Happy Valentine's Day!

      Well, it's that time of year again. Flowers are out. Candy is flying off the shelves. There's a lot of pink and red in the stores. Yep, Valentine's Day. I know some people who hate Valentine's Day. My dad is one of those people who thinks its a holiday made up by the greeting card companies. And maybe that's true, but like I've said before, I like to celebrate! Valentine's Day is not necessarily a celebration of romantic love. If you are like me, V-Day is the time to celebrate just love in general.
       I LOVE my parents with all my heart. They give so much and take so little. They work hard to make sure that we've had a comfortable life. They're amazing, and I am beyond thankful that I'm theirs and they're mine. I love my dogs too. I literally wouldn't survive without dogs. That's part of what makes college very very difficult. I've always had dogs around, and now that they're...not, it's very difficult.
       I love my friends. I have some of the best friends a girl could ask for. They're funny, caring, driven, awesome, and just overall great people to be around. And I'm not just talking about college. I'm still friends with my high school group. I honestly don't understand how people can just totally abandon their high school friends. They're the people who walked by your side during those gruesome four years of puberty, change, and drama. How can you just let all those years go? I've been a girl scout for years, and one of our songs goes:

   "Make new friends 

but keep the old, 

one is silver 

and the other's gold. 

A circle's round, 

it has no end. 

That's how long I want to be your friend."

Cheesy, sure. But it's true. I love my friends, and while it may not be realistic that I'll be friends with them forever and ever, I honestly hope I will. 

        It also seems that a lot of guys have the misconception that girls want these HUGE, extravagant gifts. We want you to plan out an elaborate evening of perfectly detailed surprises. And I know that's true for some girls, and that's completely fine! But for other girls, all we want is to know that you thought about us. We don't need a room full of roses. I honestly would love a mix tape--something that maybe has a little meaning to the relationship. Songs are powerful, and if you're not a writer, let someone else say it. That's basically what their paid for. But the big take away here--think before you buy. A small, thoughtful gesture is more meaningful that a diamond necklace. 

If you want a little taste of literary romance this weekend, here's some of my favorite romance books. You'll note that Nicholas Sparks is conveniently not mentioned in this list--that's because I care about you, and I don't want to cause a sob fest on a happy holiday. Save his heart wrenches for another day

1. Pride and Prejudice: Jane Austen

2. Love, Rosie

3. Jane Eyre: Charlotte Brontë

4. Saint Anything: Sarah Dessen

5. Meant to Be: Lauren Morrill

6. Eleanor & Park: Rainbow Rowell

7. A Countess Below Stairs: Eva

If you want to take a fantastical route for your romance, here's my top four love stories: 

1. Shiver: Maggie Stiefvater

2. Beautiful Creatures: Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia

3. Blue Bloods: Melissa De La Cruz

4. Vampire Academy: Richelle Mead (but you have to get through the whole series to get the full romance. Hey, I'm not complaining.)

Happy V-Day! Be sure to tell all your loved ones just how much their loved! And tell me what your favorite romances are!!

What I've Learned

     Tomorrow, I turn 20 years old, and if I'm being honest, I've been celebrating all week. I don't understand why people don't celebrate whenever they get the chance. Life should be one giant celebration! 
     So as I've been celebrating, I've also been thinking. I tend to do that occasionally. My brain can get a little jumbled. I understand that I have so much more life to live, and I'm not even a quarter of how wise I'll be when I die, but that doesn't mean I haven't learned anything in my 20 years. My lessons may be really silly, or they may actually have some meaning. Does it really matter? Because life is a combination of silly and meaning, right? I couldn't live my life without silly, and I definitely couldn't live without meaning. Otherwise, what's the point? So here we go: what I, Hannah Elizabeth Rials, have learned in my nearly 20 years of life. 

1.Friends and Family are key. 
I know this kind of seems like a "gimme" kind of lesson, but not everybody seems to learn this, or has the opportunity to. I would actually be nowhere without my family. My parents have provided me with more opportunities than I deserve, and I can never say thank you enough. And my friends...I am who I am because of my friends. I've lost some, and I've gained some. But I've treasured every one of them because they've all taught me something that no one else can. 
2. Be who you are.
Again, another "gimme." But hear me out. I remember being an awkward intermediate/middle schooler/early high schooler (a few friends can attest to this) trying to figure myself out. I was a follower in intermediate school. I honestly just wanted friends because I was a dorky, pudgy, overly homeostatic kid. Middle school brought the emotional/dark/rebellious (and by rebellious, I mean back mouthing my parents. That's about as far as it went) side out of me. Then high school hit, along with a bunch of other changes, and I think that's when I found myself. I'm a dorky, quirky, friendly, introverted, nosy, overly caring, Christian, leading, writer. That's my identity, and I'll stick by it. So pick out some adjectives and put them in your list. The list might, and probably will, change. But that's life. Change. And amongst all that change, you have the challenge of finding yourself. Good luck. I believe in you. 
3. Find your therapy.
I'm serious. It may be going to a therapist. It may be venting to your friends (but make sure that's not all you do). It may be gardening or cooking. Just find something for those times when life just comes crashing in. Because it will do that. I guarantee it. I have lots of therapy. My dogs. Or just dogs in general. Gardening. Writing. Cooking. Reading. Occasionally yoga, depending on how flexible I'm feeling. There's a therapy out there for everyone. My dogs aren't going to solve all of my problems, though that would be amazing, but that's not really the point. They're just a way to release some of the problems. Like Buddy--he's lying here beside me as I type, dreaming about something exciting. And it's relaxing. That's all you need. So go find your therapy. 
4. Being silly matters. 
I've always wanted to be the funny one in my group of friends. The funny friend is the one with the addictive personality, the person everyone goes to when they need a pick me up. I'm not funny. I try. I honestly do. The only people who actually laugh at my attempts at humor are my parents...it's okay, I'm not crushed about it. But hey, I don't have to be funny. Because I'm silly. I can crack myself up about absolutely nothing. I LOVE impersonating/quoting movies. The Princess Bride and My Big Fat Greek Wedding are my favorite to quote. I can tie an "invisible string" through my lip and pull it. I snort. I sing during movies, and sometimes I laugh too hard. This may be annoying to some people (especially my dad who always begs me to stop singing and regrets bringing up MBFGW), but it makes the days happier, at least in my mind. And your mind--that's the number one priority. 
5. Never Been Kissed. 
I've never been kissed. I've never been courted. I might've been flirted with, but I can never really tell unless it's blatantly obvious. And for most of middle school and high school, this was the worst part of my life. It was the end all be all. I liked guys, typically the tall, skinny, artistic and/or brilliant type. Crushing was almost always a thing to me. I even worked up the nerve to tell a couple of my crushes about my feelings only to be turned down. And boy was that crushing. But guess what? I survived! And I'm still friends with them.
Up until this year, I thought I was pathetic that I was a lip virgin. (yes, that's my term for it). I'm almost 20 for pete's sake. Now...I'm okay. I'm in a really good place. I'm confident in myself, in the direction that my life is going. I'm not actively searching for a mate, haha. For years, my mom and some of my friends just said, "It'll happen when its supposed to happen." And I finally realize they're right. I may find prince charming tomorrow or in ten years. But I'll find him when I'm meant to, and not a second before. Who knows? Maybe I've already met him. But the point is--Never Been Kissed (like Drew Barrymore)? That's okay, you're going to survive and thrive and move on. Because one day, your prince will come (see, there I go with the movie quotes. 10 points to Hufflepuff if you can name the movie.)
6. Your friends appreciate you. 
Friends can be both the best and most frustrating parts of your life. Especially as a girl because girls are confusing and sometimes not straightforward. We're insane, to be honest. 
I always struggle thinking that I'm the friend who cares. None of my friends actually care, they're just here because it's convenient and I'm the best they could muster up. Now, I know this isn't true. I promise. But I can't help thinking it sometimes, especially if you're the friend who always makes the plans or the calls or whatever. But guess what. Your friends do appreciate you. They just show you in different ways. You just have to learn to notice it when it happens. Sidenote, I love my friends. They're the best and weirdest and awesomest people. They're all going to go to the moon and beyond in life. Because that's just the type of people they are. 
7. Connections are literally everything. 
My generation is preached at about connections. We will get no where without connections. I'm here to tell you, it's true. Now, to be fair, most of my connections are from my mother because she's the most connected person I know. My boss and I call her the Mouth of the South for a reason. But I've made a few of my own connections. I wouldn't be getting my book published without connections. I wouldn't have had my internship last semester without connections. I wouldn't have gotten to have breakfast with an amazing author, Kathryn Holmes, without connections. And in order to make connections, you have to get out there and talk to people. Talk to everyone. This might be hypocritical of me because I have to force myself to talk to people. But I'm not here to tell you about what I do. I'm telling you about what I've learned. 
8. Smile. 
Just...smile. As often as possible. You'll make more friends. Your face may get more wrinkles, but at least they'll be good wrinkles. Life is just better with smiling. So just do it. Please. 
9. Listen to people. 
As a writer, I really like listening to people. They're story ideas just waiting to happen. Listening teaches you about things--about yourself, your friends, the world around you. Pay attention. Because people have important things to say, things you might not have thought about if you'd had your earbuds in. So just, open your ears occasionally. You might just learn something. 
10. Find something to believe in. 
I don't care what you believe in because that falls into the "nunyabusiness" category of life. But I stand by my idea that everyone should believe in something. If it's not a higher power, it could be love, or family, or friends. But there's something for everyone to believe in. It makes the world a better place. 
11. Give up your time. 
Today, our world is filled with hundreds of thousands of groups, people, and organizations to donate your time too. Not everyone has thousands of dollars that they can donate on a whim. And that's okay, because these organizations need your time too. There are so many people (and things) that need your help, and I guarantee that there is something out there that you'll care about. Animals, aiding abuse victims, working with the disabled, providing water for countries in need. It doesn't matter because they need your help. And help and time are things that you can give. 
12. CELEBRATE! 
Celebrate every chance you get. Your birthday, your friends' birthdays, Valentine's Day (even though maybe its a holiday invented by the greeting card companies). It doesn't matter because celebrating is the best. It gives a purpose to the day. It gives a smile to the day. It gives happiness and laughter and love to the day. And those are all things that you want part of your day, right? So why not celebrate whenever and whatever and whoever you can? 

Well, it's 8 minutes until I turn 20, so I guess I'll sign off now. If you made it all the way to this point, 10 more points for Hufflepuff (that's my house if you didn't already guess). I wish you all celebration, donation, faith, open ears, smiles, connections, friendship, love, silliness, therapy, individuality, and family. Carpe Diem, people! As my dear friend told me, after I turn 20, everything will go down hill from here :) 

Jusqu'à la prochain fois,
HER

Reading with a Pen

If you're anything like me you are a devourer of books. No book is safe from me...except I'm learning how many books are out there, and it's making me mourn the hours that I'm not reading. Anyways, I'm not saying that I don't carefully read books because I do. I occasionally skip through description to dialogue, but I always make myself go back and read. However, I've never been one to annotate in my books. They are my treasures, and I want them to look the part. Plus, I don't want to slow down during exciting scenes to underline.
I'm in a literary analysis class this semester, and my professor is amazing. He's so passionate and loves the material so much that it makes class very enjoyable. However, he makes us annotate, something I wasn't very keen on until about a month ago. It's laborious, awkward and time consuming. But as we were reading The Scarlet Letter (my second time), I realized how valuable annotating is. I noticed so much more, made so many more connections, and drew a lot of intelligent-sounding conclusions.
Now, if you're a generally well read person who can say that they've gotten through at least one classic novel, you understand that there is a significant difference between classic novels and modern novels. As we learn all through high school and well into college, authors that are considered timeless can be interpreted in so many different ways. They fill their novels with all these different biblical and historical allusions that you have to really close read to completely grab hold of. When you read classics, a pen can come in real handy. I'm planning on going back and reading some of my favorites again and taking notes. Jane Eyre, round three!
So obviously, you can see the positive purpose of reading with a pen, but you might be asking: why would you annotate in a recently-published YA book? I mean, I tried annotating in a new book the way I did with The Scarlet Letter, and I just felt stupid. If we're being honest, you don't have to deconstruct every word that modern authors choose. Allusions are not as common in modern novels. Modern authors are more of storytellers than they planners of every single word. However, I still think reading with a pen has its benefits. I always find myself saying, "Ooo, I like that quote," and then completely forgetting about it and continuing to read. Then when I want to go back to find it, I can't. And that's just frustrating. So I've started reading with a pen. I don't try to dissect the novel because that makes my brain hurt too often. But I can underline my favorite quotes, note something that connects to another book, or just make comments.
So moral of the story, read with a pen. Just try it. Once. For me. It might not work for you, but if it does, you'll be able to look back in your books years from now and say, "Oh, wow--this is a really great line!" or "wow, I had some good thoughts when I was 19."

Let me know what you think!!

Southern Festival of Books Day 2

While today was much shorter than Saturday, today was still great! I started with breakfast at Puckett's with the very talented Kathryn Holmes and ended the day with her panel. However, I'll start with listing the authors that I had the pleasure of hearing today:

• Lori Goldstein, author of Becoming Jinn, and the sequel Circle of Jinn will release May 17th. Her novels reinvent our idea of wish granting genies and the middle eastern culture that it stems from. Her story was inspired by a devastating earth quake in the Middle East and the picture of a mother and baby, named Azra being rescued. Azra, the main character in her novel, comes from the rescued baby. 
• Martina Boone, author of Compulsion and the sequel Persuasion will hit the shelves this month (so watch out)! Her novels are southern gothic with a main character who is an innocent outsider on a haunted South Carolina plantation. 
• Helene Dunbar, author of What Remains and These Gentle Wounds, her books are known to make people cry wherever they are, whether that be curled up in bed or on a very public train. After suffering a tragedy herself, most of her work reflects tragedy that young adults experience.
• Kathryn Holmes, debut author of The Distance Between Lost and Found wrote her first novel about an area very near to her hear, The Great Smokey Mountains in East Tennessee. The story centers around youth culture and a life changing moment for her main character, Hallelujah. 

All of these authors were so interesting to listen to and had the best things to say about writing and the literary world in general. 

Lori and Martina's panel dealt with magic in YA fiction. Magic is an important element in fiction that, while some people believe may be going out of style, helps us to see our world in a new light. Magic must be grounded in the familiar, but the job of the writers is to give the magic something new. However, one can't run rampant with the magic. You have to have limits and rules or the magical aspect of the story will just seem careless and misplaced. In response to magic in YA going out of style, Martina Boone responded with "The best books create their trends." So as long as you write a kick butt magical book, it doesn't matter who's popular at the moment. 

Helene and Kathryn's panel dealt with complex emotions in YA realistic fiction. For some reason, their moderator seemed to be under the impression that complex emotions such as anger, jealousy, and grief were not emotions for young adults, but for adults--his premise being that young adults do not know how to deal with these emotions. But Kathryn and Helene had the perfect responses. "What happens to  you as a teen influences you for the rest of your life. And you'd real with emotions differently as a teenager," Helene said. "It is almost easier to deal with intense emotions in YA rather than in adult fiction because it doesn't have to be rationalized." Kathryn said "Emotions are heightened in adolescence because it is a time of firsts. So to write for young adults, you have to go to that raw, irrational part of your brain." Forget adult fiction (not that I want to, because it's great) but if you want plain storytelling, pick up a YA read.

Priceless advice from the authors:

"Take as much time as you can with the first book. It's a marathon, not a sprint." ~Martina Boone

"Sometimes characters drive the story." ~Helene Dunbar

"If you don't have them by the first few pages, you don't have them." ~Kathryn Holmes

"Why can't boys read about girls having feelings?" ~Kathryn Holmes

"Find out what your trolls are and dont' go there." ~Kathryn Holmes 

Again, I highly encourage you to check out these author's books! I especially support Kathryn since we are from the same alma mater, and she's just an all around awesome person! 

And that brings the 27th annual Southern Festival of Books. Next book festival on my list? Yallfest 2015 in Charleston! Can't wait until November! 

27th Annual Southern Festival of Books--Day 1

Oh, there's so much to say in so little time! Today was beyond amazing, filled with inspiring authors, encouraging panels, and LOTS of books. So first of all, I'll list off all the authors that I had the pleasure of hearing today.

• CJ Redwine, author of the Defiance trilogy. Her newest book--the Shadow Queen--is a modern retelling of Snow White and will be released in February. 
• Courtney C. Stevens, author of Faking Normal. Her newest book, The Lies about truth, started off with the question "is there such a thing as a good lie?" and will be released November 3rd. 
• Kristin O'Donnell Tubb, author of the 13th Sign, is working on a mass project with under which she and several other authors take on the pseudonym of E. F. Abbot to write historical fiction biographies of amazing historical people who's stories need to be told. Her story, about a little drummer boy in the Civil War, will be released in February. 
• Jeff Zentner, debut author of The Scorpion King, releases his first book in March. The Scorpion King is based in rural Tennessee and centers around three very different friends, one of whom is the son of a disgraced Pentecostal snake-handling pastor. The three of these friends must find strength in their outcast status together. 
• Lindsey Lane, author of Snuggle Mountain and her first YA novel, Evidence of Things Not Seen, which is told in the form of interconnected short stories fitting together with the disappearance of a physics nerd from the local high school. 
• Moriah McStay, author of Everything that Makes You, a novel exploring the reality and alternate reality of a girl who endures a horrible accident. Readers see how Fiona's (known as Fi in this other reality) life would be different if she had not been "the girl in the accident." 
• Cammie McGovern, author of Say What You Will and most recently A Step Towards Falling. Both of these books are told from the point of view young adults with mental of developmental disabilities. 
• Julie Murphy, author of Side Effects May Vary and most recently Dumplin. Both of these books endure travesty and confusion and have to bounce back and learn how to live life right again. 
• Martha Brockenbrough, author of Devine Intervention and most recently The Game of Love and Death, in which she throws in a surprising twist. Love is the male character, and Death is the female character.
• Erin Bow, physicist turned author of Plain Kate, Sorrow's Knot and very recently, The Scorpion Rules, a post apocalyptic novel in which six royal children are sacrificed every year to keep global peace that is enforced by a robot overlord. 

So, I met ten amazing authors today. They are barely a fraction of the total authors that speak at the festival. The authors spoke on everything from their own favorite books to the nitty gritty details of their varying writing processes. They were so engaging, friendly, funny, and vivacious, a true pleasure to listen to. 

I don't want you to grow bored with such a lengthy post, but I just want to share a few quotes that really stuck with me today, some funny and some very useful and encouraging. So don't go anywhere:

"We put too much focus asking kids what they want to be when they grow up. We should be asking them, what do you want to be right now?" ~Kristin Tubb

"Throwing away pages is a mark of professionalism." ~Courtney Stevens

"Fail upward." ~Jeff Zentner

"It is so, so important to read both inside and outside of your genre." ~Lindsey Lane

"Let your kinds find their way to their books." ~Cammie McGovern

"Characters are the funniest when they're not trying to be funny." ~Cammie McGovern

"Even in the most serious moments, life is absurd." ~Julie Murphy

"If you're gonna create a world, create a freakin world!" ~Martha Brockenbrough

"Reading is a great way to experience choices." ~Sharon Cameron

"When things slow down, a dragon can land on the roof." ~Erin Bow

I could say so much more about today, but I'll cut myself off there! I highly encourage you to check out ALL these authors and buy ALL their books. Stay in tuned for tomorrow! 

Weekend #4: Maroon 5 in NashVegas

"I drove for miles and miles and wound up at your door."

What door, might you ask? Why, the door to the Bridgestone arena of course. For what, you may ask? Why, for the Maroon 5 concert of course!!!!!!
Yes that's right. This weekend, I had the rare ability of checking something off my bucket list...Maroon 5. I can't even begin to describe to you how amazing of a concert this was. Even though our seats were not phenomenal (we weren't in the nose bleeds but the air was still pretty thin), Adam Levin just blew me away.
Magic! opened for them, and I was completely blown away by the band. I mean, I've heard the song "Rude," and it was okay the first few times, but their other songs are pretty great too. You should definitely check them out. They got the atmosphere and the energy ready for the main performance, my man crush forever and always--Adam Levine.
The air was absolutely ELECTRIC. I could feel the beat in my chest, hear the words all the way to the very center of my core. Even though I was snapping pictures and taking very poor sound quality videos, this concert was an experience. Dare I say this was one of the best concerts I have ever been to. Maroon 5 knows how to perform. Their stage jutted out into the audience in a giant, illuminate arrow. Adam teased the crowd until his second act by never quite coming out to the tip of the arrow, only staying on the long stretch.
Highlights: They opened with "Animals." Adam Levine played a neon green guitar and a neon pink guitar (Adam Levine can play guitar). The band sang the first part of "Payphone"  a cappella, and it gave me chill bumps, literal chill bumps. They performed "Sunday Morning" and "Harder to Breathe." In the second act, he made everybody put their cell phones and cameras away for the three minutes of "She Will Be Loved." He actually waited for every last person in his sight to put their phones away. There were idiots right in front of him who continued to hold their phones up, even after he asked politely. That's when he got sassy. (I think I'm in love). Then he closed with "Sugar."
All the concerts I have been to in my life were practice for this moment. I have never screamed so much in my entire life. My voice got to a point where I could only scream at an extremely high pitch, which was quite a shock to one of my friends.
I don't know how to convey how amazing of a concert it was. I can only strongly encourage you, if the opportunity every presents itself, to go to one of their concerts before its too late. The concert was over way too soon, and I was left with an empty hole in my chest and the lyrics to "Sugar" spinning around in my head.
The weekend wasn't just about Maroon 5 though--it was a girls weekend. We treated ourselves to a hotel along with some excellent food. FYI, Sonic has excellent half priced milk shakes at midnight. Try the oreo chocolate. We got to go shopping in Cool Springs Mall, eat DELICIOUS burgers at Burger Up (despite the long wait and the misadventure at The Pharmacy and their 1 hour long wait). 12th Avenue is also a great shopping venue with lots of cute, somewhat expensive boutiques, but, hey...its always fun to look. Sweet CeCe's is a great frozen yogurt place, however, I don't recommend BoneFish Grill's basil pasta... a little heavy on the olive. You may be asking why we went to a chain restaurant when we were in Nashville for Heaven's sake. Very simple. It was Nashville on a Saturday night. Literally anywhere that took reservations was booked solid and anywhere that didn't take reservations had lines out the door. I'd rather eat than starve thank you very much.
But best of all was this morning for breakfast/brunch. If you haven't tried it, you must--The Pfunky Griddle. It's an all you can eat pancake bar where they plant the pancake griddle right in the middle of your table and you choose your pancake toppings. Plus they have great cinnamon hazelnut mochas. It's adorable and you should most certainly try it--I insist.
Overall, a pretty great girls weekend, but I must say, Adam Levine can crash my girls' weekend any time he darn well pleases! "Sugar! Yes Please! Won't you come and put it down on me!"

The Bridge Stone

Pfunky Griddle

My Chocolate Chip and Fruit Mickey Mouse

Weekend #3: CRU Formal

Let me just start out...I love to dance. Not all that disgusting "sex on the dance floor" that happens at prom or any other high school function. I like dancing...moving my hips, jumping around, doing the lawn mower, the lightbulb, the disco, the cha cha slide. You name it. And naturally at college, I miss dancing because let's face it, a girl can only have so many solo dance parties before they lose their magic.
This organization that I have become involved in on campus called CRU hosted a formal on Friday night. CRU is a nondenominational christian ministry that provides a service on Thursday evenings and bible studies based on your residence hall. Just for those of you that haven't heard of CRU. It's pretty cool...I kinda like it :)
So, as with most other school functions, I attended the dance stag with my girl friends. We had dinner at this great restaurant in Chatt called Big River Grill, and as we were sitting at dinner, snow began to fall. Let me clarify...it hasn't actually snowed in Chattanooga all winter. Tennessee was in a winter advisory, and this horribly weather somehow MISSED Chattanooga. I don't know how. Chatt just lives in its own bubble I guess.
But the snow was absolutely gorgeous--the nice powdery stuff that just floats out of the sky. First it just began to cover the sidewalks, then dusted the sides of the roads. By the time we left for the formal, the roads were completely covered. Everyone stood outside taking gorgeous pictures in the snow. Better than any spring prom pictures in my opinion.
And the night was just perfect--dancing (not grinding or twerking), and I mean everyone was dancing.The music was great, despite the fact that they wouldn't let my roommate and me request our song--Fergalicious. But it's okay. We're not bitter.
I'm lucky--I had a good prom experience. But there are some who are less fortunate...who couldn't afford it, or just had the most unfortunate of luck at that time. The Hollywood CRU Formal was a prom redo, for one particular girl in my bible study, and I am so happy I got to see her at her Prom Redo. Plus she's a pretty spectacular dancer.
God always gives second chances, even if they are for materialistic things like proms. Doesn't really matter. He wasn't giving people another thing. He was giving them, me, another memory. I love my memories, and I'm so grateful that I've had the chance to collect so many great ones in less than a year.
Alright...two more weekends to go! Stay tuned!