the beach=nostalgia at its finest.

isle of palms <3

i officially have not blogged in what feels like ages. but then again, i seem to always be saying that whenever i get on here. i hadn't been to the beach in ages, and being back at i.o.p was very nice. the sand in my toes and the smell in the air was so nostalgic. it reminded me of the days when going on the beach was an all day affair, and you walked back to the house only to shower and eat and sleep to repeat it the next day. back when we had our house in garden city, we were there probably just as much as we were in cola or camden. random weekends, long breaks. i hate how most of the beaches are becoming these days- completely overrun by tacky tourists, with the 4 story high look alike houses. i just pray that my old house, which only looks slightly different now since a rental company bought it 7 years ago, doesn't get torn down and turned into that. that will be the saddest day of my life. 

now on to newer and slightly better things:

mumford and sons was absolutely amazing. <3

turning 16 wasn't all that it's cut out to be, believe you me. why was 16 deemed "sweet sixteen"? i just don't understand it. it felt like any other birthday, really. i don't feel sixteen, STILL. but then again why would we feel any different? it's just some number that's been placed upon us by the amount of time we've been alive. sixteen sucks anyway. you're not 18 so you're not legal, and you're not 21 so you're not legal to drink. not that age really effects anyone anymore. not drinking, not dating, not anything. that can be a good thing, and a bad thing.. 

lately i've been particularly interested in hillsong united. i love their worship songs. they're amaaaaazing. it just makes me happy to listen to the stand and mighty to save. being at the beach was so niiiice- i went out one night at like 11 with the moon shining down and headphones in my ears with the stand playing and my arms raised. that's just one amazing feeling. 

so, i'm watching dexter again for the first time in ages. i haven't watched it in SO long and i forgot how much i loved it. only on season 3, but i'ma keep going with it. never gets old. <3