Photos :)

 Took a trip to
the barn today. :)

insight.

I'm going to be a photographer. 

Decided today. It's gonna happen. I love photography too much to not allow it to be a huge part of what I do. SO...I'm going for it. Along with being a vet tech :)

I spent the day with my best friend. It's refreshing to be able to talk to her and gain a bit of perspective on some things. She always leaves me with a feeling of...confidence I guess. I feel like I can actually make all my craziest dreams come true, like maybe those dreams aren't so crazy after all. 

Along with deciding I'm going to do photography for real, I've decided I'm going to start writing again. Who says you can't have more than one job? Journalism can be a side thing too. :)

I'm getting really excited seeing all of these pieces of my life falling into place. I spend every day picturing how my life is going to play out after I finally get out of school. 

I also just discovered a new country band, Coldwater Jane, that I am in love with. 

♫I got a will like a freight train, hellbent on barreling through. I wont crawl in the corner and wither, cuz theres something to prove when theres nothing to lose. The world will wear you right down to the bone, make your tired heart want to put your dreams up for sale, but you’ve been tossed around like a rag doll enough,  up and down on your luck, it’ll either make you frail or tough as nails.♫ <-- So true about me hah

I also wanna say thank you to all of my friends that support me so much no matter what. I know most of them won't ever read this, but my friends mean the world to me, and I thank God every day for them. I wouldn't be where I am without my best friends.

I'm happy. Really happy. And almost content. For the first time in months. =] thanks to God, the fact that its almost winter, my Nikon camera, my family, my amazing best friend Victoria, Nate, Nando, and the best guy in the whole world=Cody. 

I couldn't live without any of that/them, and I'm so glad I'll never have to know what it feels like to not have them in my life.

Have I mentioned I love writing? =]

Deuces for tonight. 

John 10:10 [Jesus says] I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

Rodeo Daze

I have so much I want to do...I need a vacation. And some money. =]
1. I want to go back to the National Finals Rodeo at Freedom Hall.
2. I want to go hunting REAL BAD. And learn to shoot a bow.
3. I NEED to ride a horse, like now.
4. I've decided I hate living in Indy. The city sucks real bad.
5. I'm thrilled to death that winter is coming. Turned on the heat today, smells like my house is on fire. But it's so great.
6. I miss my mom.
7. I'm never coming back to Indiana. Ever.
8. I love making lists. =]

Hope today stays nice. Woke up to sunshine. It's gonna be a good day.

5 months later...

Chapter 2.
Life.Is.Good...

Independent. Finally. Going to school for Veterinary Technology. Making all my wildest dreams come true.
I've got a God bigger than any problem I've encountered. A family more generous than most.
And a heart that still isn't satisfied.

One year until graduation
One month until I finally get to see my big brother
I'm so so blessed and I'm losing sight of just how good I have it amidst all of the junk life throws at me.

16 months until Colorado. And it can't come soon enough.
And I'm falling in love with the man of my dreams. Cody <3


John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Wow. i'm getting good at this.....

So it has been almost a month.
I work. I'm literally counting down the days until I can get outta this place. I can't wait to start over. I may never come back to Bloomington. I'm ready to find myself all over again, start my life on my own. With Nando :)
God's been real patient with me lately and I'm so thankful his mercies are new every morning, his love never fails.

Isaiah 26:4 "trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord alone is your eternal Rock."

Pictures to Update

The happy bride and groom

Pretty wedding party

So Much Change

It's been forever. Catch you up?
April 9th...Brandon and Morgan tied the knot.
They moved to Florida on the 24th, and they love their apartment.
I got accepted to the Vet Tech Institute at IBC in Indy. I'm getting an apartment and I can't wait.
I hate working but I have a decent job.
My family is going to need some work now that Brandon and Morgan are gone. I look forward to that.....
I am in desperate need of horse time. I want to ride so badly right now. But I can't.
I only have one week of school left. ONE WEEK. it's insane. I'm a college freshman now :)
I love my life.
I'm sick sick SICK of this rain. It needs to go away. But I woke up to Sunshine this morning so it's bound to be a good day.
Love Jesus.
OH oh, and TONS of great new country songs out there too. I love them.