend a lot of time together now, and we have a great relationship, but it isn’t like the “sugar cookie era”.   

I think it’s so sad how as teens we loose that closeness with our parents that we used to have.  It just seems as we grow up, we quit making time to give your dad that fist bump, or give your little sister that pat on the back.  We are too busy focusing on the future, and what we have to do.  I am constantly reminding myself to slow down, take a minute, and take a look around.  I am so blessed, and no matter what situation you are in, you have something to be grateful for as well.  This week I challenge you to find ONE thing each day that you take advantage of.  Find something that you don’t even think about, but that your life wouldn’t be the same without.  It’s pretty crazy the difference it can make…