oh hello winter wonderland...

On a unique and beautiful night in Athens...

snow fell softly.

1930 held conversations.

CFA closed... free drinks were given at Taco Bell.

New friends were made.

Bad directions were given.

Donuts were formed.

Friends arrived and only noticed the kayak, not the two kids frantically waving!

Layers were put on.

Music was played.

Kayak number two was strapped to the jeep.

The IM fields hosted extreme kayaking down the slopes.

Toes froze.

A fire was lit.

Hot chocolate was sipped.

Ping pong took up time.

Movies were watched.

It was beautiful.

1930

This precious house is home to 4 lovely friends. Adorned with valentines decorations and quiet snow falling outside... it has never looked so beautiful.

"am I driving in Austria?"

as the snow started to fall on Athens I talked to Dancin' Dave, who was driving in Atlanta traffic. He said, "Where am I? I feel like I'm driving in Austria!"

Elberton.

Took a road trip to Elberton over a week ago w/ a classmate. Our Doc. Photog. class is going to be doing stories in Elbert County the last weekend in February. We found our picture in the paper.... "They're coming to SHOOT!" Our 15min. of fame.

phi slam

This awesome multimedia piece was put together by Tricia Andrews... a graduate of the photo-journalism emphasis that I'm currently in! Love her work... plus these guys are great!

What is Phi Slam? from Patricia Andrews on Vimeo.

drive.

Just took a drive in sunshine...

shades on.

windows down.

sun roof back.

needtobreathe playing.

heart smiling...

raindrops.

It was cold and rainy here in the classic city today. We learned a little west coast swing in ballroom class today... still don't have it down. Moving on with my day I went to documentary photography... that's when the rain cloud really rolled in... or you could simply call it depression. We went from talking about all the assignments due this semester to horrible car crashes that our professor shot to watching a documentary on a South African photojournalist Kevin Carter. After shooting horrible war photography in Johannesburg, making this picture in Africa,

winning a Pulitzer Prize, and his friends death (fellow photographer who was shot on the job) ... Carter committed suicide. Then there were stories in class that continued to lead us down the depressing route.

Ready for sunshine and spring weather I trudged to the BCM to wait for the bus, which wouldn't be coming for over 30min. Still messy outside my day started to brighten...

a gentleman offered me a ride home

worked on some assignments

ate dinner

rock climbed with KB

practiced our dance

watched the Office with friends

had oreos and peanut butter

Beautiful.

As His creation we are beautiful. Love my small group girls :) This song is one of my favorites from a few years back!

I was so unique

Now I feel skin deep

I count on the make-up to cover it all

Crying myself to sleep cause I cannot keep their attention

I thought I could be strong

But it's killing me

Does someone hear my cry?

I'm dying for new life

I want to be beautiful

Make you stand in awe

Look inside my heart,

and be amazed

I want to hear you say

Who I am is quite enough

Just want to be worthy of love

And beautiful

Sometimes I wish I was someone other than me

Fighting to make the mirror happy

Trying to find whatever is missing

Won't you help me back to glory

by: Bethany Dillon