a thousand words

for my last few days in milly my beautiful friend erin did some photoshoots.
here are some of the images...


"natural" shots.



"nature" shots.



"glasses" and "paint" concepts.

now i'm back home for good and one week til work. i'll probably start painting and writing... we'll see.

the happiest place at sea

just got back from my disney cruise with the fam.
super fun, got tons of sun, super relaxing.
wasn't quite as disney-esque as DisneyWorld, more on the "vacation" side.
still, it was such an awesome week.

now, back to the reality of working.
i received my "diploma" in the mail today... weird.


the real flying dutchman.


princess tiana.


from 'disney dreams'.

oh what a day is today...

... nothing will stand in my way.

an ingrid song that's awesome.
got a call from freddie ashley today... looks like i'll be at actors express for the next year. i'm beyond pumped... cuz bren will be there too.
life is so crazy -- you never know how it works out.
i'm starting my journey and its really going places.


photo by erin williams.

graduated.

i can't believe it. i've graduated from college and now onto a different chapter in my life. its still so unreal.
i'll probably spend this whole week packing up my house since i've lived there for so long. its exciting, but still so weird.
i will miss everyone here so much, but i know i will keep in touch.

life is crazy but always a thrill.

bucket list.

here's my bucket list for after i graduate. i'll check them off as i go.

Be a barista
Be a bartender
Be a redhead
Be able to do a split and backhandspring
Be in a band
Be in a movie
Be on a TV show
Be on Broadway
Be vegetarian for one year
Bring someone to Christ
Buy a fancy camera
Chase a tornado
Compete in a dance competition
Create a comic book
Create a fantasy world
Create my own cookie
Create my own drink
Cuddle in bed for a whole day
Cut all my hair off
Date someone famous
Decorate my house
Design a clothing line
Document my family tree
Experience zero gravity
Fall in love
Fill an entire journal
Find the perfect little black dress
Fold 1,000 paper cranes
Get a perm
Get a six-pack stomach
Get a tattoo
Get married outside
Go skinnydipping
Go to a concert
Go to Disney with my husband
Go to Greece
Go to Spain
Great Barrier Reef Scuba
Grow a field of daisies
Grow my own apples
Have a boy and a girl
Have a butterfly on my nose
Have a wild animal pet
Have grandchildren
Have my own fan club
Have sex in the rain
Help a total stranger
Hike for three days
Impersonate someone famous
Inspire someone to theatre
Kiss a foreign stranger
Lead worship in another language
Learn a martial art
Learn an Asian language
Learn to make sushi
Learn to play the piano
Learn to ride a horse
Live in a foreign country for a year
Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Master the Spanish Language
Meet the President
Model in a print campaign
Name a star
New Years Eve in Times Square
On the ocean in a giant ball
Open a bakery
Own a spotted doggie
Paint a mural
Picnic in a hot air balloon
Play my dream role
Publish a book
Read the whole Bible again
Read top 10 literary classics
Ride on an elephant
Save a life
See cherry blossums in Japan
See the Nothern Lights
See the same sun set and rise
Sew a dress
Skydive
Sleep on the beach
Spend the night in a castle
Spontaneous Road Trip
Squash grapes for wine
Start a annual tradition
Start a church in a foreign place
Stay up for 24 hours
Take ballroom dance lessons
Visit a planetarium
Visit a volcano
Visit all 7 continents
Visit the 7 World Wonders
Visit the Holy Land
Visit the pyramids in Egypt
Walk the red carpet
Wear colored contacts
Win a famous award
Work at a coyote bar
Work at Disney World
Write a love song


photo by brittany durkee.

where the road meets the sun.

one more week until i graduate from college and start a whole new chapter of my life.
i'm nervous and excited and anxious. i'm not sure exactly what i'm taking with me back home and to my new life.
so we'll see; i'm trusting in God to take me down the right road where i need to be.
for if He is for me, who can be against me?

download: "where the road meets the sun", katie herzig

photo by deborah hodgin