just hug them

first beach day with B

H E L L O ! 

If you are reading this, then you are a true one, because that means you have found my new blog address! I have had to tweak my blog address just a bit, so if you are here, then you must be amazing! (or you're a creepy stalker, in which case, could you please leave? thanks xP)

I think spring is finally here to stay, Which is lovely because summer is fast coming. Tomorrow is the first of June, my baby sister is finishing up her last year of school, and next week we leave to South Dakota for Chancy and Brynna's wedding. N E X T   W E E K . um, what? How did that come so fast!? I am not ready - but I keep telling myself that as long as I have the things I need for the wedding: my bridesmaid dress and my shoes, nothing else matters and ready or not, here it comes! Oh yeah,  I am standing in the wedding!! I am so excited! Also singing in it too. *hides* my great-Grandma wrote a song for my Grandma when she married my Grandpa. My parents had it in their wedding. My sister had it in her wedding. And now Brynna has asked me and my sisters to sing it in her wedding. This is nothing I've ever done before, and therefore am very nervous. But I just keep telling myself that I am singing my Grandma's song in my brother's wedding and I'll do it with pride. Here's hoping I don't swoon, lol. 

Life has been. Just a lot. Let's put it that way. So much is happening in my life, and some of it I can't share right now. But it's about to get insane, people. Insane. And it HAS been insane. Sometimes it feels like I'm drowning. Like it's all just too much. Too much is happening at once. Too much has already happened. But I know we'll make it through. And I am looking forward to sharing some of the exciting things with you, and taking you along with me on the adventures to come. 

A lot of the stuff going on in my life is hard. Really hard. At one point I really thought I would never be able to get out of bed again. I wanted to just lie down and give up. I told Brynna that all I wanted was a hug from her. The next day, you won't believe what happened! I was writing in my fresh, new diary, getting ready to dive into all the reasons I had to be depressed, when guess who walked in - the Lady B, herself!! I really was sooo shocked, I just stood there trying not to cry. And then I got my hug. And you know what? It really did help. I think we really need to learn to say, "I need a hug" because hugs are truly amazing and help more than you know. So hug that person who looks sad. Ask for a hug when you need one. 

Tell them that you love them. 

Hug them. 

Say "I miss you" even when they're just down the road. 

Call them just to say hear their voice. 

Because there's no shame in showing that you care. 

It's the little things like that that build us up. 

You never know when that smile or shoulder pat will save a life. 

And never stop praying for them. 

God's truly got this. 

WHAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS KEPT YOU GOING?

PLANS FOR THE SUMMER???

it's all an adventure that comes with a breathtaking view

 

{a life update}

^ Silver Star. 04.07.2022 ^

  Wow, guys, life is about to get crazy, and I'm excited to be blogging again, so I can take you all with me on this adventure. The adventure of having The Lady B as my SISTER. That's right guys. My darling brother proposed to Brynna and she said yes!! (big shock. lol. jk. we all saw this coming) There is literally nobody else I would want to have as my sister-in-law. Brynna felt like a sister before her and Chancy ever became a thing. And now she's going to marry my brother and move here, and she'll be my sister forever and ever. I am over the moon over this. 

  The week that she was here was so fun. I loved having her near and I loved watching her and Chancy be a couple (behind my blush. I don't know why I blush so easily over them. Something to do with the fact that he's my brother, I guess) We went hiking up "our mountain", and even though the snow drifts freaked me out, I had such a good time. I love being up there. Sometimes I'd almost rather not even hike. Just sit there, look at the view, breathe in mountain air and shout, "Woohoo Mountain Dew!!" on top of my lungs. 

  Oh, and I'm not sure if y'all remember or not, but I played a part in bringing Chancy and Brynna together. Well, I also picked the proposal location *laughs* I'm just over here being their matchmaker xP It's super fun, if I'm honest. I love them both so much and will probably cry an awful lot at the wedding. 

  My family is one of those super weird close families, and we knew Chancy bought the ring, and we even knew exactly when and where he was going to propose. When he showed us the ring that he picked out all on his own, without Brynna even knowing, I nearly cried. Guys. My baby brother is getting married. 

{sneak peak at the engagement pictures. pssttt. the engagement actually happened at this location}

   As you can tell, I am very happy about this joyous event in our lives. But I'd be lying if I said that joy was the only emotion I've been having. And I think that's normal. This is such a huge change. A wonderful change, yes. But even wonderful changes can be hard. I always thought I'd be married by seventeen. Always thought I would've started a family by now. And here I am, twenty-two, and I've never even been asked out. Nothing has happened in that regard. No romance whatsoever has happened in my life. And now I'm watching my brother fall in love with my friend. And though I love it, it also hurts. That's okay, isn't it? These feelings are normal, right?

  Someday it'll be my turn... right?

  Spring is trying it's best to come to the PNW, but guys, we've woken up to snow three times this week, and I am just ready for summer now, thanks. I took the above picture on a very lovely spring day, before we were hit with all this snow and rain. But hey, that's spring for ya. Snow, rain, sunshine, all in the same day. xP But I guess time will start to fly now, and the next thing we know it'll be summer and my baby bro will be a married man. 

  Now that Brynna has gone back home, I am hoping to pick up my reading again. So far this year I am doing great towards my reading goal. I'm excited about that. Currently I am reading Dreams of Savannah by Roseanna M White, but I haven't picked it up in so long. I am also reading through A Bundle Of Letter to Busy Girls, for the third time, lol. My nonfiction for the year. I'm not really a nonfiction reader, but I love that one.

Recently read:

Wonderland Creek by Lynn Austin (4 Stars)

Finding Lady Enderly by Joanna Davidson Politano (5 Stars)

All Manner of Things by Susie Finkbeiner (4.5 Stars)

The Librarian of Boone's Hollow by Kim Vogel Sawyer (2.5 Stars)

A Midnight Dance by Joanna Davidson Politano (5 STARS. THIS BOOK IS AMAZING)

Recently watched:

Magnum PI (we're on season 7)

Spiderman No Way Home (ahhhh this movie)

Recently listened:

Birthday Cake by Dylan Conrique 

Take Her Off Your Hands by Midland 

Miami, My Amy by Keith Whitley 

Give Me His Last Chance by Lionel Cartwright

Wyoming by Skip Ewing

Love Me as I Am by for king + country

Made Up Story by Andi

Photo Dump || May so Far '18

Just two days, and I'll be heading to New Hampshire.
So, I will be gone at the end of this month. And instead of waiting till I get back, and have this photo dump be really late, I'll just do it now and get it out of the way.

So let's just get right into that:

 I randomly had the urge to buy something. Not a very good thing when you live 2 seconds from a store XP 

 Sunglasses weather 

 Got this to help the cold I was fighting at the time. It worked too ;P 

 One Saturday morning, my parents decided to cook breakfast over the fire outside. 

 Drove past where I used to clean that same Saturday. It was moving day for them. It was kinda sad to see them hauling everything out. I miss my job 

 When my dad randomly brought us to Burgerville xD

 and then my copy of Julia Ryan's book came, so of course I took a million pictures of it *laughs*

 Baking 

 Wore a skirt to town, something I never do. But I think I'll start doing it more?

 through my sunglasses 

 Mother's Day picnic at the cemetery. 

 Me 'n Grandma <3

 coffeeeeeee

 And I've been slowly packing for over a week now. I'll probably finally call it good tomorrow night of Wednesday morning *winks*

 Duchess with her babies. 
I for some reason don't have any pictures of Eponine and her's? She had them! And they're just now starting to open their eyes - just as I'm leaving for two weeks. *shakes head*

 breakfast.

 helping my daddy out by putting one coat of paint on my hopechest. (I'll probably do a whole post of pictures of it, once I get back)

 and earning some last minute vacation money by working at my Grandpa's. Raking up cut grass allllll day. I was so sore! xP

My sweet Tootsie-Roll <3333 


Well that's that!
This has probably been the shorter photo dump I've ever done.

How's your May so far? 
Plans for June? 

There will be one more post this month. And then I'll be gone till sometime in June!