lotsa pics

Home for the weekend...again. I love my family. We laughed, played games, took spontaneous family pictures, and saw the Blue Man group perform! Here are some pictures to prove my love.

little brother?

beautiful momma!

little lovebug

sisters. we're obviously always laughing like this.

they're cute.

oh just me, posing it up.

high-low

my high-lows for the week:

HIGHS:

-mumford and sons.

-finding a new faster way home from school.

-fashion shows with tha' LLF.

-celebrating national margarita day.

-my Wil Group.

-giving frogs their needed freedom from Ellie.

-playing Wii Fighting for 3 hours.

-Little Women.

-finding cute red flats for $2.99. what a steal, right?!

LOWS:

-no sleep.

-dirty gross house with hair-infested carpet.

-waking up sore from playing Wii Fighting for 3 hours.

-realizing how out of shape I am.

-my stomach growling so loud in class my seat neighbor laughed.

-screaming when a cat jumped out from the bushes during my run.

-the fact that Heather and I get excited to clean the living room.

-my dad hates the idea of me going to New Orleans. cmon' dad, Marcus Mumford neeeeeds me there.

-dumb people.

that's all.

joy

I watched Little Women last night before I fell asleep. I love that movie. I wish I was as confident, independent, and brave as that Jo March sometimes.

Today, I'm working on my JOY.

vday meh.

I'm not a Valentine's Day girl. Never have been, probably never will be. I also just realized that I started my post 365 days ago with the same sentence. Go look it up. See, things don't change. It's not cause i'm single, i've had my fair share of Vday celebrations with a significant other...the magic of the holiday just never blew my socks off.

I just think if you're gonna show someone how much you love them, why not do it February 13th? Like why not wake them up, make them breakfast, and say "surprise, i love you early."

Today I'm thankful for:

-People who know me well, know how to make me smile, and always know what to say.

-The beautiful weather.

-Peace of mind.

I procrastinated too much this weekend, and now I have a crap load of reading and papers. Damn typical. I can't begin to describe how ready I am for this school thing to be over.

Shout out to my LLF. Be mine? ♥

productivity

Couple thoughts for the day:

1. I LOVE being productive. Even if it just involves cleaning, laundry, and job searching. I love the feeling of finishing things and knowing you accomplished some goals. This might be a reflection of how horribly boring my life is, but seriously guys its freakin' sweet to be sitting in a clean room with the windows open and sun shining.

2. The other day my good friend Justin told me to never say never. What a great piece of advice. I've been super stressed out recently about job searching and realizing that all jobs pretty much suck. I need to learn to take a step back and not forget to live in today. Thanks JB. Yes, I realize that I just trivialized my future career, but hey that 16 year old has got game. Who wouldn't want to be him?

3. If i had my way right now I would be laying in one of these:

In a place that looked like this:

Reading this:

Drinking this:

And hanging out with somebody like this:

I believe I can make this vision happen. Never say never right?

beginnings pt. 2

Wow, i suck at this. It's not for lack of inspiration or words, but simply my lack of initiative. My solution: short and sweet. Perhaps if i cut down on the length of my entries, the thought of starting a new one won't seem so daunting.

I can't really begin to describe what the last month of my life has entailed. It flew by, and yet each day seemed so painfully long. Full of lessons and laughter, my last semester of college is well underway.

This might be best portrayed through bullet points. In the spirit of sticking to my new blog goal, and to appease my type-A personality I will lay it out here:

• I've become a cute dresser. Shocker I know, but seriously I have to put these outfits to good use, despite the fact that NO ONE at this ridiculous university seems to appreciate my efforts. Stop staring people, sheesh.
• My freak-outs and dramatic meltdowns have been at an all time low, which is a blessing considering what is creeping my way in 3 months. Thank you Jesus for peace.
• I have never appreciated my family more. My mom's wisdom and my dad's guidance have truly been the push to get me through some days.
• I understand the meaning of real, genuine friendship and I'm desperate to not settle for less. Even if it means moving on and looking ahead.
• Despite my frustration and tendency to disagree with particular aspects of a certain something, the girls in my WIL group make it all worth it.
• There are so many exciting adventures i've discovered, and I'm always in the process of convincing myself they will all definitely happen. Coachella (maybe next year?), New Orleans (2 months baby), Baltimore/NYC (grad trip maybe yes?), and various road trips and beach visits for sure.
• I am constantly trying and failing but slowly and surely learning to find joy in even the little things throughout my day.

that's it. expect me back soon. pinky promise.