time.

I think I might just surprise us all if I could ever manage to keep up with this thing. The days keep flying by, which in turn makes the weeks fly by, which in turn makes the months fly by, which in turn makes the years fly by. Yes, the time is flying by and I sometimes feel as though I'm stuck on autopilot. But I know that there's much more to my life than just coasting through it. I'm active it in, at least I try really hard to be. I like to participate in life. I do my best to keep up with friends and family and obligations and Ilena's ever growing agenda. My so-called "free time" is spent going to birthday parties, play dates, community activities, school functions, dance team shenanigans and the list just goes on. Phew. I always ask myself how on earth I find time for these things.

Time.

What a strange concept time is. It feels like everything is accelerating faster than a blink of an eye, but each day the changes are hard to find. However, when you look back over the past year of your life, you can see so many changes. You probably aren't even the same person. Well, you're you. But you're a newer, up-to-date version of you. You've learned things. You've gained things. You've lost things. Some details you remember and others you probably wish you could forget. But it's all there in the past now. And you're forever changed because of it, whether you like it or not. I suppose some of us never change too much, but I just cannot fathom what that must be like. I always feel the need to submerge myself into foreign things because this world has so much to offer us.

This world is so big, and in the grand scheme of things I suppose we as individuals are so small. But we can have big experiences that forever affect our being if we so choose. I mean, we only have so much time here on this Earth. And who knows what our next destination will be? Maybe you know. Maybe for you it's this place we all know as heaven. You know the place. You've probably worked hard to reach that destination one day. Or maybe you'll become one with the universe and reappear as a beautiful willow tree or a sunflower or the next big thing in pop culture, or who knows what else? I suppose in a world of unknowns, the possibilities are endless.

All I know it that time is a funny concept to me, and I never know when I will have used all of mine up. So, while I'm here on this planet, I'm doing my best to make my experiences count. I hope I can have a positive impact on the nature and the people that surround me. And I hope they will all have an impact on me. I'll just keep enjoying this beautiful journey life I'm living and hope that the road will bring more beautiful people and places my way.

I suppose I'll end this with a slew of pictures I've been meaning to post. Fall is my favorite. My people are my favorite. This life is so beautiful.

These humans are a few of my favorites. 

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I was given the opportunity to capture these beautiful moments at my beautiful friend, Sarah's, wedding. I feel so honored to have shared these memories with her. 

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This day was coffee, meeting new friends, creating filters with random items from nature, driving aimlessly with friends, lots of laughs and more coffee. 

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Halloween fun with a young Coraline Jones and friends. 

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And last but certainly not least, a little experimentation with Christmas lights and my favorite dude. 

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~xo

chelsea