rAiN iS a GoOd ThInG

First day back to Hot Chocolate <3 

After my delectable mug of hot chocolate i decided to go for a nice long walk. Half way point the clouds open up and just dump rain! LOVE the rain  theres something about it that is just so beautiful. as my hair slowly went from pin straight to scraggly soaking wet and my dark jeans turned to black i decided i should probably pick up the pace before it turned dark on me. Just power walkin along and i hear a car slow down behind me. Heart starts racing.. Immediate reaction. A young boy rolled down his window and asked if i needed a lift. and of coarse i said no im good thanks. never take rides from strangers was my first thought. he's gonna kid nap me and take advantage of me. the more i think about it... im so ashamed of myself! from his point of view he only saw a girl power walking in the pouring rain freezing cold and simply wanted to help. What a true gentleman! most people would just fly past and think how bad it would be to be in my position and not care. Im still kicking myself in the head for being such an idiot. People like him give me hope that there are still good people in this world ") (<--- it's a smiley face see it?) 

 Carless CHILDREN DANCING in the RAIN <3 

I miss those days!

My stomach screams just when I look at you.
Run far away so I can breathe.
Even though you're far from suffocating me.
I can't set my hopes too high.
'Cause every hello ends with a goodbye.

Even the best fall down sometimes.

When you walk through a storm,

hold your head up high.

So kick off your expensive new pumps

and run through the sand,

get dirty,

get in trouble,

live your life.

You're only young once darling,

live it up while you can.

Life's too short

i live for moments like this. Capturing this little boy in Belize was amazing. I realized tonight that life is much much too short! Gramps is back in the hospital and for my dad to tell me his father isn't going to make it much longer completely breaks my heart in two. why do we have to get old? my brain can not even fathom living without either of my parents i rely on them way to much! i rely on my dad for calmness and a carefree attitude to just talk to for hours about nothing at all. I rely on my mother for venting and love. no matter what she's one of the best listeners and "mothers always know best" is such a true saying. even if you dont think so, mothers always know whats best for you and will always love you no matter what. So heres where i pause and view my life upside down and thank the Lord for the span of my life so far! for every breathtaking moment... for every tear thats fallen from my eyes... For the strength to heal my heart and become stronger... for every giggle... for every sob... for every person He's put in my life... for every possession... for every oppertunity... and just for giving me a chance to live love and be loved. 


there are some people in life that
make you laugh a little louder,
smile a little brighter and live a little better

Floor Burns

WednesDAY the friendDAY :)
welp to be honest wednesday was pretty boring worked and met more new friends at jj's. YAY FRIENDS! then went home and enjoyed a jimmy johns sandwich on the trampoline in the sun... yep nice little nap :) rest of the night consisted of bumming.. yep its what i do best. 
I LOVE FALL!

ThursDAY the jersDAY

work the usual 

however there is construction in the family fare parking lot so entertaining! cant get enough of dumb people driving the wrong way getting stuck. Giggle gigGle giGgle :)

got home and bummed then got ready for volleyball 

i swong into allendale to watch calvin dominate 25 to 2... yeauh we're boss! however paying 4 dollars for watching half an hour was a sad day :/ Mr. Ryan Wickstrom and Eric Ham decided to keep the back entry a secret from me blahhh losers. therefore they lost their chance at caramel apple suckers. sad day for them! ....confession.. as much as i hate to say it girls... boys honestly only come to volleyball games to talk about how hot the opposing team is. they honestly dont care about the game. i witnessed this first hand tonight with The allendale boys. apparently i should feel privileged to have been a tall blonde squire. 

7:30 hits and im flyin down the black top to jenison christian for our first volleyball game! DAH SO MUCH EXCITEMENT! honestly the best time of my life! other than the fact that amy and alli were late i proudly welcome back spandex, knee pads, and floor burns with wide open arms <3 volleyball is my stress release. UHFRICKENMAZING

got home showered and watched jersey shore.. this show... yikes i dont think they've learned self control lol 

Finish with 2 dozen cookies for sam's apartment and the others for kiley and ILOVEMYSISTERWEEK <3 finish the night with some ICE CREAM nom nom nom

I miss Belize...

The brave dont live forever... but the fearful dont live at all ♥

"I believe in pink, I believe laughing is the
best calorie burner. I believe in kissing,
kissing alot. I believe in being strong when
everything seems to be going wrong. I believe
that happy girl's are the prettiest girls. 
I believe that tomorrow is another day,
& i believe in miracles."
- Audrey Hepburn

FREAKY FAST

MonDAY the funDAY
first off.. its I LOVE MY SISTER week.. so be sure to acknowledge your sister and let them know they are loved :)
first day of work... 
LOVE:

• all the employees
• the boss man (aka bob)
• the food
• the way things run
• the sexy outfits..
• my hours
• Jimmy Johns

it's quite frankly the best. Enough said. After work i went home and did a whole lot of nothing until about 5 i decided to draw a picture for kiley for "ilovemysisterweek" ya... FAIL. i drew a picture of her and i from off my phone. That will never be attempted again. NO grids=no good.. ever! proportions were off i looked like me however kiley looked nothing like herself. bummer dude.. ya live and ya learn. i discovered how to make hair look more realistic however so no regrets :) just giggles at my patheticness. Ended with watching the traditional desperate housewives with Kiley in bed. Prime day.


tuesDAY the fooseDAY (soccer!)

another fantastic day at work. Worked with Sammmmmm pumped it was someone i finally knew and was comfortable around. Crazy how in life you'll have a reoccurance with people somewhere you never thought you would! never in my mind did i ever think.. one day i'll work with sam vanderkolk and its gonna be awesome. but hey... ITS AWESOME! we came to the settlement that i will be bringing him cookies for his apartment because i have no life and have been mom for the past three weeks so im pro at making cookies. after work went and got Kiley a mega pack of her favorite chocolate... REESE'S.. (for all of her friends reading this if you ever want to make her day.. get her a reeses peanut butter cup. she'll be thrilled.) wrote her a nice little note and made her bed. ilovemysisterweek continues :) Made a sign for my little brother since he would pick #6 for soccer... a number we dont own any jerseys or shirts of.. just my luck. I tore up his room trying to find his extra jersey.. turns out middle schoolers have one jersey.. WHO KNEW? so i had to settle for making a sign. flew out to Grand Haven and cheered my lungs out for the lil white haired wonder. He played great but they lost. BLAH the other team had a giant mammoth that was the whole team anyway. LAME.

I went home and took on the motherhood again finished folding laundry and went for a nice long walk where i walked past allendale's football field. I've come to the realization that rocket football is the cutest thing of my life and if i ever get married and have kids my son is most defiantly playing peewee football! such cute lil munchkins! finished my walk and took a long hot bath. they were much better when my whole body could be submerged at one time.. kinda outgrew the tub but still relaxing nonetheless and ate a whole box of milk duds.. like 510 calories later... got out and waited for kiley to get home. HOLY BLAST OF GIGGLES! seriously i dont know how we manage to do it but Kiley and i can have THE funniest times when we aren't doing anything. it started off by her asking me to make her something to eat. after offering mac and cheese, grilled cheese, pizza, cheese broccoli rice, pasta, fries, applesauce, fruit cup, potpie, egg mcmuffin, peaches, eggs and bacon, pancakes, french toast, popcorn shrimp, peanut butter and honey sandwich, cinnamon grahams i had to settle with a pickle.. there was nothing else to offer. she wasnt pleased so i scrounged up some dry turkey and a bagel with the last of the cheese and cream cheese for her. SUCCESS! the queen was happy for the moment.. then she needed chocolate milk. after serving "your highness" i sat down and accompanied her in her struggle with math. (just so you know the DeVries girls absolutely vaccum at math so this was quite the task) Our grandpa and grandma devries just moved into an apartment building at sunset mannor because they couldn't keep up with the lawn and chores around the house. so my mom has been talking about getting grandmas china if no one else wanted it. WElp she got it and for some reason she was trying to keep it a secret? i dont know but i'd say its not very secretive when her and my dad talk about it when im sitting right next to them. i know im blonde but im not stupid! so i told kiley not knowing it was a secret and she said something to my mom and she goes DONT SAY THE NAME IT'S A SECRET! so for some reason kiley and i thought it to be hilarious to pretend china was voltimort and we were dumbledoor and harry potter.. yes we are strange dont hate us cause we're beautiful. 
funniest night of my life.   
art prize tomorrow?! WHAT?! 
BIG FAN OF THAT!

i am strong because i am weak. i am beautiful because i know my flaws.
i am a lover because i'm a fighter. i am fearless because i have been afraid.
i am wise because i have been foolish and i can laugh because i've known sadness.
i know you're scared.
don't be.
the world really is beautiful.

Stress out

fRiDaY

what a day... 
it started Thursday night not being able to sleep because my brain hates me and is full of constant thoughts of worry, happiness, sadness, love, joy, the list is endless! So most normal people when then cant sleep shut their eyes and still try.. welp looks like im not normal. I grabbed my sketchbook and let my mind draw on the paper how i was feeling. This is what i got.

The awesome thing about art is that no matter what story you intended for that piece your audience will never guess it dead on. It may mean something completely different to them! Art is so beautiful and it is always my "go to" when im stressed out. After hearing my padre get up and leave for work at 4 i decided i needed to give in to my humanness and get some sleep.
Slept until 1! i was beyond exhausted. i got up and was lazy until work at 5.
Nerves were pouring from my mind since the moment i stepped into work because i knew at the end of the night i would have to put in my two weeks... I put on a smile and worked though and reminessed with Rose on all the great times we've had working at Muphy's. I can honestly say i will miss those people with all my heart! Work slowed down and as i got ready to leave the rock sunk in... it was time to tell Matt.. He took it so well and they had a girl they were looking to hire so my nerves and butterflies escaped from my stomach and flew away. The rest of my night was spent with some of the funniest, craziest, most amazing people. My sister being one of them. No matter what we have going on i will always be thrilled to see her! Shes literally THE BEST SISTER ANYONE COULD ASK FOR!
to sum up the night it was like a country song being lived out. Couldn't ask for better :)
SaTuRdAy

woke up dreading work in the next few hours. It had been two weeks since i worked a banquet at SunnyBrook but every Saturday i still dread the long waiting and snootie people. I dragged myself out of bed and got ready. If only our uniforms were more attractive.. White collared shirt black dress pants and a black tie?! someone scream LESBIAN! yikes. I got there started working and its never as bad as i dread it to be. The Bride always looks beyond gorgeous and i always somehow get tables that at least one person doesn't show up to the table. my two 6 tops were changed to two 4 tops and i was out by 8! BIG FAN OF THAT! relaxing drive home with the fresh Fall air blowin my hair.
i thought it was going to be a great night.. Boy was i wrong about that... Unnecessary drama had to present itself. Should have seen that one coming. Story of my life when life looks great. My momma and i went to visit kiley at Uccellos and i gave in to my stress and got their famous strawberry shortcake.. 

yes i ate the whole thing... yes i am a hoss... yes i felt very sick after but it was SO worth it. No matter what goes on in my life ice cream, my mom and my sister will always be there to have my back and i had all three! Not to mention Caleb showing up later and giving us so many giggles to at least wrap up my saturday night with a smile back on my face.

SuNdAy

as hard as it is to get up on a sunday morning when all you wanna do is sleep it's always worth it! I can't ask for better Pastors whose sermons hit home every week! i am truly blessed with a fantastic church! after church headed home and changed to go target shooting with my little brother and dad.

 I've come to the conclusion i want to take hunters safety for sure! what a blast of exhilaration! holding the gun close then adjusting your breathing final focus and BAM! just like that one pull of the trigger and its donezo! loved it! came home to fit my traditional Sunday afternoon nap what would i do without it! woke up and took a long hot shower and ran some errands for mom and finished the night with the traditional Sunday movie night with mom. 

Tomorrow brings a new week full of excitement with a new job... new opportunities... new views of life... new acquaintances... new potential... new chances to get hurt... new chances to rise above... new reasons for giggles and smiles... BRING IT ON

Melt The Rainbow

What a day full of adventure and excitement! 

Slept in as usual. :p With the no school and no job it honestly has not gotten old to be able to sleep until noon everyday. I spend some time and got ready to conquer the day. I went to my interview at Jimmy John's at 3 and watta ya know BOOM got the job! :) Can you say OVERLY THRILLED?! I can still sleep in but work 10:30 until 2 Monday through Friday! exactly what I needed. I missed my brothers first soccer game but they won 2-0 and he even had a head shot! PrOuD sIsTa! After i headed over to Allyson's for our craft day. We zoomed off to hobby lobby and got some foam board then scooted over to Meijers and got the 64 pack of crayons. About $8 dollars total. When we got back to her house we were more than antsy to start our project. We started by separating the crayons into color order and lined em up on the foam board and taped the bad boys down. Why is the rainbow so fascinating and beautiful? And when did people change the meaning from being God's promise to his people to being a homosexual? i still say its eye catching and gorgeous! Anywho, we broke out the blow dyer and laid down approximately 50 trash bags to ensure no mess! then the process began..

VWALA! COLOR! i love it :) ended the day with big glass full of ice cream nOm nOm nOm and of coarse the amazing nightly talks with the best sister anyone could ask for! <3 Congrats to her and Caleb on surviving a month! 

Work Hard, Pray Long & Trust God

God Revealed

I am inspired by some of the simplest and smallest things in life. Because i am not in school right now i have extra time to acknowledge things i never would on a day to day basis. I went for a run on Monday and realized how beautiful God's creation is. Have you ever stopped and just asked yourself how great is our God? Seriously there are small things that remind me each and every day how amazing He is but it's just a matter of choosing to acknowledge them or to fly by in the business of life.
For me on Monday is was the scenery. The growing stalks of corn in perfectly ordered rows against trees with each leave designed in a different way with a strong contrast of the bright blue sky and billowy clouds. Again today i saw His beauty in the some small black birds. How they can all be lined up on a telephone pole line but the simple act of a car driving by sends them into a tizzy and they all scatter. To me that is beauty at it's finest.
Take time this week to stop yourself from rushing through life and missing simple beauties God has made. I challenge you to look at the world upside down! get a new view on the same things you see everyday and you'll find something new i can guarantee you <3

Romans 8 ³⁸ For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, ³⁹ neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.