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Lisa Mitchell | Clean White Love

A woah ah oh you’re my clean white love

A woah ah oh you’re my clean white love

What are you doing?

What you doing, what ya doing to me?

What are you doing to my head?

I want to live in this music video. And I want her red boots.

work

work @ the merk brings out the crazies.

a happy list

-sleeping in

-sunshine

-family visit

-cute craft making

-pizza + learning about UFC salaries from boy roomies haha

-coffee + drive + city-lights-at-night + mixed cd’s

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all add up to a pretty good day.

Her Morning Elegance

I like watching this from time to time.

Last night part of my dream involved playing that corn hole toss game (whatever it’s called) with some of my favourite people.

I think this means someone wants to be in the south real bad.

Indie Day

Had a fun day with Robyn and Jess today. We ate at the Bagel Cafe, took pictures with Jess' wide angle and made crafts. Oh, and wore v-necks, for the indie factor. Kind of a joke, really.

learning to swim

I was feeling a little nostalgic this morning as I drank my coffee and watched some toddlers going about their swimming lessons. The seating area of the Tim Horton’s on campus looks into the Aquarena, our swimming pool, so for a short while this was my entertainment. As I watched there was one little girl who was afraid to jump from the side and into the arms of the woman teaching her, unless she was holding her hands. She then trusted and made her leap.

One year when I was a kid in swimming lessons, there was a girl in my group that was afraid to swim out to the teacher, even though they would never allow her to sink. I wasn’t afraid, but for some reason I pretended I didn’t want to do it either. Part of me wanted to give support, searched for solidarity and a friend to bond with. Even at this young age, I regretted faking it. I knew I was braver and stronger than that.

It still catch myself doing this, but I'm getting better.

I was also reminded of my favourite part of swimming lessons: the SLIDE! I would always look forward to the end of my lesson because of the ‘big’ slide we all got to go on. It was scary at the top, but with the exhilaration of zooming down I always knew that the instructor at the bottom would catch me and keep me from going under. Watching the children’s faces light up with joy upon reaching the bottom was simply adorable.

As I watched, I started to make some spiritual comparisons. When life is going well we just slide into his arms of grace. Other times maybe we know everything is going to be fine, but we allow those around us to hold us back.

One thing we need to accept is that in every situation we can have faith that in the end he will not permit us to falter. If we fall too deep or lose sight of what’s important, he does not let us sink too far.

He is always there to catch us whether we believe in it or not.

simple pleasures

This dorky little sketch simplifies my needs. I'm a girl of simple pleasures.

I like to know someone is thinking of me; I like little notes, random hugs, and spending time together doing anything from a picnic or road trip to cuddling or a movie.

I will absolutely love you if you embrace my picture taking habits, even more still if you take some with me. I don't want to feel apologetic or lame for wanting to capture memories.

You'll thank me later when we're 80 and I have a scrapbook full of all the fun we've had.

november

November rolled in on a warm wind today. It’s hard to believe how fast this semester is going.

I’m finishing the last few courses for my French degree, which is both exciting and terrifying at the same time. Next year holds so many possibilities, all of which are a mystery to me. I’m finally seeing how choices that were made before I graduated high school have brought me to where I am this year.

I never thought I’d be where I am now. The future seems so open to me right now and while I’m scared, I know He’ll take care of me.