if I could have one super power...

If I could have any superpower, I would want to be able to transport myself from one place to another, instantly.

For instance, if I had a day off, I could just transport myself to Los Angeles or Paris, or I could visit one of my friends in Hawaii or New Zealand, or wherever any of them are playing on tour.

I guess this could get complicated with time zones though...

If you could transport yourself somewhere, where would you go?

{this song came on while I was writing this, and I thought it was pretty appropriate.}

xoxo.

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{I will be skipping the next four weeks of 52 Weeks of Blogging with a Purpose since they deal with motherhood and I am not a mother.}

time never stops

if I could turn back time {and do something over}

hmm. I have quite a few embarrassing moments that I would go back and change if I could. or maybe one of those times that I said something stupid/something I shouldn't have said.

but I guess if I had to pick just one time that I could go back for, it would be the night that I got to see one of my favorite musicians in concert.

I guess for this post we'll refer to that musician as "the man" because I don't really feel like getting into details 100% in this post, partly for privacy reasons and partly because I'm still kind of mad about it.

anyway.

I really enjoyed myself that night. I was so giddy on the way to the show. it was an intimate house concert, with at maximum fifty people. the whole front row was reserved for me and my friends (:

what would I change about that night? well, I wouldn't have brought one of my friends with me. she just didn't enjoy it; the music wasn't really something that she was into, and the man was using some pretty vulgar language that she didn't like, and of course she made some not so nice comments about it later. so that change would be for her sake and mine.

I would have taken more pictures. I only have four pictures from that night, and none of them are that great.

I would have also gotten a picture of myself with the man, and a picture of myself with the man and our other dear musician friend who was there that night.

that would have made me so happy.

especially since I haven't seen him since that night, over two years ago.

okay, I'm done.

thanks for reading my ramblings.

xoxo.

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if I could be anything in the world...

this prompt was very difficult for me to have something to write about! I wasn't sure how I wanted to answer this one...

for the past six years, I have worked at the Y with 4-6 year olds. I teach a tumbling class, I used to teach swimming lessons, and I am a camp counselor. I absolutely love that age, because they are so creative and they say the funniest things!

this morning, as I was at the Y getting things ready for camp this week, I was in child care typing up our camp newsletter. my supervisor was sitting next to me feeding one of the many babies whose parents were working out or teaching classes. right after she finished feeding little Elise, another baby started crying, and she needed to go help one of the little boys. so she handed me Elise. as I looked into her beautiful blue eyes, I realized that {someday}, I want to be a mom.

xoxo.

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if I were to win the lottery...

quick funny story. so when you turn eighteen, I guess it seems like a big deal to go out and buy a lottery ticket. I realized as I was brainstorming for this post that I have never purchased a lottery ticket. haha.

this is going to be in list form, because I don't have the brains for paragraph style right now (:

here are some things that I would consider doing if I won the lottery:

-buy a house
-travel - there are so many places that I want to visit
-shopping spree! (:
-Kickstarter funding
-Sevenly
-donating to the artist fund to help the people who have helped me

xoxo.

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July Spending Freeze {biggest weakness}

{I decided to combine this with From Mrs. to Mama's 52 Weeks of Blogging with a Purpose, since this week's topic is "my biggest weakness."}

My biggest weakness is definitely spending money on unnecessary things. At this point in my life, I have the luxury of not really having to spend money on things like rent and bills, since I live with my parents. I'm very lucky. They have always said that as long as I am going to school {which I pay for} and have a job, I can still live here.

I shouldn't even call it a spending freeze, because I'm not saying that I'm not going to spend any money. I will only be buying necessities (like food and car repairs, etc.). This means no trips to Target to wander around and spend $50 on random things.

That last sentence is a true story. Last July, I was finishing my final exam for one of my self-paced computer classes, and I told myself that when I finished, I could go to Target. I ended up spending a little more than $50 on two v-neck tees, two tank tops, two picture frames, a box of cake mix, a packet of frosting add-in stuff, a pack of Lip Smackers, a bottle of clear nail polish, and a box of nail stickers. I went in for one item, the clear nail polish, and I left with all of that. The sad thing is that I didn't even really care that I had just spent that money. Yes, I do still wear the clothes and use the frames, and a lot {if not all} of those items were on sale or clearance, but I really didn't need them.

One of the major expenses that I have to pay this month is for some rust removal on Luna. I also have to pay car registration towards the end of the month, and my car insurance comes due in early August.

Why am I doing this?  I guess there are two reasons. One is to prove that I can, in fact, go a month without buying unnecessary things. I tried it last month, but totally failed about three quarters of the way through. The second reason is that I want to put away some money so that early next year, I can take a few days off and go on a mini-vacation!

Once the month is over, I think it would be a smart idea for me to sit down and actually budget how I plan on spending my money.

How's it going? Well, we're one week in, and the only money that I've spent is on Luna's rust removal! Thanks, Mom, for picking up some things that I could have totally paid for at the grocery store.

Just because I currently have a "disposable income" (according to my mom), doesn't mean that I have to dispose of it.

Here's to hoping that the rest of the month goes well!

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xoxo.

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Five Years from Now

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I hate questions like this because I am very indecisive, and I have no idea where my life is going to take me. All I know for sure is that in five years, I'll be about to turn twenty-five.

Will I still be in Door County, or will I be in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, somewhere outside of the United States?

Will I be single, or will I have a boyfriend, be engaged, or be married?

Will I have kids or no kids?

Will I still be working in the tourism industry, will I work in the music business, or will I be doing something completely different?

All I know is that I'm following my head and my heart, and hopefully they will lead me to somewhere full of happiness.

Ten Things

Ten Things I Live For/Can't Live Without

1. my students: whether it's the kids I teach on Sundays with Children's Liturgy of the Word, my summer campers, or my tumbling class, they always bring a smile to my face

2. the musicians who have come into my life and made it better. they mean so much to me, and whenever I get to see them or spend any time with them, I am so happy. they've all taught me things, whether it's something important like standing up for myself, or something not as important like how to waltz. they amaze me, and they've made my life crazily wonderful. they aren't as bad of influences as people think.

Kim Manning & Miss Meaghan Owens - two of the best role models

melaniejane & pat mAconald {PurgAtory Hill} - my extra parents

3. social media & my iPhone - aka my connection to the outside world

4. the music that my wonderful friends create - because a silent world would be quite sad

5. taking pictures & capturing the moment - memories are easier to remember with a corresponding picture. that's my thinking at least ;)

6. Door County. the beautiful place I call home.

autumn in Door County

Ephraim; May 2013

apple blossoms; May 2013

7. learning. whether it's college classes, learning to use my new DSLR, or learning to play the guitar (yes, I'm back at it!), I am always trying to broaden my horizons.

8. Target. sad but true. I just love to walk around and look at all of the pretty things.

9. baking. I love creating in the kitchen, especially when it's cold outside!

10. my real family. they're pretty important too. they're the reason that I'm here and that I am who I am.

xoxo.

ps this is my one hundredth post!

Who I Am

hi.

I'm Teresa.

I'm a college student who will graduate in December.

I'm a teacher of Sunday school and preschool classes at the YMCA.

I'm a snap-happy aspiring photographer who sometimes lets her shyness get the best of her.

I'm a music lover who is lucky enough to call most of her favorite musicians friends.

I've got a lot of dreams, and I'm waiting to see where the world is going to lead me next.