i put up a new picture by my desk. every few weeks or so i go searching through my giant stacks of national geographics for a new photograph. the last one was of a little girl and her mum standing on a cement bank by the sea somewhere in southern america.
i don't really know why i chose this photograph, i just liked it, so i put it up and have been staring at it for about 3 months now.
so i needed a change.
this time i chose a photo from the early 70's. it's a big lawn at golden hour and there are people spread out on the lawn, laying on blankets, sitting reading books and chatting with their friends. there's also a lot of people in the background walking around. i guess it might be from woodstock, honestly i didn't even read about it before i cut it out. they don't actually look like woodstock hippies anyway, excpet for the two guys with big beards, top hats and open shirts.
i like those guys.

i also sketched the above picture tonight, i like to keep my newest sketches open under the picture by my desk so i can see it every time i work at my desk. i like seeing my own work because it makes me happy and inspires me to make something else. i know every time i make something new i'll become more me, and that makes me happy.

the pictures are a good change.

and this kind of brings me to the point of this post.
i'm leaving this spot here and moving to a new place. this is a sudden decision, i just made up my mind about 15minutes ago. and i think it's a good decision and i think it will be a good change.

i've been here for 3 years maybe? and i've gone through at least 3 different blog titles. and now i just need a fresh place to start, new title, new pictures, hopefully new topics. more thinking and writing. more creating and being myself. i won't be deleting this blog, but i will be deleting all my other blogs and using a new link, which i will post later...once i actually get said new blog set up. ;)

 i'm excited about this change.

xx-noni

weekendings

the sunrise outside my window on friday morning.

         i've just had one of the craziest, best weekends ever! i went black friday shopping and found some epic christmas present bargains, plus a few things for myself. you know, the fun stuff like new coats and socks. ;) then on that same day i went to a Joshua Bell concert with some favourite people from Springfield. it was *amazing* and i still can't believe i saw Joshua Bell perform with the STL Orchestra. eeeep! crazy awesome time that! i also got to stand like 3 feet away from Bell at the meet and greet. that was pretty surreal, standing next to one of the worlds most talented and genius people of ever.
just wow.
it was a late night, i think we got home around 2pm, then the next day i worked in the morning and came home and had a fun night of hanging out with some other favourite people who were in town for the weekend. then on sunday my whole family was over and we celebrated thanksgiving and had a jolly time of it. i really love the times i get to spend with all of them, it was so relaxed and fun. i miss them as they're constantly touring and busy with their music.
i wouldn't mind joining them again.
that sunday night we stayed up late playing games and watching movies and laughing. after everyone went to sleep i had to stay up finishing my last essay of the semester. so now back to real life. i'm really excited about Christmas time coming up soon, i'm already planning a party and really hoping everyone can make it.

even though i may not have friends my age around here (they've all moved away or live in Springfield) i'm still blessed with an amazing family and an awesome church family. it's hard and lonely at times, but God is faithful and i'm way undeserving of everything i have and everyone in my life.

also.

i'm thinking again.

xx-noni

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So i've had instagram for a few weeks...and, let's just say i'm really addicted.
i post almost daily and sometimes probably to much but i don't really care. it's fun and easy and you should get it if you don't have it. ^_^

xx-noni

art by Pablo Montealegre

i haven't been writing lately because i haven't been thinking lately.

 to think is to be alive.

i don't really feel alive.

it's kinda weird.

last weekend me and my little family went to my sister and brother-inlaw's place for the weekend. they put on this giant, carnival themed birthday party for their son, it was seriously adorable. my mom made him a ringmaster outfit, so i took a lot of pictures. because he's gorgeous and all that jazz. and so now i shall bombard you with a ridiculous amount of cute.

 

the last 3 are him and his 2nd cousin, they were pretty darn cute together and i'm excited to spend thanksgiving with both of them here in a few weeks. :))


xx-noni

i take as many naps as i can.

problem is i have more trouble waking up from naps than i do in the mornings.

things have been a wee bit hectic lately, but the semester is almost over.

i'm a little tired. tired of these catch up posts and never having enough time to read any blogs. a little tired of procrastination and then cramming.

a little tired of my messy room and my bed that never gets made.

just a little tired.

xx-noni

it's my birthday today...nineteen...
i don't feel like writing one of those long posts about how life changes and how much i've changed and blablabla.
i think i'll just drink some coffee and go for a walk because for some reason the weather is always really warm and amazing on my bdays.
maybe it's natures way of saying it loves me. ;)

xx-noni

when i was small

when i was small the only time i paid any attention to time was when the sun was setting and i was sad because that meant play time outside was over.

when i was small i remember how the hours seemed to fly by as i was playing pretend games with my friends. that was the only time that time would go fast back then.

when i was small i didn't think of time in terms of minutes and hours. it was more like breakfast time, school time, dinner time, play time, reading time.

time.

it was nicer to be when i was small.

i've been really busy lately, every day goes by so fast. all i seem to do is school, work, sleep, eat, read some, sleep more, do some homework, go to work, sleep again. pretty repetitive, i love it, though. i like having something to do and accomplishing things.

but i miss the bloggy world.

i hope you guys are having a great time of it, it's all wintery here, we still have leaves, dark and red. they won't last long, though. i love winter.

anyway. the only point to this post is to say that i miss blogging and reading everyone's blogs. i'm hoping to start blogging at least 3 or 4 times a week. :))

xx-noni

p.s.

i'm going to finish the photo challenge, but i'm so stumped on the song one. since i quit listening to secular music, it feels weird to post all the secular songs i had picked out for each day in the challenge. anyway...i dunno what to do about it, and i frankly hate the challenge. :p

the first day of my favourite month

guys! it's finally november! crazy beans. i really am in shock, it's just hard to believe an entire year has gone by since that week when we headed over to my sisters to await the arrival of my beautiful nephew. i only have 8 more days of being 18. and he's going to be a year old in just a few days. 

sometimes i feel like i've come a long way as a person since then because this year has held some really amazing, "growing up" things for me. yet at the same time i still feel like a big baby who never wants to get another year older and isn't making much progress in life.

i was excited about 19 until a few days ago.

and then it just hit me.

in a year i'll be 20.

and that's not very long, because my year of 18 has gone by like BAM. and dang. here i am. i don't feel old or anything silly like that.

but i do feel that stage of life, that adult stage, coming on strongly. i guess you could say i've  entered it already. 

but i'm trying really to ignore it.

*le sigh*

life is good. but really, adulthood?

blah.

xx-peace out