On Vacation Down South

Yes, it's been ages since we've updated our family blog. Just coming back from our first family vacation in forever gives us a good excuse though to do just that. Our trip to Hilton Head, SC was quite an experience - some bad, lots of good, but mostly just what we needed. Friends of ours had a timeshare they weren't able to use this year and offered it to us. We just happened to end up in SC though we've realized from now on we'll push more for locations closer to the equator at this time of year! :) It was a bit cold being December and all; it rained mostly, but we did have our warm sunny days that helped redeem our vacation a bit. We had our encounters with wildlife, our day at the beach, eating grits for the first time, days visiting nearby Southern cities such as Charleston and Savannah and, of course, our long car trips down and back. I'll try to include our photo diary here and in the next couple of posts.





Do NOT feed the alligators!






Our One Day at the Beach

More to come...

Announcement

Hey there! I will now be posting my pictures on my new blog. No worries, I'll still write here occasionally for thoughts and whatnot.

My New Blog

P.S. This is our 50th post! Ya, I know..over a year and only fifty, but I think we should celebrate in some small way. (hehe, anything for a celebration right?)

To Go or Not To Go?

Sorry I haven't been on for a while, blogging hasn't been on my mind lately. Haha, I might as well just call this 'Lauryn's Blog!' I started school last week - more like unfinished schoolwork from last year. What has preoccupied my mind is college. Everyone always asks you "So you're going to college?"and "What are your plans for next year?". My automatic response is "Yes" and "College", but I never stopped and thought why I really wanted to go. College, as I knew it, was a must. It was the next step, the buffer between school and reality, the place where you found life-long friends and trained you for the job of your life - and gave you a good reputation. I thought I knew what I wanted to do, I thought I knew what career was for me, but when I got a taste for it, I realized that's not exactly what I wanted. I have an interest in many things, I know what I like and what I don't like, but I don't know what I want to do. There are a lot of jobs out there that I haven't discovered yet, and I understand that a lot of jobs require a college degree. So why am I rethinking this whole college idea? First - money. Yes, I know you can get financial aid, or student loans. But why be years into debt for classes I don't even want to take? I think if I wanted my own business, my money could be used for that. Second - I like the idea of having alternatives, like taking individual classes. Or why not travel? Have the world be my classroom (not that traveling is a cheaper option). I could do mission trips, for example. The thing is, I know I probably won't be motivated in college. If I teach myself what I want to learn (which is what homeschooling is anyway), I will be a whole lot more motivated and it will most likely stick in my head longer. When I think of people who haven't gone to college, I somewhat look down upon them. Not that I was brought up that way at all. My mom wasn't able to finish college, and I think she is a very smart person. But I think that I feel that way because I have high expectations of myself and feel like others have of me too...whenever someones asks me those typical questions. So I'm weighing the pros and cons of college - which I should have done like two years ago. The good thing is my parents have no qualms about me not choosing college, as long as I find my path.

Summer Nights in the City

The Flower of a Different Name

I like to call them the 'fuzzy-brained' flowers.