the beach

yesterday was a "thank goodness i have a holiday" day off. a day to catch up on rest that escaped me the first week of school, and following a busy party weekend.

i spent the afternoon on the beach, in deep thought about what i was going to do with my life from here on out. and while i was sitting there, i got distracted by all the shells around me. So i started to pick some up, and even noticed some reallllly nice ones about the size of a peanut m&m. no cracks, no chips. perfectly round and smooth. and there were a lot! so i hurried along picking them up on both hands and knees, and suddenly realized..hey, how can there be so much of these and no one else has scooped them up yet? so i carefully examined them to finally come to the conclusion that i was picking up pistachio nut shells. great. just great.

so i sat back down in defeat, and along comes this couple walking their three dogs. a huge adult golden retriever comes running up to me, so i pet him, and suddenly, he turns around and decides to sit right on me!Just sitting, cruising, and wagging his tail for a good minute or so! I couldn't help but laugh until i realized that he was wet. And I could only hope that it was sea water. so the couple calls for him, and he scurries away, and after i thought they had disappeared into the distance, there he comes running back again to me. And the same thing happens...wants to be pet, then sits on me. just fabulous.

sweeeeet.

having one of those days where everything seemed to start off on the wrong foot,
but just ending up to be a really exciting day...and the day is far from over!

new opportunities, new experiences, and new friends.
what a good way to start off the school semester.

here's hoping that i'll be able to end my last semester with a BANG!

fresh start

today is the first day of my last semester of school...forever. kinda weird, but kinda exciting. it's amazing to think how fast these nineteen odd years of education have gone by. in a way, it's the end of everything i know, and the beginning of what is yet to come.
things have surely changed since i have started school, and if you were to ask me to go back and do something differently, i wouldn't be able to. you learn from your mistakes, and with that comes experience. good or bad, it's shaped you into the person you have become.
and with the new year, comes new resolutions. so here are mine.

1. get of debt. meaning, better money management skills.
2. spend more time doing things that actually matter. with that comes better organization, time management and more productivity.
3. read more. and not just my textbooks and magazines. but the newspaper and actual books on leisure time.
4. develop a better sleep pattern. it's amazing how much you can accomplish when you wake up before 12 noon!
5. do what you love.