New Beginnings...

"Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the
testing point, which means at the point of highest reality." - C.S. Lewis

I've already hit a realization after just moving thousands of miles away. Something everyone has heard and offered as advice to others. Everything has a purpose.

A new beginning, full of adventure, wishful thinking, disappointment, and adjustment.

"Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't
practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but
nothing consistently without courage." - Maya Angelou

Funny you can know what is to come but not seek it out. Instead it smacks you in the face. To be scared and unsure of what it holds, although you know it holds grace and mercy, hope and love, something better than your wildest dreams...

Why do we run? What benefits from ignoring things so beautiful and transparent?

Seattle

I'm in Seattle now!

I will post pictures as soon as I take them (Mandy) lol

miss and love y'all!

<3 ash

MY SPOT

I took a quiz online and these were the 'spots' that were chosen for me in this order:

1. Denver, CO
2. Seattle, WA
5. Fort Collins, CO
9. Boulder, CO
12. Knoxville, TN

Those are the ones that I have considered before taking the quiz. There were a lot of CO, WA, and AZ suggestions... Nothing that was east, except TN and OH was mentioned...

Good thing I'm moving to #2...CO and AZ wouldn't fall far behind though

Explore. Dream. Discover.

Seattle is days away from reality.
4 seasons, hiking, sister

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe Harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sales. Explore. Dream. Discover.
-Mark Twain

Thanks Mandy...

I was looking for another way to procrastinate away from my Physics test, thank you for providing this for me Mandy Cox!

and hey Mandy... i miss you dear!



8 Shows I love to watch

1) Friends

2) ER

3) Grey's Anatomy

4) Private Practice

5) Brothers & Sisters

6) It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

7) 30 Rock

8) One Tree Hill



8 Favorite Restaurants

1) The Riviera

2) Cheddars

3) Fish Daddy's

4) Domino's Pizza

5) La Bodega

6) Chipotle

7) Jin's Chinese

8) Subway



8 Things that happened today

1) played with the dogs

2) watched an HBO movie

3) Cleaned my room

4) ate breakfast

5) ate lunch

6) addressed grad announcements

7) talked to my roommates

8) filled out this 'tag' from Mandy



8 Things I look forward to

1) DVD Premiere at Camp O this weekend

2) Thanksgiving

3) Graduation

4) Seattle

5) Camp summer 2009

6) Getting a job

7) getting rid of my traffic ticket

8) future concerts and good music releases



8 Things on my wish list

1) I wish that dating wasn't such a social norm

2) I wish that someone would move into my room next semester

3) I wish that the semester was already over

4) I wish that i didn't just get a speeding ticket

5) I wish that i was going to see Amanda before i move to WA state

6) I wish that i didn't have a physics test on monday

7) I wish i had a dr. pepper to drink right now

8) I wish I could speak spanish and play the guitar

3 things everyday...

"To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives. Number 1 is LaUgH. You should laugh every day. Number 2 is THINK. You should spend some time in thought. And number 3 is, you should have your emotions moved tO tEaRs, could be happiness or joy. But think about it. If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a FULL DAY. That's a heck of a day. You do that 7 days a week, you're going to have sOmEtHiNg SpEcIaL." -- Jim Valvano at the Arthur Ashe Courage Award Address

this semester...

Why should resolutions only be left up to the start of the calendar year?

I plan to
--conquer my fear of heights
--speak spanish
--teach myself guitar
--read more often

more importantly: learn to come to terms with the phrase "everything happens for a reason"