Summer, Finally

My Maymester class has officially ended
Which means I can officially say
IT'S SUMMER.

Anthropology was HARD.
Very interesting, but hard.
Glad to be done and moving on.

Here's some things to look forward to this summer:
Babysitting my little ninos again!!!
Turning 21 (fin-a-friggen-lly)
VEGAS,
Friend Danielle's wedding,
Lady Gaga Concert (ohhh yeahhhhh)
and lots of sunshine with R&R.

I love summer.
HAPPY!

Happy Graduation, Brother!

My baby brother is officially a high school graduate!
In the fall he will head to the University of Seattle
to study Environmental Science.

[Cutest picture, ever]

It is so bittersweet.
What a happy accomplishment
and the beginning of a wonderful new chapter.
But at the same time, the end
of a very long ride in the public schooling system.

I am so proud of my brother.
He graduated with an honors GPA,
a member of National Honor Society
and National Spanish Honor Society,
and a bunch of awards and scholarships to his name.













[Proud family]

Congratulations, Connor!
You did it.
Onto new, bigger, and more exciting things
in Seattle, Washington.

Quote of the Week

"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring."
-Marilyn Monroe

[She has the best quotes.]
[I think we would have been best friends.]

Looking to be inspired.
Looking to be more confident.
Looking for something awesome.

Truly Inspiring Message

This video is incredible.
A man born with no arms or legs
who gives the most inspirational message about life.
I think I needed this right now.
There are times when I feel so insecure about myself,
not good enough, not worthy, self conscious.
This was like a reality check.
Things could be much worse, and I am not nearly
as appreciative about life and all I have
as I should be.
Life is beautiful
and it is filled with beautiful people like him
who overcome obstacles and inspire others to do the same.
Love others, Love yourself.
Watch:

Feelings of the Night.

(I used to do this on Myspace all the time, HA.)

Tonight I'm feeling sentimental.
I finally finished finals and am now home for 4 days.
I love going home,
sleeping in my bed that I've had since I was a child,
seeing my cats and crazy dog,
spending time with my family.
But pretty soon this will no longer be my "home"
and it makes me really sad.

The first thing I saw when I pulled onto my street this afternoon
was a huge wooden "for sale" sign in my yard.
I've moved before,
but that doesn't make this any easier.

My mom made me clean out my closet tonight
so it was "sell-house worthy"
and I ended up throwing out 2 trash bags full of stuff.
Old teddy bears, some old diving stuff,
but after we move,
where do I put everything I want to keep?
I can't just throw away every single memory, ya know?

Anyways, that's my sentimental thought for the night.
I will miss this bed I've slept in since I was 3.
And my overwhelmingly bright green bedroom.
It's seen me through a lot.

Post for the Sake of Posting

I have been neglecting my Blog for a couple weeks!

A mixture of nothing to say plus extreme busy-ness has had me.
But now, I have procrastinating to do so I ended up here:

Finals begin tomorrow!
And then I will officially be able to say I have completed
a full year as a Buff.
Remember where I was at this point last year, dear followers?
Stressed out of my mind about transferring,
finals, packing, and moving home.
Here is a post from exactly 1 year ago today:
WEE!
I remember those exact feelings.
So relieved to finally know what my plans were
(after months of waiting and going back and forth in my mind)
so I could move past the anxiety,
but so unbelievably sad to have to leave my girls at KU.
Although it was the best thing for my family and I for me to transfer,
I still miss Alyssa, Krista, and Brittany every single day.

While I'm still stressed, I have a handle on things.
I hope.
2 finals tomorrow,
One on Monday,
One on Wednesday,
Then home for 4 days,
Then a 3 week class in May!

Our house went up for sale this week
(incredibly sad)
Connor is about to Graduate,
and Summer is ready to begin
(As soon as it stops snowing here, wtf Colorado?!)

Anyways, Happy Finals everyone.
Another semester down and just 3 left to go for me.

Me.

I am Chelsea Hartling.
I smile, I laugh, I cry, I sleep, I write, I love.
I am a daughter, a sister, a friend, a writer,
a singer, a woman, a student,
and a dreamer.
I am smart and funny and athletic and passionate and
I genuinely care about people.
I believe in peace, love, and equality for everyone.
I have loved.
I have lost.
I miss both of my Grandpa's, my Aunt Marie,
and Brianna Swain.
My brother is my hero, my sister is my role model.
I have fears and insecurities but I'm learning to overcome.

If you don't know or understand those things,
then you clearly don't know me.
Take it or leave it, that is who I am.

I have learned more about the kind of people my friends really are in the last few days
than in YEARS of knowing them.
I have realized who my real ones are,
who will be there unconditionally,
who trusts me, and who doesn't.
I want people in my life who trust me,
who know me,
who treat me like a best friend,
who don't say one thing to me, and another to everyone else.
I want people who want me,
and that want to be around me.
And I am not going to settle for anything less.
I don't have time to waste in this life.
I know I have a lot to give
and I'm going to give it to people who appreciate ME.

And that's it.