Here's me being super shameless about my 5 year imaginary relationship with One Direction. I can't believe I waited that long to finally see them live.. and yeah, it happened. Three days prior, my favourite member dropped the bomb that he was going to be a dad. Alright, alright. Let's be honest here - that didn't quite excite me. Instead it made me want to eat a tub of Ben & Jerry's and think of what it was like to be a 1D fan in 2011 again (anyone remember those days?). I went into the show feeling completely miserable and down about a couple things floating around my head... but left feeling rather content. Initially, when Zayn has announced his departure from the group, I was ready to sell my tickets. It wouldn't be the same (and it wasn't).
This wasn't exactly what I pictured my first One Direction concert to be like - in fact, not One Direction in it's entirety, but rather Harry/Niall/Louis/Liam; but it was still something.
I had a request to do a skin care routine awhile back and today I am finally sharing my secrets with you! I'm totally kidding, I don't have any secrets when it comes to my skin... I don't even have a regular routine. All I really can say is that I've been genetically blessed to not have to deal with any acne/blemishes for the most part (shouts out to mom + dad, y'all got my back). The ladies at Sephora always ask me what foundation I wear and I love the looks on their faces when I say I don't wear any on a regular day. However, I'm not off the hook either. I tend to have really dry skin which requires some moisturizing.
Ah, we meet again at an unearthly hour.
I had a couple thoughts running around my head as of late, so I thought I'd share a bit. What a thing it is to be single. In my head, the switch goes on and off quite frequently. Some days are better than others when it comes to dealing with being single and feeling alone while the rest of the world is seemingly in love. It's unavoidable for the most part. I can't walk down the street without seeing a few couples and even more so, my own friends are in relationships. When I was younger, looking to the age I'm at now all seemed so far away and out of my reach. I thought I'd be the 'coolest', the most 'popular', and I thought I'd have the biggest babe of a boyfriend - all the thoughts from my 8 year old self. Boy, was I wrong.
I'm putting myself out on a limb being up this late. I truly am. My sleeping schedule has been so terrible lately from being out on the road for awhile (not complaining, i'd stay up long enough to see 1092874 sunrises if it meant to do it all again). On tour, all I played was Miguel. Before bed in my bunk, getting dressed before the shows, in the shower... You get the point. There's just something about a smooth voice that sings about art and love and all the things that run through my head. All the things I, personally, could never articulate through my own words. He does it well.
A friend is touring with him this summer and I may be stopping to see a show. I'm pumped.
x lj
Coming home from a good trip always sucks. From the past week, I visited more cities than I can even keep track of - places I never thought I'd be visiting in a long time/ever. Traveling is one of my favourite things to do.... ever, and to share it with good people is a complete other thing. Good, light spirits and endless laughter/inside jokes didn't lack on this trip and ultimately was what kept me excited to wake up every morning. I was welcomed back on tour with a box of Philip's Chocolate turtles waiting for me in my bunk.
I met a handful of new people everyday, ran into old faces and bonded with the ones I already knew. I even chatted with Vanilla Ice about Vegetarianism! There wasn't a time when I didn't have fun... and even when I wasn't doing anything, it was still all "fun" to me. Sleeping was fun. Eating was fun. Hanging out was fun. Even breathing was fun. There was not a single lack of love for anything on the last leg of the tour. I loved it all.
Here are some equally as good snaps that didn't make it onto the 'gram but probably should've. Enjoy these:
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| Ehhhh, if you know anything about me you'd know why this is my favourite photo in the universe. HA. |
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| A crowd well over 20,000+ people at Hershey Park in Hershey, PA. |
