The Picture Post

So I got this idea after referring to Kay's list of things to blog about when you don't know what to blog about. So here it is.


Today I present to you drum roll please the last 10 pictures on my phone.

I have a habit of saving my snapchats. But this was a glorious day.

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.

bar crawl. nuff said :)

oh hey college graduation.

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?!

We talk about Frozen. A lot.



My Maid of Honor dress! IT HAS POCKETS!

All road trips call for Starbucks. And obligatory picture of said coffee beverage.

Again with the memes.

doggy selfie.

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?

Changes.

With everything that has recently happened in my life (like my best friend getting engaged!) I've been doing a lot of reflecting and soul searching. I thought back to my past and realized where I am no is no where near where I thought I would be at this time, but yet, its exactly how I imagined myself. 
With college graduation just around the corner, I thought we'd take a look back to this time 4 years ago. And where better to start than senior prom?

The whole fam-bam

nothing says awkward like 17

my adorable prom date and I.

At this point in my life, my expectations were minimum and I was just ready to leave suburbia. Enter high school graduation:

Fast forward through four years of college... here's one giant collage that sums up my entire college experience:

Check out these ladies HERE and HERE

I've gone through an insane amount of changes in the past four years, and I don't think its anything short of a complete blessing.

Changing isn't just about the amount of colors you've put in your hair, or the increasing number of wrinkles next to your eyes. For me, change has been about not only discovering who I am, but loving every piece of her. 

Four years ago, I was a soccer recruit with an environmental geosciences major. Today, I'm 70 some days away from graduation with a major in outdoor education. 

Sure, four years ago I thought by now I'd have a dog and a ring on my finger, and I have neither currently, but that doesn't stop me from living my life.

So thank you to the past, for teaching me everything I know, and cheers to the future, because we don't really know what is coming next, but I guarantee it'll be one hell of a ride. 

A Whole New World

Today I began a whole new adventure. Today is the day that I started a blog! I have tried blogging before, and never seemed to find the right niche, but after one of my beautiful friends really got into blogging, I decided to give it another try.
I'm still not quite sure what my niche will be here, but I have a good feeling and I can't wait to see who embarks on this journey with me. This blog was mainly started for my photography, and that's really where I want to go most with this, but as a soon to be college graduate, I figured I should start documenting these last few crazy months of college. And why not make it public?
This post seems plain, and unfortunately, I think I may be that way for a while simply because I'm still learning. If any bloggers want to take me under their wing and show me what to do, I would love that. Or I may continue exploring on my own.

Now that we've addressed that, I believe its time for you to get to know me.

On the exterior, I am your average 20 something college student just trying to find themselves and get ready for the real world. (which is just a few months away!) Luckily, I am not that cut and dry.
If I could describe myself using celebreties, I'm one part Rebel Wilson, a serving Jennifer Lawrence, a splash of Buddy the Elf, a shake of Jessica Day and maybe a dash of Alan from The Hangover.

To put my obsessions into categories, which I see developing in this blog, I will have the following:

• All things nerdy (Harry Potter, Hunger Games, etc)
• Adventures (and boy do I mean adventures!)
• Photography (like I said, the heart and soul of my blog)
• Food (I like to have my cake and eat it too.)
• Music (concerts, albums, my Eminem obsession)
• College (how to be prepared for the best 4 years of your life, and how to take those 4 years and be prepared for the rest of your
  life)

I'm so excited to have started this journey, and I can't wait to see where it goes, and I can't wait for you to join me.