Ring in the New Year

I had a great Christmas. I love the Christmas season because I get to spend it with the people I love. I had a really great time with my family this year. I don't think that I really remember it because it went by so fast, but I know it was fun! I got everything I wanted, and then some. I am so greatful for my mom and dad, because I feel like they give and they give, and don't get much in return. So if they happen to read this...Thanks Mom and Dad. I love you guys. My whole family is amazing, and I love them so much. They made this Christmas amazing.

My friends have been spending time with me a lot. My family loves them, even if they give me crap for always having them over, they love them. Ryan especially spends an obnoxious amount of time at my house, but I enjoy the company.

As for ringing in the new year, I believe it will include Diana Ley...the love of my life, and me...and a bottle of fake champagne. Go us. I think it will be a good time. Her and I always manage to have a jumping good time. I love her, and I wouldn't want to spend the holiday with anyone else!

Until 2009

Tis the Season

Happy Holidays! I know it's a little early...but I personally don't think it's ever too early for some Christmas cheer! I love the holiday season. I think as a kid I was always more concerned about the presents, and not about the real Christmas. As I get older, I get wiser, and I realize that things are more important then getting things. I really enjoy the tradition of the holiday season. Maybe it's that I'm not home anymore, but I just like spending time with my family now. I could get no presents, and still be pretty happy just being home. I have been missing home a lot lately. I think I just know it's so close to that time of the year that I just want to be in front of my Christmas tree watching the family classic...National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. I think that is my family, or at least wish it was! We all have our crazy family traditions, and we all get a little stressed out around this time of the year, but at least we have our family right? And isn't that most important?

Happy Holidays...I'll give you the family update later

I <3 My Life

So all the thanksgiving festivities are over, and the weight has been gained. I had an amazing time home, and I wouldn't give it up for anything in the world. I am going to miss my friends however. I guess going 3 months with out them, and then having such a small amount of time with them now, it just wasn't enough. Maybe I'm weak for missing them all the time, but maybe it just means that I have a great group of friends. They really are the best. I mean who else would go out in 30 degree weather to do a photo shoot :) My friends are amazing, and I thank God everyday for them. Leaving them behind is so difficult for me, and I always look forward to the time I have with them the next time I see them. I am hoping to have a great holiday season with them, and I'm hoping to write a little more frequently since I haven't written in a while. But we'll see what the next few weeks have coming because I have finals....


wish me luck :)

I've run into some construction along the way

I'm not really sure how to start this one. Right now I'm studying for a test that I have no idea even where to begin studying. I basically failed the last test, because my teacher asked ridiculous questions like who was the architect that built the bathroom ceilings in the Sistine Chapel....I mean really? Is that something that I really need to know to be a successful artist? I don't think so. So here I sit trying very hard to study, when all I can do is Google who first decided to put cream cheese on a bagel. Which by the way to them I say thank you! But see it's stuff like that that distracts me. I can't focus on artists any more. I can't focus on ART anymore. Today when I was reading my Modernism and After text book, I was writing down the names of all the artists, and when they were born/died. I had a revelation at that moment. I think the reason I don't like art history, is because it's depressing to think that these people were probably the same age as me looking at dead artists thinking the same thing. I guess that's just the life cycle though. I hate thinking about that, but I don't want to be just a name in a textbook with a date next to it. I want to leave a really great mark on the world. Until then...I guess I'm just a photography student trying to pass a art history test in the morning...


wish me luck

An Epic Adventure

So we just got back from Jersey. It was amazing. It was funny how much it reminded me of home. The way that all the roads are like back roads, but the main roads. It just made me miss home. I got to meet some of my friend's friends from school. It was nice to see how she is when her two groups of friends meet. I had a lot of fun. I think, unfortunately, it made me miss my friends a lot. I can't believe I haven't seen my friends since August. Sometimes I feel like I am going crazy because I don't have them here, but then I realize that I'm lucky enough to have friends here that care about me just as much.

The moral of all of this, is that I did have a good time. I enjoyed my Jersey diner, and my boat ride. I hope to go back someday, but until then...

The Gib will have to make me happy enough :)

And so the adventure begins...

And so another chapter of my life begins...We're going to New Jersey today, just for kicks. Yesterday we got the urge, so today we're making it happen. My friend Kaity lives there, so we'll be staying with her mom and dad. I've never been to Jersey I don't think. I may have gone when I was younger, but I don't really remember it. I am really excited to go and see what Jersey has to offer. I am so excited to experience the "Jersey Diner". I think that these adventures make me a smarter person, because they broaden my geographical horizon. I'm sure I'll update on the trip, but for now...


ROAD TRIP!!

Thank You For Being My Friends

I think when looking at the bigger picture of life, I see now that I am not who I am because I made myself that way. I am who I am because of the people around me. I have a great family, and I have AMAZING friends. I know I have a lot of love in my life, and I have a lot of love to give. I am thankful every day for the people in my life. I think sometimes in life we take advantage of who we have around us, and what they mean to us. I have so many people around me that make me who I am. To these people I say...thank you. Thank you for being there at 3 in the morning when no one else is. Thank you for listening to me talk about the same boy every day, because without that I would go crazy. Thank you for going out with me when all my other friends are busy, and even though you have to get up at 6 in the morning, you'll stay up late and hang out with me. Thank you for being so obnoxious with me that no one can even begin to handle us when we're together. If you are reading this, then you are most likely one of these people.

My friends mean the world to me. They are the reason I am who I am. I may not say it all the time, but I appreciate my friends. As I grow up I find out every day who my "real" friends are, and who the people that just hang around are. I truly am thankful for everyone of you. And again to all of you I say...


Thank You For Being My Friends

Growing Up

So yesterday I was talking to my mom about all of the things going wrong in my life. In response to all the political b.s. going on, I had to vent to someone. She, unfortunately, was the only one around at that time. I told her about how I was tired living in an area where my opinions aren't respected, and that I feel persecuted for having my own morals. To that she responded with," Well I think you might be growing up Bethany.". And I guess that might just be true. Growing up is a scary thing, but realizing that I'm on my own, and that I'm here to find my future...I am getting older.

Turning 20 scares me, and I don't like thinking about it. My best friend turned 20 about 3 months ago, and keeps telling me how awful it truly is. I'm not ready to to grow up in the literal sense, but as for the mental state of mind...

I've become an old woman...

It's All Over

I mean this in the most literal sense. As upset as I may be about the recent decisions that this country has made, I am happy it's over. I believe that our president will make the decisions that are necessary to keep this country alive, but I also believe that God will make the ultimate decision.

Unfortunately enough, going to art school is not the place to be for a Republican....I guess controversy is just another part of growing up. Accepting that I have a different opinion will be just another part of who I am.


Until I have more time...