tapping my toe to that old road trip song.

on the road again.

i really do love traveling but i think i have my emotions split right down the middle. the navy brat in me loves to travel. i get restless when i've lived in a place too long. if i'm able i rearrange my furniture every month to keep things fresh. i like change. but then there is the other side of me that longs for rest, especially as these days are getting busier.

so a couple of weeks ago, ryan came to see me and my family...and then a few days later, i went to GA to visit his family. i'm glad that we do live in neighboring states. imagine if i met someone who was from CA or anywhere from the west coast, this traveling back and forth would not be possible.

but even before we got engaged, ryan and i had decided that we wanted to go back to our homes and spend time with our families. and that is what we followed through with and haven't regretted it for one second. we are both blessed to have good, close-knit families that both of them were very accepting to have us back. (and if you know filipino families, they will house their children and their children's spouses and their kids if they are able. that's the kind of culture it is! it amazes me even!)

you gotta love ashley's bright blue high tops! i want them. of course, i was listening to some taylor swift. most of the time, we just plugged it into the car so that we could blast it out of the speakers. (current faves from that album Back to December, Last Kiss, Never Grow Up, Speak Now and Better Than Revenge.) and ryan's mom was so sweet to get this justin bieber poster for ashley. he rode back with us all the way home. he doesn't look too happy, does he? or maybe he's trying to be cool, but ashley was more than happy to accept him.

on the way back, i had some time to start writing down my list. yes, the list that i've been meaning to update since my 26th birthday - becaaaaaaaause, that means i only have 4 more years till i'm 30. seriously, where did time go? here is what i got so far (will post the other 15 in another post):

1. visit Israel

2. start an etsy business

3. get married (i can almost cross this one off!)

4. write a book (doesn't have to be published at this point. just written out for submission.)

5. go on a trip with sisters no matter the season of our lives

6. see the Redwood trees of CA

7. see the Grand Canyon

8. host a Much Love, illy booth for a craft fair (will do this in April at Creative Estates)

9. learn to talk fluent Tagalog (i understand it. can't speak it. frustrating, i tell ya.)

10. go scuba diving 

11. wear red lipstick 

12. meet Analyn (my Compassion Child in the Philippines) 

13. dye my hair completely red

14. take salsa dancing lessons

15. sew my own dress

how about you, friend? 

do you have your own list of goals?

i personally think that life is going by way too fast for us not to have them.

 [happy thursday!]