2012,
I was excited to see you come then I was certain I was ready for you to go, but now.... I think about you and you have been the biggest and most life changing year of all. It feels like any other day and to say that I'm ready to "start over" doesn't really make sense bc I can "start over" any day I wanted.
You have taught me that I am my own hero and that unless I put in the effort, nothing will change. You have taught me that not all men are the same and that heartbreak will never be easy. You taught me that if I just choose to be happy, that I will be happy and that happy people will be drawn to me. You have taught me that my family is the most loving, disfunctional, fun and poetic group of people to walk the face of the planet. You have also pushed me back onto that path with God and I have grown closer to Him every day. And you have taught me that if I am persistant enough in getting my work out on, I see changes and I feel so much better. You taught me that flying to New York sick is never a good idea. You taught me that it is possible to hike in flip flops. You taught me how to 2 step. You taught me that I need to change my oil on time. You also taught me that I can not just put air in my tires and drive from Pearland to Katy with a nail in one.
But mostly...
You taught me that even though I may have hundreds of FB 'friends' and followers who are simply curious, none compare to the small gang of those amazingly incredible and supportive TRUE FRIENDS I have gained along the way of my 29 years who really care. This year I lost people I thought would be in my life forever, but I also learned that sometimes people grow apart or change and grow out of the friendship and that is ok bc God never removes something from your life without replacing it with something better.
It makes me tear up thinking about how supportive my gang has been. I could name every single one of you, but those friendships are something that I want to keep sacred. You all know who you are and should know that I love you with every ounce of love I have.
I could sit and go on and on and about what I want to happen in 2013, but there is only one ultimate goal for 2013, to make it better than 2012. I am young and still have some growing up to do, but I vow to make it fun. Through the tears, blood, sweat and laughter I have found another part of me in 2012 and am taking it with me into 2013.
Cheers to 2012, but CHEERS to 2013, may you bring more love, happiness, traveling and success. May you be as glorious as 2012 and may you show me even more pieces of me.
xoxo
