quick!

Hi! Just a quick note before I leave for Hueco Tanks, TX:

The cure for grief is motion.

I miss my Uncle, the holidays always make me super emotional. So I'm packing up, heading out, ready to experience a place that meant so much to my Uncle and my family in general.

This is my motion.

This is my get away.

This is my gift to myself.

I'm ready to explore.

Ready to be emotionally exhausted...

but yet, so filled at the same time.

I'm ready to laugh until I cry and make new inside jokes with some of my favorite people in the world.

Get ready, get set, love.

Merry Chrismahanukwanzakah!

Hello to everyone! I am in an especially cheerful mood today because I received a NEW camera!! Dirt free and ready to see the world, this camera, a canon rebel xti, is ready to be my poetry to the universe. Get ready because we are stepping it up! (hopefully.)

What are you celebrating today? Here are some things that I'm celebrating:

-Jesus's birthday. The dude was way cool, happy birthday Jesus.

-My family- they are better and more than I ever deserved.

-My friends- hey thanks for stopping by and taking the time to read my thoughts...you all are what make my world turn so thank you :)

-My puppy- she got a new bed today and is happily curled up in a ball, sleeping on fluffy stuff in her kennel.

-My new camera. Hey, I am psyched, it is the best and I can't wait to see the world through a new lense (take that back...two new lenses, my dad got me another one)

-the fact that my life is so brilliant. Filled with amazing people, a new CAR *forgot to mention that one* to go on adventures with and so many opportunities. The world is opening up its arms to you too- just listen.

Here are some photos. Some old, some new, some red, some blue (just kidding about that last part. There will be no red and blue photos...sorry).

this is my brother. He is the best. To be honest, he's more than the best.mandatory ornament shot.you, you have the key to my heart.with welcoming arms.the stories behind our eyes.

recently...

whoa.

life has seemed to have been put into overdrive, and things have been zooming by. My team and I have been finishing up the grant proposal for Chile and I'm hoping to send it in by today. How scary is that?! This has been in the works for 2 months maybe? So much time and effort put into this, and knowing that as soon as we send it off, it is out of our hands brings on a bunch of emotions for me. Some of those include: hopefulness, amazement, excitement, and a tad bit of "oh boy."

Yesterday I got to go on an adventure in downtown Denver! Two of my great friends and I woke up early, wayyy earlier than I wanted...but in order to get the good light, I was willing to sacrifice sleep. The day was filled of lots of laughter, many times laughter came at inappropriate times but that just made it even better. It was also filled with lots of "wait! no that alley didn't look too sketchy- go back!"

My brain is drained from editing the grant proposal, researching Chile and running around to find the right looking shots. Christmas is coming soon and I am eagerly awaiting Friday morning to come so I can melt down into my sweatshirt and watch the castle of gifts around the tree slowly come apart, brick by brick. The clouds are even looking like they are going to drop some snowflakes on us. That would be wonderful.

some of the favorites from the day:

maybe

You were restless

I was somewhere less secure

So I went running to the road

And so now there's

A long list of places I was

I quit my rambling and I came home

Cause maybe I was born to hold you in these arms

Maybe I was born to hold you in these arms