"Joy is not in things; it is in us."

 
[yes, that's me.]

I am Lauren. I'm 16, and I live in Brazil. I don't like it here. Whoo.

I'm not like most teenagers here who get depressed over everything. No offense to anyone, I love you all :) but I've been through a lot of hard times too and now I just want to be happy. I changed a lot since last year. Now I love to live and laugh. I love the sun, love watching it rise, so yes I wake up early just to see it rise, especially if I'm at the beach. This may sound stupid but in my head it makes total sense - I hate the sunset, because that's when the sun goes away. It's pretty and all, but I love the sun way too much to actually enjoy the moment when it leaves. I appreciate life and people a lot more now. I absolutely hate conflict so any kind of drama is highly unwelcome. You guys are just wasting valluable time of your lives having stupid immature arguments over the freaking internet. Again, no offense to anyone. I've been there, done that, and I'm done with it now. I have the most amazing boyfriend who is the only person who can make me truly and genuinly happy, and I love him more than anything else in the world. And in a few years time we're going to have our own home together, with a grand piano in the living room for me to play, with our dogs Skye and our future Beagle, Dante. Not to mention our two kids, a boy and a girl. Yes, we've made plans. Go ahead and call me naïve for making plans when I'm 16. I'll be surprised you even know the word naïve. Other than Skye I have two cats, Cherry and Jazz, and two horses, Van Gogh and Call Me Tudo, who live with my boyfriend. I'm an amateur photographer and have a Nikon D3000 DSLR, but will shortly be working as a show jumping championship photographer, taking pictures of the competitions. Speaking of which, I do horse riding. It's my greatest passion, and horses are my favorite animals. My boyfriend does horse riding too, that's how we met. I play piano, and love it. I love oldies, especially The Beatles. Music from the 50's/60's. I love the 60's outfits too :)

I doubt anyone has read this far, but oh well, didn't expect you to. I'm nice, so drop me a comment :) I have MSN, feel free to ask for it. And remember,

"La vita è bella."

Life is beautiful, so don't take it for granted.

♥ peace out (: