Day 1

I've found a pretty nifty blog challenge, and I quite enjoyed it! However, I'm going to go out of order... because I can. Boo yah!

The first challenge I decided to do was.. your earliest memory! I'm going to kind of go from easiest to hardest, as in terms of thought. There were a couple that I found kinda tough that were Early Numbers... so that's why I decided to mix things up.

On to my earliest memory though... It had to be in my living room. I had just finished playing with my duplex (over sized plastic Lego), and my mom came over and helped me clean it up. Maybe it's because she doesn't help me clean anymore... but it's stuck with me, and I just remembered how nice she was.

Not that my mom isn't nice now... she just doesn't help me clean, haha.

What's your earliest memory?

xoxo,

Alexandria

Pitter-Patter

As I sit here writing this, the rain is tapping at my window, pitter-pattering on the roof. The air coming through my window is slightly tinged with cold, but my favourite thing is the smell. Wet, and fresh, and clean and crisp. It's signifying the changing of the seasons; summer is giving way to fall, and soon winter.

Life can be stressful. The important thing is to remember to take a deep breath. Don't sweat the little things. Don't look for problems when they're not there. You'll drive yourself crazy. Don't take things for granted, appreciate what's there in front of you, even if you kind of want to wring their neck.

Remember.

Smell the rain.

xoxo,

Alexandria

Cascade Falls

I think it's funny how some things can seem so awful in the moment, but over time, our memories soften the experiences. This wasn't the best trip to Cascade Falls. It involved 3 hours of bumpy roads in a little car not built for the mountains. The worst part though is that we didn't even have to go up the mountain. I went on this a day trip with Steven and his parents a couple weekends back before school started, but haven't gotten around to posting these yet.

(The world decided to put a spotlight on Steven?)

Going through these photos, I realized how very green they all were! (Green is Steven's favourite colour incidentally.) These pictures made me realize how lucky I am to be living in British Columbia, constantly surrounded by lush forests. Us and New Zealand, we share a very rare, very beautiful climate. Sure, it may be a little rainy, (Ok, alot rainy.) but living in Canada, we have real seasons. It's hot in the summer, cool and crisp in the fall, snowy in the winter, and it of course rains in the spring. Maybe more than usual for everybody else, but it's what helps keep us so green! 

(He put a rock on it. My mom didn't think it was as funny as I did when I showed her the rock.)

(He got mad at me because I ruined a good picture. I laughed.)

I've been kind of struggling in what I want this blog to be. I've been going through a bit of a rough patch, and I'm not sure if I truly want to chronicle ALL of my 17. Maybe just the good parts? Hm. Not sure if I want to broadcast my innermost feelings on the WWW! My boyfriend, (although my bestfriends do) doesn't even know the address of this blog. He knows it exists though, which drives him crazy. I let him know I'd share it. One day. Maybe.

(A: The lighting was super cool/super weird in this shot. B: I think carving initials is such an old-fashioned, romantic idea. It makes my heart flutter!)

So. This is it for now...

xoxo,

Alexandria

Through Her Eyes

Hm, haven't quite posted in awhile, have I? To be honest, I'm still kind of trying to muddle through and get myself into a schedule. Tuesday was the last first day of school for me, and I haven't quite adjusted. I always get sleepy fourth period, but this blazing heat is seriously not helping! Of course when summer ends, the good weather starts...

Anyways, I'll have to play catch-up soon soon soon! But first let me get through tonight's soccer practice, and then Friday tomorrow.

xoxo,

A-Very-Tired Alexandria

(P.S. I'm a sucker for good lighting. My friends may call me obsessed. But cool lighting makes for cool photos, right?!?!)

Midnight Musings

You know those nights where you just can't get to sleep? You're super sleepy, but your mind just won't drift into unconsciousness? Yeah. I'm having one of those nights. Tuesday I start my last year of highschool. I have a 'plan'... it's reasonable, sensible, covers all my bases. But I'm not sure that's what I truly want to do. My fear is I'm just going to drift through life, never really doing anything important or worthwhile. I have so many people in my life that have such high expectations of me, including myself. I want to do something big. Something that makes an impact. I want to make change. I want to go to new places, see new things. I want to live life to the fullest. This is a little deep for 12 o' clock, but I find I do my best thinking right before I fall asleep. Don't most people? Snapshots from last year. I no longer have longish red hair, I miss it.

Poor Kitty

These were taken one afternoon a couple days ago before my poor kitty got fixed today. She's in a cone and running into things... and it's alot less funny than I thought it would be. My haul post will have to be delayed... today I woke up early, went grocery shopping with my mama and then went and played video games with my boyfriend. A pretty pleasant day. But tomorrow we're going on a day trip with his family, hiking in the woods, swimming underneath waterfalls, and a long quiet car ride home. And then after that, I have a sleepover! I have no idea where these plans came from, but it's the last weekend before school starts so I'm glad they came. But right now I'm super tired... I may blog some more on Sunday... but Saturday is booked!

TGIF, eh?

xoxo

Alexandria