tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80856664463477187922024-03-13T08:09:16.232-05:00A Pinwheeled WildernessAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054195913282839905noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085666446347718792.post-5353122813877762622015-02-06T22:39:00.003-06:002015-02-06T22:40:48.922-06:00Six Months Later<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hey y'all!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Well, its been a few minutes since I've visited blogtopia. I missed it. Loads. I have months of catch up to play reading up on all my favorite blogs; but I also wanted to update anyone who is curious about my life as of the past 6 months. We will do a little month by month break down:</span><br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-family: Arial;">August</span></u></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1. I moved to Texas! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2. I started my first real-life job. And I love it. A LOT.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">3. I turned 22!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">4. I got my first car!</span><br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-family: Arial;">September</span></u></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1. I taught my first class at school!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2. Made lots of friends at work.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">3. Played Maid of Honor at my best friend's wedding.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">4. Went tailgating for the first time.</span><br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-family: Arial;">October</span></u></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1. Went to my first college homecoming (No, it wasn't my school. awks)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2. Batman for Halloween.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">3. State Fair of Texas.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">4. 1989 by Taylor Swift was released</span><br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-family: Arial;">November</span></u></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1. Texas Thanksgiving</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2. Mockingjay part 2</span><br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-family: Arial;">December</span></u></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1. Matching tattoos with my best friend.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2. Colorado road/ski trip</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">3. Visited Wisconsin for the first time since graduating</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">4. I first saw gas for under $2</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">5. New Years with my girls and Trampled by Turtles!</span><br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-family: Arial;">January</span></u></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1. Second semester teaching</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2. Road trip back to Texas</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">3. Got serious about working out (and have lost 6 lbs to date!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">4. Paid to get my hair done for the first time ever!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">5. Colorado Bend State Park camping trip</span><br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-family: Arial;">February</span></u></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1. Its been 6 days so I've got nothing for you yet!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Accepted the position to go back to Camp for a third summer!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It's been a crazy half year since I last blogged, and I have been so incredibly grateful for everything I've done! But of course, I have some goals for 2015</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1. Keep up with this weight loss. I've felt better in the past month than I have in the past year.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2. Save up and really start paying off my student loans.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">3. Allow myself to be happy without a significant other.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Before I leave, I have one last thing to do. An obvious photo dump. Obviously.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A perk of the job.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My very first ever tailgate!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The day I fulfilled a promise made 9 years prior.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Astros-Rangers game. (possibly the worst baseball game in history)</span></td></tr>
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<a href="http://s952.photobucket.com/user/amandalynn-photos/media/signature-1.png.html" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt=" photo signature-1.png" border="0" src="http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/ae2/amandalynn-photos/signature-1.png" height="69" width="200" /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054195913282839905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085666446347718792.post-44082979926902992952014-08-24T20:55:00.000-05:002014-08-24T20:55:07.805-05:00Put a Smile On Your Face<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And make the world a better place!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Earlier this year I decided to join the world in completing the <a href="http://pinwheeledwilderness.blogspot.com/2014/03/oh-happy-day.html" target="_blank">#100happydays</a> challenge! I began this journey back in March and completed it in June. So here I am, more than 100 days later, and honestly, I don't know if I could say I'm a happier person or if I fell in love during the challenge, but I can tell you this: it wasn't easy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I try to be an optimistic and upbeat person; and generally, I am. But when you're having a crappy day, it can be hard sometimes to find the good or the happy in it. But I did it. So here it is, I searched and investigated through my <a href="http://instagram.com/mandearls" target="_blank">instagram</a> and pulled up all my pictures. If you already follow me, sorry you will see reapeats, if not 1. you should follow me, 2. here they are!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After these 100 days, I learned a few things.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1. There's at least one thing that makes you smile every day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2. I take a lot of selfies</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">3. often, happiness is the little things.</span><br />
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<a href="http://s952.photobucket.com/user/amandalynn-photos/media/signature-1.png.html" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt=" photo signature-1.png" border="0" src="http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/ae2/amandalynn-photos/signature-1.png" height="69" width="200" /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054195913282839905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085666446347718792.post-45718298616325340062014-08-19T13:27:00.000-05:002014-08-19T13:27:32.214-05:00The Accent Challenge<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that I am back in civilization, I am slowly beginning to fully catch up on everything in blog world, and number one on my agenda was to do the accent challenge. I watched so many videos including <a href="http://www.allieologyblog.com/" target="_blank">Allie's</a> and <a href="http://www.knockonwoodblog.com/" target="_blank">Amanda's</a> and decided I had to jump on the bandwagon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So here it is, my addition to the Accent Vlog Challenge. Please excuse my seemingly uninterested demeanor and awkwardness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also, thank you YouTube for the incredibly flattering thumbnail!</span><br />
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<a href="http://s952.photobucket.com/user/amandalynn-photos/media/signature-1.png.html" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt=" photo signature-1.png" border="0" src="http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/ae2/amandalynn-photos/signature-1.png" height="69" width="200" /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054195913282839905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085666446347718792.post-12716800874368169482014-08-16T21:27:00.001-05:002014-08-16T21:27:04.976-05:00so kiss me and smile for me<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As this weekend comes to a close, there is one song that comes to mind (minus the countless camp songs running through my head) </span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial;">So kiss me and smile for me</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Arial;">Tell me that you'll wait for me</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Arial;">Hold me like you'll never let me go</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Arial;">Don't know when I'll be back again</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Arial;">Oh babe, I hate to go</span></em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">If you have read any posts from this summer, you know how much I really and truly do love camp, but this year felt different in terms of leaving. Last summer, I shed tears for my friends that I knew wouldn't return, and even the ones that would, but the fear of missing them and never seeing them again was overwhelming last summer. This summer was different. Although I did shed a massive amount of tears for the amazing friends and co-counselors at the end of the night, I shed tears for my campers this summer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Throughout the past 7 weeks, I created a bond with a group of 13 year old girls I don't think could ever be replicated. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So here it is, one last photo dump from this summer before I transition into my normal blogging schedule and life!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Sub Senior Staff of 2014</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's a tradition to decorate a rock in the camp colors and add them to the rock pile in the campfire area after the candlelight ceremony on banquet night.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My campers are absolutely beautiful</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Like, GORGEOUS</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can they stop growing up?</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm so lucky to call this guy one of my best friends.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These two have been there since our first day of camp in 2013. I'm so glad I got to spend another summer with them</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I cannot put into words what this summer did for me in terms of growing and experience and just being all around life changing. The transition back into the real world is one I'm not looking forward to, but I am so grateful I have all these memories to get me through the next 10 months. As the campers say, I'm living 10 for 2.</span><br />
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<a href="http://s952.photobucket.com/user/amandalynn-photos/media/signature-1.png.html" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt=" photo signature-1.png" border="0" src="http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/ae2/amandalynn-photos/signature-1.png" height="69" width="200" /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054195913282839905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085666446347718792.post-46212653673263294222014-08-03T12:00:00.000-05:002014-08-03T12:00:03.021-05:0022 to 22<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In celebration and countdown to my 22nd birthday, I am giving a list of 22 things I've learned in my 22 years on this beautiful planet. (side note - 22 feels really really old)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1. Always trust your heart. Your head tends to get in the way a lot.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2. You will have days where you just can't deal with people, and it's okay.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">3. Your best friends will stay no matter what.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">4. You are never too old to act like a kid. Jump in that puddle, make a friendship bracelet, color a picture. Stay young.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">5. <strong>NEVER</strong> cut off a friendship bracelet.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">6. It's never too late to repair damaged relationships.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">7. Forgive.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">8. Apologize.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">9. Laugh at least 5 minutes every day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">10. Crying is okay.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">11. You may think you know someone, but until you stay up all night together, you don't truly know them.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">12. Country music is good.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">13. Smile.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">14. If you're going to be judgmental, keep it to yourself.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">15. Be honest. With yourself and others.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">16. Exercise.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">17. If you borrow someone's care, leave more gas in the tank than you used.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">18. If you're sober cab, don't drink.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">19. Just because there is an open bar, doesn't mean its all you can drink. Same goes for buffets. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">20. Go all out for birthdays.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">21. Use your savings account for savings.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">22. Treat yourself every once in a while.</span><br />
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<a href="http://s952.photobucket.com/user/amandalynn-photos/media/signature-1.png.html" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt=" photo signature-1.png" border="0" src="http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/ae2/amandalynn-photos/signature-1.png" height="69" width="200" /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054195913282839905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085666446347718792.post-88092473639876790742014-08-02T14:26:00.000-05:002014-08-02T14:26:26.077-05:00I love my job!<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After graduating college, I questioned sometimes if I chose the right career path and if I would be successful or if I would still love my job 25 years from now. After recently accepting a job in Texas (mind you, that's ACROSS the country from all my friends and families) I really started to second guess my life path. Then I received the reminder I was so desperately searching for that I did indeed chose the correct path.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">My first reminder was just last week. As part of my outdoor education program I co-head at camp, we took a camping trip to Mount Greylock State Reservation which is the highest point in not only the Berkshires, but also Massachusetts. 5 staff took 18 kids from 7-13 to do a one night overnight on the top of this beautiful mountain. It was not easy, it was actually quite stressful. <em>Who would have thought 7 and 8 year olds are needy?! </em>But it was flawless and the kids had an amazing time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My second reminder came just a few days later. I was given an extra night off because my exceptional work with the kids. Just when I thought that I was running out of steam to finish out the last two weeks of camp the way I started them, I got a compliment like this. All the campers also had a meeting with the director and head of girls camp and I was given exceptionally high rankings and endless compliments about my enthusiasm and love for the camp and the campers. That is the greatest reward of all. When you're told you are good at what you love and are making a difference in someone's life; that's the best compliment of all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">With how well the past weeks have been going at camp, I can't wait to start my new adventure in Texas! I know that I've chosen the right path for me and I feel ready to start this new chapter in my life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">If you've been following my blog for a while, you may know that I love <a href="http://pinwheeledwilderness.blogspot.com/2014/02/its-going-down-im-yelling-tinder.html">tinder.</a> Like I seriously think it may be one of the greatest apps ever, if not for finding true love or a little <em>bow chicka wow wow</em> its at least good for a laugh. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So here it is, my tinderella story:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I've been on a few tinder dates in my day, some more promising than others. But this one was different. And I had a feeling it would be from the beginning. We matched while we were both still at college, which is 4 hours away from my hometown. But, his hometown happened to not be that far from me. After graduation, we decided we would meet and give it a shot. I had never been so nervous for a date in my entire life. And when I say nervous I mean pacing up and down the hallway brush my teeth 5 times kind of nervous. I was basically a hot mess. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I had no need to be nervous though, the date was flawless. He was cute, funny, charming, and just as nervous as I was. And I was awkward enough for the both of us (but what else is new?) He brought me home and walked me to the door and said goodnight. This is where I freaked out. <em>He didn't kiss me.</em> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I walked into the house, sat on the couch and instantly called all my friends freaking out about why he didn't kiss me. I thought the date went so well and that we really hit it off, but <em>no kiss!</em> WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?! was all that was running through my head that night and into the next day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">But, no need to worry, the kiss I was planning for may have never happened, but it didn't put a damper on this relationship. I promised an update on my LDR and here it is. I may have moved across the country for my summer job, putting thousands of miles between us, but I would say it has helped us build a more intellectual and emotional relationship by not having the opportunity of a physical relationship. <em>That doesn't go to say that I'm not excited to be home</em>.. but I do believe that this has made our relationship that much stronger.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So strong in fact that in the fall we are both moving to Texas where I got a new job and he is going to be joining me on this new adventure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It may be a little unorthodox and maybe I'm just slightly crazy, but this is my tinderella story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So lets get down to the meat of it: I decided to go with a little DIY on how I get ready for a first date. <em>both physically and mentally</em>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">First, I like to give myself a little pep talk in the mirror. It consists a lot of <em>DAMN you look good. </em>And a little of <em>alright Amanda, try to be cute and flirty and not totally socially awkward for like 80% of the date.</em> Whatever gets you ready, do that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Post pep talk, its time to get ready. I decided to go with my standard I-want-to-look-cute-but-not-like-I'm-trying-TOO-hard look. So for starters, I curled my hair. I put my hair in two pig tails. Starting with one side I grab chunks and wrap it around my curling iron - you can also use a wand. (I recommend a 1.25" barrel.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So I start with my foundation, just using a powder brush to even out my skin tone without looking like I frosted my face. (<em>shameless plug: </em>L'Oreal true match powder is AWESOME! It doesn't look cakey at all and blends really well and makes my skin look pretty. shameless plug over.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you can follow, top of the lid is my light beigey tan subtlely shiny shadow. Then I do my inside lid with a reddish brown mahogany like shadow. than I do the outside with a dark brown. Blend the two lower lid colors together and BAM. Once the shadow is in place, I hit the lashes. Take your mascara of choice (I personally LOVE covergirl.) and lengthen those sexy lashes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Remember about 20 minutes ago when we curled our hair? Let's go back to our luscious and now curly locks. First, take the hair out of the pig tails (its not going to look good, I promise it will later though) and shake it out. Pull apart the curls a little bit and move it around at the roots. If you have creases from the pig tails or if you have bangs like I do, use your straightener to get rid of the lines and style your bangs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Needless to say, I don't know if it was the outfit or my sparkling personality, but I rocked this date. No more first date jitters for this girl, that's for sure!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm at camp for the summer! It's been almost a month and I have just over another month left! It's amazing how quickly the weeks go by here! It has been absolutely wonderful being back at camp. Getting to see all my friends, making new ones, and being reunited with my campers was everything I needed!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I currently don't have wifi, because here you have to pay for it, and I'm just too cheap for that. So this is a quick post coming from the phone, in which I can't upload pictures, so be prepared for a photo post coming later! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's a quick summary of what I have done:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-lots of nights out</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-lots of fire building with the kids</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-lots of hikes and swimming</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-insane tanlines</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-being reunited with my best friend while in Boston last weekend</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-working on building a relationship while 1000 miles away (sounds crazy I know, but more deets to come later!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-getting pulled over because cops were shooting a moose</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-lots of laughs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-most of all, thanking The Lord above I am no longer 13</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-lastly, being invited to join her campus blogging network!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My first REAL LIFE NOMINATION! YAY! Thank you so much to the lovely Amanda over at one of my favorite blogs <a href="http://peachesinmo.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Peaches in Missouri</a> for the nomination! While on my blogging hiatus, Amanda was one of a few bloggers still on my <a href="http://instagram.com/mandearls" target="_blank">instagram</a> and its been so much fun watching both of us grow as bloggers! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">ANYWAYS lets get to the good stuff! So, here are the rules:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Post 11 random facts about yourself<br />2. Answer 11 questions from the blogger that nominated you<br />3. Nominate 11 bloggers to receive the award<br />4. Write your own 11 questions for those bloggers<br />5. Notify them of their award</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Easy enough, right?! And lots of fun!</span><br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-family: Arial;">11 Random Facts About Me:</span></u></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1. I am obsessed with Harry Potter.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2. I Netflix binge like its my job. (Currently watch Grey's Anatomy. HOW DID I NOT WATCH THIS BEFORE?!?!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">3. I still have my baby blanket.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">4. I want to be a camp counselor forever.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">5. I hate painting my toes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">6. I'm terrified of birds.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">7. I compulsively buy hair products.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">8. Tan lines are my favorite part of summer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">9. I am the biggest procrastinator in the world.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">10. I LOVE people watching.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">11. I got my own business cards. I feel old.</span><br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-family: Arial;">Amanda's Questions:</span></u></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I started blogging because my dear friend <a href="http://kailaghanne.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kailagh</a> started blogging and she absolutely loved it and I decided I wanted in on this super secret society of awesome people.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Why? It's awesome and beautiful and naturey and one the most beautiful places in the whole wide world and I love it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Cody, WY. Why? Because its one of my favorite towns in the whole wide world. Do you like mountains, cowboys (real cowboys with large belt buckles), good beer and good food? go to Cody.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm not married, but I would like to write my own vows. I think that traditional ones are good, but its your wedding and your commitment. I think vows mean a lot more when they are your words and what you personally truly vow and commit to instead of what the Bible commits for you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Baked chicken with asparagus and mashed potatoes. Its easy, delicious, kicks ass, and is great with beer or wine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am crashing at my parents as of currently between school, camp, and finding a job, but right now, something that I had up at school was a piece of wood that I broke. During staff training at camp, we learn how to break a block of wood in half with our hands. Before we broke the wood, we wrote on it what we wanted to break through. On mine I wrote trust, opening up, self assurance, self confidence and love. So now, I have two halves of a piece of wood and I keep it on my desk wherever I am as a reminder.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I want a huge family. Well not like the Duggers huge, but I'm thinking 3-6. I'm an only child (more or less) and as nice as it is, I wish I had siblings more than anything in the world. I also just really love children.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's a few: Frozen, Pitch Perfect, Bridesmaids, Miracle and How to Train Your Dragon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>9. Look around the room you are in now, how many picture frames and/or art pieces are in it? (I have 21 in my living room alone!)</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm in my childhood bedroom that hasn't been redecorated since I was probably 15 so if we are going to include magazine posters I have 45 art pieces, which also includes some of my own photography! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I enjoy running intervals. Or doing any sort of circuit with weights. I get bored just doing one thing, so intervals and circuits keep me engaged.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't really know if I do... I get motivated for a few weeks and then get distracted and completely fall off the bandwagon. But when I'm starting I think just reminding yourself how great it feels. I love sweating and being sore and the energy rush you get from a fresh smoothie. </span><br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My Nominations:</span></u></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Kailagh @ <a href="http://kailaghanne.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kailagh Anne</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Rachel @ <a href="http://sweetonionsandpickledbeets.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sweet Onions and Pickled Beets</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Samantha @ <a href="http://samanthaskye.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Samantha Skye</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Amanda @ <a href="http://voyageofthemeemee.com/" target="_blank">Voyage of the MeeMee</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Allie @ <a href="http://allieologyblog.com/" target="_blank">Allieology</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Ady @ <a href="http://whenindoubtjustaddglitter.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">When in Doubt, Just add Glitter</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Rachael @ <a href="http://lumuhand.com/" target="_blank">Love You. Miss You. Have A Nice Day.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I absolutely love reading all of these girls' blogs and if you haven't started following their blogs, you probably should, because they are awesome! Well here it is, my 11 questions for these ladies:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1. What is your dream job and location?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2. If you were a wizard what school would you go to? (If you choose Hogwarts, what house?) And why?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">3. What's your go-to hair style?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">4. What is the worst job you ever had?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">5. If there was a movie made about your life what genre would it be and who would play you?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">6. What is your comfort food?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">7. What is your favorite type of shoe?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">8. What song could you listen to on repeat for extended periods of time?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">9. Have you ever had a successful Pinterest attempt?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">10. Do you have a bucket list? what's on it?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">11. What is your favorite topic to blog about and why?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for hanging out with me and happy blogging :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's that time of week again! Sunday Social! I absolutely adore this link up and love doing it! So lets get right to it:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1. When do you take time for you?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I've been having a lot of me time since graduating. But when I was still in college, I would get my me time by either going to the gym, binge watching Netflix or Harry Potter, or by my all time favorite me time activity, bubble bath with a bottle of wine. Its been known to happen on more than one occasion, and is definitely the best way to get me feeling great again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">2. What do you find to be your biggest weakness?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I'm a settler. I settle for good even though their may be something better. This especially happened in school. I was content getting decent grades where if I tried I could have done so much better. I've definitely settled for jobs or how much jobs pay me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">3. What is your biggest attribute?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I'm passionate about what I want to do. I am so absolutely in love with my field and my major and I can't wait to get into it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">4. What is your favorite place to shop online?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Honestly, amazon. or etsy. or forever21 mainly because there wasn't a store where I went to school. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But in actuality, this tiny little coffee house in the town where I went to school, <a href="http://kailaghanne.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kailagh</a> was a barista there and it was a great place to go and sit for hours on end procrastinating and gossiping. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">There it is! This weeks edition of The Sunday Social! happy weekend to all :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Today I present to you <em>drum roll please</em> the last 10 pictures on my phone.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a habit of saving my snapchats. But this was a glorious day.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't know if I can tell you why I have a picture of baby Amanda on my phone. But I do, so that's cool. btw, I was a total boss.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">bar crawl. nuff said :)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">oh hey college graduation. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You know how they take your picture after you walk across the stage? This is mine. I think I'm hilarious, my mother, not so much. It's an empty folder! What do you expect me to do?!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We talk about Frozen. A lot.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well that was exciting. I definitely got a kick out of some of the pictures I had in my phone. Does anyone else have weird pictures on their phone? or an insane amount of selfies?</span><br />
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<a href="http://s952.photobucket.com/user/amandalynn-photos/media/signature-1.png.html" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt=" photo signature-1.png" border="0" src="http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/ae2/amandalynn-photos/signature-1.png" height="69" width="200" /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054195913282839905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085666446347718792.post-42020399619667891902014-06-06T10:38:00.002-05:002014-06-06T10:38:43.199-05:005 on Friday - Post Grad Edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alright, here's another link up for ya! You would think that with a two month blogging hiatus I would have lots and lots to talk about. Yet here I sit completely and utterly stumped on what to say or do. So here it is: 5 on Friday - Post Grad Edition.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I have compiled a list of 5 things I am going to do now that, you know, I'm done with school.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I'll start with the boring one: continuously apply and interview for jobs. (which may or may not include researching reality tv shows looking for cast members.) Although, I have an interview for my dream job next week! <em>whaaaaa??? </em>keep your fingers crossed for me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Move out. By September I want to be moved out and living on my own. Well maybe not alone on my own, but you know, <em>not</em> living in my parents house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Get in shape. For real this time. I have camp to start working out. Because we have a full weight room and lots of great trail for running. Along with a boss salad bar. But when I get back to camp, I have a wedding to be in and a new adventure to start, and I want to feel and look great when I'm out in the real world. My post grad life is going to consist of lots of running and clean eating. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do something crazy. In my first year of post grad life, I want to do something I normally wouldn't do. Maybe move somewhere totally different, get another tattoo, buy a pet sloth, I don't know. The possibilities are endless! (In reality I'm strongly leaning towards packing up my car and driving until I hit a town I like.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quit drinking so much. Let me rephrase that. Not go to the bar 4 days a week. Because lets be honest, everyone deserves a large glass (or bottle) of wine after a hard days work. Who am I to deprive myself of that? But I can no longer afford (financially or physically) my college escapades. I'll keep the drinking to home. Hello? Netflix. Wine. No pants (or bra). Couch. Way better deal here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Here's the deal, I've never really been one to date very much. I've always been a kind of free spirit and definitely have always had the label of "the single friend." But the thing is, I've always been okay with it. I will admit, it can get a little lonely, and I am 100% guilty of making smart ass comments and gagging whenever I see a #wcw or #mcm on any and all social media outlets. Or shoutouts because people are so in love. So sometimes my single envy creeps out a little. But lets be honest here, who's doesn't?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I like to think that a college degree has made me a little wiser, if not in my field, at least in life. <em>At least that's what I tell myself..</em> Anyways, I've realized that I've spent way too much of my time trying to make other people happy. Whether its my friends, significant other, family, or strangers, I am consistently trying to earn love and gratitude from them. Of course, I love helping people and its a great passion to have. But when you begin to compromise <strong>your </strong>happiness and <strong>your</strong> wellbeing for that of others, is when it is time to reassess.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I have friends who are consistently changing and trying and working to keep people in their lives that don't necessarily deserve to be. I have seen the destruction happen right before my eyes and always swore that I would never be that person. Until I became that person.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I did everything for him. Answer texts right away. Answer phone calls on the second ring. Drop everything to be with him. Did he do any of these things for me? No. So why did I keep trying? I'll tell you what I told my friends: when we're alone, he's the greatest guy in the world and he does genuinely care about me. He just doesn't know how to be that guy and the guy he is with his friends." (uhm if that's not a warning sign, I don't know what is.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And now here I am, falling in love all over again. But this time I'm falling in love with me. I know it is going to be a long process and its not going to be easy. But it's going to be perfect because it's all going to be about me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And boy do I have some confessions :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1. I miss college already. Its been 2.5 weeks. I want to go back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">2. It has officially been 4 years since I graduated high school. I don't miss it. I never want to go back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">3. I'm still addicted to tinder and I may or may not have met a pretty great guy (news to follow if all goes well.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">4. I've been having dreams about camp every night. this is going to make for a long 9 days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">5. I've accepted that I am probably the only single person in blogland. and I'm okay with it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make sure to go and check out <a href="http://www.lifeinprogress.ca/lifeinprogress/" target="_blank">Vodka and Soda</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Here is a Clif Notes version of what has happened in the past 2 months and what is going to be happening in the following months. (not going to lie, this took a lot of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram investigating)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">April began the start of my lasts from my last ice melt (Snofest party) to my last band concert, the idea of graduation became overwhelming and very imminent. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Then came May. My May was a little different. I spent the weeks working with 6th and 7th graders on 3 day trips called "Island School" AKA a reminder about how much I love children and want to be a teacher. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are the amazing people I got to teach with for the month of May. They are all incredible and inspiring people and I can't wait to see where they go in the future and as they finish out their college career.</td></tr>
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May was also filled with many adventures. Mainly, the annual Bar Crawl! This was my first year being of age, so I finally got to partake in this epic event. Although most pictures aren't exactly appropriate, I got to spend the night with my absolute two best friends.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then came the most epic adventure of all: COLLEGE GRADUATION!</span><br />
Graduation truly was an adventure. I got back from my last week of Island school on Wednesday to have an email saying I wasn't going to graduate. Long story short, I ran around, got a bunch of signatures, dropped a few more bucks on a summer course, cried in multiple offices and finally received the email saying I was going to be an August Graduate. But don't worry, I still walked, and was able to celebrate accordingly.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Especially this guy who for some insane reason still agrees to be my friend through everything.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And most of all, the Outdoor Education class of 2014. These people are going to change lives and do amazing things and I'm so glad that I'm able to call them my friends and colleagues. </td></tr>
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That's what my last two months have been, but I am even more excited for my next two months. Returning to camp to work with some of the most amazing people in the world and to be with some of the greatest kids in the world. I'm pretty obsessed with camp, which you can read about in one of my<a href="http://pinwheeledwilderness.blogspot.com/2014/03/summer-lovin.html" target="_blank"> older posts.</a> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Thanks for reading my "quick" recap while I have been MIA from the blogging world, but boy am I excited to be back!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I believe everyone is beautiful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I believe our flaws are what make us strong.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I believe in forgiving but not forgetting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I believe that we will never understand the problems in someone else's life, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't care.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I believe in the power of healing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I believe no one is ever broken, people don't need to be fixed, they need to be healed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I believe that nature truly is the best medicine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I believe laughter is a close second.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I believe wrinkles are beautiful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I believe our body is the home for the soul, why not decorate the walls?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I believe in life after love.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I believe in magic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I believe in God.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I believe God has perfect timing and a plan for me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I believe everyone goes to Heaven.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I believe that all mistakes are lessons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I believe that you should never regret anything, because at that point, it was exactly what you wanted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lastly, I believe in never apologizing for my beliefs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our project was called The Bare and Beautiful Project. We've spent the past month or so photographing and interviewing women we go to school with. We asked them 5 simple questions:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What has media done to the perception of beauty?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When did you realize beauty was a social construction?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What are your thoughts of beauty in the media?</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not only was it absolutely incredible to hear all these women's answers, but we also got them to get as "bare" as they were comfortable too. For some it meant no make up, and others got quite bare. It was inspiring and beautiful to see these women, some who I'm friends with and some strangers and see them talk about their bodies and be able to photograph their insecurities and show them how beautiful they really are.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were also able to interview some men on campus about how they perceive beauty in the media which was also eye opening and incredible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our final project is being presented this Wednesday (SO SOON!) We are having an open gallery in our student center with a few prints and a running slideshow of all the photos we took along with presenting our mini documentary. It has been a wonderful experience to work with these two other ladies and put this all together. To celebrate how excited I am, here are some pictures as a teaser for the project!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you like my photography and want to see more, go check out my Facebook page by clicking <i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mandalynn-Photography/543478465698486" target="_blank">here</a>!</i></span></div>
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<a href="http://s952.photobucket.com/user/amandalynn-photos/media/signature-1.png.html" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt=" photo signature-1.png" border="0" src="http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/ae2/amandalynn-photos/signature-1.png" height="69" width="200" /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054195913282839905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085666446347718792.post-32401896280437708792014-03-28T13:52:00.000-05:002014-03-28T13:52:13.549-05:00What College Really Taught Me.<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am officially have less than 60 days until I will be rocking the cap and gown and getting my undergraduate! <i>this is absolutely insane, and at times I never thought this day would come. </i>So in honor of my <i><b>almost </b></i>college graduation, I will tell you what college really taught me:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They say you get to pick 2 out of 3 when it comes to grades, sleep, and social life. They weren't kidding. However, you can be about average and manage all 3. Or to quote my favorite man, Ron Swanson, "never half ass two things, whole ass one thing."</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is perfectly normal to change your major.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Use a planner. But really. They're amazing. mine has everything in it. <i>Literally EVERYTHING.</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Get the crazy out now. In the past four years I have: gone on a spontaneous road trip, gotten 4 tattoos, 9 piercings, and dyed my hair too many times to count. I also encourage you to explore, make out with a random, stay out a little too late, get that late night chinese food. (just please make sure you're safe while partaking in late night activities, I do not endorse nor encourage illicit or illegal activities)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Get creative in the cafeteria. If you learn how to make a bomb salad or mix up the pasta, you will not only actually enjoy eating there, but your friends will always be asking you to make them food. It's like you're a local food guru.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That being said, learn to cook on your own. No, mac and cheese and frozen meals/pizza don't count. Learn how to cook a full meal from scratch. You'll feel awesome.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">College taught me how to have conversations. No one wants to talk to that person at the party that starts every conversation with "what major are you?" Excuse me, it is Saturday night, I have a beer in my hand, the last thing I want to talk about is class. You want to talk Harry Potter or this weeks episode of Once Upon A Time, cool. I can work with that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not everyone is your friend. SAY WHAAAA?! That's right, you heard me. I PROMISE you will not like everyone at your school, nor will everyone at your school like you. Its just a fact. The same goes for professors. Don't worry about it. Just keep doin' you and keep the ones who do like how weird you are close. Those are the only people that matter.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But most of all, don't blink. These 4 (or 5 or 6) years go faster than you could ever imagine, and they truly are the best years of your life. You learn more about yourself, life and the world in college than you will anywhere else. Don't take a single moment for granted. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Is there anything you would add to the list? or any advice for a soon to be college grad?</span></div>
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<a href="http://s952.photobucket.com/user/amandalynn-photos/media/signature-1.png.html" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt=" photo signature-1.png" border="0" src="http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/ae2/amandalynn-photos/signature-1.png" height="69" width="200" /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054195913282839905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085666446347718792.post-54589829751194632242014-03-25T13:13:00.002-05:002014-03-25T13:13:31.312-05:00Patience is a virtue<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over the past 12 hours I have learned that patience is indeed a virtue. Whether it is trying to deal with your computer who rejects every single HTML code you enter, or waiting for your hair to dry in yet another pinterest attempt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">That has been a quick summary of my past day. I finally got the new layout of the blog, there will need to be a few bits and pieces to edit yet, but so far, so good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Thanks for bearing with me. you are all beautiful and amazing!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Now back to the previously scheduled blogging.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am sincerely sorry that this blog is not it's vibrant normal self, and hopefully soon I will be able to make it pretty. but in the mean time, enjoy this gif, because it makes smile.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's the idea: put a headband on your head and wrap your hair around it over night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I forgot to snap a pic of my next attempt... but my hair was more Medusa than beautiful curls. So I took matters into my own hands and fixed it up with my 1.25" curling iron. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think we can come to the conclusion that this pinterest attempt did not work. My theory: I didn't let it sit long enough and I have long thick hair. Thank God for curling irons and a little bit of curling gel.</span><br />
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<a href="http://s952.photobucket.com/user/amandalynn-photos/media/signature.png.html" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt=" photo signature.png" border="0" src="http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/ae2/amandalynn-photos/signature.png" /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054195913282839905noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085666446347718792.post-39501935041770658632014-03-22T16:56:00.000-05:002014-03-24T20:37:05.628-05:00oh happy day!<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Could you be happy for 100 days straight? I know for a fact I can't have 100 good days in a row, but who's to say you can't be happy? I was originally introduced to this project by<a href="http://www.abeautifulmess.com/" target="_blank"> A Beautiful Mess</a>, which is an absolutely incredible blog!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">100 happy days is a project working to help us all celebrate the happy moments and not be too busy to let them slip by without being recognized. You can read everything about the project <i><a href="http://100happydays.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I guess the ultimate question is why do this? Easy: why not? everyone deserves to be happy, and if you know what makes you happy, why not celebrate it?! It can be any of the littlest things; a good meal, a night out with friends, a good hair day. The list goes on, and I'm excited to spend the next 100 days documenting what makes me truly happy. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Plus, the website has a great list of reasons to do it:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Here's the deal</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you just snap a picture, post it on whatever social media outlet you choose. I personally chose <a href="http://instagram.com/mandearls" target="_blank">instagram</a>, so y'all can follow the next 100 days there!! At the end of the 100 days, you have the option to get a book that is the collection of your 100 happy pictures!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So lets start doing what makes us happy, and be grateful for it! </span><br />
<a href="http://s952.photobucket.com/user/amandalynn-photos/media/signature.png.html" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt=" photo signature.png" border="0" src="http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/ae2/amandalynn-photos/signature.png" /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054195913282839905noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085666446347718792.post-46677886290675957282014-03-21T14:13:00.002-05:002014-03-21T14:13:47.058-05:00inked<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A topic of constant discussion and disagreement whenever I go home is tattoos. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will preface this with the fact that I have 4 tattoos and don't plan on stopping any time soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A little background about my beautiful ink.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Upper left:</b> these are the Greek letters alpha and omega which symbolically mean the beginning and the end. It is derived from Revelations 22:13 "He is the Alpha and the Omega. The first and the last. The beginning and the end."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Upper right: </b>Lumos is the Harry Potter spell for light. one of my favorite all time quotes is from Dumbledore when he says "happiness can be found even at the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Bottom left: </b>I got this after guiding my second sea kayak trip to the Apostle Islands. The symbol is Maori and a common kayaker symbol that represents safe travel across water. "Epo" is from a Maori song we would sing at camp that roughly translates to "we shall not be sad, we will only be happy, carry peace with you."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Bottom right: </b>The newest installment. (also done in my handwriting!) On the Loose is a camp song we would sing at the end of every session and the lyrics have effected me unlike any other song. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>On the loose to climb a mountain</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>On the loose where I am free</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>On the loose to live my life</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The way I think my life should be</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>For I've only got a moment</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>and a whole world yet to see</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I'll be looking for tomorrow </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Have you ever watched the sunrise</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>turn the sky completely red?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Have you slept beneath the moonbeam</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>stars and pine boughs over your head?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Do you sit and talk with friends</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>though a word is never said?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Then you're just like me, and you've been</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>There's a trail that I'll be hiking</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>just to see where it might go.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Many places yet to visit,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>many people yet to know</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>For in following my dreams,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I will live and I will grow</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>In a world that's waiting out there</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>So in search of love and laughter </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I'll be traveling 'cross this land.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Never sure of where I'm going</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>cause I haven't any plan.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>So in time when you are ready,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>come and join me, take my hand</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>and together we'll share life out</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Side note: totally just got the goosebumps and a twinkle in my eye writing those lyrics.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">ANYWAYS </i>down to the meat of this post: tattoos!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The constant discussion with my mom is that now that I have blatantly visible tattoos and plan to get more not so discreet ink, that I will never really be professionally successful. Or that in 30 years when I start getting wrinkly and saggy, I will regret this warped ink on my not-so-elastic skin. I just have one word for all of that malarkey: <span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>FALSE</b></span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is wrong. Maybe I will never be a politician, with a body full of ink, and no I can't participate in Miss America because of my unconcealed artwork, but that isn't what I want. Someday, I will be owning my own camp, and if my tattoos scare you, I'm sorry that you don't appreciate how I choose to express myself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And regret? I will never <b>NEVER </b>regret a single tattoo I get.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tattoos are a way to document life. Each piece I've gotten, and each piece I get in the future tell a story. Getting each tattoo is like telling a story. The memories I have of choosing these tattoos and the memories I have of getting them is something I will have the rest of my life because they will be with me as long as I have my skin. And that is something I could never regret. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Getting my most recent tat :) <a href="http://www.viptattoostudio.com/" target="_blank">VIP</a> studios, Duluth. Check em out! They're AMAZING</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, tattoos hurt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, they're expensive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, I am aware of how permanent they are.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No, I will never regret any of them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I strongly believe that our body is the home for our souls, why not decorate the walls?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well this link up came at the perfect time. First off: Summer is my second favorite season. Second: We were hit by yet another blizzard, so I'm ready to be able to walk around barefoot and NOT have to wear a coat/hat/mittens/scarf.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I CAN'T WAIT FOR SUMMER BECAUSE...</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">College Graduation (wait what?! I am not that old!)</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">nights off because bar:</span></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just a night off with the best staff ever!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">excuse my disgusting camp feet, but check out those tanlines!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. the best friends you will ever have</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. the campers. Even though they drive you crazy, there is a reason you keep going back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. After two polar vortexes and almost 16 feet of snowfall, I don't think there is a need for anymore reasons. </span><br />
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