Big Memories

So I love Pinterest. Like way more than I should.  And the other day I came across a picture with this quote on it: “now is the time for small paychecks and big memories.” Y’all. I almost launched out my chair with joy.

Because this is my life right now.

I am running away to England this summer and I couldn’t be happier. When my Grandma passed away last winter she left my cousins and I some money to “further our lives.” I wasn’t sure what to use it for, so I locked it up in my savings account and refused to pitter it away on clothes and shoes (anyone knows me would see that is a massive undertaking) and waited for the golden opportunity to strike.

Along came my beautiful friend Beth Julca (now Beth Harper). We met through Philanthropy committee at school and hit it off right away based off mutual obsession with black, gold, and all things Gossip Girl. We started the Village and spent more and more time together. When I realized she was graduating and getting married in the winter and then moving to England I was so sad to lose such a fast friend. But then we started talking about me going to visit her. It was a dream at first, but now it’s real life guys. On June 3^rd I am hopping on a flight and going to England. I will be there for 15 days: roaming the countryside and soaking in my inner Jane Austen; bashing around London like Sherlock Holmes and Harry Potter; shopping until I go into a coma in Birmingham and visiting Highclere Castle like the Crawleys and Granthams.

My heart longs to see God’s wide world and I am so ready to explore it. It only will make every moment sweeter that my grandma is able to be a part of each moment of my trip…she would’ve loved to see me spread my wings.

Is dropping everything and going to England for a few weeks when you are a broke college student logical? No, it’s more than a little foolish. Is it good for my soul? It’s perfection. Now is the time that I get to dream massively and do things that don’t always make sense but will stay in my heart forever.  It is the time for small paychecks and big memories.

London is calling. And I am beyond thrilled that I get to answer.