this is now

don't you just love flowers? and yes, that is a blue mason jar. #hipster

 

this is my backyard. seriously. interlochen is nestled between two lakes and this is one. plus an instagram filter. :)

sometimes the days are long and the desk shifts longer and you forgot to remember the magic. you forget the good and the reasons you stayed. you forget how much you really do love waking up to the french horn and opera and that the gossip of a 17 year old deserves as much attention as npr. sometimes you forget and the jelly sticking to your favorite pair of jeans (because you were rushing and eating on the go) seems like too high a price to pay and the next thing stopping you from 8 blissful hours of uninterrupted sleep will seriously not be tolerated. 

and then a gchat pops up asking if you want to run away and the girl down the hall gleefully says the cute boy in chemistry asked her to ice cream and the idea of closing down a residence hall and tucking 80 people to bed with some of the kindest, wisest people seems like a gift. and then nothing matters but the cool air, the smile on the face of the person next to you and the brightness of the Michigan sky at night. 

as the breeze comes in and you finally lay down at night, the magic remains and tomorrow begs to be created.