Rain Rain Don't Go Away

Whenever it rains I always feel a little more creative. 

Music hits your soul and words cut deeper,

So I came up with my version of spoken word.....

Rainy Day Nostalgia 

By: Sophia Josephine

Sometimes you find yourself in your house stumbling to get through the day. You make a quick snack and pour a nice big glass of juice and head to your room. When you get there you turn on your music, set it on shuffle, and look out the window slowly getting lost in the sound of the rain. Before you know it the next song comes on and in that moment it really hits your heart....

You're in your 20's and you find yourself troubled with the idea that you're never going to be this young again, but you've never felt so old. Just yesterday you were that crazy 16 year old. So young, so reckless, and so eager to fall in love. But she's just a stranger to you now. The memories flood in as quick as the rain fills the streets. You think back to all the plans you promised yourself you would fulfill by now and how far you are from achieving them. You think in that moment about your old friends and the times you spent and how you should call them. Then you think about how the great deal of numbers in your phone used to bring you so much comfort. But now they're. Just. Numbers. You think about the relationship that's blooming in your heart, or the one that's fading into the distance. But that's no fun so you quickly remember the good times you've had, the late nights and early mornings filled with joy which brings a little smile to your face.

Then just like that the song ends, and with it goes the memories. As you break away from that four minutes of rainy day nostalgia you realized you finished your snack and your juice is almost gone. But you take one last look out your window to watch the rain wash away the last remnants of those feelings you just felt and carry on with your day.

All Things Lovely

In honor of good ole Valentine's Day creeping up on us just around the corner

I thought it would be nice to share and updated list of a few things I love.

Lets start this shindig off right with some breakfast food! 

I mean who could possibly say no to heart shaped waffles.... sure as heck not me.

Back in the day I would head over to my best friends house before school and her mom would make us the most phenomenal cinnamon waffles shaped just like this, then would make us walk 45 minutes to school....

Hey I never complained about the walk after finishing one of those bad boys.

So this one has two parts

Part 1: Pretty clothes: my mouth not only waters for food, but for gorgeous fabrics and patterns as well. I'm a sucker for anything lace or embellished with fringe or earthy tones.

Part 2: People with style, I had mad respect for people who can rock their own personal style with easy.

hint- Don't worry about what other people think if you like it, then OWN it.... as my mom would say.

Taking pictures during "pretty hour" There is nothing better then snapping that golden shot with the perfect accent lighting

Fresh juice, well more specifically being so darn thirsty and craving some fresh juice so you end up doing everything you can to get ahold of some and then finally your lips press the side of the cold glass and you want to savor it, but the second the first drip hits your tongue you have to refrain yourself from chugging the whole thing.

Well at least that's my constant dilemma. 

I love me a pretty art project, I'm not the best at creating ideas from scratch I can definitely admit that, but I thoroughly enjoy finding something in a funky little store or stumbling on a pin on pinterest and trying to recreate it and make it into my own.

Finding the perfect quote for your situation. Whether it be a inspirational quote about life, that motivational quote you needed about working out, or a sympathy quote for when you find yourself becoming the cliche image of stuffing your face with a bowl full of ice cream and watching How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days......

on repeat.

Come on we've all kinda been there.

Nothing better then the simple action of squishing your little piggies in the sand, nothing.

If you've never done it please add it to your bucket list to come to the beach; catch a plane, take a road trip, hitch hike for goodness sakes just get your bum to the beach asap!

(okay maybe not the latter, lets be safe kids)

Lastly, my camera! It's seriously so therapeutic to sit back and be able to capture the simple and complex beauty that surrounds us. I've just recently started so I'm just in the experimenting phase with my Canon t3's manual setting. Man aperture and shutter speed can be super confusing so if you have any tips let a sista know :)

Photo Credit: Free People Pinterest

Cupid Babies

One of my best friends and Boyfriend are both born on Valentine's day.

I've always despised this holiday because I feel like you should love your significant other all the time.

Like come on, don't think you can get away with just planning something extra cool one day a year.....

 that's just lame.

So I got lucky with celebrating two birthdays instead.

My best friend Adrienne is turning 21 which just seems so crazy to me.

We've been friends since 8th grade and I remember back then thinking turning 21 was a lifetime ahead of us and somehow time just slipped right passed us.

My boyfriend Ryan is turning the big double 2's this year which clearly won't be as exciting as his 21st birthday last year, but we are going to celebrate with an awesome homemade sushi party this year.

We got so excited two weeks ago that we decided to try it our and we made some killllllller rolls

So get ready for lots of sushi pics yet to come after this weekend!

Photo Credit: Marah Johnson aka my mom