C'est La Vie

True life: I take things really hard. I don't like it when people don't like me, or when things don't go exactly my way. 

While I know that this is not indicative of 'the real world', I have always been either too naive or ignorant to not realize that not everyone loves me, or I've just brushed it off.

However, life doesn't always go as planned, and I've learned that a lot in high school. But sometimes, excuse my french, life sucks, but the suns sets, and the sun rises, and life goes on, with or without you. Somedays you're the shoe, and somedays you're the spider getting killed by the shoe. 

Yesterday was an awesome example.  Something I had been planning for a while was pretty much pulled out from under my feet, and let me just say, I was not prepared for it. Add this to being super sick all day, I was a little extra snarky, yes. I try to tell myself that there's a reason for everything, and that this is just a sign pointing me to another direction, but the fact of the matter is it still necessitates a good long cry, and a few episodes of Sex and the City. Afterwards, I really got to thinking about how silly I was acting. As anyone will tell you, I get so worked up so much that I can't see the forest for the trees, and that creates tunnel vision where I really can't see that, truly, you can jump on the train, or you can wait and watch it leave without you. There will be other tests, colleges, boys, and opportunities. 

Maybe life really isn't about what knocks you down, but how gracefully you get back up, and all that matters is that you get back after it, and let go after awhile.

Somedays, I can follow my own advice, and somedays I only follow half.  But you can't take it on all at once, and I know one day it will all fall into place.

Because honestly, any day we have two feet on the grounds, a sun in the sky, and love in our hearts, is a win in my book.

xoxo,

Royar

{The Young Southern Prep}

Work It Out: New Shoes!

If you follow me on Instagram, you saw I got new running shoes last week! I was once an Asics girl, but then switched to Saucony, and am now, officially, forever and ever and ever, a Brooks girl. 

I feel like I'm running on a cloud when I wear these, and getting news shoes means amazing runs for a week while I break them in, not to mention feeling super speedy!

What brand of running shoes are you loyal to?

xoxo,

Royar

{The Young Southern Prep}

YSP Playlist #6

What have you been listening to lately?

xoxo,

Royar

{The Young Southern Prep}

September 11th

Today is September 11th, 2012.  It has been eleven years since the day that changed America forever.

Do you remember where you were?

I was in First Grade.  Sick, at my Grandparents house, I remember watching the loop of the plane crashing into the Twin Towers on CNN with my Grandparents, but I didn't understand what was going on.  But did any of us understand? However, in the past few years, I have come to realize the full effect of that days events.

PM and PB were at school.

PF was in Washington State training FEMA Search and Rescue dogs. He wasn't allowed to come home, and stayed to finish the training so the dogs could go to DC and New York.

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While in New York last summer, I visited Ground Zero.

It was a somber visit,

But one of hope and resilience.

Let us remember the 343 FDNY Firefighters that gave their lives that day; my Father knew many of them.

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Let us all stop, and remember those who gave their lives, both on the planes, in DC, Pennsylvania and at Ground Zero.

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“Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died in honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will remember the fire and ash, the last phone calls, the funerals of the children.  We will not tire, we will not falter, we will not fail."

- President George W. Bush, November 11, 2001

God Bless America.

xoxo,

Royar

{The Young Southern Prep}

Finished Locker!

Here's my finished locker for senior year! I'm so excited about how it turned out - especially the glittered mason jar, which I'm going to eventually fill it up with extra pens or spare change - I can't decide. It's really just sitting pretty right now, and my Lilly mirror has gotten so many compliments!

Happy Monday!

xoxo,

Royar

{The Young Southern Prep}

TFTW: Pay It Forward

We all have a calling to make our world a better place. Honor that calling this week, and pass it on.

xoxo,

Royar

{The Young Southern Prep}

ACT

Today I'm up and at 'em, not so bright eyed and bushy-tailed to take my first and hopefully last ACT.  75 English questions, and a bunch of other fun math, reading, and science problems later, I'll be dunzo, thank goodness, and I'll be off to see one of my dearest camp chums play field hockey! She goes to school about four hours away from me, so it will be such a treat to see her today! Add in some football, and a PSL or two, and today should turn out to be a perfectly early-fall day!

xoxo,

Royar

{The Young Southern Prep}