When I was 7 my mom moved my brother and me to Ruma Illinois. The sign that leads you into the town says:
We stayed for only a year, but I continue to go back almost every summer for at least a couple of days. Everything about me stood out to the locals. I was outspoken, opinionated, and used to a city that was culturally diverse and the complete opposite of this new place in almost every way. Regardless, I made some of the strongest bonds imaginable, which amidst obvious differences gave true meaning to the word friendship.
Back in Ruma
Yesterday, I walked up the stairs that led to a bedroom I shared every summer with my best friend when we were kids. I do this every time I visit, just to make sure its still there, in her parents’ house, right where I left it. Nothing ever changes in that room. It’s still filled with an old corkboard that has every memory pegged into it. I opened the door and said to my friends mom, “oh you remodeled the room, its smaller!” she said, “no I didn’t, you’re just bigger!”
Sometimes I sit and think about how small I am on this planet, what my place is, and how I can be more than just a figure floating through. It’s my favorite pass time. My brother and I do that a lot; we somehow find ourselves wrapped up in these intense discussions about all kinds of nonsense. I think its very age appropriate. In fact, I hear a lot of young people sit and have endless “philosophical” discussions about theories they are discovering or revelations that seem so fascinating in the moment. I know what you are thinking but yes, all this can be done without the use of any substances.
I remember driving down the rock road that leads to my friend’s house when I was 7 or 8 years old. I always thought I was somehow related to “Mowgli”, and I was living in my own jungle book. That’s probably just because I watched that movie 3 times a week until I was 12 years old. My imagination was so free at that age that I wasn’t even aware of the universe I was creating in the woods flying by me. It just existed. That’s the beauty of being a kid; things can just exist. From fantasies, to invisible friends to opinions, it all can just exist. You question nothing yet you question everything, but time is not wasted on being critical or judgemental. Think about how much more creative we would be as adults if we stopped expending so much energy on criticism! Anyways, driving down that road reminded me of how small and free I felt then, and how important it is to still see our place on this planet for what it is. That in itself is liberating.
I stumbled upon this page trying to figure out who played “Rosalie” in the Twilight series (I am guilty of just now jumping on the wagon!) I took a look around, and I think this post is my favorite. I grew up in a small town – playing flashlight tag, catching lightening bugs, building forts in the woods near my house… all the while dreaming that someday I’d leave it for something bigger and better. I got my wish and there’s not a day that goes by that I don’t miss the simplicity of that life. The innocence of childhood is precious.
Haha that thing about being young an imaginary friends isn’t necessarily true! haha I’m 13 and I guess this isn’t exactly the same thing as an imaginary friend but i don’t really remember exactly what we were talking about but I remember we were stretching at softball practice and this girl Katey said,”Oh I have a boyfriend who’s name is Jeffrey! He’s imaginary!!!!” We all busted out laughing and throughout the season whenever we messed up on a play or missed a ground ball we would blame it on Jeffrey!!!! We still joke about it by saying things like He’s Jeffrey! He’s everywhere and nowhere at the same time! Haha he even has a Facebook! Hah. This proves that teen’s can have big imaginations too!!! Haha
“In fact, I hear a lot of young people sit and have endless “philosophical” discussions about theories they are discovering or revelations that seem so fascinating in the moment.”
I realized about a year ago, that by believing that there is a reason for everything, I may have left no room for the existence of coincidence in my reality. Still, I have not been able to convince myself to believe otherwise.
I am facsinated by empathy. Can it really exist? Can any one person strip themselves completely of their perspective and feel what someone else is really feeling? Or, or we all doomed to feel what we think they are feeling because we can’t help but to project?
“Tell me a story that’ll make me feel, something far flung, but something still real. Something that’s human, but not depraved. Somebody in danger, but someboday still saved.” -I’m Still Here by Waterdeep
Nikki I think that you are a wonderful person by the way you express yourself.And I just wanted to tell you that you are great and by the way great pictures that you have I really enjoyed them a lot and good luck everywhere you go and I hope that you have fun.HAVE A GREAT YEAR!!!!!
And i thought my home town of hauppauge(HOP-HOG) was small but 300, dang!!! now i know y u became famous! haha
i totally know what you mean about being such a tiny part of the universe. when i was about 14, my best friend and i couldnt sleep because there was a girl in my room snoring very loudly! so we decided to stay up all night and we got into these intense discussions about life and the fragility of it etc. what was really wierd was that as time went on, we got more and more crazy with fatigue and we started coming up with all these theories like, imagine if everyone else was a robot designed to make you think they were humans!
it was a strange night but has stuck with me ever since as one of the best.
katy xoxo
Hi Nikki,
you seem like an amazing person and this blog is really interesting. I can relate to so much what you are saying.
I hope that someday I can come back to this small town I am living now and realize that I have changed and reached my dreams. I wanna show the people here who I really am but most of all I want to be the person who I think I should be. I want to become the best person I can be.
I hope you read this because even though I don’t really know you, I feel like I can relate to you
Lots of love from Finland
Yasmin
Somewhat off topic but your last pic reminded me of something funny..
Obviously in the US, Eclipse is rated PG, however,in Australia it is ‘M’ which here means that you have to be able to prove you are 15 yrs or older (or be with a parent) before they’ll let you in to see it.
…The morning after Eclipse was released here, I was at the cinema, waiting to go in to see it and these 2 young girls, clearly having skipped school to go, got turned away by the cinema’s manager as they were under 15/couldn’t prove otherwise.
Finally an advantage to getting older! LOL!
Vote for Nikki as the most beautiful person(inside and out!)! http://www.portraitmagazine.net/
I wish we all had the imaginations we had as kids
))
Hi Nikki,
I live in England, and like the cliches I live in a village haha, so it’s hard to find stuff to do, but when there is my friends love to plan and when I say love it consumes an entire days conversation! But when you think of this universe like there are galaxies we can see then ones so far out we can’t and it keeps going and then there are the molecules around us we can’t even see just exist, and we must be that small to the universe, and it makes me laugh that something so small and un-important is a massive issue to them. I don’t know if that makes sense, but yeah, it makes you appreciate life more in the sense that it is what it is C’est La Vie and it’s always moving, and it’s what you do with each second that counts even in this universe where lightyears away we don’t exist…..
I felt that was relevant to this post of yours, you have some good thoughts
Hi Nikki,
I just read this post cause it caught my attention. Its nice to know that other people think about how very virtually small we are, and how very fragile everything is. Right now Im in Costa Rica, for summer vacations, I usually come every year, and these past years, I notice everything keeps on getting smaller, and I keep on getting taller.
You´ve really got a talent
It always makes me feel happy revisiting things that take me back to my childhood
Life was so easy and fun. As for seeing where you stand in the grand scheme of things…I call those moments of clarity dear 
You realize how tiny (yet so important) you really are. Great post.
Thats very philisophical!
Hey Nikki-
I grew up in So. IL as a kid and a teen. I moved away when I was 18 to go to college, and then, was back every summer. When I turned 22 I moved to Saint Louis, and then when I was older, Los Angeles. I realized after moving to LA that I *had* outgrown the place I came from, and for awhile, it really distressed me. But what I discovered is that the old saying about having both “roots and wings” is really true. Even though I have a new soaring life experiencing all kinds of worldly things I couldn’t at home, all the good things that I learned when I lived in a small town, like manners and kindness and simple pleasures. I appreciate them both as I go forward.
Best of luck!
Hey Nikki i think ur amazing! u r really a gr8 actress and i look up 2 u ssoo much! xoxox <3
With Love Always Renesmae! (yes it is really my name!)
Hey, Nikki. This blog post was really cool to read because i grew up, well am still growing up, in a small town in Illinois. And I completely understand what you are saying. I often just take bike rides around my neighborhood and outside of it, just to be free. It just puts you in a mood where anything is possible and that there are no limits on what you can do. And even though me and my friends often say how much we hate living here and how much we wanna go out and see the world, im happy to say that i’ve grown up here. (;
It is interesting to me to read that that you write in блоге)) all it very sincerely in my opinion. I not so well speak in English, I even would tell badly, but it is good that there are translators) I from Russia enough for a long time wish to visit the USA. My name is Hope to me of 19 years. I represent what at you there army of admirers) It would be desirable to thank you for fine actor’s skill.)) if you will want to communicate write on mail magadan149@mail.ru
Hi Nikki
I just wanted to say how interesting I found your blog. You are an inspiration to me as an aspiring actress. You semm so down to earth and grounded even after all the success you have had. You have such a way with words, I can’t help but want to read on and on. How old were you when you wrote thirteen?
Love Tash
Dear Nikki,
I´m gladly surprised about your blogg,but at the same time I´m happy about it.You are a smart woman and I always thought that you have more depth than some people think you have.
And I understand what you mean,with discussing topics without substance. Sometimes thoese topics leads us to solutions we couldn´t find while talking about serious things. It´s hard sometimes, to stopp thinking about everything thats going on in my head and I try to block out everything possible and then I meet with some friends and we do funny stuff and talk about nothing serious and it feels great. So I understand completly what you mean,even your journey every year to this placce from your past. It´s important to you and it seems to make you sort of happy from the inside out and warms your heart. I think such places are the best and most imortant in our life. Places we can go back to and remember everything from our childhood,restore our energy and just simply hang on to our memorys.
I look forward to read more from you and try to get to know the woman behind thoese words,because your words gave me a lot of strength and sometimes they seemed to speak directly to my soul.
You can be proud of yourself and the way you have gone so far. Don´t fear what the future may bring, you have the strength and the will to stand your ground no matter what stands in your way,and I envie you for this^-^
Stay strong.
Hugs and kisses from germany
your little (or big) thoughts are really good
i like x haha i used to like the jungle book too and the lion king x x hanna x
dear nikki,
I’m a huge twi-hard from India ( yup, we have twi-hards over here too!!)
Your blog is amazing and I got to know the down-to- earth person inside that dazzling celebrity exterior a little better. You were exceptional and beautiful ( always have been!) in Eclipse and I couldn’t help but stare open-mouthed at the screen.
You are a fantastic actor , so keep up the excellent work. Thanks for bringing our beautiful vampire girl to life! Love you!!
Yes, I also love your blog because you share with each of us a bit of your life, and that is very important, well at least for me. Nikki loves you, kisses from El Salvador “America’s thumb” as they call it, lol
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
BYE
seriously I love you’re blog
You are a great person.
Wahaha My brother is also addicted to Jungle book
Holland loves you!
x.
Nikki,
I simply love you.
You are always an inspiration, intelligent, and a lovely person. Keep being who you are, the world rather needs people like you at the moment.
Love, Jen.
Perhaps people are confusing ‘critical thinking’ with ‘criticism’? Just a thought.
I actually agree that we spend too much time on criticism & being judgmental–yes, it can be a tool if one is on the path to greater wisdom, but look at our media, our politics, how we raise our children, manage our workers–the self-criticism that floats around in our heads. We focus on the negative, the criticism of others and ourselves.
Focusing on the positive is such a powerful thing. It can revolutionize the planet, I believe. I am trying to change my own thinking and belief system away from the criticism. Like George Clinton says, ‘Free your mind and your ass will follow.”
Nikki,
Every year I go to a one-week sleep-away camp called Camp Quest. It’s an atheist camp, however, instead of debating the existence of a god, my friends and I like to sit in our cabin and discuss life. So, I absolutely understand why it’s your favorite past-time. I have always thought you were down to earth and intelligent, and this just proves my point. Now, because I am simply not this serious….ROCK ON NIKKI!
Love,
Rayanne
I also disagree about your comment on criticism. If no one ever criticize anything we wouldn’t evolve for the better. We need criticism to grow and learn. We need criticism to see things about us we would never have seen or think about. I don’t think there is life without critism. Regarding kids I can tell you that they criticize and can be meaner than any adults. I am black, African and lived for quite some time in a town in the south of France. I saw it all, racism, laugh and harsh words and the most lasting memories came from encounters I had when I was 6/7/8 years old.. Mind you I am only 18 now so you can do the match
I am from Red Bud, IL (about 5 miles from Ruma) and those small towns are a great place to grow up! Glad to hear you remember it so fondly and still come back to visit. I have moved a couple hours away but my family is still there and I go home as much as I can. There is a certain sense of comfort I get everytime I am there that I cant find anywhere else
Nikki,
went to your website and read your comments on coming back home to Ruma.We are so glad to hear how much you appreciated the country and the open spaces. We will always remember the little girl that came to visit our farm every year and was so fancinated with all our farm animals, especiaaly the pigs and the kittens. We always enjoyed your visit. We wish you the best in your future and don’t forget the open country in Ruma is always waiting for a come home visit at anytime.
Always remember,
G-ma and G-pa
Hey nikki! So happy to see you have a personal blog… Your thoughts really are something special. I have been a big fan of yours since Thirteen and then you stole my breath in the O,C so you could imagine my elation when I first found out you were playing my favorite vampire in the twilight saga I’ve seen eclipse 7 times snd you were beyond convincing I was hanging on your every word when you told your story to bella… Only sad thibg was that we don’t see you ripping apart a couple of newborns I red somewhere you said due to lighting problems they could not use any of your material…so now that I have that off my chess I am waiting for the dvd to see you in action hopefully and I’ll be following your blog from now on bye xoxo
Nikki,
I would actually disagree with your comment that we are less creative if we use energy to criticize. To me, criticism can be creative – it’s thinking outside of the box. Seeing problems and solutions in unconventional ways. Criticism is progress. It can be very beautiful.
Wow… Ruma, Ill population 300. Is that todays population still in that little town? My dad and brothers were all born in Illinois. I love it when people from different states pronounce Illinois with the “s” on the end, I just have to laugh. I myself, lived in Illinois for a few years back when I was a kid myself. I remember the cold winters and humid summers. The cold winters were always special for me, esp. one case when my grandfather flew out from California to visit us. I remember we lived right around the corner from the school, and even though school was closed the day he was there, he still thought it would be special to “video tape” us going to school to take back home to my grandmother, to show her. I remember we went around the corner, and as soon as he was done taping, we turned around and came back home. The population in our town of Western Springs, Ill was much larger than Ruma, but it was still nice to see more than just Californias growing state.
Reading your writing and your feelings has made me admire you so much more as a person. You are more that an actor, you are a friend, woman, compassionate, smart and loving person. Thank you for letting us into your life and thoughts.
Wow. You are a beautiful writer. I feel very touched by your stories and where you have been and the photographs are amazing!
You are awesome. Rock on!
Thank you
Peace,
Kathleen, N.Ireland
oh I apologize megan says almost!! sorry!
Megan nikki’s b-day is may 17th!!!
ok what a life my dear Reed well this morning i’ve watched lots of videos from you and watch the one from Bonnie hunt show and I really love and admire your words… now i’m reading your new blogs and i admire you life I admire you i can’t believe how beautiful you are how humble .. how kind.. you are an amazing person I love you ♥ you are so right when i was a child everything was perfect i love to dram about that i was a singer I used to sang Backstreet boys songs… haha and dream about the future now i’m livinge the future as my present and it is not wath i dreamed when i was 8 10 even 12 years old even 15
now i’m 18 and is icredible how the life changes in one day in a month your father leaves home… no one knos why.. he never tell the reason… and my mother has to work for me .. my brother play the role of the fether … working driving…taking care of us.. well that’s my sad history life changes in a second so who knows maybe tomorrow is gonna be a better day ! and I trust in God he helps me a lot!
Gosh, you have the most amazing thoughts and they make me feel like I can relate to you so much. I’m just not as amazing at putting my thoughts down on paper. You’re such an awesome person and such an inspiration to me!
One of your biggest fans (I know you hear that alot),
Megan
P.S. You and me have almost the same birthday. (Mine’s May 18th). I just had to tell you that! lol
Hhello Nikki! Was with admiration that I read that you saw the Book of the jungle again and again. I am a portuguese Scout girl (and therefore know well what you mean when you speak of the beauty of animals and splendor of nature) and work with children from 6 to 10 years and our work is based upon the history of “Mowgli”, the boy who grew up in the jungle middle of a pack … It’s normal to feel like it once in a while!=)
(good job on the Twilight saga)
Kiss
You’re very well express their thoughts.Kak cool to sit in your bloge.Mne very pleased to be here and be closer to the Nikki.(I’m from Russia)
Your blog is insightful and funny……glad to have found it =)
You are as beautiful inside as you are on the outside!
i just love you.
you are an so good actor and a person.
i live your site <3
from the biggest fan in the world
Why on earth would your Mom move you to Ruma?? That is just as bad as my Mom moving us to Amboy, IL! She wanted us out of the city so we would stay out of trouble. People don’t realize how it really lays you back though. Moving to a small town changed my life greatly and it had a huge impact on how I looked at life after we moved here.
& im your biggest fan! love your blogs!
That town looks so cute! i luv it) especially that Eclipse sign(big twilight fan)!
Hih! I had to comment that ruma means in Finnish ugly. But that town doesn’t look ugly at all. =) You have fans in Finland too. Keep up with the good work and positive attitude! =)
wow you lived an hour and 30 mins away from me haha i live by rendlake if you type ruma, illinois in on google maps zoom out and youll see rend lake you should make a stop by nxt time haha lol
I ask myself the same thing…longing for the feeling of freedom from everything imaginable. Truth be told i feel claustrophobic in life in general, as we grow older we become aware of what the society expects from us, rules, manners and etiquette’s, what our place is in this world should be… that sometimes theres too much pressure you just wanted to scream.
thanks for writing this post…it’s nice to know that celebrities like you goes through the same thing
That cold beer sign reminds me of a sign around where I live that says “Hot Beer, Cold Bartender”. Random haha
It’s amazing how being in one familiar place can bring you back to a time when things were simple and fun. Love memories! Sometimes they are what we need to just bring a little warmth to our hearts or smile to our faces when we need that little something amidst all the business of life. It doesn’t mean that we have to live in them or dwell in the past, but rather consider them a blessing as part of our growth and walk in life. You really have a relatability and beauty to your writing!
I can totally relate to your discussions with your brother about our place in this world. Me and my sister often have talks like that and we also don’t use substances =]Thanks for sharing some part of your life with us. By the way I love that last photo of the theater schedule!
COOL! i bet that made you happy to see that in such a tiny town
I love the way you think. I always question life the way you do. The problem is that you almost never get the answers you desire. I’m 17 going into my senior year and I like to ask my teachers the same questions; they like to tell me that it’s apart of life. Questioning things and changing your answers is a huge part of who you are. So I guess it’s very normal to look back at your past and relive it…I think it’s a good thing to also look at what’s in front of you at that very moment and thank the Lord for the blessings He gave you.
I myself am from a small town in IN. In the summer you look out too see miles and miles of corn. I am also very loud and opinionated. I have always felt like I belonged in a big city.
A few years ago my husband and I had to move because of his job. We moved to Chattanooga,TN. It is a beautiful town full of mountains. The thing is children are brought up differently in the south. So people here think i’m being rude or obnoxious and I won’t even be upset. So the thing is sometimes the things we think are horrible when we are growing up, tend to be the things that are the most comforting as adults.
I think you are a wonderful actress.
yours truly
Jessica Smith
Awesome movie. Just finished “Breaking Dawn” and can’t stand the wait for it to hit theatres. I wanna meet you so bad.
Is it crazy that I actually know where Ruma is? Growing up in Illinois my entire life has done that though, along with roadtrips nearly every summer growing up. We actually had a tournament not too far from there in Belleville when I was about 14. Illinois is known for it’s small towns it seems. You almost can’t get away from them once you’ve lived in them for over 6 months. Something just always draws you back. Granted the town I grew up in was population 2,100…the town next to me had a population of about 25. There wasn’t even a sign for it. Keep enjoying your trips back to this state. As boring as it can be, it can also be really great to see. A suggestion if you visit again…and haven’t already gone: Metropolis. There’s actually a giant Superman statue in the town. He’s not phased by Kryptonite though. I’ll probably be stuck in this state for my entire life – but if not, I know I’ll come visit home every year.
Being from a small town close to Ruma (Sparta) I can relate…. except that I moved to a smaller town…. Red Bud!! You can never outgrow your memories!! A piece of you will always remain in the place that left the most impression on you. Peace!
It’s funny how we still remember those special moments in our lives when we where young. How we watch back and the room or people seems to stay the same in our memories. Is it we that out grow them? Or are they just there to remind us that even when we get older. true friends will allways be the same even if we look a little older or smaller then before It still feels like coming home
XxX.
Nikki, you have so sensitive soul…
You have taken all of the memories you have and beauty of the places you’ve been and channeled that into who you are becoming as a person
From what I’ve read in your blog so far, you don’t look past all of the memories and beauty in the places you’ve been, but instead take that beauty and channel it into who you are becoming as a person.
I love this blog, i reminds me when i vistit family and friends where i used to live. I love to go there it feel nice! And we make my mum drive past our old house and school
Nice pics, Nikki.
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‘Ruma’ means in Finnish ugly, by the way.. ^^
But that place Ruma doesn’t looks really ugly
Nikki,thanks you for wonderful record. And separate thanks for a site. I do not know as you to name… You very good girl. Фотографие the wonderful.
“Think about how much more creative we would be as adults if we stopped expending so much energy on criticism.” That is so true! Even though I’m 15 I can def. see where you are coming from.
Filippa* sorry!
I love how you look at life and how you live it.
+ I agree with Filipa!
nikki i can’t stop reading ur blogs, they soooooo cool and its nice to know that even though ur so famous, ur still super uper down to earth!
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this blog. It’s exactly what a blog should be: deep and thought provoking.
I really enjoyed reading this. I always think about what I have done in my entire 13 years. How small of a person I am on this huge planet.
“That’s the beauty of being a kid; things can just exist. From fantasies, to invisible friends to opinions, it all can just exist.” I really liked these couple sentences. I don’t know why….but they I just loved them.
I have lived in a small town in Florida my whole life. I really want to travel, but what can a 13 year old do? I have dreams and i plan on making the reality, but I need to get over my shyness/insecurites and just swipe them aside. I want to see the world and share my experiences with everyone.
See, I have my own blog and right about experiences, thoughts, feeling etc. I really don’t know the point of why Im writing this comment. It may not even make since, but I have really enjoyed reading all of your post. They have made me smile, more then once I will add.
My main point is I just really loved this post. It was amazing.
♥ the sign!!
que buenas fotos……..
eres una persona super interesante …y tienes talento para muchas cosas como este de la fotografia—-
q bueno seria poder algun dia conocer una persona como tu….. con ese carisma…….
QUE BUENA ENERGIA..!!!!
un saludo gigante
johana bogota
It’s me again!
I have endless conversations with my friends about utterly random things.
Our last one was about That i was dreaming of a world where chickens could cross the road without their motives being questioned. Why must chickens have to have a motive to cross the road!
It bugs me!
@Hayley
I totally agree with Hayley. So people say ur aren’t beautiful enough to play the role of Rosalie, honsetly, I think ur puuurfect!
you are really beautiful, and your are my idol. I really want to be an actress!
I think you did an amazing job in ur flashback. My friend and I cried in that bit! We also cried when riley was getting changed.
The post reminds me of when I moved states @ the start of this year.
Nikki
You are so amazing.I have posters of you all around my room. The small town i was born in has since growin and the last paragraph reminded me of home.
Have a great day
Nikki,
The fact that you have not let the business change you is so inspirational. I must say you have a real eye for art, and an amazing way with words. This is by far the BEST fan site EVERRR! Thanks for sharing this pictures they are really beautiful. Thanks for sharing a little piece of your childhood with us/me.
Hi Nikki!!…well I just wanted to say hello and tell you how spectacular your blog is.
I found your memories quite exciting, in fact they reminded me how cool is just being myself and how important family is in my world.The relation between you and your bro is amazing and it is very similar to the one my sister and I have.Sometimes we just talk about our lifes or about how world seems to be going to hell…. I hope you can see this message.. and keep enjoying your free style.
PD:haven’t you thought about writting??… oh! and forgive me for my english if it is a little awkward.
FROM SUSANA, A COLOMBIAN FAN!!
hey Nikki, nice picS! your blog is amazing..i love it!
kisses
ou can speak or write in Portuguese?
kisses
You should really come over to Sweden someday like Taylor and Kristen!
i love the last paragraph, i always think about how small i am on this huge planet.. i often get lost in the thought and the concept
and ive just gotta say, i LOVED your movie 13, i watched it when i was 13, lol, and it kinda scared me.. but in a good way that for when i got older, i was so much more aware of all the difficulties and temptations of being a teenager.
.. sorry, that was totaaaaally random but ive been dieing to tell you for ages! 
love you nikki! 
and i am a twihard, lol.. and in a few interveiws i noticed you might think some fans dont like you? and that your not ‘pretty’ enough to play rosalie, well.. some narrow minded people may think that.. but i can assure you, you are my role model and i can promise you there are MILLIONS of fans that think the world of you! and you really are the one and only person on this planet that could of played and portrayed rosalie in the amazing and outstanding way you did
I abselutley love your blog, and it’s so well written
(sorry if my english is bad i am Norwegian)
The second to last paragraph clicked with me! And the philisophical conversations that make us wonder about existing and being are wonderful since everything is rhetorical and open ended. =] It reminds me of my freshman year of college so much!!! BTW, I love your blogs! I hope you have a great day!
Ecuador loves you Nikki!!
You’re such an amazing inspiration, for my sis and for me!!
Oh, by the way… I love the way you write…
I love writing and reading, that’s why I’m studying journalims… but I would love to be a writer or a scriptwriter!!
Luv, Cris…
A fan from Ecuador
This reminds me of the time I visited my hometown. Everything seemed to have shrunk. From the streets to the playground I used to play in. So yeah… I think it’s possible to outgrow a town.
Wow this blog is so deep. Its exactly what a blog should be. It should make you think. I also love the pics! I grew up in a small Iowa town and your pics remind me of home! Thank you for taking the time to share them!
dude, you know how amazing you are? I’m your biggest fan!
awesome site, love it!
when you come to Brazil? ha! love ya. s2
I love the last paragraph.. It reminds me of something =)
nicole, I am really surprised when i read what-you write, it’s all so beautiful, so well written, really. this site’re doing VERY well for me, gosh, to feeling much closer to you, somehow I did not even explain. kisses from a Brazilian fan, love u *: ~~sorry for bad English~~
hi… my name is frida. I only want to say hi and say that you are amazing (how du I spell it), you are so cool. And I can’t understand how you stand with all the paparazzis. I am from sweden as you can see and i think you are a god whritter in this blog. I hope you can read this but I understand if you can’t.
have a really nice day
frida tallqvist