and you may ask yourself ...

What the heck have I been up to that I only post an average of once per week? I wish I could tell you I was off on some Hawaiian vacation (hope you've had a blast, Mayra!), but I guess going to the beach is close enough, right? And I wish I could tell you that it's been a ridiculously happy week, but planning your funeral  (for a class!) is no easy task. Sitting there, thinking about your body in some coffin while people say goodbye? Well, it causes me to get way overemotional, so all I've wanted to do is surround myself with friends and be alive.

By the way, if you're wondering, my funeral is going to have a closed casket, shots of strawberry-kiwi juice with vodka, and a eulogy that refers to my dead body in the present tense because I can't bear people thinking of me in the past tense. A+ coming my way? 

Awkward segway is awkward. But I'm switching gears to talk about this blog. The truth is, I'm at a bit of a standstill right here. Everything is kind of up in the air, and there's nothing wrong with that. I want to give this place a makeover, but other priorities come first. I want to know what keeps you coming here, but know that I'll always be myself through every post I write. 

I think right now I just need to take a few steps back but that doesn't mean I'm going anywhere. No siree bob. I'll be trying to post as much as I can with no particular themes in mind. At the tender age of twenty-one, I've come to realize who I am in all of my craziness but I still have trouble finding my 'writing voice'. I think years of fan-fiction has impaired that voice significantly (but if you're ever in the mood for some Harry Potter fanfiction, I'm your girl). Anyhoos, I'm not too sure where I'm going with this but I just hope you can bear with me and I want you to know how much I appreciate you all, connecting with you, and having you here to read my nonsense. :)

And now, a little recap of how I spent my friend's birthday before I head off to celebrate Father's Day! :)

Headed to the beach, where the waters looked tropical.

Took some pictures with The Boy :)

I can haz cheezburger & Greek pasta salad?

Sought shelter under a tree (unsuccessfully) and then underneath a Filipino hammock with three other ladies (successfully) when the sky turned to this and a huge rainstorm came!

Took some silly pictures once the rain cleared up (the birthday girl is underneath my head hehe).

 Posed with my amazing friend while wearing the skirt I won thanks to the BonBon Rose Girls (and Ruche)! Thank youuuu so much :)

Pretended we were the cast of Friends on vacation (I pick Chandler!).

Made a campfire and nom nom nom'ed on a s'more.

 And then took a gazillion pictures of the rainbow that came after the storm.

And here comes the inevitably cheesy message that there's always beauty after a storm, just like there's usually happy moments that come after a downpour of bad times. So I hope you're all happy, or will get to be happy soon :)

What have you been thinking about lately?

And what keeps you happy? :)

Hope you've had a great weekend!