Cotton Candy, Nearly Impossible Games, Ferris Wheels and Flashing Lights!!

Im getting so excited because its getting near the time of the year when the State Fair will be rolling around! =]

I get super excited becuase #1 its usually right before my birthday and #2 becuase i am a child at heart! I suppose this whole loving the fair thing may have to do with the reason i had never gone to the fair until i was about 12 with a friend of mine. I remember it being one of the most fun days ever! Well being that young it really wouldnt take much to impress lol

I remember the endless supply of cotton candy and all the odd confections fried with pounds of sugar or doused in syrup or powdered sugar!

I'll admit i never ate anything more then cotton candy, chicken tenders and an ice cream cone.

I could never for get the vast rows of games stocked up with hundres and hundreds of stuffed animals! I remember this past year i had so badly wanted to win a banana! Unfortunately i was determined to save my money for the ferris wheel ride!

I can't imagine taking a trip to a fair and not riding the ferris wheel at least once!!

Another of my favorite things are the photobooths that spit out the vintage and traditional four part pictures! I love photo strips and I will definately be the first to jump at taking a few pics in the booths! lol

Im a huge fan of the fair because it reminds me of all the old movies when boy takes girl hes totally into to the fair and he does everything he can to make it a special evening for her. =] A date like this is special becuase it takes me back to an past time when you dont need to go do something flashy and crazy....all it is for me is riding some old fair rides, munching on some very unhealthy snacks and just being part of the atmosphere.

It seems the fair is always a time for people to go and enjoy themselves. They haven't a single care in the world. They just want to have fun.

OH! and of course i cant forget i also would love to go so i can snap some shots becuase i love the way fairs look...soo colorful and lively....its one of the many splendors i love to take part in and see in life. =] Its perfect!

--XOXO Steph

"intelligent input darlin' why don't you just have another beer then?"--KN

So summer will be coming to an end soon....i hope =P lol

As much as i cant stand the cold i am soo over the heat! I take the city bus everday for school so I end up spending quite a bit of time waiting around outside! lol I never realized just how much i disliked extreme weather....guess it never really hit me until now.

Well anyways i kind of just wanted to discuss what im going to miss most about summer. Im going to miss the ability to to swim in my pool (even though i never swimmed once this entire summer! lol) But i suppose now that i dont have a choice makes me kind of miss it.

Im going to miss all the free time i had. I wish i would have done art...for some reason i felt so drained and kind of confused....?? I suppose confused for the reason that i had a thousand ideas and inspiration all around but i was unable to translate that to paper or a canvas. I did however have the opportunity to explore photography a lot more! =] I was so happy. I didnt realize my true love for photography until after my junior year. Im glad i did becuase its another way for me to utilize my self expression for these thoughts trapped in my head. =] lol

Im also going to miss the simple things such as having ice cream and banana splits all the time! Then there is my habit of drinking hot coffee all year long. Tall, HOT, Caramel Macchiato from Starbucks! I dont get to go often so when i go i order my favorite coffee and i enjoy it! lol

Im going to miss those random days when the boyfriend was off from work and he'd come over and spend the whole day laying on the couch with me watching silly movies, playing board games, and making breakfast. =] Our wonderful Lazy Days. I could never forget the fun i had just going with the flow of the day.

Theres a thousand other things such as watching random movies that are 10 years old on the Starz or HBO channels! OR going out and staying out all hours just having fun with friends and boyfriend chatting and going to the movie theater. Waiting 6+ hours to watch Harry Potter with the girls.

The list is endless! I wouldnt change a thing. Im going to remember this summer for the rest of my life because it was simple and fun and free!

Life has so much to offer, i dont want to miss a thing because im too busy working away forever.

Life only happens once. There are no do overs.

Im making the msot of whats been given to me. =]

XOXO

You Could Be Happy--S.P.

When i think about my life and where im at right now....im happy. The biggest change in my life that has been the most important to me has been my boyfriend. He was a wake up call in my life that made me see where my life was heading. I got so fed up with normal routine i started to think what could it hurt to make a few mistakes here and there? We have been together for what will be 7 months this saturday. =]

I think about how far we've come and how much of an impact he has made in my life in these past months. He makes me want to be a better person and try harder. I remember meeting him felt like perfect timing. We met at a charity event where student governments would come together and support a cause. I ended up meeting him there and just like that, the same day and all he asked me to his prom =)....i think about that day a lot. How everything seemed to work out. How i was so driven to get to this event. I didnt go thinking this would happen. I went hoping that day would be different from many others in my past. I wanted to have fun and meet people and be open. This was the last year id get to meet other student government kids since it was my senior year and all. I just wanted to be able to come from that day and think how different and amazing it was.

I think i recieved a lot more then id bargained for. =) lol It ended up being one of the most important days of my senior year. That day made me believe in myself and others all over again. I think for a period of time i lost myself in all the frustration of being a teenager.

I think i began to compromise a lot of myself and my own beliefs becuase i didnt want to feel like id "missed out" on things. This was where i took a wrong step. Thinking that i was missing out because i didnt do all the same things other friends were doing. Im glad i realized it when i did becuase i dont know how different things would be for me.

Im so happy with my life right now. My boyfriend is the reason my life is where it is right now. Im moving forward in a positive way. I dont want to mess up everything he has helped me through. Hes not just a chapter in my life....hes become my inspiration to want to succeed in life. His dreams and aspirations make me want to push myself even harder every single day of my life.

I thank him everyday, even though i dont tell him personally, i do because hes the reason. =]

"Live for love"

I live for love every single day of my life because it makes me see the beauty in the simplest things that are around me everyday.

I love you Alex. Forever.

XOXO

=) Smile!