Back to Writing

Hello  :)

So, I am out of external hard drive space, and my computer has just surpassed its 7th birthday, so things do not work like they normally do, so I will be returning to writing for a bit until I get a new computer or another external hard drive.

I find writing very beneficial. I tend to enjoy doing it late at night, that is when inspiration comes to me often. So often, in fact, that I keep a notebook, pen and my phone by my bed so I can write down what ever comes to my mind. The entire time I was abroad I kept a journal, that I will be able to cherish for the rest of my life. It was an addition to the vlogs, because there were somethings I didn't vlog so I wrote about those times instead.

Therefore, the next couple weeks, I will be posting between 5-7 entires a week. There are a lot of things that I have learned this year that I am just now realizing. Some of the entires will be shorter than others, but that is how life goes, some days are filled to the brim with excitement, others not so much.

Finally, I will be going on a cross country road trip in a few short weeks to get back to school, there will definitely be posts every day about that followed by one longish video montage/ documentary at the end.

So, those are the reasons for the lack of vlogs. :( I wish that I could be doing more of that this summer, but this will have to do instead.

If you haven't been told yet, you are beautiful and loved :)

Love,
Chrissy
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I'm finally here!! (London Pt 1)

Now, it is time to have tea with the Queen. Can you actually do that? I wonder how much money someone would pay to sit down and have tea with the queen. Or Prince Harry, I'm fine with that as well! Really anyone Royal. HECK! I'll have tea with the corgis...
Anyway, I am approaching 24 hours without any sleep, so that is fun! I did get about an hour on the plane. The plane right was really smooth and easy, just really long. I was able to watch multiple movies including Despicable Me 2. One of my favorites.
Luckily there was no one sitting in the middle seat. That was nice, until the guy on the end decided to use it as a storage space. We were served dinner, tea, breakfast, and then more tea. For dinner, we had a choice of chicken Curry or pasta. I chose the pasta. It was a cheesey broccoli pasta which was okay for airplane food. We then had salad (DELICIOUS!) as well as bread (Kinda frozen) and AMAZING apple cheesecake, which I saved and ate with my tea. I tried to get some sleep after that, but it was so hard because it did not feel like it was that late, and it was uncomfortable. I got about an hour in the end. I was happy that most of the ride it was dark because I didn't really want to see us flying over the Atlantic.
Ireland looked beautiful (from what I could see) and I really would love to go live there for a while as well. By the time we got to Ireland, I could barely sit still and my face was almost pressed against the glass. I am thankful to here though.
The longest part was the line for crossing the border. They started off with 4 people, then there was 1 for a bit, then two, and finally they got back up to four. The man took all my papers, asked a couple questions and that was that. While in line, I talked to a very nice older couple who were going to the Canary Islands. They were pretty excited about that, but shared with me that they would have liked to be in London for a couple days. After border control, I headed through the, what seemed like countless, escalators to collect my bag. After that I found the guy that was HOLDING A SIGN WITH MY NAME ON IT!! Unfortunately, I was not able to get a picture, and am kicking myself for it, but as soon as we left the airport and got onto the road heading into central London, there were 3 DOUBLE DECKER BUSES in a row and that made it better. I cannot wait to spend these next couple days in London, but I am also excited to head to Brighton.

You're beautiful and loved!
Love,
Chrissy

How important are names?

I was scrolling through tumblr one day and saw a post about how there is one person that ruined a certain name for us, and because of that person, we can never name our children, or have a friend by that name, due to the fact that we think they are going to end up like that one person we met in our life. But our name shouldn't define us. We should define our name.

When we meet someone, the first thing we find out is their name, and already in our mind we are thinking about someone else who has that exact same name and automatically are comparing the two. We have this preconceived idea of what they should act like, when we should approach them as if we had never met someone with their name before. Our name shouldn't define who we are. WE should define who we are. 

Often there are even times when we look at someone after finding out their name and say "Oh, you dont look like a ____ you look like a _____." Why do we have to "look" like a certain name? Is it because we met someone else that they kinda sorta looked like so we think they should have the same name? That just seems weird to me. We shouldn't judge people by what their name is, we shouldn't judge people at all, but instead we should learn who they are by the way they treat others, and how they act when they are put in different situations. 

I feel that in this world, we all want to know what is going to happen before it happens, so right before we meet someone new, we find out their name so we can think of another person we know by that name, and in turn, create unrealistic expectations about that person. 

No one person should "ruin" a name for us. I truly believe that everyone in this world is good, just some choose to do bad things. Their name doesn't choose to do bad things they do. 

Names seem to be so important these days. They took three days to name the royal baby. People don't want their children to be doomed with a bad name from the time that they are born, their actions are going to determine what they do with their life, not their name. 

So the next time that you judge someone based off their name, pretend that you have never met anyone with that name before so that you can see the person for who they really are and not what their name is. When you are naming your children in the future or now, name them whatever you want, because later in life they will make their own name for themselves through their actions.
So create you! Do Not let your surroundings define or create you. You create you!

Love,
Chrissy

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America/ Fourth of July

Hello everyone,
Today in America, it is the Fourth of July, the day we celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence by eating hotdogs, lighting fireworks, and being with family and friends. As we are doing all those things, we need to remember all those that are fighting to keep our freedom. Men and women are stationed all over the world everyday fighting to keep us a free country and our nation safe. We cannot forget about all those people. I am very thankful for them because of the sacrifice they make everyday to allow us to do all the things that we can and want to do.
There are many countries in the world who go to bed scared every night because they do not know what will happen, and do not feel safe. We are lucky enough to never have to worry about that. We do not need to worry about someone breaking into our homes every night because we know that there are police officers, firefighters, and many others that will make sure that we are safe and are never hurt.
When the Boston Marathon bombings happened, I was able to watch how hard the military and police department work to make sure that we were all safe. I was a block away from where the bombings went off and the police officers were on the scene right away making sure that we were safe. They shut down Boylston Street as fast as they could and made sure that no more people were going to get hurt. Less than 24 hours later, there were military personell all over the city trying to find the guys who did it, and making sure no one else was going to be getting hurt. It was amazing to me how quickly they were able to catch the guys.
I am thankful for them because they kept me and all my friends safe for the week that all hell seemed to have broken loose. I am thankful for the safety that they bring to our country. I think it is important to remember all those who make this country safe, and all those who have lost their lives protecting this country while we are going to barbecues and lighting off fireworks.

If no one has told you yet, you are beautiful and loved.

Love,
Chrissy

The Little Things in Life

     Something that I have noticed about myself, and other people have also noticed about me, is that I get excited over the littlest things. Like socks on Christmas, or when someone tells me something really exciting that is going on in their life, sometimes I get just excited as they are. But what sucks, is when I get excited about something and then someone comes along and tries to tell me that I cannot be excited about it. They may not say it directly, but it is like you are in the middle of talking about it and then all of sudden they cut you off to complain about something that is going on in their life, that is, more often than not, very trivial. I just think that it is more important to enjoy the little things instead of ponder over all the things that we don’t have in life.

     One of my friends asked me why I was so happy all the time when I live in a state where it rains all the time, and in a time where we are surrounded by all this ‘world suck.' I didn’t have an answer for her then, but I think I have one now. I really try not to think about all the things that have gone wrong in my life, and instead think about what I am blessed with. I have parents who love me and sisters that are also best friends. I have friends that only pick me up and never put me down. There are people in my life that can make me laugh, and even simple things, like the fact that I have a roof over my head or I know I will wake up the next morning with something to eat, make me happy.

     I think if we focus more on what we have instead of what we do not have, this world could be a much better place. We can then start to focus on helping people rise out of poverty. There are people who have almost nothing who are happier than the people who can buy anything that they want. Once we realize what we are blessed with, we can reach out to other people and help them achieve their dreams and help them become the man or woman they want to be.

     When I went to Mexico on a mission trip with one of my best friends, I honestly was taking a lot of what we had in America for granted, even just our safety. We stayed in a bad area where we heard gun shots almost every night. I was thankful that, in America, I knew that I would not have to worry about any of that. While we were in Mexico, we built a house in about 4 days for a family who was living in a shack. In that moment, I was thankful for my house, and still am. Sometimes I feel that we do not realize everything we are blessed with, so when we see these pictures of the slums of Africa we are so taken back by what we see; we simply do not see it in our everyday lives. I want to be able to help those people rise out of poverty. I love helping people and I want to see that everyone has enough to live healthy lives. In my lifetime, I would like to know that most of the world is not living on one dollar a day. I want to know that everyone is getting enough to eat and drink. If that means all of us might have to downsize, I am okay with that. I would rather be happy with a little, than miserable with plenty.

     But for any of this to happen, I think we have to appreciate the little things in life, our friends, families, pets, socks, shoes, a floor that's not dirt, and all the other things big and small that we have that we do not even think about. So hug a friend and tell them you love them. Call a family member you have not talked to in a while and tell them you love them. Thank teachers that have taught you to read, write, do math, and all the other things that have allowed you to pursue your dreams. Thank people in your life that have allowed you to live the life that you have, and repair relationships that may have fallen apart. Even if we have nothing, we will still have the people who love us, and we love, and that is more important than any gift we can ever receive in the world.

Love, 

Chrissy :) 

Introduction :)

Hey Everyone!
I thought I would start this blog to go along with my YouTube channel betweenthepacestv! :)
My name is Chrissy, I'm 18, soon to be 19, and live in Washington State!
I really like to travel, and want to live in a different country one day.
I have 3 crazy sisters, one older and two younger.
I am studying documentary production.
I love making YouTube videos and am starting to do it a lot more now during the summer.
You can find the videos at youtube.com/betweenthespacestv
I play soccer.
I play the guitar and sing a little bit.
I really hope you guys like this, and the videos!

Okay, I don't know what else to say.
If no one has told you this yet, you are beautiful, and you are loved!
BYEEEEE

Love,
Chrissy