Somewhere out there – Featuring Torrid

Stars have been a symbol for me through the years.  I even have a few tattooed on my foot – they are what my Fab 6 girls and I all agreed on for our matching tattoos.  And as I sit to write about starts I am reminded of a song from a Disney movie as a kid called Somewhere out there….
Here are the lyrics and song:

Now for this girl who is the hopeless romantic, this is what I sort of day dream about when it comes to being found by the man of my dreams.  And yes, I wrote that right – being found by him.  This girl has been hurt and although I have healed and am not defined by my past or past pain, I am not going out looking for this man.  He’s going to have to find me – no idea how….I joke with my girlfriends that God’s just gonna have to drop this guy into my lap.  It may sound naïve but I’m sort of done with the weeding through online profiles, encountering counterfeits and my life is amazing and I’m looking for someone to add to my already amazing life and build new things together.  I’m not looking for someone to fill a void or to validate me.  I now know who I am and my worth and I’m actually kind of amazing – or so I keep getting told. 

The only problem is, the only type of guys who typically seem to find me don’t’ resemble the man that I envision and long for.  I’m not talking about what he looks like on the outside, because beauty fades.  When I talk about the type of man I desire, he loves Jesus just as much as I do, and his life is a reflection of that love.  He is passionate about life like I am.  He has visions and dreams for the future and how to make an impact in this world.  He is strong and confident yet he is tender, loving and compassionate.  I picture myself with someone that I can truly be myself with (that includes my seriousness and intensity for life as well as my overly silly self), someone who we can spur each other on to grow and be even better people.  And, I’m also hoping that this man pursues me.  I find that I can give my heart away a little too easily, but I love hard so how can I fault myself for that.  I am an open book and share my life with people but I haven’t shared this dream of mine very openly because it really requires me being super vulnerable and being vulnerable is, well, really uncomfortable. 

A friend recently told me that love is an action word.  It is one thing to say you love someone, but if you truly do, you show it in your actions.  You do what it takes to make the people you love happy and put a smile on their face.  That requires consistency.  Taking an action for a couple days doesn’t cut it, but that’s typically what I find….a guy who reels me in with all the right words and some right actions, only then to discover they are a counterfeit.  Yet, I still keep hoping that one day I’ll find what true love actually looks like. And so, I choose to keep opening up my heart and hoping for the best.  But….it can be really painful when you realize what you thought could be, was really an illusion. 

I’d be lying if I said that I didn’t question if I deserved this type of love or that I doubt that I’ll ever find this kind of love or heck if it even exists, but I have to keep hoping that this love does exist and that I am deserving of it.  I also have to hope that there is a man “Somewhere out there….out where dreams come true. It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star…”

Well the blog wouldn’t be complete without some fashion and of course, this outfit is featuring stars as well.
You’ve seen this sweater from Torrid before and again, I am showcasing how you can wear different pieces as different outfits.  Here I paired it with a pair of jeans from Torrid as well and my classic Puma’s.  Links to the look below the pictures.

Photos by Stefanie Augusteijn
Hair, Makeup and Styling by Me

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