here i go...

i am currently writing a paper that's due in one week. it's for one of the classes i took while in italy. it has to be five pages, which isn't bad. but it's summer and i don't feel like writing it... i'm trying to finish it in the next few days. i'm going to california on thursday and i want it to be done by then. i'm super focused :) well, actually the opposite is true but i want to be focused. it's always difficult at first. i wish i was better at writing papers. it's something that doesn't come easy to me. i enjoy it once i get my juices flowing ;)

here i go!

another day :P

bekah and i went biking a couple days ago and it was fun. my legs are very, very weak and i can't go very far. but i enjoyed it nonetheless. as i mentioned in a previous post taking goofy pictures is our calling in life.

i plan on going biking regularly the rest of the summer. maybe by the end i'll have sexy, strong legs ;)

(i doubt it. but here's to hopeful thinking.)

i love...

rainbows :)

biking in the sunshine

my family

reading

tennis

guys that look attractive with beards and bow ties

little kids that are always smiling :D

happy people

being happy

sharing love

being friendly (even though i need to work on this)

healthy foods

challenges

so basically, i love it all ♥

we like to be goofy.

my family is crazy, and we love taking pictures. well, goofy pictures that is ;) a crazy pose is preferred but if we're not in the mood to be wild, then it's ok, too.

i know i'm truly comfortable around a friend when i can take goofy pictures with them... just sayin'

i like to kick my brother... but don't worry, he told me he likes it when i kick it. we like to try for unique poses each time... sometimes we fail miserable. (so what if we liked the kicking one the best?)

i am the king of the world. and by the way, i love rainy days so i had so much fun taking these pictures. the air was crisp, the ground soft, and the temperature was just right.

talk about my perfect day. no worms were hurt in the making of this picture.

this one's a bit blurry but i like it nonetheless.

if crazy/wild/weird/goofy pictures are the only result of my summer, i'll be content.

just kidding. hopefully it'll have more to offer.

fingers are crossed.

peace and love.

life in the summer.

so i've been home for almost a month and it's been an interesting stay. i've been trying to stay productive because i don't have a job and i don't like wasting time. my parents have been putting beks and me to work with projects around the house, which i don't mind half the time. i've been trying to exercise and eat healthy (which has been a challenge for some reason.) the hardest thing to deal with is living far away from things when i don't have a car. i feel trapped at my house, and it doesn't help that gas prices are so high. (what's up with that? it adds to the situation is not a good way.) at times like these i just want to live by myself in a city where i can take the train or a bike to my destinations. also, since i've been home, i've been trying to become the person i want to be. the person i really, really, really, want to be. at times it feels like i can't change but i know i can. i can be whoever i want to be. (but being myself, too, of course ;)) it's so difficult overcoming personal habits; it takes so much focus and constant attention. but i feel like if i can at least get a little bit better at some things, i'll have so much control in my life; it will help with so many areas in my life. kind of like the dominion effect i suppose. so that's what i've been working on. not too exciting. i just need to stay positive and remember i can do anything with hard work.