Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Home is where my heart is.


Going back home is something that I don't get to do as often as I'd like anymore. They say home is where the heart is and that couldn't ring more true.

Home is where I can go and feel peace. It's where I feel the most safe, it's that one place that I can truly just be and breathe. It's where I can unwind, clear my thoughts, kick my feet up, eat until I have to unbuckle my pants, have meaningful conversations, spend time with family, forget about the hustle and bustle back at home, and not worry about those problems that plague me within the walls of my world.

I grew up in the country. Hay bales, cows, bumpy-small country back roads, the smell of grass and cow poo, and the sweet music of crickets at night are what make me feel centered and whole again. Looking up at that big black sky speckled with those millions of diamonds...it's home. It's a place I love to go, where I love to be and a place I really need to escape to more often.

Home is where I am in my world where everything around IS me.

I think this little trip back home was exactly what I needed.

My heart is still here.










14 comments:

  1. BEAUTIFUL photos! girl you are so stylish and adorable...i always look forward to a new post from you!

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  2. It looks so peaceful and calm!! Beautiful!!

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  3. LOVE LOVE LOVE going back "home"- it is most definitely where my heart lies! Your home is beautiful, as are your pictures, as are youuuuu!

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  4. can i come? that looks like a little piece of heaven.

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  5. These photos are beautiful. There is nothing greater than being where your heart truly is. A place to feel free, at peace, and 100% content. My place is the beach, but I grew up in CA... ;)
    Your place is the country and it is GORGEOUS!!! We always need to remember where we come from and never take it for granted :)

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  6. ADORE the pics of you looking up at DDHP - so cute!!!

    I heart your fam Shay - I really do...you and DDHP and AshleyBangSwoop! ya'll are awesome!

    Give Piper and Furlee a tummy scratch from me!

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  7. What a fun trip home! Love the hay pictures and ALL your outfits. You are adorable. :)

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  8. Your home is the cutest place in the world, it seems! Love the views, the house, the hay bales... all of it! Happy you got to "go home" this weekend :)

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  9. What a gorgeous house! It looks like you had an amazing trip.

    xoxo,
    Chelsea & The City

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  10. I can so relate! I love going "home"!

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  11. I love looking at your photos!

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  12. gorgeous home! i love the color and wrap around porch - it's like my dream house! enjoy your time :)

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  13. I was raised in the country and I feel the same way. Now I dream about having some land a house with a big porch (LOVE your home!) and a big hammock to lounge in day and night.

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