420 A

My heart is so full right now thinking about my time at this apartment. I moved just a few weeks ago. It has been bittersweet. 420A had been home for almost the past two years. I feel like I grew so much as a person during the time that I lived there. I have truly come to know myself, whats important to me, who my friends are, what i want in life, in a spouse, in a friend, and the type of woman I want to become. I have made plenty of mistakes, been through trials, had my heart sting more than once and cried a few tears. Along with that I have also moved past a lot, risen to my highest, made amazing new friends,been the closest with God, been in the most amazing ward, learned from wonderful roommates, laughed a lot, rose to my potential and created many memories that I will always hold close to my heart.

I will never forget the peaceful feeling I had when I first walked into this apartment. I knew I was supposed to move here. I didn't know quite why at that moment in time but 420 has been a beautiful roller coaster that I would never replace. It was a beautiful chapter in my book of life.

I'll miss pulling up into the parking garage, going to the cute elevator to floor 4 , being surrounded constantly with wonderful people, and going to bed at night looking over the lake. So many memories took place in that little apartment that I will always cherish. 

420, I'll miss you. you were a good one. 

-a

necessary.

Change is a funny thing and not everyone can handle it. It can sneak up on you. Things aren’t what they used to be. Your whole world has transformed. You realize the ground beneath you has shifted. Things are uncertain and there’s no turning back. The world around you is different now, unrecognizable, and there’s nothing you can do about it. You’re stuck. Your future is staring you in the face and you’re not sure you like what you see. Like I said, I’m not big into change. -alex karev   I am not big into change typically. Although, sometimes it is very necessary for us to progress. Even though I can be stubborn and don't love change, I know it's good for me. Lately I have been focusing on the little things in life that I need to. I have made a few changes even though they may be hard. I have let go, moved forward and progressed as a person. With my yearly goal to reach my full potential I have tried to wean myself from my computer and social media in the evenings. I will be the first to admit that I used to be attached at the hip with my computer and my phone was glued to my hand. I'm not saying that at times that still isn't the case, but I have made progress. It all started with my computer dying a few months ago. I became more social as I got new roommates and became a little more social with those that live in my complex & ward. I have made it a habit now to only be on my computer during the week when I need to work. Habit is everything. It's crazy to me as we make our priorities habit that everything else falls into place, we become happier, and we realize what is necessary in our lives and realize the things that are not important. As much as I love social media & being consumed in the 'blog world' it has been so rejuvenating and relaxing to focus on the relationships in my life, meeting personal goals, doing things I love, and spending time with those I love. I don't want to give out the idea that I hate social media or blogging- sometimes it's nice just to live the life behind the blog and not worry about staying up to date with the latest and greatest. Right now I feel so content and happy in life. I am blessed with a wonderful job, am so passionate about my photography business, have the best family, great roommates who have become some of my closet friends, fabulous neighbors, and I could go on and on. Little changes in my life have been so perfect for me in this time in my life. Letting go of things in the past and looking forward to those things of the future. I can already tell that 2013 is going to be one of my favorites.    

just realized.

  last spring i knew i wanted a change. that change was that i was going to move. it was time. i didn't plan on moving until the end of the summer.   i started to look around for apartments just to get a feel of where i wanted to live. i knew i didn't want to be too far from the freeway because i didn't want to add too much time to my commute to work. i decided to go ahead and meet with a few of the landlords and walk through some apartments and condos. well, i walked through the door of the first one and just instantly had an overwhelming feeling that that is where i was supposed to live. i was a little confused and though maybe i was just super excited for a change. but something inside of me knew it was just RIGHT. i canceled all my appointments with the other apartments.   with out any hesitation i went to the landlords house. signed papers. wrote out a check for rent and a deposit. i hadn't told a sole. sometimes we do things in faith. and we honestly don't know why.   when i first moved in a had good roommates. we hung out on occasion. got along. and just did our own thing. which was great because i was busy with life, dating, photography, and my friends. i didn't necessarily hate them but when i moved i essentially wanted to form new friendships, meet new guys in my complex and have a new circle of friends. which i have made new friends but none that i spent an exceeded amount of time with. i went through several roommates the past eight months. fast forward to now..   last night as my neighbors and roommates were talking about our first impressions of one another i got to thinking about how funny it is that we all just instantly clicked and now we hang out every night. they have become family. i feel so blessed and grateful. it honestly makes me laugh to think that we've only all known each other for a month or less. i feel like these friends are the reason i moved so quickly and was supposed to move in this apartment.

  i love friends that bring out the best YOU. the ones that you can be your complete self around. who you don't even have to hesitate saying things. you laugh til your stomach hurts. you ask a million and twelve questions. you tell stories. share trials. inspire one another. you don't even realize how late is at night because you talk for hours on end. and the friends that make you want to be a better you.