Last Friday was my golden birthday - that’s when you turn the age of your date of birth. So, you guessed it, I turned 27. I wrote a blog piece on how I feel about turning this age and everything leading up to it, if you want to check it out. But one thing that I have learned over the years of existence is that I am the creator of my own happiness. I had hoped for a long while that someone would throw me a surprise party, but with the fear that I’d be let down, I planned my own birthday weekend celebration. I decided that I wanted to go to Red River Gorge in Kentucky.

Christy SwanbergMay 4, 2018friends, hiking, red, river, gorge, kentucky, cousinsComment

Why I Moved Back to Illinois

About 5 years ago, while I was doing homework for a class at Millikin University, I got a call that I was officially offered a full-time job as a graphic designer starting a few weeks after I graduated in Louisville, KY. I had worked so hard during this semester to really focus on preparing myself to get a job that was in my field and that would get me out of Illinois. I applied to a minimum of 2 jobs a day (I’m not even exaggerating) starting January 1st of my last semester in college. Ideally I wanted to get out West towards Colorado, but I was open to anywhere BUT Illinois.

MusingsChristy SwanbergMarch 9, 2018louisville, home, kentucky, illinois, manhattan, loans, dreams, goals, familyComment

Charlestown State Park

Since I have moved back to Illinois, I have been DEEPLY missing what Louisville, KY offered. I miss the local food, the bourbon, the breweries, the people, the church that I call home - but I especially miss the vast amount of options for hiking and exploring. One of my go-to places that is only a 30 minute drive from downtown Louisville, is right across the river in Indiana: Charlestown State Park.

Christy SwanbergFebruary 11, 2018charlestown, state, park, hike, hiking, waterfall, winter, louisville, kentucky, indiana, trailComment

Wild Flowers - Part One

On one of my last trips back home to Manhattan, IL, I recall noticing so many wildflowers. I know that they have always been there, but it was like I was just now noticing them.

MusingsChristy SwanbergOctober 8, 2016wildflower, louisville, wild, kentucky, cherokee, park, bouquet