Hello there Katie!

Katie and I got to head out on a fun adventure that took us all over the Texas A&M campus for her senior portraits we did last May. It was a fun day with my friend not only shooting, but remembering the laughter and tears we had over the previous four years. This semester, she is truly missed. Missing you today Katie!

 

Dearest Fall, Hello!

Fall has officially come in Texas. By officially has come, I do mean between the hours of 8PM and 8AM. A girl can still dream though, right? Who knew Fall could be so hot?

Boots. Scarves. Typewriters. Nail Polish. Fun Navajo Inspired Patterns. Fleece Blankets. Star Gazing. Pumkin Spice Lattes. Bowties on Dogs. What makes you think of Fall?

Be satisfied. Be content.

Psalm 63. A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.  

O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.  

I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. 
Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.  

I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.  
My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.  

On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night. 
Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.  
My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.  

They who seek my life will be destroyed; they will go down to the depths of the earth.  
They will be given over to the sword and become food for jackals.  

But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by God's name will praise him, while the mouths of liars will be silenced.

Wonderfulness!

Tomorrow is going to be a crazy day. By crazy, I mean I will approximately spend at least a good 8 hours sitting with my thesis. I will also enjoy a game night with the Otter Family or what portion of it that isn't sucked into Aggie football. Yep, I just said that. In honor of tomorrow, I have been doing everything online that I know I will want to instead of my thesis, but can't. Enjoy the wonderfulness that I have collected. :)


I love little kids and things that they say are one of those reasons.

Braids are so pretty to me. I wish my hair would cooperate and hold one well.

You could say I'm a big fan of backpacks, but I'm kind of starting to love utility bags. 

I always thought fisher of men bracelets were kind of cheesy, but I'd wear one of these in less than a heartbeat. I just can't stop looking at them!

I have a definite love for hammocks. This hammock-y invention makes me want to nap outside in the sun!

Shutters on a wall. Yes, I'd do it.

I will probably never in my life be cool enough to rock this necklace, but something about it just makes me happy.

It's a little hard for me to find an artist that I am crazy in love with their style where I almost want to buy every single piece of theirs. Cristopher Stott may have just become one of my faves though. I mean, paintings of suitcases and other vintage items? Yes, please!

Things Hanna and I should have thought of when living in the dorm. 

Sometimes, it's hard to make a good pie-related decision.

I'll admit it. I'm a sucker for a vintage suitcases. I have 3 currently in my room. Ron Baron must agree with me on their loveliness because his sculptures from them are incredible.  

Can we talk about how I completely do not understand this video. HOW? 

It's no secret that I love to travel. I mean, maps in and of themselves are artworks. Making them into a piece of artwork is even better though.


& If you're worried about me getting my thesis done. Don't be. I had these all bookmarked so I'm really not searching the web for ways to procrastinate. Yeah? Okay... I'll go work on my thesis.

Funny. Awkward. Yep, Let's Talk about Dating.

Edit: This was started in May and is being finished now, like when I hit publish now. I've had several discussions with both guys and girls over the last few weeks about this topic of dating and singleness. A lot of woe as me has been discussed. A lot of this has been good chatter about the gifts of singleness. I started compiling this listing of sources that I personally have been able to find some strength in. Also, I listened to the two sermons this weekend on a long drive this weekend and let me just say, that was fabulous use of my time.

It's a rather intriguing thing that most sermons about dating are pointed towards, well, dating. There's not so many on singleness. Talks on singleness preached by someone in a relationship or married just seem kind of confusing because the person is not single. The guy that does these sermons is single - which provides both laughter and honesty from a single to a single and from a single to dating/married friends as well. [/endedit].


I am single. I'm writing this in May and will probably post it much later in the summer when I'm in Costa Rica. I'm pretty confident though that the initial statement in this post won't change. I've read a lot of great posts about the subject lately. I'm not sure if I'm drawn to the subject or they just happen to find me. Either way, I hope you can gain some insight into singleness with these links:

Never dated. Never asked out. Never rejected.

Singleness with a purpose.

& A dash of funny because I've definitely encountered the awkward singleness question.

Check out these resources: God's take on dating and how to be a wise woman as well.

The September 2005 Village Church podcasts entitled Single-Minded (Part 1): "It is better to marry than to burn..." and Single-Minded (Part 2): "It is good to remain as you are...". I really hope you can find them through itunes still. They are gems.

Today, I'm Missing Friends, Family & Retreats

There's this wonderful family called the Williamsons that I have lived life alongside of for years. I got the chance to go on family retreat with them awhile ago, like two years ago. It was great catching up with them as I don't get to see them too often. There were awesome moments of teasing and SkipBo and more laughter than should be permitted. Here's some memories from that retreat that I never got around to posting:

 

Seeing these pictures me miss the family a lot.
Good thing I should be seeing them soon.
Also, I kind of want to go on a retreat now...