August; how the heck is it already August?! I swear 2015 has been the quickest year of my life. I do not like it at all! This year has been packed with so many incredible moments, and I am so not ready for it to be over. My plan is to cherish every last second we have left of this wonderful year, and making the most of every moment.
Speaking of cherishing special moments…I’ve been having the strangest sense of nostalgia lately in terms of summertime. Do you remember how much we dreaded the long summer vacations with “nothing to do” and just wanting to be back with our friends, then hating that when school started up again and homework and projects got to be too overwhelming, we just wanted it to be summer again?! It seems like we’re always living in the future and the past, but living in the present is such a challenge. Why is that? Why are we not relishing in the fact that we are HERE, right NOW? That in itself is the biggest blessing of all, which we tend to take for granted. (Because well, we’re all human).
As these months speed by before my very eyes, I am trying so hard to hold onto the moments I am given and love them to death; even the hard moments that I think will overcome me at times. Grabbing hold to the moments we have been given and living out every last second of the day is so important.
This weekend I laughed, I started a new book, I got dramatic, I reminisced, I was quiet, I was loud, I got hyper, I got sad, I swam in the ocean, I fell asleep on the sand, I was loved, I was full of yummy food, I was surrounded by friends, and I was touched by the sunshine. My heart was full, and my coffee quota was met. It was a wonderful weekend, and I couldn’t be more thankful.
I hope you had a fabulous weekend, and if it was more challenging than it was wonderful, then this week is your week to start over. Make your moments worth it. xoxo
Shein Romper (I suggest going up a size, this is a small and it fits but it’s a little shorter than I would like!) | Forever 21 Hat (sold out, but similar style linked)| Forever 21 Sunglasses | Nordstrom Bucket Bag
Photography by my talented & beautiful sister: Paige Guyatt
You are just so darn adorable and I love your sweet self! I could not agree any more about the whole year flying by business, I am so not okay with it. I will say that I feel like I have been doing a better job of living in the moment ever since our move and it feels soooo much better. It is so easy to start thinking back or ahead though!
xo Mary-Katherine | http://www.goldhattedlover.com
I always look forward to your loving + uplifting comments 🙂 You make my day!