Arm and Arm with Tea and Coffee

      As of now, I have been back at school for a week. I have spent the week going to new classes, dropping and adding classes, and figuring out my new schedule for this semester. I'm taking a whopping seventeen units... so I will be extremely busy for the next few months. But this week was not only books and brains, I also got to hangout with my friends whom I had not seen all of winter break! 

        The first couple days back, it almost felt sereal as if it was not real. It was enjoyable to be with all of my new friends from college. This week we just did fun things like Brielle, Ashlee and I got to have tea when we both had break from classes. Another morning this week, I painted as the sun was streaming in through the window cile. It was so enjoyable to have the warm sun hit my hair in the rather chilly dorm room. 

Red sweater- Forever21 

Gray socks hand-me-down from my dads sock drawer

    On thursday, I got a lovely visit from Jesslan and Nicole. Jess had class and Nicole hungout with me and went to our Arobics class ( which apparently is a hip-hop class they just forgot to tell us when we signed up) But she got to watch me be incredibly awkward and embarrassing trying to dance the moonwalk and do the wave across my body from finger tip to finger tip. Then I gave her a tour of the campus. Once Jesslan and Brielle were out of class the four of us went to a local coffee shop. I got a cafe mocha it was simply delicious. 

dancing in the wind

Shoes- Christmas present from my beautiful sister Olivia

     After having a salad for dinner, we went to the men's basketball game for a while. As we sat in the dorm room I was talking about cutting bangs into my hair... and after some peer pressure I went out on a limb and cut my hair! I know crazy right! I still can't believe that I did it! Previously I had been growing out my side bangs for about a year and they were almost the length of my first layer... I'm glad I put a little change in my look for this new year and new semester! 

Crazy Crazy!


Sincerely, Sophie 

A Farewell to 2010

An Interesting evening of sorts.... 
Last night was new years eve, and most eighteen year olds probably.... go to a dance party, a club, have a party of there own, hangout with their boy friend, set off fire works, basically party hearty. But I suppose I am not a typical teenager because my New Years did not exactly consist of these things. But I did start my countdown to the new year around three in the afternoon. Luckily I was not alone on my lame end of 2010. My friend Nicole and I did a various of different things, we walked from her house to a mall of sorta called the Forum and went to Anthropology. Then on our way back we decided to drive down by the beach and go to the Panikain (a local coffee shop). By now it was around 5:30 ish, but we still had some time before 2011 finally arrived. So we decided to go driving we went and watched the ocean for a while. Around 7ish we were getting hungry so we ventured over to Coco's randomly and we got free bread and a side of vegetables...But as we walked in the man who was about to seat us says "Lauren?" asking me if that was who I was, I was taken so off guard and confused. The rest of the meal was more uncomfortable our waitress was just kinda strange and Nicole and i decided she didn't like us.

New Years Eve Dinner! 

Coco's 

mustered at Coco's 

 Finally time was passing and it was around 9 when Nicole remembered a girl from her church was having a party, and before I knew it we were there. Just to fill you in (There is this guy named Luke who in high school I always thought he was cute. But I never talked to him before. But now over three years later I don't find him quite as intriguing although now he talks to me alot on Facebook, and over texting but not in person. I don't respond a ton, just because a relationship should not be just on the Internet.) Any who, he was also randomly at this party for new years. Nicole and I really didn't know anyone but each other and a few others so we were awkwardly there, but Luke did not even say a thing in person! Which personally to me seems childish or wimpy. Its not that I like the guy, I just find it weird that I don't even know the kid. Well the night went on and I just socialised and as we all brought in the new year we cheered and drank sparkling cider. Wanting to leave as soon as possible we headed for the door. So as we were leaving he (Luke) shouts out after I walked past him in a group of people "Hi Sophie" really fast and short almost a mumble. Over the music I said hello as I was walking out the door. Then Nicole and i got in the car, we just looked at each other and laughed at out super fun, awkward, strange eventful night that ended a wonderful year! Goodbye 2010  

Sincerely, Sophie

Magnified Emotion

Whats in a song? Lyrics, tunes, sound, rhythm, heart.... i think it is for us to decide. I believe there are two kinds of people out there in this world that to listen to music, there are two kinds of people out there. There is the lyric people, the people like me who listen to the lyrics, the meaning of the song and annalize the hell out of it. We are the ones that can feel the words in our heart the kind that cause us to think or relate with the musician to such a strong extent that you feel like they know exactly how you feel and know exactly what your going through. Or the music people, kind that listen to the music just to dance, they are the ones who like the beat, the sounds that get them off their feet and put them in the mood to move. I sorta think there is magic in lyrics, new songs or songs that i have never heard always seem to find me when the lyrics fit perfectly with what I am going through. 


I don't know what it is about music  that can change my mood, or give me hope, but all I know is I wouldn't know what to do without it.

This was a gift for my best friend Julias Birthday

I love the look of boots with high socks
It gives a pop of fun to your legs! 

I think God gave us music, ultimately to worship Him. But not solemnly for that reason alone, for a way to be creative, for a way to connect with each other, a way to magnify emotions. God has told us multiple times to sing to him in worship. He has also blessed us with many gifts, some are good at athletics, others are better at artistic things much like music. So he us humans beautiful voices, or talents with instruments, but whatever it is we need to use it to glorify our Creator. Music is an emotional outlet, it is a way for the artists to realise there emotions, and those who listen to the music receive an emotional experience.


This is not fact what so ever, it is just my take on the subject. But one fact is that I love music, all kinds, i love that it allows you to cope with the lyrics in the songs a way that nothing else can do. Or it allows you to forget your worries and be carefree and just dance.

~Sincerely Sophie 

A so called Adventure.... or a funny insident!

This has no depth to it, it is simply a,
       Funny story..... last Saturday a group of us up here at collage went to the Spectrum ( a local outdoor mall) there were about 20 of us. We walked around and just enjoyed the smells and sounds of Christmas time. Finally our reservation at the Cheese Cake factory was called, and we followed in a line as the weightier sat us at our table. We all were in conversation until our orders were ready. For me I was sharing with two of my friends (Ashlee and Laila) When we got our dish we began eating, just to find a hair in the food.... which was the start of the interesting evening....
    You see toward the end of our meal Laila asked me to come with her on an adventure to find the rest room, so we began to hunt for it. I was trying to not slip on the freshly waxed floors, but that was a fail and of course I fell. but that's not the best part, we go to the restroom and it was one of those one stall one person kinds, so Laila offered to use the men's. I came out of the women's and looked her but I didn't see her. And so of course I thought she was still in the restroom. Then I proceeded to knock and push the doors open.... only to my surprise it was not Laila standing in front of me. Instend it was a well put together suprisingly tall asian MAN! It was like I was a dear in head for lights, abruptly I turned around coved my eyes and hurried back to the table. As the man stood in confusion.But Laila was still not there! Finally, she returned to the table and she told me she was stuck in the stall and the "MAN" that I had seen used the urinal while she was in there! I told her my side of the story. Oh yeah and the man from the restroom was sitting right across from us. In the end Laila could not have been any more right. It was an ADVENTURE to the bathroom.

The group of us out on the town! 

~Sincerely Sophy 

To be forever in your arms

      God created man and realized that he needed a partner. “And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from the man HE MADE INTO A WOMAN, and He brought her to the man.” (Genesis 2:21) Recently a group of my friends and I were talking, and it makes you wonder if there is that one guy or girl out there for you. Like "the one" or whatever! I honestly don't know, I do know that I have been praying for my husband since I was in the eighth grade. But I have yet to find him, or maybe I already know him, and I don't know what the impact this guy will have in my life. I was also recently asked if I thought I would marry any Vanguard guys? I have to say that I think this would be such a cool thing to happen... The Vanguard men are great men of God and gentlemen ( there is always those exceptions), but so I guess it would be a yes i could possibly marry a VU man someday. ha I want to find a man that will hold me forever, as God will always hold me.

I made this on polyvore http://www.polyvore.com/ 

I was just feeling creative I guess, and this went with this post ha. 

-Today is thanksgiving, it was so low key. I came home yesterday, and got to hangout with my family, and friends! That is what I am truly thankful for is my family and friends. But also for school, and that I am so blessed to go to this university. My sister Olivia and I helped cook dinner and we had such a wonderful meal. But we ate over five hours ago and I'm still full! ha oh the fun thanksgiving. 

~Sincerely Sophie 

Is it a Destination?

Ive been thinking a lot about happiness lately. Most of us go through life trying to get to the place in life where we will truly be happy. We say things like if only I had this house, or once I am married and have a family then I will be happy. Life seems unattainable at times, and we feel like we cannot be happy, and just sit and sulk. I am not sure why but humans tend to treat happiness as if it is a destination, or a place we are going, and will be at someday. I think it is rather a mood not as much of a place we will be at one day, but a choice or a disposition. In the Bible it talks about joy, Proverbs 15:13- "A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit. So in a nut shell, weather or not your happy it shows on your exterior. But this idea that happiness is a mood and not a destination, is just my own thought... 

"Being happy does not mean that everything is perfect. It means you have decided to look beyond the imperfections" - Author Unknown 

                        ~Sincerely Sophie 

Hope like a Little Girl Playing Dress-Up

 I want to believe in it all again... hope, dreams, and good expectations. But sometimes unexpected things happen when you were not expecting anything at all. Like when you were a kid and you thought that something was one way but you were completely wrong.... When I was a little girl I thought that Hawaii was up in the sky, and I thought that there was really Santa Clause, but both were wrong, and disapointing to discover. I wanted to be a Princess when I grew up... and even tho Im in college I realize that that dream of being a princess is come true, because I am one, in the Kingdom of God! 

Leather Jacket- Walmart
Dark Washed jeans- Forever21

I was looking for a 4 leaf clover

 Well that seems to be happening a lot to me lately.... I don't know why but it just does. Sometimes Unexpected is a good thing, something you expected to be bad turns out better or something you didn't expect anything turns out actually for a benefit! You know... But with every good there is also a bad. When you expect something to be better than it turns out to be. Or when you suspect something to be just neutral and it turns out for the worse... For me this is how my life has been for a long time, me expecting to much or having high hopes and dreams. So soon I decided that I hated to hope and I thought if I didnt do it any more it would make my life easier, but It didnt.... I still don't know what exactly to do but I think now I need to dream again.... I started dreaming again, and I think you can't excape disapointment, I've been Let down again but a author once wrote "The future Belongs to those  who BELIEVE in the beauty of there dreams." Also resently in Shine (a worship night at school) I had some of my close friends pray for me to have hope again... and as they layed hands on me, I knew it, I knew I could hope again! 

xoxo

~ Sincerely Sophie