Sarah and the Adventure of Life

We've all heard the phrase, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder," but have we really ever thought about it before? How do we define beauty, and who is the beholder we speak of? As we know, Easter has passed, meaning Lent is over. Today I'm going to talk about what I gave up for 40 days, and what I gained from the experience. Make-up and I go way back. From playing with my mom's large collection of blushes to experimenting with my best friend's big sister's eye shadows, I enjoyed the art of dress up from a young age. In middle school I wore bright green eye shadow and too much eyeliner to make me look tough. In high school, the colors (thankfully) became more natural and casual. Before I knew it, applying make-up every morning became a sort of daily chore. I enjoyed it, nevertheless. It was fun to try new styles or watch how-to videos. I liked it, but it started to take a toll.  I didn't feel comfortable leaving the house without some sor...

With Spring Break behind me and Easter coming up soon, I thought I'd catch y'all up a bit. March Madness here hasn't been about basketball - it's been about scrambling for upcoming tests or getting through mountains of homework. Regardless, I've had plenty of fun, and have taken lots of pictures! Let's dive right in. Lubbock Lake Landmark On March 8, my Fieldcraft class returned to Lubbock Lake Landmark for an afternoon watercolor paint session. While I'm not a pro artist, watercolors has recently been a favorite pass-time of mine. In this class, we received an "art kit" that consisted of many materials, including watercolor pencils. This is a really nice tool to use when we're out and about and can't pull out a whole tray of colors. With watercolor pencils, you simply color like a normal colored-pencil, and then add water for a beautiful finish. Duck Drawing Progress We also got to watch a bird that chirped and really put ...

The end of February and the early days of March have been a real whirlwind over here. As often as I say that "time flies," I think it's becoming my new catch-phrase. A couple of weeks ago, I went to Mary's first intramural basketball game of the season. She joined the Catholic Students Association's basketball team (creatively named the Cathletes). This is really awesome because I get to support my roommate and see her play her favorite sport! Some other friends of mine are on the team, too, which makes cheering for them even more fun. Daaaaang Cathletes Back at it again with the white jerseys They were not so successful their first game, but have so far done great! They are actually headed to playoffs! I can't wait to go to more games for the Cathletes! That following weekend, my fieldcraft class had a day trip to Muleshoe, TX. It was an interesting experience for many reasons, one of which being that I rode shotgun in my professors car! I d...