california dreamin

Last week I was explaining/whining to my parents about how badly i wished i was still in California. and kindly began begging them to take the fam on a trip there this summer. maybe for a week or two. 

sadly, my convincing just wasn't enough. But my dad DID find me a song to listen to on You-Tube. 

that generous man. 

it was called California dreamin' by the Mamas and Papas. 

all week i have hummed that song. it's pretty rad.

 I'm not sure what it is about the golden state that calls to me so much. 

maybe the warm weather? the sun? the beach? the hustle and bustle? the unique stores all around? the people to see? the palm trees or the salty air? Maybe it's because i want to be a surfer. or because multiple people have told me I look like i should live in California. (not sure what that exactly entails, but I'll take it.) 

All i know is that it's been exactly a month since i was there and i am more than ready to go back.
pretty sure i have a gypsy soul. 

It's a strange feeling really..to be so sure you belong somewhere different than where you are. 

sometimes it's frustrating. but other times I just have to say to myself "all in due time."

ha this video just cracks me right up. except I'm pretty sure i have the same clothes as the girl on the left. that's embarrassing.

scenes from 4/12/2012

just at a lil cafe band performace

Happy birthday to me

Dinner @ Cafe Sabor with 3 of my bestest friends

 

hi i'm twenty years old

What better way to celebrate a b-day than a lil karaoke??

 

We sang "Good bye Earl" and I hate to be cocky but we were crowd pleasers.

I couldn't have asked for a better 20th birthday. I have the greatest friends in the world. they're pretty crazzzy. annnnnd 20 is feeling pret-ty wonderful. (but i'll probably always be a teenager at heart.)

nineteen.

nineteen is a solid age. 

after tomorrow I'll never say the words "I'm nineteen" ever again.

that makes me feel melancholy. 

I hope twenty is just as wonderful as nineteen was.

or just my teenage years in general. 

i can't believe they are already over.

i hope the adventures don't stop.

I'm sure i'll look back one day and think "those were the best days of my life." 

because this far they really are.

i loved being a teenager. 

I'm dreading turning twenty years old.

end of story.

swinging on my last day being a teen

"Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old."

pure bliss

Spring break=

3 of my bestest friends + 26 hours in my trusty nissan driving+ Music jamming+California Living+ Beach Lying+Hotel Stayin'+Wave Ridin'+Roller coaster screaming+ sundress wearing+Trail mix eating+Sore-abs  laughing+Pier restaurant dining+awkward kind of dancin'+strangers meeting'+skin tanning.

safe to say one of my favorite weeks.

& yeah, I'll probably live by the beach someday. that's a fact.

what's on my mind?

What's on my mind you ask?

ok fine. I'll tell you.

ONE THING.

CAL-i-FORN-EYE-AYE (California)

I leave in exactly 17 1/2 days and I am just freaking out with excitment.

Why?

#1 I have the winter blues. It's cold, it's dark. I HATE all my winter clothes. basically nothing the beach can't solve.

#2 I'm sick of school. I love my classes, hate the work.

#3 I need a lil adventure. My life lately is prett-y predictable. school.drive.work.exercise.eat.homework.sleep. REPEAT

#4 I get to experience my first official "road trip" with some of my favorite gals. they are pretty really crazy so it's a good match.

#5 I started putting together a road trip mix that is off.the.heezy.

#6My mom bought me the cutest bohemian handband today and I CAN'T wait to wear it.

#7My legs are dying to get out of jeans and see some fresh air!

This is where we will be residing.

and last one.

 California is one of my favorite places on earth.

rant

Cleary, I am doing an excellent job at the february photo challenge..uhh okay not really at all. but at least i got one day in there. that should count for something. 

N-E wayzzzz life is terrific lately. Lots of homework, which means lots of library time. Which is a bit depressing but  I also think the library is quite serene. so you win some you lose some.

Nothing extrememly drastic has taken place recently.. 

well okay except for one thing. 

I've decided I want to change my major... again. Yep I'm one of those average students that change their major five times before picking the right one. I swore i would never be that average. buuttt you gotta do what makes you happy. And lately, that has been heavily on my mind. 

doing what makes ME happy. 

This time in my life, that i am in RIght now,  is so short. 

I'm sure i'll look back one day and wish I appreciated it more. 

But the thing is, I DO appreciate it. I love everything about it. 

Even the challenges and the fear of the unknown. 

So that's what I am really going to focus on. Living college life the exact way that I would like. 

No one can write my story except for myself.

I don't have to go to the party that everyone expects me to. if i really don't want to go,  i won't. 

I'll worry more about becoming an esteemed intellectual. (big words)

I'll worry  about meeting new people and experiencing new things.  

experiencing all the thrilling things this big world has to offer me. 

Because that's what makes me happy.

Welp, there is my shhpp-ill. 

Life is so good. 

*just a side note. 

Criminal Justice will be my claimed major

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