i’ve always considered myself to be a very flexible person, but the older i get, the more i realize what i thought to be flexibility was really just a desire to make those around me happy. 

“Are you comfortable?”

- Oh, yeah. I’m fine. (Except for the fact that my knees are up to my forehead because i’m sitting in between 2 people with my feet on the hump in your 2 door neon.)

That’s just how i work. i care more about the way others around me feel, even if it means i’m losing circulation in my legs.

But lately, i can’t hide my uncomfortability. (i realize that’s not a word. but it fits too well not to use.)

the packing & unpacking seem to never end. 

i can’t wait to settle. 

to unpack all my boxes.

to have a drawer/bin/place for everything to go.

won’t it be nice.

it’s becoming real.

this morning, i scheduled our first appointment in the apartment hunting journey. 

here’s to growing up. 

so. i graduated college. here i am, looking happy as ever. (the cute boy kissing me on the cheek might have something to do with it)

thanks to my awesome dad for documenting everything. 8) also, this is probably the only non-instagrammed photo that will be in this post, so enjoy it while it lasts. 8)

this semester was pretty rough. if i’m being completely honest, i barely finished my last semester’s classes. but my professors are much too kind and helped me with everything along the way. 

now that i’m not an RA anymore, or even a student for that matter, i can be honest and say that I don’t have a whole lot of good to say about the school that I just graduated from. I saw more hypocrisy in my 4 years there than most of the rest of my life. (more on that later) but i can say that the people I met there will stay with me forever. my professors were more incredible than i ever could have imagined. they cared more than anything. 

but anyway, after graduation, we headed to my favorite restaurant and ate our weight in  deliciousness. 

this is dad attacking dessert. 

(told you)

this is stephen and i enjoying our last meal together for a long while. 8(

the day after graduation, dad & i attempted to navigate our way through NYC with a little stop in Hoboken along the way for this little gem.

so after all the graduation festivities and goodbye tears, we made our way home. back in cleveland. stephen’s still in philadelphia. and it’s rough. but the thought of a wedding in less than 5 months makes things a bit more bearable. 8)

but with this sadness comes much summer happiness. 

perhaps the biggest change is that i actually have time to do things again. (like blog!)

maybe now, my posts won’t have to cover 2 months of information. 8)

so, life at home….

it’s definitely been an adjustment. trying to fit an entire apartment into my bedroom. finding jobs. going back to the church that i know so well. but it’s all been great. 

i found a job! actually, i found 2 jobs! and i totally love both of them. 

1. i am now a social media coordinator for a real estate coaching firm. it’s a big-girl-college-graduate-job. ah! this is my first week and i think it’s going great! i’m learning so much about branding and advertising that will be so useful for my own brand in the very near future. 8) i’m so blessed to have gotten a job in my field so quickly. life is good.

2. I’M SECOND SHOOTING AGAIN. which makes me so very happy. i’m working with Full Bloom Photography  and loving it! Kayla and I get along really well and I can tell it’s going to be a great summer together.

here’s a little glimpse into our day. relaxing and photographing by the loveliest of great lakes. 

Also, my birthday was this week!!

here’s dad & i. i won’t mention that we went to the same restaurant for my birthday and graduation. 8)

so i think that about covers it. 

expect much more bloggage from me in the near future. 8)

…it’s good to be back.

i promise both you and myself that i will write a meaningful post.