30 Day Blog Challenge and Update!

It has been way too long since I posted! I spent a week in Florida with my family and came back to Mississippi on Saturday. I have lots of great pictures to show y'all and I will do that as soon as I unpack and upload them-look for them tomorrow and Wednesday! I spent the 4th with great friends and today is my birthday (21st birthday part 3 haha) and I will be laying out by the pool/relaxing with friends!

I've been seeing a "30 Day Blog Challenge on a few blogs and I thought it might be fun to play along. Here are the list of days:

Day 1-A favorite song

Day 2-A favorite movie

Day 3-A favorite book

Day 4-A favorite television show

Day 5-A favorite quote

Day 6-A moment you wish you could relive

Day 7-5 things you could not possibly live without

Day 8-A thank you letter to someone who has changed your life

Day 9-A photo you took

Day 10-A photo of you taken over ten years ago

Day 11-A photo of you taken recently

Day 12-A song that you want played at your wedding

Day 13-A guilty pleasure

Day 14-A vacation you would like to take

Day 15-A person you admire

Day 16-A song that makes you cry

Day 17-An art piece

Day 18-A time when you felt passionate and alive

Day 19-A talent of yours

Day 20-A hobby of yours

Day 21-Something you know you do differently than most people

Day 22-A website

Day 23-A way in which you want to be remembered

Day 24-A movie no one would expect you to love

Day 25-A recipe

Day 26-A childhood memory

Day 27-A physical feature you love

Day 28-A scar you have and its story

Day 29-Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days

Day 30-A motto or philosophy

So for Day 1: A favorite song, the song I pick is "Proudest Monkey" by Dave Matthews Band. Here are the lyrics:

Swing in the tree

Oh I am bounce around so well

Branch to branch,

Limb to Limb you see

All in a day's dream

I am stuck

Like the other monkeys here

I am a humble monkey

Sitting up in here again

But then came the day

I climbed out of these safe limbs

Ventured away

Walking tall, head high up and singing

I went to the city

Car horns, corners and the gritty

Now I am the proudest monkey you've ever seen

Monkey see, monkey do

Then comes the day

Staring at myself I turn to question me

I wonder do I want the simple, simple life that I once lived in well

Oh things were quiet then

In a way they were the better days

But now I am the proudest monkey you've ever seen

Monkey see, monkey do

Monkey see, monkey do

I absolutely love this song. Not only is it such a pretty-sounding song and Dave's voice is amazing, it reminds me of how I felt leaving home, going away to grad school, and being here by myself and having to not be shy and make myself a Mississippi family (which I love!). Sometimes, especially when I've been back to Florida and have been around my family I wonder if I made the right choice coming to Mississippi over staying in Florida for grad school. However, being here has made me more independent, and I've overcame the challenges of finding my way around a new place, making friends, and learning to stand on my own two feet when a long relationship ended. But I've grown, made amazing friends that I love, got through my first year of grad school successfully, and now I am the proudest monkey :)

Look out for pictures from my trip, the 4th, and my birthday soon!

Later y'all!