almost there.

it's been a long time. a long time since i've been in the north. a long time since i've seen my family (in person). it's been a long time since i've been at my own home, in my own room, sleeping in my own bed. it's been a long time since i've been to boston. but that is all gonna change in about 15 days. i am going home in 15 days!!!! i don't think words can describe how excited i am to be home again. this past summer i spent 11 weeks in north carolina at camp and then i was home for 1 week, then i went on vacation to myrtle beach, and now i am in school in south carolina. south carolina and new hampshire are very far apart. i am loving school, but i have definitely hit the point where i am ready to be home. as i'm typing this, "i'll be home for christmas" just started playing on my computer. in 15 days i will be going to the airport with my friends, getting on a plane, and flying up to boston where i will get to see my family again, and then we will go home. ya, to say i'm excited is an understatement. now as long as i can get through these next 2 weeks at school, i will be all set! i am making myself write this post because i have not written a blog post in FOREVER! i am determined to be better at this whole blogging thing. i have been inspired by jamie to write down on my blog, not just about photography, but about my faith and not be ashamed of it. jamie is very open about her faith on her blog, and i hope that i can be just as open about my faith on here. so this blog will not just be for photography, it will be for everything.

so here are just a few instagrams for you. hopefully i will be adding more pictures to my blog soon. :)

quiet reminders.

i am sitting here in my dorm room. all my roommates are gone, and it's just me. the only noise is coming from our air conditioner, me typing away on my key board, and the random people occasionally in the hallway. i am reminded in this quiet time in the midst of the busyness of college life, that i need to take more moments like this to breathe. i need to take moments like this and meditate more on God and what He has done for me. i have amazing friends, i go to a great college, i have a wonderful family back home {who i miss a lot}, i'm getting a great education, and my God is in complete control of absolutely everything! that alone should give me a reason to take more moments to breathe. why? because i don't have to worry about anything. my God is in complete control. He knows everything i need, when i need it, how i need it, and it's all part of His perfect plan for my life! that just amazes me.

{christmas lights hanging in our room} :)

college life is going wonderfully. i am making a lot of new friends, and i am also able to hang out with some old friends. college life is definitely busy. right now, i have my history of civ book staring me in the face, just waiting for me to open it and continue on homework. so for now, i hope that you will remember to take those quiet moments, and remember all that God has done for you, and what He is doing for you now!

new beginnings.

it's finally here. i've been looking forward to this for a long time. i've had a lot of mixed emotions about this recently. i'm excited, but kind of nervous at the same time. it's gonna be a lot of work. i know that for sure. but, i know with GOD all things are possible. and that's who i'm gonna be trusting in. God.

i am officially a college student now. whaaaaat?! when did this happen?!?! that's what i keep thinking! how in the world is it possible that i am a college student?! well, even if i don't think that it's true...it's really here! and i am actually really excited....and nervous. i had originally planned on majoring in music education...well, that changed! i am now majoring in business administration with a focus in marketing...so i just tell everyone that i'm majoring in marketing! :) i am thinking about getting my masters in graphic design after i'm done my bachelors in marketing. we'll see what the Lord has planned for me! :)

so, along with going to college, my photography business is moving locations! that's right, from now on (except when i visit home on breaks, and summers when i'm not at school) i will now be located in greenville, sc. if you have friends in the greenville area let them know! i will be running a fall sale soon!!! :D 

so, with college, i don't know how much i'll be able to blog, but i promise i will try to get on here and update you all with new adventures in this new chapter of my life!!! so for now, i will leave you with another picture from my vacation to myrtle beach. :)