Free Fallin' Phone Wallpaper

Hey! I did a thing. Want a free fall phone wallpaper? Of course you do! (If you got the dumb pun/song reference in the post title, kudos to you. And let's be friends.)

To download this wallpaper, hand-painted by yours truly, simply follow these directions:

From computer to phone:

Right click on the picture > Select "open in image in new tab" > Go to the tab and right click again, hit "save image as...", then save the image to your downloads > Go to your email! Attach the file from your downloads! > Pick up your phone and go to your email! > Save the attachment to your camera roll! > Go to camera roll and set this as your wallpaper or lock screen! Or both! Wha-la!

From phone (the simpler way):
*instructions for iPhones/iPods

Tap on the image to make it pop up in its own screen > Tap image again and hit "Save Image" > Go to your camera roll, select image > Set as your wallpaper or lock screen! Or both! Wha-la!

 

Enjoy your new fall wallpaper!

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*Artwork is property of Haley Jane, for personal use only.

I went back

I went back. To Virginia. I was there a short amount of time, really. Just enough to get acquainted. But see, that's the thing -- I didn't really need to be reacquainted. It felt like maybe I'd just been there yesterday instead of a whole year ago. Because it just feels like another home.

Funny how many homes one person can have, isn't it?

this time last year / on the horizon

LAST YEAR VS. THIS YEAR (SEE HERE)

"September 1, 2014

There's a strong feeling in the pit of my stomach and I know I must make the most of each moment here in a different place. Golly, that's hard. But it's worth it.
I miss family. I miss being home. I miss familiarity.
But I haven't felt that aching miss for a long time.
I'm beginning to think I'm immune to it? Perhaps?
Or maybe good things are on the horizon."

I wrote that the first of September last year when we were a few weeks into our two-month long stay. in Virginia. It's been a year and I don't know how that's possible, I remember it all so vividly. Not just the place, but the feeling of each morning and each night.

I remember this time last year -- angst knotted my stomach. I'd just moved seven states away from a boy who I just met who had some kind of smile I'd never seen before. I wanted to hold on so bad.

It's crazy the difference a year can make. How much can change.

Looking back, I can't even really coherently put into words the contrast of years and the thrilling moments and the empty ones and how they still come, both kinds. But in different facets. And how painful and wonderful it all is. This life.

This is what I know. What I can say clearly. The homesickness, the change, the adjustments. Whatever I didn't want at the time, I can say it again and again, I'm now glad they happened. And if not, glad that there was another side.

There are good things on the horizon.