The Real Deal

Lately, I've been feeling kind of down.  This is the first summer I've been home from college where I truly feel like an adult.  My friends from home are all heading back to school way early, my friends from college are five hours away, and I'm working 9 to 5 Monday through Friday.  I've been feeling kind of lonely the past few days and have even been thinking "Am I going to be this boring for the rest of my life?" The answer is no, I am not going to be this boring for the rest of my life.  I'm at a weird in-between stage in my life, and the frustration from it is so frustrating.  In honor of this feeling I've been having lately, here is a list of some things that make me happy, in hope that they'll make you happy if you're stuck in a rut, too! ONE // Reading I've mentioned this in multiple posts, but I've always loved reading, ever since I was little.  Book stores were like heaven to me, and I would have to be dragged out.  ...

Reading is something that I have always loved to do, but unfortunately I don't get a lot of time to read for pleasure during the school year.  Now that it's summer, I'm trying to make a dent in my "To Read" list on Goodreads! The other day I finished my first book of the summer: What Alice Forgot  by Liane Moriarty.  She is also the author of Big Little Lies  which I read last summer and absolutely loved, and this book was just as good!  After reading these two, I definitely need to read more from her! This book is about a girl named Alice who is newly married, pregnant with her first child, and the next thing she knows, it's 10 years in the future.  She doesn't remember the last 10 years of her life, and she tries to figure out who she is in this new life that she knows nothing about. I was sucked into this book right away.  As a reader, you are just as clueless as Alice is about her new life, and learning everything along with her as she goe...

My birthday is my favorite day of the year, and I always love to have myself a day every single year.  But, since this year was my 21st birthday, we had to make it even more special.  My two room mates from school came down to St. Louis to spend my birthday with me and some of my friends from home, and we had a blast all weekend! Friday night is when they came into town, so we just hung out in my pool, and had a relaxing night.  On Saturday though, I had a touristy day planned since they had never been to St. Louis before.  Two of my best friends from home, Robert and Logan, came with us this day since they both knew my room mates and to make the day even more fun. Our first stop was the St. Louis Zoo.  Our zoo was voted the best in the country, and is completely free to get in!  It was wicked  hot this day, so we only stayed for a few hours.  We saw some great animals and had a blast, but our favorite part was getting a mixture of a piña cola...