happy girls

  

quotes

"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him."
James D. Miles

"The way to happiness: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Fill your life with love. Scatter sunshine. Forget self, think of others. Do as you would be done by. Try this for a week and you will be surprised."
H. C. Mattern


“A friend is nothing but a known enemy.”
Kurt Cobain

Easter children

  

Happy Easter

  

don gets a bike!

  

the guys

 
don got a motorcycle! 

"Wake Me Up When September Ends"

"Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
wake me up when september ends

like my fathers come to pass
seven years has gone so fast
wake me up when september ends

here comes the rain again
falling from the stars
drenched in my pain again
becoming who we are

as my memory rests
but never forgets what I lost
wake me up when september ends

summer has come and passed
the innocent can never last
wake me up when september ends

ring out the bells again
like we did when spring began
wake me up when september ends

here comes the rain again
falling from the stars
drenched in my pain again
becoming who we are

as my memory rests
but never forgets what I lost
wake me up when september ends

Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
wake me up when september ends

like my father's come to pass
twenty years has gone so fast
wake me up when september ends
wake me up when september ends
wake me up when september ends"
-GREEN DAY

What have I gotten myself into?

I wonder if going to work in a design or advertising firm means giving up hope of a regular life. I am committed and passionate about art and design, however, I am extremely scared that after I graduate, I am heading toward a lifestyle that will leave no time for me to relax and enjoy other parts of life - if i want to really do well at my work and make a good living. I already live at my computer. due to the large amount of school and internship work, and can’t see myself being able do this much past graduation. I feel very confused because I wish to do every well in my career; yet I have a family to care for –so I do not see myself ever really being able to be successful in both.
I wonder if this a sign of the times, or has design always been a career that will take you away from your family? I question myself did I choose the wrong path? What have I gotten myself into?

JAD

  

Painted Fish

  

painted walls

  

You make me want to be brave

Having a child is one of the scariest things in the whole world ( at least for me it has been) – being responsible for another life – WOW!
These lyrics reflect how I would like to feel – but still most the time – I’m afraid I’m not doing a “good enough” job as a parent.
but my kids really do "make me want to be brave" and do what is right.
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"The gate is wide
The road is paved in moderation
The crowd is kind and quick to pull you in
Welcome to the middle ground
You're safe and sound and
Until now it's where I've been

'Cause it's been fear that ties me down to everything
But it's been love, Your love, that cuts the strings

So long status quo
I think I just let go
You make me want to be brave
The way it always was
Is no longer good enough
You make me want to be brave
Brave, brave

I am small...
But I am willing to risk it all
I say Your name
Just Your name and I'm ready to jump
Even ready to fall...

Why did I take this vow of compromise?
Why did I try to keep it all inside?

I've never known a fire that didn't begin with a flame
Every storm will start with just a drop of rain
But if you believe in me
That changes everything
So long, I'm gone

So long status quo
I think I just let go
You make me want to be brave
I wanna be brave
The way it always was
Is no longer good enough
You make me want to be brave
Brave, brave"
- Nichole Nordeman

Sit and Listen to the Rain

"sit around dream away the place i'm from
used to feel so much, now i just feel numb
could go out tonight but i ain't sure what for
call a friend or two i don't know anymore

sit and listen to the rain
sit and listen to the rain

gonna ride down to the river where it runs
gonna watch tv and pray for decent reruns
sit around and dream away what i've become (dream away what i've become)
used to feel so much now i just feel dumb

sit and listen to the rain
sit and listen to the rain

i'll never understand this emptiness
i'll never really try to understand i guess
i'll never understand this emptiness
i'll never really try and understand
try and understand, i guess

sit around, dream away the place i'm from
used to feel so much, now i just feel dumb
could go out tonight, but i ain't sure what for
call a friend or two i don't know anymore

sit and listen to the rain
sit and listen to the rain"

-Whiskeytown Lyrics (Ryan Adams)

games we play and quotes

"All of us love to play games, some more than others.
We play games to distract ourselves from reality.

Win loose or draw- the game is in progress…. Whether we like it or not.

Play hard... play fast... play loose and free...
Play like there is no tomorrow

So it’s not whether you win or loose it’s how you play the game – right?"

(gray’s anatomy)




The quality of love and the duration of a relationship are in direct proportion to the depth of the commitment by both people to making the relationship successful. Commit yourself wholeheartedly and unconditionally to the most important people in your life. -Brian Tracy

If you have love, you don't need to have anything else, and if you don't have it,
it doesn't matter much what else you have. -Sir James M. Barrie

I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious. -Einstein

There is no spot in the universe wherein you cannot discern at lease some sparks of His glory. You cannot in one glance survey this most beautiful system of the universe in its wide expanse without being completely overwhelmed by the boundless force of its brightness. -Calvin

Women are not problems to be solved, but mysteries to be enjoyed. The only thing getting in the way of our being fully captivating and enjoyed is our striving. A woman of true beauty offers others the grace to be and the room to become.
-Stasi Eldredge, Captivating

Life ain't always beautiful

‘Life ain't always beautiful
Sometimes it's just plain hard.
Life can knock you down,
It can break your heart.

Life ain't always beautiful:
You think you're on your way.
And it's just a dead end road,
At the end of the day.

But the struggles make you stronger,
And the changes make you wise.
And happiness has it's own way,
Of takin' it's sweet time.

No, life aint always beautiful.
Tears will fall sometimes.
Life aint always beautiful,
But it's a beautiful ride.

Life aint always beautiful:
Some days, I miss your smile.
I get tired of walkin' all,
These lonely miles.

And I wish for just one minute,
I could see your pretty face.
Guess I can dream,
But life dont work that way.

But the struggles make me stronger,
And the changes make me wise.
And happiness has it's own way,
Of takin' it's sweet time.

No, life aint always beautiful.
But I know I'll be fine.
Hey, life ain't always beautiful,
But it's a beautiful ride.
What a beautiful ride.’
- Gary Allen

Young Winds

"It's been a long and tryin' bad day
Little mockingbirds are out there singing
But the moon plays tricks on my darling
And I ain't done, but I'm going

Feeling wounded, like the army
There's no medic, here to calm me
And my scars are all showing
And I ain't done, but I'm going


When these young winds, they calm down
Maybe one day you'll think off me
When you go out and hit the town
With your love, have a drink for me


'Cause it's been so long, for just half over
They don't make coats for this kind of cold, doll
Sometimes you can't find the thing to free ya
And I ain't done, but I'll see ya
Cause lord I ain't done, but I'll see ya"

--Ryan Adams

April

It is now April and the weather here in VA is Glorious!
I do look forward to Summer. I Love warm weather. I am due to graduate on May 13th!
I am excited and so happy that i am going to finish! But the question is -WHAT NOW?
that i do not know. I do hope to get a part time job. I am hoping that i can find soemthing here in town, but i am applying for jobs elsewhere. I dont know what will happen if I actually get a job offer away from here. Only God knows at this point.