hello there, can i take your order?

me: Guess what I did today?

braden: um... ran a mile?

me: no... that would have been cool of me. I had a photo shoot with my new panini maker...

braden: I'll admit, I never would have guessed that. Ever.

pictures by Abi

You guys. I have a confession. You may have already guessed it. 

That's right.

I love panini's. 

So I thought, "hey! I love panini's. I'm going up to college. I should have a panini maker."

I told my mother.

She agreed.

And here we are today, folks. I got the panini maker. I put on my pink lipstick. And then we had a photo shoot. Just me and my true love. We needed some quality time. (that's my love language, after all.)

I honestly cannot wait to make a delicious panini, with ham and cheese, and tomatoes on the side. 

Do you want one? Come on over to my lovely house! I'd be happy to oblige.

You can call me Chef Madeline. I won't mind.

p.s. haley, sometimes I wish you weren't gluten free...

i am a shade of bright pink

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Disclaimer: This is not a picture of me. If you couldn't tell. 

Right now I am sitting on my bed, wearing pink lipstick in my pajamas. That's why that picture is there, because, I tried to take pictures of myself in the lipstick, but they were weird. So I found a picture I thought could accurately represent me. We have the same haircut kinda, and the lipstick, and look! She's even wearing a blue and white striped shirt.

The point is: I bought bright pink lipstick. I have it in my possession. It's sitting on my bathroom counter. And the truth is, I really like it. 

But the other truth is... I'm afraid of it. 

I want to be one of those girls who wears whatever they want, and doesn't care. But I've always been one of those people who doesn't like being the center of attention. And this lipstick definitely calls attention to me. So what to do? 

I think the problem is, I'm afraid to really be me. When actually, that's all I want. To be me. Because believe it or not... I like me.

I like me.

And I like pink lipstick.

So I should wear it, right? What do I have to lose?

p.s. i have SO MUCH stuff to pack. it's crazy. absolutely nuts.