good quote

"I like people and I like them to like me, but I wear my heart where God put it, on the inside."
- F. Scott Fitzgerald


just something to chew on..

best wedding i have ever seen

i came across this wedding on oncewed.com, and fell in love. it's a little more bohemian than me, but the colors, theme, uniqueness, and location are to.die.for. i plan to copy this wedding almost exactly ;) the photographer is young and incredibly talented. you can find his work here (threenailsphotography.com) and the following photos are his!

























































what the photographer said about it:

"My FAVORITE type of weddings to shoot are the ones when the bride and groom aren’t scared to throw out old, out dated traditions that mean nothing to them, and replace them with things that mean something special to her and her groom. Like taking away the Wedding March and using their favorite song to walk down to, like having the bridal party in rainbow because God used a rainbow as a symbol of promise, or instead of the unity candle, watering a tree together that you plant behind your house and watch grow every single day. The reason I love weddings like these are because all of these special emotions that mean so much to the couple are crystal clear in all the images. So I want to thank you Jenn & Matt for choosing me to capture these emotions."




simply gorgeous

running

my goal this summer is to run two miles a day. no less, no more. if i run more, awesome. i just want to be doing something. so far i have skipped a couple of days (yeah, i know), but i feel pretty motivated. i hate not being able to run a mile before im dead tired. its hard to motivate the body to do what the mind doesn't want to do, and it's hard to fight against stopping when the body is tired. i think that if i can try to turn it into a stress reliever, i will be more willing to go out and do it. im hoping that is the case. i would love to be a runner and one day even do a half marathon or something....


"Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the
mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give
up. It is always tired in the morning, noon, and night. But the body is never tired if the
mind is not tired."
- George S. Patton, U.S. Army General, 1912 Olympian

babysitting

i watch three kids on mondays and tuesdays and often they are a riot. lots of energy and very talkative. the youngest one, rena, frequently throws me for a loop. her reasons and her honesty always surprise me. the other day, her older sister hannah was trying to convince me to take her to the mall so she could use her brand spankin' new debit card. we joked a bit but it came down to the fact that i was not going to take them. the conversation (esentially) went like this:


H: why can't we go to the mall?
A (me): because i don't want to
H: why not? why can't we go?
A: because it's too much of a hassle to bring everyone all the way there. rena will want me to buy her something, which i won't do, and she will throw a fit.
H: rena, will you throw a fit if andrea doesn't buy you something?
R: (no hesitation, while fully cuddling with me on the couch): yes.
H: rena!! will you promise not to throw a fit?
R: nope.


she was so straight forward and honest! i almost fell off the couch laughing. needless to say, we didn't go to the mall; if rena was going to admit that she was going to start screaming if she didn't get something, then i sure as heck wasn't going to test that!

if i ever have a baby girl

i hope she has a big curly mop of blonde hair and the biggest and most beautiful eyes i have ever seen.

if not, ill put her up for adoption.

just kiddin ;)