one year.

one year ago, i got all dressed up to go on a date with this really cute guy. his name was james. we'd gone on a few dates and i really liked him. i liked that he played guitar. i liked his blue eyes. i liked that he was sweet and funny and respectful. little did i know, that was just the beginning. he rang my doorbell and gave me flowers. then he took me to olive garden, because i love it even though it's a little cheesy. then he took me mini golfing because he wanted to see me get competitive. after that, we went to pismo and he pushed me on the swing as we talked about God, our families, and anything else that came to our minds. then, that cute boy sat on the swing next to me and got really shy and mumbled some wonderful nice things and then asked me to be his girlfriend.

i said yes and that was one of the best decisions i have ever made.

just for fun.

maybe this will make up for my lack of pictures lately.

1. fb profile pic:


2. you a year ago:


3. someone you love:


4.photo that makes you happy:


5. you making a funny face:


6. you and your best friend [yes i cheated]:


7. most recent photo:


8. photo you took:


9. photo that makes you laugh [this was for a photo project sophmore year]:


the end.

fuscia tights

so lately i have felt like not too much is going right in my life. i've felt stressed out and, as most people around me this past week can vouch for, i've been a beezy. i've tried and tried to give my stress up to the Lord, but i just felt like it wasn't working. maybe God just had too many other people to deal with. maybe my problems were too big. maybe i was stupid. well the last one might be true, but the other night i realized that if we are not honest with the Lord, how can he fix what we don't tell him about? so i basically verbal vomited and spewed out everything i was worrying about to the Lord. and guess what??? it felt like a huge weight lifted off my chest. obviously things don't get fixed right away, but i feel like the Lord really helped me give all my problems to him, and he has helped me trust in him with everything. life will always be stressful, but i know He will help me get through it even when it feels like everything is falling apart [ps. i have a slight tendency to be dramatic sometimes...].

so i guess that is what has been on my mind lately, and i promise to write more this week!

also: the title has nothing to do with anything, except that they are my favorite item of clothing and i am currently wearing them even though james insists they are too "loud".

blah.

this week has been uneventful yet i somehow have been feeling generally crappy.

so hopefully next week i will have more motivation to write.

everything.

i had a wonderful time yesterday catching up with caitlin and bailey.

james and i had a date at target last night. yes we are cool.

two halloween parties tonight! james and i are going to be tourists :)

there is truly no better feeling than waking up and realizing you have nowhere to be! i laid in bed for like an hour after i woke up and it was glorious.

i now have clean laundry and can stop using my bathing suit bottoms as underwear. this is good.

now to go find hawaiian shirts and a fanny pack!

song of the day.

i don't know how do links, but i just love the song "folding chair" by regina spektor. she is so funky and cool. i love her music. this is my new obsession.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCvgXmg0m1g

in other news, today i had a cheese bagel. yum.

bugs are invading my work.

i had a funny conversation with a friend about her roommate who pees everywhere when she gets drunk. ew. but also kind of funny.

i need to paint my nails.

happy wednesday :)

alive.

i found myself thinking today i wish i could just skip all the bad parts of life. but then i thought the good would not seem so sweet. the little moments of the day would be taken for granted even more. it would be hard to appreciate when times are not hard, because it would always be good.

i think the bad helps us rely on God and trust in His plan.

the hard times remind me that i am alive and i am human and i have help.