lately {13}

 

lately it's been pretty quite, as you can tell -- not many pictures. georgia's standardized tests just started this week, which means i have the week off & M is stressed {sort of makes for a bad combination}. lately our internet is down AGAIN {well not lately, really as of yesterday morning}. so i'm using my phone's hotspot AGAIN & it's doing the job okay, just slower. internet man is supposed to be showing up today, but that usually always changes last minute. 

with spring break over, we're dreaming of summer vacation. lately on IG i've seen lots of sandy beach pictures & i'm growing anxious for july's trip. but i know july will be here before i can say summer vacation because wasn't christmas just yesterday? geez, this year is flying by.

what have you been up to lately?

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moment of peace

i'm 23 going on 24. yeah, that's young. young enough to still learn, make mistakes & grow. i've barley scrapped the surface of this life & i know that. i also know that my God has plans for me. plans specifically designed for me. but what i don't know is just that. what are His plans for me. what does He want me to do & what am i supposed to be doing? it's frustrating, you know?!

well, i'm returning to school this fall {yay! round two here i come!}. after my cousin died in a fatal car wreck last month, it put everything into a clearer perspective for me. it's been heavy on my heart to do what i love; not just what i want to do, but what i truly enjoy doing. & that's simple -- i LOVE taking pictures. so this fall i'm returning to school to get a degree in photography. i've prayed & fasted about this upcoming change & you know what? it feels right. i'm excited about this & it feels good -- almost peaceful.

you never know with Him, sometimes you think you've got it all figured out, then He laughs & throws you in the other direction. so maybe this isn't meant for me, & if not, i'll not return to school & do another post like this ;) i'm still young, i have time.

-L
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the happiest 5k on the planet

 

it's defined as the world's happiest 5k & i totally agree. i tried signing up last year but it quickly sold out. so when i heard it would be here this spring break, i convinced most of my family to do it with me. a percentage of our money went to children's healthcare of atlanta. M & i don't run 5k unless the money supports some charity. my rockstar sister-in-law, lindsay, beat us all. like i said, she's a rockstar. i would like to say i ran the whole thing, but my little sister, abby, had to walk some & asked me to stick with her. we still managed to finish under 30 minutes, which was my goal. i recommend this for anyone looking to have a bit of fun, run a 5k in style or to simply donate money to support a charity. already signing up for their return in september. let me know if you were there too or plan to run in september!

xoxo

-L

don't forget! i'm over at my friend chelsea's blog talking about mine & M's 365 project. stop by!!!

our trip to the mountains

i've been swamped at work. so swamped that i had to work on Easter. it was a real bummer. i was so bummed, i refused to decorate eggs. i was sort of throwing a fit. not my finest moment. in order to cheer me up {& also because he's the greatest man... eva} M booked us a trip in the north georgia mountains where i got to do whatever i wanted. at first i thought it was an april fools joke but he showed me where we'd be staying & had our bags packed as proof. let me apologize in advance for the photo overload.

     

we hiked most of the first day & ate lunch by the neatest waterfall. 

water was freezing, yet we still got in.

another {smaller} waterfall we passed.

after a long morning & afternoon hike, i wanted to visit the nearby german & holland inspired town where we shopped around & ate authentic german meals.

the cherry blossoms were in full bloom. they have to be my favorite flowering tree.

the next morning we wanted to hike another trail. this one was less occupied but didn't have any waterfalls. 

there's a whole folder of pictures but i thought these would suffice. i instagrammed mostly food. & let me tell you, pounds of delicious food was consumed, including a pound and a half of fudge.  

the trip was just what i needed. though i didn't relax much, the time together was relaxing in a peaceful manner. oh mini vacation, you were such a treat. thanks for reminding me to indulge every once in a while. & thanks M for planning it all. you know how to spoil me.

xoxo

-L

i'm be guest posting about our 365 project over on chelsea's blog. be sure to stop by!

lately {12}

lately it's been all about food. M surprised me with an overnight trip in the mountains of northern georgia & we splurged on everything especially the food. each restaurant we got whatever we wanted. dessert was considered but we knew there was a fudge shop in town calling our names. so naturally we got a pound & a half of fudge to bring home. naturally. other than food, lately we've been chill-laxing {that word's probably not cool to use anymore but i'm choosing to still use it}. spring break isn't over yet -- four more days to relax, watch movies & binge on fudge {we're trying to promote a healthy lifestyle for others :p}. OH, & we've temporarily given up on house hunting. we've been striking out on everything so, we're taking a break & leaving it in God's hands. He wouldn't leave us homeless so i'm confident everything will work out.

what have you been up to lately?

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