Five Among Friends

One of my sponsors decided to do this little thing called Five Among Friends. And she gave us (all the people linked at the bottom of this post) 5 questions to answer. 

Feel free to answer these questions on your blog as well - if you do I'd love to see so put the link to your post in my comments!

1.  What is the most embarrassing song on your iPod/mp3 player?

You may or may not believe me but me and my sister used to share an iTunes, and when I got my own laptop I just transferred all the music over. I usually delete the embarrassing songs when I find them, but I find new ones all the time. But the most recent I found was Sneakernight by Vanessa Hudgens 

2.  When was the last time you laughed so hard you cried?

Haha. It was last night actually. I went and saw The Purge and the girl in front of me got super super scared. It was silly of her to be so surprised at this part. It was something that was happening in a sequence of events and the first thing happened and once that happens the second will inevitably happen. For example. You unlock the front door, it is expected that the next thing to happen would be that you open the front door. It was one of those kind of things. But anyways she jumped in her seat. And I had my legs up on my seat tucked into me (I cant sit with my feet down at the movies and since she was in the seat in front of me I couldn't have them on her chair). And she jumped so hard? Far? She jumped in a very jumpy manner - and she hit me with her chair. Haha she was so scared and it wasn't even scary. I lost it. It was so funny. And yeah I was crying (:

3.  What is your perfect Sunday afternoon?

Church. Doing some kind of super fancy craft (that turns out to my liking) and if possible Lucy (my baby cousin who lives in California) would be there and we would just hangout all day 

4.  You just won the bazillion dollar jackpot!  What's the first thing you run out to buy?

Uhmm uhm. A vineyard. Near a beach. With the prettiest house in the whole world. Equipped with a tree house that one could live in.

5.  What is the craziest thing on your bucket list?

I don't know that I really have crazy things on my bucket list. I want to do some kind of giant street art/ guerrilla art thing which could be considered crazy to some. My initial thought however when I read this question is have children. Haha. Cause God knows thats going to be crazy.

Inspiration List - Crazy little lady

In my last inspiration list post I talked about my P.E class and the drama that was involved with it.

I became a little tainted after my friends pooped on my and stopped being nice. It made it hard for me to trust girls in the years to follow and I still have some difficulties with it presently. But luckily I wasn't scared of making new girl friends yet during this time in P.E

This girl is probably one of the silliest people I have ever met in my life. She is always laughing and going around with her friends making fools of themselves. But when I say that I mean it as a compliment. She is always loving life and being EXACTLY who she wants to be. She never holds back because thats what "society" says to do.

And I was lucky enough to be put in a P.E class with her.

The friends I had were very extremely grossly judgmental people. So I was used to acting a certain way so that I would fit into their mold of acceptable. I thought for the longest time (even after I stopped being friends with them) that if they were (negatively) judging people who were a certain way, then other people would be judging those people too. So I was afraid for so long to be myself.

(Side note: I try my hardest not to be judgmental of people. When someone I'm with says something about some random person they don't know, I will stand up for that person. Who cares what they are doing - unless of course its causing harm to someone else - its their life, you don't know them, it shouldn't be something that you waste your time on. Let people do what makes them happy.)

But my new found friend in P.E she began the transformation in me. She showed me how to be yourself and that when you are yourself, your life will be much more enjoyable.

She put absolutely no thought into what people were thinking about her when she was having fun with her friends. She had no reason to. She was living in the moment and loving life. And THAT is beautiful.

Slowly throughout the year I started being sillier and stopped caring so much about what the other people were thinking about me.

So. 

Megan Opatz. 

You beautiful soul you. 

Thank you so much for being a part of my life. I literally don't know how I could've gotten through high school if I kept holding back who I was just because I cared too much about what other people thought.


I am 100% myself now. I love who I am. And if someone doesn't like that I'm a little too silly or act like a loser, then they aren't worthy of being in my presence and they can just leave. I'm the me-est me that I can be and that is all thanks to you Megs.

I hope you are having a wonderful time in college and I hope you know I will love you forever.

Never stop being you
Love,
dyl

Polka Dots & Sisters (Preview)

 On Wednesday my sister and I had a little mini photo shoot with my friend Cheman. We both wore polka dot outfits and our Dr. Martens. I'm going to be posting more pictures from it on Tuesday cause thats gonna be a special post to my sister (it's gonna be her birthday!)

Shindig

Yesterday we had a little pool party at my house. I don't know if you know this but (drum roll please) its really hot in Arizona. Like we didn't even really want to be outside even when we were in the pool. It's scorching, and gross, and ug!

Anyways my day didn't start out so goodly. I had to go to the doctor cause I was having some unfun problems but good news is I'm all better and better news is the day got lots better!!

  Me and Taylor - We are adorable

            This here is Quay - he provides me with Netflix                 

 Roomies! Left is Aleesha - Right is Kristin 

Ok but really the best part of the day was this little oinker!!!! He is so perfect and I was definitely hogging him (ha. puny.) But its official. I must have one. Like must times a million. Also fun fact about me - I call all baby things puppy. And he was a puppy. And actually kinda acted like a puppy. He wags his cute little tail and begs for food just like Bullseye does.

 I was so so happy when I was holding him. He like just sunngled up on me and laid there for so long. Ahhhh. If somebody would like to give me a pig I would gladly accept and also if you wanted I would let you pet sit.

                  His snout was the cutest part of him                          My POV when I was laying with him                                                        

And special for you today - I present you all with a GIF! I look like im in a fisheye lense in one of the pictures. My eyes get huge (O)(O) <<<those are eyes 

Help the hurting

I was going to post something different...
But some things came up that caused a change of heart.


If you know someone who has been a little down lately, or someone who has been going through some rough times, please take the time to let them know that they matter.

I can say from experience that it is very easy to tell yourself that you aren't important to anyone. And it is a very very sad feeling.

I can also say from experience that it will never be true. You (and everyone) will always be important to someone. But in moments where you feel insignificant, theres only one way to get back to feeling like you matter. And thats someone telling you that you are important to them.

It doesn't have to be a big elaborate speech that you give them. A simple "hey, you have been on my mind and I just wanted to let you know that you are important to me and i care about you" will suffice.

And people who arent going through rough times will appreciate hearing they are important as well.
I dont think any one gets told that they are important nearly as much as they should.

So pretty please, find someone, at least one person, and tell them they matter.
You will probably make their day. And you could possibly even make their week. And depending on where they are in their lives you could even give them enough hope to not give up.

Remember that you are always important

never stop shining,
dyl

Last night/This morning

Yesterday I had a little date with my friend Abbey. I will be living with Abbey next year when she gets back from her semester at sea!
We went to SMoCA and on thursdays its free, so if you are looking for something to do the art museum is always a fun choice in my book (:

There was this cool little concrete observatory type room thing that you can supposedly see the sunset in (there is a giant hole in the top of it for you to look through). We didn't get to see the sunset but it was a nifty little place to hangout.

We proceeded to lay in the grass and take pictures of ourselves for a good hour/hour and a half. Why? Because we are teenage girls and because we can!

I couldnt get a good angle ):

 I made friends with a knitted pole 

      Us being us 

This morning I went to yoga. Theres a place called Spirit of Yoga right down the street from me. Sometimes they have students teach the class and if you go to one of those classes you don't have to pay for it. All you have to do is fill out a little paper saying what you liked about the class. Which is a great deal! 

I hadn't gone to yoga in so long and it was so so so wonderfully relaxing. I am an avid believer in yoga (unless its hot yoga then I believe yoga is the devil). And for any of you who need to get active or get relaxed you should go to one of the free classes. Yoga is good for the soul

shine on

-dyl