I wish summer wouldn't end, but also that it would.

This picture was taken outside of the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. This summer has been amazing, but also very educational. I've gone on a few different vacations, and I've gotten to spend a lot of time with my family. I also got some experience working in a hospital as a patient transporter, but all of that is besides the point. This summer meant more to me than most people realize. My first year of college had many ups and downs. I struggled a lot personally. My first semester started off pretty horrible, but ended okay. My second semester started out great, but ended badly. My grades were surprisingly pretty average considering what I was going through at the time. I'd like to do better, and I plan to this year. I spent this summer focusing on myself, trying to learn how to be truly happy again. I took this time to understand and love who I am. I also had to learn to respect myself. I had to forgive myself for the mistakes I made in the past, and also forgive those who have hurt me to truly heal. I found that doing things that I love and that bring me true joy made me understand more of who I am. I just moved into my new apartment at school. Now I just have to wait a couple days for classes to begin. I'm hoping that all of the reflecting and healing I did over the summer continues through this year. I can't wait to see what my sophomore year of college holds.

I wish life was as peaceful as it is intricate, like this tree.

This picture was taken outside of the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. It is absolutely beautiful there, and I would go back in a heartbeat. This tree sits peacefully on a porch looking out towards the gardens of the estate. While peaceful, it is intricate in the ways the vines wrap around the trunk in all different directions. Our lives tend to lead us towards many different paths causing us to get lost in ciaos and stress. I've recently been able to take a step back and get some perspective on my own life. No, it is most definitely not peaceful. It is very intricate, but I have come to a point where I am very happy with who I am. It is good to do things that make you happy, like taking this picture was for me. I had forgotten the amount of joy I feel when I capture something so breathtaking, even if it is only in my eyes. I don't know if anyone actually reads these posts, but if you are, do something today that makes you happy.

I wish summer would go by faster.

This was taken of the ceiling right when you walk into the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. I just got home from a vacation in Bryson City, NC. I loved it there. I would love to move there one day. It is absolutely gorgeous. I am home for the summer, and while I love being home, I just want to move back to school and start working on classes. I feel like I'm not doing anything really productive at home. I am supposed to be working, but for some reason my job I had lined up isn't really working out at the moment. I have no idea when I will be able to start my new job. Just thought I should post something since I was able to get some pictures taken on this vacation. Hope to post soon.

I wish I could go back to the Grand Cayman Islands.

This photo was taken while on a cruise to Cozumel, Mexico and the Grand Cayman Islands. I went on this cruise during my first semester of my senior year in high school. Got to miss 4 days of school on excused absences because it wasn't an ordinary cruise. I actually auditioned to go on this cruise. It was a modeling and acting competition called Passport to Discovery. It was an amazing experience, and I really wish I could go back again. I could if I wanted to, but my mom won't let me while I'm focusing on college. I met a lot of interesting and professional people in the industry, and received 9 callbacks from agents around the country, plus one from Tokyo. I only wish I could have kept up with it, but college is what is important to me right now, and I need to focus on that. Who knows what will happen in the future? I know I don't.

I wish I would have kept up with this blog.

It has been a very long time since I have visited this blog. I don't really know what made me decide to visit it today, but I'm glad I did. I think the last time I posted, I was a sophomore in high school. I am now a freshman in college, and I am loving it. A lot has happened in the past two years, and I know not many people, if any, actually look at my blog. I am probably writing to no one, but I'm doing this more for me than others. This picture was taken a few weeks ago in Lafayette, Louisiana. My friend Katherine and I decided to go exploring around the Lafayette area, and I decided to bring my camera out. I fall more and more in love with this city every day. Loving it here and hope to continue posting when I can.

I wish people could never get tired.

This is a picture of a fountain at my school. The reason I made the wish I made with this picture is because I am extremely tired at the moment. I'm always tired! If I never got tired, I'm sure I could get a lot more done than I do now. I'm probably the reason I'm always tired, so I can't really blame anyone or anything but myself. I could possibly blame swim practice, but technically I can't because it's still my fault for going. Well that is my rant for today! lol I'll try to post more soon! (:

I wish school was over already.

This is a picture of my cousin Abby from the beach this summer! So we have been in school for maybe 3 weeks and I am already tired of it. I'm doing a lot better than i thought I was going to. I'm not really enjoying chemistry or history. I hate history and I'm not very good at science, but I have really good teachers this year! I was so excited when I found out what teachers I had! I didn't get any of the really hard teachers. My friends are always complaining about their teachers and I'm bragging about mine. lol. 

I wish summer would never end.

I'm on vacation with my family!! This is my hand holding sand. I am having so much fun with everyone! Sorry I haven't been able to post lately, but I finally got my license! Hope everyone is having a great summer! 

I wish I could go to the beach right now!

Today is the last Monday of the school year!! Summer is in 4 days! Exams start tomorrow! Spanish is first! Wish me luck!! (: 

I wish summer would come faster.

I have 2 more weeks left of school and then 1 week of exams! I'm so excited! Summer is almost here! It's taking way to long to get here though! ): UGH. Anyway, today I am swimming for the first time since I quit in November. I think I'm going to suck because I have been practicing, and tryouts are next week on Wednesday and Thursday...we'll see how that goes lol. 

I wish spring break was now!

I love pictures like this with raindrops! This picture was taken at my school while I was at lunch. I decided to take it because I think raindrops can make any picture better! :) lol. Today at school, we had snowballs, and it was amazing! Anyway, spring break is coming up and I am doing nothing exciting...it's sad. My mother is going to the beach without me! But aw well! I'll just hang out at home and tan! More pics to come!<3

I wish season 5 of Glee was on netflix already.

I finished seasons 1-4 of Glee last night!! Now I just have to catch up to the TV. :) Anyway, this is a picture of a little wooden house, with a statue inside of a saint that you can't see, on a tree at my school.

I wish the universe didn't hate me. 

I think every time something good happens to me, the universe conspires to end it. I finally got my beam routine perfect! I was so excited! First meet is in 2 weeks! But, no...the universe hates me. I don't even know if I will be able to compete in the first meet of the season! UGH. I guess we will see. I'll post more soon!! :) 

I wish spring break would come so I can tan!

This is another pic I took at my school. I am so ready for school to end! I'm ready for summer and sleeping in and watching netflix all day. I'm ready to get a tan and not be pale! Summer just needs to hurry up! <3

I wish I had my license already! 

I took this picture at my school. I have been so bored all day! All my cousins and friends are out doing something tonight and I am home blogging because no one wanted to bring me anywhere! I get my license in 3 months and I am so excited!!! I can drive myself places instead of having to wait for people to bring me! Well, on the other hand, more pics will be posted soon! Enjoy! (: 

I wish summer would come faster.

I finally got my computer back! Hopefully I will be posting more often now. This is a picture of my younger cousin, Erin. We had a little photo shoot a while ago when I did not have my computer, so more pics from that will come soon! :) Enjoy! 

I wish I could go back to being a kid. 

This is a picture I took about a month ago. This is an old barn that is on my driveway. It has been there since my dad was a kid. My dad used to hang out with his brothers in the top floor of the barn. It is too old now for me and my brother and cousins to go to the top now. Our parents won't let us because they think we are going to fall through the floor. My cousins and I spent a lot of time in this barn when we were younger. We would play tag on top of the hay bails, and we would jump from bail to bail. When my grandpa took bails out of the barn for the cows, we would put this long wooden board across the two that were on the sides of the one he had taken and make a bridge with it. We would run across that bridge to get to the other side to get away from my brother, who was usually the one that was it during tag. Sometimes we would go in there and just hang out and talk. I haven't been in there in a while, except for when I did a little photo shoot with my little cousin last weekend, which y'all will see pics from as soon as I get my computer back. Now we are just waiting for it to fall down, but we still use it to put hay bails in for the cows. Now that I am older, when I look at the barn, all I see are memories. I wish I could go back and be 9 years old and play tag in the barn and get yelled at by my mom because me and my brother are tracking hay into the house. Maybe i'll go in there soon with my cousins and hang out. Can't wait to get my computer back to get more pictures on here! (: 

I wish it would snow on Friday.

This is a picture of my cousins Abby and Emily. I took this around new years. More pics to come! (: 

I wish I could go home and sleep.

This is a photo of my cousin Emily that was also taken on Christmas Day. (: 

I wish I knew how to play piano. 

This is a picture of my baby cousin, Amelia that was taken on Christmas Day! Enjoy! (: