Summer

I am officially done with my spring 2012 semester.

Cover your ears, kids and grandma;

F*ck, yeah!

Man was I ready to be done!

I went horse back riding this weekend and am in love.

My horse's name is Troy, as in Troy from High School Musical.

Cute/embarassing, but whatever.

He is gracious to me.

I am so thankful for the opportunity!

Turns out the owner is a Christian and has a lot of the same sentiments as I do.

I feel really good about the whole thing.

Thanks, Yahweh.

Sunday we went to a clinic to learn bridle-less riding.

I hope to go without a bit eventually.

Seriously, I am so happy to have a horse in my life finally.

I feel really good about my major being Agriculture, too.

Thoughts;

35mm COLOR (yes!) film

dropped digital photo

summer

Wisconsin

Josh coming home

I love MY dogs

Troy, my new love

dresses

Goals for this season;

clean and gut my room of clutter and excess

garage sale with purpose

create and re-purpose

thrift often

redecorate

clean closet of clothes too small, out of date, or outlandish

ride often, learn much

Push through!

Yesterday I went for a 2 hour bike ride to calm my nerves.

I came home hungry and tired to find my mom putting dinner on the table.

Needless to say, I was very happy to be home.

Seriously as much of a bummer not transferring this fall should be, I'm more and more happy about it. I get to take classes I need for way cheap, spend more time with my dogs, AND hopefully there is a horse somewhere of my own in the future.

So today I had my photography practical and showed my portfolio.

My professor has me doing iPhone photography this next semester.

We'll see if that turns out well...

Either way, glad to be done with that.

Time to break out the fun things like the Holga 120 and my other goofy lomo cameras.

Now, I need to stop procrastinating and study for my Marine Bio class.

1 exam and 2 finals to go!

Woo!

Later, Josh and I are going clothes shopping.

I need some riding stuff and he needs a nice black shirt.

House sitting this weekend,

oh and you know, RIDING SOME HORSES!

So excited!

Thoughts;

summer

dust

hooves

manes

trail rides

gymkhana

Wisconsinnnnnn

air plane rides

life, sigh.

I am a happy girl.

Exclaimations and such...

Ahhhhhh!

I am so excited for this summer.

Done with English and Spanish!

3 more classes to go!

And I will be taking riding lessons starting saturday!

Ahhhhhhhhh so excited!!

Thoughts;

Horses

Boots

Dirt

Spaghetti westerns

John Wayne

So excited!

Weekend

So yesterday on my bike ride I found a dead lady in her car.

Ok, so thank God she wasn't dead.

She just looked that way.

Apparently she was tweaking pretty hard, and really shouldn't have been driving, but she was not dead.

Which is a really good thing.

I don't think I could handle that.

I also gave directions to an elderly Indian couple thanks to my iPhone's map feature.

Seriously, what can't this thing do?

Have you made a point to enjoy a sunset?

Not just have it catch you off guard on your drive home from work, but actually count on it being breathtaking and actively chase after it?

Bring your camera when you do.

Thoughts;

finals

riding lessons (AHHH SO EXCITED!!!)

allie and mom's birthdays

Wisconsin

Jeans vest with floral dresses

Italian jazz

horses (seriously, SO EXCITED!!)

english portfolio deadline apathy

instagram @anoukfox

Thankful for;

My mama llama

tea

my sisters

my boyfriend who fixes my bike and comes to the rescue

my dogs

nana's kitchen

my bike

my kitten nugget

my car

thrift store finds

the sutter buttes

sunsets

different seasons

my iPhone

my Nikon

good friends

my jobs

and last but not least my God who provides more than I ask for, Thank you.

Amen.

Science

Chrysaora fuscescens

aka Pacific sea nettle

I think you're better

than anything else,

ever, ever, ever.

Work.

Thoughts;

Pretty day

productivity

Duke

duels

chemistry

etiquette

hypocrisy

laundry

candles

crafts

summer

thrifting

Spanish

4.0

The Honey Trees

credence

Saw an advisor yesterday out at Yuba;

found out I need more credits than I thought.

Another year at Yuba, pride bruised and excitement fading.

My 6 unit semester is now 20.

Chem, animal and plant sciences, and an AG course over the summer... if I can get into them.

Met with my papa yesterday for yogurt,

it was really, really nice.

I miss strong Christian influences in my life.

Went for a bike ride to clear my head;

these are the pictures that resulted.

It was a wonderful summer-like day.

Thoughts;

sleep

work

slow

surrender

Prone to wander, Lord I feel it

Prone to leave the God I love

I love my family and Josh

Does anything matter

Thoughts;

next semester