Intro.

Hi!

So, I have decided to start a fresh, new, organized (maybe) blog. I honestly can't tell you how many times I say I'm going to do something and never stick to it but hey.. what's one more time?

For this first post I've decided I'm going to give you a little rundown on why I'm here and who I am... all those questions you want to know on a first date. I'll call it blogger speed dating (insert cheesy game show song here).

Well, first thing, my name is Anna and I'm 23. I am currently in my second semester of Grad School. I have a degree in History. I have a dog, his name is Bear, and about 90% of the time he drives me crazy, but after watching Marley & Me, I have decided to love all the annoying things he does (advanced apology--I love to post pictures of him). I am currently in the best relationship ever. He was my first love and even my first kiss (back in the summer of 2005). We decided during our senior year of college to finally make things official (after having almost 10 years of feelings for each other). I will reference him as D, and we are long distance (roughly 3 hours).  My mother, aka Ma, is my best friend and sometimes my biggest frustration. My Dad is where I get my humor from, if you don't like it, blame him. He has heart problems, so I will probably touch on that from time to time. My parents are divorced.  I have an older half sister, younger brother (Z), and (M) a younger sister. Z is about to graduate and M is a year behind him.  Sometimes I feel as if I am more of a mom to them than a sister, you'll hear about that a lot too. My friends all have codes too but some of their names start with the same letters so I'll introduce them later once I've thought of some clever things.

My blog title: "Sunflowers in her hair" is to honor my mom's mom who passed away a little over a year ago. She taught me to love nature. I also adopted her extreme love for sunflowers and birds as a young girl and I hold on to that shared love as something that will always keep me close to her.  (the sunflower tattoo is for her, and the three birds on my wrist is in memory of my dad's dad,who passed away a month before her, and her then I'm the bird that isn't flying--Three Little Birds by Bob Marley calms me down & is one of my favorite songs)

(and on a funny note I've always wanted to be a hippie, so flowers in my hair, especially my fave flowers, would be AWESOME).

I am here because I want somewhere that I can let my thoughts out. I'm a typical 23 year old that likes to brag, and complain, and share her feelings.

I'm fully aware that my life is not perfect.

I hope that maybe with this blog I can make someone's day or help someone through a similar situation.

I'm always on the internet so expect to hear a lot out of me!

peace & love

-A