A letter to the me yet to come

Dear future me,

I'm not sure where you are right now, where you'll be when you come across this letter again,
but I hope it was a wonderful adventure getting there.

I hope you finally went and walked the crowded streets of New York.
I hope you lived out the rest of your college years without regrets and made more lasting memories than a body can count.
I hope you always made time for good books and phone calls with family.
I hope you still sing unabashed to your steering wheel whenever you're on the road.
I hope you still write, because as I've recently discovered, writing is one of your passions.
I hope you found the courage to travel all over Europe.
I hope you remember how important the little things are to you. (Laughing until you're breathless, smiles from strangers, random texts from old friends, walking through town in the dead of the night...)
I hope you remember what really matters in life. (Faith, family, friends, people, memories, kindness, love...)


Never forget, my future self, that you are of so much more than just yourself.  Everything you do has a reaction and every life you touch is changed, if even just slightly, forever.  Be the change you wish to see in this world.  When everyone else says to do otherwise, cling to your dreams.  Because that's what makes you (me) who you are.  Be the dreamer you were born to be.

Always,
L.A.

We are young

"Tonight we are young

So let's set the world on fire

We can burn brighter than the sun"

You only live once.  Live it right.

Always,

L.A.

Who?

                              

"Who except God can give you peace?
Has the world ever been able to satisfy the heart?"
-St. Gerard Majella


That quote offers some food for thought this beautiful Thursday night.  I hope you have an amazing time tonight as I hope to have as I head to the Hunger Games midnight premier.  I'm crossing my fingers they at least hold a candle to the books!
Always,
L.A.


                                      photo courtesy of http://www.irishviews.com/sky3.jpg

*Cue random dance party

          "I wasn't looking for this, But now you're in my way."


I tried resisting liking this song, but I just can't do it anymore. So here it is, the song that I cannot stop listening to.  No matter how bad my day's been, this song never fails to put me in an amazing mood. (or make me want to dance around the room like an idiot)  I hope that your day will be a little better as well after a quick listen.

Always,
L.A.



WARNING:
Listening to "Call Me Maybe" may lead to random, uncontrollable singing and dancing.

One of those great things...

Do you know what I've come to see as one of the greatest things in the world lately??

       Being content.

I am being completely honest when I say it is the best. thing. ever.

That's not to say I wanna be doing what I'm doing for the rest of my life.  But I am beyond content right now.

      I am so happy right now.

For the first time since I've been here, I love my school.  I have the greatest friends in the world.  On top of my already amazing friends from high school, I've finally met people here who want the same things outta life.  My classes (minus chemistry) are going really well.  My faith is stronger than ever.  And I'm happily single for once in my life. (although there is this one guy...)

I am honestly blown away by how amazing this feeling is.  I guess what they say is true.

      The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything.

I hope you keep that in mind as you start out this spring.  It honestly makes all the difference.

Always,

L.A.

To be pursued... a letter to my future husband

Dear my husband-to-be,

When the time is right, please pursue me.  Genuinely pursue me.  I promise I'll love you forever for it.

Always yours,
me

Smile

                             

“Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love,
a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.”
― Mother Teresa


I dream of living in a world where it's common courtesy for everyone to at least smile at the random people they pass on the street and through out their day.
Smile at a stranger today.
No matter how crowded the streets are.
No matter what mood you're in. 
You never know when that one smile will make all the difference.


Always,
L.A.
                                             photo courtesy of http://www.embarq.org/en/solution/walking