following grace

for the past 2 years every semester me and my sweet friend Megan take a weekend trip to her beach house. We don't make extravagant plans, or do anything super outlandish we just rest, relax, laugh and make memories but it is by far my favorite time of each semester.   we absolutely love just being able to get away from the chaos of life and who doesn't love the beach in October?!   the weather this time was so beautiful and we just loved getting to soak up the sun in the middle of fall.   from the 1st time we started this little tradition of ours there were a few things we vowed to do everytime we went. it's so fun going back and getting to relive our little traditions from the first meal at the Surfers Café when we arrive in town  to our last walk on the beach to end the weekend.   we dream of the days we will bring our families and get to carry on those sweet little nuggets of tradition.   our trip this year w...

life lately has been a whirlwind of chaos and now that it's finals I'm finally stopping to catch my breath.   this has been THE craziest semester ever   it has been a wonderful, fun-filled, go-go-go last few months.. here are some fun moments from life recently..   new cars, new couches, new friends, new memories, lots of packing and boxes, lots of chaos, lots of long days but so worth every minute of it.   today was our last day of class, and it feels SO good to almost be DONE!   Have a great week, friends!   Until next time, Austyn

  although school has been out for about a week now it is still so fun to look back and think about all the chaos, and craziness that I survived the last few weeks of school.   it was such a wonderful ending to a wonderful year and I'm forever grateful for the memories made amidst the absolute insanity we call finals week.   So here's a little look back at some fun moments wrapping up the school year.. last day of classes. acting crazy with the roomie after cleaning our room for days on end, until it sparkled. slipping away with friends to pamper. signing the lease to MY FIRST PLACE. having our last prayer group together of the year. saying goodbye to the best English class ever. getting brave at the salon, and going for some bangs! enjoying our last convo of the year. and my last required one as a residential student. slipping away to my fav local coffee shop to hear a good word and drink...