lovely people: cara

Cara, 20, Long Island NY

Relentlessly vibrant, 
Lover of mcdonald's breakfast and brittany murphy, 
and just plain bad-ass.

"You never see the hard days in a photo album, 

but those are the ones that get you 

from one happy snapshot to the next"

This girl and I have been friends since kindergarten. She's the type of friend that you could be apart from for 2 years and when you get back together, it's like nothing changed. Throughout high school, we were definitely partners in crime. We would stay out all night exploring, getting fried wontons and hot bagels, putting fake tattoos all over our bodies, and vandalizing our friends' houses. We also annoyed every person in our grade because we were always...well... obnoxious. Cara walked with me through some of the darkest seasons of my life and always knew how to cheer me up....with food, laughter, awkward home videos, and pranks :]

Cara is the funniest and most loyal person I know. She has such an individual style and is never afraid to speak her mind. She teaches me to let go and not care what other people think. We all need someone like that in our lives. Though I wish we lived closer... I know that we will truly never be apart!!

*Cue the violins* ;]

-sharon

lovely people: christie part one

Christie, 15, NH

Bookworm - Lover of Chipotle  - Chaser of dreams

Press play. Enjoy. 

"Two roads diverged in a wood. I took the one less traveled by and that has made all the difference"

There is something spectacular about people who intentionally go against the current and accept the fact that swimming up stream will not always be comfortable and will never be easy. Christie is one of those few. Everything about her tells a story. She is a beauty inside and out... even with a stocking on her head or when she feels the need to bust a move to some dub step in the kitchen "white girl style" :]

Christie teaches me to look beyond who I feel I have to be, and to search for the inner courage to be whoever I want.

For whatever we lose

(like a you or a me)

It's always ourselves

we find at the sea

~e.e. cummings~

Shine on.
-Sharon

PS. Part 2 coming soon.