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2014 - My Year in Music

Good morning, everyone!

This year, I started making a playlist on Spotify for every month. I noticed I only listened to certain songs for a while, so it was easiest to just compile all of my favorite songs into one playlist - and then every month, it was a perfect time to go through the playlist, pick out the ones I'm still jamming to, add some new ones, and enjoy a new playlist! Over the past month or so I've been looking at all of the music I've been listening to and decided I wanted to compile a list of all of the music I've loved most this year. Most of it is pretty current; however, there are some older songs that have just not gotten out of my head this year! I finally was able to get them into a playlist and I wanted to share it with you all.

Enjoy!

It's already Thanksgiving?

Y'all have to forgive me for my lack of posts... 2014 has disappeared on me! It feels like just yesterday I was preparing for my first holiday season at the mall - but apparently, and entire year has passed by.

Let's recap real quick:

• Family: Doing good. My dad has accepted a position as the president of a moving company in Pennsylvania and I am so proud of him! It's a new season of life for our whole family: my little brother is about to graduate high school, my dad is starting this incredible new job, my mother is working full-time around all of the changes the aforementioned bring, and I'm fighting my way into adulthood. I haven't seen a lot of them this year - I hate Jacksonville, my dad was in Maryland for most of the first half of the year, and everyone is just really busy. I was going to fly up to Pennsylvania after Christmas to visit because I have four days off after Christmas, but it turns out my whole family is LEAVING Pennsylvania the day I wanted to fly up... ha. Still, I'm super proud of my whole family for how well they've done for themselves this year.
• Identity crisis: my anxiety has turned to complete apathy. At first I was thankful for the lack of panic, but then I started forgetting about homework assignments and I'm probably never graduating so the panic is coming back.
• Ryan: Very good. Kicking ass at both aerospace engineering and being a security officer. My best friend. More mush, etc.
• My new apartment: I have reached roommate & apartment nirvana. Who knew it'd include a blanket fort, Christmas lights, and a Craigslist couch?
• Work: Busy, fun, satisfying, wonderful, sometimes stressful, still an awesome job.

I've been up to my usual stuff over the past few months: crafting, playing with my rats, marathoning TV shows with Ryan... you know, the usual.

I recently revamped my Etsy store and it's been doing well. I really enjoy it! It's a fun little hobby. You can check it out here.

The ladies are adorable as usual.

I'm 21 now - I may be able to drink wine, but I'm still doing it in my pajamas.

Roommate and I like to try delicious drinks together.

Ryan and I are still adorable, as usual.

I still have a face. My hair has gotten so long.

I got a custom leather traveler's notebook from ChicSparrow on Etsy. Good decision. Very good decision.

Ryan and I dressed up at Burt Macklin & Janet Snakehole from Parks & Rec for Halloween.

Hope you all are doing well. :)

Summer Sweetness (and work and school and packing and moving and big changes and little changes and stress and overwhelm and relaxation and hobbies and everything in between)

Good morning! This morning I dropped off my roommate at her doctor's appointment at 6:30am (she's getting a routine procedure done, but it requires anesthesia) and decided to spend some time at Einstein's Bagels afterward. I just moved close to an Einstein's, but since mornings are my productive time, I haven't gone! So I'm chilling out at Einstein's, observing the hustle and bustle of Friday morning, reading the news, and writing this blog post. As an introvert who finds comfort in sometimes going out for a simple meal alone, it's a great morning.

This summer has been wildly busy. Life has been absolutely nonstop. I've worked a lot, which has been fun, though overwhelming at times. I packed and packed and packed, then moved into my new apartment, and now I'm working on unpacking. I've taken four classes for fourteen credit hours this summer. I had my wisdom teeth removed on July 1 and dealt with a less-than-pleasant healing process.

Ryan and I celebrated six years together on July 21. We both worked that day, so we just took it easy and had Taco Bell. We had planned on having Taco Night and making our own tacos, but the one damn walmart we went to somehow did not have taco kits. I don't even think they had tortillas. This week we went to the Florida Aquarium, which is something we've been wanting to do since our fourth anniversary. We raised $92 on a crowd funding website - we were amazed when someone donated $5, so it's unreal that we raised so much - and on Tuesday we drove down to Tampa for an amazing day together. I feel so lucky to have such an amazing best friend by my side, especially being so young. We've been together since I was fourteen! Completely unreal. Lately lots of people have been asking if we're engaged, when we're getting married, and some even think somehow that we already are married, which is awkward. I just respond by telling them that we celebrated our anniversary with Taco Bell and crowd funding a trip to an aquarium; how on earth are we supposed to afford joining our finances and paying for life together yet?! After all, I'm not even 21 yet (20 days!!!!!) - what's the rush?

My new apartment and new roommate are both wonderful. The apartment is fifteen minutes from both work and school and in an area of town that I'm having a blast exploring. It's a completely not-college-at-all apartment, so our neighbors are quiet and our apartment really feels like a home. My roommate is a lot like me in personality, including being laid back about most things while still expecting a livable home, so my home life has been simple and peaceful and I am so thankful for that.

In an expected yet stil unbelievable turn of events, my father moved back to Florida from Maryland and is now adjusting to a completely different life from the one he's been living for over twenty years. His company let him go, and while this is a stressful and upsetting time for the whole family, the conversations I've had with my father since have revealed that he is happier and more relaxed now than he's ever been. He and I may not see eye to eye very often anymore, but his job had obviously been taking its toll on him over the last few years and it's comforting to see him finally let go and be happy. He deserves it.

Unfortunately I'm still recovering from my 19th year, the one in which I got my own credit cards, but I have plans to recover and hopefully be able to contribute more to things like my rent and living expenses.

Being an adult is weird.

Ryan now works as a security officer at the mall I work at and I'm still getting used to seeing him around. We work very closely with security, so we both deal with the same stuff. I told Ryan that it's nice that he can finally understand what I'm talking about when I talk about work! On another note, he's really enjoying it. He's a natural and he's shown a dedication and pleasure in the job that's refreshing to see in anyone. I'm really happy for him.

I feel like there's more to say, but I think I've covered the main points of an adequate summer round up. I'll post a picture post when I'm home, but until then - have a lovely weekend!