life is floral.

today morning, i cried. i cried in my bed, like i do every morning on 9/11. with every passing year, it becomes more and more difficult to relive the memories of this day. i didn't really lose anyone personally on this day - nobody that i knew died, or even got injured. but i always cry. cry because a city so known for its cold shoulder, had its men and women selflessly giving up their lives for the strangers among them. my city that i love with all my heart, engaged in the ultimate act of love; bringing me back to Christ every time. Freedom Tower stands, ever so glorious, as a reminder to me of who Jesus is: The One who abandoned His life, so i can have mine. my heart is so heavy today, but even more grateful for the courageous men and women that i will meet again one day up there. i'm never more proud to be a New Yorker than i am on September 11th. #NeverForget (at One Battery Park Plaza)

it's my favorite day of the week... HAPPY SUNDAY, YALL! (at Bastyr University Chapel)

it's gonna be hard to go back to regular posts after this... (at Mount Rainier National Park)

washington has stolen my heart with these views. it may be better than a city skyline... (at Snoqualmie Falls)

had to get "MJ" in there somehow. (at East Wind Long Island)

precisely what happens when @thejongeorge and i attempt to pose (at Wading River, New York)

just casually eating hair (at Wading River, New York)

squaaa. (at Wading River, New York)

if succulents were people, this is what they would look like. (at Wading River, New York)

makin him sleep since day 1.... but now, he sleeps smiling :) (at Wading River, New York)

as the days pass, the days are becoming more and more beautiful. hello may! 💐 (at Clark Botanic Garden)

these girls are so beautiful, unique, and possess a strength beyond their years. they sure know how to make a girl feel loved. i'm so lucky to call them my ladies. thank you for the bridal shower of my dreams! missing you, @ceenaijohnson 🤓 (at United States Merchant Marine Academy)

this was honestly the best cake i've ever eaten and i normally really don't like cake. plus, it had succulents on it, so obvs it needed to be eaten by me. hit up @sweet_pants_pastries for all your baking needs, yall. she is the bomb dot com. (at United States Merchant Marine Academy)

NOM NOM NOMZZZ (ty to the lovely ladies who made these!!!) (at United States Merchant Marine Academy)

4.15.17 || yesterday, my ladies threw me the best, most beautiful bridal shower. i'm so full of love. these cute sempervivum favors were my fav. sorry not sorry for the multiple posts you will see today. (at United States Merchant Marine Academy)

HAAPPPY BURDAY TO MY BEST!!! words suck today because they fail to express how much this guy means to me. we've come a long way from side nods in the hallways of high school. although sometimes i find myself googling things like, "how to murder your best friend and get away with it," you truly deserve the very best of all things. thank you for walking beside me all these years, celebrating with me through my victories and encouraging me through my failures. WHO EVEN THOUGHT we would ever become best friends. love u flub 🐋... 2 more months till you can finally get rid of me forever. 😞❤ (at Trinidad and Tobago)