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A letter to Myself-

 Thank you for taking the time to document the simple things that made you happy when times were good. I was able to go back today and remember why I love home and what my goals and dreams were one year ago. Thank you for not changing drastically even though a lot has happened in 1 year. Thank you for changing in the ways that you did, to truly become who you want be more and more each day, and taking the time to work on hard stuff. Thank you for being broken. Thank you for letting go of wordly desires and being honest with yourself. You still have leaps and bounds to go! Thank you for becoming vulnerable enough to let love in. Don't forget what this feels like. To be loved. By friends, by yourself, by God. Even by that boy you call your own. Even if you lose that love; see that the others are still holding on and you will be just fine. Be okay with loss, and failure. Get rid of your doubt and insecurities. You are on the brink of adulthood and what happens in this next year will mold and define the rest of your life! Be wise. Be intentional. Be in community. Belong not to yourself. Continue to find happinness in the little things. Run. Take pictures. Love with your whole heart. Write it down :)

Here is to a new year- 365 more days of happiness! (starting May 6th... new blog TBA).
 <3 Chloe

p.s. Thank you to any of my avid readers!!!

One step at a time....

I am going to try to be back! Lots has happened since I last posted.... But I am just sticking to recent.

Yesterday.....
-Had lunch with wonderful people and adorable children
- found my perfect downtown house
-ate dinner with more wonderful people
-decided I will not let anyone but wonderful people affect my day
-did physics hw
-went running
-Talked to my wonderful mother (Happy Birthday mom!)

wooot!
<3

downtown scavenger hunt

Friday September 17^th

Shiny came to visit! We went downtown for a scavenger hunt with campus ministry. People were starting to set stuff up for Art Prize so it was especially fun to walk around downtown. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves :)

Okay quick story... see this picture here? Very cool. Grand Rapids has carriage rides at night that tour the river and part of the city. I was being snap happy so I wanted a picture of this romantic endeavor (although the people were random). As the carriage passed us, the woman was crying and the man, holding a ring. I took the picture moments before, as he was asking her the big question! AHHHH! I love a good proposal story. Even better for me, an awesome picture story! I wish the picture would have turned out more cleary, and I wish I could contact the people and say "Hey, I have a picture of your proposal!" I guess spontoneity is part of the beauty of photography.

 

p.s. These shoes are not mine, although I wish they were :)

Project Pancake Frisbee's

 Thursday, September 16
After class, Kitty and I decided we needed breakfast for dinner. Our only problem was that we didn’t have pancake mix! They shouldn’t be too hard to make from scratch right? WRONG. I don’t know what magical ingredient the box includes that we did not, but I am scared to try that on my own again for a while. Needless to say, our pancakes turned into concrete/rubbery (I know those are pretty contrasting characteristics but bear with me) nastiness. I got so frustrated with one I flipped it out of the pan and across the room. This sparked an idea. Between hysterics from laughing, I asked Kat, “wouldn’t it be fun to just make the rest of these and chuck them at cars?” We were so slap happy we decided we had to.

After choking down some Nutella coated failed pancakes, we took the rest outside with us. Coats on and hoods up, we crouched in the ditch in front of our apartment complex. We tossed the our pancakes like frisbees into oncoming traffic. No worries people, to our disappointment we did not actually hit any cars; I guess we didn’t really intend to. We did not want to cause any accidents.

After our adventure Carleigh came over. We made kettle corn and watched Dirty Dancing Havana Nights. Oh how I long for a culture beyond the American one…

seasonal salad

Kitty made me this yummy salad with different color tomatoes from the GR farmers market, mozzarella and basil. Yum!

Brunch

9/12 I slept through church, of course… Claire, my dad and I drove to Birmingham to meet his family for Brunch. We ate at Forte. It was good, but not quite worth the price. Claire and I decided to become restaurant critiques- we gave the art and décor a C+. I felt like I was stuck in the late 90’s. Hehe. I hope my poor future husband does not read this and change his mind about me. Really sweetie, I AM a good person! Just particular… but I chose you, right? Right.

Anyway… Among my silly sister, aunts, and grandma, we giggled throughout the meal. As sinister as my father tries to appear, we have a very similar sense of humor. His attempt at seriousness is in and of itself comical. I wish I could remember what we laughed at, but I know I was laughing at something he did. Knowledge of my statement above held me in a laughing fit for some time. Geeeez.

September 11th

my grandmother of 76 years old got married. Never too old to find happiness! I drove home early in the morning and spent my time running around trying to find white tights, gray leggings, white leggings, anything!  Three different store and three different purchases later, I found out my sister owns just what I was looking for. Such a relief…but at the same time frustrating.

 It was a treat to see my extended family all dressed up and in one place; an infrequent occurrence. Unfortunately it was quite the rainy and blustery day, and the wedding was planned to be outside. Many of my cousins took part in the ceremony and it turned out beautiful. The string quartet and solo my cousin performed made me long for my violin. I miss my little musical friend and escape from the world!

I had a lovely time eating inside with my aunt and uncle from Cali. The food was uh-may-zing! I was especially amused by my itty bitty sister who is in COLLEGE. What?! I was unaware how much I would miss her until U of M took her away. Luckily she came back after her first couple weeks in one piece. Phew.  Why must my favorite people live so far away? Ok, I guess it is not fair to pick favs… and I do get to live across the hall from one of my top people J I’ll stop complaining.

After being goofier than two 5 year olds at a picnic, Claire and I I played my cousins electric violin. Recalling Party in Third Class (my favorite 5^th grade song. Yes- from Titanic) from memory, was more rewarding than you would think.  My personal triumph that I too am a musician- just unrecognized by my father’s side of the family. Wow, what has gotten into me?  Jade must have passed on some of her tantrumental  attitude on me.

Only later on did I remember the significance of 9/11. Quick side story, if you have not yet watched the movie “Remember Me,” you should. I cried like a baby.  9/11 has a whole new significance to me, and for that I feel guilty of being less sensitive in years preceding. Sorry to give it away. Ugh, that movie breaks my heart.

I’ll let the pics speak for themselves. Sorry for the ramble! (I am here in a coffee shop in Holland, passing time until work… 1 month later).

Oh yes, one more thing; is not this girl and her precious curls enough to live and die for? Gives me goose bumps.

My wonderful father. I tried cropping out that persons hair... I need photoshop

 ^me on my new bed! I made my mom take me to Big Lots so I could pay for my new bed before the sale was over. Sooo excited! (my current bed is terrrrrible)

Oh yes, and thank you Kp for contributing to my outfit :) I got a sea of compliments!

Busy Bee

Friday I had my whole evening planned out to visit Claire and Allie at U of M and then drive home to see my loving fam. Wrong! Physics gave me a good dose of reality. Not only did the s.o.a.b. notify me that it was taking over my night, it hinted that it would be taking over my life for the next year... What choice did I have?

I stayed in and tackled that sucker until 10'O Clock at night. Thank goodness for my awesome roommate!! Kitty kept me in line by scolding me every time I stepped out of my room without the result of finished hw. I obeyed and finished earlier than I thought. Pj's and laziness time! Wrong again. Nope, I was being forced to socialize. Hehe. :) Good thing I am not in charge of my life- I might spend the entire time being lazy and dreaming and wallowing. I am a blessed girl.

We met some friends at Apple Bee's, which is slowly becoming one of my favorite places. (It may have a tiny bit to do with Friday Night Lights... but that is another story...) Who knew there was half off appetizers onFriday nights?! So long Bdubs! Someone has beat you.

Although these pictures were taken the day before, I forgot (hello I am updating this like a month later!). Here is to you Kitty! My awesome, fashionable sidekick, modeling my favorite candy EVER! Happiness? Duh!