Shayla Jade

DAY THIRTEEN - A picture of your favorite band. It’s hard to choose exactly which band is my favorite, because there’s an entire list of amazing artists to choose from.. But The Vines have definitely been my favorite for the longest amount of time; they’re the first band I ever liked, and the one that got me listening to all the great bands I love now, like The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, Muse, Blur, Gorillaz, The Libertines, etc. So I feel I must pay credit where it’s due, to the band that started it all. ;)

DAY THIRTEEN - A picture of your favorite band.

It’s hard to choose exactly which band is my favorite, because there’s an entire list of amazing artists to choose from.. But The Vines have definitely been my favorite for the longest amount of time; they’re the first band I ever liked, and the one that got me listening to all the great bands I love now, like The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, Muse, Blur, Gorillaz, The Libertines, etc. So I feel I must pay credit where it’s due, to the band that started it all. ;)

DAY TWELVE - A picture of something you love. I love Lake George in the summer. There’s nothing better than soaking up the sun, spending time with the people you love, and having fun out on the water. There’s always so much to do, and it’s such a beautiful place to live… I feel so lucky that my grandparent’s live right on the edge of the water. Falling asleep listening to the waves crashing against the shore is one of the most peaceful, serene things I can imagine… Waking up to the crisp morning air, and going downstairs to a freshly made breakfast is the best. It’s so rejuvenating just being there, going on picnic lunches, eating out by the water, or going for an afternoon hike.. One thing is for sure; you’re never bored. The sunsets and sunrises are the most beautiful things you’ll ever see, and even the atmosphere of going to the Village when it’s crowded on a Thursday night just to see the fireworks or to hang with friends is amazing. I’m definitely lucky that my childhood included all this adventure, and it’s definitely something I hope to cherish well into adulthood.

DAY TWELVE - A picture of something you love.

I love Lake George in the summer. There’s nothing better than soaking up the sun, spending time with the people you love, and having fun out on the water. There’s always so much to do, and it’s such a beautiful place to live… I feel so lucky that my grandparent’s live right on the edge of the water. Falling asleep listening to the waves crashing against the shore is one of the most peaceful, serene things I can imagine… Waking up to the crisp morning air, and going downstairs to a freshly made breakfast is the best. It’s so rejuvenating just being there, going on picnic lunches, eating out by the water, or going for an afternoon hike.. One thing is for sure; you’re never bored. The sunsets and sunrises are the most beautiful things you’ll ever see, and even the atmosphere of going to the Village when it’s crowded on a Thursday night just to see the fireworks or to hang with friends is amazing. I’m definitely lucky that my childhood included all this adventure, and it’s definitely something I hope to cherish well into adulthood.

DAY ELEVEN - A picture of something you hate. I hate the winter, especially now that I have to dig my car out of the snow. When I get a parking lot spot, like in this picture, it’s not so bad… But when I get a spot on the road, where plows are contantly going by, the area around my car gets pretty compacted with snow, and it sucks. Usually there are random guys who help girls push their cars out, but some of them are no help at all. Besides, it makes me feel accomplished when I can get it out myself (especially the other week when I dug it out of a solid ice wall all by myself, and rocked that baby on outta there ;) hahaha).I also dislike the fact that we’ve had very nice Spring weather for the past week, and today I woke up to see a blanket of white slushy snow all over. It’s disgusting, I just want summer to come. :(

DAY ELEVEN - A picture of something you hate.

I hate the winter, especially now that I have to dig my car out of the snow. When I get a parking lot spot, like in this picture, it’s not so bad… But when I get a spot on the road, where plows are contantly going by, the area around my car gets pretty compacted with snow, and it sucks. Usually there are random guys who help girls push their cars out, but some of them are no help at all. Besides, it makes me feel accomplished when I can get it out myself (especially the other week when I dug it out of a solid ice wall all by myself, and rocked that baby on outta there ;) hahaha).
I also dislike the fact that we’ve had very nice Spring weather for the past week, and today I woke up to see a blanket of white slushy snow all over. It’s disgusting, I just want summer to come. :(

DAY TEN - A picture of the person you do the craziest things with. Olive, Paige, Madiha and Kim; My Albany girls. ;) Unfortunately we won’t be able to have too much fun, anymore (considering the fact that a bunch of stupid drunk kids started a riot last weekend for “Kegs n Eggs,” and ruined all the fun for everyone… Because of that small group of kids, no one is allowed to party anymore. The cops have been shutting down every party there is, even though they used to just ignore them. None of us even get to experience our first Fountain Day anymore, because of it :/). We’ve had fun while it lasted, though, dancing, running around doing “parkour,” and tons of late night trips Madison’s (best pizza in the world hahaha). I’ll never forget the night Olivia blacked out from Jungle Juice, tried “getting low” and fell on the floor.. Or the time I told her I’d give her $3 if she gave the guy Madiha was dancing with a wedgie because his boxers were hanging out hahaha I’ll also never forget the less fun times, like walking through the freezing cold snow with Kim in nothing but little black dresses and open toed heels… I couldn’t feel my feet the whole night! But the bad and the good all blur together to make one big Albany adventure, and as long as I’m with my girls you know we’re having fun. ;)

DAY TEN - A picture of the person you do the craziest things with.

Olive, Paige, Madiha and Kim; My Albany girls. ;) Unfortunately we won’t be able to have too much fun, anymore (considering the fact that a bunch of stupid drunk kids started a riot last weekend for “Kegs n Eggs,” and ruined all the fun for everyone… Because of that small group of kids, no one is allowed to party anymore. The cops have been shutting down every party there is, even though they used to just ignore them. None of us even get to experience our first Fountain Day anymore, because of it :/). We’ve had fun while it lasted, though, dancing, running around doing “parkour,” and tons of late night trips Madison’s (best pizza in the world hahaha). I’ll never forget the night Olivia blacked out from Jungle Juice, tried “getting low” and fell on the floor.. Or the time I told her I’d give her $3 if she gave the guy Madiha was dancing with a wedgie because his boxers were hanging out hahaha I’ll also never forget the less fun times, like walking through the freezing cold snow with Kim in nothing but little black dresses and open toed heels… I couldn’t feel my feet the whole night! But the bad and the good all blur together to make one big Albany adventure, and as long as I’m with my girls you know we’re having fun. ;)

DAY NINE - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most. Olivia has been there for me through thick and thin. Even after I went away to college, Olive has remained my confidant throughout all of the hard times I’ve gone through. She always gives the best advice, and she’s one of those people who not only listens, but genuinely cares. I’m really grateful I have her in my life, and I couldn’t have asked for a better friend.

DAY NINE - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most.

Olivia has been there for me through thick and thin. Even after I went away to college, Olive has remained my confidant throughout all of the hard times I’ve gone through. She always gives the best advice, and she’s one of those people who not only listens, but genuinely cares. I’m really grateful I have her in my life, and I couldn’t have asked for a better friend.

DAY EIGHT - A picture that makes you laugh. I was debating between a picture from Four Loko night, one from the night Olive drank too much Jungle Juice, or one of Madiha squatting over a toilet… But I definitely think this one is the funniest. Let’s just hope Chanda never finds out I put it up for the world to see. ;)

DAY EIGHT - A picture that makes you laugh.

I was debating between a picture from Four Loko night, one from the night Olive drank too much Jungle Juice, or one of Madiha squatting over a toilet… But I definitely think this one is the funniest. Let’s just hope Chanda never finds out I put it up for the world to see. ;)

DAY SEVEN - A picture of the thing you treasure most. Even though we don’t always get along, and sometimes they just flat out frustrate me, my family is definitely one of the most important things to me. “Blood is thicker than water,” and I know that no matter what I’m going through, I’ll always be able to rely on them. I feel really lucky to have the best brother and the best sister in the world, the coolest cousins, and the most unique mom. My family are the people who made me who I am today, and I wouldn’t trade them for anything.

DAY SEVEN - A picture of the thing you treasure most.

Even though we don’t always get along, and sometimes they just flat out frustrate me, my family is definitely one of the most important things to me. “Blood is thicker than water,” and I know that no matter what I’m going through, I’ll always be able to rely on them. I feel really lucky to have the best brother and the best sister in the world, the coolest cousins, and the most unique mom. My family are the people who made me who I am today, and I wouldn’t trade them for anything.

DAY SIX - A picture of someone you’d love to trade places with for a day. This isn’t meant to be egotistical, but I honestly can’t think of a person I’d rather be for a day than myself. I mean, there’s always more to people than you think, and I could choose some beautiful celebrity.. But who’s to say they have a perfect life? For all I know, I could be disappointed, and feel like I wasted a day of my own life for nothing. And who’s to say the day I missed out on wouldn’t happen to be the best day of my own life..? Even if some celebrity did have a perfect life, that would just make me disappointed going back to my own, and I feel like life’s too short to always be thinking “what if“‘s, and wanting what you can’t have.

DAY SIX - A picture of someone you’d love to trade places with for a day.

This isn’t meant to be egotistical, but I honestly can’t think of a person I’d rather be for a day than myself. I mean, there’s always more to people than you think, and I could choose some beautiful celebrity.. But who’s to say they have a perfect life? For all I know, I could be disappointed, and feel like I wasted a day of my own life for nothing. And who’s to say the day I missed out on wouldn’t happen to be the best day of my own life..? Even if some celebrity did have a perfect life, that would just make me disappointed going back to my own, and I feel like life’s too short to always be thinking “what if“‘s, and wanting what you can’t have.

DAY FIVE - A picture of your favorite memory. All of the memories I have with my friends from high school are my favorite. It sucks how things change, people drift apart… College changes you. But I’ll never forget the good times we had staying up all night eating junk food and being crazy at Olive’s, or spending awesome pineapple filled New Year’s at Amanda’s, or embracing the supernatural, the outdoors, and running free at Julie’s… We always had so much fun together. Even when there was nothing to do, we could always manage to make each other laugh. They say time heals all, but it can also deteriorate the things you hold the dearest. I miss my friends…

DAY FIVE - A picture of your favorite memory.

All of the memories I have with my friends from high school are my favorite. It sucks how things change, people drift apart… College changes you. But I’ll never forget the good times we had staying up all night eating junk food and being crazy at Olive’s, or spending awesome pineapple filled New Year’s at Amanda’s, or embracing the supernatural, the outdoors, and running free at Julie’s… We always had so much fun together. Even when there was nothing to do, we could always manage to make each other laugh. They say time heals all, but it can also deteriorate the things you hold the dearest. I miss my friends…