birthday gift to myself.

20 was the craziest, hardest, & most beautiful year of my life so far — it was filled with an abundance of highs & lows: adventures, lessons, growth, hard decisions, new experiences, reflection, mindfulness, & reconnecting with the child within me :)) … i moved back from colorado, transferred schools, visited hawaii for a month, saw countless concerts, created some timeless memories, & was surrounded by some pretty awesome peeps through it all.

excited for all of the magic this year has to bring.

here’s to 21!

(edit: little did i know the next year i would be bit by a tick and it would turn my life as i knew it completely upside down… but i also would fall in love with my best friend, become closer with myself and God than ever before, and write over 200 poems in one semester. i am so glad i had the balls to go and see the world at such a young age before i got so sick… i often think about how much more challenging this would’ve been if i hadn’t went out on a total whim and did the Hawaii, western U.S., and. Portugal trip… or if i would’ve never said screw it / listened to my heart and flown to georgia to meet up with some boy i had met over the phone. i would have had so many regrets… i am so proud of this girl. and i can’t wait to continue adding to her list of adventures… although i know the greatest one of all begins right here and now within my very own heart. no more chasing.