growing up is hard to do.

It's crazy to think how fast life goes past us.  It's like one minutes its the beginning of a month and the next thing I know its the start of another....where does the time go!  It's one week until a bunch of my friends graduate college and are moving on to do amazing things with their lives.  As happy as I am for them, it also makes me sad. I don't want them to leave!! They all mean the world to me and I so enjoy all the time and memories we have shared over the past couple years.   I wish there were moments in time I could freeze forever and be able to revisit them whenever I felt like it.

 For example I would love to freeze moments with my best friends.  The times we laugh so hard tears come to our eyes, or the times where we do nothing at all but are completely content with the situation.  I have so many cherished memories and so many more memories I can not wait to cherish....

So even though I feel as if life is moving at the speed of light I am thankful everyday for the moments I have to share with the people I love.  I wish all my friends who are graduating this next week the best of luck for their lives and for their futures...you will all do great things and are amazing people!

lots of love and cherished memories-

Shelley

ps...this blog took me almost an hour to write...not because it was hard, but because my home is FREEZING! My fingers don't want to work because they are so cold!!!  Its going to be May 1st tomorrow and its still snowing here!!!! gotta love the WYO!

Time to give thanks.

Now since Easter Sunday has passed and we have once again seen the sacrifice our Lord made for us I feel as if its time to reflect and give thanks for a few things in my life....(this may seem corny, but I just feel extremley blessed today :) ).

Things I am thankful for:

• First and foremost I am thankful for my heavenly father always watching over me and guiding me into the right direction.
• For my amazing parents, who even though we don't always see eye to eye, they still love, accept, and support me in my decisions in life.
• For my amazing best friends (you know who you are)...you are both a blessing and a gift.
• For being able to go to grad school and fulfill my dream of helping others and hopefully working for a non-profit organization (crossing my fingers)
• For the air in my lungs and the food in my belly.  
• For the ability to laugh, dance, touch, and experience the world.  
• For the amazing experience this life has brought to me and for the many experiences to come
• For my independence
• For the ability to know that everything happens for a reason.

I am thankful to be alive and to be able to share my thoughts and life with the ones I love.  Hope whoever is reading this is having a great day!  Lots of love and thanks sent your way

-Shelley

Day 15

Day 15 - A picture of something you want to do before you die.

I want to travel the world.  I want to go to every continent and experience all the different cultures and exciting thing that this world has to offer me =).  I have been lucky enough to slowly start this adventure by already going to Buenos Aries, Argentina and to London and surroundings areas.  I can't wait to travel more once I have graduated college.  I plan on going on a back packing trip around Europe once I graduate with my Masters in 2 years...anyone is welcome to join!

Have a lovely Monday afternoon!

The power of words

Sometimes I forget how powerful words can be.  This video really touched my heart and really put me into a positive state of mind....I hope to be able to do simple gestures (as seen in this video) through out my life and make a difference. 

It makes me want to figure out ways that I can use my words to make the world a better place....are there better things I can say...can I be more positive with the comments and conversations that I have?

I want to always try to make this world a better place and I guess a good place to start would be with my words =) (I feel like I sound repetitive, but maybe by typing the same thing a million times I will actually do it!).

Day 14

Day 14 - A picture of your favorite pastime.

I love doing lots of things and enjoy doing them with my friends, family, and sometimes doing things just by myself.  I have a couple favorite past times that I love doing as much as possible, however sometimes I don't get to do it as much as I would want to.  So here goes:

....I love crafty things such as crocheting, needle point, painting, knitting etc...

 ...I love traveling and would love to do it as lots more.  It is a past time I can't wait to actually be able to enjoy and do .  I hope to be able to travel more once I graduate with my Masters and start to actually make money rather than spend it haha....

....I love spending time with my friends.  We could be doing anything thing and it would be a great time!  Its def. one of my favorite past times....

Hope everyone had a great weekend!  Have a great start to your week =)

Day 13

Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist.

Now I can't just pick one artist.  I love music and would not know what to do without it in my life...anyone who knows me knows that I always have my pod (short for ipod) on me.  I get sucked up into the music and it just makes me happy...below you will find some of my favorite singers/artist.  All of these artists are people that I have been lucky enough to go and see in concert in the past year...All are amazing and I LOVE their music!!!

I LOVE Lady Gaga and everything she stands for...I know that she does seem a little odd, but the thing that I enjoy about her is she is not allowing what people say to affect her and she is living the life that she wants to live....she has some pretty good tunes as well =)

 I love One Republic...there songs just make me so happy and always put me into a good mood.  Listen to "Good Life" if you haven't already....such an awesome feel good song that will make your frown turn into a smile =)

  

I love 30 Seconds to Mars...I got to see them in concert this past January and they were great!  I got all up in it and my friend Alysa and I charged are way into the mosh pits because we were determined to get close to Jared Leto...there music is awesome =)

I LOVE Drake.. enough said.

Have a lovely day/night =)

Day 12

Day 12 - A picture of something you love

I love lots and lots of things so I am unable to post just one thing....so hear is a little glimpse into things that I LOVE =)

...I love the smell of  fresh rain, especially the smell it makes after it make the concrete wet...

....I love talking about memories and reminiscing with old friends....

....I love singing to the top of my lungs to the radio while driving in the car....

....I love baking...

...I love helping others...

....I love fireworks....

...I love my kitty....

....I love school and learning....

Finally,

....I love my life....

Have a great day!

Day 11

Day 11 - A picture of something you hate.

Now I don't like the word hate.  I think that it is such a strong word and has such a deep meaning that I try not to use it as much as possible.  It is used so lightly in so many different situations that people don't understand how serious it is to say such a harsh word....so today I am not going to tell you something that I "hate"  I am going to tell you somethings that I really dislike instead. 

Now I couldn't find a picture that would really justify what I was trying to say that I dislike.  I really dislike people who seem or act close minded.  It is so easy to be set in your ways and so easy to not be open minded to the world around us.  I pride myself on being so open to new things and people and I honestly think that has helped me in my life.  Now it's not bad to have your own beliefs, actually I think its a great thing, but it does get bad when you allow those beliefs to completely sway you and be unable to understand another persons view point or choices.

Well now on a lighter note....haha....there are a few things that I dislike besides close mindedness:

I dislike moss...its is gross and icky and slimy and I just dislike it so so so so much!

I dislike olives...they are also icky and slimy and just something that should never enter someone's mouth

I dislike pants...I know that I am suppose to wear them all the time and they are to protect me and shield some parts of me that I don't want the world to see but I find them so confining.

Have a lovely Wed. everyone who reads this =)

Day 10

Day 10 - A picture of someone you see yourself marrying in the future.

This is a questions that I think about every once in a while.  I honestly do not have an answer to this questions and probably won't know until it stares me straight in the face and he is on one knee with a ring.  I sometimes think that I am the odd one of all my friends due to the fact they have boyfriends, fiances, spouses, and now some even have children. 

I sometimes get into the mind set that I will never find someone who is right for me and that I just wish finding that one person would be as easy as snapping my fingers.

However then I remind myself that I will one day (cross my fingers) find someone to be with and it will be wonderful.  I guess I'm just doing it at my own speed.  

I recently found a quote by a romance novelist named Lisa Kleypas that I found to be quite powerful and semi explain the position and feelings towards this question at this time in my life:

"I no longer believe in the idea of soul mates or love at first sight.  But I was beginning to believe that a very few times in your life, if you were lucky, you might meet someone who was exactly right for you.  Not because he was perfect, or that you were, but because of your combined flaws were arranged in a way that allowed two separate beings to hinge together"

 

Day 9

Day 09 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most.

I know it says person, but there are 2 people that helped me out more than they will ever know.  These two lovely ladies are Skyla and Brooke.  These two girls are such wonderful, beautiful, amazing, (the list could go on and on) people.  They have helped me out through some of the toughest times in my life, and some of these times I don't even know if they knew they were helping.  Simply by always being there and always making me smile they have forever changed my life =).  I love both of them to pieces and am so happy that they have and always will be a part of my life!

Day 8

Day 08 - A picture that makes you laugh.

I have developed a love for football (now that I actually understand it) and especially when I am able to cheer for the home team.  Alysa and I were trying to show off how tough we were during the first  football game of the season.  However as you can tell during this serious picture there just so happens to be a chip above my head...I guess Eric thought that I needed something extra to make this picture better...this whole night was so funny and a great time.... now if only my tough guy stance in this picture was actually convincing haha =)