goodbye, one tree hill.

tonight, the very last episode of the one tree hill series will air. its lasted nine season, which in my opinion, is much too short. i admit i am a bigger fan of the earlier seasons (i miss you, lucas & peyton!) because it seemed like there were so many situations going on in the show that paralleled my real life. this show has a way of saying exactly what your feeling, in the most beautiful of ways (hat's off to creator, mark schwahn). i have journals full of one tree hill quotes, words that have stuck with me & changed a little part of me thanks to their depth & profoundness. i thank my cousin, brooke, for introducing me to the show. one tree hill will forever have a place in my heart. always & forever.  


{one of the best days, ever.}

sophia bush- brooke davis

lee norris- mouth

james lafferty- nathan scott

creator- mark schwahn

{a few of my favorite quotes:}

lucas: "remember tonight, for it is the beginning of always. a promise, like a reward for persisting through life so long alone. a belief in each other and the possibility of love. a decision to ignore and simply rise above the pain of the past. a covenant, which at once binds two souls and yet severs prior ties. the celebration of the chance taken and the challenge that lies ahead. for two will always be stronger than one. like a team braced against the tempests of the world. and love will always be the guiding force in our lives. for tonight is mere formality. only an announcement to the world of feelings long held, promises made long ago in the sacred space in our hearts."


lucas: "because it's only when you're tested that you truly discover who you are. and it's only when you're tested that you discover who you can be. the person that you want to be does exist, somewhere on the other side of hard work, faith and belief and beyond the heartache and fear of what life has."


nathan: "every once in a while people step up, they rise above themselves. sometimes they surprise you, and sometimes they fall short. life is funny sometimes, it can push pretty hard, but if you look close enough you find hope in the words of children, in the bars of a song and in the eyes of someone you love. and if you're lucky, if you're the luckiest person on this entire planet, the person you love decides to love you back."


brooke: "and once you lose yourself, you have two choices: find the person you used to be or lose that person completely."


peyton: "at this moment there are 6,470,818,671 people in the world. some are running scared. some are coming home. some tell lies to make it through the day. others are just now facing the truth. some are evil men, at war with good. and some are good, struggling with evil. six billion people in the world. six billion souls. and sometimes - all you need is one."


haley: "life is short and opportunities are rare. and we have to be vigilant in protecting them and not only the opportunities to succeed but the opportunity to laugh , to see the enchantment and to live. because life doesn't owe us anything, in fact i think we owe something to the world."


mouth: "because sometimes you have to step outside of the person you've been and remember the person you were meant to be. the person you wanted to be. the person you are."