17th Birthday

17 years old on

February 18th, 2014

WOW! I have the best friends ever!  Today I turned 17 years old! When I woke up this morning I got ready for school as usual and was surprised to find my best friends Noah (whose also my boyfriend) and Lydia standing in my living room with balloons and Dunkin' Donuts (my favorite)!  I was so surprised! 

    As the day progressed I was greeted kindly with birthday wishes both in person and on my Facebook wall, which put a smile on my face! It was nice to have my birthday on the school day when I like the classes I have (yay theatre!).  

    I was fortunate to spend my Birthday Dinner with my very best friends! Noah, Lydia, Chris, Debbie (chris's mom), my mom and my brother! The food was delicious and the laughs we shared were amazing! 

   I am so grateful for my boyfriend who gave me an amazing present! Marc Jacobs Daisy perfume (YESSS!), a beautiful candle, and a Beauty and the Beast pin! Love you Noah and thank you soooo much! 

    Lydia's gifts brought a smile to my face and made me laugh until I cried! I cannot wait to make a necklace for my vintage pendant (you know me so well).  

   Huge thank you to my mommy for my first pair of Doc Martins! I love them so much and I cannot wait to wear them tomorrow! 

I had an amazing day! Thank you so much for the love, and birthday wishes!

xoxox

Holly

  Here's to 17! May it be the best one yet! 

Who Better Than Me

"Who better than me to help you? 

Who better than me to put a smile on his 

face?"

     Every so often you meet someone who's truly loved by everyone they know.  They shine so bright, and have such a positive energy that you can't help but be drawn to them.  I am fortunate to have someone like that in my life! Nikhil! 

    This portrait is of one of my very good friends, Nikhil.  For those of you who don't know, nikhil played the lovable role of Terk in my high school's musical production of Tarzan! Nikhil, like Terk, is a great friend to everyone and always knows how to put a smile on my face.  Besides being such a nice guy, Nikhil is HILARIOUS (and I know everyone agrees with that statement).   It is impossible to not laugh when you are around him.  Nikhil is so great and so I dedicate this picture to him.  I tried to capture his spirit, his smile and his heart. 

    You are so awesome Nikhil! I'm so glad we are friends! Hope you like this!!! 

Love, 

Holly <3 

   

Fried Food & Friends

"Sometimes all you need is fried food 

and friends" - A quote by Holly Rice (a.k.a me)

   Today after rehearsal my best friends Lydia, Ray and I were starving. So naturally we started craving Cook Out (if you haven't been there don't just walk...RUN!).  We usually don't go out to dinner after rehearsal because as Ray says, "nuh-uh dat's tew expensive" (inside joke).  But today was special for some odd reason so we thought, what the heck! 

   On the way there Ray BLAAAASTED Kinky Boots (Broadway show about Drag Queens... yes.. I said it) in the car.  My poor ears are still recovering.  Now I think I know why Ray can't hear sometimes.  Once we got to Cook Out Ray and I realized we still had our Tribal Tarzan make-up on.  Let's just say we got a lot of stares.  But Hey! We're theatre kids and we don't care! (picture is included below!) It was just really nice to do our own thing together and have a spontaneous moment.  

   Not to mention Cook Out is dangerously good and SO cheap! Ray always knows his whole meal will come to $5.84.  

   I love my friends and since Ray is leaving us come spring, (graduation... don't worry he's not dying) I want to create as many memories as we can.  Even though it wasn't much, today was just really nice. 

  Love you guys!

        Holly 

car selfie with our tribal fierce make-up on

Friendship Support

"One of the Most Beautiful Qualities of True Friendship is to Understand 

and be Understood." 

         In a crazy world sometimes all you need is some quality time with your best girl friends! 

It's so nice to surround yourself with the people who understand your weird quirks and laugh at the things you think are funny.  My wish for everyone is to find the right people who'll accept you completely.  True friends are there for you always, unconditionally and they want what's best for you.

        An interesting thought came up when my two best friends and I were having a sleepover the other night.  We were watching the TV show "My Strange Addiction" and this woman was looking for support from her two girl friends on an unnecessary breast implant procedure that could potentially risk her health.  When her friends were against it, the woman got angry at them and said "You don't support me!" 

       This led my friends and I to talk about how "friends supporting you" and friends "telling you what you want to hear" are two very different things.  Friends who truly support you may not support  decisions they think aren't best for you.  True friends want you to be happy, safe, and healthy always.  Remember this next time you aren't satisfied with your friends response to news you share.  Maybe they are just looking out for your best interest.  Support doesn't mean agreeing with everything one does. 

        I am so grateful to have such supportive friendships in my life!  It's an amazing feeling getting to be goofy with your best friends!  My wish for everyone is that they find people who accept them completely with unconditional love and support!