Found a Friend

As I was walking to a great shooting location, Lake Dimmick, I stumbled upon a beautiful farm and a friendly horse (whose name I can only assume is Buttercup). I wasn't going to approach the beautiful animal, but it came right up to the fence and looked like it wanted some loving. "Buttercup" was a gentle giant, and kept nudging me so I would pet him more!

My friend Sarah snapped this photo of me petting the horse. 

All Good in the Hood

Hey y'all! IT'S FALL!

Fall is a beautiful season, especially in Tennessee. In Texas, fall didn't really exist. But on the chilly mountaintop where I currently reside, fall is very real. Leaves actually change colors here, and I'm already pulling out my knits from storage. I saw my breath today for the first time since last winter, which made me feel a twinge of excitement, but also a wee bit of dread, for I know just how dang cold it gets here on the Domain.

Feeling comfy and cozy in the brisk fall weather is a must. Some of my favorite fall pieces are a great pair of jeans, a hooded, soft sweater, moccasins, and deep dark lipstick to edge up the look.

Sweater

Jeans

Moccasins

Necklace: Nordstrom

Top: The Impeccable Pig
Lipstick

Thank you Anne Gray for the photos! 

When All Else Fails...

Life is hard, friends. It's hard for every person, at every stage of life, and for many, many different reasons. However, there are so many good things about life that allow people like me to "just keep swimming."

I am five days away from being able to go back to Texas and attend Austin City Limits Music Festival for the fourth time along with my sister, cousin, and father. BUT before I am set free, I have to struggle my way through what might be one of the more difficult weeks of my life. I have three tests (one Wednesday, two Friday), and several other homework assignments (such as programming work and reading about half a book en français). What keeps me from losing my mind, you ask? Well, as I am sitting in the library at 11:39 pm on Monday, September 29 typing this blog post, my answer has to be the future. Future adventures I might have, future friendships that might spring, future excitement that is to come is what gets me through this week from H-E-double hockey sticks. Knowing that after completing a French test, a Humanities midterm, and a Computer Science exam, I can jump on a plane and be with my family is making everything seem just a little bit brighter.

So, knowing that this week would be absolutely insane, I took it easy yesterday and decided to go on a solo hike and complete my homework and reading assignments in nature (so Sewanee, right?). I pulled on my fancy Chaco's (aka car seats for my feet), hopped on my bike, and STARTED SOMEWHERE.

Also, gang, when I logged onto Blogger tonight I saw that my blog is at exactly 10,000 views. I know that might not be much for having this blog for almost 3 years, but I am incredibly thankful and happy that people have taken the time to actually read what I write!

So, to whoever is reading this, THANK YOU. 

Back To School

So, it's that time of year again...time to go back to school! At this point of the summer last year, I was beyond nervous. I had a breakdown almost every day because I had no idea what new experiences were waiting for me at Sewanee, where I was about to start as a freshman.

This summer, however, has been quite the different story. Now that I know that I absolutely love my school and every person there, I cannot wait to get back. It's the best feeling in the world to be ecstatic to start school again.

At school, when I am not hunkered down in the library studying or in the dining hall eating, you will most likely be able to find me on the dance floor with all of my friends. This summer has been particularly lacking in the dance aspect, so I have been improvising by researching and discovering some of the newest and freshest tracks to dance to with my chums once I get back on The Mountain.

These songs are what I am sharing with you today. So, pull out your wedged sneakers and fancy snapback, and dance with me...

So You Think You Can Dance? from aokphotography on 8tracks Radio.