Success

"To laugh often and much;

To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;

To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;

To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;

To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.

This is to have succeeded."

I've Got Freckles!

Ahh this is the first summer ever that I've gotten freckles, not a whole lot of course but some around my nose, which I'm so proud of! Always wanted to have freckles! I thought it was a genetic thing, either you've got them or not, so therefore I was extremely surprised when I noticed that there were some freckles showing on my nose. First time ever! Strange...

"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; 

they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."

-Marcel Proust

Disturbing Thoughts

It feels like I'm just spinning in circles, I've been thinking about the same stuff, the same situation that I'm in since July, and I'm really not getting anywhere with this.
These thoughts that keep on hammering into my head every day just scare me, and I keep on blabbing my friends full of the same topic, the one that I'm trying to distance myself from as good as possible.
Distraction doesn't really help, I've tried and I'm constantly trying to get my mind on other things. I'm only overstraining myself though, and I'm still thinking about the same things over and over again. I've been so frightened of laying in bed awake in the evenings and just having all those spinning thoughts in mind that I'm trying to banish, therefore I've been going to bed no earlier than two in the morning, so I'd fall exhausted into bed, giving me no time to think... which does affect my school performance. Well, it can't get any worse than this, so I guess the only way is up.

This Is Not Going to Be A Walk In the Park

I just had my first violin lesson today, and although it was exciting, it was equally as difficult and exhausting! I really couldn't have chosen a harder instrument to learn! It is certainly not going to be a piece of cake to learn the violin.
But hey, challenge accepted! I'm awesome, and I can do this!

First Violin Lesson Tomorrow

This is so exciting! I've wanted to play the violin for so long, it's been my dream since I was thirteen, and now I'm actually going to start with it. I've been playing the piano for ten years already, which I do with a great passion. However, it feels like starting with the violin will add something new to my personality in a way. Ok, that sounded way too philosophical... anyways, I'm pumped though!

Charlotte's Getting Off the Couch!

Yes man! I'm going for a jog now! Last time I went was more than a year ago, so yeah, I'm pretty lazy. But sometimes I just get that random kick to do something, and I got that now. Yay, so proud!

Summer Break Has Come to An End

I'm actually really excited to get back to school again. Holidays are lovely, but after a while I just start begging to get back to my routines. I always make myself promises about the new year, that I will work harder in school and do my homework more regularly etc., but I usually don't keep that promise. However, I'm not going to give up on myself. I'm 17 now, I should be able to keep a promise that I'm making to myself. So here we go; I'm promising myself that I'll be working harder this school year to improve my grades, and I will also start going to bed earlier. Going to bed at 4 o'clock in the morning won't be an option anymore!

Taken Friday, August 12th

Summer Girl!

I feel like I really look summery right now. The tan, the blonde hair and a couple of freckles on my nose must make people think that I love summer. Yeah umm... no. Truth is, I don't like summer at all! I'm much more in to the cozy seasons, like winter and especially fall!
There is no nicer feeling than walking in the city on a fall day, cloudy sky, fall clothes on, sipping on a hot coffee from Starbucks... yeah, that's what I prefer much more.
And for people who think it's weird that I detest summer so much, I can always bring up the excuse that I'm Scandinavian after all.

Update!

Well, I guess it's really time now to give a little update. I've been enjoying North and South Carolina to its fullest the past couple of days. I've had quite some memorable times together with my family and my relatives.

My cousin and I went with her friends to Lake Wylie, where we spent the entire day on the boat, wakeboarding (or at least trying to) and tanning. We slept at their lake house. We also went down to Charleston for a couple of days, which I've become very fond of, but unfortunately it was just so incredibly hot down there! And the humidity... 100%
Now I'm back to Charlotte in North Cakalaki and shall be leaving for the European continent tomorrow.

I truly had a great time over here in the States, but I'm now also really looking forward to going home again.