New Direction

Lately, I've been thinking a lot about the future—I'm probably borderline obsessed. There were a lot of stressful and sad things on my mind before, but this definitely took my mind off of them. It gives me so much to look forward to. Not sure if this is the first time I've ever looked forward to it so much or not, but as far as I know, I think so. I have so many goals that I want to achieve and just thinking about it excites me so much. I hope to seize many opportunities in the next few years as I work towards my goal :)

Actually, I just reread a draft I wrote right before my high school graduation. Apparently I was pretty down at that time as well, so it's funny how four years later, I'm at the same place again. Except this time, once I picked myself up, I'm at a better place than just normalizing things. It really feels like a new chapter is about to begin and I can't wait to write it.

Just a quote.

"...Mourning is a romance in reverse..." 

- Thomas Lynch, The Undertaking

It was a quote that was mentioned in class the other day and it kind of stood out to me. How would you interpret it?

Something New

Yesterday, I decided to take the plunge and try something new that I've been curious about for a while now. Someone knows what this is about (ahem). I hope that it turns out well~ but that really depends on my dedication too hahaha so lets hope I stick with it. It's only sad if I do and it still doesn't turn out well T__T Okay, well this is a very vague post. But it's mainly just to mark the start of something new :D It was exciting and took my mind off things, so that's always good!

Penny for my thoughts #2

Don't settle for less than what you deserve.

Penny for my thoughts

If you can't cherish what's in front of you, then the only thing you deserve is losing them. You don't deserve them. But in the first place, you're okay with losing them, so I guess it won't make any difference to you.

Poof

They're gone.

Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour

For spring break, I went to Vermont for snowboarding and on one of the last days, we had a free day so we went to the Ben and Jerry's Factory!! :D 

The tour is broken up into three parts, which totaled 30 minutes:

1) ~7 minute video about the history of Ben and Jerry's

2) Seeing the ice cream making process on the mezzanine

They were cleaning up when we got there though, so nothing was being produced

3) Sample room where the flavors are made and where they give you ice cream

Apparently they just launched a Cookies and Cream Cheesecake flavor this week.. ahhh I'll probably go get some when I drag myself out

The sample they had was Brown Bourbon  Butter (??) flavored and it was actually really good!

Debated between a shake and ice cream.. just because why not if I'm there. Mistakes were made. 

Back of the factory

Afterwards, we went to the Cabot Annex Store which was only a few minutes drive, practically down the street.

Lots of cheese and syrups out for sample

And right next door to Cabot was a Smugglers' Notch Distillery

Tasting with a choice of 4 out of 6 spirits for $3

Lastly, we finished up the day before heading back with a late lunch..at 4pm.

Blackened Salmon Tacos @ The Reservoir

Overall, it was nice to finally visit the factory because it's something that I've wanted to do for a while now, but there's not a lot to expect from it, tbh. I wouldn't say it's a letdown because it's something to cross off my bucket list, but it's really nothing special.