Luke 2:11 And unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior which is Christ, the Lord. <---true love is the purest form.




sweet little 2nd cousins! haha:) getting some well needed advice from Uncle Buddy, I'm sure.

Welcome Winter...be jealous:)

Started the morning with a run with my cute doggie down this trail. beautiful. I absolutely love running down baldwin rails to trails it is simply gorgeous.



After that made this cute little hanging towel for my grandma for Christmas. I mean, seriously what do you get for your grandma for Christmas...they've been around for quite some time!



Look at those sleepy eyes... oh my goodness!

fyi: i started reading the Scarlet Pimpernel:)

21, 21, 21...I can't believe I am 21 years old. This morning my daddy woke me up to go to breakfast at Cracker Barrel ( going out to breakfast is my favorite tradition that my daddy and I never miss). Then, we came home and my mama gave me a present....
my daddy called them princess shoes ( b/c they are gold) & I would have to agree:) haha! Also my mama and I went to Chamblin's Uptown and absolutely got lost in the book store there. I had a wonderful green tea there too....all in all a beautiful day.
oh ya...i bought 4 books at Chamblins "Uncle Tom's Cabin", "The Scarlettt Pimpernel", "Easy Learning French Book -i fancy myself a linguist-, and "Oh the Places You'll Go." I <3 books...what a nerd!



Have you read any of these books?

Look at this super cute idea crafty idea...thank you pinterest! i love it so much:) You have to check this website out. All I did was put a magnetic strip on my mirror to hold my hair do dads....( i know im not the greatest photographer, but im working on it it, okay.)

A tradition to savor.

Today was the day I waited all year for....My Birthday Sunday. It's an important day in my family. An accidental tradition actually. The Sunday before you're birthday in my family my mama cooks your absolute favorite meal ( mine is bbq chicken and potato salad...the rest of the food is optional, but those two are a must) The whole family is required to come over and eat dinner with me and I don't have to wash a dish....or do anything but eat cake( a red cake, of course)

Saturday night
1. great run -Baldwin Rails to trail is where it's at!
2. Perfect Sunset- thank you Jesus
3. Gator BBQ-best bbq in jacksonville, by far.
4. Creepy Movie-Jane Eyre was a great movie with an unsual twist.

* all this spent with my built in best friend by blood ( my sister, duh! )

Saturday Morning, working on a project....#imaloser.

Favorite things of the week:)
1. I'm in love with this song....
2. skillets how amazing is it that you can cook a whole, healthy meal in one pan!
3. I <3 languages
4. I don't know how I would have survived this week w/o this encouragement
5. The smell of espresso beans....why am i so attracted to smells?

I got chased by a dog today....ok, ok it wasn't really that bad! Seriously, though I was running down my road (half asleep mind you) and a dog started running towards me, not okay! So I scared it off(actually i screamed first, which if you know me that doesn't happen often), then I turned the corner to run down another street and it started chasing me AGAIN! So I started chasing it, lucky for me she wasn't very brave and went right home. haha! #mylifeisridiculous.

How does one survive college without coffee... i just don't understand college students who don't like coffee. I'm seriously getting stressed thinking about this semester; it's gonna be crazy. 18 hours of classes, 30+ hours of work, teacher aiding....oh boy! its totally going to be worth it at the end of the semester.


Isaiah 43:2 my verse for this semester :)

Torture School starts on Wednesday...uuuhh! This summer has been great and I have enjoyed every moment of it, except that one day when I had to come home from the Dominican. Anyways, I guess back to reality and life. Oh, summer don't leave me....

first week of Summer....=)

A little fun in the sun at the lake.


My brother's Birthday=) 22 years old, i can't believe it! we are so getting old.

=) oh college.....

Ten, Ten, Ten, Ten....yahooo!! only 10 more days of classes left this semester. The official countdown has begun=)

90 degrees, no AC, 2 tests and 1 paper due... just like one of the customers i serve at the coffee shop says, "just another day in paradise i reckon, don't do no good to complain."

Let this be a lesson to us all to learn lessons from the simple things in life=) Have a wonderful complaint free week!

I am spending this beautiful Saturday morning writing a theology paper, ugh! I want to be outside more than anything, but I'm stuck inside... writing. BOO! this will be totally worth it in 3 weeks when i have good grades and it is Sweet Summertime.

"I just want to make sure you know just who you’re getting under this old hat. Cause girl I’m not the kind to two time or play games behind your back. I’m a little more country than that"
-Easton Corbin

Clay County Fair+me and my BFF+ Easton Corbin concert=My Saturday night=)

"When the going gets tough, the tough get going."

This was my spring break...lol! look at me, i'm such a little redneck=)

S-sunshine
P-Playing
R-read sappy books
I-iced tea
N- nothin' in paticular
G-Gean cutoffs...I mean Jean cutoffs=)

B-breakfast at 10am....at least.
R-RAYS, of sun course.
E-80 degrees at the lowest, i hope!
A-Aah vacation!
K-keystone heights

Here is a little glimpse of my spring break. It's gonna be great!

On March 24 in 1930 Pluto was named! So I guess this makes today Pluto's Birthday. Happy Birthday Pluto!!

I'm contemplating doing a "this day in history" post every once in awhile....i like history, what can I say?

I LOVE AMERICA and voting makes me feel so American! My favorite moment of the day= voting!

Welcome Spring time!

destination=happiness aka soul friend time=)

Gardening and I have a love-hate relationship. I love planting and seeing them grow. I love to pick the vegetables and cook them and eating them is my absolute favorite. The watering and weeding though...i hate!! with a passion. I enjoy the sun and the dirt and water, but those pesky little weeds never seem to go away. We planted a little of our garden today, and i am, yet again enthralled with the idea that this little plant will grow up one day and provide food for my family.

F-farmer's market
R-run
I-Ignore all my homework
D-dance
A-a la mode<------!
Y-Yum:D

Here are my weekend wishes! Happy Weekend to YOU!

Oh, you know LTD!

-soulfriend
A very close friend (often lifelong) that you were "meant to be" friends with. The friend equivalent of a soulmate.

I hope you have one, or two; or maybe too many to count.

Skype is a beautiful. Last night one of my very best friends and I talked for 2 hours about well....everything. Anything under the sun is an option to talk about with my dear friend. I love how because we both love Jesus that we have so much in common.

"Life's a dance, you learn as you go, sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow..." Dance my friend, however you do it. Dance to your own beat.

True that, Calvin.

Tea Time Tuesday...=)

Ok, the tea time Tuesday thing was kinda of a joke....I just wish I could think of a sassy little name to rhyme with one of the days of the week that would inspire me to write a little in my blog. The only reason I have been thinking about tea lately is because I am absolutely enamored with tea for some reason. Herbal tea iced with honey is my absolute favorite, especially "Passion" tea from Tazo OOOLALALA it's DELICIOUS!

TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
By:Robert Frost

Happy Weekend!