he opened up his arms

i've been doing a whole lot of thinking lately. i've felt trapped and tied down to newberg by lack of income and responsibilities. i can't just drive away or fly away to some grand adventure. i wish i could. i wish i could be done with school. i wish i could travel without a care, or travel someplace where i couldn't help but care. so i've been escaping in my imagination. thinking about traveling (i even dreamt last night that i went to bulgaria. i don't know anything about bulgaria). thinking about things that make me smile. thinking about my favorite things. thinking about things that make me laugh out loud and cause other people to wonder what i am thinking about. so i will share. these are a few of the things i have been thinking about:

two weeks in ireland with my dad

taking pictures and exploring the beautiful country

kilarney national park

boats in kilarney

hillsides on dingle penninsula

a month with a group of incredible, inspiring people

adventuring in cuba & jamaica

learning, living, breathing in the culture and beauty

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playing with my cousins outside

on the river or at the lake

making each other laugh and scream

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living at the beach for the summer

whether it be santa cruz

or bandon oregon

i would have posted more pictures but my pos computer has issues operating. oh well, i'm thankful that i have this computer and that i didn't have to pay for it out of my own pocket. maybe someday i will have a reliable computer but maybe i don't really care that much. oh, what's even important anymore? probably not having the most state-of-the-art computer as nice as it would be. hmm, there's something else to think about...