happy sunday

To pray means to stop expecting from God the same small-mindedness which you discover in yourself. To pray is to walk in the full light of God and to say simply, without holding back, "I am human and you are God."

A human being is not someone who once in a while makes a mistake, and God is not someone who now and then forgives. No! Human beings are sinners and God is love.
-Henri J. M. Nouwen

spring break...

...was fabulous. 

I would like to share it with you through pictures rather than my ridiculous rambling.

 My future highland park home.

 Onyx Lifetime in Uptown for kickboxing while my first love was under renovation.

 Korean BBQ for the first time! thanks to roomie.

 one of 7 trips to fro yo. NOT EXAGGERATING.

 West 7th in Ft. Worth. LOVE IT.

 Live music on the patio with gorgeous weather.

 Future home with sister in Uptown. Valencia round 2.

 Old fashioned candy store in McKinney Square. Heavenly.

 Grimaldi's in Uptown. Reliving the time we went to the original in Brooklyn this summer.

my one true love.

are you noticing the trend that every single picture involves food? 

story of my life.

i told you it was fabulous.

<3

p.s. made the trek to Uptown last night with the roomies for a feather party and dinner at urban taco in mockingbird station. can i just say i am IN LOVE with the new feather fad. this fad will NEVER grow old for me. i will have feathers in my hair until i am 80. pictures soon! :)

dear sun,

i love you.

thank you for coming back to me.

and giving me back my tan lines.

even if they are red and white instead of brown and white.

<3

not studying

why does freecell become exponentially more fun when I have an exam to be preparing for?

p.s. would you still be my friend if I had a feather put in my hair?

kiss me, i'm (part) irish

Happy St. Patty's Day! 

 

this may or may not be how I spent my St. Patrick's Day 




<3

people are life changing

Have you ever stopped to really think about how much one single little thing one single person does can drastically change your day? Or life?

Last week, some things happened that led me to realize that my best friend has changed her priorities. Even though this made me really sad, I do not think it is fair for me to have an expectation that someone prioritize me in their life if they don't want to. Needless to say, I had a really hard few days and I am still struggling with feelings of loss. 

However, at the same time, I had an unexpected encounter with a new(ish) friend that drastically changed my day and outlook. I had dinner with this friend in my program and although we had talked plenty the past few months, this was the first time we had really hung out just us two. Well, one simple dinner somehow turned into FOUR STRAIGHT HOURS of talking. That is two hundred and forty minutes. That felt like thirty. Of unabated talking. Some silly, some serious. It was the most refreshing thing that has happened to me in a long time. She is SO wonderful and while it is crazy how similar we are, I am beyond thrilled by our differences because it teaches me so much. 

Similarly, today I received a completely random message from a lifelong friend sister that I have not talked to in far too long. It was the most sincere and touching piece of love.

Truly, people are life changing. And they don't even know it. Which is possibly the best part.

 I am grateful. 

love.