take that leap.

a bittersweet goodbye.

to one of my newest and dearest friends: your courage inspires me daily. enjoy your adventure. (and bring me back a pirate)

the year that taught me everything. and changed my world. for the better.

and to san diego: i’m headed north for the new year. for opportunity. for family. for me.

sdinla.

the best gift of all.

two years ago, i got the most tragic news. my dad was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.

it changed my whole world.

for an entire year, i was numb. i didn’t cry. i didn’t feel. i didn’t realize i had completely shut down.

it wasn’t until i met a dear, sweet boy who had experienced love, loss, and lived to tell that i even realized how far removed i was.

he broke my thumb. and broke my heart. wide. open.

he’s no longer in my life, but i think of him every single day. and i’m thankful that even though we didn’t have the ending we once dreamed of, he renewed my hope in love and partnerships. we may not talk. we may not text. but he’ll forever remain in my heart as one of my fondest memories and i wish him all the love and happiness in the world.

merry xxxmas to you. wherever you are.

and thank you. for being my human heater, melting the ice, and breaking down all my walls.

9.9 on the gorgeous scale.

sometimes you meet someone and they seem (almost) perfect.

it leaves you baffled. you’re unable to figure out what’s wrong with them…or why in the world they’d be single?

there HAS to be a reason, you just can’t put your finger on it. you run over it and over it in your head…

this weekend i learned a safe assumption: fallen arches.

at least, that’s what’s assumed about me πŸ˜‰