LIFE THE PAST 2 WEEKS // CALIFORNIA

I texted Turner told him I was booking a ticket to California for the weekend and let's just see what happens. Lately my spontaneity for things have been overpowering me; something I wanted to let happen more of.

I literally threw random clothes in a bag hoping for the best the next day; wondering if I even packed enough and clothes right for California. After getting into LA and getting picked up we sort of talked about what we wanted to do for the weekend since I was going to be going to Palm Springs that next week to see my grandparents as well. Of course we said we'd play it by ear, the way things always go and the best way.

The next day he took me to Malibu for my first time and I was speechless for how beautiful the beaches are here, compared to the only ones I've seen in Oregon and then the couple on WA coast. We met up with Efrain one of Turner's friends and one of the most down to earth people I've met. We explored around at this beach and watched the sun set and the sky light up with cotton candy colors. After that, they got excited talking about this spot that was up the road so we rushed there to catch the last bit of light. It overlooked just where we were on the beach and watched cars pass by as the sun set and the moon and stars came out. It almost felt like summer again to me because of how warm of a night it was, how beautiful of a sunset we witnessed and the great people I was with.

That Sunday we went to Joshua Tree because it was on my list of places I was suppose to see on my big trip. We had stopped in Palm Springs at the Wind Mills and ran around in them, something I've never really experienced before.

We got to Joshua Tree right before sunset and went to a beautiful place that I wish I would have gotten more photos of. But I was completely in awe by the view

California is slowly talking over my heart with all it has to offer

My TripsNiki HerringDecember 22, 2018Comment

Life

LIKE WE WERE YOUNG AGAIN.

I’ve felt like more childlike wonder these past 2 months than I did all of my last year total. You see, I always have a young spirit and I love spontaneity, adventure, always being on the go, you name it. But with that, also comes an old soul in me; the worrying and figuring out of the future. I sometimes forget the slow down period. The period of looking around and taking in everything that this moment offers. I forget to scream to the world just how happy I am when I feel like it, to laugh out loud to the point someone could mistake it for a dying seal, to cry when I feel something. Sometimes I just forget to really live. Like how we did when we were young.

A YEAR OF LESSONS

Here we are again. End of December looking back at everything that happened throughout this whole year, that bittersweet reflection of everything you’ve done throughout the past 365 days. That sort of painful sit down of looking back knowing it’s about to be nothing but memories in the past. Knowing all those moments were literally once in a lifetime. It’s so bittersweet.

WINTERTIME BLUES.

Some days are better than others.. I’m sure if you suffer with depression or anxiety like I do, you know that sometimes you’re on top of the world and it feels like you could scream to it just how happy you are and how great life is.. Sometimes the world feels like it’s crushing down on you instead. To a point you just want it to suffocate you, to take away the uninvited thoughts and feelings. Right now it feels a lot like being suffocated.