maybe someday.

I hope I find someone someday that will treat me right and love me for me.

skinny.

When I see super skinny girls, I just want to buy them a cheeseburger and feed them...is that bad? Haha. It's all this pressure for girls to be skinny. It's what the world tells us. I think it's quite dumb. Girls feel like for them to be good enough they have to be skinny. All I have to say to that is NO. I like my food thank you very much, and I refuse to be a twig. Yes, I may want to be more in shape. But skinny, heck no! Girls also think that in order for guys to like them they have to be skinny...I haven't talked to one guy that thinks that skinny girls are more attractive than normal sized girls. Guys like healthy looking girls...if you catch my drift. Haha! Yes, I'm always probably going to want to be more fit than I am for my entire life, even if I do get more fit. I think everyone thinks that they can improve the way they look by their weight. But, never will I want to be skinny. So girls, don't feel so pressured by this idea that we have to be skinny! Yes, be healthy and take care of yourself, but eat yo heart out, you're only young once! :)

smile.

All you need to do in life is smile. If you smile it makes your day better, and other people's. :) Today was quite an adventurous day. I pretty much hung out all day and wrote some more letters and such. The storm today was quite amazing! The power is out everywhere in Richmond! I'm very grateful that my power is on! Tonight I went to a Jersey Shore party at Alex and Amber's house. There was yummy food made by Momma Mora...she seriously makes the best party food. I left from there early and headed out to J Roddy Walston and the Business' show. It was so much fun! They all did a fabulous job! It was just one of those shows where a ton of your friends are there and you just want to dance. Then a few of us headed out to Waffle House. Of course I got lost and ended up on Atlee Road. Goodness gracious. Somehow I got back safe and sound to Waffle House and ate the normal...chocolate chip waffle! We also had my favorite waiter there, Gary. Haha. He makes me laugh. I love late nights and hanging out with cool people. :)

oh my.

Today has been quite a good day. Pretty much chilled all day, which I need. I still haven't fully recovered from Brasil quite yet. I went shopping with Kim, which was a failure. Oh well. We ate at Panera, our favorite. Later on I rode in the back of Sketch's truck to Country Style Donuts, as tradition. I really did miss my friends while I was gone. I can't believe how soon college is and how much longer I'm going to have to be away from them. I leave in 21 days. Three weeks. It's insanity. I found out who my room mate is too. Hopefully we get along and everything turns out alright. Haha. I'm totally not ready for summer to end yet. I'm trying to live up these last three weeks I have left and spend every moment I can with my friends. It's crazy I won't see them every day, or at least twice a week like I usually do. I love my life right now. I've got the best friends in the world, we do crazy things together, and I'm just having fun with my life. You gotta let loose in life and be crazy and have fun. :)

brasil!

Wow. I got back from Brasil on Monday. This is going to either be a really long blog with lots of detail or a short and sweet one because there is so much stuff that happened in the past ten days. I still can't fathom how amazing Brasil is. :) It was definatley completely different from last year. We stayed in Roberto and Rachel's house, which is pretty legit. When we pulled up I was like are you kidding me? This house is amazing! I think my favorite was the bar outside. I sat out there and ate breakfast and any other meal I could out there every day. We also got to meet some pretty cool kids from that neighborhood. It all started out with a soccer game with just Americans, and then all of these Brazillian kids kept joining. We got to hang out and talk to them for a few days. They happened to love to hear me sing Kesha....don't ask me why. But they were all so sweet. We worked at the trade school all this week, which I absolutely love! I painted all day, every day. Well, besides hanging out with the kids there too. :) I met some pretty amazing kids there that came and took English class. I also got to hang out with my old buddies (Rafael, Mauro, and Wisley). I love them so much. I also don't know who taught them horse pets...but I'd like to thank you because on top of being tickled all week I also got horse petted 24/7. We went to the church on Sunday and then the next Saturday for church services. I got to see my besties (Lucas, Felipe, Luizinho, and Bruno.) But only for about twenty minutes. I am still terribly sad I didn't get to see them that much. Last year we hung out all the time and I talk to them all the time online and I was so excited to get to see them. I didn't get to see Gustavo at all which makes me super sad. But, I will be back to Brasil soon enough and I will hopefully see them all for a long time! We also went to the slums for two days to deliver food. Going there always hits me hard because it is just so sad to me. The poverty there is nothing like the poverty here. It's like the kind of stuff you see on TV on those commercials...you see it and all but it really does hit you when you realize it's really reality. I just wanted to help every single person in there. I also really love these trips because I become a lot closer with my friends, and they also make me start new friendships. :) We went to the orphanage our last day there, and only for about an hour. This made me really sad because I absolutely adore all those kids. But, I was grateful to at least be with them a little bit. Not a lot of them speak English, so there's always that language barrier. Somehow we make it work and there's always a lot of love. :) I know I missed a ton about this trip, but it would literally take pages and pages to write everything about this trip. Going to Brasil makes me truly grateful for everything I do have. I am so humbled by my experience there. I really do love Brasil, and I can't wait to go back.

going to brasil!

Peace out suckas!!! Be back the 26th. :)

life is good.

I feel like every day of summer gets better and better, and I like it like that! Last night was so much fun. Being caught in a downpour during the summer at Belle Isle with great friends is one of those things I'm always going to remember. I thought it was one of the funnest things ever. I love summer rain, and I really wanted to dance in it. I also found tonight to be very fun as well. I never knew how good eighteen 22 is. It's the first time in a long time I've enjoyed, and really gotten something out of something at church. I now plan on going back every week until I leave for college. I also got to talk to Stephanie for awhile, which I don't get to do very often, so it made me happy. Here is one thing that is mind boggling right now. I leave for Brasil in 2 days! 2 days! I'm am so excited beyond words. I seriously can't wait to see everyone, and to just be in Brasil! :)

summer.

This is what summer is supposed to be like. Not getting home and sneaking in until almost 4 AM. Then sleeping until 12 because of it. Being able to chill out all day. Hanging out with good friends. Eating fro-yo at sweet frog. Intense laser tag games. Ice skating! Just sitting in a parking lot and hanging out with people. I don't think it's necessarily what you do, it's who you do it with. I am very fortunate enough to have amazing friends that are so cool to be around. And then doing the awesome things that we did tonight just makes it that much better. This. Is. Summer. And I can't get enough of it. It's going by too fast and I just want it to last forever!

ahh. :)

I haven't blogged in such a long time! But, it's SUMMER! Today has already been a good day because I got to visit one of my good friends. I was so glad to see that he was alive and well, and be able to talk about all this random stuff. He's such a fighter! Now I sit here and wait for David's party! They're always fun! It is going to be extremely hot tonight I feel like though, because it's super hot outside! I also sit here and ponder life. Not often do I just get to sit here and listen to music and think about things. I think about how I shouldn't take my life for granted. One day it's here, the next day it could be gone. I shouldn't take my family or friends for granted either. I love them all SO much, and it's crazy to think what my life would be like without them. I love each and every one of them. I don't want to lose any of my friends when I leave for college, so I really hope we all stay in touch. I don't know. Sometimes when I allow my mind to wander, I think of the craziest things. Haha. But, just know that I love each and every one of you and I want you in my life forever and ever! I love being in a good mood. :) Everything is just making me happy today! Haha and friendship piggies! :)