your hand in mine

This song makes my heart ache in the greatest possible way. It may seem strange, as it has no words, but I think it expresses more emotion than any lyrics I've ever read. Joy, pain, regret, longing, acceptance, triumph, defeat... it's all there. It describes how I'm feeling at any given moment. And in this moment, when I want to write and I'm not sure what to say, I think that this song speaks for me. "Where words fail, music speaks."

"Your Hand in Mine" - Explosions in the Sky

brand new day

I just realized how AMAZING life is (again- I feel like I am always having these "revelations"). We get a second chance every day. Every day. No matter how bad you screwed up yesterday, or how many times you failed, every day is literally a brand new start. A clean slate. So you count your losses, you pick up and you keep moving forward.

I woke up with that feeling of complacency- that feeling that "today will be like yesterday". Then I saw this quote:

"Another day, another chance to get it right."

- John Linton

BAM. There it is- another glimmer of divine truth that broke through all the white noise of life to smack me upside the head. We should all believe in second chances, because we literally get one every single day. Don't waste this one.

flip-flop summer

Since I am now officially free from the throes of junior year, I've made some goals for my summer:

READ MORE! I plan on reading lots of books this summer (classics, especially), so any suggestions would be wonderful.

GET CREATIVE (again)! I miss the days of drawing and painting and taking pictures. When I went to art school, all of that passion sort of fizzled out. I miss it, and I know that I am in a place where I can appreciate all of the above, so I plan on doing something creative on a weekly (if not daily) basis. I need a little more passion in my life! And what better time to rediscover it than summertime?!

MAKE MUSIC! I've always loved to sing, and am completely in love with playing guitar, so I'm expecting to be making a lot of music this season.

The start of summer always holds so much promise, but it's too easy to take for granted. I don't plan on wasting a single minute these next 4 months- I only have a little time left to be a "kid", so I've got to live it up! And, as always, it wouldn't be carefree fun without all my best friends at my side. Get ready, kids!

Let's sail away, where no problems can find us
We've got 90 days
To watch that ole' Tequila sun rise
And leave all our troubles behind us.

It's gonna be another flip-flop summer
Kick off your shoes, and call up your lover
Say 'Hey baby, the winter is over
Let's head south awhile.'
We're going to take us a long vacation,
Mix us up some strong libations.
No worries, just good vibrations
And lazy days in style
It's a flip-flop summer.

Kenny Chesney

twenty-one

It's official- I'm a legal adult. I thought I would have a lot to say about finally being 21, but between finals and my lack of sleep, I'm feeling less-than-verbose.

It feels good though. I got a new guitar for my birthday, and it's magnetic- it's severely impeding my efforts to study, but for some reason, I can't allow myself to care. It's love.

One thing I do know? I take my last final tomorrow afternoon. And tomorrow night, I will be celebrating :)

Cheers!