down in the valley

Hey everyone! I'm back!!! I'm so sorry I abandoned the blog for such a long time! I've just been busy working and what not. I am now working at a clothing store called New York and Company. But aside from that, I will try my best to post on here more often. 

Now the title of my post, is called down in the valley. Why? It's honestly about where I grew up at, a little small town area called by all locals "The Valley". The valley is where my dad grew up at also. My mom was in the valley off and on through her childhood. But me, I have always been in the valley. Down in the valley is apparently where I shall stay for the time being. 

This is the view from my front porch. You can see the mountain and there is horses in the field across the street. Lol sorry about my car being in the picture, dad parked it there.

Well, everyone have a good day! I'm so glad to be back! I plan to post soon!!  

All my love and Gods blessings, 
Victoria

I do remember (almost eighteen)

 

 

when you're seventeen, you find out all the things no one felt like telling you about, such as how different thunder sounds at three in the afternoon when all you want to do is crawl into bed with your clothes on and sleep for the rest of the time.

They will fail to mention how hurt you will be after the stranger disappoints you, or the sense of joy you will experience be after you see that stranger the second time. They don't talk about the way your head pounds whenever you think of last year or how you'd give anything to be sixteen again, or how fast forty-five minutes can go when it's all the time you will have to spend with him that week.

They don't warn you about caring so much for a venti non-fat, no foam latte and a grande/tall coffee, and how they'll probably forget you in five minutes when the cup is empty. They don't list the feelings you have for that one stairwell; the people who will let you down; the different shades of pink your face will turn when someone accidently calls him your boyfriend.

Or how much Ave Maria sounds like nails on a chalkboard after you attend the third funeral in a calendar year, and how evil of a word cancer becomes. They leave out your attraction to flame and dark water; to books about dying people and movies about mummies. How a song you've heard a dozen times can suddenly break you, or how a YouTube personality can feel like a sister you almost had.How you want to read every book by Lewis simply to become his best friend; how you still wish that one stupid boy had never appeared that one night; how it’s been three years and you still miss little people named Emma ; how countries like Sweden and Iceland will create a passionate desire to travel and just do things; how the name ‘love’ can carry such different connotations.
They don’t mention the desire to cut your hair off and not care what anyone thinks, or that strange, non-romantic crush you’ll always have on that one person that is just too confusing to explain to anyone
They don’t tell you that seventeen is full of thick smoke and broken, beating hearts that will always care.
Because that’s what they don’t tell you about seventeen: you remember it all. The good, the ugly, the whole lot.
They don’t tell you about seventeen.
Seventeen is never mentioned.
They don’t tell you because they don’t want to remember either. 

look at the stars, look how they shine for you (a post of pretty.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.” –Vincent Van Gogh

Victoria

all pictures via weheartit

in love with the rain

When I was little, I was absolutely, positively terrified of thunderstorms. I'd get so nervous at that first sound of thunder, and I'd constantly ask my parents "Are we gonna have a tornado, are we gonna be ok??" I wouldn't leave my parent's side, and if it stormed during the night I'd either go to their room, or fall back asleep holding onto one of my stuffed animals for dear life. Now, all these years later, you want to know what one of my favorite things in the world is? Thunderstorms. :) And today, we're having one. I love the smell in the air as the thunder is rumbling in the distance, and tiny drops of rain make their way down from the darkened clouds. I love getting cozied up either inside with the windows open, or on the porch, and listening to the birds singing along with the thunder. I love, I love, I love. With a warm, fuzzy feeling. Because winter is over and done, and a new aspect of God's beauty is springing up, as the world comes back to life.

In a happy place. :)

Victoria

picture via weheartit

what makes life grand

-being able to walk on my tiptoes again.
(recovery from my sprained ankle last week just about finished. Hallelujah!)

-looking for a job :) :) :) Yay!

-grape scented bubbles :D

Love,
Victoria
 

say something

Your Favorite:

Color? midnight blue and sunset orange

Candy? Milky Way bars and Haribo gummy bears

Main Dish? chicken fajitas  and shepherd's pie

Dessert? carrot cake and apple pie

Drink? vanilla coke and Arizona tea

Veggie? carrots and brocolli

Do You:

Talk on the phone everyday to someone who is not family? not everyday, but I talk frequently with Tim

Read your Bible everyday? most nights, yes

Do lots of reading? not as much as I used to, but every morning, at least

See your grandparents everyday? no

Bake a lot?  I wish I could say yes.......but no

Clean your room everyday? I tidy up every night

Have to say you're sorry to someone everyday? God, obviously

A Certain Thing You Dislike Of Each Category:

Veggie? mushrooms and beets

Color? black

Animal? not big on monkeys 

Drink? Yoohoo

Random:

Go shopping? Charlotte Russe, Target, H&M, and my used bookstore 

Eat out? a pizza place in town, or Mexican food

Go visit? I visit Emily's farm quite a bit

Read a good book at?my room

What color is your room? yellow on top half, purple on bottom half

Do You Have A:

Pet? my Pomeranian named Baby, my dog named Daisy, and my cat named Socks

Gift card at the moment? haven't had one for a while

Sewing machine? no

Big mess under your bed? none

Pack of gum in your bag or purse? Orbit Peppermint

Computer in your room? not since mine died

Have You Ever:

Been on a plane? no

Been out of state? all down south, up to ohio and indiana

Been in a eighteen wheeler? Yes, very interesting trip

Been in a car accident? it was more of a fender bender, but yeah

Read about a hundred and fifty page book in about an hour? I really do not keep track of how many pages are in a book, so I have no idea

More Random:

Do you share a room with anyone? nope

Have you ever gone swimming in a pond? not that I can recall 

How old are you? 16

What year were you born? 1997

Are you related to anyone important or famous? unfortunately, no

Have you ever met a vice president? no

Are you getting bored yet? maybe just a little....
A picture:

Most recent pic of me :)

 

Life

Hey everyone, lol I haven't fallen off the  face of the earth I have just been busy and what not. :) This blog is like a home, in that while I grow and change, it remains the same. I remember a time when my life revolved around all your lives, you dear fellow bloggers. I have not written on here as frequently as I used to do, but you are all still here. You're still loving God, writing beautiful words, and taking swoon-worthy pictures. Some of you have started college, some of you have traveled, some of you have gotten married and become pregnant... but you are still you. Slightly older, slightly wiser, but still your beautiful selves. Thanks for never changing at your cores.

It's my last year as a homeschooler, as a high school student. I am a senior in high school now. :D