Friday

I saw this really clean firetruck pull up as i was walking home. two guys in suits jumped out. i was like "WHAT??!". it was probably one of the weirdest, coolest, ironic things i had seen in a long time. was not expecting two clean cut, suit wearing men to get off that beast, but i stayed and watched and they quickly took off their shoes and jackets and threw on the proper fire man attire. It was awesome. like Superman/Clark Kent status awesome. anyways since i saw that happen i've been talking about how im going to volunteer at a fire station if i don't get my lifeguard job. either way i get to save lives.

oh yeah, once they ran into the building... i hopped onto the back and waved my arms around to pretend like i was legit too. felt really really empowering.

1st is the worst. 2nd is the best.

yep. i once had my ear pierced.

next 3 are nature stuff. if you haven't noticed, i really really like pictures of the sky. alot.

ben on howards knob the night/day we didn't sleep, so we went hiking to see the sun rise. never saw it from up there.

No Trespassing

over this past summer, i would have to say my life has drastically changed in so many ways. first off i lived in daytona beach, florida and was a life guard there at a water park. it was awesome! My relationship with Christ exploded and grew exponentially. And i have been able to do some amazing traveling. Oh yeah, wait, forgot i met this super cute girl who is always ready for some sort of adventure with me.

the first picture was a date Laura Beth and I did. happend to come across this bike and got some cool pictures on it.

one thing after living in daytona was that you had to follow NASCAR. ive never been to one so ben, kelly, LB, and i all went to a race. we thought it was 500 laps, but it wasn't and it ended pretty suddenly before we really could understand what was going on. but was still a great time.

that last picture is from my more recent journey.. while trying to procrastinate from leaving raleigh, i was asked "what's one thing that no one knows about you?" haha not able to give a solid answer i eventually came up with the idea that we could do something and not let anyone know we did it. the thinking began and the next thing i know im driving down to wrightsville beach on a sunday night at 1am. we made it to the beach!! what happened next? well it wouldn't be a secret that nobody knew if i told you. so it remainds sealed, exclusive, ours. a moment in time that only us two know about. but looking at the picture the drive home was pretty difficult. keeping my eyes open was like keeping a popsicle in july from melting; it slowly happens no matter what.

Before we left raleigh, i began to second guess my decision. i prayed for God to show me what his will is. Once home my mom read this to me out of an email she had recieved. Thats when i knew we had to go...

My soul is full of longing
for the Secret of the Sea,
And the heart of the great ocean
sends a thrilling pulse through me ~

Its still cold here some days. Snowed yesterday. Took one from the inside with hand prints in the ice (inside the building). the other one is the sky.

YESSIR

The three man toldempole in full flight. This can be a glimps of what my life has been like the past few weeks. good laughs, fun ideas, good friends, and the beach. i feel that the beach almost has a natural remedy of curing any of your problems. I had really bad athletes foot from playing so much soccer and skateboarding, but after a week at the beach it goes away. Also i feel like i run to the beach when im having alot of problems in my life. while im there i can take the time and think and evaluate my life, where i am, what i want, and how im living. the beach is an amazing place that just does things. idk it just works for anything like duct tape.

and a little bit more.

im really dumping some pics now.
we were hit with a killa snow storm, not much skating going up here anymore.

and smore

continued...

sorry for the lack of well, anything. heres some pictures ive snapped with my cell phone. i plan getting a real camera soon, until then this will have to do.