Day 10: Cramps

On days like today, I really don't like being a girl very much.

I'm lying here on the sofa with a heating bad praying the pain will go away before my next class, and more importantly, before lifting. But I know it won't! 

Please enjoy my seriously pessimistic photo ;)

Day 9: Chairlifts

I had a lot of time to think today. Chairlifts are great thinking places, as long as it's not windy, cloudy, or below twenty degrees. I skied all day at Snowbird (BEST PLACE EVER), and it was a good time. They have gotten 38 inches of that fluffy white stuff in the past two days! 

I rode Gad 2 with a Mountain Host, and got into an easy conversation with him. He explained to me about his idea of life, and living "simply" (don't ya just love those people who pour their heart out the second they meet you?!). He made a good point, that kind of hit me hard, especially right now.

He was basically living as a ski bum, making enough money to provide for his kids, but only enough money for the things he and his children needed. His backyard is the Wasatch Mountain Range, and he explained to me that he couldn't not be happy. He was a carpenter, loving the woodwork he does, and loving that he gets to ski so often. He was a happy person. Happy with his situation in life, even in his simple living style.

Shouldn't we all be able to be like that? Shouldn't we all be able to do the things we love, and live simply? What exactly is wrong with pursuing something that means so much to us, even if it doesn't benefit us with materials? In my opinion, the things that don't lead us to materials, lead us to happiness, and makes us much, much richer in numerous ways besides possessions.

Lastly, is it worth fighting for something no one thinks you can reach?

Day 8: LINDSAY!

today i did a fabulous shoot with Lindsay. we did it in the afternoon, after a snowstorm, and i as hoping for some of the rays of the sun to peek out before it got dark. they never did. but the shoot went very well anyways! we had a great time! 

to see more of the photos go to my Facebook Photography page (located on right side of my blog!) 

:)

Day 7: If you love me, SPOON ME!

 SPOON ME IS THE BEST! 

Best frozen yogurt in the world. so glad i get it free weekly... :)

sorry this is not an exciting post or picture!! and sorry to make you hungry.

i don't think i could survive without Spoon Me now that I know what it is.

my day was uneventful, and honestly not that inspiring, but Spoon Me inspired me at the end of the day :)

Day 6: Lovely Love

isn't love, well, lovely?

Day 5: Losing Time

Time.

Such an unfortunate and necessary thing.

During class, I wish time would fast-forward. During awkward situations, I wish time would stop so I could run away. During wondrous, life-changing moments, I wish I could rewind time and live it all over again.

Yet I can't. We can't. We can't do any of these things. We can't go back and redo our deepest regrets, tell someone they are our world before it's too late, or fast forward through all the bad stuff. And sometimes we run out of time. Sometimes time creeps up on us like the monster under the bed: when we're vulnerable and least expecting it. It scares us to realize how little time we have. 

Time goes by quicker than anyone realizes, and by the time you actually do realize it, it's too late. So pick up your head, stop procrastinating, and get out there and do whatever it is you need to do. If that means chasing down what you want, then go for it.

Day 4: Pigeons in the Park

somedays, don't you just wish you could fly? fly so high and see the whole world?

This was taken in Salt Lake City, right next to the public library.

Day 3: Pain and Fear

I have been going through a slightly rough patch in this wonderful life, and it's been making me feel a bit down and pessimistic about a lot of things. But at the same time, I'm lucky enough to know that it can only make me a stronger individual. Going through parts of life that are full of nothing close to happiness  can be, well, harsh. But as I think about it, without these moments and/or long stretches of sadness and pain, life would be seemingly easy. If we all lived without pain, we wouldn't be able to develop into the passionate and powerful persons we are. I believe that the most difficult times in our lives make life worth it. They empower us and let our minds know and understand that we can make it through the worst of conditions. 

Props to Claire for this quote. 

And as for my day today, nothing exciting happened to me except talking to my favorite person in the world, Cristina :) Oh and no school, waaahooo!!!

Day 2: It's nice to be loved

Getting mail here is like CHRISTMAS. 

Really, nothing excites me more. And sending mail is almost better. I love mail. (I'm honestly not hinting that you should send me something in the mail...) Today I trudged through the snow (okay, okay, it's only like six inches, but it's coming down pretty hard!), to have my weekend waffles with strawberries and blueberries on top. I checked my mail, and found a package! It was from my beautiful, extremely talented, and exceptionally adorable friend, SAM (yes, we share the same glorious name). I practically ran back to my dorm with a huge smile upon my face (through the now 10 inches of snow), and found none other then Philly-native Tasty Kakes inside the package. Seeing as I haven't had them in years (not really), I got really, really excited. 

Getting packages from friends and family at home makes me realize what I have in my life. I'm blessed, and it's taken me moving across the country to realize it. Not to be cliche, but you really don't know what you have got until it's gone. Simply enough, those Tasty Kakes evoked tons of emotion in me. I have good friends, who love me no matter how far away I live. I have family, who has to love me no matter how far away I live. I remember in the beginning of my first semester arguing with Sam over my concept of home. She got upset when I called Utah my home. I was convinced Utah was my home. Well, in the literally definition of home, Utah is where I live now, and technically my home. But in the true meaning of home, it is a place where there are countless comforts and explosions of love, even if it's indirect love. No matter what I have said in the past, and no matter the places I go onto and live from here, Pennsylvania will always be my first home, and the friends and family I have there will never be replaced or forgotten. 

Day 1: Puppy Pleas

Of course. Of course I start my 365 with puppies. 

Today I went with JP and Kenny to the humane society of Salt Lake to see puppies! It was a good time, yet it breaks my heart to see those poor animals in those cages. I wish people treated animals with the respect they deserve. Some wise person once told me that you can judge a man's heart by the way he treats his pets (I honestly have no idea who told me that, so kudos to you!). Personally, I could never date a man who hates dogs. And I think it's common knowledge that most people who treat their pets with respect are just better off individuals. Anyways, who wants to date someone who beats their pets?! 

So basically, I'm kicking off my 365 with this because dogs have been such an important part of my life since I was little. From the day Tahoe (neighbor's dog...but practically ours) terrorized my brothers and I as little kids, to volunteering at the animal hospital, to the day I got my very first dog (Bella Lou! I'll never forget that day!), dogs have played such a crucial role in my life. They bring me complete happiness, with absolutely no strings attached. Throughout the next year (and afterwards!) I want to live my life as a dog does, maybe minus the poop-eating and awkward licking sessions. There are three main qualities I want to possess that dogs show us everyday: simplicity, pure happiness and loving without fear. I hope one day I can find even an ounce of those three qualities inside of me. 

"My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am".

Oh PS: adopt...don't buy!