Photography Wednesday

**A note for my new followers. If you haven’t noticed already, most of my photographs are sunsets. I am obsessed with sunsets. I also love taking photos of nature in general, obscure things, children, and food. However, you’ll see random things, as I take photographs of whatever strikes my eye, and sometimes, challenges.

Birthday Celebration

I very rarely buy anything for myself, so when my birthday rolls around, certain family members send me money or gift cards and demand I use them for myself. This year, I treated myself to a book of poetry, an off-the-shoulder sweatshirt, and cute shoes!

I love wood-fired pizza. I treated myself to my favorite, pesto and prosciutto!

This is 38!

Thanksgiving Traditions

I forgot to take a picture this year, so this one is recycled. The morning starts with coffee out of my favorite Christmas mug!

Wassail goes in the crockpot early in the morning! It makes the house smell so good!

My cousins and I send silly Snapchats to one another during the parade’s commercial breaks. I don’t know why. It just became a tradition.

The traditional cranberry sauce platter!

Pumpkin pie!

Cause for Celebration!

Today, my tassel arrived.

There was a time when I wasn’t sure I’d make it this far. Not for lack of belief in myself, but because life has always had a way of interfering with my plans.

Today, my tassel arrived.

In a month, I will graduate with honors. And I will be a degree-holding college graduate. I feel a sense of empowerment. Like I am an unstoppable force who looked the storms of life right in the eye as I built my shelter. I have no intention of stopping! I am going to keep building my shelter and achieving my dreams.

Today, my tassel arrived.

And Finally, Sunsets/Nature

I hope you all had a wonderful Wednesday and have a fabulous Friday Eve!

Love & life lessons,

Kristian