things i didn't like about today:

my wet bike seat... accompanied with my wet jeans

spilling coffee on my shirt

yup, that was me today..no lie

okay this might be a little dramatic!

...and here is my disclaimer: God is good, God is great and i am a very blessed girl. i am simply just laughing at what a joke my day has been today. on these kinds of days you have to laugh and not let these nagging details of your life consume you.

AFTER WRITING THIS.. i go out to my car to run some errands and i found this, and then i laughed once again.

flat tire...

it's time to expand your closet...to wonder away from the women's section and venture into the men's. you would be surprised what you can do with some over sized clothing. my friend cole recently gave me some of his old and used "trash" and i turned it into my treasure. make use of those left over ex boyfriend clothes or your guy friends old clothes! try looking at the men's section next time you go shopping. just get creative!...(sorry for the poor quality)

this hoodie was a purchase from the men's section in Forever 21

and this was a hoodie i stole from my best guy friend nick

one of cole's oversized white t's tied together with a braided thin belt

take a man's shrunken thermal, pair it with some boots and tada!

it was a fancy chocolate kind of night

sometimes a girl has got to indulge in a little chocolate. not just any chocolate but the fancy kind with golden wrappers, exotic coco beans, and high price tags. last night was one of those kinds of nights. i'm house/dog sitting for an amazing family who own a really nice house including a pool table, deck of cards, dogs, and stereo. we made good use of them all. we played pool, played egyptian rat screw (an addictive card game), played with the dogs, and danced like crazy fools! it was a much needed and enjoyed night.

mmm

bueller

emma

the other day i headed down 840 to my favorite town, franklin, tn! i have lived there since second grade and there is something special about that quaint town. anywhooo i headed to franklin to meet with my best friend sarah helton whom i hadn't seen in three and a half months. we sat at her brothers middle school football game and were joined by our good friend matt king. we've known each other since middle school and our friendship is pretty special! after the game i said my goodbyes and then spent time with my sister and my dog! it's days like that where i realize how special and blessed i am. i have been given sweet friendships, loving family, wonderful town, and my perfect dog! it's days like that where i can't stop thanking God.

me on the left and my beautiful, malaysian, friend sarah on the right

that handsome man in the middle would be matt king

my lovely sister jessica

and behold the best dog in the world, stormie

tea time

this past weekend me and my roommates held an old fashion tea party at our new place, it was lovely. goodwill tea cups and saucers, record player playing Frank Sinatra, photo booth, and dainty finger foods.

mixed matched tea cups and saucers cost around 19 cents each...can you say score?

our house was looking and smelling delicious

photo booth was a winner, if your thinking about planning a party i would absolutely recommend this. who doesn't like taking pictures, right?

sometimes i ask myself why?

i found myself today laying on my back with my roommate phoebe cutting open my arms, legs, stomach and head and placing sacks of sand in my body. and i asked myself "why?"
do you remember those "scary" or just weird games you would play at sleep overs?...this more applies to the ladies.
me and phoebe, drained from our classes, passed out on the floor and proceeded to make delirious conversation, and so came her to cutting me open.
light as a feather, stiff as a bored

concentration

hi my name is chubby

tight squeeze cool breeze

we thought of them all, and that was my afternoon.

me and the pheebster

i'm back

hello there friends... time for round two. WARNING THIS WILL BE A LONG POST.  i hope you like the remodeling of the page, i thought a fresh start deserved a fresh look. as i begin this blogging journey once again i am overwhelmed at the least with where to start and how to catch you all up on the happenings of my life. the best way i can think about going about this is some short summaries accompanied with pictures ('cause what's a blog without pictures, right?). alrighty now... let's do this.

lets begin with may 25th when i was headed to the nashville airport. i was baja, mexico bound. i had felt called to go do a missions trip for a couple years and when i heard of this trip i knew it was time. nervous but ready i hopped on a plane and took off! my world was rocked. i used my hands to build  a shelter for men and used my words to pray for people in need. i was able to create a relationship with an amazing sixteen year old who barely spoke english and i prayed over her and listened to her and showed her love. my chains of timidity were broken. my faith was tested and strengthened. i finally stepped into the role that God had been calling me to... and that's only the beginning.

on june 9th i got in a car and head to bonnaroo. no showering, no air conditioning, no cold water... it was awesome! okay maybe not those parts but everything else was pretty killer.  i got to see the black keys, eminem, wiz, lil wayne, matt & kim, bassnectar, j cole, and some others. guilty pleasure time... i have been dying to see eminem and thought it to be an unrealistic dream until my eyes layed upon the bonnaroo 2011 lineup. i waited twelve hours to see eminem in front row and it was worth every second spent under that hot sun.

on june 26th i was blessed and surprised to take four beautiful junior girls to younglife's windy gap camp. i found out two weeks prior that i would be going on this trip and the only way to describe this venture was that it was a gift. purely a gift. i had so much fun with my girls and got to enjoy an amazing week at windy gap.

july 16th was my last big venture of the summer and was the most perfect ending to my summer. i headed to colorado to do a month of work at a young life camp called crooked creek. i got on the plane not knowing anyone i would be meeting but trusting and knowing that God had it all under control. i, again, was rocked. my relationship with the creator of this universe was completely defined for me over that month. he romanced me, which was something new to me. he talked to me, which was something i had been seeking. he used me, which was something i had prayed for. i learned so much about myself and about my creator and i saw him EVERYWHERE. i talked to him every second and absolutely depended on him for every aspect of my life. he was just as overjoyed as i was and it blew my mind. the people i met there became my second family and i miss them dearly. i was blessed, honored, and privileged to have been apart of all that God did in that month at crooked creek. 

when i look back on this summer i keep telling myself that it was the best summer of my life. then when i ask myself why, the only answer i can find is that it was God-filled.