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| a nice clean closet with all my summer dresses accessible :) |
| I even made room for some of my favourite heels :) |
Monday, April 30, 2012
April 30
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Summer in Pictures
I decided I that I was going to document my 4 months of summer by posting a photo every day. Let's see how long I can keep this up for.
April 27-
April 27-
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| Donna Mae's Diner for breakfast with first-timer, Hobo. YUM. |
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
The End of an Era.
I'm sad to say that the time has come to officially say goodbye and goodnight to one of the things that means the most to me for a third of my life, One Tree Hill.
I'm not going to lie and say I have watched the series from the first episode. I actually fell in love in season 3, after giving it a second chance, and deciding my love for Chad meant I had to love it, even if it was just for him. Well who knew that 7 years ago my life would be taken on one hell of a rollercoaster ride with the 'Little Show That DID."
For the past 7 years I have laughed with this show, cried with this show, hated storylines on the show, and indulged in the show. I have been here to watch Nathan & Haley persevere and make it through all the hardships they have faced. I have cried with Haley at the loss of her mother and see her come out on the other side with much strength and love. I have cried with Brooke through all the heartbreak (both boys & the loss of motherhood), and then cried again when she married the love of her life AND had twin boys. I have watched Nathan chase his dreams and achieve them. I have seen Haley turn into this beautiful mother and wife who is courageous and supportive. I cried when Lucas & Peyton left, even if they weren't my favourite couple & I embraced the new cast like they had always been a part of the family- and have grown to love them more that I ever thought possible.
Everyone's journey with the show has been different. For some it provided hope, for others a temporary world to dive into and forget about their problems for that one hour that it aired a week. For others it was a sense of connection with one character that somehow gave you faith it was all going to be alright. Me? I guess it's been a mix of all three plus some. This show has been the constant in my life, and to see where I started, and where I am now, I feel like the life lessons OTH has taught us we live on within me as I carry on from here.
Sitting here watching the finale, I couldn't help but be transported back to all the places I was the first time I saw a certain episode, and the people I was with, and the feelings I had. Episode 3x16 was at such a pivotal point in my life, and I ended a friendship with my bestfriend at the time shortly after it. The season 3 finale was another pivotal moment, it's one of those moments where I realized who my go to person was, my bestfriend to this day. I called her after that episode sobbing because we didn't know if it was going to be picked up, but we had faith. Then thinking to getting the season 4 announcement and me being on my lunch so I ran to the library to sit there as the CW announced their new line-up and then proceeding to cry like an idiot. Through season 5-9 I have created other memories as well, but it all goes to show one thing, life is CONSTANTLY changing, YOU are constantly changing, and the world doesn't stop for anyone. Tonight I felt like that 14 year old girl I was when I first started the show, and I don't know how the hell I got to being where I am today.
Sitting here reflecting after the finale I can't help but realize why I have LOVED this show all along. Why? Because it gave me HOPE. That's what this show was/is for me. There were aspects of Brooke's life like her poor relationship with her mother (albeit not to that extent) and feeling so disconnected from her that hit close to home for me. But Brooke turned that around, and she has a beautiful relationship with her mother now, flaws and all. It gives me hope that as I grow older, my relationship with my mother will become what I've always wanted it to be, but we both have some growing to do. Haley showed me what it meant to be a friend, a loyal one at that. She's always there when her friends need her, but she's also taught me to be strong and independent and helped me realize that even if I have no one to help me, I can be strong enough for myself. Nathan taught me to follow my dreams, even when they seem unattainable. Life is a challenge, you don't give up though. If you really want something, you better fight like hell to make sure you get it. I don't want to live a life of regrets, and Nathan helped me to realize that. Even if I don't know what I do exactly want right now.
Hope. That's all it's ever been about. Even now as I'm sitting her sobbing, wondering where the hell my life is going to go from here I have hope that it will all work out. Just look at the characters that have been our bestfriends for the past years. They ALL turned out okay. For the most part they got what they wanted, was it always easy? Hell no. Did they fight? You better believe it. Even if I don't know where my life is headed (which is something that will never sit well with me) I have hope it will all work out the way it was meant to be. Why? Even if it was just a TV show, their lives turned out pretty alright.
I could never regret this show. For it has taken me places I have dreamed of seeing. It has given me the best friends I could ask for-- you know who you are. It has given me the worlds most WONDERFUL role model (yup you guessed it; JOY) and it for much of my life provided me with a great sense of happiness.
So Goodnight One Tree Hill, you will be missed, but never forgotten.
I'm not going to lie and say I have watched the series from the first episode. I actually fell in love in season 3, after giving it a second chance, and deciding my love for Chad meant I had to love it, even if it was just for him. Well who knew that 7 years ago my life would be taken on one hell of a rollercoaster ride with the 'Little Show That DID."
For the past 7 years I have laughed with this show, cried with this show, hated storylines on the show, and indulged in the show. I have been here to watch Nathan & Haley persevere and make it through all the hardships they have faced. I have cried with Haley at the loss of her mother and see her come out on the other side with much strength and love. I have cried with Brooke through all the heartbreak (both boys & the loss of motherhood), and then cried again when she married the love of her life AND had twin boys. I have watched Nathan chase his dreams and achieve them. I have seen Haley turn into this beautiful mother and wife who is courageous and supportive. I cried when Lucas & Peyton left, even if they weren't my favourite couple & I embraced the new cast like they had always been a part of the family- and have grown to love them more that I ever thought possible.
Everyone's journey with the show has been different. For some it provided hope, for others a temporary world to dive into and forget about their problems for that one hour that it aired a week. For others it was a sense of connection with one character that somehow gave you faith it was all going to be alright. Me? I guess it's been a mix of all three plus some. This show has been the constant in my life, and to see where I started, and where I am now, I feel like the life lessons OTH has taught us we live on within me as I carry on from here.
Sitting here watching the finale, I couldn't help but be transported back to all the places I was the first time I saw a certain episode, and the people I was with, and the feelings I had. Episode 3x16 was at such a pivotal point in my life, and I ended a friendship with my bestfriend at the time shortly after it. The season 3 finale was another pivotal moment, it's one of those moments where I realized who my go to person was, my bestfriend to this day. I called her after that episode sobbing because we didn't know if it was going to be picked up, but we had faith. Then thinking to getting the season 4 announcement and me being on my lunch so I ran to the library to sit there as the CW announced their new line-up and then proceeding to cry like an idiot. Through season 5-9 I have created other memories as well, but it all goes to show one thing, life is CONSTANTLY changing, YOU are constantly changing, and the world doesn't stop for anyone. Tonight I felt like that 14 year old girl I was when I first started the show, and I don't know how the hell I got to being where I am today.
Sitting here reflecting after the finale I can't help but realize why I have LOVED this show all along. Why? Because it gave me HOPE. That's what this show was/is for me. There were aspects of Brooke's life like her poor relationship with her mother (albeit not to that extent) and feeling so disconnected from her that hit close to home for me. But Brooke turned that around, and she has a beautiful relationship with her mother now, flaws and all. It gives me hope that as I grow older, my relationship with my mother will become what I've always wanted it to be, but we both have some growing to do. Haley showed me what it meant to be a friend, a loyal one at that. She's always there when her friends need her, but she's also taught me to be strong and independent and helped me realize that even if I have no one to help me, I can be strong enough for myself. Nathan taught me to follow my dreams, even when they seem unattainable. Life is a challenge, you don't give up though. If you really want something, you better fight like hell to make sure you get it. I don't want to live a life of regrets, and Nathan helped me to realize that. Even if I don't know what I do exactly want right now.
Hope. That's all it's ever been about. Even now as I'm sitting her sobbing, wondering where the hell my life is going to go from here I have hope that it will all work out. Just look at the characters that have been our bestfriends for the past years. They ALL turned out okay. For the most part they got what they wanted, was it always easy? Hell no. Did they fight? You better believe it. Even if I don't know where my life is headed (which is something that will never sit well with me) I have hope it will all work out the way it was meant to be. Why? Even if it was just a TV show, their lives turned out pretty alright.
I could never regret this show. For it has taken me places I have dreamed of seeing. It has given me the best friends I could ask for-- you know who you are. It has given me the worlds most WONDERFUL role model (yup you guessed it; JOY) and it for much of my life provided me with a great sense of happiness.
So Goodnight One Tree Hill, you will be missed, but never forgotten.
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