houses.

I think i might want an A-frame house.

Let us always meet each other with smile,

for the smile is the beginning of love.

-Mother Teresa

a reminder.

Weeping may remain for a night,

but rejoicing comes in the morning.

~Psalm 30:5b

This week.

This will be a great week.

I feel like finals week should be ten times more stressful.

The truth is though, I only have one test and three papers, which two of those papers are already done.

This is a great first finals week.

If I was brave...

If I was brave, I would dress like this...

and maybe wear my hair in this style.

Home

Isn't being at home simply wonderful? I was able to just lie around and read, watch movies, and bake. I don't know if you know this, but I love to bake. While I was at home, I made aunt Carol's famous buns, pumpkin pie (it wouldn't be Thanksgiving without a pumpkin pie), and a new pie; Eggnog Cranberry. I was going to make grandma Alverda's Christmas sugar cookies but somehow I ran out of time. One night mom and I watched The Blindside. Can you believe that mother dear saw a movie before I did?! We also watched A Christmas Story. What a classic. Another thing accomplished while I was at home was that I finally got a hair cut! It was driving me crazy!

This week I hung out with two old classmates of mine. What a treat!

I really miss those girls. I'm pretty sure everyone from my graduating class hates school. We must have just had too much fun being together!

Daydreams

The longer I think about summer, the more I am beginning to love it. It really is a lovely time; gardens, sunshine, hats, time to dream. Don't get me wrong, I love winter and fall, but summer is lovely. Summer is a time where there doesn't need to be a schedule, it's free for whatever takes your fancy.

I love summer.

Simplicity.

Tonight is a good night.

Since we had choir yesterday, I didn't have to go this afternoon, which was so nice. Instead of sticking around Bethel, Emily, Ellen, Emily #2, and I went to the mall and target. I was able to get jeans, which I needed, and coffee for my new coffee pot. :) So now tonight, I am sitting in my room stress free listening to Bing singin' some Christmas tunes, drinking coffee which makes the whole room smell delicious, and just relaxing with a friend.

Bottom line, I love tonight.

Discontentedness

Hello.

It has been a very hard last few days. So much has changed, and I'm not too sure I like it. A song I have been listening to lately is "Skinny Love" by Bon Iver. It is beautiful, dreary, and emotional. The best kind of song.

Not really knowing the meaning of the song, i decided to look it up tonight.

It hit right on to how i feel right now. Like i did something completely awful.

Everything seems to be slipping away from me and i can't hang on to it at all.

I need some peace of mind.

Can I just say how much I love weekends, especially Fridays.

I find myself wishing the week away and how I just can't wait to get to Friday.

Is that okay to do? Do I really want to wish away so much of my life?

The answer is no, but I feel that so many people end up wishing away their weeks filled with work, chaos, and stress.

I am one of those.

I need to change that.

Let's see, what can I tell you about myself?

First off, I love pearls.

I love rain.

I love old things.

I love old books.

I love movies.

I love sweaters.

I love dreary anything...dreary days, music, you name it...I love it.

I love pictures.

I love freedom; freedom from schedules and chaos.

I love being outside in God's glory...especially in the fall.

I love Friday nights!

I think I may go and read right now.

Well, hello there!

So, this is the official first post of my thoughts.

I think the main reason I started this was to focus on writing and to get my thoughts out in writing. I wanted to create something...anything. I hope that as you read this you enjoy yourself, and find a little happiness amidst your day.

Enjoy!