Trip to the Farm

During spring break, I had the opportunity to travel to Nebraska to visit some family again. Our trip this time consisted of traveling to my uncle and aunt's farm! Unfortunately we didn't go south to warm weather, it was still pretty cold, but I love all the adventures I can take at the farm! It was cool to get really close to the Robins and take pictures of them. We were celebrating Easter a few days early, so we had a VERY fancy dinner with a yummy lemony cake for dessert {second picture}. Then, I had to get some pictures of me at the farm, so I asked my brother Luke to take some of me. He did a great job, and I think I received some good photos out of it! I learned how to make a sepia feel in photoshop, and the edit really fit some of these pictures. Overall, I had a great weekend at my grandparents'.

P.S. It was my second blogoversary a few days ago! Thank you all for your support!

15th Birthday

 Yesterday I celebrated my 15th birthday. This is my story of my day. First, my dad woke me up for church and made me pancakes for my birthday. My mom made me a sign that said "Happy Birthday, We Love You!" After getting ready, my mom and I headed to our church. I brought cookies for my youth group, and then went to the 10:30 service.

 After church, my mom made us hash browns and eggs {also for me}. When I had a bit of free time, I stepped out into the freezing cold and took these five pictures (plus quite a few more). I set up my broken tripod, that still somehow works, plugged in my wireless remote, and snapped away using my remote. I don't think I've talked about my wireless remote yet on the blog! I bought it with some Christmas money and this is the first time that I was able to use it on myself, like I think they should be used for. ;) 

 After lunch, my mom and I headed to my school's play. We bought tickets and found our seats in the second row off to the side. I really enjoyed the play! Now that I'm in high school, I know a lot more people and I enjoy seeing how hard my friends have worked on this piece of art. Supporting them in their hard work is something that I find necessary and appropriate. 

 After the play I went and congratulated my friends and a few of the other actors. At first, I gave a few of my close friends hugs, and then I was getting hugs from everyone! It made me feel really good inside to be getting these hugs from people who don't even know it's my birthday. Then, after two or three hugs from my German friend Jacky, I said my farewell and started walking away. All of a sudden she gently grabbed my arm and gave me one more big hug and said happy birthday. That just made my whole day. To get a hug from a person that has known you only for two months is an amazing feeling. Especially when you aren't even the same age or grade. {I guess that just proves that Germans are the best :)}

When I got home, I worked on schoolwork for quite sometime, taking occasional breaks. My mom made my family soup which felt really nice after a cold, snowy day. I enjoyed reading all of my facebook messages and emails from my friends and family wishing me a happy birthday. It's moments like these that remind me that life if really worth living for. My two older brothers, Devin and Zach, who are in college, both called me and also wished me a happy birthday. It truly was an amazing day. 

Now is the time to compare last year to this year! :) I haven't changed drastically, but I definitely have changed.

 I got a haircut about a week ago now, so one thing different is definitely my hair. 

I have definitely changed this year and I will in the next year too. I think I'll be getting braces sooner than later, so hopefully I'll have straighter teeth next year. :) Cheers to a great birthday!

I'm Back!

Hello Friends!!

I'm so excited to be back into the blogging world! After a long, unexpected break, I am SO ready to be back. One of the main reasons I went on a blog break was because the computer that I blog on was broken, which means that I couldn't access or upload any of my photos. My dad fixed it a little while ago, and now I have a whole new design and a bunch of posts lined up for you. Go check out my tabs as they may be a little different. I want to thank Arianna for doing my beautiful design yet again. She is such a sweetheart and I'm very thankful for such an amazing friend. I hope you all are as excited about me blogging again as I am. :P Welcome back to the new and improved "The Road's Journeys."

When You Get the Focus Right | Self-Portrait

 40 Things in 2012: #3

Last weekend, Sunday to be exact, I dressed up in an outfit that I hadn't worn in months! It was a super nice day out so I set up my tripod to take pictures of myself. Now, when I have a very complex backround {in my case, trees}, it's hard to use auto focus to get nice, clear pictures of myself. At first, I was bummed that my first 5 pictures didn't turn out in auto or manual. But, after a while, I got it. I got the exact spot I needed for a perfect picture. I set the timer and snapped away like a mad women. I was determined to get some good photos so I also played music so get a genuine smile out of myself. :-) Here are a few of the pictures that I took.

Awkward!!!

I hope you enjoyed them!