Dirt and Sunshine

It has been WAY too long since I have blogged. Today, I decided to crawl out of the hole I've been hiding in and jump back on the social media train. The last time I posted, I talked about cold weather and being stuck inside watching Breaking Bad for hours on end (which I finished in no time at all - it was awesome). Slowly but surely, summer crept up on us... and as I put off studying for my biology final tomorrow, I can't help but daydream about all of the fun, adventurous things I plan on doing and seeing this summer.

First things first, summer is about being outside. I don't care who you are, if you would rather be cooped up inside on an 80 degree day, you're absolutely bat-shit crazy. So with that said, my bucket list is filled with things like camping, fishing, hiking, and taking trips to get far away for a little while. A trip to Wisconsin could potentially be in my future this July, although it isn't officially a plan yet. I missed one last year that involved charter boats, lots of fishing, fireworks... all the fun stuff. I'm also planning on taking a little trip to sweet home Alabama with my "not-so redneck" boyfriend so I can finally meet his family and tie him down a little more. ;) It's finally here - sandals, shorts, tan lines & sunburns, bonfires (with my ABSOLUTE favorite dessert - S'more's), camping in those gorgeous Rocky Mountains (with more S'mores), catching all the fish, hiking, and so much more. I would like to be adventurous.... you can call it a goal.

I was thinking today... that my life seems boring - at least from where I'm sitting right now. I can't help but get jealous of people who seem to have an endless amount of interests, hobbies, passions... you know... the stuff I thought everyone was supposed to have. I seem to have none. Am I the one who's bat-shit crazy?! I mean, I like to read and write but that doesn't get me OUT and doing things. I want to DO things. I want to LEARN things. I want to feel satisfied with the one life I've been given. I want to live it to the fullest..... I'm just not sure how.

Maybe summer is just what I need.

Always, Aycy

Two Measly Topics

I got a text this morning from this sweet girl I work with. She asked where my blogs are since it has been three days since my first post. When I replied, I told her that it was really hard to think of what to write about. It's not that I don't want to write, or that I haven't been thinking about it... It's that I want to write with content and meaning all while making it "blog-worthy" and interesting. The longer I thought about it, I came to the conclusion that little miss Katie was right. I just have to do it. I have to write. You can't have a blog if you don't post. What is more interesting than nothing? The answer is anything.

I have this boyfriend and I mean it when I say he is anything but ordinary. His name is Kyle. I met him on the first day of my summer algebra class in May when the last open seat in class was next to him. He might tell you the story a little differently but I swear he's lying. ;) Long story short, I got lucky and now I have a best friend who puts up with me and keeps me busy with a mixture of inexpensive, free, and costly plans that I will get to here in a while.

Basically, I can sum up the content of this post with two measly topics. 1) The cold AND 2) How I've been dealing with the cold (or have I?!).

First of all, the cold sucks. It sucks more sucks than I can even begin to explain. I live in the very beautiful state of Colorado... majestic Rocky Mountains, wonderfully bright colors, a big city within reasonable distance, and we can't forget about all those weathermen that should have been fired ages ago. If you know anything about Colorado, you know the weather is bipolar. Highs in the 60's last week, they said... and I spent the majority of my time trying not to blow away in 139481320484 MPH winds. My body hates the cold. My hair hates the cold... even my split ends hate the cold. IS IT SPRING YET?! I know we are all thinking it, and I am consumed by the thought of warmth! If only that pesky little groundhog hadn't seen his shadow. In the midst of this wretched weather, I have found a couple of entertaining things to do.

1) Ice skating!! Kyle took me to a small little outdoor rink and the fun pales in comparison to the cold. I'm a weenie and I hardly even noticed. Bundle up and get on the ice!

2) Play a video game. I'm serious. It's called "Don't Starve" and I'm completely addicted. Little known fact - I'm not a gamer. Not even close. I can hardly entertain myself with games for 5 minutes and the first and only time I played Call of Duty I went 0-16. This game IS different. It is easy to catch on, but hard to play. You have to survive days in worlds with monsters and darkness and winters in the forest, all while keeping your character's hunger, health, and sanity at a decent level. It's much more fun than I can even describe so really... try it if you can!

3) Watch Breaking Bad. I'm on season 2 and I'm hooked. I mean, a chemistry teacher cooking and selling a pure, blue crystal meth to provide for his family..... ALL IN SECRET? Talk about a crazy, addictive concept! I won't go further in depth for fear of ruining the show, but I'll keep you posted. So far so good!

Stay warm and keep busy. Until next time!

Aycy

The FIRST big push!

I consider myself to be a writer. Or at least somewhere deep down, I think I was supposed to write.  I even like to do it. Whenever it comes up, I am always telling people that I am nowhere near artistically gifted... and I'm serious. I can barely draw a stick figure without laughing in embarrassment of my own 'work.' Just recently I realized that words are the closest to "art" I will ever get. Maybe I really can consider myself to be artistically gifted in some way. Here I am, six days away from my twentieth birthday and the only thing on my mind for days has been creating a blog. Although my life probably isn't much more interesting than any average person, I have a lot to say and a burning desire to do so. I have scoured the internet for inspiration and creative blogs to get the push I needed and finally, I have done it. I have a blog. My very own blog. A blog that took me three hours to name. A blog where I can share feelings way better with words. A blog where I can share funny stories, and bad days, and recipes, and insight, and advice, and anything my little heart desires. And I plan to do just that - so stick around. Until next time!