living in the summer warmth

I feel like I haven't blogged in so long, that I forget how to even begin an entry. However, I guess there's no real format, so I can begin anyway I want.

It is so true that as you get older, the time flys by so much faster then when you were younger. I've already been out of school for about three weeks now, when it feels like just yesterday I was finishing up with final exams. The past few weeks have been entirely too enjoyable, catching up on sleep and doing whatever I please. I kind of forgot what it felt like to be able to do whatever you wanted, without anything to worry about. I guess you could say I'm a big advocate of the easy life.

However, the easy life is only restricted to the weekends now for me, because as of the beginning of last week, I am a full-time, working woman! Yay, for money and waking up earlier than the roosters. Well, I don't actually have to get up at the crack of dawn, but it sure does feel like that. I'm not complaining though, because I absolutely love working- being part of the real world will be fun for the summer :)

Other than working and the occasional hanging out with a few friends, life right now has been slow and relaxing. The only problem is that I have had writer's block a lot recently. I haven't had anything to write about, nor even the desire to do so. This makes me sad, but I guess even the greats needed a little time away. It's funny though how things work, because although I haven't been able to write, I've had time to catch up on some lovely reading that I've been wanting to do for the past six months, but failed to ever accomplish. I guess when life doesn't hand you one thing, it gives you something else to captivate your attention.

Well, I guess that's about it for now. I feel like a different person writing this, because I usually go into an entry with a philosophical thinking behind whatever I'm going to write. Hopefully soon I'll get back into the swing of things, and if not, I'll just accept change and go with it.

change is for the bravehearted

The long, new days have turned into the familiar, and finally there has been closure as summer has rapidly approached. It feels so good to know that I have added so many exciting marks to my life thus far, but it's also sad to know that yet again, another chapter has closed. This past year has been full of adventure and excitement. I feel that each day that I have been given has transformed into the woman I am now. Even with just one year under my belt, I feel stronger, brighter, happier, wittier, and even more blessed for the life I have been given to live. So thank you, freshman year, for the lessons that you've taught me, the friends you've given me, and the opportunity to check a couple more things off of my bucket list.

So summer, I give you the challenge to make something that may seem excruciating, or even boring at times, into something worthwhile and miraculous. I feel that I should probably embrace all of my not so free time, and make it into something that in twenty years I'll look back and smile upon. I've always felt that I've wasted away my summers sleeping in until late afternoon, worrying about being tan, when instead I could be doing something actually rewarding with my time. The years go by quickly, as I most recently saw this freshman year, and I don't want anything that has the possibility of being good, slip away from me.

So, here's to the best summer ever and I'm only three days in. I have no idea what lies ahead for me, but I do know that as long as I have the wonderful people in my life that I do, the next couple of months will be nothing less than amazing. I feel that summers are for change and being re-born, so to speak. Everyone can use a little change in their life; it makes us continuously evolve into even more interesting people than we already are. It allows us to re-evaluate who we are and move forward. Change, I believe, is for the bravehearted. It takes real courage to embrace it; acknowledge it, and even more to accept it. Therefore, I believe that summer and change, are synonymous. They are both an opportunity to expand your horizons, live a little on the edge, and further yourself in all areas of life. Anything is possible in these warm days that capture so many of our hearts and embed themselves in our memories forever.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT, I AM SO READY!