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Just two days ago I got back from my trip to Germany! It was amazing, and I have so many stories including everything between men with mustaches and my first wine experience. But you'll hear them all in time, I assure you! (I probably won't be shutting up about this trip for a while now..!)

Couple notes about Germany: there are literally ice cream shops everywhere! And it's ten times better than the ice cream we have here. They have flavors that we didn't even know existed.
Also, Germans have really good style! I often found myself having a clothing crush over someone's dress or sandals.
And finally, watching tv shows in Germany is really funny because you can't understand what they're saying but that means that you can interpret what's happening! Like, maybe there was a show about a girl running away but I thought it was a show about a girl trying to find the bathroom. It makes it that much more fun to imagine!

Going to Germany was a once in a lifetime opportunity for me, and I'm so grateful for it. I had so much fun there, and the memories will last forever! I'm also missing it terribly, but it's a good thing I took over two thousand pictures so I can relive each moment every day.

THE DAY OF SPARKLES

This week, I kind of celebrated Independence day two times, because I'm just that patriotic!

Okay, okay. It's because it was storming all night on the fourth, so I played with my sparklers on the fifth.
Anyway, usually I'm not all that excited for the fireworks and lights and such because ever since I was little, I have always hated loud noises (when our family would go to Disney and stay to watch the fireworks at night, I was a wreck. Crying and screaming the whole time. Also, I was afraid of automatic toilets...there, I said it!!). But this year, the fireworks were canceled, and I kind of missed them! It's a family tradition of ours to sit in the parking lot of McDonald's (so classy) and watch the city fireworks. But that didn't happen this time!

Lucky for us, though, there were some people setting them off around our area.

Also, a bright side to the rain: rainy photo shoot!

Photo cred to my sister!

downtown adventures

A couple weeks ago my sister and I went downtown to take some senior shots. So basically, we were walking around awkwardly while people were staring. Fun, right?!

No but seriously, it was great. And I got some pretty good shots.

BUT, there's a train track that runs through the city and I suggested we get some pictures on it. Rachel didn't want to, and it's a good thing she didn't because about 5 minutes later, the train came running through! It was so loud, oh my gosh.

Okay anyway, the sister that I would put on plays and cover the whole bedroom in powder with (long story) is all grown up, and will be going to college soon. It's times like this when I wish Neverland was real!!

st. augustine

My family and I are on a little vacation this week, in St. Augustine! I love it so much here. We rented a really nice house, and there's a tv in my room! 

Of course, I brought my journals.

I'm really glad we're here, we haven't been on a vacation in a loooong time. and St. Augustine is pretty cool, too. Today we went to a state park and walked on the beach, and I got a bunch of good pictures that I'll probably spend way too long editing. They might be ready to post in about, 10 weeks or so? We'll see.

The house is right on the river, and the owner said we'd see dolphins and manatees everyday. But so far I haven't even seen a little fish, so...maybe tomorrow I'll have better luck.

(sorry for the overload of pictures, by the way. I only had about 5 thousand to choose from.)

Tomorrow we go to the lighthouse, so, get ready for another bucket load of photos!