You Are the Reason

When you can't live with him, but you sure as hell can't live without him...

What Is Love?

Love is more than just a four letter word. It's an form of being. A state of mind.

Love is walking on air, getting butterflies every time you see him. Holding hands and playing footsie. It's kissing under the stars and being each other's best friend.

Love is always having someone to rely on, to know there's always someone there to pick you up when you're down. 

Love is feeling comfortable around them, being able to let them see, really see, you. Even when you're at your lowest point. 

Love is opening yourself up to someone, even if you want to be closed, loving with no fear and letting yourself be loved in return.

They Say We're too Young to Love...

"They say we're to young to love, but maybe they're too old to remember"

-Whiz Kalifa 

Happy Birthday America!

So this week was Fourth of July! The 4th wasn't that amazing for me really, it was the third that really made my fourth! My family and I took my boyfriend to go see some fireworks a few towns away and it was a really magical evening.

The night started out a little stale and we didn't really have anything to do leading up to the fireworks, but once they got started, the night sky was lit up! The fireworks were so incredible and I saw some that I'd never even seen before. It was so fun though to be able to look next to me and see such an amazing boy with me who makes me so insanely happy and to feel his warmth and his kiss. Made my night, truly did. 

We had quite the adventure on the way back to the car though, I seriously thought we were going to get lost!! It was so fun though and it was quite exhilarating. I had no clue how to get back to the car, but my boyfriend claimed "I'm a guy, I always know where I'm going." Suuuccchhh a guy thing to say! Anyways, it ended up that I was the one who knew where we were going, he knew the general direction though, I'll give him that. It was so fun though because we were running on the side of the road next to cars, and then we were running through parking lots, back alleys and across streets together, holding hands. It felt like something straight out of a movie. I loved it! It was an amazing night and it was all the better because I got to spend it with him. 

The Soundtrack to My Summer

A small list of songs that I have been and will be listening to this summer! Enjoy(:

• Hit the Lights- Selena Gomez
• Call Me Maybe- Carly Rae Jepsen
• We Are Young- Fun
• Some Nights- Fun
• What Makes You Beautiful- One Direction
• I Want- One Direction
• One Thing- One Direction
• Payphone (feat Wiz Khalifa)- Maroon 5
• Wild Ones (feat Sia)- Flo Rida
• Starships- Nicki Minaj
• Lights- Ellie Goulding
• Feel So Close- Calvin Harris
• Give Your Heart a Break- Demi Lovato
• As Long As You Love Me (feat Big Sean)- Justin Bieber
• Be Alright- Justin Bieber

My Summer Anthem

There are a lot of songs out there that I'm loving for summer! But there is one that stands out among the rest; "Hit the Lights" by Selena Gomez. I know this is an old song from LAST summer, but I love it so much that it has become a true anthem to me not only during summer, but the rest of the year as well. To me it embraces the "Y.O.L.O" and "Carpe Diem" phrases in song. It's about living it up and living in the moment, so I really enjoy it. Plus, I just love Selena Gomez. What's your summer anthem?

Hit the Lights- Selena Gomez

Some People Care too Much...

Thank you Winnie the Pooh! You have quite the way with words(;

Summer Bucket List!

Go to a midnight premiere

Go to the drive ins

Feel confident in a bikini

Go to the lake

Kiss under the stars

Have an evening picnic

Watch the sun set

Ace my internship

Go to a concert

Go night swimming

Stay out late

Drive with my windows down and the radio blasting

Look CUTE

Eat frozen yogurt a lot

Have fun with my exchange student

Live by a summer song

Be productive

Write write write

Read lots of books

Midnight kiss

Go crazy for one night. Let loose and have fun!

Hang out with friends

SAT's

Be young, be wild, be free

But most importantly BE ME! ♥

IT'S SUMMER!!!

I want to have a perfect summer, with lots of sunshine and someone special.

Countdown to Summer: 1 DAY!!!!

Just one more half day of school until the beauty of summer. Gunna be looking forward to...

Beach sand, perfect tans. Day walks, night talks. Sleepless nights, pillow fights, and spending every day with those who matter most.

Countdown to Summer: 2 Days!!

He’s my summer boy and summer boys are the only thing certain. You can trust that they’ll always be back…because they loved you in the time when you were most free.

Countdown to Summer: 3 Days!!

In summer, the song sings itself.  

~William Carlos Williams

Countdown to Summer: 4 Days!!

Summer love. Midnight kisses. Shooting stars. Secret wishes.

Countdown to Summer: 5 Days!!

Summer’s filled with breaking the rules, standing apart, ignoring your head, and following your heart.

Startin' the Day Out Right!

There's something about starting the day out active! It makes you feel really productive. I played some tennis with my friend this morning, always a fun time. Finally feels like summer!! Only 6 more days of school. For the rest of today I'm just planning on doing some chores around the house, running some errands, studying, and maybe going for a swim? We'll see. Have a wonderful and productive day everyone! 

Countdown to Summer: 6 Days!!

There is no “we” in summer. Only ‘u’ and ‘me’.

Countdown to Summer: 7 Days!!

When the sun gets hot and the moon gets hazy, good girls go bad, and it gets crazy!

Countdown to Summer: 8 Days!!

Summer is where the girls go barefoot and their hearts are just as free as their toes.

A Brief Speech on Oppression: Height

Just a little something I wrote for my English class on how being so short oppresses me, I thought it was funny and so I decided to post it on here! Not sure if it really "oppresses" me (that might be stretching it a little), but it's certainly a subject I feel passionately about. Anyways, enjoy!

Going through school I have been faced with many challenges. As I get older people around me get taller and taller. How do I feel? Like I'm getting smaller and smaller! Students whom I used to look eye level with now tower over me and I must crane my neck to simply see their faces! Not only does this cause long term neck problems, but people also think it's funny to make fun of me! This is now a self-confidence issue. Feeling oppressed by your peers hits home, especially when everyone thinks you can't go on the kiddie rides at Six Flags... Everyone knows that a legal midget is 4'10 at age 18, am I 18 yet? NO! Am I 4'10? NO! I am 5 feet tall and prrrooouuuddddd of it!

The Only Time

The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them.

Keep Smiling

Keep smiling because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about

:) ♥

-Marilyn Monroe

I May Be Crazy...

I may be crazy, but all the best people are.

Update! Exchange Students and the Countdown to Summer!

Guess who's getting a French foreign exchange student? Yep! You guessed right, it's me!! I am so excited, her name is Lucille and she's the same age as I am. I think that we will get a long really well and have a lot of fun together for the few weeks that she will be here this summer. Who knows, maybe we'll connect well enough that I can be a foreign exchange student in her house!! That'd be so amazing to get to go to France in the summer. Amazing. Like I can't even describe how exciting that would be. Well anyways just wanted to give out a little update. Summer is soon so I'll hopefully be posting more regularly, although I will be quite busy this summer... We will see! Literally like two weeks of school left. INSANE. Gunna be a good summer(:

I'm a Little Drunk On You and High On Summertime

That amazing feeling you get when you realize there are 4 weeks of school left until you get to run out those double doors, feel the sun on your face, and shout: IT'S SUMMER!!!!!!!

That summer feeling is starting to kick in and suddenly it's becoming all I can think about. The school days are getting longer and longer, and its getting harder and harder to find the motivation to get things done. Can't wait for those long nights, and carefree mornings. Gunna be livin' the good life(:

I've got several plans for summer including SAT prep, lots and lots of tennis, a summer internship, and MOST EXCITING OF ALL, a foreign exchange student from either France, Austria, or China. I'm really looking forward to the exchange student, even though I'll be really busy, I think it'll provide a nice break from my studies. Also I have my license now and so I will be able to drive myself places and hang out with my friends and get places much easier and faster. It is such a relief and so nice to not have to count on anyone for a ride because I know I can drive myself there, and I don't feel bad about having to constantly ask my parents for rides places. Yay!

I must admit, sophomore year was an amazing one. Complete 180 from freshmen year, that's for sure. I was really able to come out of my shell and people got to see the real me that I'd always hidden because I thought it was weird. But they liked it! So then I realized that being yourself is the way to make friends and get people to like you, not being the shy quiet girl in the corner. Lesson learned! I made so many new friends this year and met so many wonderful people, finally got that boyfriend too(; he's amazing. I have high expectations for the rest of this year, so far I'm really liking being 16, and I'm really liking 2012. It's been a good year so far, and it's even better that the school year is almost over and the time for swimming and campfires and vacations and sunbathing is almost here. Gotta love summer! I am so excited for junior year, but that's not to take away from summer, no, summer is my time!

I'm Closer Than I Was Yesterday

Not Going to Pretend I'm Perfect

I'd rather live my life knowing that I'm not perfect than spending my whole life pretending to be.

I will get there. I promise. 

Something To Remember...

Just Because

Just because I laugh a lot, doesn't mean my life is easy. Just because I have a smile on my face everyday, doesn't mean that something's not bothering me. It's just that I choose to move on with the negatives in my life and keep my head up instead of dwelling on the past. 

First and Last

If I Had a Flower...

♥Thinking of him♥

Some People in Life

There are some people in life that make you laugh a little louder, 

smile a little bigger 

and live just a little bit better.

Life Is a Book

Life is a book. 

Every day is a new page. Every month is a new chapter. 

Every year is a new series.

You Give Me the Kind of Feeling...

You give me the kind of feeling 

people write novels about.

They Tell You to be Yourself...

So true... Why does everybody have to be like that?

I Won't Give Up

I won't give up on us

Even if the skies get rough

I'm givin' you all my love

I'm still lookin' up

I Won't Give Up- Jason Mraz

Favorites!!

A list of my favorite things:

• The color red
• big cities
• window seats
• Taylor Swift
• Burt's Bees Chapstick
• Dibs
• vintage bikes (I just recently got one!)
• having my hair stroked or played with
• photography
• Rain
• sitting by the fireplace
• the smell of a new book or magazine
• closing my eyes and envisioning my future
• Essie nail polish
• Writing
• scarves
• the crunch of leaves under your feet
• getting mail
• Christmas
• driving with the radio blasting
• that moment when I see him
• hugs from behind

There are sooo many other things, but I wont list them all. These are just a few of my most favorite things! Enjoy! I hope you have a lovely weekend!

Hugs! What's Your Type?

My Favorite Types of Hugs:

• Tight hugs: The ones where they just hug you super tight for a long time with no words.
• Unexpected hugs: The ones where you’re just doing your own thing and they come from behind and hug you unexpectedly.
• Lift up hugs: The ones where you run up to them, and they have their arms all wide, and you just run up and you lift up your legs and they carry you.
• Spinning hugs: The ones where they hug you & spin you around in circles.

Don't rush into relationships because even in fairytales, the happy endings take place on the last pages.

I Mustache You a Question!

How Was Your Valentines Day?

My Valentines day was pretty good, didn't go exactly how I was expecting, but I wasn't expecting anything so I guess that shouldn't matter... I hope yours was great!! What things did your girl or beau do?

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

When I've finally found something great

You're always there to taint the surface

You're the cause of my tearstained cheeks

I loved you and you let me go

but I don't know if I'll ever be able to let go of you.

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

Some of my favorite quotes from one of my favorite books!

• "She laughed when there was no joke. She danced when there was no music. She had no friends yet she was the friendliest person in school."
• "She was elusive. She was today. She was tomorrow. She was the faintest scent of a cactus flower, the flitting shadow of an elf owl. We did not know what to make of her. In our minds we tried to pin her to a corkboard like a butterfly, but the pin merely went through and away she flew."
• "At the same time we held back. Because she was so different. Different. We had no one to compare her to, no one to measure her against. She was unknown territory. Unsafe. We were afraid to get to close."
• "I was feeling nine ways at once, and they all ended up at the touch of her hand on my ear..."
• "'On the contrary, she is one of us. Most decidedly. She is more than we are us. She is, I think, who we really are. Or were.'"
• "'Every name is real. That's the nature of names."
• "Keep looking at her long enough. One day you might see someone you know."
• "It was a rebellion she led, a rebellion for rather than against. For ourselves."
• "INDIVIDUALITY ERUPTS"
• "The pronoun "we" itself seemed to crack and drift apart in pieces."
• "Head and heart are contrary historians."

Some of My Favorite Books, Suggestions For More?

A List of my favorite books:

• Stargirl- Jerry Spinelli
• If I Stay- Gayle Foreman
• When You Reach Me- Rebecca Stead
• Snowflower and the Secret Fan- Lisa See
• The Hunger Games trilogy- Susanne Collins
• Water For Elephants- Sara Gruen
• Percy Jackson and the Olympians (5 book series)- Rick Riordan
• A Vintage Affair- Isabel Wolff
• Harry Potter Series- J.K. Rowling

Don't know where I'm going all I know is... 

Done. Done. Done...

I'm so done

You accused me of lying 

when really it was you the whole time

I let you play me

and the worst part about it is

I knew

I knew but I wanted to believe that there was some good left in the world

that not every guy was out to hurt me

I wanted to give you a chance

But for what?

to lie and hurt me?

to make yourself out to be innocent?

to blame all your mistakes on other people?

Own up. 

I'm not sorry anymore for the things I said

A person like you deserves to hear them

One day you'll wake up

and no one will be there

and that's not going to be my fault

it'll be yours

Think about what you say

I've caught you in your web of lies

You always say that everyone walks out on you

that you push everyone away

maybe you should take a good long look in the mirror and figure out what that is

Have a nice life, I won't be in it.

Wish I Could Be a Daydream Believer

Daydream

a fleeting moment of perfection

when the whole world was yours

you could say anything

do anything

be anything

when the impossible was made possible

and everyone got their happy ending

Daydream

just a figment of your imagination

everyone has to wake up sooner or later.

A Lot Can Happen In 365 Days

I can finally BREATHE!

He's gone. I'm done. Done with 2011. All things 2011. 

Welcome 2012! I've got a feeling its going to be a good year.

After all, a lot can happen in 365 days (: