New York : USABOUND!

I'm going to blog about New York when it's still fresh. Hehehehhe. So I flew out from Sacramento to San Francisco to catch a connecting flight that landed in Newark. There was a guy sitting next to me who carried on his Chihuahua with him. Which at one point, I was like thinking to myself, "is that even legal?" Well, apparently, it is. #learningnewthingseveryday 

Because of the time difference, when touched down, it was already late, there wasn't much I could do. The next morning however, I explored New Jersey. I went to this place called the Frelinghuysen Arboretum where every tree was either yellow, red or orange. FALL IS HERE! That's one thing about have extreme weathers I guess, you get to see extreme beauties as well. Where else in California, where we don't get rain, we don't get snow(NOT COMPLAINING) and so, we don't get extreme beauty because our temperature for Winter is the equivalent to the temperature for Autumn for the east coast. Anyways, pictures to show you what I mean by extreme beauty. By extreme beauty, it also means that it's everywhere. 

Also, I had Chipotle for lunch. MMMM MMMMM MMMMMM. 

Day 2 was New York 

We took the Subway to World Trade Center. We walked past ground zero and took a few pictures before we continued to walk towards Battery Park through Wall St. Then, we spent a few hours on Liberty Island before we visited Central Park and Times Square before we took the Subway back. New York is the most beautiful city I've seen. I guess I understand why people would rather go through the whole hustle and bustle in New York because when you walk out and see the beauty of the city it totally makes it worth it. Okay, pictures on the way.

Amazing timing when there was almost nobody there, except for the guy in black on the top left corner.

The view from ground zero.

I blend. 

View from the reservoir in Central Park. 

 And that infamous Time Square screen that takes your picture - spot me! 

The next day was filled with flights and now I'm safely home. 

I vlogged! So you can click here for a different feel of my trip.

Zoe

Self Discovery

Ever had those moments where you're like "wow, I'm that kind of person" (this of course relates to both good and bad self discoveries). I had this self discovery about myself just a few hours ago. 

I'm that girl who believes that she has to correct her mistakes

and redo what has been done to prove that I'm better than people think I am. 

In a lot of ways, I don't like the horror of  'past mistakes/shortcomings'. Which, I would say is a bad thing because people should learn to embrace who they were and what they did instead of denying that it happened. I'm that kind of person. The one who, if it's horrible then it really shouldn't have happened at all. If it's a lost friendship, then there should be no evidence of it existing. If I made a mistake, I'd better top it with something that is greater and better.

I always think that I have something to prove. But honestly, I'm still struggling as to who's approval I'm looking for. Others? Mine? or God's? 

Zoe

"I know", He said.

Lately, I'd have to admit that I've been doing better than before. Sure, there were the occasional "I don't want to go to college" moments. but I applied anyway because I knew that it was my only option. Then, there would be those nights when your head takes you on a trip down memory lane and you'd have trouble sleeping it off. But anyways, yesterday, was another setback moment regarding college application. Which really made me very very frustrated to the point where I just balled my eyes out. For a moment there, it felt like the rug that I was standing so firmly on was swept under my feet and before I knew it I was bust tumbling down in tears.

So, of course, the first thing I did was worry. Of course. Classic. Though, I'd have to admit that I was more frustrated and angry than I was worried. Lately, me and mom have been going to this Bible Study thing on Monday nights and we're studying the book of Revelations. We're at the part where Jesus sent his angels to John while he's in Patmos to write seven letters to the seven churches. And in each and every one of those letters Jesus starts of with, "I know". It's like a reassurance, but also something you should really keep in mind because He knows everything. He knows the things that you do, the things that you go through, your hardships and the things that are yet to come. And throughout my whole freak out session these two words were just stuck in my head. "I know, I know, I know". And in the letters written to the seven churches he specifically listed out that he know the struggles as churches and individuals and John's message was written specifically to the needs of each of the seven churches. In return, imagine the amount of words written in the Bible were catered specifically for you. 

The one that was in my head when I was in the shower was, 

Matthew 6:34 

So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring it's worries. Today's trouble is enough for today.

I'll get the situation figured out one way or another. Things don't turn out the way you want it because most of the times, what you want isn't what He has in store for you. 

Zoe