My 3rd Cancerversay Celebration :)

I know my 3rd Cancerversay was several weeks ago, but these weeks have been crazy buzy. I have been spending my time between family, friends, and my boyfriend before the last days of summer are oer and the books are calling my name. Plus I have been packing my old apartment and getting ready to move and work. I know not real excuses, but still. B and I were able to get through the whole third season of Pretty Little Liars, even though our marathon went into the next day. Mom even brought me a cake home to celebrate and B bought me a ring on her recent trip to Michigan. Thanks to my family for making this a special day <3

To the zoo we go!

As we all know I love being frugal and enjoying time outside while being sun savy ;) Well Wednesday night was just that! B and I headed to the local zoo which was offering half price admission Wednesday nights throughout all of summer from 6pm until 8pm. We were able to enjoy gazing at all of the animals without having to worry about the sun! We had a blast and I thank the zoo for helping us truly enjoy our adventure! Here are a few of our pictures:

Google searching

As I did a Google search on myself tonight because I was really curious to see what I would find. I did find that other news reporting companies have used my story from the two  previous articles I was interviewed for. I thought that was pretty awesome! Here is the link to see the blog post that was written about me from Stand Up to Cancer. I thought this was pretty cool, especially since Stand Up to Cancer is a huge event.

Where I have been and where I am going

As I am scrolling through my facebook newsfeed tonight this pops up from my friend's pinterest pin. It caught my attention because far too often I get consumed with where my life should be, what I should be doing, or what is wrong in my life instead of looking at the positives. I am posting this as a reminder to myself. Three years ago I had no idea I would be sitting here writing a blog about melanoma, being cancer free for three years, the wonderful opportunities that I had been given because of melanoma, the sadness that I have felt from melanoma and cancer in general, and how happy I should be with my life. Recently I have been really struggling with being happy with my life now and I am not a hundred percent sure why. Maybe because lots of changes are coming in my future and I fear them. In nine short months I will have to completely grow up and enter the real world, ready to educate other people's children. This is once again a reminder to have faith in God's plan. He has put me on every path I have been meant to travel and will continue to do so.

Some Guys Like Pale Girls Too

She sings a song about guys liking pale girls too :)

Gorgeous Ladies of Pretty Little Liars

In spring I got hooked on the drama, suspense filled show Pretty Little Liars. Every time I watch the show I become more and more in love. One reason I love the show is because the ladies embrace their natural, beautiful skin tones and wear fashion forward clothes :)

Beautiful Pale Ladies

As I was reading my latest Cosmo magazine last night I paid special attention to the ads. I was pleasantly suprised many of the ads had models proudly wearing their natural skin tones. This is an awesome change from other magazines I have read in the past, especially ones who print articles about sun safety but across from the article is a sun kissed model. Here are a few pictures of the ads I came across:

Here are two that I wasn't so pleased to see:

Overall I think there were more ads embracing natural skin tones than tan ones :) Thanks Cosmo!