The Start of Another Year ♥

Birthdays, for me, come and go with mixed emotion. One one side, I am so glad to be able to be alive; so grateful to breathe, walk, talk, love, live, smile. I have a few good people in my life and I thank God for that. But...at the same time... I can't seem to let go of the past. 

Tomorrow marks 2 whole years since the big, giant, awful, hurtful break up with Dustin. Even though I'm very glad I'm not in that relationship any longer, it still hurts a teeny bit to think about the way it all ended. 

Last year at my birthday party, ultimately I lost the one person I called my best friend because of some alcohol and girl hormones. It was stupid. It sucks how, after that night, everything between the two of us spiraled numbly out of control. But...It is what it is.  

This year::: I spent my 26th birthday exactly where I wanted. I went to church and heard an amazing message. I came home to pizza and a birthday cake, and got to spend that day with my amazing family! Then I went to see Saw 3D with 3 amazing people, followed by a laughter-filled trip to Chili's. I am so blessed to have them all in my life. 

So I say all of that to say this: 

Being 26 is bound to be MUCH better than being 24 or 25! :) 

Life is what you make it. 

This is going to be a year of change, a year of hope, a year of LIFE.

And I am so stoked about it.