This Is Living

It's probably not what it sounds like.... Click bait. Sorry XD Alright, so let's do a brief recap of yesterday. I'd planned on having this post up by yesterday but, I was so tired.  We ended up going to visit our old church after many months of not doing so.  The reason we had to leave our old church is because it was too far for us to drive 45 minutes every Sunday and stay connected with living so far away.  So, we were really excited to go back and visit. I honestly cried. Upon driving into the parking lot, people started waving at us.  It was such a wonderful time of visiting with old friends and dozens of hugs, high fives and...yes. I was crying. It seriously does so much getting to see your best friends, hug them and have people welcome you 'home,' after months of being away. It was such a fun time.  One of my favorite things can't really be described in words. I can only say it was wonderful being able to spend time with my church family and share...

I know, I already posted today. It's an abomination to post twice in one day, isn't it? Well, I guess you can just read one today and the other tomorrow and we'll just pretend I didn't commit such an offense. ;) I woke up today, not only sick to my stomach, but also feeling kind of lonely. Noooo idea why. I have seven people in my family and rarely is it very quiet. I guess I was just stressed out with tests I had to take and things.  Well, anyway, I was washing dishes when I took a break to text my friend Catie.  I was telling her about how I was having a really bad day.  She replied asking if I needed Ice Cream. And I was like "Lol, yeah." Two minutes later, she's asking me if her and her mom can pick me up to take me out to get ice cream and tea. So, I ran it by my parents and replied, "Oh my gosh, yes!!" So, they came and picked me up and went to the cutest little tea shop, called Ribbons run by someone that goes to my church. It was ...

Well, I'm a bit late posting about this art show that took place at my church this past Friday, but I thought it was worth posting about. My younger sister and mom both had submitted pieces into this art show, so my dad dropped them off at the church a few hours later and came home. While he was gone, I took the liberty of making a Facebook live-stream consisting of the typical Kiah- flailing around and calling it dancing. Anyway, after that, we ate dinner and then headed over to the church.  There were a lot of older people at the show and some families.  I ran into an old friend and hung out with her for awhile and a couple other people I'd heard of but never officially met until that day. It was overall a calming experience.  The funny thing is, when I'd first walked in, I looked over and saw tables covered with various desserts and was like, "OH MY GERSHH THERE'S SO MUCH!!!" So, naturally, I ate a lot of dessert, but that's okay. We'll just c...

Goodness, I'm so overwhelmed. And I feel like such a weight has been lifted off of me. Last night I had the privilege of going to a Rend Collective concert.  Now, the first thing I'll say is, I've heard Rend Collective on the radio before, but I never really, truly listened to the lyrics, nor did I particularly enjoy the style. However, when my best friend invited me to come and see them with her and a small group of friends as a celebration for her birthday, I readily agreed, excited to fellowship and perhaps develop some new friendships as well. Upon arriving at her house, I was greeted warmly by her with a much needed hug.  We all later took the 40ish minute drive to the concert venue, which sped by so quickly. Most likely because I happened to get introduced to someone who I'd heard a lot about and, turns out he had so much in common with me, it was insane. And being the extroverted people we are, we instantly dove into deep and controversial discussions, con...

So, it's just another bad morning.... One of those kind of days. My hair looks like a tornado and I'm still in my pajamas. I somehow managed to get out of bed at like, 10:30, which is acceptable for a homeschooler. It's not like I missed school or anything but, at the same time, the day is half over and this has been a repeating trend for the past couple of weeks. I wish so badly I could adjust to a normal sleeping schedule. I should probably set an alarm...but, ever since the weather started changing, I've felt sick and in need of sleep.  Super ironic since I can't seem to sleep until like 1 AM.  Needless to say, I have a love-hate relationship with this weather change.  I fully embrace the scented candles, countless cups of tea,  fall decorations and excuses to wear sweaters. But...I'm not so fond of the sickness and change in sleep schedule. So now, here I'm sitting, smiling because of how bad of a week I've had (I know, that makes no sense. It...