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My Favorite Quotes

posted on : August 9, 2013 posted by : kendralstricklin 0 Comment
     Hello everyone! So tonight I was planning on posting a review of a concealer I recently bought, but (as usual) it’s taking so long to download the pictures. Consequently, tomorrow, I will have to try and take some more pictures of the actual product with a different camera and see how that goes…
      
 But I still wanted to post tonight, so I decided to share my favorite quotes! I actually have a bunch of quotes around my mirror so that inspired me to share some of them with you guys. 

I really love this quote – it really resonated with me when I first heard it. I’m always really nervous about trying new things (like starting this blog!) so I find this quote really reassuring. Who knows where life will take you! Never be afraid to fulfill your wildest dreams because you’ll probably end up in a great place, even if it’s not where you thought it would be!

I think this quote is so great because it kind of sums up the whole Feminist Movement and the breaking of the “Cult of Domesticity” here in America in the early-mid 1900s (haha sorry to spew a bunch of history – I took a really hard American History class this past year, and that was one of our last units, so it’s still in my head). It’s really inspiring too because it shows women can do great things when we speak up for what we believe in!

This quote is so inspiring because we as humans are so afraid of failure, so if that component was taken out of the life experience, imagine how many dreams people would fulfill everyday! I imagine there would be many more dare devils out there! I think the world would be a happier place as well if not so many people were afraid of failure. I have definitely struggled with that fear! I think we all have; it’s such a scary thing putting yourself out there with the knowledge that you could fail. But I think this quote and the first one go together so well, because if you attempt to do something great, and you don’t completely succeed, it doesn’t mean you’ll end up in a horrific place.
Haha, sorry if some of you really hate all of this inspirational talk. I really didn’t mean to bore you guys, but it’s fun to talk about what inspires me to work toward my dreams!
Which quotes inspire you? And, what would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?
Have a great day! (:
Inspiration,Life,Quotes

My Favorite Quotes

posted on : August 9, 2013 posted by : kendralstricklin 0 Comment
     Hello everyone! So tonight I was planning on posting a review of a concealer I recently bought, but (as usual) it’s taking so long to download the pictures. Consequently, tomorrow, I will have to try and take some more pictures of the actual product with a different camera and see how that goes…
      
 But I still wanted to post tonight, so I decided to share my favorite quotes! I actually have a bunch of quotes around my mirror so that inspired me to share some of them with you guys. 

I really love this quote – it really resonated with me when I first heard it. I’m always really nervous about trying new things (like starting this blog!) so I find this quote really reassuring. Who knows where life will take you! Never be afraid to fulfill your wildest dreams because you’ll probably end up in a great place, even if it’s not where you thought it would be!

I think this quote is so great because it kind of sums up the whole Feminist Movement and the breaking of the “Cult of Domesticity” here in America in the early-mid 1900s (haha sorry to spew a bunch of history – I took a really hard American History class this past year, and that was one of our last units, so it’s still in my head). It’s really inspiring too because it shows women can do great things when we speak up for what we believe in!

This quote is so inspiring because we as humans are so afraid of failure, so if that component was taken out of the life experience, imagine how many dreams people would fulfill everyday! I imagine there would be many more dare devils out there! I think the world would be a happier place as well if not so many people were afraid of failure. I have definitely struggled with that fear! I think we all have; it’s such a scary thing putting yourself out there with the knowledge that you could fail. But I think this quote and the first one go together so well, because if you attempt to do something great, and you don’t completely succeed, it doesn’t mean you’ll end up in a horrific place.
Haha, sorry if some of you really hate all of this inspirational talk. I really didn’t mean to bore you guys, but it’s fun to talk about what inspires me to work toward my dreams!
Which quotes inspire you? And, what would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?
Have a great day! (:
Inspiration,Life,Quotes

My Favorite Quotes

posted on : August 9, 2013 posted by : Stnkrbug 0 Comment
     Hello everyone! So tonight I was planning on posting a review of a concealer I recently bought, but (as usual) it’s taking so long to download the pictures. Consequently, tomorrow, I will have to try and take some more pictures of the actual product with a different camera and see how that goes…
      
 But I still wanted to post tonight, so I decided to share my favorite quotes! I actually have a bunch of quotes around my mirror so that inspired me to share some of them with you guys. 

I really love this quote – it really resonated with me when I first heard it. I’m always really nervous about trying new things (like starting this blog!) so I find this quote really reassuring. Who knows where life will take you! Never be afraid to fulfill your wildest dreams because you’ll probably end up in a great place, even if it’s not where you thought it would be!

I think this quote is so great because it kind of sums up the whole Feminist Movement and the breaking of the “Cult of Domesticity” here in America in the early-mid 1900s (haha sorry to spew a bunch of history – I took a really hard American History class this past year, and that was one of our last units, so it’s still in my head). It’s really inspiring too because it shows women can do great things when we speak up for what we believe in!

This quote is so inspiring because we as humans are so afraid of failure, so if that component was taken out of the life experience, imagine how many dreams people would fulfill everyday! I imagine there would be many more dare devils out there! I think the world would be a happier place as well if not so many people were afraid of failure. I have definitely struggled with that fear! I think we all have; it’s such a scary thing putting yourself out there with the knowledge that you could fail. But I think this quote and the first one go together so well, because if you attempt to do something great, and you don’t completely succeed, it doesn’t mean you’ll end up in a horrific place.
Haha, sorry if some of you really hate all of this inspirational talk. I really didn’t mean to bore you guys, but it’s fun to talk about what inspires me to work toward my dreams!
Which quotes inspire you? And, what would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?
Have a great day! (:
Life

Finally, Senior Photos!

posted on : August 2, 2013 posted by : kendralstricklin 0 Comment

       As promised, this post contains my senior photos! We finally got them back from the photographer and I’m really happy with them! I have seven of them to share, as that is all she gave us for online use. We got our chosen prints today and they look great! So, here we go!

This one was taken with my Jeep that I adore (:
Okay, I cannot explain how hard it was at first to take a picture with a straight face! I definitely struggled.
This is our neighbor’s horse Bella (: She is a sweetheart! I love horses so much. When I was little, I had a sweater with a big ol’ horse head on it. Needless to say, my mom had to wash it a lot because I wanted to wear it all the time! I was a weird kid.
I really love this one, as you guys can probably tell, because I have made it my profile picture for pretty much everything!
This one is also one of my favorites! I love the reflection in the pond.
Okay, so this is probably a pose I would never do, but the photographer said it would look cute with my shoes and my dress, and I have to agree–now that I see the result! I love these shoes so much, which is odd, because I’ve never been the kind of girl who loves high heels. Boots, yes, but heels, definitely no. They are Steve Maddens and I believe I got them at Macy’s. This is actually my winter formal dress that I got from Nordstrom as well! 
I really like this one as well! But let me tell you, it was not comfortable laying there, because it sloped toward the creek and there were tons of rocks and twigs. And we didn’t really have time to move them, because the sun was moving really quickly and the light was fading. I don’t know, I’m not a photographer, so I just listened, lied down, and smiled!
       Well that is all of the online ones! There are definitely some that I wish I could share with you guys because you can see the beautiful scenery, like the ones she took of me in the creek. I’m really more of an outdoorsy girl so I was in heaven just being able to hang out by our creek and take pictures! 
       Sorry if I totally bored you guys just looking at my photos! I really wanted to share them, though, because I had such a great time! Anyway, I hope you guys have a great day! (:
Oh, and also a side note, what other posts would you guys like to see? Let me know, I’m happy to do them! (:
Life

Finally, Senior Photos!

posted on : August 2, 2013 posted by : kendralstricklin 0 Comment

       As promised, this post contains my senior photos! We finally got them back from the photographer and I’m really happy with them! I have seven of them to share, as that is all she gave us for online use. We got our chosen prints today and they look great! So, here we go!

This one was taken with my Jeep that I adore (:
Okay, I cannot explain how hard it was at first to take a picture with a straight face! I definitely struggled.
This is our neighbor’s horse Bella (: She is a sweetheart! I love horses so much. When I was little, I had a sweater with a big ol’ horse head on it. Needless to say, my mom had to wash it a lot because I wanted to wear it all the time! I was a weird kid.
I really love this one, as you guys can probably tell, because I have made it my profile picture for pretty much everything!
This one is also one of my favorites! I love the reflection in the pond.
Okay, so this is probably a pose I would never do, but the photographer said it would look cute with my shoes and my dress, and I have to agree–now that I see the result! I love these shoes so much, which is odd, because I’ve never been the kind of girl who loves high heels. Boots, yes, but heels, definitely no. They are Steve Maddens and I believe I got them at Macy’s. This is actually my winter formal dress that I got from Nordstrom as well! 
I really like this one as well! But let me tell you, it was not comfortable laying there, because it sloped toward the creek and there were tons of rocks and twigs. And we didn’t really have time to move them, because the sun was moving really quickly and the light was fading. I don’t know, I’m not a photographer, so I just listened, lied down, and smiled!
       Well that is all of the online ones! There are definitely some that I wish I could share with you guys because you can see the beautiful scenery, like the ones she took of me in the creek. I’m really more of an outdoorsy girl so I was in heaven just being able to hang out by our creek and take pictures! 
       Sorry if I totally bored you guys just looking at my photos! I really wanted to share them, though, because I had such a great time! Anyway, I hope you guys have a great day! (:
Oh, and also a side note, what other posts would you guys like to see? Let me know, I’m happy to do them! (:
Life

Finally, Senior Photos!

posted on : August 2, 2013 posted by : Stnkrbug 0 Comment

       As promised, this post contains my senior photos! We finally got them back from the photographer and I’m really happy with them! I have seven of them to share, as that is all she gave us for online use. We got our chosen prints today and they look great! So, here we go!

This one was taken with my Jeep that I adore (:
Okay, I cannot explain how hard it was at first to take a picture with a straight face! I definitely struggled.
This is our neighbor’s horse Bella (: She is a sweetheart! I love horses so much. When I was little, I had a sweater with a big ol’ horse head on it. Needless to say, my mom had to wash it a lot because I wanted to wear it all the time! I was a weird kid.
I really love this one, as you guys can probably tell, because I have made it my profile picture for pretty much everything!
This one is also one of my favorites! I love the reflection in the pond.
Okay, so this is probably a pose I would never do, but the photographer said it would look cute with my shoes and my dress, and I have to agree–now that I see the result! I love these shoes so much, which is odd, because I’ve never been the kind of girl who loves high heels. Boots, yes, but heels, definitely no. They are Steve Maddens and I believe I got them at Macy’s. This is actually my winter formal dress that I got from Nordstrom as well! 
I really like this one as well! But let me tell you, it was not comfortable laying there, because it sloped toward the creek and there were tons of rocks and twigs. And we didn’t really have time to move them, because the sun was moving really quickly and the light was fading. I don’t know, I’m not a photographer, so I just listened, lied down, and smiled!
       Well that is all of the online ones! There are definitely some that I wish I could share with you guys because you can see the beautiful scenery, like the ones she took of me in the creek. I’m really more of an outdoorsy girl so I was in heaven just being able to hang out by our creek and take pictures! 
       Sorry if I totally bored you guys just looking at my photos! I really wanted to share them, though, because I had such a great time! Anyway, I hope you guys have a great day! (:
Oh, and also a side note, what other posts would you guys like to see? Let me know, I’m happy to do them! (:
Concert,Life

Alex Goot and Friends Concert!

posted on : July 31, 2013 posted by : kendralstricklin 0 Comment

       This Sunday, two of my best friends and I went to the Alex Goot and Friends concert! It was a blast and we got to meet everyone who performed! (Well, except for Alex Goot because you had to have a VIP pass which we did not have.) They all sang so well and were super nice when we got to meet them. Here are some pictures from the concert and meet and greet!

This is King the Kid. They are really great! You can check them out on YouTube here.
Landon Austin and Luke Conard went next! I love them both; they’re such great singers. Check out Landon here and Luke here.
After Landon and Luke, Kurt Hugo Schneider and Sam Tsui performed. They were equally as awesome!
Landon!
Luke!
Kurt!
Sam!
David from King the Kid!
I didn’t get a picture with Jose and Ricky ): I wish I would’ve!
 
       I had such a great time! I want to thank all of these great singers for a fantastic show.  And they were all suuuuper nice when we met them! (:  You guys should check them out because they have great music and voices! 
       And I know, I know, I am wearing a super casual outfit, but I had just come from the gift opening of the wedding I was maid of honor for, so I didn’t have time to put on something more concert-y. But I sure was comfortable! 😉
 
Do any of you guys listen to any of these artists/bands? If so who is your favorite? Leave a comment and let me know!
 
Have a great day! (: 
 
 
Concert,Life

Alex Goot and Friends Concert!

posted on : July 31, 2013 posted by : kendralstricklin 0 Comment

       This Sunday, two of my best friends and I went to the Alex Goot and Friends concert! It was a blast and we got to meet everyone who performed! (Well, except for Alex Goot because you had to have a VIP pass which we did not have.) They all sang so well and were super nice when we got to meet them. Here are some pictures from the concert and meet and greet!

This is King the Kid. They are really great! You can check them out on YouTube here.
Landon Austin and Luke Conard went next! I love them both; they’re such great singers. Check out Landon here and Luke here.
After Landon and Luke, Kurt Hugo Schneider and Sam Tsui performed. They were equally as awesome!
Landon!
Luke!
Kurt!
Sam!
David from King the Kid!
I didn’t get a picture with Jose and Ricky ): I wish I would’ve!
 
       I had such a great time! I want to thank all of these great singers for a fantastic show.  And they were all suuuuper nice when we met them! (:  You guys should check them out because they have great music and voices! 
       And I know, I know, I am wearing a super casual outfit, but I had just come from the gift opening of the wedding I was maid of honor for, so I didn’t have time to put on something more concert-y. But I sure was comfortable! 😉
 
Do any of you guys listen to any of these artists/bands? If so who is your favorite? Leave a comment and let me know!
 
Have a great day! (: 
 
 
Life

Busiest Week of My Life!

posted on : July 29, 2013 posted by : Stnkrbug 0 Comment

       Oh boy. So this whole week, and the one before it for that matter, have been quite crazy. One of my best friends got married yesterday, as I have mentioned in previous posts, and the week leading up to the wedding was filled with preparations! First off, I was the maid of honor so I had a ton of stuff to do, and secondly, she’s my neighbor so I was over at her house getting her property ready, since it was being held in her yard (we all live on acreage and she has a beautiful, big back yard). All in all it was an insane week! Sorry I haven’t been able to post a lot lately!
       Even though it was extremely busy, it was also a lot of fun. I am so happy for the newlywed couple but it was definitely bittersweet: they are moving (well as of this morning have moved) to California! I have basically grown up with her so it was so hard to say goodbye. I know that they will have great fun there, though. And cell phones make it very convenient to call anytime!
       Goodbyes are just so hard for me! I get pretty emotional when it’s with someone who I have known for a long time. She is basically my sister so it was that much more difficult. I teared up a lot! And one of the things I dislike the most is crying in front of people so I felt so exposed. Haha but so many people were crying so it was okay. 
       Well, I just wanted to do a little check in and let you guys know where in the world I have been. I am now going to go pass out for, like, twelve hours and then do nothing for a day! Hope you all have a great week! (: I will make sure to post more this week!

Life

Busiest Week of My Life!

posted on : July 29, 2013 posted by : kendralstricklin 0 Comment

       Oh boy. So this whole week, and the one before it for that matter, have been quite crazy. One of my best friends got married yesterday, as I have mentioned in previous posts, and the week leading up to the wedding was filled with preparations! First off, I was the maid of honor so I had a ton of stuff to do, and secondly, she’s my neighbor so I was over at her house getting her property ready, since it was being held in her yard (we all live on acreage and she has a beautiful, big back yard). All in all it was an insane week! Sorry I haven’t been able to post a lot lately!
       Even though it was extremely busy, it was also a lot of fun. I am so happy for the newlywed couple but it was definitely bittersweet: they are moving (well as of this morning have moved) to California! I have basically grown up with her so it was so hard to say goodbye. I know that they will have great fun there, though. And cell phones make it very convenient to call anytime!
       Goodbyes are just so hard for me! I get pretty emotional when it’s with someone who I have known for a long time. She is basically my sister so it was that much more difficult. I teared up a lot! And one of the things I dislike the most is crying in front of people so I felt so exposed. Haha but so many people were crying so it was okay. 
       Well, I just wanted to do a little check in and let you guys know where in the world I have been. I am now going to go pass out for, like, twelve hours and then do nothing for a day! Hope you all have a great week! (: I will make sure to post more this week!