life.

Here is where I am at. I am okay. I am just going to try and live my life the best way that I know how. Who cares what everyone else thinks. I am just going to try and be happy. That is all I can do. Sometimes plans do not go according to your plans but it is okay! Because everything works out. People come in and out of our lives for a reason. It is up to you to discover what that is.
In other news:
My friend Jenny and I were able to do a photo shoot this weekend. Here are some shots!

Radin.

I have been listening to the wonderful artist Joshua Radin nonstop. I feel like he sings my life. So you should check him out. That's all. :]

You asked me to write a tune
All about the things that go wrong
And then you asked me to come home soon
To the place where I belong

But you stand on the other side
Of the line in this place
And you can't see me, you are blind
And this you can fake
No, this you can fake.

And sometimes, sometimes I wanna be
I scream that I wanna be
Anyone but me.

And I don't know if I can write about
Chosen walls and the things you feel
And I don't know if I can sing aloud
Closing doors showing you what's real

But I know when I close my eyes,
Late at night, there's only one thing
The night's shown that she can lie
Its your fight, show me something
Can you show me something

And sometimes, sometimes I wanna be
I scream that I wanna be
Anyone but me.

What do you want me to say
All I know is love - it's ok
I'll write what I know
And you do the same
Tell me I'm sane.

And sometimes, sometimes I wanna be
I scream that I wanna be
Anyone but me.

Friends.

Today I am thankful for my friends. Never before in my life have I felt as surrounded by good people as I have now. Sometimes I find myself feeling alone but I now realize that all it takes to develop good relationships is time and effort. Someone can say they have no friends and blame it all on others but that is not the case. A friendship is a relationship. It is a two way street that involves both people putting forth effort. When one friend continuously puts forth more effort than the other it is tiring and not worth it. I can count on one hand the people in this world that I can truly count on if trouble arises and that is okay with me. I would rather have a few people in my life that will support me in any decision I make than a million fake ones. Life is all about perspective. Currently I have a pretty clear one.

Pressure.

Where does it come from and who establishes it? It is so frustrating to find yourself stressed out because of things that are beyond your control. Why are some people so concerned with trying to fit in. How can you say you are trying to be Christ-like when all you do is sit there on your high horse believing that you are so much better than all of us "sinners." I am terribly sorry that I somehow do not fit into the cookie-cutter mold you have established, but I am not like everyone else. I feel so lucky that I was raised in a place where people are open to differences and change. There are no downcast glances, no one thinking that they are better than anyone else. Just people trying to be the best that they can be and that I can repsect.

I am now an official blogger.

I'm guilty. Extremely guilty of being tech follower. Creating this blog was no exception. I figured that since I spend a majority-- well not a majority but a lot-- of time stalking blogs on the internet it was about time that I created one myself. I feel like I am a semi interesting person and may have some potentially interesting things to say. Today is no exception. So family, friends, and people I don't know... here goes nothing.