This year, was one of the craziest yet. The first half was spent finishing up the senior year and the second half was my first semester of college and an amazing summer has smashed into the middle. I can only look back at twenty twelve and say "what a year." It wasn't all fun and games, I learned a lot of lessons and grew as a person. Twenty twelve was the year of change and discovery with hardships thrown in on the side. Twenty twelve is now a finished chapter, and Twenty thirteen is just waiting to be written.
"What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that's gone forever, impossible to reproduce." | | Karl Langerfield
JANUARY || the year started off in prayer and many weeks spent in waiting rooms. Being cooped up made me want to travel and that became the main topic of my January.
FAVORITE POSTS: waiting room sunday // go somewhere
FEBRUARY || February days were spent indoors and in libraries. Megan and I discovered boxes of old photos and took a journey down memory lane. I was busy preparing for a senior recital and a scholarship audition. Life seemed like a whirlwind and I was left trying to catch up.
FAVORITE POSTS: remember when // thread of summer
MARCH || The awkward, in-between winter and spring month. Biggest thing that happen was the Hunger Games premiere. It was the night everyone had been looking forward to. It was the first movie I ever saw three times in theater. March of 2012 will always be known as "Hunger Games" month.
FAVORITE POSTS: flour in your face // surviving and enjoying a midnight premiere 101
APRIL || The month that spring comes. The month that kittens are born and flowers begin to grow. This is also the month, that for a senior in high school, means crunch time. ACT prep was in full-force when april came around, and graduation was so close I could feel it.
FAVORITE POSTS: on the dock // real
MAY || Graduation month. May was a month of rushing around, making plans, practicing like a mad man and going through thousands of photos. I somehow made it through all the craziness and graduation came and went and I knew things were going to change soon. But, summer was "just around the river bend" (*grin* sorry, I had to). I was ready for those warm days.
FAVORITE POSTS: the coffee house // senior year: thoughts // graduation celebration
JUNE || June. Every time I think about this month I can practically feel the warm summer breeze and the excitement for all the summer plans that were being made. June, not only was the beginning of the summer, but the beginning of camp season. Camp this year was phenomenal as always, and when it was over I was left feeling like a piece of my childhood was gone. Camp will never be the same for me again, but it will always be part of my life.
FAVORITE POSTS: senior week // intermediate week
JULY || A month filled to the brim of summery things. Gatherings with friends happened often. Fourth of july we lit sparklers and watch the show of colors in the sky. Fair week we ate to many chocolate shakes and french fries and we were constantly covered in dust. My summer project of the year was 50 photos of summer. I remember thinking in July that I need to take one moment at a time because soon I would be at college away from everything at home.
FAVORITE POSTS: fourth // fair week: 2012
AUGUST || The month everything changed. I celebrated my 19th birthday right before our family took a vacation to St. Louis. I moved into a dorm room down in Oklahoma and survived “earn your wings.” I went through so much in August. It’s hard to believe that was only four months ago...
FAVORITE POSTS: so my sister's 19 // road trip: st. louis // earn your wings
SEPTEMBER || I was in full college mode in September. Adjusting to the non-autumn-ness of Oklahoma and just trying to learn how college works.
FAVORITE POSTS: dear september
OCTOBER || College got crazy busy in October. I had just finished up Freshman Fanfare and the first music concerts of the year were coming up. Oklahoma still didn’t look (or feel) like October. I took my first trip to Wichita for fall break and had a blast. October was when I was finally grasping college life.
FAVORITE POSTS: perks of life v. ii
NOVEMBER || I was flying home for Thanksgiving break, and ended up spending 15 hours in an airport because of a cancelled flight, but I made it home. Thanksgiving day was full of family time and food. It was wonderful to spend some time at home.
FAVORITE POSTS: afternoon // thursday the 22nd
DECEMBER || I survived finals week and it was time for christmas break. I drove 11 hours to my home state and was welcomed with a blizzard a few days in. Time was spent with friends and family and it was a much needed break after the first semester of college.
FAVORITE POSTS: home for the holidays // looking back: first semester
TOPS OF 2012
SONGS (most plays through the year)
+ hide and seek // imogen heap
+ up with the birds // coldplay
+ falling in love at a coffee shop // landon pigg
+ hopeless wanderer // mumford & sons
+ haunted // leagues
MOVIES
+ Hunger Games
+ Hobbit
+ Dark Knight Rises
+ Avengers
+ LES MIS ( go see this right now. like... go. now.)
S'long Twenty twelve, it's been a roller-coaster the past 366 days. Twenty thirteen, lets do this.
-m
2012 | favorite photographs
