2012!

soo i'm a little late but.. HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 

i always think New Years Eve is a little overrated...it's definitely not my favorite night of the year.

but THE NEW YEAR on the other hand... i love!!

the new year.... 

it's a perfect beginning. a new start. a redo.

it's a time to put last year behind and get on with what YOU want. 

to follow YOUR dreams. 

to stop living someone else's life and start living YOURS. 

a time to live better. 

to start something new.

to perfect something old. 

to learn something about yourself.

to laugh a little harder and feel a little deeper. 

to mend broken relationships and start new ones.

to go somewhere unknown.

to visit the regular. 

to learn a little more. 

to hate a little less.

to give a little more.

to take a little less.

really its a time to try a little harder than last year. 

everyone wants a second chance. 

here ya go.. start today.

finish what you didn't last year.

start what you never did.

get rid of what you don't need.

get rid of greed.

live like you you have nothing to lose.

because..... you don't. 

live your life. 

theres no better day to start than today. 

do something you're scared of... it's called flying free

this is your year.. 2012 

xoxo 

christmas must be something more

it's funny how busy you become and how much you forget about what really matters at this time of year. between finals, buying presents, wrapping presents, seeing all my friends from high school, saying bye to other friends, working, and all the other things that come with christmas i tried to find time to do some good.  some of the best things that i did this christmas were nothing huge or extravagant.  i didn't buy anyone a huge gift or didn't change anyones life but i did try to do something good this christmas season. I wrote notes to some of the people who have changed my life and I had never gotten the chance to say thanks. i smiled at a women and her daughter on the side of the road.. while this seems like nothing she seemed very pleased, but more than that- it brightened my day. went to a midnight church service and remembered the true meaning of christmas and I spent time with my family.  these are just a few things that made my christmas time special. i'm glad i challenged myself to get into the christmas spirit this year.. i definitely fell short- goes to show how busy life can get- but regardless of how crazy it is we need to make an effort to love, laugh and serve. thats what christmas is truly about. lets keep the christmas spirit throughout the year. 

xoxo