Farewell to summer

Although Florida heat will be reaching triple digits, I can tell that slowly the season is changing. 

Nights are cool and breezy, and my attitude about actually getting up and getting things done is so great now that I know fall is coming. 

August is such a strange month in Florida.

But I'm trying to really document this year since it has been a mess of emotions and time has really flown by.

My little sister just moved into her dorm room so I am practically an only child here and I'm trying to make it easier for my parents to transition by staying home and keeping them company.

My boyfriend and I wanted to catch some of this month's changes by watching a meteor shower down in Green Cove. He saw three on the way there, but it was too cloudy to catch a glimpse of anything once we got to our destination. 

But damn was our destination wonderful. Its an old airport, I think, and for some reason in the middle of the lot there is an old ship just sitting and rusting away.

These next pictures were all taken around midnight.

I'm ending my post here by saying that I've moved into my sisters old larger room and I am loving it. I have a desk and much more floor space. All I need to do to finish moving in is paint the room white and find where to hang all of my photos.

Dexter and Whiskey didn't mind sitting and watching me work, either.

A peak into what I've been up to..

This summer has been so beautiful. My boyfriend moved back from New York, and I could not be any more happy. My days are spent searching for ways to get outside more and explore the more awe-inspiring parts of Jacksonville. I have the most beautiful friends who encourage and join me on the days I want to be under the sun. 

Almost as soon as Patrick was back in town we started planning out things to do. One of my favorite days was the one that we spent in the water, kayaking and talking. He did most of the work though because I literally have no endurance, but we both still had a lot of fun.

Not too long after kayaking we went to Big Talbot Island to explore all of the dead trees and tiny ponds of water and life that gets stuck between rocks.

One of my favorite days was the day that all of my friends spent in Big Talbot Island. Sarah and I spent most of the day laying around while Eldred and Melanie played Frisbee and looking around a little bit more. High tide was coming in so we didn't stay long, but we went swimming at Melanie's house to clean off and cool down.
 

Most recently was my birthday camping trip that Patrick and I went on in Highlands hammock near Tampa. It was so incredibly hot and we didn't do much during the day, but as soon as we went on trials and got out in the evening, we saw so many wild animals and the sun was so glorious. We made a sort of pact to go out and see new things more frequently and I want so badly to travel to the East Coast, but money is tight right now with his recent car accident and my just finding a job. 

         My absolute favorite part of this summer is my realizing and seeing all the change that I want to make and can make in my own life. I've been so stuck in a bitter mindset that has just worn my energy and patience down. I'm trying so hard now to see the little delights in life and to look at the bad parts differently. I love everything about my life, and it is truly a waste of my time being upset with the things that I don't have. I have the most beautiful and thoughtful people in my life who take care of whoever that they can. And God created a world with so many wonderful things and I have failed to see it for twenty years. 

I hope everyone Else's summer has been great so far, and I hope you all find something to inspire you during it.

For spring break, my friends and I went across the country to NY,NY.

And it was beautiful.

We spent days walking around the city, seeing things that the locals would want to see while also taking time to be tourists. I cannot tell you how many tea shops we stopped in and how many dumplings I had. It was so cold the entire time though and some people would joke about how us Floridians made room for them to go down their on their spring break.

 My favorite day up there was when we stopped in the Natural History museum. I could have spent at least a day in there looking at all the animals and displays they had all around. I wanted to read everything.

                        

Goodbye, New York