the story of a girl

She likes to sing loud                                                              
  & dance fast                                                                              
She lives through the windshield                                                
  not by her past                                                                          
Her life can be described                                                          
  as a hot mess                                                                            
She likes it when the wind                                                        
  ruffles up her dress                                                                    
her heart is like a fortress                                                        
  never falling down                                                                    
The only thing she wants                                                          
  is out of this town                                                                  
She never wants to be weak                                                    
  & never wants to be hurt                                                      
Some say she's cold                                                                
  but her heart is in the dirt                                                          
She's been stepped on                                                            
  too many times                                                                    
That's why her glass                                                              
  is always Corona with lime                                                  
Living life steady                                                                    
  living life slow
She's always been the girl
  to go with the flow
Long hair blowing
  & music that doesn't stop
She says her life
  will be over the top
(12.13.2010)

Scarred up knees
  and messy hair
break her heart?
  none would dare
Adventures and flying
  are her thing
windows down
  listen to her sing
Dancing in the rain
  like a little kid
She says she'll do it
  like her daddy did
Salt in her hair,
  then snow on her face
She won't rush life
  because it's no race
She won't give up
  she'll never stop
Because her life
  is over the top
(9.26.12)

perfect song. 

too ironic..

some people change for the good, some people change for the bad and some people change because they are told to. me, well I began to change for reasons unknown to me. and frankly, I don't like it. today was such a great day to be home. it reminded me of the beginning of senior year when it would be beautiful outside and I would come home and paint with the music loud and the windows open. it made me happy. just being in my space with my family, and no distractions. I also began to look at old pictures too, man was that funny. sometimes all a persons needs is to be reminded of who they were, and how much they loved it, to realize that change isn't always a good thing. so here's to the hippy that loves painting, sunshine,  and music, and who doesn't care what other people think and who loves to laugh. (not this annoying bitch who's been hanging around for sometime.) here's to the girl that loves to dance and sing and who was never angry. I don't know where she went, but I can guarantee you one thing. she is making a comeback. and this time. she is going to stick around.

because this has always been and will always be my favorite song.  

for you:

august 10, 2011.the memory that takes up my brain every second of the day. the day I started dating my best friend. Partly in thanks to Kenlie for causing our relationship.

top ten.

10. watching Finding Nemo

9.going to see the Lion King and trying to leave the house that night..

8.ditching our friends that one time

7.after the football game that same night, in the freezing cold Blazer

6.after school basically every day

5.going to the zoo

4.going to the aquarium

3.my birthday

2.senior prom

1.the day I told you I loved you

love always

-A

 p.s. you holding my hand every time we hung out over the summer was one of my favorites too

favorite memories

10.) riding around in 100 degree weather, in an old red Chevy, with my dad, brother and two neighbors looking for a storage rental place
9.) playing rock paper scissors anything with Aaron for 2 straight hours on our way back from a lighthouse tour and Charlotte
8.) the "party" that was at my house during the 7th grade
7.) whitewater rafting that next summer
6.)going skiing for the second time and accidentally going down a black diamond trail
5.)going to the fort we had in Riverwood with Aaron and the Lebo's
4.)graduation
3.)tie-dyeing shirts every summer
2.)junior prom
1.)going to Boston in the tenth grade

honorable mentions (in no order):
going "creeping" during the summer before junior year
January 19-20 2007
shopping with my mom all day at Concord Mills
Carowinds with crew after graduation
going to Florida for the first time
going down the slide in tubes at LG
Valentine's Day freshman year

here I am

this song is perfect.