Fending for Myself

I'm trying to move out.  I'm saving up and learning to be independent.

This is me cooking my own lunch.

Falling

She probably wouldn't fall so often and so easily if she didn't wear such nice heels.

To me, being a teen means being free, wild, relentless, and above all else, an innocence that sprouts from not knowing any better.

Graduating will be really bitter sweet.

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Side note: on replay...

Disarm

She doesn't buy expensive things so that she's not disappointed when they're lost or stolen or ruined.
She doesn't let anybody close enough to love so that she'll never feel hurt when they leave.
It's a strategy but it's not the best out there.
Because now those walls are being broken and she doesn't know how to deal with it.
Yet, there's a first for everything, isn't there?

Oh if only life were a movie.

Remedy

What can make a girl feel better when studying for an AP economics exam?  The fact that Brad Paisley pulled a "that's what she said joke" on Twitter.  I wish I had the funds to go to his concert...

Small beauties

Today was such a beautiful day.  And to think that I woke up feeling down.  Reminds me of the nice skies in Florida.

FLORIDA, I love you.

Seven days in Florida.  Paradise.  Just the vacation I needed.

More coming soon!

Daddy's Girl

I wish I had a better relationship with my dad.  It's not that he's a bad father, or that he's never around.  It's the language thing.  I'm too western and he's too traditional.  That's all.

If it wasn't for the language thing, I think we'd be really close.  Our personalities are very similar.  We'd get along just fine.

And today when my mom and sister were fighting with me, he defended me.

This will always be remembered.

According to Greta

Watched it.  Loved it.  How is it possible to relate so much to a movie?

Making Plans

I’ve been dealing with this for almost seven years.  And she says, “what about all those plans we made, you can’t leave me now”.

That’s the only thing that kept me here today.

It’s been a bumpy ride.

Real Girl’s Kitchen 2

I’ve tried another one of Haylie’s recipes yesterday: avocado salad (her version pictured above).  I’m kind of on a health trend right now, so I thought it’d be great to try this out.

I didn’t have cherry tomatoes so I subbed in regular tomatoes but I think it all works the same.  Mine didn’t turn out like hers (yet again) but I think it was alright (my version pictured below).  It tasted pretty good, my mom liked it too.

Would I make it again?  Sure, why not.  I want to taste the real version from a restaurant though.  Then I’d have something to compare it to.

I also had a pretty good meal with it last night too.  In all, the meal kept me full for almost six hours (that’s a lot considering I’m an athlete and nerd which uses up a lot of energy).  Good stuff.

I also made a pretty good peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch yesterday (craving caused by Allstar Weekend), but that’s not fancy enough to blog about.

(Real Girl's Kitchen blog post 1, click here)