Iceland



 

 

 

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I love these pictures of Iceland by James Bowden! and you should check out his partner in crime's article about the trip on Project-O!

thought of the day

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I love just being alone or with good friends... I'm excited for college.

you're not alone

this past Wednesday in school, we had a speaker come in and talk to us. we have one every Fall and Spring, but they're usually about drugs and alcohol, so they get pretty boring and repetitive. but this year, we had Manny Scott! he's an original Freedom Writer whose story is told in part in the movie Freedom Writers starring Hilary Swank. he's also appeared on The View and is well known as a great speaker around the world.

 

 

 

his main idea is that you're not alone. Mr. Scott did an activity with us where he had us stand up if we ever did what he would say. at first it was funny... "who in here can do the Dougie?" "who in here can do or knows what the stanky leg is?" and then he got more serious and told us not to make a sound when these people stood up. he would say things like "who in here is being raised by a single parent?" "who in here has seen their beautiful mother being abused by a man?" and finally "who in here has tried to do self harm to themselves or has tried to take their own life?"

 

he obviously asked many questions and lead up to the big ones with littler ones. but it was amazing how many people stood up when these questions were asked. you really don't know people at all. I would have never guessed the amount of people that stood up for the heavy questions he was asking. it was so sad to see that some people I've known for years have considered taking their own life because they were in a dark and depressed place.

 

I have a new found respect for all people. we can't judge people based on clothes or if they act different, because we have no idea what's going on in their home life.

 

 

at one point he asked everyone to get up and hug people that made a difference in their life and thank them for all they have done. it was such a touching moment and everyone was crying. it was beautiful!

 

so all in all, I just wanted to share that you are never alone. there are people in this world going through struggles that you are going through as well and if there are people who have been there by your side through hard times, give them a big hug next time you see them.

 

take advantage of everything you have because some people have nothing, not even parents. for some people, all they want is for their parents to love them, not abandon them.

 

 

also try some things to make some people around you have a better day:

 

1. compliment someone or make them smile

2. do some random acts of kindness this week, because everyone deserves some kindness

 

pretty heavy stuff, right?

just thought i'd share.

have a great weekend, all! xo



currently

(can this PLEASE be my bed?!)

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Loving: having a friend that's a boy... I won't go into detail, but he's Swiss and lives near me and said it himself that we're best friends and it makes me happy ;)

 

Thinking about: how far behind I am on the college business. wah!!

 

Watching: every single show that has started up with a new season... which is a lot. oh, and The Bling Ring! I watched that the other day and love it... I don't even know why?

 

Anticipating: there are a lot of small things to anticipate! plus I keep reading into things too much and keep saying things like "this is my last Halloween with the family!" and all that. so I think it makes me want this year to go slower and take everything in. is that weird?

 

Listening to: Lorde and Twenty One Pilots! look them up!

Working on: seriously, just trying to do all I can this year since it's senior year. not even just clubs and things, but hanging out with people I know I'll probably never see again and trying to be myself because why shouldn't I? you shouldn't change who you are to fit in with the people around you.

 

 

Wishing: this year would actually slow down a bit. I'm NOT one to say that, but seriously it's going so fast already. I don't have college stuff prepared and I don't want my Swiss friend to leave when July comes.

 

what's currently going on with you? link back to me!

 

*pictures from WeHeartIt and the post idea is from the wonderful blog Sometimes Sweet :)

dreaming

i'm not sure where this is from, but I found it on Tumblr!

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i'm still waiting to do this sometime soon...

 

 

 

 

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by Karen Prosen, and check out her website



recently pinned: travel

Ireland:

Unknown:

New York:

Florence, Italy:

Pisa, Italy:

all from my Pinterest

 

 

 

 

 

pictures from the Tumblr, Rainy Days and Blankets

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hope you all have a great weekend! tonight is my last Homecoming dance!

 

oh, and I'm currently obsessed with this song:

recently pinned: Fall outfits

all from my Pinterest

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'tis the season, am I right?

link love

from my Tumblr

big is beautiful, so let's show it

hot dog legs -- haha!

have you heard of Rent the Runway? it's so great! they have designer dresses and you can rent them for about 4 days and send them back. it's a little on the pricey side, but the dresses are SO pretty! when i'm older and have money, i would totally rent this pretty dress for a Christmas party or formal or something!

i'm OBSESSED with this song.

anyone else a Gilmore Girls fan?? (I hope!) if you are, I love this website. When I read it I feel so warm and fuzzy because other people have the same thoughts as me and love the same show I do :)

I'm super in love with this outfit -- I wish I could pull it off!

this picture makes my heart warm... I don't know why? it's just so cozy and home-y and Autumn-y and perfect.

homecoming is next weekend and I kind of procrastinated on my homecoming dress, so I bought this dress from Dressbarn... thoughts?? I need guidance!

hope your weekend was great!


life is good

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I don't know about you all, but right now my life is just really good. I hope it continues to get better because I love where I am in my life right now. I have great things happening to me and I'm wishing those great things will keep coming my way.

 

:) I hope you're all wonderful as well!

dresses for your Thursday

I just wanted to share 2 (on sale!!) dresses that I've been lusting over lately from Shabby Apple. how cute are they??

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how have you been doing? my day was CRAZY.

always remember

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today at school, none of my teachers talked about 9/11. this is the first year nobody talked about it. we didn't even have a moment of silence. this is a terrible thing that happened to out country and it sickens me that we aren't talking about it and reflecting back on the brave people who lost lives that day. this time 12 years ago, there were families going to bed with one less person.

 

tell a family member today that you love them and make sure you take time to think about this tragedy that happened to our country.

oh, i need a change of season

 

 

 

 

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Fall is almost here! eep! I can't wait to get caramel apple spices and pumpkin spice lattes and wear sweaters and see all the colorful leaves!

 

pictures from Autumn Cozy -- it's such a perfect Tumblr!

 

post title is Change of Season by Hall & Oats

tattoo lust

 I just want one so badly!

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all from my Pinterest

busy busy

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welcome, September. while October is my favorite month, you are a good one too.

 

school school school school so much school