The time is ticking away.. each moment I'm getting older.. each moment is one moment closer to death.... WAIT, WAIT, WAIT A MINUTE.
What in the world are you talking about Kristi!? What's with all this depressing talk?
GOTCHA.
As the moments pass, the further I realize where I'm supposed to be heading in life. I'm getting this beautiful, clear picture instilled in my mind. I'm living life, loving life, and yes, I get a little stressed, I slack off way too much, but there is one thing that I can't stop from doing - And that's living in happiness.
Not much can bring me down, and I won't let much bring me down. To be honest, half of the things we do in life won't really have much purpose a couple of years from now. We'll look back and think, man, I could have been doing so much different, experiencing life a little more, Living a little more... so if you've ever done that before, why not take that time to look around you and realize that you will probably be doing the same in another couple of years.. so CHANGE IT.
I'm a couple months shy of graduation. Where the time goes, nobody knows. So we have to make the best of it.
I realized just a few days ago, that as much as I try to live my life in a way I will never look back and think I could be doing so much different, I still do, and most people always will. But I came to conclusion that what I want to do is write.
I've never taken a class, didn't major in english or journalism, or anything that would help me pursue this goal, but I enjoy doing it. And I feel that we should all do what we enjoying doing.
And that's what I seek, in all aspects of my life. You should too. :-)
Monday, January 31, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
What would be my Accidental Happiness
YouTube - Snowboard Girl 1 year old
Now, I don't plan to have any children, but as we know, sometimes God's plan is a little different than ours. I will forever take the best preventative cautions possible, but if ever something happened, THIS would be my Accidental Happiness!
Now, I don't plan to have any children, but as we know, sometimes God's plan is a little different than ours. I will forever take the best preventative cautions possible, but if ever something happened, THIS would be my Accidental Happiness!
Monday, January 24, 2011
Bucket List your life!
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Trying to find new things to do in Richmond? Me too. Or why not create a bucketlist for your city?
We all get pretty bored easily and as there's always at least ONE friend to occupy your free time, drag them along with you!
Better yet, I think I'm going to make a game out of it. Let's tart checking off the bucketlist and take a different friend along each time.
If you don't have that many friends.... grab a stranger. Sometimes the best adventures turn out to be with people you just met! Trust me, I probably know better than most :)
(always be careful, smart, and if you are going with a stranger, make sure you let someone else know where you're going too! If you get a strange vibe, most likely it's not a good idea. Otherwise- it could end up being a great time!!!)
"Do it for the fun of it!"
Trying to find new things to do in Richmond? Me too. Or why not create a bucketlist for your city?
We all get pretty bored easily and as there's always at least ONE friend to occupy your free time, drag them along with you!
Better yet, I think I'm going to make a game out of it. Let's tart checking off the bucketlist and take a different friend along each time.
If you don't have that many friends.... grab a stranger. Sometimes the best adventures turn out to be with people you just met! Trust me, I probably know better than most :)
(always be careful, smart, and if you are going with a stranger, make sure you let someone else know where you're going too! If you get a strange vibe, most likely it's not a good idea. Otherwise- it could end up being a great time!!!)
"Do it for the fun of it!"
A Shout Out to GRE! < 3
To the place that became my home for a year of my life, I miss you Grenoble, France.
To all my wonderful friends who I believe will be lifelong - I love and miss you all so much!
I miss... Tuesday night traditions..., the mountains, the snowboarding, the amazing friends, fun nights, the Tram system, Public Transportation in general, cheap flights, Random weekend adventures, Crepes, Cheese, Always having something to do or someone to hang out with, cheap wine, Good wine, the culture, the language, constant social drinking, the ability to drink in public, the scenery, the food, exceptional student discounts, the safety, the cleanliness, the atmosphere, Le Petit Vraque, the feeling of belonging, the buildings and architecture, the markets, LidL, not having to carry an ID everywhere, constantly meeting new people, Druid's Pub, Berlioz Parties, Whale time, Dinner's out, my 3 favorite restaurants (one Italian, one Indian - names still unknown, and Jardin d'Asie), Nems, La Bastille, (faire du stop!)=hitchhiking, last minute hiking, the education system, Chalets, the convenience, bars on campus, political participation, organizational support and attendance, the commitment level of the french, opportunities to travel, ERASMUS and most of all, the thing that brought this all together... INTEGRE!
Special thanks to ISEP for accepting me, and placing me in the very place I requested. I don't think my year abroad could have been any better!
To all my wonderful friends who I believe will be lifelong - I love and miss you all so much!
I miss... Tuesday night traditions..., the mountains, the snowboarding, the amazing friends, fun nights, the Tram system, Public Transportation in general, cheap flights, Random weekend adventures, Crepes, Cheese, Always having something to do or someone to hang out with, cheap wine, Good wine, the culture, the language, constant social drinking, the ability to drink in public, the scenery, the food, exceptional student discounts, the safety, the cleanliness, the atmosphere, Le Petit Vraque, the feeling of belonging, the buildings and architecture, the markets, LidL, not having to carry an ID everywhere, constantly meeting new people, Druid's Pub, Berlioz Parties, Whale time, Dinner's out, my 3 favorite restaurants (one Italian, one Indian - names still unknown, and Jardin d'Asie), Nems, La Bastille, (faire du stop!)=hitchhiking, last minute hiking, the education system, Chalets, the convenience, bars on campus, political participation, organizational support and attendance, the commitment level of the french, opportunities to travel, ERASMUS and most of all, the thing that brought this all together... INTEGRE!
Special thanks to ISEP for accepting me, and placing me in the very place I requested. I don't think my year abroad could have been any better!
The best year of my life so far - Santé To (2009-2010)!
May you live on forever and never be forgotten :)
Friday, January 21, 2011
I've fallen.. into the world of dresses.
Most of you who know me, or have grown up with me, know that there are two sides to me.
A. The tomboy, outdoorsy, can figure it out on my own, I'll kick your ass if you mess with me, sporty, backpacking solo, all-around go-getter type of girl.
and then there's:
B. The dress-up, pageant, acting/singing/modeling, nail painting, make-up wearing, hair-doing, "don't mess it up," side of me.
Recently, over the past year of so, I've moved into the casual dress type of style. Maybe it was France that did it to me, and as much as I enjoy wearing jeans.. sometimes I actually Want to look semi-fashionable now. The only unfortunate part about that, is this kind of apparel is rather pricey.
For example:
My Dress of the Day
I adore this dress.. although I'm not too sure many would.. I have a different kind of taste.. but look at the price! And this is on Amazon.com
So to try and meet this urge for a more tasteful style.. (it helps that I've lost some weight- otherwise, these dresses aren't designed for a chunkier set, which I found out after I lost weight, that I actually was) - I venture to GoodWill, where other people's leftovers become my new-do!
So to all of you who can afford to by $80 dresses (on-sale).. wear them a couple of times.. and hand them off to me! I'll gladly take them to make part of my wardrobe :)
A. The tomboy, outdoorsy, can figure it out on my own, I'll kick your ass if you mess with me, sporty, backpacking solo, all-around go-getter type of girl.
and then there's:
B. The dress-up, pageant, acting/singing/modeling, nail painting, make-up wearing, hair-doing, "don't mess it up," side of me.
Recently, over the past year of so, I've moved into the casual dress type of style. Maybe it was France that did it to me, and as much as I enjoy wearing jeans.. sometimes I actually Want to look semi-fashionable now. The only unfortunate part about that, is this kind of apparel is rather pricey.
For example:
My Dress of the Day
I adore this dress.. although I'm not too sure many would.. I have a different kind of taste.. but look at the price! And this is on Amazon.com
So to try and meet this urge for a more tasteful style.. (it helps that I've lost some weight- otherwise, these dresses aren't designed for a chunkier set, which I found out after I lost weight, that I actually was) - I venture to GoodWill, where other people's leftovers become my new-do!
So to all of you who can afford to by $80 dresses (on-sale).. wear them a couple of times.. and hand them off to me! I'll gladly take them to make part of my wardrobe :)
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Canaan Valley, WVA
So to "prepare" for my trip out west, I run 2 slopes over and over again, trying to find any kind of lip to jump, obeying every freakin' sign as to not let the money I had already spent on these lift tickets to go waste.. and no bore myself to death, (btw, there is only 1 lift open out of 3.. besides the bunny slope).
Thankfully that's where the 8 other friends come in. Luckily for them, coming here last year wasn't like this, but we made the best of out of it. We had a great time despite the lack of slopes open under amazing conditions; it was night that held all the fun! We played in the snow and lived it up every night we were there. Overall it was great and although we were only able to hit 2 slopes for the first couple of days on a mountain with "39".. it's the people you're with that make up for it.
It sure isn't the Alps though.
On a side note.. due to all the tie we had with our 15 minute ride up the lift and our 1 minute and 29 second ride down.. timed on both slopes (they're pretty much the same), Steven, Brittany and I agreed that if any one of us were to win the lottery, (at first we were going to take everyone on an amazing boarding trip), but then we decided we'd just BUY A MOUNTAIN! We would run it, and by run it, we mean - hire other people at $8.00 an hour to run it for us, as we sit on our lazy asses and snowboard all day. We also agreed that we were too cheap to buy one of those high tech groomers, so we're going to make a 75 man "human grooming machine!"- which will probably cost more than just buying the high-end thing, but as Britt says, "she'd rather watch people do it instead." Steph: "And they better not sit down on the job!" Murph: "I don't care how long the run is.. they're not stopping!"
And of course the mountain will be either out west or in Alaska. The name: BULL MOUNTAIN- dead on.
Now would you look at that! We've got ourselves a business merger. Not only will we have our own mountain, we're also going to produce our own clothing line for snowboarding (for course). There will be the Andy Brand, The Kristi Co., Brittany's Line, and then.. wait for it... keep waiting... waiting.... "The Murphs" (with a separate children's section to be named, 'the Smurfs').
As for everyone else, they can come up with their own logo/brand name/ design thing, since they weren't there on this merger deal.. probably because they were being recruited for hire by our non-existent staff.
Unfortunately, we have to be careful not to be mauled by a bear and dragged by to its den/cave for a late night snack before we win the lottery.
Otherwise, I think we have a good chance of making this dream come true!
What...? Ohhh right, maybe we should start playing the lottery first.
As the week went on.. more surprise came about. Finally the majority of the trails were opened and brought quite a good ride! Wooded trails are particularly my favorite (until I run into trees-- HA, oh the video to be shown from Vail).
Overall, it turned out to be an amazing week, with new friends, snowboarding, so much laughter, music, druinking, fun and snow! A++
And so onto VAIL!
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Not Resolutions but Restitutions!
As an amazing year has come and gone, I've learned to live by my own song. To love life in every way, and appreciate all I'm given every day!
This year I want to give myself the reminders of what I learned over my year abroad, the little things I've let slip from mind over the last 4 months.
I offer these to you in hopes that you live by them too :)
Remind yourself of these every morning as 2011 continues through.
Life is too short to worry.
I'm too strong to give up or give in.
Love is worth fighting for.
Trust like I never have before.
Live like there's no tomorrow.
Reach out when others need a hand.
"Do" as if there's no one watching.
"Go" as if there's no limit.
Take a chance because another may not come.
Stress less, enjoy more.
"Just do it" for the fun of it!
Give like I have everything to give.
Try like I have nothing to lose.
Put Faith in what I believe in.
And LOVE without conditions or judgment.
There's so much more to life than our 'daily burdens.' Let them go, be free, explore within yourself and the world around you, and never stop searching for that Ultimate Happiness!
This year I want to give myself the reminders of what I learned over my year abroad, the little things I've let slip from mind over the last 4 months.
I offer these to you in hopes that you live by them too :)
Remind yourself of these every morning as 2011 continues through.
Life is too short to worry.
I'm too strong to give up or give in.
Love is worth fighting for.
Trust like I never have before.
Live like there's no tomorrow.
Reach out when others need a hand.
"Do" as if there's no one watching.
"Go" as if there's no limit.
Take a chance because another may not come.
Stress less, enjoy more.
"Just do it" for the fun of it!
Give like I have everything to give.
Try like I have nothing to lose.
Put Faith in what I believe in.
And LOVE without conditions or judgment.
There's so much more to life than our 'daily burdens.' Let them go, be free, explore within yourself and the world around you, and never stop searching for that Ultimate Happiness!
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