Trees.

I don't have much to say today. No reason, just don't. I'll say this one thing..
Have I mentioned I love the trees is Texas? In some areas they are spread out enough to make a canopy for you to lay under. Mmm. Hurry up Spring!
Picture #1 taken by yours truly & picture #2 taken by WE+Photographie (all rights are reserved to them).

Seek the LORD while he may be found, call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. “For my thoughts are not your thoughts,neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. “As the heavens are higher than the earth so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, o that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hand! Isaiah 55:6-12.

last looks.

Because we have a moment here

let me tell you that I have recently become a secret connoisseur of 'last looks'.

You know the way people look at you when they believe it's for the last time?

I've started collecting these looks.

-elizabethtown

(image found here)

On the 4th of July i spent the day on the river with my family.

I layed in bed that night and watched elizabethtown.

Its always been a favorite of mine and watching it made me realize it was perfect timing.

In other news. My computer was taken to Panera and a random girl spilt coffee on it. Sad.

Its currently being fixed. Thanks sister for sharing.

Im leaving for Texas on Friday. I have not seen my Fiancee in 8weeks and couldnt be more ready.

Im also moving there when we get married in December.

Good thing i love Texas.

Ive talked to my good friends a lot latley it seems.

Gabielle called. I talked to Davis An a while. Sandra stopped by. And I had coffee with Megan Hudson.

All within 2 days.

Thats almost half of my bridesmaids.

(As a side note.. everytime i think of my bridal party i get excited. I have the most beautiful people in my life)

The Lord has really blessed me with them. Its brought so much joy to my heart.

I need to update more in depth soon but maybe i will when i get back from the weekend.

Until then.

xoxo.

Life.

This summer so far has been filled with bike rides, hikes, trips to find some form of water, working out to Gillian Michael's DVD's, j and i coming up with plans for our future etsy sight/ future store, and sleeping in.

I feel slightly guilty for not having a job and all but i have looked for one. During the school i don't normally do so many fun outdoor things so it has been good to be able to. Also, I am only going to be here for a month longer at this point anyways.

Im going to see Matthew in Dallas for a few days in July because Emma (my future sister-in-law) and brother are having a shower there. I did not think i would see Matthew at all this summer. Im thankful i get to catch a ride with my mom and them even if its just for a weekend.

I have a feeling that these next 5 and a half months will be slow at times. I prepared myself in advance about not getting to see Matthew even more now that he has a job and i am 3 hours farther that before. I calculated it and if this go as they are now i will maybe see him 4 more times before our wedding! CRAZY.

We celebrated our 2 year anniversary last Wednesday via Skype. We dressed up like we did on our first date and had the same meal that we did. I love him. Im not going to lie. The past 2 years have been hard. And if you have been in any form of a long distance relationship for any time period, you know its hard. And i am so ready to be able to sit in the same room as him. I am also learning to be way more admirable of women who marry men that travel a lot and have to be away from each other. I say this because it is also hard for me to show sympathy sometimes because so often i made myself just deal with the distance and not let it effect me. I keep telling myself that i only have about 5 more months to wait but it sometimes feels never ending.

Im wanting this time to go by so fast but also when i think about being married in 5 months my mind also says slow down, and enjoy where you are. Its an exciting and fun time in my life and im doing my best to embrace it. Its crazy how time goes by. You feel like you're crawling then the next min. you look back and don't realize that you have gone father than it feels.

Anyways. This post was probably just rambling and did not make sense but oh well. I was a little bored, felt vulnerable, and thought id write my thoughts down.

Until next time.

xoxo

Here are a few pictures from our Mtn. bike ride yesterday and our walk to another pretty waterfall.

Iceland.

Thought this was beautiful too.

I want to go! who's with me?

Inspired by Iceland Video from Inspired By Iceland on Vimeo.

Lately pt2.

Here are some more photos from the past week.

The trip to the swimming home with J, Logan, Isabelle, and Giselle was awesome. The water was warm and the sun was out. Defiantly made it feel like summer. Being with J and Logan is good for me. They spontaneously do things and thats something that i have lost the past few years. Today i think we may go ride bikes in down town Chattanooga. Its good being active.

Logan bought us Jillian Michael's workout DVD's yesterday! Isabelle and i started today. Lets see how long i last... Hopefully i will be consistent.

Last night we drove to Chattanooga to go shopping for Logan. Afterwards we stopped by Krispy Creme for National Doughnut day. Free Doughnuts! :) The best.

Matthew is coming in 2 weeks and we get to celebrate our 2 year anniversary!

Im so glad I'm here. The Lord has been good to me.

Sorry this entry was so random.

earth day.

I was going to try my best to not do more than one post today but since its Earth day i felt it was a must. So in celebration of that... here you go. I love flowers. Who doesn't? I've always been that person who buys them for themselves at the grocery store.. i did it even when i lived in the dorm. A few of my favorite flowers are Ranunculus (the 2 at the top), Anemone-Coronaria (the 3rd & 5th picture), and Poppies/wildflowers... all three types come in different shapes and form and i do like certain ones more than others but i love them all none the less.

Happy Earth Day! xoxo.

(photos via ghetty images)

hippie.

Here is my dress that Matthew sent me for my birthday. The theme he went with was buying me things i would not buy myself. I love pretending I'm a hippie because lets just face it.. in real life I'm not sadly. It came from a "real" hippie clothing place called SoulFlower.

So here i am a poser but a happy one! xoxo.

dreaming

Today i'm dreaming of cool summer nights listening to iron and wine and other folk-like music. I went to the pool today alone and left after an hour of getting hot and bored. School will be over in 3 weeks and i will be free. Well sorta. This summer hopefully i will have a job in Cleveland TN and be able to send some afternoons frolicking with my best friend.

Im not sure i have mentioned this before but Iron and Wine have a special place in my heart, Sam Beam does at-least. Last summer I arrived in long beach only to find that He played at a music store down the street from my apartment. I heard about this a day too late. Sad huh!? I was devastated to know we were in the same city & i did not see him. Anyways here is a song from that day at Fingerprints music in Long Beach California that i missed.

Happy Thursday. xoxo.

all things green.

I may or may not be getting on a green kick again. I think about it a lot. Im pretty sure it has something to do with the thoughts of summer. Summer not only makes me think of the countryside but makes me think of farmers markets. In Long Beach, Ca every thursday there was a farmers market downtown in the arts district. It was so fun to ride my bike downtown and just look at the art, try the food, and buy flowers. Matthew and i went to the Santa Barbara farmers market last summer and it was huge! Made me wonder why its not a big deal here.. here where we supposedly have a lot of farmers?.. Yes maybe it is the fact that California is indeed a hippie "more liberal" state than Alabama? (whatever that means) but i think that shouldn't matter. Hopefully when i have my own job, home, etc. I will remember to and choose to support local farmers and shop at the farmers market. Plus its a cooler way to shop and there are always tons of wildflowers! (my favorite)

Here's to beautiful colors, wildflowers, freshness, and summer!

happy saturday.

Today im going to an arts festival.

It will be about 74 degrees and sunny.

Im having pancakes with two of my best friends Gabrielle and Davis Ann.

(a saturday tradition around here) Ive learned the perfection of making a pancake. Ive made them almost every saturday for over a year (well during the school year) and i quite enjoy it.

Also, today im hanging out with Christie. Another one of my favorite people these days. Its going to be a good day.

Ive been thinking about summer non stop. Im sure along with everyone else im ready for the warm sun and green grass. Im not sure what it is but ive also been craving the country side. It makes me feel kinda like a little girl.

This summer im spending it with Jessica in Tennessee. The thought of having my first summer in the south and not in California (for the first time in 3 years) is a little strange but im excited about the hot humid air in the south. It may sound crazy but its comforting to me. Reminds me of so many good times.