"Get the vibe... it's gonna be lit tonight... no lie... "

 

It's been awhile since I've posted... I feel like I start every blog post that way in the last couple years... but I ran across this video by accident when it looped right after another video I saw on Facebook.  I found it to be very thought-provoking.  Ordinarily I would've clicked off the next video & scrolled on, but something about the title made me stop & watch...

 

 

Thoughts? 

I think there's a whole lot of truth to it.  People tend to show what they want you to see.  Maybe it's real... & maybe it's Maybelline.

Maybe their life really IS happy... & maybe it's an illusion created by the right shot & a cute smile.

Maybe they are out having great convo & memorable moments with others...& maybe they're together, but more engaged with people on the screen of their phone. 

 

Maybe some of life's best moments aren't even captured in photos... and no one ever sees them on social media. 

No check-ins, no status updates, no likes... just your own real life. 

 

And some of life's worst may have happened after a photo was posted.  Who knows?

 

 

I just returned from an amazing trip with my family.  My sister posted some highlights from each day, but there's probably 100 more photos that were taken, along with so many stories & memories.  And that doesn't even include the 70 professional shots we have as a gift for my parent's 50th wedding anniversary & my mom's 70th birthday.... which was the whole reason for the trip. 

Just my parents, my sister, my daughter & my niece... so much love.

I've had a lot of people ask about our vacation & tell me they enjoyed the photos... said it looked like we had fun.  And we did.  We really really did.  It was one of those trips where you don't want to leave because you're having so much fun & so many laughs together.  And well... the location wasn't half bad either!

 

But I've been on a lot of trips in my lifetime.  And while the opportunity to travel can be amazing... it really is WHO you're with that can make or break a trip.  And not all vacations leave you feeling such a deep sense of happiness & gratitude.  

So very thankful for the opportunity my parents gave us.  Maybe I'll eventually post more about it, since Bryn also captured quite a bit of video with her Go Pro camera & I'm still patiently waiting bugging her to edit & create something.  LOL 

 

 

And then there's this.  It came up in my Timehop the other day because I posted it a few years ago, but it speaks so much truth about what really is MOST important...

 

And with that... it's almost time for ZUMBA... my favorite time of day... 

Comments

[Michelle]

<3 this...

[Julie Tucker-Wolek]

That video is so true! Like you, I take a TON of photos on vacay's - day trips etc, but post MAYBE one of them!! LOL!! I don't have time for that -- I am having fun! LOL!! LOVING the family photo, gorgeous!!!!!!!!