a great perhaps



From my Instagram

 

 

I've lived in the same small town since I was seven years old.

 

Yes, my friends have compared it to Mayberry.

 

We have a post office, a {very} small library, a coffee shop, and a family market.

 

In my town, kids hang out at the ball diamond, or at the ice cream shoppe. About 99% of the teenagers play either softball, or baseball.

 

Everyone knows everyone and their grandpa's cousin's sister's daughter's dog.

 

Sometimes I like living here, and other times I don't. I like that I can walk anywhere that I wish, safely. I like knowing most of the kids in town, even though I don't go to school with them.

 

But sometimes, I feel kind of stuck.

 

Now don't get me wrong, the country/small communities are amazing. But going somewhere where nobody knows you -- or your past -- just holds a certain allure, doesn't it?

 

One day, I am going to travel the world. I want to go to London, Israel, Italy, and Africa. I want to sip coffee in a French cafe, and work at an orphanage in China. I want to see the beautiful earth that God has created, and experience its wonders for myself. I want to seek A Great Perhaps.

 

But for now, I'll settle for a week in Kansas.

 

Bon voyage,

 

~ Abby

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 





time flies

 

Well, I've had this blog for exactly a year now.

 

Seriously, the fact that I've stuck with something like this is pretty amazing. I'm so glad that I started blogging though. It's great to be able to look at my old entries and photos and seeing how much things have changed in a year; even though some (most actually) of my posts are pretty embarrassing now.

 

A year ago today I was stressing out about taking the PSAT for the first time, preparing to go to my first high school dance, and flashing around my shiny new learner's permit. Since then I've survived chemistry (relatively) unscathed, gotten my license (hello freedom), made a ton of new friends, and experienced and tried so many new things.

 

It's crazy to think about, but by this time next year, I'll be filling out applications for college.

 

A year ago I couldn't wait for time to pass, for high school to finish. And while I'm still looking forward to that, I'm pretty content with my life right now. I feel very, very blessed.

 

Before I conclude this little ramble, I want to thank my followers. (Geez, 41 of you!!!) When I started blogging, I never actually thought that I'd have any followers, so that aspect has been amazing.

 

Well, I'm off to do Spanish homework, and to write a letter to a lovely friend of mine. (Who might in fact, be reading this right now... :)

 

Time flies,

 

Abby