My favorite Artist in Alaska

Katy Sevigny art is so vibrant and beautiful

I especially love her sea life paintings.


You can see the rest of it at www.katiesevignyart.org

Hope you enjoy

Rome around the corner

So it isn't like I am going there this year or anything. But my point here is to say that I WILL! No matter how long (though i hope not too long) or how much i have to work. I will get there.
We can only go as far as we let ourselves go.

So what do I need to do to get there?

Death

Yesterday I found out that my astronomy teacher from high school passed away. Mr Brabec, he was indeed one of my favorite teachers. I remember going home after the first day of school and telling my mom about all my teachers (I still do this even now that I am in college) and my description was this,
" he has beach blonde hair almost touching his shoulders but bald on the top, he wears glasses and earrings and he is always smiling".
That last part almost makes me want to cry "always smiling", is he not smiling anymore? It's a weird thought to think that he died yesterday and yet the world kept on spinning, kept on living, just kept on. Is that what death is just a period to the end of someones story? Is it at all that simple. How do you grieve something like this. I remember him telling me that one day my hair looked good :) and the day I was broken up with and couldn't stop crying, he let me sit outside of class. He had a heart and he had a family.
My theory is that no one really leaves this existence because stories like this one keep them alive and as long as I keep telling it he won't be out of existence and into some empty space. I am a religious person and do believe in God but not everyone does and I don't even know if he did. So that is why I say existence because I have to believe that everyone at least believes we are in that.

To Complete my happiness

1. Coffee- and it matters where its from. Burnt coffee is gross and too sweet is unbearable. Starbucks is my favorite BUT there are local coffee stands that make it perfecto!

2. Dreams- they need to be realistic. I would like to breathe underwater but that might never happen and my dream to travel the world, although very optimistic, it will take time and dedication.

3. Love- that unbearable to be apart that love to stay in your arms and breathe the same air as you, love. What is life without love?!

4. Hot showers- Nothing more relaxing or refreshing and maybe even sexy!!

My list could go forever ...

Be happy Dammit

Definitely feel greatful many things in my life. For love, for the sun, for life, for coffee (especially) and my mother.
I hope people aren't taking those great parents for granted because they may not always be there.
And know that being greatful every day for something will prolong your life. So smile, say Thankyou and don't sweat the small shit!

(300) days to smile

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two sides of the coin

There are people here and there, who's lives are utterly amazing. Like how do you get a life so amazing? How can you go to college and be a ski champion?? How can anyone in college fit into their jeans??? That I think I'll never know. Exercising doesn't help and neither does starving yourself.. and packing lunch is a nightmare.
So how do you guys have amazing lives and I feel so plain so simple and I know that's not me?
There are people who actually spend their time on their blogs write beautiful poetry or wonderful stories and for a moment I imagine I am them.
I adopted an elephant from Thailand and I can write stories that make people giggle. I am a food loving guru. How do you achieve all this?! It is a stabbing agonizing pain to have to go to school everyday, learn about chemistry when I know I'll never want to use it in life?
IS wanting to be a nurse common?? I want to help people, isn't that noble in some way? I love helping people. I don't want to be common or simple.
Although I know I want those simple pleasures in life marriage kids and a beautiful home. I think what I really want is to be a DOUBLE AGENT. That is absolutely the only way I'll ever get two sides of the coin. Live on the edge