2013 traveling plans

Over Thanksgiving I was able to travel a little bit. We went to Eau Claire, WI and I know that's not a huge deal or very far at all but I love Wisconsin and haven't been there for a while. Plus sometimes I feel like I see too much of Minnesota because Duluth is on one end and the cities is on the other, so I kind of see it all. Not to mention, I got to see family that just moved over to the states from Greece. They were missionaries there for so long, and I have seriously seen them under 10 times in my entire life. You see some pictures of them and I here. 

I love love traveling. I don't travel much, but when I do I'm kind of willing to go wherever. This next year I have a hopes/dreams to travel to Chicago, Indiana, California, and somewhere on a mentorship. It'd be so fun and exciting and adventurous. Can you tell I love adventure? 

Where are you traveling in 2013?

thanksgiving

I debated posting about thanksgiving or not. Obviously there are so many things I'm thankful for but everyone does the same old posts on Thanksgiving. I don't really care though. Here it goes...

Thankful for my family. Not just my parents and siblings, but my aunt and uncle, my grandparents, and my cousins. They are truly all family family though. We fight like siblings, and get annoyed with each other super easily. At the end of the day though, I love them and am so blessed to have them all.

Thankful for a beautiful house.

Thankful for new friends in Duluth that make it easier to adjust to somewhere I'm not a huge fan of. 

Thankful for my talents of photography. They've gotten me somewhere, and I love it so much.

Thankful for this season. I LOVE Thanksgiving, black friday (not really a holiday) and Christmas. Seriously cannot wait, I just love it all. hah.

What are you thankful for?

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forming friendships

These are the feet of a forming friendship. These are the feet of two girls who came over to my house. The laughter, the singing, the strumming guitars, and the eating of pizza rolls which we hadn't had for a long time. I've been meeting people here, forming more friendships, learning more about people in the youth group, and living more of a fun life, full of laughter. I can honestly say it's not miserable anymore. I don't cry myself to sleep anymore. I get excited over the little things, and I still miss my friends back home and prefer the cities over Duluth any day, but I do love it here. The crisp fall air is beautiful, and I had a photo shoot with two beautiful girls. I'm enjoying life, and not worrying about when I get to move back, or when I get to visit again. I really am learning to love it, and embrace each day. Thankful for every time I meet someone new, or get to hangout with a friendly face. I am blessed.

fake vs. real

I wanted to write about my surprise birthday party on here. The time where I came rolling over the hill to my best friends house and thought the limo was for my moms birthday, not mine. The time where all of my closest and best friends came to surprise me, and spend time taking goofy pictures and singing silly songs in the back of a limo while touring Minneapolis, and St. Paul. This blog was meant for more then silly feet pictures, I hope you know that. It's about me, my life, and how He has blessed me so much. It's a place to leave thoughts that I don't like leaving on my regular blog. Let me write about my friends for a minute. I just really have some amazing friends. Sometimes you really have to search though, deep down to find who are your real friends. They're the people you wouldn't think you'd ever be that close to. I love when you get to know people. When friendships form out of nowhere really, but you just become close. Where you can be yourself and laugh with each other. I just love real. Real is so much better then fake. I was extremely happy with who came to my party, I sat in that limo singing Party in the USA (ewww, Miley Cryus) with 9 of my best friends, and I looked around and I realized everyone there was real. They were there for me, they cared. They always have been, and I haven't always opened my eyes to it. Somehow my struggles become theirs, theirs become mine, and we're just there for each other. For awhile I think I was attracted to fake, to fake friends, because they made me look better, more popular, more pretty, more fake, more this and more that. Well friends, heres to a new life of more real and less fake. 

wedding adventures

Today I shot a wedding with one of my favorite Duluthians. I’d say we make a pretty good shooting team. I realized how much I love love (which, really I’ve always known) and how exciting weddings really are. The joy in peoples eyes and even the tears shed during every part of the wedding, it’s all just so special and great. The brides final touches to her gorgeous attire, and the grooms smile when he sees her for the first time. True love is amazing. I’m so incredibly blessed with my talents and my big gigs. 

baby feet

crisp leaves, cold air, naked trees and a fall (quickly becoming winter) breeze. remember how I said adventure could be in your own backyard? well, I had never known because I hadn't ventured back there yet. today I took all three siblings of mine and breathed in the fresh air. life is so beautiful you guys. my eyes needed to be opened. 

introduction

I guess the best kind of adventures are the ones that start at home.