dreaming of the future.

when I was little I used to lay on our trampoline, stare up at our "big tree" and dream about my future. although some of my dreams and hopes for the future have become a little more realistic as I've gotten older, those day dreams my seven year old self had are still the same things floating in my head as a twenty one year old. one of my favorite things to picture was my future home, an old farm house with squeaky floor boards, a front porch with mine and my husbands (& our children's) muddy boots by the screen door, a big yard where I can plant a big garden, a pretty hand built barn with an american flag on the side of it, horses and maybe some chickens roaming around, and a tractor sitting somewhere in the front yard. inside there would be big windows all around, my kids drawings framed on the walls, a cozy fire place to sit by in the winter, and a large kitchen where my family will always love to spend there time laughing, dancing barefoot, and making breakfast for dinner. daily I sit and think of these things, I've dreamt about them so much it almost feels real. I can't wait to one day make this become a reality and find someone who will live out all my dreams with me (and add theirs to the mix). last week I was house sitting for some family friends who have horses, I sat with them for a few hours longing for a ranch of my own, days like that are when I'm at my happiest. I'm excited to work hard to have the life I've always imagined.

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facts| me.

I've been unpacking, cleaning, and spending time with family while still stuck on a different time zone. but I promise I'll start writing on here a lot more real soon. I can't wait to share pictures of Florida with you. & late river pictures, plus shares some new (and more personal) things with you guys! but in the mean time, here are just a few facts to get to know me a little better. xo

1| I have scoliosis. not too severe but definitely noticeable. I used to be real self conscious about it (sometimes I still am) but I've grown to realize that it's how I was made and I will continue to strengthen my body to help it in any way that I can, but I wont let it effect how I look at myself. (I'll write a whole post on it sometime) 

2| one of my biggest dreams is to one day travel the united states campsite to campsite.

3| My brother, cousin, and I were almost kidnapped when we were younger. definitely made me very hesitant of trusting people, and now I'm extremely aware of my surroundings. 

4| i do everything with my left hand except write. brush my teeth, eat cereal, throw a frisbee, all left handed.

5| I sometimes (more often than not) listen to Christmas music all year round because I love Christmas time so much I just can't always wait. 

home.

"mama said home is where the heart is.."

some people love where they grew up, and some people hate it. I'm one of those who love it. not specifically the state, or even the town, but the street. that's where I grew up, where I learned to ride a bike, where I learned the hard work of shoveling snow, where I met my best friend, where I chased countless basketballs down the street, where sled runs were made, spy adventures took place, chalk roads were drawn for us to ride our bikes on, snow "igloos" were formed, along with late night conversations, where we played barefoot for hours until our feet turned black. memories were made on that small little cul-de-sac and they are the most precious thing in my heart. my parents bought the home we live in now, right before I was born. twenty one years they've made this house a home. up until I was about seven years old every house was occupied by an elderly couple, or no one at all. one summer a family moved in two doors away there was two kids from what I could tell, I didn't care about their ages I just wanted there to be children. before I knew it we spent most days together, the little girl was two (almost three) and the boy was five. it was playing dolls with her, and spies with him. as we got older both them, and my brothers and I always remained close. especially her and I, despite the age difference she's the closet person to me and it will always remain that way. we had sleepovers and camp fires, scary movie nights, rode our bikes into town to get ice cream, played in the wash near our house, had water fights, and snow ball fights. there was teasing and nicknames, and lots of night time hide and seek. some of those times I will never forget. now even though we are older and there's cars, jobs, school, college, and all the boring stuff we will still always be there for each other. its funny how fast time really does fly by. I think there will always be an ache in my heart when I think about not being able to go back to those fun innocent times. 

rewind a little but to about six years ago, another family moved in, two more doors over. another family that is near and dear to my heart, now their story is a long one, I'm sure one day I'll write about it. but they go way back with my family, they are family. they have four kids and those kids will be the most loved kids in this family until me and my brothers have our own one day, even then I think they will have that "first grandchildren" sort of feel to my parents. and that is perfectly okay with me. today I was watching them play in the same street I love so much. riding their scooters on a chalk road I drew for them. looking at their innocence and praying they hold onto that as long as they can. I'm so happy we were able to grow up on the same street, it's a magical place. 

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