Gwen Everett's creative blog

My cousin and his wife had a baby!!!! Her name is Florence. I'm obsessed with her. I have never held a baby this young. It's super rare for me to be around babies so this is super new and exciting for me. We went over for the first time when my mom came into town. We ended up staying for five hours just watching Florence and being surrounded by family. It brought so much joy to me. I can't believe we were all once this tiny and so fragile. Humans are incredible. I can't wait to one day have one of my own.

I was scrolling through Pinterest as I typically do everyday, and I can across this photo of me and my friend when we were home in Bahamas. It was a pristine day and we got our see-through kayak and went to the dock where the fisherman were cleaning their fish. We got a picture like this before and it literally went viral. We decided to do it again since the last one was a couple of years ago and I randomly found it on my feed. The last photo like this was taken by me, but this one has me in it. I’m sitting in the back and my friend is in the front. I need to get credit for my images!!!! Super cool to see.

Took this photo while walking to class. So happy spring is finally here ... I love Dallas in the spring. We have one of the most beautiful campuses in the entire world. I would argue it’s the most beautiful by a long shot. I love observing students and faculty walking around campus everyday. Everyone’s so much happier and much more friendly come spring time around campus. I also love watching everyone laying in the grass on the boulevard, playing catch, or just sitting and eating lunch with friends. 

We had our Kappa mom's weekend this past weekend. On Saturday night, my friends and I took our moms to Dolce Rivera. It's such an amazing restaurant and so underrated! My cousin ordered this drink and we were all amazed by the beauty of the mysterious ice ball. At first, we all tried guessing what was inside. Someone guessed it was purple dye and someone said it was a flower. Turns out, the purple was an orchid petal. So beautiful and brilliant idea.

Simple, meaningful words. Great reminder for me today on my birthday. 22 years and still figuring it all out. I'm working on myself and growing every day and I don't plan on ever stopping. These were on my Pinterest feed today and I screenshotted both to remind myself of these messages when I feel lost or stuck. Every time I go to my camera roll I'm reminded of them. Give it your all, Gwen. I remind myself every time I'm stressed that an easy life is boring and to appreciate having stuff to do and growing my mind. I usually remind myself this when I feel overwhelmed with school work.

22 by Taylor Swift It feels like a perfect night to dress up like hipsters And make fun of our exes, uh uh uh uh It feels like a perfect night for breakfast at midnight To fall in love with strangers uh uh uh uh Yeah We're happy free confused and lonely at the same time It's miserable and magical oh yeah Tonight's the night when we forget about the deadlines, it's time uh oh I don't know about you but I'm feeling 22 Everything will be alright, if you keep me next to you You don't know about me, but I bet you want to Everything will be alright, if we just keep dancing like we're 22, 22 It seems like one of those nights This place is too crowded, too many cool kids uh uh, uh uh It seems like one of those nights We ditch the whole scene and end up dreaming instead of sleeping Yeah We're happy free confused and lonely in the best way It's miserable and magical oh yeah Tonight's the night, wh...

Today is my 22nd birthday and these are pictures my sister out on her instagram story for me. They made me smile. I wish I could go back to these moments sometimes! Also, take a peek at how creative I was a little girl.... at least I can spell my name... NOT! These are the days I really appreciate social media, but especially apps like Instagram. Friends and family members from all over the world are able to post or send me pictures via Instagram on a special day. It means a lot to have someone post an Instagram for you, a post, or even a comment on a photo someone else shared. It really does make you feel extra special. Can't believe I'm 22!

In Miami Beach for the week and my friends and I used the hotel buckets and shovels to build this wall thing in the sand. Then we played in the sand for about an hour like little children.

Took a snapchat of my legs while walking to respond back to a friends snapchat and thought it turned out super cool and moody. Happy Tuesday!

I thought my headphones were broken and I would have to throw them out, but I got creative and used tap I found in my drawer. I didn't think it would be good but they've been working great! Wooohoo!

Woke up this morning in St. Louis and it was snowing!!!! Haven’t seen snow once this year so this was super exciting. When I was younger I loved making emoji faces in the snow, so today I couldn’t resist.

My friends and I having fun with snapchat designs during Mardi Gras festivities in St. Louis. It’s the second biggest Mardi Gras in the world!! Happy Mardi Gras!

I came across while scrolling through Pinterest and it really stuck me. It couldn’t be more true and I think it’s a great reminder that more people need to hear. It reminds me to do what I want and do whatever makes me happy! It reminds me to be myself and trust myself and my choices.

My mom sent me this in a snapchat today and it made my day. It brings back the joys of halloween when I was younger. I consider those the good old days. My mom's birthday is on Halloween, so growing up my mom would always throw huge Halloween parties and dress up in some funky outfit. My favorite outfit she ever wore was her cat woman outfit. She found this photo while looking through old photo albums and snapped it to me with the caption "mini me". I always wanted to be her twin and dress up like her!! Still, 20 years later, I want to be my mom because she is GOALS. I will 100% replicate this costume one day. Love you, mom.