Life in Pictures

 a bit of photography on a rainy day

Rain

So I found this.....

And had a mini-spazz-out moment. ^_^

Sunset

photo taken by a friend

Friday Night Dance

Last night we went to a dance in Bluefield, VA. It was lots of fun, but I'm exhausted this morning. I worked four hours at the cafe yesterday and only sat down one time; it was very busy and chaotically fun. I'm enjoying work a LOT. Its busy, fast, and I burned my thumb. (As a friend put it, "Hey, it had to happen sometime.") I got off work at 4:04 pm, rushed home, changed, and then left. From 6:15 until 10:09, I danced all dances except for three. Twas a lot of fun, though my feet disagree strongly. I had another friend ask me what the highlight of my evening was. At the time I couldn't think of anything, but I have now. My highlight was dancing with a little gentleman named Owen. He barely reaches my stomach, and has a cute smile, and I had the honour of dancing with him. There's pictures below.

Anyway, here's some of the pictures from the dance. Big thanks to my mom for taking them. :)

Breath of Autumn

     

     The writer woke up this morning in the darkness of her room. She didn't want to crawl out of bed; it was far too warm and the air was far too cold outside of the covers. But she did, pulling on her hoodie and walking to the window. The world outside was frosted over and the window was blurred with a foggy blanket.
     She felt for the camera on her desk and took hold of it, and walked outside into the icy air; the first breaths of Autumn and cold winter had settled while she slept.
     Last night, she had sat by the fireplace, shadows dancing around the room, thoughts wandering. She was quiet, she thought for a long time about a lot of things, and this morning, she was grateful to pause and photograph this tiny gift that God had given her.
     Sometimes, when the world blurs by, it's good to stop and breathe.
     Just breathe.

YES

In Which the Writer Gets a Job!

You see this counter?
Next Friday, I'll be working behind it.

I got a job at the coffee shop down town!! I'm so excited! I'll only be working Fridays, but HEY - that's fine with me!

I guess I'm so excited because one thing I've always wanted to do for a loooong time is to work at a cafe, and it's finally happening! This is really exciting for me. And, along with this job, I'm also cracking down on my school and writing. NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) starts November 1st, and the goal is 50,000 words in 1 month. I've been working on Cafe for a pitiful two years, so my goal for this NaNo is to FINISH IT. Then edit. Then publish. That's the goal. (I'm also almost convinced that I should stop writing it... all of my characters are coming to life. o_o) To finish school by July 28, 2014 is another. So I'm gonna be busy. Very, very busy. Prayers would be greatly appreciated. I've got a lot ahead of me, and to keep my wits about me and not drive my friends and family too crazy would be great, too.
Life is about to get even more interesting. WHEW.
I'll see if I can get some pictures of me working over the next couple of weeks and post them. Hopefully this'll all work out!

And, in the meantime, here's some pictures I took of a beautiful Autumn day spent with my ever faithful cat Westley. (He follows me everywhere and won't go outside of the 10 foot radius he keeps for me.)

Love you all!
- Hannah Leigh