Long time no post... I don't even know where to begin. For now, I just feel like documenting exactly where my life has taken me in this moment.

As of today, I am preparing to move to a perfect little apartment nestled by the Fountain of Youth in Saint Augustine, Florida. Here is where I'll be living for at least the next two years, while my boyfriend and I finish our degrees. Speaking of degrees, I'm double majoring in Graphic Design and Fine Art, with minors in Advertising, Art History, and Illustration. I'm a senior with three semesters to go, due to taking this semester off to work for Apple. I've been an AppleCare Advisor for the last six months providing technical support for iOS devices (iPads, iPhones, and iPods), taking as much money from Apple as possible before heading back to school. Now I've earned a nice little nest egg to start my life out on my own with someone who makes all of my dreams and goals possible.

Speaking of that special someone, I am in a wonderful relationship with an incredible person. He's talented, creative, warm, clever, beautiful, whimsical, makes me laugh like no other and truly understands who I am, how I think, what I need, and shares in my dreams. I am absolutely confident he is who I will be with for the rest of my life and I can easily say this without any inhibitions.

Meet Michael William Otero.. my high school best friend who always loved me, and my heart finally caught up with his.





There is MUCH more to say about him, and us, but I'm two years late from my last entry so I'm trying to keep it focused on the "right now".

We are leaving for Maryland this Thursday to spend New Years Eve in the cold with my favorite cousin Kim (equivalent of a second mother). After the 2nd, we'll be officially living in Saint Augustine with an apartment to settle and classes to prepare for.

I have a website for my photography in the works (almost done!), and under this site I plan use a blog to document creative adventures, my relationship, and making our apartment a home. I'm excited about having an official landing page for a real business in photography and to try and connect with people through blogging again. While I do have some of my dear LJ friends on Facebook, I miss the days of sharing my life with friends from around the world and keeping up with theirs. Working for Apple, I spoke with hundreds and hundreds of people over the phone and it really brought to my attention the interesting, funny, kindhearted people all over this world that I'll never meet or get to know. (Of course, there were plenty of unpleasant people as well!) With that said, I plan to open myself up and meet as many people as I can in this life. But I'll always cherish my trusted group of original LJ friends. Now I'm off to catch up on your lives and read your past entries! <3

For my Past Love:
I thought I'd cry for you forever, but I couldn't so I didn't. people's children die and they don't even cry forever. I thought I'd see your face in my mind forever, but I don't even remember what your ears looked like.


For my New Love:
up here life seems more like living, and living mirrors love, and love just leaves me breathless. on we go.



For my Best Friend:
It is true, I am certain, that you will write many more books than I will, but it is me, not you, who was born to be the writer.



For my True Friends:
some day I'll see your name in lights and I will smile.



For my Family:
no matter how careful you are, there's going to be the sense you missed something, the collapsed feeling under your skin that you didn't experience it all. there's that fallen heart feeling that you rushed right through the moments where you should've been paying attention.



For Everyone:
I understand. I get it, the situation, lifestyle, human existance, whether it be presented in spring or winter or 1809. I understand you, regardless of race, sex, or criminial history. I can comprehend. I empathize, with your ill-fated circumstances, his opinion that casual sex still subsists, her bleeding heart. in the darkness of the truth that distances your shallow friends and sheltered family, I nod my head in recognition.



For the World:
I know we're all souls just trying to connect but we're all left searching on our own.

it seems like people use "pretty" and "beautiful" when they lack the capacity to think of something more substantial. I'm not saying that those words are meaningless. they have definitely brightened many days, but I'm beginning to find that those words are a lot like "love."

it only has meaning when certain people say it in certain circumstances with a certain tone of earnestness.

BUH TXMES 2: okay so i drove past your house today..what are you guys doinggggg?
K4T3X: making a space ship :]
BUH TXMES 2: cute

my house is under construction. :3