SEE YOU SOON...

Good morning on this beautiful Sunday. I work today but I thought I need to catch up on my blogging. I have been slacking a little bit lately. Although I do have a good excuse... I have been EXTREMELY busy with work and school!!

First things first... Florida was amazing!! I had so much fun, I went so many places and met so many new people. Aj was AMAZING and drove me all over the place! The day I arrived in Jacksonville we drove up to Tybee Island, Georgia with Aj’s roommates Whitney and Jackie and Jackie's boyfriend Lee. We went out that night in Savannah and Whitney and I went shopping in downtown Savannah the next day which was so much fun. Savannah is such a beautiful historic town. On Friday, Aj and I drove down to Tampa to see my long lost sister Nikita. I haven’t seen her in a couple of years. We were both so happy to see each other it brought tears to our eyes. We went out for sushi and spent the next day at the beach. AJ and I stayed in Clearwater Beach which was absolutely beautiful and the view from our hotel room was amazing! On our way back up to Jacksonville Beach Aj took me to his favorite restaurant High Tides at Snack Jack in Flagler Beach. The rest of my time there I spent at the beach in Jacksonville. I already can’t wait to go back again!! For now it's back to reality...

Tybee Island

Savannah

Clearwater Beach

Nikita, Aj, and I

Aj and I

When I got home another letter from amanda was waiting for me! That definitely cheered me up!! She sent me a really cute ring and a four leaf clover for good luck and of course another one of her wonderful playlists...

1. "The Only One" The Black Keys
2. "Skinny Love" Bon Iver
3. "Arc of Time (Time Code)" Bright Eyes
4. "Mongrel Heart" Broken Bells
5. "The High Road" Broken Bells
6. "Crime Wave" Crystal Castles
7. "Close to me" The Cure
8. "Walking on a Dream" Empire of the Sun
9. "Return to Innocence" Enigma
10. "Kids" Chitty Bang
11. "Play Your Part 2" Girl Talk
12. "Shove It" Santigold
13. "I Turn My Camera On" Spoon
14. "Lisztomania" Phoenix
15. "1901" Phoenix
16. "Fences" Phoenix

Have a wonderful Sunday!!

xoxo

• listen carefully to what is meant, not just what is said.

FLORIDA BOUND

The day has finally come! I am florida bound as of right now. I am currently waiting for my second flight from Charlotte to Jacksonville. This has been quite the experience so far considering I got 3 hours of sleep and my flight left Phoenix at 5:30am. Going through security was so smooth till I tripped over my skateboard and scraped up my leg, then the lady informed me she had to throw away my $15 face lotion because it was 4oz not 3oz. Then my gate was switched so I had to walk all the way to the other side of the airport just to find out I had to check one of my bags. Lets just say my day has been excellent so far...

Have a happy Wednesday

xoxo

• love - and let the rest go.

BELIEVE

What a beautiful Wednesday... the weather is perfect right now and it even started raining for a little bit(actually for about 5 minutes). I woke up with a terrible cold this morning. I think my lack of sleep and my busy schedule is finally getting to me. I am drinking some delicious herbal tea hoping it helps and this cold doesn't last long. Only one more week until I go to Florida! I can't wait to wake up every morning for 6 days straight and not have to go to school or work!

I am sending out my first letter to Amanda today with some surprises inside of course. I feel like once you start writing you can't stop! I told my mom that it was the longest letter I have ever written. She laughed and said "It might be the only letter you have ever written!" which is funny because I don't think I've written many.

A little change is nice every once in awhile, so I re-arranged my room the other night. I am trying to get organized and get rid of some things I don't need or use anymore. I still am not used to it though and keep thinking things are where they used to be.

I recently just started reading a book called Hippie by Barry Miles. It is amazing so far and I love all the pictures. I would definitely recommend reading it.

Have an excellent day!

xoxo

• believe that the best it yet to be.

PEN_PAL

Good morning!

My friend Amanda had this amazing idea that we should be pen-pals. I have never had a pen-pal before so this is so exciting!! Amanda lives in Bothell, Washington. The last time I saw her was when I went to Seattle last year for New Years(which is also her birthday). I had an amazing time with her and I love and miss her. I wish I was able to see her more often!

Yesterday, I came home from work to find my first letter waiting for me. It arrived in the cutest hot pink envelope. Along with her letter she sent me a green and blue tie dyed bracelet/hair tie (I love it, green is my favorite color!) and a cd with an amazing mix of songs that she has been listening to non-stop and wanted to share with me.

I thought I would share the songs with everyone...

1. "Tighten Up" The Black Keys
2. "Orange Shirt" Discovery
3. "Osaka Loop Line" Discovery
4. "Swing Tree" Discovery
5. "Pull My Heart Away" Jack Penate
6. "Daylight" Matt & Kim
7. "Animal" Miike Snow
8. "Animal" Miike Snow (Punks Jump Remix)
9. "Cult Logic" Miike Snow
10. "Little Secrets" Passion Pit
11. "Ghost Rider" RJD2
12. "L.E.S Artists" Santogold
13. "Sea Legs" The Shins
14. "Tony the Beat" The Sounds
15. "The Start of Something" Voxtrot
16. "Crystalized" The XX

Have a good Sunday!

xoxo

• "Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken." - Oscar Wilde

ANXIOUS

walking the dog...

Is it really Friday?! Where did the week go? It was so beautiful out this morning I decided to take my dog for a walk. He was so excited, it was more like he took me for a walk. The clouds just looked amazing and there was a nice little breeze.

Last night was the first night of my women and films class. So far I think I am going to really enjoy this class. It is only once a week and it is held in this cute little room that is like a mini movie theatre. We watched The Hurt Locker directed by Kathryn Bigelow for our first film. It turns out she is the director of Point Break also, which is one of my favorite movies and it is where my mom got my middle name from. If you haven't seen either of those, you definitely should!

I saw this quote the other night when I was browsing around at Home Goods with my mom... "I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow." I loved it. I found a cute little happy Buddha that holds tea light candles and a little black owl that I ended up buying. I also got the cutest little wooden flower knobs for my desk drawers from Anthropologie.

Only 12 more days until I go to Florida! I get more and more anxious as the days go on.

Have a good weekend!

xoxo

• life is about the journey, not the destination.