Thursday, December 29, 2011

2011.

If I could go back and change anything about this year... I wouldn't.
I've lived more and grown more this year than ever before. 
I love my life the way it is now and I'm thankful for everything that has happened. I really feel that I have a wonderful life. I have an incredible family. My friends are top of the line. I'm blessed beyond belief. Everything that has happened in my life has led me to today and I am thankful for absolutely every life experience. 

I've learned things.

I've had laughs.

I've made new friends and found old ones.

I've found people to count on.


I've grown up.


I've bought a lot of sweaters.


If I could relive 2011 all over again, I would. Every single moment. Except maybe this time... I would savor every second. 

Happy New Year, everyone!

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Thoughts...

I hope my future husband has this many wrinkles when he's an old man. I think this is beautiful.

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."-Plato

Oh, and I want to go back to Paris.



Sunday, December 25, 2011

"He puzzled and puzzed till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. Maybe Christmas, he thought... doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps... means a little bit more!" 
I'm speechless when trying to describe this Christmas.
I got to watch my beautiful grandfather stand up in church and lead a prayer that brought tears to people's eyes. I was able to watch him stand shyly, but also proudly at the front of the church after being asked to collect the offering. While watching him, I noticed how he was the only man wearing a suit to church. Also, even after getting shorter due to old age.. he still towered over the other men. Even after his body goes through wear and tear, and his mind is tortured from constant worry for everyone in his life...he is still a strong, gentle giant. I'm not one for comparing people, but when it comes to him...I just can't help it. Any boy that I date, I can't help but compare them to my grandfather. Gentleness, selflessness, humility, honestly, work ethic, kindness, and a fantastic sense of humor are all traits that my grandfather possesses and when dating someone, I hope that they can at least come close to matching him in these categories, because I know no one can beat him. 


 "And he, he himself, the Grinch - carved the roast beast."


Saturday, December 24, 2011

'Twas the night before Christmas...

Merry Christmas Eve!



I doubt that anyone in Alabama will be getting any snow this year, but we can still dream.
I hope everyone has a splendid Christmas filled with tradition and glorious food and festivities. 
And as you anxiously await Santa tonight, may visions of sugarplums dance in your head.

Sunday, December 18, 2011

1. I need what I need.
2. When it comes to excitement, I'm a first grader. 
3. When it comes to desired bedtimes, I'm an old woman.
4. When it comes to Christmas, I'm an elf.
5. When it comes to happiness, I'm set. 

Friday, December 16, 2011

I'll admit, these are attractive women. They're beautiful. 
But why do so many feel that they have to look like Victoria's Secret models in order to feel good about themselves? 
Personally, I think curves are more appealing than a stick-thin body. Everywhere you look, there are things encouraging women and young girls that they need to be thinner and stop eating. 
NO.
How about...
"You are not your bra-size, nor are you the width of your waist, nor are you the slenderness of your calves. You are not your hair color, your skin color, nor are you a shade of lipstick. Your shoe-size is of no consequence. You are not defined by the amount of attention you get from males, females, or any combination thereof. You are not the number of sit-ups you can do, nor are you the number of calories in a day. You are not the hair on your legs. You are not a little red dress. You are no amalgam of these things.   You are the content of your character. You are the ambitions that drive you. You are the goals that you set. You are the things that you laugh at and the words you say. You are the thoughts you think and the things you wonder. You are beautiful and desirable not for the clique you attend, but for the spark of life within you that compels you to make your life a full and meaningful one. You are beautiful not for the shape of the vessel, but for the volume of the soul it carries."

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

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"To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting."
-E.E. Cummings

Sunday, December 11, 2011

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I'm old-fashioned.
I love chivalry, good manners, thankfulness, simplicity, easy romances, and modest clothing.
I agree with Edith Head when she said, "Your dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to show that you're a lady."
I agree with Oscar Wilde when he said, "You can never be overdressed or overeducated."


After a month of complications and stress and making things the complete opposite of simple, I'm ready to get things back to the way things were. I'm ready to go back to the easy-going, light-hearted gal that I was. I'm ready to be a "fly by the seat of my pants kind of gal" like I was.

Four and a half days, two exams, an art critique, and one three hour drive until I am home with everyone I love. (Except for my two beautiful roommates, Tess and Abbey. I'll miss them with every ounce of my feelings in my body.)




Monday, December 5, 2011

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Today I hope to go to all of my classes and have things go smoothly, go to a thrift store, and buy some oranges and clove them.