So much ground to cover so lets keep it simple. Retrospective.
I’ve grown up a lot since leaving WDW. I survived the transition back to reality thanks to some stellar best friends most of whom comforted me from states away.
I’ve learned a lot about who I really am; and with that, what I really need to be happy. I’ve discovered that with the love of a few dear friends and a magnificent thing called skype, coupled with concrete reunions to look forward to, along with the love and support of my family, and a few happy souls in Columbus, I can do just about anything. Believe me, I can run off of little to nothing else. Case and point: 2 impossible sets of finals weeks.
I finally have the solid friend group again that i’ve been lacking. I feel happy-go-lucky and so comfortable with them, despite a few bumps along the way. I really got lucky with friends like these.
Also, I’ve seen how love can really run deeper than I ever imagined, and that the fairytale romances just might happen in real life against all odds. When anyone else would’ve left, he stuck around after being dragged through puddle, after puddle, (after puddle…). I don’t understand how he put up with me taking him for granted for so many months, but I do know that I’ve finally realized that he’s not something that I ever want to lose. Never ever.
I’m the happiest that I can remember being since I was a little kid, and I really owe most, if not all of it to a silly goose. He’s everything I ever wanted, and more than I ever thought I would find. I don’t want to get too mushy-gushy about it, but I’m in love. It’s incredible how he makes me glow inside and out, and just having him in my life makes me want to be a better person.
No joke, I feel like a million bucks. I’ve been working out consistently for the first time in ages. I’m eating the healthiest I have since high school. I’m making time for doing all these projects that I’ve wanted to do for God only knows how long. Biggest of all, I feel so optimistic about my future. I’ve never felt so fearless about life after college, but I can’t stop thinking that everything will work out for the best. I’m really in love with this genuine optimism thing.
Final thoughts: summer plans!!! I graduate June 13th. June 24/25 I head down to Florida to live with Evan, Matt & Lauren for a whole month until July 26th. Then the same four of us are taking off on a roadtrip across the country that’s going to last until Labor Day. Intense and so so so so exciting! We’re making it into a project called —the MAP 100— “The Many Adventures Project” and we’re going to film and comment on 100 adventures during the trip. We already have a website that Evan’s poured tons of work into designing and getting the ball rolling at:
Check it out because we really care about it and want everyone else to enjoy it with us~!
Plus, I’ll probably start blogging from there soon (unless I take another 7 month hiatus)
