Can't Help It Sometimes...

My best friend Samantha said to me before I left for New York, 

"just don't go up there and change." 

I laughed it off thinking... I don't think I am going to, it is only 10 weeks. 

 

Now as I look back on how fast those 10 weeks flew by all I can think is how much I have changed. I would like to think for the better.

People can't control change, just about as much as we can try and change the weather. We grow, we die, we learn, we adapt... if it were me saying it... and it is my blog... I would say that change is in a humans nature. We are adapters. 

When I came to New York it took me a while to really realize where I was. My confidence, believe it or not, was low enough that I couldn't believe that I had made it here to this amazing city. Now when I look in the mirror I can look at myself with pride and humility. Yes, I am proud of myself and I don't see that as a negative thing. Yes, I am a humble because God has blessed me in ways I never thought I would ever deserve. Months ago I never would have believed I would be here. 

Before I didn't believe I could achieve my dreams, now I believe with all my heart that if I continue to work hard... my dreams are only an arm stretch away. 

Before I didn't think I was "up-to-parr", now when I look in the mirror I see a confident young woman who feels good about herself. Who is going to be the best person she can... learn from her mistakes... and when I fall down I will pick myself up and move on.

Before I wore jeans and T-shirts never thinking I could pull off the skirts, dresses, or heels... Now, the sidewalks of New York City have become my runway! 

Yes... people do change, but I hope the change that has happen with me is for the better. 

Because before...I knew I had friends and family that loved me... but now I love myself...and in turn my love for my family and friends has grown even more. I have loved them since the very beginning... and will continue to love them until the very end.

So when I come back to Texas I am going to have to let my best friend down... because I have changed.

 

Love Always & Forever,

Outfit of the Day - Rockin' Casual

My Coney Island Tee and skinny jeans with flats :)

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Outfit of the Day - Summer Breeze

Little something something :)

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Outfit of the Day - Walk in the Park

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Statue of Liberty 2011

This past Saturday I took a ferry to see the Statue of Liberty. She was beautiful at every angle.
There was something in that moment as I stood at her feet, something that warmed me from the depths of my soul. When I looked up into her eyes staring out across the waters it was as though everything fell away. Her torch stretched up towards the heavens giving light to all those who have a dream. The American Dream. We are not perfect, we know this as well, if not more, than the rest of the world. America has its issues; but when I looked up I suddenly could see from others eyes. To immigrants coming across the waters her light is like a beacon guiding them to a place where they are free - more so than any country. It is a place where you have choices, where you work hard, where you fall and get back up.

America is still young but our strength grows each and everyday. We are proud, and at times naive. We stumble through the dark but we find out way.

It is not always easy to see us as Americans. We sometimes get lost in the petty things... clothes, skin color, money, the way we talk, etc. We forget that we are each a part of something bigger than ourselves; bigger than all of it.

America does not promise your dreams to come true, but it does promise the chance to fight for them... the chance to work hard for them... the chance for them to come true.

Because in the end... it is you who has to make the decisions. It is you who fights the battle.

This is the land of opportunity. Let us not forget where we come from but look to the future as to where we are going.

xoxo