Right Now is Beautiful.

As wonderful as life can be, it's really easy to get caught up in tomorrow.

It's easy to spend so much time thinking about what's coming next, and who, and where, and what you're going to be, that you completely miss the beauty of right now.

It's fun to be excited for the future, but it's better to remember that getting there is half the fun. 

Sometimes, I get in my car, and I have no idea where I'm going. I drive, and let my mind wander, and sometimes I end up in places I forgot I loved. Places that I forgot were beautiful. Places that I once found by accident. And then I remember that you don't have to know where you're going to end up where you're supposed to be.

So enjoy the ride. 

Family Secrets

 

You wouldn't know it from these pictures, but my family is wild. And we have secrets. 

Don't let the tame poses and polite smiles fool you.  

 

We are tricksters and troublemakers. 

We dance like crazy, eat seven meals a day, and have ridiculous nicknames (Chocobear, Muffinhead, Bookends, Friendlies, Gangsta J, which is not me, by the way, just to name a few). We're ruthless at board games, and we love desserts waaay too much.

She used to draw on the walls and try to kiss strangers. I used to kidnap her toys and demand ransom. 

When these two met, she was 16, and he crashed her birthday party. Rascals.

 

When I was little, I thought my mom was the prettiest lady in the world. I still hope I look as good as her when I grow up. 

Yep, you wouldn't know by looking at us, but we're crazy. I know you can't pick your family, but if you could, I'd still want to wind up with these people. 

Creepers and all. 

*Big thanks to Curtis Simpson Photography for making us all look so darn attractive. You can check him out here: http://curtissimpsonphotography.com/