LOVEly Weekend

beautiful long weekend<3

no SD unfortunately :( Newport instead

{all pictures by me and my trusty camera phone}

Pretty Women

Miranda {John William Waterhouse}

Juliet {John William Waterhouse}

Boreas

Ophelia

these paintings are so beautiful. i love the movement and colors in them. i love the portrayal of juliet. i love the Boreas painting because it reminds me of a picture of Mary that i love. these women look so strong and innocent and like they have so many stories and secrets inside of them. i love these paintings, and obviously John William Waterhouse is a genius.

Victory Dance

yes, this is late. but here is my wonderful weekend! {photos added!}

Friday Night:

good session of physical therapy. my leg is getting stronger! i can feel my muscles and they're actually hard! :D
then, Dear John with Sarah and Levia. it was a pretty good movie, but not exactly what i expected. it felt empty and like nothing really impactful happened. i hate walking away from a movie and feeling...bored...you know?
it wasn't even 10 PM yet, and every food place in TO was closed! on a friday night! it was pathetic. but have no fear, Toppers to the rescue!! as always.

Saturday:

advanced's first competition for tarzan! i went to claremont early with the team. our car was me, bryce, steven, josh, and joseph. my favorite boys on team :) i sat in the back between josh and steven. they kept me warm haha and we all had fun. it was a looongg day of dancing and costumes and sitting around and eating brownies and cookies. but it was fun and successful, almost all of our dances places very well. woo!! then we went to carls jr (my football sized burger was too much to handle in the darkness of the back seat of the moving car), me and steven cuddled in the back seat while watching pineapple express on his ipod, then went home.
i went over to the bombergs and we watched Just Friends. but i was falling asleep so i decided to go home to crash.

Sunday:

SUPERBOWL SUNDAY! SAIINTTSSS!!!wooooo! such a great game! love. i was stoked in the last quarter when they picked it up and showed the colts what they're made of. so happy :)

i can't wait for this weekend!!
LA and another comp on saturday, then SAN DIEGO on Monday!!!! even if its just for a few hours, it is soo worth it and will help ease the longing i feel for it everyday.

5 Lessons

1. "Strangers are just family you have yet to come to know"
"No life is a waste. the only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone" 79

2. "Sacrifice is a part of life. it's supposed to be. it's not something to regret. it's something to aspire to."
"Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you're not really losing it. you're just passing it on to someone else." 151

3. "Holding anger is a poison. it eats you from inside. we think that hating is a weapon that attacks the person who harmed us. but hatred is a curved blade. and the harm we do, we do to ourselves."
"Forgive." 230

4. "Lost love is still love. it takes a different form, that's all....Memory becomes your partner. you nurture it. you hold it. you dance with it."
"Life has to end, love doesn't." 284

5. You're here for a reason. Everything and everyone is connected.

The 5 People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom. brilliant book. life changing. one of my favorites. i also just finished For One More Day. even more brilliant and heart-wrenching. i love this author.

Twinkle Twinkle

Noel Young

i'm not alone

"I want to go to college, but it all seems like it's just out of reach and it terrifies me. Why can't I be one of the lucky ones that get early acceptance and know where they're going next year? And how am I going to feel when it gets even closer to graduation? Will I settle for comfort or will I swing on the vine and see where it takes me?"

i saw this on some girl's blog today. it is exactly how i'm feeling. my thoughts exactly. at least i know I'm not the only one.

Black & White

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