Forever My Best Friend

Elizabeth Ann Thomas.

Summer 2008

Autumn 2008

My very best friend of 5 years and running.

We share everything together.

I've called her up crying and she's dropped everything

just to cheer me up and give me the best advice.

She's the kind of friend who you somehow manage not to see in a few months
but when we get together it's like we were never apart.
We have created trademarks with places we go to.
There's Lollicup, Peaberry's, Boulder to visit BriBear, and Huckleberry - our cute little tea & breakfast spot in Louisville.
Libby means the world to me and I wouldn't be the person I am today
if I had never met her.
She's flawlessly beautiful, graceful, charming, creative, hilarious, and the most caring person in the world.
The majority of my room decorations consist of the amazing posters she put together for me.
I couldn't replace this girl with anybody else, even if I really tried.

I would say we've been through thick and thin...but honestly,
everything we have been through together has been positive.
We've never fought or had drama.
She's been there to hold my hand through the few rough friendships
that have existed,
even when she said they weren't good to start with.

We're somehow so connected that we often have the same thoughts and ideas
and we even look alike to a lot of people.
When people first meet us they ask us if we're sisters.
Our cooking class teacher constantly got us confused during the class
that she ended up calling us "the twins" for the remainder of the school year.
We share one soul.
I don't know what I would do without my best friend, my twiny.

She leaves me the sweetest pick me ups in my mail box at work.

Autumn 2011

Somewhere to Show Off.

I love you SO much.

Since December 21st, 2010

Welcoming Autumn

I went out last night with my mama, my sister, and my best friend, Bri.

Mom told me that I've been away too long. I knew this but I didn't want to hear it.

I've basically created this world for myself where I do what I want, when I want, how I want, and with whoever I want.

I haven't made enough time to see all of the people I want to see and mama is missing me.

I've never been made out to feel so distant before, even for just that second that she expressed this to me.

There haven't been any specific reasons for my absence as far as going out with everybody anymore.

I do still feel extremely tempted to call everybody up during the weekend and go out.
So when I do, I will.
I'm just feeling more like a homebody than ever before.
I'm gonna blame it on the season.

SO, with Autumn almost here, I have almost no motivation to go out and party. For the most part.
All I want to do is cuddle up with some hot tea or hot chocolate with a fire and watch movies once it gets cold out.
It's like I'm in hibernation mode.
This is absolutely one of my favorite seasons with the chilly weather and all that comes with it...
The colorful falling leaves, crisp air, toasty fireplaces, sock covered feet, skinny jeans and boots with heels, fashiony scarves, snuggling up to my Adam, hot cocoa, chick-flick movies like The Holiday, last-minute drives to get Pinkberry Fro-Yo with the heat on my feet in the car, Pumpkin Spice Lattes, home sweet home scented candles, baking pies and yummy treats, I love it. 

Piece of Mind, State of Mind

Jet Lag got the best of me this week.
It's leaving me unmotivated, so exhausted, no energy and zero creativity - thinking & talking-wise.
Basicaslly, I'm not very entertaining to be around until I catch up on time.
Unless you count entertainment as watching me be a complete mess and shuffle around the house and work mindlessly while mumbling random things to people. Barefeet, in Pajamas, with bedhead. Maybe that's what I do.

Generally, when I'm caught up on sleep and energy and everything I need to keep myself awake..I can get waves of amusing thoughts. One liners, sarcasm, smartass remarks. That's just my thing. I have to be in the right state of mind and then I can be on a roll for a while, hours of entertainment.

I do everything I want to do and keep myself easily occupied, alone or not. I'll bake cupcakes in a spur of the moment or cook up some huge feast to share with Adam and all the boys that live with him. I think that's where a blog plays its part too, something to do when I need to feel accomplished with my freight train brain of thoughts and ideas. I put myself at peace this way.

Just one of those little characteristics that people just have to do for some peace of mind.

When I'm drained I have zero creativity it seems like.
So I become pretty much mute.

Don't take it personally if I don't feel like talking.

A Hobby. How I Really Feel.

I have done a handful of events that involve "modeling," whether it's been photoshoots, runway gigs, promotional events, or anything along those lines, it is what it is to me...a hobby.

Although I absolutely love feeling like I'm showing off what my mama gave me, it's not something that goes to my head. I don't see it as work or as a career really.

I would love to pursue it but I don't exactly plan to unless it just falls into my hands that way.

I have never considered myself a model or even referred to myself that way or to anybody else.

I'm not sure if that's because I'm being modest or if it's because I don't think applying pounds of makeup turns a girl into a model.

Models are usually naturally flawless and beautiful, dolled up or not.

Many girls get that way by being the positive type of person who is graceful and loving in every aspect.

Or just by being lucky, even if they aren't the best person.

Girls all over the world have the ability to show inner beauty throughout.

How you act makes you who you are. Not how you look.

How you treat people, yourself, and how you show love to others is where true beauty shows.

This isn't new to us. We should all have this down by now.

Some people really just don't though, it's that thick-headedness.

To me, I'm not a model.

Just an ordinary girl with a few of my own mottos to live by.

I don't think I will continue to pursue modeling.
I don't feel like I'm what they are looking for.
It's not an insecurity, just a realization.

Breathe Easy. Keep Smiling. Stay Positive.