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hello all.

hope your weeks have been lovely.

mine certainly has been. {despite my unsuccessful relationship with biology}

we had our first snow fall today in spokane, however it was early this morning and i was unfortunately sleeping :(. i did, however step in a small pile of melting snow on my way to pick up some education forms. i was pretty excited. tonight is supposed to snow even more. so prepare yourselves for some pictas. this time hopefully a.) i'll be awake for some winter wonderland action and b). it will stick so ill have some pictures to share.

a few weeks ago i mentioned my little 'to be continued' sequence i put at the bottom of each and every post, with a promise to explain it later and my dear cecilia has so nicely reminded me that i have yet to do so.

so with that, here it is:

a couple months ago, before having decided on a college, but in the midst of that lengthy decision i was doing some research. just looking on the college websites and such, exploring the pictures and videos each university would post. well i came to gonzaga's website and i was looking through their videos and came to one called '{true zags}'. about 3 minutes into the video the narrator starts talking about one of the jesuits here at gu, father tony lehhman. she spoke of his deep passion for relationships; how he believed that relationships were at the heart of everything we do in life. another narrator goes on to speak about how father lehhman would end each conversation with the phrase "to be continued" insinuating that although that conversation had ended, the relationship that was cultivated in those few moments was to be continued in some way or another, at some point in the future. that 'goodbye' was simply not the end.

this struck such a cord in me for some reason. i am not exactly sure why, but i do agree that the relationships we accumulate throughout our lives should always be continued. circumstances often come along which make this somewhat difficult at times but essentially no conversation or interaction should be left as is. instead they should always be evolving, changing and growing.

this realization then led me to believe that all things in life should never be at a stand still, but instead should always continue on in the hopes of discovering the full potential possible.

how cool is it to think that everything in life is essentially continuing? i think i just loved that father lehhman put that thought into verbal affirmation on a daily basis. maybe reminding himself of that very fact.

when i started this blog i immediately thought of putting that at the end of each post as a reminder to myself and others to live life as a continuing sequence of events.

to always look forward and never back.

i urge you to mentally be aware that the conversations and interactions you have on a daily basis should never be at a stand still, but instead be in search of the opportunities they allow you in your future endeavors.

be in search. be in discovery.

and

may the interactions, conversations and relationships in your life

always end with the phrase:

to be continued.

dixie cup.

when you have a dog who makes a face like this:

and this:

and this:

and this:

and has a face as cute as this...

...its hard not to love life.

and when you have a family as great as this?:

...its even harder.

cant wait to see these lovely people {and dog} in less than 10 days!!

also cant wait for the yummy thanksgiving turkey i will consuming in about a week as well.

thanksgiving? definitely one of my favorite holidays.

just family and good food.

also? it means its time for christmas! my most favorite holiday of the year, and i can not wait!

hope this finds you in happiness, health and love x0x0

to be continued.

beach.

so the beach.

its calling me.

{san louis obisbo}

BUT. i am excited for the snow this week. :))

hopefully it'll happen since last week fell through, despite weather.com's prediction.

little disappointed in you weather.com. maybe you'll pull through this week.

ps. this is my friend katie. she check's the weather obsessively too. on average we check 3 different websites a day. tehe {like me, she can tell you the 10 day forecast including highs and lows} what can i say? we like to know what to expect from the sky.

little added bonus? she shares my obsession for straws.

oh. and we sorta have the same name.

{on our shopping trip to norstroms downtown}

{we also pick wheat we find along the trail and display it in our rooms. nbd.}

i hope you are enjoying the weather in your town this week!

and

i hope this finds you in happiness, health and love xoxo

to be continued.

treadmills.

when is enough, enough?

this thought came to me tonight while i was eating my chef boyardee mini ravioli's {gross i know right? welcome to college.},

after getting ready for the evening, listening to the chitter chatter of girls out in the hall, rewinding after a rather hectic day, thinking about my life.

there's that saying, or i don't know if its a saying, but for the sake of this post lets call it a saying, that God will never give you more than you can handle. That if you bite off more than you can chew, well...it'll work out in the end.

but what is more than we can handle? how can we tell if it really is more than we can handle or if the stress, the drowning feel we are feeling is a result of poor time management or laziness?

do we often use these sayings as a scapegoat for our faults? or do we actually sometimes, occasionally all the time, actually have 'too much'?

of course i know with me sometimes it is a result of laziness, or i don't know about laziness but just a feeling of wanting to do something else that is more fun than the task i actually should do.

so. i put it off. procrastination. i'll be the first to admit i have become the queen of that.

however a lot of the time i do what i should do, yet it still feels like im stuck.

like im on a treadmill. im running and running but essentially getting no where.

and that can be a lot to take sometimes.

that is when enough feels like enough.

yet even in those situations we have to keep going, because if we stop running on that treadmill, we'll slip off. which is no good. {i recently saw a youtube video of a guy slipping off a treadmill. although provided me and my friend kellie with a good laugh, it did not look fun for the poor guy haha}

so where does this leave us?

what options do we have?

i am still trying to figure it out. which i honestly think will take some time.

I guess knowing your limits is a starter. realizing you just cant do all you want to sometimes. or you cant do all, that other people can do.

we have different limits and figuring them out for ourselves is a step in the right direction.

i know for me i've started to do that, and i think although i have been feeling a lot like the guy on the treadmill lately, i have started to realize my limits and i have started to think about what i can actually do, and what i do well.

putting my energy into the things i do well and enjoy will make for a lot happier, less stressed and really a more successful me.

start thinking about your limits. what do you do well? what do you enjoy?

start prioritizing and start living your life.

its your life. and the possibilities are endless.

thats a pretty cool thought huh?

do what you love. and love what you do.

{a lovely fall day in spokandyland}

spokandyland you ask? i nicer nick name for my current city than the often uttered 'spokompton. :)

ps. {cutest song ever}. you feel happy just listening to it :)

i hope this finds you in happiness, health and love xoxo

to be continued.

let it snow.

i sit here in the wee hours of the morning up in spokane washington {my place of residence these days in case you missed the memo}, listening to the sirens blare through the cold, wet, previously silent logan neighborhood, tired after a full day of classes and work, a bit anxious about all the stuff i have to get done tomorrow, and yet all i can think about is this:

yes my friends, that is snow in my near future. actual live {ok not live} snow. not in the mountains but in the place i live in. snow! can you believe it?

ok so it is still a week away, and yes it said snow for a week ago too and it didn't end up happening and yes weather.com changes its mind seemingly every second but i have a good feeling about this one...seeing as its 3 days in a row. credibility right there folks. {i am from california, and have never lived in snow, but love snow so am pretty excited about this. can you tell?}

my northface fleece and rain jacket are on their way along with my hunter boots. and i am starting to exchange out the dresses in my closet to make room for my coats.

yes. i am ready for winter.

bring it on spokane.

{some girls in my hall have already broken out their charlie brown christmas tree. and others are blasting the christmas music. i know its still super early but is it bad that i secretly adore it?}

i hope this finds you in happiness, health and love. xoxo

to be continued.

let it snow.

a new version of you. i need a new version of mee.

happy 22nd birthday to my beautiful sister!

i miss and love you so much.

hope this day was as special as you are.

xoxox.

{im pretty sure ben covington wishes you a happy birthday too tehe}

ps. halloween pics to come. when school isn't eating me alive. ick.

to be continued.