Some pictures about me...
After my parents divorced, my mom remarried a man from New Orleans. I was lucky enough to acquire an entirely new culture. I have spent Easters in New Orleans and celebrated with my family at a crawfish bowl. There is absolutely nothing like eating a fresh caught meal that was swimming that morning. You become a part of the process, but most importantly, the end when you are eating them with a big group of people who love you. There is nothing that tastes like a crawfish boil. It is an all day event as you dump fresh crawfish into boiling water, season them with Southern spices, cook them with potatoes, corn, whole garlic cloves, and mushrooms. Although this picture is actually from a crawfish boil at my house, not in the South, my stepdad made certain to stick to his Southern roots. Everything simmers together for hours in a big pot and the entire family gathers together to share a meal. I am blessed to have acquired family who have introduced me to such a tradition.
I love to draw; it is my outlet for reducing stress and the things that I have no control over that are happening around me. I am in total charge of how I move a pencil on paper, or place paint on canvas. I realize that my creations will never be compared to Monet or Rembrandt, but they are special to me in my own way. I don't think I'm too terrible either. It is just something that I like to try my best at and see what happens. When I do find time to draw, I feel like it is just for my happiness because I draw just for my own self, not anybody else. It is my guilty pleasure, my own form of selfishness. No one can tell me how to draw; I do it because i love it.
This is my favorite place in the world. My extended family and I go on vacation to the same place every year and I would not miss it for the world. It's a jetty, and I could sit not he hot rocks all day and look at the ocean. It is a bit of a hike from where we stay, but the walk is worth it. From these rocks, I have seen beautiful sights. I have seen boats far out into the ocean, and have viewed the most beautiful sunsets as I perched on this stable surface. I have made so many memories from year to year in the same spot on the ocean.
On this vacation, my family and I abandon our day-to-day lives and spend time with each other. We all look forward to it every year and this place never lets us down. Each year, we make new memories with each other and come back with new stories to add to the already timeless ones. Each year I return, I realize that I am lucky to have my amazing family in my life. We are there for each other through thick and thin. We have busy lives and it is difficult to stay in touch, but we have one week out of the year when we all get together and relax in this paradise.
On this vacation, my family and I abandon our day-to-day lives and spend time with each other. We all look forward to it every year and this place never lets us down. Each year, we make new memories with each other and come back with new stories to add to the already timeless ones. Each year I return, I realize that I am lucky to have my amazing family in my life. We are there for each other through thick and thin. We have busy lives and it is difficult to stay in touch, but we have one week out of the year when we all get together and relax in this paradise.
When I was little, I loved to play in the garden and help my mom plant flowers. I would roll around and play in the bags of dirt from Home Depot and made a big mess out of the yard. Digging in the dirt reminds me of spring, rebirth, second chances, and the hope of summer, which is my ultimate favorite season. Working in the backyard alongside my mom keeps me humble; we spend hours pruning roses, planting petunias and watering the lilies. I stay outside and work in the garden, allergies permitting of course, and like to add to the landscape of my house. Flowers, to me, are a natural work of art. This is a flower from my house, from my hard work, and it reminds me of summer and all of the fun times I have had working in the garden in the hot sun.
As I have grown up, I have not spent as much time in the garden as I used to. This summer, I hope to rekindle my relationship with the Earth. I hope to remember the simpler times when I would spend countless hours uprooting earthworms from their habitat and transport them somewhere else. I want to enjoy the things that I once enjoyed.
As I have grown up, I have not spent as much time in the garden as I used to. This summer, I hope to rekindle my relationship with the Earth. I hope to remember the simpler times when I would spend countless hours uprooting earthworms from their habitat and transport them somewhere else. I want to enjoy the things that I once enjoyed.
