Why Knot

The world is a carousel of color

The title of this post is taken from the World of Color soundtrack

which absolutely makes me tear up every time I hear it. Call me

five years old but I don't mind.

Disneyland was incredible. Being in my favorite place with

most of my friends was better than I could have ever hoped for.

Everyone was happy and I laughed more than I have in a while.

Plus we got a lot of "Congratulations!" walking around in

our grad hats. :) Definitely wearing it to graduation.

Off to the happiest place on earth!

I've packed my ears...

My sweathshirt and waterbottle...

and am off to see her! (Rapunzel for those of you who haven't

seen Tangled.)

Katie and I are off to Disneyland tomorrow morning and I'm

so excited! But before we leave, we'll be waking up at

literally the crack of dawn to watch the Royal Wedding!

Auf Wiedersehen!

"I do believe in fairies...I do!"

Some may call me Type A

(Can't get over these roses from our front yard!)

I'm that girl. The one who already has her children's

names picked out, her ideal house, and her career all planned out.

I like to call myself a planner. But some may just call it Type A. :)

Anywho, my friend Matt informed me of a new name I absolutely

love! Ready for it?... Raylan!

Oh, it's love. I picture an adorable blonde boy/girl running around. (Gender

neutral) You see, I like unique names. Not anything like Apple

(no offense Gwenyth) but more along the lines of Georgia, Everett etc.

Definitely loving this new addition

to my "possible names for the very far future" list.

Also, I got my new blue bathing suit in the mail today! Yay!

And I'm obsessed with the show, The Voice! So good! Check it out

next Tuesday!

Some motivation for you and me.

Just got home from an excellent workout (needed it after

all the cheese and pizza I ate on my trips) and realized something

was off at the gym. Come to find out, they took all the T.V.'s out!

How am I supposed to watch Oprah anymore? Gosh darnit.

Anyways, it was frustrating. Enjoy the quote.

"Pain has a way of clipping our wings and keeping us from being able to fly. And if left unresolved for very long, you can almost forget that you were ever created to fly in the
first place."- Paul Young

Look at the stars, see how they shine for you

Good song, good song...

One of my favorite soothing songs. :)

Today I finally hung out with Katie again and we decided to

travel on down to the park. I loved how these trees were not

only Christmas colors but were just beautiful next to each other.

Audrey Hepburn=love

Katie on artificial rocks (mountain?)

We ended the day seeing Water for Elephants, which we both

decided was a beautiful film and a great movie, but the animal

abuse was definitely hard to take. I shed a few tears, not going to lie.

And with that, I leave you with a wonderful quote by

none other than Mother Teresa.

"We are all pencils in the hand of God writing love letters to the world."

We don't live in a perfect world

which is good. i would not want to live in a world where everything was sunshine and rainbows. but ever since Papa died, family outings have been depressing. i can't blame them, my family, because i know all of this is hard. this is our first easter without him and while i miss him as much as the next person, i have a hard time dwelling on his passing. i prefer to see him in my everyday life and look back on memories i have with him. everyday something reminds me of him and it brings a smile to my face.

i just wish my family could be this way also. i understand it must be more difficult to lose a father, god forbid i can't imagine losing mine... but because of the circumstances and the passing of time, i have grown to accept his passing and live my life with his smile and laugh always in the back of my mind. i hope my family can get to this point also.

i don't mean to ramble and throw words out on this page without any rhyme or reason, but i just noticed a trend this easter and felt the need to vent. that is what this blog is for right? to express feelings and let others in on what you're experiencing?

the next few months will be difficult, with my graduation coming up and him not being there, to my grammie's birthday... but i plan on including him in on these events through prayer and knowing he has my back. :) it was a wonderful easter for the most part, i just had some thoughts.

thanks for listening or i guess, reading!