Life Lately

Hey, guys. Guess what? I didn't fall off the face of the earth. Here I am! And here's life lately:

First off, I graduated!! whoohoooo!
On Thursday, May 30th me and 600 of my closest friends ("closest friends" being defined as the people I have literally spent the last 12 years of my life with) graduated from Dear Old AF High.
And here are some lovely photos of me and my friends and family on that day:

Me and the bestie.

The Fiends.

The Family, minus our missionary.

My Sr Trip took me to NYC! where i ate the best food in the whole world and walked the Brooklyn Bridge and saw 5 Broadway shows and went to the 9/11 memorial and stood in Time Square and got soaked to the bone in the pouring rain and walked through Central Park and took the Subway/learned about public transportation and ate hot dogs on the front steps of the MET where i had the biggest migraine and and and SO many other things. I'll spare you all the photos, but i will include a few:

Time Square.

The New York sunset from the top of the Rockefeller building.

New York in the rain.

The hallway of strollers in the Manhattan LDS Church building.

A lovely photo of The Lake in Central Park. Don't those row boats look fun?!

The largest piece of pizza i could find.

The friends who are more like family.

And to finish off, the NYC skyline.

Well, that's life lately, aside from Smoothie King, rodeos, concerts, and boating.
Sorry it's been so long.

Marley Kay

I'm in Love with November.

November is the perfect time of the year for me.

November is the time of friendships and family and love and happiness-quite frankly.

Maybe its just because the holiday season is right around the corner
and its the perfect time to break out the hot chocolate and warm blanket and watch the stars on those breath taking evenings from your front porch.

The weather tends to be perfect for leather jackets, sweaters, long socks, and boots- which happen to be my favorite clothing items of all time.

November holds a sort of magic.
Almost like July magic.
But July holds a summer-y, adventure-y sort of magic.
November holds a cozy, comfortable, adventure-y-all-the-same kind.

November seems to be a time of new love in my life.
(And not always the romantic kind, though that seems to be true too now that I think of it.)
November holds new friendships and renewals of old ones.
Its like re-finding that comfy place where you are going to spend your winter.
It is a time to discover new things to keep you busy during the cold months.
Its a time to remember all of the things you are grateful for and all of the people that mean the world to you.
Its a time to think of what gifts you want to surprise your loved ones with that you know they'll love.
Its the month where not shaving is completely fine-socially acceptable, even.
Its a time of comfort: where you finally settle into the school year and, in my case anyway, start finding a balance again.
Its a time to cuddle up on the couch and have cheesy Christmas special marathons-because really, what better is there to do with your time?

November is a time for change.
The good kind.
Its when leaves change colors and rain falls and sometimes, if we're lucky, we get some good snow.

November is the time to love and be loved.
And that might be the best part.

love always,

your dreamer
marley kay


 

PS I learned what an anaphora is today. And I'm pretty sure it's my favorite rhetorical device of all time. Actually, i use it way too much. But i feel fine about it so what evs.

PSS I can't believe I just wrote this blog post. I still have 2 essays to write and it's 1:13 in the morning. oops.

Life is Good.

Well first of all, I'd just like you appologize for the last post.
I'm fine, don't worry.

Second, today was a great day.

Once Upon a Time (the TV show I'm obsessed with on ABC at 8 pm) is starting up again in 51 days (Yes, I'm counting down, you should be excited too. Plus also [<-- Junie B. Jones reference, ok fine, I was obsessed.] I was reading a bunch of spoilers that made me even more excited. And my friend and sisters are having a marathon before the season starts. Life couldn't get better.)

I got a couple of great compliments form my ACT tutor, even though I started off quite grumpy about anything to do with exercising my brain.
(First she told me she liked my name because it's "adaptable" and it "fits [me] very well because that's how [I] am," she was also impressed with my persentaging skills (it's fine, I laughed too) and basically offered me a job there! Whoooooo!)
P.S. If anyone is struggling to get their desired ACT score, this lady works miracles. Just so you know.

Also, I took a nap-which generally takes away most grumpy feelings ;)

AND had a fan-tastic time at work sharing awkward customer stories with my co-workers who are fantastic.

AND I finished Quarter One of my online class! (Here's hoping I can make the deadline with Quarter Two!)

Everything is fine.
And I'm happy.
And life is great.
And sorry if you find this post un-interesting or boring.

Still loving, still learning, still working things out.
Your dreamer
Marley Kay