The quirks of you & me.

When it comes to my hair, I normally don't think through the process for very long, I just do it. It's just hair...it'll grow back or the color will fade. So, because of that being who I am, I'm now a red head && I'm quite fond of it.

{fashion has become a part of me, if anyone knows me they know that about me. This outfit is my latest addition & I found it in a very unexpected store--stein mart. 

I have decided to embrace my height, it was given to me for a reason & I've grown pretty fond of it. At some point in my life the right person will walk into the picture & love that confidence about me. Until then, I will stand tall.

{messy hair & hats}

My nephew just recently had his 1st birthday--as you can see he has been blessed with a very dysfunctional family. Good luck, Liam!

My life is made up of my family & I am okay with that. They are my sounding board. They're everything. 

.me.

Nights.

Sometimes late at night I remember it.
I remember the summer that sparked it all & the beautiful August day that changed everything.

{Then I'm reminded of what you did.}

quotes to pass the time.

"Summer romances begin for all kinds of reasons, but when all is said and done, they have one thing in common. They're shooting stars, a spectacular moment of light in the heavens, fleeting glimpse of eternity, and in a flash they're gone."
-Nicholas Sparks.

All you'll ever need.

{I just want to feel wanted.}
To be needed by someone deeply & to be desired. For someone to not want someone else when they're with me. For me to simply be enough & for my flaws to not matter. Will that ever be my reality?

...I'm beginning to wonder.

night owls.

Tonight I'm taking the term 'all-nighter' to a whole new level & it's not even for a good reason, other than the fact that I can't sleep for the life of me. So, here I am doing the thing I do best--writing.

I suppose it's time for another list.

1. I realized today that I could smell coffee all day long & I would be completely happy. So, if you want to be my friend, buy me a container of Folgers coffee.

2. This applies to my life more than anyone knows, as of right now. Let's just say that God is equipping me for something greater than I can fathom right now.

3. I've been missing my Senior year of high school here lately. It was probably one of the hardest years of my life, so far, but incredibly rewarding. The night I graduated & turned my tassel, I felt accomplished. I had finally completed something in my life. Something I look back on & literally can't think of one regret I have from being a Senior.

I became someone better in that year. It definitely molded me & equipped me for the 'real world'.

4. My newest obsession in the tv world would have to be 'Army Wives', seriously, tears flowing from my eyes during every episode.

5. Here lately, I've tried to not use the word 'someday', because I feel like I'm always waiting for that 'better tomorrow'. The day my life starts to have a meaning again. But, in all reality, it already does. Maybe not the reality I'm wishing for at the moment, but it's there. I have a job & a place to lay my head at, at night. Things many people would only hope for. My someday, begins today.

6. I miss my long messy, do as they please, curls. The way I could pull it all on top of my head & go about my day. *note to self* never make a bet with someone when it has to do with cutting off your 2 years in the making elegant locks. It definitely isn't worth it.

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I'm sorry lovelies, my mind is slowly shutting down for the night. finally.
So, goodnight...well, what's left of it.

.messy curls.

Birds.

Early morning sunrises, with the grass a little damp against your toes & you look around & the world seems to just be waking up from the sleepy nights before.
--these little details bring me right back to mornings in Florida when I was a child. My days were filled with moments like this.

Taken in a flash.

Truth be told, not many people look at relationships like this. They see dating as something 'fun' to do on the weekends, or when it's convenient for you. That's not what a relationship is. Relationships take work, they are challenging & heart-breaking. But, more than anything--they are rewarding. This statement is so true & when I found it I stood in my tracks. I was raised to look at relationships just as this quote goes--can you picture yourself with that person in a marriage? I wasn't allowed to date til last year, 18 years old, because my parents felt I was old enough by then to make wise decisions.

To be completely honest, at this age, I still don't know what a 'wise choice' is. But, I do know one of the most important things when it comes to seeking out & waiting for my beau, I will not settle.

Girls, please don't settle. Don't let a boy walk into your life & lead you to believe that he can take something that isn't his until there is a ring on your finger promising a forever to you. Just stand firm on your desires, because once something is given it can never be taken back, no matter how many times 'I'm sorry' is said.

.grace.